Halfling (Monstrous World #1)
S.E. Wendel
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
4.14
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Explicit open door [?]
· 201 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+
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- non-human hero 42
- virgin hero 42
- sweet/gentle hero 42
- fantasy 38
- orcs 37
- competent heroine 31
- possessive hero 31
- height difference 30
- curvy heroine 30
- caretaking 29
- friends to lovers 29
- slow burn 29
- m-f romance 29
- tortured hero 28
- shy hero 27
- forced proximity 26
- take-charge heroine 25
- abduction 25
- bodyguard/protector hero 25
- monsters 23
- medieval 21
- sweet/gentle heroine 20
- tall heroine 16
- slavery 15
- fighter hero 15
- hurt/comfort 15
- survival 15
- multicultural 14
- class difference 13
- forbidden love 11
- rich heroine 10
- independent heroine 10
- childfree 9
- high fantasy 7
- new adult 5
- grumpy & sunshine 4
- cheerful/happy heroine 4
- paranormal 3
- fated mates 2
- Add topics
- content warnings
- slut shaming 30
- human trafficking 29
- third party sexual assault 24
- past abuse 20
- past child abuse 20
- abuse 19
- misogyny 18
- third party abuse 16
- mental trauma 16
- victim blaming 15
- past child neglect 10
- racism 8
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 33
- third person pov 24
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