Halfling (Monstrous World #1)
S.E. Wendel
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
4.21
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 136 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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Tagged as:
- non-human hero 34
- sweet/gentle hero 33
- virgin hero 32
- fantasy 30
- dual pov 27
- orcs 27
- possessive hero 24
- caretaking 23
- competent heroine 23
- forced proximity 23
- height difference 22
- friends to lovers 22
- tortured hero 22
- slow burn 21
- curvy heroine 21
- shy hero 20
- m-f romance 20
- third person pov 19
- abduction 19
- take-charge heroine 18
- monsters 18
- bodyguard/protector hero 18
- medieval 17
- sweet/gentle heroine 16
- multicultural 12
- slavery 11
- fighter hero 11
- tall heroine 11
- class difference 10
- hurt/comfort 10
- rich heroine 9
- childfree 9
- high fantasy 8
- forbidden love 8
- independent heroine 8
- survival 8
- new adult 4
- paranormal 3
- grumpy & sunshine 3
- fated mates 2
- cheerful/happy heroine 2
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- slut shaming 24
- third party sexual assault 21
- human trafficking 20
- abuse 15
- past abuse 14
- past child abuse 14
- third party abuse 13
- mental trauma 12
- misogyny 12
- victim blaming 10
- racism 5
- past child neglect 3
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