Eve's Salvation. Red Planet Jungles of Tajss, #5

She has an expiration date. He refuses to believe it. Eve has spent her whole life knowing her body will betray her. The same genetic disease that stole her mother is waiting inside her too, a silent clock counting down to a future she refuses to make anyone else suffer through. Crashing on Tajss did not change that. If anything, a deadly alien jungle, the Order hunting human women, and no real medical care only make the ending feel closer.
Then Othim looks at her like she is his future. Othim is not easy to understand. He is huge, quiet, frustratingly blunt, and so gorgeous Eve would probably be embarrassed by how often she stares if survival left room for dignity. He barely speaks, but every action says the same thing: he will feed her, shelter her, protect her, and stand between her and anything on Tajss foolish enough to come close.
Including the part of herself that has already given up. Othim knows Eve is his mate. His treasure. The female his dragon chose the moment she entered his world. But Eve will not let him claim her, no matter how badly she wants him. Zmaj mate for life, and Eve refuses to leave him alone with a grief she can see coming. When their dangerous journey through the jungle turns into a fight for survival, every step forces them closer.
A venomous predator nearly kills her. A storm traps them together in a hidden cave. The Order is still hunting them. And the more Othim protects her, the harder it becomes for Eve to pretend she is only trying to save him. Then Othim offers the one thing she never thought she would have again. Hope. A plant called epis may be able to rewrite the fate buried in Eve's blood, but it grows on the far side of a hostile planet.
To reach it, they will have to survive the jungle, evade the Order, and believe in a future neither of them can guarantee. Eve has spent her life preparing to die. Othim is ready to teach her how to live. Eve's Salvation is a steamy alien dragon romance featuring a protective Zmaj warrior, a heroine with a ticking genetic time bomb, fated mates, forced proximity, deadly jungle survival, cave shelter, hurt/comfort, reluctant hope, alien healing, found tribe, and a guaranteed happily ever after.