Halfling (Monstrous World #1)
S.E. Wendel
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
4.18
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 89 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 27
- sweet/gentle hero 27
- virgin hero 25
- fantasy 24
- dual pov 22
- possessive hero 21
- height difference 20
- orcs 19
- slow burn 18
- forced proximity 18
- caretaking 17
- competent heroine 17
- tortured hero 17
- m-f romance 17
- friends to lovers 16
- take-charge heroine 16
- monsters 16
- abduction 16
- medieval 15
- curvy heroine 15
- shy hero 15
- third person pov 14
- sweet/gentle heroine 14
- bodyguard/protector hero 13
- multicultural 12
- fighter hero 10
- slavery 9
- childfree 9
- high fantasy 8
- class difference 8
- tall heroine 8
- forbidden love 7
- rich heroine 6
- independent heroine 6
- survival 6
- new adult 5
- hurt/comfort 5
- paranormal 4
- grumpy & sunshine 4
- fated mates 2
- male pov 1
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- content warnings
- slut shaming 20
- third party sexual assault 15
- human trafficking 14
- abuse 12
- third party abuse 10
- past abuse 10
- past child abuse 10
- victim blaming 7
- mental trauma 7
- misogyny 7
- racism 3
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The 'Monstrous World' series
4.17 · 115 ratings
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