Ironling: A Fantasy Monster Romance

Monstrous World, Book 2

De: S. E. Wendel

Narrado por: Sophie Daniels, William Macleod

A lady heir in a world of lords…

Aislinn Darrow was never meant to be her father's heir, but that was before her selfish brother condemned himself. Now, she must give up her old life to take his place. She should be presiding in her father's council chamber and serving the people of the Darrowlands—yet time and again, she finds herself straying to the castle smithy to visit the handsome new blacksmith manning the forge.

A lady can never claim a monster…

Hakon has known all his life that his place is in the background. At least at his forge, he can be of use and demonstrate his skills. The life of a halfling is one of halves and pieces, never quite to belong. When he hears of a place that welcomes halflings, he determines to build a new life for himself in the Darrowlands. It is a bittersweet fate to find everything he could ever want there, in a woman he can never have. He knows his green, sooty hands don't deserve to touch her, but Hakon cannot resist tempting Lady Aislinn back to him, nor indulging in the fantasy of claiming her as his own.

But in a world of lords and politics, a lady such as Aislinn could never truly take a halfling like him to mate and wed—especially when her position as a woman lord and usurper leaves her and her people vulnerable. When grasping lords threaten the Darrowlands, prepared to take Aislinn's hand and land through marriage or force, she must choose—the halfling who loves her or the people who need her.

Fans of Grace Draven, Ruby Dixon, and SJM will love this fluffy, steamy monster romance story! Contains mature content. A complete list of content warnings can be found on the author's website.

Book two stands on its own but will best be enjoyed after Halfling.

©2024 Sarah Wendel (P)2025 Podium Audio

Cozy and Exciting

What a lovely book! The relationship development between Aislinn and Hakon was just so satisfying and beautifully written. The end to Jared was VERY satisfying and eased the anxiety from that bit of the plot. And the spice was just *chef's kiss* All in all, a very enjoyable listen - the narrators were spectacular and really brought the characters and the story to life.

Sexy AND Stong

An actual intimate and sexy fantasy romance that has a kind and compassionate male protagonist who learns and sacrifices to support his strong mate. Now that is hot!

Love My Lil Bezerker BB

This was great! Really like both in this series so far and the world building and side characters make me want many more books for their stories (fae hmm?👀)

I freaking love this series!!!

this story was so cute and very amazing to read. I love this book also.

Ironing - Aislinn & Hakon

I love this series! The world building, character development, the angst and love the MC’s have for each other. Instead of changing themselves or giving up, they found a way to make it work and make the kingdom happy. I really loved the epilogue and how everything was wrapped up nicely. We got the HEA for Sorcha and Orek even more in this book, as well as Hakon and Aislinn. The narration for this is perfectly spot on.

Cozy monster romance!!

This story was so sweet and cozy!!! This is becoming a comfort series for sure <3

Outstanding Romance and Adventure

The characters and storyline was brave. How i wish we as a nation can love each other differences!

Cute.

I really loved Halfling, so I was excited to read this. It wasn’t quite as good as the first one, but pretty close. This one is more tense I feel, the first was as light hearted as someone escaping slavers can be. This one has a threat of battle, castle politics which I wasn’t exactly in the mood for.

Great for spicy, cozy fantasy lovers

*Fated mates
*neurodivergent heroine
*hero from the wrong side of the tracks
This is an easy series for cozy fantasy readers. What I really love about this series are the stories are written completely... all the loose ends are tied up by the end of the story, yet there's enough to keep you reading the next in the series.

One of the Best comfort series I’ve found.

Very well done. I love this series so much! The voice actors are quickly becoming my new favorites. I have no criticism whatsoever.