Bearing the Blades by Tyger Price

Her fate is to fight. He’s sick of seeing death. When their potent chemistry ignites a powerful alliance, will they risk love in the face of peril?

Adianna craves normalcy. Training vigorously for battle against a ruthless enemy, the eighteen-year-old blade bearer carries the destiny of uniting a deeply divided land on her shoulders. But when she uses her talents to aid a man defending himself from three ogre-goblins, she’s unprepared for the spark of attraction she knows she can never pursue.
Healer Kendrick desperately needs to hide. Running from his past to avoid all contact with the endless misery and bloodshed, he’s caught off-guard when a mysterious young woman joins him to stave off back-to-back threats. And as they are drawn together, his feelings for the beautiful warrior grow even though his merest touch causes her unimaginable pain.
Navigating intense emotions while evading bloodthirsty hunters, Adianna fears her destined role may prevent her from giving in to her deepest desires. And as sinister foes hunt them down, Kendrick is terrified following his heart means he’ll lose everything he’s ever loved.

Will the besieged couple’s unexpected union bring their demise or trigger a new hope?