Title: His Orc Lady
Author: Zoe Ashwood
Series: Bellhaven Clan #8
Pages: 272
Mara believes she missed her one chance to be with her fated mate. But one day in winter, the human captain arrives again as an escort for Lady Willow. Now she has to decide if she takes this second chance or keeps him at a distance since he will only be staying for the winter.
First, Mara and Owen’s story takes place at the same time as Ozork and Willow’s (Her Orc Gentleman) story so there is overlap on events. But, while there is overlap, the focus is only on these two and we get a completely different perspective of what is happening. It is the same scenes though which was a bit disappointing.
Mara and Owen’s story is one that I have been eager to read since we saw their first meeting. These two clearly are fated mates but we have had to wait months to see if they will actually become a couple or deny their chance at happiness. There was a lot of push and pull between these two because Owen’s time with the clan was supposed to be temporary. I completely understand why there was the push and pull because there was no guarantee Owen could stay and Mara didn’t want to get heartbroken, but I did get a bit tired of it after a while.
Mara was a very interesting orc and our first female orc POV we have gotten. I really liked her and her determination to take care of her clan. We do learn some very upsetting things about her past though and how that has affected her, and her feelings about the clan. I wasn’t expecting these reveals and it made me really feel for her. But, I was glad to see that once the truth was revealed everyone took steps to help her deal with her trauma.
I really enjoyed these two and how their relationship played out. It was great seeing another orc find their fated mate and it working out despite everything trying to push them apart. I also really enjoyed that we got a little snipped of a secondary set of fated mates from the humans, and I would love to read that story.
Overall, this was another great orc romance. I have really enjoyed this series and the Bellhaven clan members. I would read more of this series.
TW: death of parents; suicide of a parent; grief; mental illness; emotional abuse of a child; agoraphobia;
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