She made a pledge to a wild, dangerous orc. And now he’s here for vengeance… In a world of recently warring orcs and men, Ella Riddell is determined to ignore it all. She’s the wealthiest heiress in the realm — and soon, she’s to wed a lord, and become a real lady.Until the night her engagement-party ends in utter disaster, and Ella runs for the forest — and straight into the powerful arms of a … and straight into the powerful arms of a hulking, deadly orc.
And it’s not just any orc. It’s Natt. The orc Ella made a secret, foolish pledge to, many years past…
He’s huge and shameless and vicious, not at all the gangly, laughing daredevil Ella remembers. And he’s here with one shocking, scandalous aim: to wreak vengeance on Ella’s betrothed. With her.
With her hunger.
Her surrender.
Her undoing…
Ella knows she should run, even if this deadly enemy was once a friend. Even if his scent drags up a dark, forbidden longing. Even if his kisses are the sweetest, filthiest thing she’s ever tasted in her life…
But will Ella truly risk her perfect future, for an orc? Will she face the bitter truths of the past, and brave the terrifying Orc Mountain, before more war rises to destroy them all?
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A dark, steamy, full-length fantasy romance for adults. Comes after The Lady and the Orc, but also reads as a standalone. Happily ever after guaranteed.
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Nat and Ella I found to be written intriguingly and the history between these two made the journey that much more wonderful. I didn’t think I would love this book but yeah I kinda did! Finley did an amazing job of introducing and Killed it when she wrote them the way she did. It was an explosively intense and yes there is/ are journeys that these characters have to navigate through but it is so worth it!
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Who would have thought a sexy orc romance could also be a second chance romance? What a brilliant idea. Matt and Ella are childhood friends that reconnect during very bad circumstances. Their love story is sexy, a bit depraved, dangerous and will tug at your heartstrings. I loved this just as much as the first book in the series. And that’s saying a lot!
Book two of the Orc Sworn series a steamy story. This is Ella Riddell and Orc Natt’s story, there is suspense, drama, danger, a villain, and romance. I want to read the next book. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Finely Fenn has written yet another incredibly sexy, erotic, emotional, heartbreaking, heart healing book! Natt and Ella’s journey takes the reader on such an emotional roller coaster. There were points in the book that I wanted to throttle Ella, then Natt, then Natt some more, but the ending was so satisfying that I didn’t mind being emotionally bruised by the author. Finely Fenn is that good of a writer, very few get me that invested in characters. I highly recommend reading her first Orc/human book, The Lady and the Orc, as it will explain a lot of the background and motivations of characters.
So many twisted secrets, so much going on! Reading this book had me completely turned around, constantly. Every part of this story was interesting and brutally beautiful in equal measure. I loved Ella for her grit, her pure goodness, and her willingness to do the right thing. I felt bad for Natt for a good part of the book, but then all the sordid subterfuge came out, and dude, some of that deal was just plain awful, and no matter how someone was abused in the past is no excuse for abusing others when it’s convenient to their own ends. No one deserves to be used as pawns in a giant mind game, but I couldn’t stop reading it anyway. Natt and Ella had something amazing, Albert obviously didn’t have her best interests at heart, and he was just pure vile trash. Ella was put through so much throughout the whole book that I didn’t think she’d survive to the end of the story, I was really invested in every aspect of it though, from beginning to the end. I haven’t even mentioned the lusty Orc world, but that was so hot you have to read it to appreciate it. I’ve read a few of the books in this series already, all out of order, but this one is by far, the best!
This was the second book in this series and I found it to be an enjoyable and imaginative experience.
We have Ella a young heiress and Natt an Orc, the two are previously acquainted through they haven’t laid eyes on each other in 9 years.
So this story begins the evening of Ella’s engagement party to Alfred when she leaves the party upset only to encounter Natt in the process.
Right from the onset here, this was totally filthy with huge dripping orc appendages and plenty of dirty talk.
If you have read the previous book which I do suggest you start with you will know exactly what’s in store for you, but this one actually manages to crank the heat up to record levels and is in my opinion even raunchier than its predecessor.
If you are not into graphic descriptions and explicit language this is probably not going to be your bag, me I was panting in pure anticipation with this one.
Now, character-wise initially I had an issue with Ella like a big one.
I really wanted to give her a slap around the noggins and tell her to wake the hell-up buttercup.
She just didn’t come across well at all and she was so gung-ho about fulfilling her father’s wishes and becoming a proper lady that she seemed to throw her conscience and morality out the window even going as far as to still be willing to marry a man she knew was far from good and decent.
She also despite her previous friendship with Natt seems quite judgmental and selfish. with Ella at least initially it’s always all about her and what she needs.
How shes affected and how she was hurt by Natt’s disappearance. not once considering the ramifications of what her Fiancee has actually done and how it has affected Natt beyond the initial superficial.
But as time elapsed and the more she was with Nat playing and observing his customs and interacting with his fellow Orcs at the mountain an almost metamorphosis starts to take place and we see Ella evolving to become something much more.
I also think she is using all this lady business as an almost shield to hide and protect herself behind.
It is almost like an armour she has donned after she was left behind by the one she thought cared for her, after all as far as she is aware he abandoned her leaving her behind and moving on.
So let’s talk Natt, he came across as quite the sweetheart, he was proper crude and incredibly filthy but was also sweet and adorable at the exact same time.
He was king of the mixed messages and at times seemed to be almost internally conflicted in regards to his lass.
He also had a tragic back story and a destiny to fulfil within his Clan.
Also, talk about a curveball I never saw that one approaching until it was practically flattening me and screaming get out the way.
My heart hurt so bloody bad for poor Ella, who’d have thought I’d be feeling so bad for her especially considering my initial feelings towards her as well, but she managed to grow on me as this progressed.
Then I just wanted to smack a different noggins for entirely different reasons.
So this is dual POV and I preferred the second half of this much more than the first.
Its also quite a lengthy read and has some real meat behind it in more ways than one.
Just Because of the tone of the narrative, this may seem initially to be all about the heat and the sex but as you read further you realise this has hidden depths and also much greater messages to impart to its reader, hidden within the text, It’s actually deeper than you initially imagine.
This one gets a thumbs up from me I cant wait to read the next one in this series.
I voluntary reviewed a copy of The Heiress and the Orc (Orc Sworn, #2).
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Loved the wild and steamy orc world, tempered with rigid Clan politics
—>>> Many moons ago, Nattfarr, an orc of Clan Grisk and Ella Riddell roamed the lands surrounding her family’s Ashford Manor together, carefree and best of friends. Until one day, Natt disappears, only to turn up amid the darkness of the same hunting cottage she sought refuge in that night, running from the truth which had been unveiled before her very own eyes at her engagement party to Lord Alfred Tovey. Now that she knew her life was not going to turn out as pretty and pat as expected, and even though she was being married to the best prospects to fulfill her father’s final dying wishes, it was going to be an endangerment for them to be seen together, both socially and politically. For the sake of the treaty and for the orc male she had known, she follows him into the Orc Mountain to avoid a war, but what she discovers for finally reaching for her heart’s desire may shatter it and her dreams forever.
You can feel Ella’s indignation and appallment of what she experiences with Natt, a full-grown and dangerous orc, as she re-aquaints herself with him and follows her heart. Loved the wild and steamy orc world depicted, tempered with rigid Clan politics.