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The Governess and the Orc

by Finley Fenn

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy·spoiler·Orc Sworn #7
Available on Kindle Unlimited

Why Read This?

You'll acquire a fiercely protective orc book boyfriend and experience a cathartic, swoon-worthy HEA that makes the emotional journey worth it.

Synopsis

He’ll make all her dreams come true… but only if she can pretend to love him. In a realm of orcs and powerful men, Geva Okoro is a proud, impoverished governess, trapped in a dismal, dead-end post — until the day the orc breaks in. He’s a huge, insolent, arrogant brute, swaggering with smooth, shameless wickedness. But unlike the orcs from the terrifying tales, he only wants one thing from Geva… Her employers’ gold. There’s no escaping his devious clutches, and soon a furious Geva is reduced to raiding her employers’ house with an orc. Compromising her career, and destroying all her dreams… until the orc proposes another shocking scheme. He’ll split the day’s plunder with her — if she’ll pretend to be his mate. For one month. At Orc Mountain. Sharing his rooms. Smiling sweetly at his side. Smelling all over of his deep, decadent scent… He’s offering more wealth than Geva’s ever dreamt of, but there’s no way she can trust this treacherous thief… can she? Let alone convince all of Orc Mountain that she loves him?! And surely, even her best play-acting would never start to feel real… or win over an orc’s cold, broken heart? _____________________ An angsty, full-length, enemies to lovers fantasy romance. Comes after The Maid and the Orcs , but also reads as a standalone. Happily ever after guaranteed.

At a Glance

4.19 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingmedium burn
Energymedium

Top Tropes

contract/transactional romancefake datingforced proximitymonster romancesecret relationship

Mood

steamyintenseemotionaldarkromantic

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.19 ★

Page Count

608 pages

Published

2022

Primary Genre

Monster Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Medium Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Shane East

Narrator Count

Single

Narration Style

Dual

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

Writing Style

immersiveemotionaldramaticlush

Story Pacing

fast

Emotional Weight

heavy

Energy Required

medium

Vibes

A dark, steamy monster romance where a prim governess and a dangerous orc forge a fake relationship that crackles with possessive tension and emotional depth.

Characters

MMC Archetype

tortured soul

Relationship Dynamics

mutual piningforbidden love

Spice Details 🌶️

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Spice Level 4

Spice Style

animalistic / primalrough / aggressive styleprimal / feral style

Getting Steamy

None

Bringing the Heat

bonding/claiming/markingrough/aggressive intimacypower exchangeprimal play (hunting/chasing)oral focusbreeding/fertility themes
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World & Setting

World Type

high fantasy

Primary Setting

manor house / estate

Fantasy Creatures

Representation

bipoc mcinterracial romance

Reading Context

Emotional Payoff

Best Time of Year

autumn

When & Where to Read

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