I sigh with pleasure, allowing myself to fully relax in his arms.
“That you did. We both won,” I agree softly.
A year of happy memories stretches behind my eyes, making me smile in my mate’s arms. This is what I’ve always wanted, what I’m looking forward to as the years pass. It’s what I want for Kassie too. The Spiced Pumpkin family is about to grow, and I couldn’t be more excited!
Author’s Note
Thank you for reading! I hope you enjoyed Bodi and Lynn’s story as much as I loved writing them. This story was a long time in coming. I’ve been wanting to write Bodi’s story since he first made an appearance with his sister Erra in The Orc Wife. Their father, being both a warrior and a scholar really shaped a lot of how we understand his character in that he’s raised with a lot of tradition around him but also the rebellious need to circumvent it even, unlike his twin, as he follows down his father’s footsteps as a warrior. He plays as a bit of a jokester on the surface, but I’ve always felt that there was something more to him that would make the perfect mate for the right woman. I just hadn’t discovered my heroine or her story.
Then it came to me, since he is a bit of a lighthearted character, why not give his story, while possessing an air of mystery, a certain sweetness that can come with a harvest festival. In a way this book is more of a duet because it ties directly to the novella that follows, Trick or Orc, for autumnal enjoyment for the Halloween season!
As you can probably guess, Trick or Orc will reunite Garval and Kassie for a bit of Halloween fun and romance!
Coincidentally these books are coming out in October which has been dubbed on the internet as “Orctober”. It works for me just fine! It may even start a new tradition.
As for the Bright Bloods; it seemed to me that the natural progression of things would include resistance in the fae world with humans suddenly becoming a large presence there, just as there are humans who are resistant to fae in Ov’Ge. I touched on them briefly in this book but expect to see more of them!
SJ Sanders
Other Works by S.J. Sanders
The Mate Index
First Contact
The VaDorok
Hearts of Indesh (Valentine Novella)
The Edoka’s Destiny
The Vori’s Mate
Eliza’s Miracle (Novella)
A Kiss on Kaidava
The Vori’s Secret
A Mate for Oigr (Halloween Novella)
Heart of the Agraak
The Arobi’s Queen
Teril’s Fire
A Winged Embrace
Monsterly Yours
The Orc Wife
The Troll Bride
The Accidental Werewolf’s Mate
The Pixie’s Queen
The Unicorn’s Mare
How to Claim a Human Mate
Trick or Orc (coming soon)
The Troll King (coming soon)
Sci-Fi Fairytales
Red: A Dystopian World Alien Romance
Sirein
Ragoru Beginnings Romance
White: Emala’s Story
Huntress
Origins (coming soon)
Ragoru Romance
A Mother’s Night Gift
Warrioress (coming soon)
Dark Spirits
Havoc of Souls
Forest of Spirits
Desert of the Vanished (coming soon)
Dark Spirits Fairytales
The Mirror
Matchsticks
Glass Slippers (coming soon)
Shadowed Dreams Erotica
The Lantern
The Mintars
Librarian and the Beast
The Atlavans
The Darvel Exploratory Systems
Classified Planet: Turongal
Serpents of the Abyss
An Aturian Midwinter (coming Dec 2021)
Serpents of the Night (coming soon)
Mist World: Asylum of Graelf (coming soon)
Eternal (coming soon)
Broken Earth
Pirate’s Gold
Sands of Argurumal
The Argurma Chronicles
Argurma Warrior (coming soon)
About the Author
S.J. Sanders is a writer of Science Fiction and Fantasy Romance. With a love of all things alien and monster she is fascinated with concepts of far off worlds, as well as the lore and legends of various cultures. When not writing, she loves reading, sculpting, painting and travel (especially to exotic destinations). Although born and raised in Alaska, she currently is a resident of Florida with her family.
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