Sammi is having the worst weekend. When what was supposed to be a secluded romantic get away turns into a near death experience when she is stranded alone in the mountains during a snow storm by her two-timing boyfriend, Sammi faces a desperate situation. With no cell-service, dwindling food supplies, and a power outage, she doesn’t think it could get worse until an accident leaves her … unconscious and vulnerable. When she comes to, she awakens to find herself in a warm cabin, and her rescuer a creature of fantasy–an orc. And he thinks that she will be a perfectly obedient pet. Ha! He wishes.
Orgath is an exile, the son of a vanquished chieftain of his clan. His days and nights are spent alone more often than not. When he finds a tiny human while hunting in the human world his compassion moves him to rescue the little thing and bring her home as a companion. He quickly finds out that there is a lot more to humans than orc-kind has believed.
When things starting heating up and passion ignites between them, they discover the potential for a lot more in their relationship than either could have imagined.
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*WARNING* contains explicit adult sexual situations and cursing
Orgath went to Ov’ge to hunt enough food to get him through the winter. When Orgath check his trap he was surprised at what he found, but instead if food, decided to keep his catch as a pet.
Sammie thought Travis was going to meet her at the cabin in the middle of nowhere. When she called Travis to find out when he was going to get there and heard a giggling female in the background she was furious!
WOW! This story was not what I expected, it was SO much better!! Sammie has “fallout” with her boyfriend and instead of being alk sad and heartbroken, this character gets anger, it’s awesome! There is some world building here to give a good picture of the market place, outside of the cabin, and some other places. The family dinner towards the end of story had me laughing hysterically! These characters are amazing. There are humans, orcs, trolls, elves and a unicorn! What I loved most about this story is that these beings are nothing like what other stories depict them as. Oh geez I just like it all and will be watching for more, because I think there is a little “something, something” going on with Kate and Cavek.
RECOMMENDED!!!!
This was the first book I’ve read by SJ Sanders, and I’m glad I got a copy through Amazon. The Orc Wife kept me turning the pages, eager to see what happened next. I loved the way the romance between the characters unfolded, and there was just enough action to keep me intrigued. I can’t wait to read The Troll Bride when it’s available!
Orgath found Sammi injured and unconscious after being abandoned by her boyfriend. So he took her through the portal to his Land of No Modern Conveniences. How they manage to overcome differences and prejudices along the way is a charming and entertaining tale!
I love this author’s work. Each book is better than the previous one, and she makes sure that you’re totally immersed in the world. The characters were so well developed, and the storyline was intriguing which made the story flow so well. I cant wait for the next book.
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The first book by this Author that I have read and I want to read more by her. A part of the A Ladies and Monsters Romance series, this is Sammi and Orgath’s story. A well written story that held my interest throughout. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Engaging read with a build up to the romance . I did chuckle a few times over the cultural misunderstandings. I recommend this one!
It’s time these wonderful “brutes” had a romance novel written about them!!
I’m always am cheering for the underdog. Goblins. Trolls. Vampires (long before the days of Interview with a Vampire). The first Lithuanian olympic basketball team. Loki (NOT the comic book version). So why not Orcs? After all, when you check them out, they aren’t like what the movies portray them to be.
I really appreciate this new idea of a universe coexisting next to ours, connected by “wandering” portals, one just happening to be in Alaska! (I suppose Orcs could be mistaken as Sasquatch or the Hairy Man, but any Orc could tell you that they don’t possess that amount of stinky body hair!) And to think that’s where our… what ARE these Orcs hunting for in Alaska? Based on the existence of trees, I would have to say either oomingmak (native name for musk oxen which really are related to goats, not cattle!) or moose. Doesn’t matter which. Orcs love what Alaska produces in mass quantities.
Anyway, back to the story. Travis, her sleazy boyfriend) no-shows for a romantic weekend in a remote cabin out… well, perhaps 8-9 hours driving time outside of Anchorage, AK (we Alaskans consider that to be local distance), and a snow storm maroons Sammi who truly eats herself out of house and home. After a few days without any food, she ventures outside to find something… like she could eat spruce buds which would be the only thing available that time of year since she didn’t bring a gun?? Instead of dying from exposure, Sammi is rescued by an Orc on a hunting trip and is whisked away between worlds, finding herself in a cottage that isn’t the rental with a two-legged hunting male that is hardly her Travis (who is currently on her sh*t list because when she had called him before losing her signal, there was plenty of female giggling in the background which alerted her that he had better women to mess around with that weekend than with her). Unfortunately, these portals aren’t as reliable as one would hope, so she finds herself stuck with the reality that she won’t be seeing her family (Mom, Dad, Luke, and Jake) ever again. And, no, even though she’s an Alaskan, she’s a true city girl without any survival skills whatsoever. She truly can burn water in a pot. So she’s in an even worse spot when she’s told she’s pretty much a servant, maybe his pet if she can’t get the gist of standard household chores, in her rescuer’s eyes.
But not for long.
Orgath is proud to be an orc. Better an Orc than an Elf which, by the way, isn’t the nice race we Humans have bee programmed by Tolkien to be. Trolls are actually magical beings, not the intellectually deficient hulks that live under bridges. And Unicorns? Well, you just better read that one yourself. But as for Orcs, Orgath is a pretty good guy, but even good guys have skeletons in their closets.
Though Humans aren’t unknown to the races in this universe, apparently there is a moratorium on what can pass between these worlds via the portals. These laws were meted out by the Elves (but not like they don’t make exceptions strictly for themselves!) to be enforced by Orgath’s clan of Orcs. So what can possibly happen when Sammi and Orgath prove that not only are Orcs and Humans are genetically compatible, they can form the rare bloodbond that so many yearn for but never get?
So you can only guess how the story line goes.
Now I know you’re probably thinking that this is a repeat of an oft-used plot line. I did. But instead of the usual vacuous, airhead of a heroine we readers have had foisted upon us uncountable times, this is a more realistic version of what should be happening if our heroine had half the brain the original Grey’s Anatomy had once purported. (Honestly. Check out the original first edition!!) I enjoyed the culture of Orc Sanders created because it is intriguing and imaginative. Just because your boyfriend is an Orc doesn’t mean he’s mean-spirited as an Ogre! (Apparently, there IS a difference.)
I can’t wait for the next installment to come out. (Of course, Sanders sets us up for another good read!) I only hope we get to see more of Orgath and Sammi because I connected well with these two characters and the others they brought into the fold. I only hope Sanders maintains the complexity of the politics between races because nothing is easy. Humans will be Humans, unfortunately, and one can never trust an Elf to keep his word. Though I find the Trolls will be the most intriguing with Orcs being endearing. How’s that for a change!
I did get an ARC in advance, but I did end up buying this wonderful book without the guarantee of an honest review. This IS an honest review and is definitely worth the purchase!!
I recieved an ARC of this book and I really enjoyed it. I love the twist on classic orc mythos, the misunderstood monster point of view is really fun. Overall Orgath is a protective but not overbearing character and Sammi isn’t a simpering, squalling female. They play off each other very well and it’s a good story. Good job, I look forward to the next one.
This was recommended to me when I said I wanted something different than your average romance. Boy did I get it. Not in a bad way. The characters were interesting, if not frustrating at times when they refused to stop being so stubborn and accept their differences. Not in an infuriating way, well partially, but more of an ‘oh they gonna get it’, kind of way. When you know that cultural differences going to be a thing and boy it’s gonna be fireworks. But even that was interesting. I had a few ‘You tell him girl’ moments and the female orcs….loved them! The personalities of all the characters were fantastic and I have to say I applaud Sammi for being so brave in an unknown situation. I will definitely continue the series.
To say that Sammi’s weekend was being a nightmare would be an understatement. She was supposed to have a romantic weekend with her boyfriend, Travis, but when he calls her claiming an emergency, she hears a woman giggling, and learned he was cheating on her.
Due to heavy snow, Sammi is trapped in the cabin. Food runs out, power goes out. On the fourth day, she needs to go out to get firewood. When she gets enough, she has an accident, trips and falls into a trap.
In fact, Sammi has just discovered a portal to two worlds, and she is rescued by an Orc. And she wakes up in his cabin, a pristine place.
In the first impression between the two there is an impasse. She wants to go home; he doesn’t want to have to go through the portal one more time and have to deal with humans.
To stay at his house, eating his food, Sammi needs to help around the house, and that’s where the fun parts begin. How a 21st century girl, with all the modernity, could survive in a time almost like the Middle Ages?
And despite all the odds, Orc and Sammi start a friendship; she is introduced to his friends and over time, she realizes that he treated her better than her traitorous ex-boyfriend.
Could a romance between a human and an Orc work?
Funny and unpredictable.
4 stars
A hot monster romance where Consent is Sexy!
I am delighted. Such a fun and and hot monster romance. While the world building is impressive as well, it just doesn´t feel like the main purpose of the story. The main purpose being fun and hot. And absolutely wonderful. I am on the hunt for new favorite authors, and have found one more. Very well written, impressingly good storyline and worldbuilding, as well as dialog and characters. Both the snarky heroine and her sexy monster are awesome, lovely supporting cast and endless possibilities. I am sulking as the second book in the series isn´t available on audio. I want the next story!
Oh and that narrator, a gem. Next level voice acting.
This one was really so much fun it’s a creature romance between an Orc and a human with lots of imagination and magical creatures and one adorably grumpy Orc with a massive protective streak a mile wide.
So Sammy expecting a romantic getaway at an out of the way Alaskan mountain cabin gets stranded when her douche boyfriend ditches her for greener pastures.
Stupidly leaving the safety of indoors to collect firewood Sammy manages to lose her way in the bleak landscape and falls headlong into one of Orgath’s traps.
Orgath is in the human realm collecting stores for the winter when he comes across the unconscious little human in one of his snares.
Not wanting to leave her to perish out in the elements and thinking the company might be nice and she’d make a cute pet he decides to take her back through the portal with him.
Sammy awakens far from home and the guest of this compelling and strangely sexy orc.
So this wasn’t perfect but there were enough pluses here that I was able to ignore the few things that did niggle me.
My favourite part of this was most definitely Orgath he was just so un-apologetically male and such a dominant and crude character.
But he was also incredibly caring and there was nothing he would not do for his human Sammy, he really had it bad.
Sammy I also liked she was resilient and a trooper but also as stubborn as a mule.
But she most definitely accepted her situation much to fast.
it just didn’t seem realistic that she wouldn’t have fought her current predicament in a more aggressive way rather than just rolling over the way she did.
This was also rather instalove which is usually not my thing here it didn’t bother me and seemed to fit well within the story.
This was also super sexy and highly physical but also very sweet and romantic at the same time, it was also incredibly amusing.
I’m looking forward to reading The Trolls Bride which is next up and is Cavek and Kate’s story.
I liked this one a lot.
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Most definitely a huge fan of SJ and when I found out that she not only brings to life the hottest alien men, she’s also giving us “monster” hunks! I couldn’t resist! I loved Sammi our feisty MFC, but I adored Orgath! They meet by chance when he saves her from certain death. A HEA to die for! Definitely a MUST read!
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Omg! Loving the new series and could not put it down. It was worth me staying up to finish the book. Totally had me from beginning to the end. I can’t wait for the trolls bride.
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This was a sweet, humorous, and steamy human-orc relationship and adventure. Sammi was brave, open-minded, and sassy without being obnoxious, and Orgath was kind, calm, capable, and just the right amount of bossy. There were quite a few amusing culture and lifestyle clashes, but in the end love is love no matter which species is involved.
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