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Claimed by the Orc King
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Expected 3 Nov 26ICE PLANET BARBARIANS meets Katee Robert's monster romance in this sexy contemporary fantasy romance debut about a powerful orc king who has found his mate in a woman whose brains, beauty and sharp wit threaten to bring him and his kingdom to their knees.
Thena just wants to survive FantastiCon with minimal human interaction and maximum sarcasm. What she didn’t plan for is a seven-foot plus mountain of muscle built like a Norse god, painted in green, who smells like he was forged in Valhalla and seems hell-bent on ruining her day.
Viggo Klausson isn’t a cosplayer. He’s the High Chieftain of the Eastern Orcs, and he’s spent two years in the human world tracking down one his mate. The moment he scents Thena, he knows she belongs to him. The problem? Thena doesn’t believe in destiny, mating Bonds, or any of the magic that surrounds Viggo and his world.
One portal mishap later, Thena lands in Korule, a dangerous and divided world where women are rare--and suddenly, Thena is the most valuable thing in sight. Then an ancient power wakes up inside her, throwing her to the center of a political storm, guarded by an orc who is entirely too steady, too patient, and entirely too good at getting under her skin.
If she wants to survive, she’ll have to navigate a new world and a future she never asked for, all while fighting against the one thing more dangerous than the world around her growing, undeniable attraction to the orc king who swears she’s his.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Thena just wants to survive FantastiCon with minimal human interaction and maximum sarcasm. What she didn’t plan for is a seven-foot plus mountain of muscle built like a Norse god, painted in green, who smells like he was forged in Valhalla and seems hell-bent on ruining her day.
Viggo Klausson isn’t a cosplayer. He’s the High Chieftain of the Eastern Orcs, and he’s spent two years in the human world tracking down one his mate. The moment he scents Thena, he knows she belongs to him. The problem? Thena doesn’t believe in destiny, mating Bonds, or any of the magic that surrounds Viggo and his world.
One portal mishap later, Thena lands in Korule, a dangerous and divided world where women are rare--and suddenly, Thena is the most valuable thing in sight. Then an ancient power wakes up inside her, throwing her to the center of a political storm, guarded by an orc who is entirely too steady, too patient, and entirely too good at getting under her skin.
If she wants to survive, she’ll have to navigate a new world and a future she never asked for, all while fighting against the one thing more dangerous than the world around her growing, undeniable attraction to the orc king who swears she’s his.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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Expected publication November 3, 2026
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Did Not Finish
April 18, 2026at first i wanted a fun break, then it swiftly became a hate-read, then it became absolutely unbearable and i had to put it down. two pop culture references a page, juvenile insults bc the protagonist is "quirky," references to "lady parts" and other painful millenialisms... had to protect my peace
May 24, 2026
This had a fun premise, but when I hit the first Harry Potter reference at 3%, I knew I should probably DNF it. Alas, I read the whole book and it did not get better. I think the overarching problem of this book is it feels like it should have cone out at least a decade ago with the multiple HP references, and all the bioessentialist heteronormative nonsense (though there was at least one gay orc couple but they didn't have a Bond). There were just way too many references, and the vast majority of them felt unnatural. This didn't do anything to help how absolutely annoying I found the main character. She had so much angst over being a Tall Girl (2019) and was convinced no one on earth loved her, but the way this filled her narrative was just so over the top and aggravating to read.
I should have DNFed this, but since I didn't, please let this review save some other people from the mistake of picking this book up.
I should have DNFed this, but since I didn't, please let this review save some other people from the mistake of picking this book up.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
This was a fun read with a lot going for it. Her self-esteem issues were a *bit* much, and the violence might be a lot for some readers, but overall it was an entertaining way to spend a few hours!
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