Halfling (Monstrous World #1)
S.E. Wendel
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
4.18
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 181 ratings · Published: 06 Oct 2023

Resigned to a thankless place in the shadows, Orek ekes out a living on the fringes of the clan, just waiting for an opportunity. But what he finds instead one cold autumn night could ruin everything he’s worked so hard to gain—a human woman, captured just as his mother was so many years ago. The choice to protect her from the clan isn’t a choice at all, but what will protect him and his lonely heart from her? A life about to begin, usurped by fate… Sorcha has spent her life helping raise her many siblings, but now finally has the chance to seek her own adventures. At least, she did, before she was snatched from her horse and peddled by slavers. Taken far from home, she’s brought to the worst place imaginable—the craggy western mountains infested with brutal, brutish orcs. All humans know to fear them and stay away, and now she’s been sold to the cruelest clan-chief of them all. But the first orc she meets is nothing like the stories. He’s gentle. He frees her.
Nothing is what it seems as they lose themselves in the forest, hunted by trackers and slavers. Out of her depth, Sorcha has no choice but to rely on the mysterious halfling who saved her—but she’s been betrayed already and cannot afford to trust him. Even if, little by little, the quiet male reveals himself to be everything she could ever want.
A human and a halfling, lives ripped apart, brought together by coincidence or fate. Running for their lives, they may find the most dangerous place is together…
Fans of Finnley Fenn, SJM, Grace Draven, and Ruby Dixon will love this fluffy, steamy monster romance fantasy road trip story! Mature content intended for readers 18+
Tagged as:
- non-human hero 40
- virgin hero 40
- sweet/gentle hero 40
- fantasy 36
- orcs 35
- competent heroine 29
- possessive hero 29
- height difference 28
- caretaking 28
- friends to lovers 28
- curvy heroine 28
- slow burn 27
- tortured hero 27
- m-f romance 27
- forced proximity 26
- shy hero 26
- take-charge heroine 24
- abduction 24
- bodyguard/protector hero 24
- monsters 22
- medieval 21
- sweet/gentle heroine 20
- tall heroine 15
- multicultural 14
- slavery 14
- fighter hero 14
- survival 14
- hurt/comfort 13
- class difference 12
- forbidden love 11
- rich heroine 10
- independent heroine 10
- childfree 8
- high fantasy 7
- new adult 5
- grumpy & sunshine 4
- cheerful/happy heroine 4
- paranormal 3
- fated mates 2
- Add topics
- content warnings
- slut shaming 29
- human trafficking 27
- third party sexual assault 23
- past child abuse 19
- abuse 18
- past abuse 18
- misogyny 17
- third party abuse 15
- mental trauma 15
- victim blaming 14
- past child neglect 8
- racism 7
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 33
- third person pov 24
romance tags
The 'Monstrous World' series
267 ratings 4.11 ·
past-child-abuse · class difference · sweet heroine · dual-pov · sweet-hero · non-human-hero · explicit-open-door · orcs · abuse · paranormal · m-f · audiobook · monsters · independent heroine · fated-mates · fantasy · curvy heroine · rich heroine · disabilities and marks · friends to lovers
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