Finding the Troll's Heart

 

Six months ago, Simka’s sister was stolen by wild orcs. When the neutral city of Morgenzan refuses to help, Simka goes on a rescue mission—but she can’t find the orc camp alone.

Corporal Jar’kel, a grouchy old troll with a broken tusk, has been sent to the frigid Blue Crags to help defend a valuable mine against the wild orcs. When he catches Simka vandalizing the mine, he makes her a deal: if she helps him find the wild orcs, he’ll help save her sister, and he can at last return home.

While Jar’kel and Simka work together to locate the camp, Jar’kel denies his growing attraction to the younger human woman. But to succeed in their mission, they must pretend to be a mated pair. Can they keep up the ruse when it feels much too real?

My Review

Every book I have read so far by Lyonne has been an instant hit with me. The books are fast reads, but this is mainly due to the factor that Lyonne writes her characters with such passion and emotions as if they were characters you have known for a very long time. The author can write any combo...human, orc, troll, minotaur, merman/mermaid, gargoyle, etc. You get the idea, and I would instantly fall in love with them all. 

Jar’kel and Simka may seem like an unlikely pair, but they are "mated" for each other. Powerful things can come in small packages. That is Simka. She is fierce. Jar'kel, I would call him a gentle giant or troll. The intimate moments between them felt natural and beautiful. They had my heart.