title: Grind
author: West, Mia
description: Series Now Complete!
  For twenty years, Wolf and Marc have worked to make the stronghold a home—for their friends, their son, and each other. But forces beyond their control are about to challenge that security.
  When an ambitious king takes a sudden, aggressive interest in the stronghold and its strategic potential in his conquest of Gaul, Marc and Wolf must decide whether home is a place, or a more intangible thing built around those they love most.
  GRIND is the 8th novella (19,000 wds) of INTO THE FIRE, a steamy historical romance series featuring two strong, stubborn heroes:
  1. THRUST
  2. STRIKE
  3. FORGE
  4. QUENCH
  5. HONE
  6. FRACTURE
  7. WELD
  8. GRIND
  9. BURNISH
  INTO THE FIRE series
  Marcus is a soldier with no army, Wolf a blacksmith armed only with a hammer and his wits. Thrust together when Rome collapses, these former rivals must strike a partnership, one stoked by their past and edged with a searing desire, to forge a future in an unpredictable new world.
  INTO THE FIRE is the first series of the STORM’S EDGE saga.