Halfling (Monstrous World #1)
S.E. Wendel
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
4.19
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 74 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 24
- sweet/gentle hero 23
- fantasy 22
- virgin hero 22
- dual pov 19
- possessive hero 19
- height difference 18
- slow burn 18
- orcs 17
- caretaking 16
- tortured hero 16
- forced proximity 16
- abduction 16
- friends to lovers 15
- competent heroine 15
- take-charge heroine 15
- monsters 15
- m-f romance 15
- medieval 14
- curvy heroine 14
- shy hero 14
- third person pov 13
- sweet/gentle heroine 13
- multicultural 12
- bodyguard/protector hero 12
- high fantasy 9
- fighter hero 9
- childfree 9
- slavery 8
- class difference 8
- forbidden love 7
- tall heroine 7
- rich heroine 6
- independent heroine 6
- grumpy & sunshine 5
- new adult 5
- hurt/comfort 5
- survival 5
- paranormal 4
- fated mates 3
- himbo 1
- angst 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- slut shaming 16
- third party sexual assault 12
- abuse 10
- third party abuse 9
- human trafficking 9
- past abuse 8
- past child abuse 8
- victim blaming 7
- mental trauma 6
- misogyny 5
- racism 1
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The 'Monstrous World' series
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paranormal · fantasy · forbidden love · fae · slut-shaming · independent heroine · fated-mates · past-child-abuse · abuse · shy-hero · sweet heroine · strong heroine · monsters · friends to lovers · class difference · sweet-hero · third-person-pov · dual-pov · past-abuse · m-f
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