Once the belle of her village, life took a dark turn for Adelaide upon her parent’s death. Plagued by lingering grief, there was not a soul who didn’t turn their back on her. They called her angry and spiteful… Hell, they called her a monster. One fateful day Adelaide finds herself alone, lingering on the edge of The Perished Woods–a cursed and evil place. Without warning, an orc army attacks. … attacks.
Her village ablaze, Adelaide races into the Perished Woods, seeking refuge in a place of nightmares. With orcs at her heels, she’s desperate to escape. But when the young woman crosses an aging stone bridge in the middle of the cursed forest she’s met with an even more fearsome enemy. A troll… one who is determined to save her.
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I am a sucker for monster romance and this was too shelf quality. I loved the watching the relationship build between the troll Brom and his human Adelaide. Definitely reread worthy!
I was ecstatic when I won this book in a Facebook contest. Trolls are in my top three favorite paranormal beings! This book was NOT at all a disappointment.
Brom is a Bridge Troll in The Perished Woods and he’s honored to do it, because that makes him the protector of what lies beyond the bridge. When Brom drags a female over the side of his bridge (because she didn’t offer payment for crossing) he didn’t realize what he was in for!
Adelaide knows the Perished Woods are dangerous and full of terrible monsters. When blood and lust crazed Orcs raid her village, she decides the woods are better than what the orcs will do to her. To bad she didn’t know about Trolls and payments for crossing.
I enjoyed this book a lot. I adored the fire in Adelaide, she doesn’t give up and the isn’t Insta love. Brom is a great character. The development of both characters are wonderful! This book is the epitome of “DON’T JUDGE A BOOK BY IT’S COVER”.
The human has preconceived ideas of the Trolls. The Troll has preconceived ideas of the humans. They both discover how wrong there about most of their ideas.
The other paranormal in this story are an added bonus. This well written with a beautiful cover, and characters that you’ll come to adore.
This wondering troll romance by Tracy Lauren is still one of my favorites. I absolutely LOVED this story, I can’t express how good it is. She really brought this PNR to life, and is one of the authors who inspired me to write my own troll romance <3 Thanks Tracy
If you like sexy books about creatures that go bump in the night, this one is a must read!
Book one in the Perished Woods series and I want to read more in this series. This is a new Author for me, once I started this book I did not want to put it down. I read a copy of this book through Ku and I am voluntarily reviewing it.
I really enjoyed this story the fantasy vibe here really caught my attention and I am a sucker for anything non-human so this was a sure winner for me.
Here we have Adelaide pursued through the Perished Woods, a cursed magical place she has been warned upon entering by her deceased parents.
So after her village is attacked by Orcs her only path forward is through these woods and across a bridge belonging to a Troll and we all know the fairy-Tale about crossing a Trolls bridge without paying a Toll.
According to ancient laws Brom, The troll guarding the bridge now owns this non-paying human on top of that as he has also saved her from the Orcs themselves it further compounds her debt to him.
This one was very much a battle of wills as both Adelaide and Brom go head to head both as stubborn as the other.
So here lies my one main bug-bear with this I originally couldn’t stand Adelaide at all,
I got why she was at war with the world but I thought her treatment of Brom who was somewhat of a reasonable Troll (he did keep telling us this) totally abhorrent.
Her Bias and blinkered behaviour bordered on cruel and most certainly ungrateful especially as he had saved her from an awful fate.
I know she was peeved about being a slave but I just felt her attitude went beyond what was right and was just downright nasty at times.
Brom, I adored from the beginning he was a very reasonable Troll by his own admission and even when he was punishing Adelaide I couldn’t help but warm to him completely.
At heart, he was just a big softie with a heart of gold and a protective streak a mile wide.
Adored the huge grouchy lummox almost instantly.
Thankfully despite my initial dislike of Adelaide, when she did wake up and smell the coffee she was so much easier on the pallete.
Told in dual POV which I do prefer this was just so imaginative and unique and I really did have a fab time indulging myself.
Filled with such fascinating characters and also super hot and sexy this was a definite hit for me.
Might need to go check me out some bridges to find me a Troll.
I look forward to the continuation of this very unique fantasy series.
Reviewed By Beckie Bookworm
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Fantastic new first in series. I’m hoping that there are many more to follow.
I know this author for her fantastic sci fi romance reads. So I was overjoyed to see her branch in to the fantasy romance genre with This book.
I am a die hard lover of all far/fairytale tales, there’s something so great that can be found in a connection between a human and a being that is ‘fae’. From the initial oh so scary to the changing of perspective that allows a development of mutual respect and ultimately love.
This book made my brain light up and do a happy dance of epic proportions. I loved the interactions between the Brom and Addy. They were a veritable word buffet of humour and sass and emotion that just kept on giving and giving.
I’m so so so looking forward to more in this series and cannot wait to see what other times of other that we meet.
My only grumble is as always minuscule… I wanted another epilogue… because I’m greedy
It is not often that I find a book that just HITS me. How original!!! Seriously, there is no book to truly compare this freaking GEM to. I was utterly enthralled (though not by a Goblin, so no worries there). If you love PNR or Fantasy…I wouldn’t pass this book up. It had all of the feels, and good gosh…when is the next one releasing?!!!!
First of all, Brom, the troll is HOT! Secondly, Brom, the troll is an amazing monster and thirdly, I need my own Brom and a map to the Perished Woods.
Adelaide is rescued by a handsome, caring, protective troll from nasty ass Orcs, who set out to burn down her village and rape her. As any respectable troll would do, he takes payment from young Adelaide, in the form of making her his slave. She owes him her life and for crossing his bridge. Adelaide is the worst kind of slave and makes Brom’s life miserable. Only after a terrible curse if lifted can Brom and Adelaide, see each other for who and what they really are; two people destined to be together.
Adelaide is no damsel in distress, but Brom is definitely a knight in shining armor. I love this story, not only is Brom sexy AF, he is the epitome of a gentleman and an alpha hero. This book reinforced the fact that people need to look beyond outer appearances and see the ‘real’ person, not the one we show to the world, but who we are inside.
This book is sexy, full of adventure and sexy situations, not to mention, scary witches, wicked goblins, wonderful trolls, and annoying humans.
You need to read this book if you love fantasy, PNR, and sexy monsters.