The Beauty and the Orcs

An Orc Sworn Standalone

By: Finley Fenn

Narrated by: James Joseph

She was ruined by an orc. Now, his enraged ex wants to finish the job…

In a world of orcs and powerful men, Kitty Clarendon is a bubbly, beautiful woman about town—until she's dumped by her benefactor and thrown onto the streets. As she's drowning her sorrows, she meets… an orc.

He's rash, reckless, and on the rebound—but his laugh is contagious, his touch warm and wicked. And for one perfect, forbidden night, he's all Kitty's darkest dreams come true.

But by morning, there's only shame. Regret. The orc quickly makes his escape, abandoning Kitty to a devastating discovery. She's been compromised. With his… orcling.

The orc never returns, and Kitty is left ill, impoverished, and hopeless. Until finally, another orc finds her. Varinn, of Clan Grisk. The first orc's best friend. And… his very recent ex.

Varinn can't hide his jealousy or his bitter, broken rage—but he refuses to leave Kitty behind. Soon, she's under his stern supervision and on her way to Orc Mountain. Back to the orc who so cruelly spurned her. The orc who's been losing his own battles and still longs for Varinn's firm handling… and his heart.

Can Kitty bring two hostile, heartbroken orcs back together for her orcling's sake? Or will they break her own heart, too?

An angsty, full-length, enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance. Comes after The Governess and the Orc but can be listened to as a standalone. Happily ever after guaranteed.

©2023 Finley Fenn (P)2024 Podium Audio

Complex but engaging love triad

This is my first foray into the Orc Sworn series and I was pleasantly surprised. I read a lot of monster romance but this story intrigued me. The dynamics between the characters was compelling and I really liked how their love bloomed for each other. They each brought a necessary component to the relationship. Thrain’s sobriety journey was supported by Kitty and Varrin with care but also realistic feelings. Spicier than expected with lots of toys and fluids- so skip if that’s not your jam. It’s also a long story-it takes a bit for the guys to really see Kitty’s worth but the payoff is excellent. Looking forward to other tales.

never a disappointment

I love these stories I Iose my mind with every one. so much spice and the narrator is sooo good as always!

So much angst

I’ve been eagerly awaiting this next installment of the Orc Sworn series featuring our favorite Grisk Disaster Boys who were introduced back in Heiress and the Orc. This book did not disappoint for complex character development, angst, and spice.

The effect that substance abuse has on an individual and its effect on relationships is respectfully and realistically represented, as is the recovery process.

It was nice to dive back into Clan Grisk and revisit favorite characters from previous books.

The bonus epilogue from Varinn’s POV at the end is a nice extra. James Joseph’s narration was great.

The inclusion…

I loved this ! No just a threesome truly a triad of love. I really enjoyed how Varinn and Thrain always included Kitty. Cared for her equally. And loved her throughly in more ways than one! 🥵😏 I enjoyed this MMF romance much more than The Maid and the Orcs. I don’t feel Baldr and Drafli cared or loved Alma like Varinn and Thrain did Kitty. Drafli never showed tenderness to Alma he seemed to just tolerate her. Where as in this Varinn although he was hurt in the beginning grew to love Kitty and not just tolerated her for Thrains sake. He truly fell in love with her. So did Thrain. They all shared their love. Where as The Maid an the Orcs didn’t. Last but not least. The new narrator James Joseph was EVERYTHING!!! Loved him.

Love the Orcs!!

I didn’t like that it ended! Lol. I’m always left wanting more! I love how it jumps forward once or twice so we know what’s going on with them several years down the line.

Love the new narrator!

I have to say I loved the old narrator but I have to say this new narrator is even better! Wonderful, masterful performance! The voices he used for each character were so distinct it made the dialog soo good. His vocal range is amazing and he did great with female voices, especially the FMC, Kitty. With some audiobook narration it can be difficult to discern between dialog and internal monologe. Great job! I hope he continues to narrate this series in the future because it's one of my favorites...

So on to the story.

The story starts with the meeting of Kitty and Thrain. Kitty is a former, ahem escort ahem, who latched onto a wealthy trader in order to escape that life and has been his mistress for several years. To her shock and outrage Charles decides to dump her out of the blue, despite all her hardwork with the trading business, earning him contracts and such. Devastated and lost, Kitty finds herself drinking heavily at a pub where she meets Thrain.
Thrain struggles with alcoholism which is driven by a variety issues stemming from past trauma, stressful duties, and his deep unrequited love. Thrain has been in love with his BFF Varrin since childhood, and while Varrin seems to reciprocate those feelings, he denies Thrain a true relationship. Varrin desperately wants a son and finding a woman willing to mate an orc is impossible enough without expecting to find one willing to mate both of the. So Varrin has attempted to keep Thrain at a distance, despite his longing, because he doesn't want to hurt Thrain whe

Love this story so much!

One of the best stories I've ever read and listened to. I just love the characters, the world building, and the narrator.

The hardest to read in my opinion

This was probably the hardest of all the stories to push through. We have an established relationship Varrin and Thrain. And Thrain is dealing with alcoholism, which is dealt with in a very realistic way. Then we have Kitty who comes in and unintentionally creates conflict. Varin keeps her at arms length for a good chunk of this book, but still used her making her feel confused. Though toward the end they come together to help Thrain with his alcoholism, and become a true couple the three of them.

The Beauty and the Orcs

First, the story: This is the eighth book in the Orc Sworn series and I loved it just as much as the seven previous offerings. I love that this book was deeply emotional and tackled some tragic topics without being quite as angsty as some of the previous books in the series. It was perfect and fabulous and wonderful! It made me hot, and it made me smile, and there were parts that made me cry.

And now, on to the narrator. I think I found "The Lady And The Orc" the day it was released on audible. When I discovered this book, I was incredibly captivated by the story and Shane East's performance. So when I discovered on Facebook earlier this year that, after the seventh book, "The Governess and the Orc", future books would have a new narrator, I'm not gonna lie. There was dramatic emoting. Fake sobbing on a diva level. And even, some very secret tears.

Shane East did an incredible job with the first seven books, and it was the first time in my years upon years of reading audiobooks that I wasn't completely certain if I was reading a series because of the story or the narrator. That has legit never happened to me. So I started "The Beauty and the Orcs" with great trepidation.

But my fellow readers, I shouldn't have been concerned. James Joseph did a gorgeous, fabulous, perfect, masterful job with this book. I didn't feel as though the characters were being voiced by somebody new, and he did such an incredible job at keeping a consistent accent and pronunciation from the seven books prior.

If you, like me, had a diva tantrum, when discovering the change in narration, never fear. This book, in story and narration, is just as perfect as all the rest of the series.

Awesome

Wonderful love story. Strong beautiful characters. The smexy scenes were damn hot. Meowwww Rahrrrrrr. Can’t wait for the next book.