Hel to Pay

(Elswyth Chase Book 1)

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Pub Date 18 Nov 2020 | Archive Date 24 Dec 2020

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Description

Helena Truit, Hel, had spent her entire life from the age of seven cleaning up after her parents. Because of her they spiralled into a world of drugs and gambling, which meant it fell to her to dig them out.

Drowning in debt and thrown from their cluster, Hel gives up her promising future to slave away all day and night just to scrape together enough to make payments to loan shark Bram Woodroe, alpha of the Woodroe Cluster.

If rumours are true, this dangerous man is one of the top names in sex-trafficking and when her parents sank too deep, they offer him the only thing they have. Her. 

Marrok Lovel was will-bound at fourteen to serve Woodroe. At Twenty-eight he is now the strongest and most ruthless of all his enforcers. 

For fourteen years he learnt to shut away the world outside, block out the horrors of what he was doing, that was until he was sent to collect payment for a debt long overdue. 

He’d collected women before. They always cried and begged, but not Hel. Instead, she awoke something in him that had been sleeping for a long time. The need to protect. 

Saving Hel from her fate would mean going against his alpha, bringing down his operation from the inside. It’s a death sentence, but maybe some things are just worth dying for. 

Trigger warning, contains a scene of sexual violence

Helena Truit, Hel, had spent her entire life from the age of seven cleaning up after her parents. Because of her they spiralled into a world of drugs and gambling, which meant it fell to her to dig...


Advance Praise

"""A scorching hot, emotional rollercoaster. One of the best alpha male steamy romances I've read. Vibrant characters and a gripping plot.""

""A well written and intriguing world and setting that I'm looking forward to seeing more of as the series continues"""

"""A scorching hot, emotional rollercoaster. One of the best alpha male steamy romances I've read. Vibrant characters and a gripping plot.""

""A well written and intriguing world and setting that I'm...


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Marrok was will bound to serve Woodroe and is now one of his strongest enforcers and now he must go and collect Hel because of her parents’ debt. What will happen when sparks fly between them and he doesn’t want to let her go. Fast-paced shifter read with loads of drama, suspense and steam. Great characters with lots of depth and intense chemistry. I was hooked from beginning to end.

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Let me just start by saying how clever the title of this book is! At first, I was confused, but after having read the book, kudos to the author on the amount of thought that went into your book title. This book was well written and very engaging. There were some unforeseen plot twists which I appreciated.

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Rejected from birth, Hel has spent all her life taking care of her parents who had neglected her welfare. By the time she was seven Hel was doing chores in her neighborhood in exchange for money that she would use for school books.

When her parents found out however they decided that if she was old enough to work then she was old enough to help to take care of her family. Instead of going toward school books, the money she earned went to support their drug habit.

This went on right into adulthood with Hel working four jobs while her ungrateful parents continued to rack up more debt than she could safely repay. Then came the final thrust and Hel begins to understand just how little her parents cared about her.

Now she has been sold to one of the most dangerous, unscrupulous men with no hope of redemption.

Marrok has sold his service to the leader of the underworld, in exchange for his sister’s freedom. However, it wasn’t long after that he found out that he had betrayed him in the vilest way possible.

Now, has grown empty. The magical ties used to bind him has made it impossible for him to seek revenge.
Now Hel and Marrok have become firm friends. She is the first person that has been able to break down the wall he has built up around himself.

This book has very graphic adult content. It was an emotional rollercoaster ride. Once I began to read it I just couldn’t put it down.

In Hel to Pay, Emily Stormbrook has created a definite winner. I read this book in one sitting. I just couldn’t put it down.

This book wrung a lot of emotions from me.

I loved the portrayal of the antagonist. He is far from lovable but rather he proves himself to be a worthwhile opponent with just the right amount of evil to bring about the desired outcome.

The ending was everything I could have wished with just enough loose ends for me to look forward to the next one in the series.

I highly recommend this book to all those who enjoy a great fantasy romance with a lot of danger thrown in.

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I am ready to read the sequel!

This is my first warwolf romance novel and I must say I throughly enjoyed it. This author took the time to create and describe the world that our two mates live in. One whereh their is one man who owns their whole tribe. He takes advantage of his ”alphaness” by prostituing women and forcing men to be his thugs. Well with this couple they’ve both been used and abused in their own ways in this system but after they found each other. They realized love conquers all!

I would highly recommend this book and I can’t wait for the sequels.

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Helena Truit, Hel, had spent her entire life from the age of seven cleaning up after her parents. When I started reading I couldn't put it down.Emily Stormbrook is magnifysent and amazing writer.I cannot wait to read more of there books.Keep up the great work.You should definitely read this book.Can't wait for the next book .

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I do enjoy to try out new authors, because you never know what kind of gem you might find. And with Emily Stormbrook there is a new gem in town. Hel to pay is a gripping story, with twist and turns and a dark edge. It pulls you in and gets your panties in a damp twist. Because there are some steamy scenes there as well. But the story of Hel is intriguing and the history of Marrok is heartbreaking. And together: they are firework.
I'll be definitely be on the lookout for the next parts of this series.
Four out of five stars from me and a special thank you to Netgalley for providing the arc.

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This is a dark, twisted shifter read. Starting off, I got a little confused at how old Hel was because of the ages thrown around. I was starting to think that the author was judging ages by dog years when it said that she was 14yo and working right before she gets sold. I thought i was going to have a problem reading the rest of the book, but once I reread the chapter and continued on I saw she was in her 20's (thank goodness).

That being said, this story is a definitely a darker read. There is shifter?!? trafficking, slavery, possible rape, violence, elements usually described in the "underside" of life. It's dirty and gritty and it's about survival, but it's all Hel knows how to do because her parents are addicts and she feels responsible for them. She has been working herself to the bone since she has was 7yo to protect them all for nothing, but they are her parents. When one too many debts backs her into a corner, they sell her to their Alpha kingpin to pay off their debts without a backward glance.

At 14yo, Marrok bound his soul the Alpha in the hopes that he would spare his baby sister from a life as a prostitute in exchange for his loyalty. Lies and betrayal, the truth is finally revealed leaving Marrok a hollowed make for the next 14 years for the choice he made. That is until he sees Hel.

Fates collide when these two meet and destinies change. Where once bleak exisitances before then, hope is on the horizon if they can make to slay their enemies. But will Marrok believe he is worthy of a second chance at life, at love and will be take it?

It's a hot and steamy story with plenty of action and supporting characters that I hope will get their own books. I really look forward to next book.

**. Thank you to NetGalley and the author for the opportunity to review this ARC. The above opinions are my own and have not been influenced by outside sources **

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I'm not really all that into paranormal books but I'm so glad I got to read this one.... I honestly didn't want to put it down until I finished it all the way to the end .... Wouldn't mind reading more to this series.

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I didn’t realize that this story involves mythical creatures however once I wrapped my head around that, I found myself drawn into the story. It was an easy read and I found myself reading until late at night to finish. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

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Loved Hel and Marrocks story. What happens when you put together a alpha male and an alpha female? A lot of fun! Through in a bad wolf or two and u have some serous business. Oh and some good guys

I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own

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The writing in this book was phenomenal. I would never believe this was the author's debut novel. The writing style has such a perfect flow with a great combination of dialogue and internal monologues. I also loved the way the plot unfolded, Beautifully written with good characters and dialogue. It's a very detailed book with interwoven characters with good character development. The driving force behind this though is the story, it moves effortlessly and is so engaging

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