Steve's Barmaid by Jenifer Wood

Steve is the only half-orc of his tribe, isolated up in the mountains of Niflheim. With his parents passing, he feels adrift and uncertain of his future in the tribe. He ventures to the other orkin tribes to understand who he is and what he wants for his future. There are human women out there, and he hopes meeting them might help him understand his origins.

Billie is finding her place as one of the abducted women in Fýrifírar. Having been a bartender back on Earth, she finds her work in the kitchens dull and unfulfilling. When she discovers the tribe has an abandoned bar that they are willing to help restore to its former glory, she seizes the chance.

Then Steve arrives with a group of orkin from the isolated snow tribe and volunteers to help with the bar. As they work together, neither Steve nor Billie can deny their growing attraction—but Steve’s a virgin and Billie is skittish about jumping into a relationship. Can love still bloom between them?