S. E. Wendel

A half-orc, half-human belongs nowhere... Orek has spent his life trying to prove himself to a clan that despises him. The son of a deposed orc chief and human captive, he must try twice as hard to prove himself a worthy male, a strong hunter, a potential mate... 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...

A Fantasy Monster Romance

Halfling

A knight who laid down her sword... Lady Maddalena is a knight no more. Lena knew what she gave up the night she freed the avian prince she was meant to keep imprisoned. Breaking her oath, choosing love over duty-she regrets none of it. But the wilderness is a vast, dangerous place, and Lena is far beyond the regimented world she knew. Without a heading or allies, she must rely only on her wits to finally find a safe place for her, Bel, and any future they hope to have together. A prince who must take up his crown... Bel is a prisoner no longer. Now bound irrevocably to the human knight who freed him and holds his heart, Bel is determined to deserve her. He would give her anything and choose her over anyone, even his own people. He wants to be a man to her, not just a cause. Her man. But what can he offer as a fugitive on the run, a prince with no crown? Can a world at war withstand enemies becoming lovers...and lovers becoming mates. Lost in the forest, dangers past and present hunt them across the edges of the map. Eastward is their only escape, deeper into the life stolen from Bel. Returning to his people may be their only hope, but bringing a human to the heart of avian country could destroy everything Bel wants to protect. The only way to carve a place for themselves in this world may be for Bel to finally reclaim his birthright as an Adiiron prince. But time does not heal all wounds and the past does not always stay there...

A Fantasy Novel

Haven

Their paths were never meant to cross...Exiled to the cold northern reaches for doing what was right, Lady Maddalena is a knight in disgrace. Broken in body and spirit after a mistake that ruined his life, Bel is a prince of no one. She seeks redemption and he his freedom. Human and avian, warden and prisoner...Lena is now a reluctant warden of an isolated, snowy castle with only one prisoner. Bel is a scarred prisoner with an enigmatic new warden and fantasies of escape. Theirs is a world of knights and winged warriors, honor and betrayal, but their paths of redemption and freedom must go through each other. Humans and avians have been at war for decades, a war that has left deep wounds, but as winter descends upon their mountain prison, they must rely on each other to survive and perhaps even...heal.Lovers of Grace Draven, George R. R. Martin, Beauty and the Beast, and Jane Eyre will love this atmospheric epic fantasy with strong lady knights, noble lost princes, and enemies to lovers.This title contains strong language and intimate scenes and therefore is meant for readers 18+.

Aerie

Small and flightless, Carys lives on the fringes of her clan, pitied by other gargoyles and despised by her mother. Her lonely heart longs for a mate, one who can see past her malformed wings, but all she can think of is the haunting face she visits in an old well. Trapped for centuries, Gavriel roams the darkness of the Underhill, unable to escape the memories of his failures. His wounded soul craves freedom, but he finds solace in the mysterious maiden who visits him through a rift in his prison. Gargoyle and fae, separated by realms, connected by magick as ancient as the goddesses. Their love should be impossible-until one night, the barrier between realms begins to break...

A Monster & Fae Romance

Stone Hearts

Time of Trying Souls #3

Others #4

World at War #5

Demons in the North #2

Expedition #1

The land of Certhina had been protected by the Dragon Riders--valiant warriors ultimately destroyed by a dark tyrant. Now a boy and a dragon are destined to meet, to bond, and to save a land from evil.

Dragon Eye

Rise and fall, power and ruin, these are the rules of the game...The Highland kingdom is not safe. Yet no one in Lady Ennis Courtnay's fortress city of Highcrest suspected the encroaching barbarian hordes would brave the steep mountain crags or the might of her noble house, not until the hordes have already knocked down her gate. In the course of a single, bloodstained night, Ennis's life is changed forever: her father slain, her city taken, and she herself claimed as a warprize by the very man who masterminded it all. Manek's life is not his own. He fights for a man he despises, eking out the protection of his home by destroying others'. It's a miserable life, one he doesn't expect to survive. But amidst the rubble and carnage of Highcrest, Manek finds a glimmer of hope in the woman whose life he has helped destroy. Manek cannot resist claiming Ennis as his warprize, but though he spirits her across the land of Mithria to his home in the south, Ennis refuses to resign herself to this life. She was meant to lead, to protect her people and kingdom, and she will fight not only to reclaim what she has lost but to make a life for herself in this new world. She will fight, and perhaps she can convince Manek to fight too.Theirs will be a tale for the ages, but what are the legends of mortals to the clash of gods? Far to the south, an ancient force has awoken, and he too will choose to fight. The God of War has returned, and he is determined not just to change history but Fate itself.Readers of Amy Harmon, N.K. Jemisin, and Tiffany Roberts will enjoy this debut novel, with its epic fantasy landscapes and star-crossed lovers. Get lost in the land of Mithria, where kingdoms rise from the ashes and gods seek to walk the earth again.

S. E. Wendel

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