Wed to the Orc Warrior
(Orc Wed, #1)
Penny McMara
Publisher: Self-published
Publication date: June 4, 2026
Genre: Fantasy Romance
To save my sister, I’ll marry a monster.
The orc mercenaries were meant to die. When Khal Drazha’s-son, their scarred, lethal leader, returns to claim his prize, a bride of noble blood, I know only one thing: my frail half-sister cannot be the one sacrificed.
I’m the bastard daughter no one wants, but I have street cunning, and a plan: I’ll deceive this golden-eyed orc warrior, taking my sister’s place at the altar and in his bed. If I can endure the wedding night, I can find a way to betray him. I can escape into the wilds beyond my father’s walls.
Now, we’re locked in a chamber together. I’m braced for the worst. But the warrior I’ve deceived believes I chose him…and he’s here to rescue me. He intends to bond us, soul and flesh, for a lifetime.
I came here prepared to survive a monster, but this green-skinned mercenary wants peace for his people, a peace he won’t win, because he’s married the wrong daughter.
My lies are about to tear his life apart. The bond we’ve forged in the dark might just shatter my heart first.
Excerpt…
Khal was as yet by the door he’d locked, standing unnaturally still. His eyes were fixed on me, but his face held no expression I could read. Maybe this was the kind of stillness predator animals had before they leapt onto their dying meals. Before I could think about it and lose my nerve I took a breath and shucked off the shift. The room wasn’t that cold, but every hair stood up on my legs and arms. I couldn’t resist the urge to cross my arms in front of myself, what little it might do. He was still standing there.
Khal drew a breath. “Your people move fast.”
Had this been a mistake? Had he wanted me to cower? Beg? “Did you want…something different?”
“No.” He was still looking at me. “No, you’re fine.” His Adam’s apple bobbed. “Right. We’re married.”
