Loretta Kendall
Genre: Monster Romance
Publisher: Loretta Kendall
Date of Publication: May 15th, 2026
ISBN: 9798234054067
Number of pages: 244
Word Count: 75,000
Cover Artist: LK Creative Designs
Book Description:
Daisy survived two years in orc captivity with one rule: Don't get caught during the run.
Sassy burlesque comedian, Daisy LaRue, always believed her orc captors kidnapped their pretty victims for nefarious reasons. Humans, fairies, pixies, and other beautiful beings, all taken from their homes and forced to survive in a world built on a brutal game of hunter and the hunted.
But do the orcs want them for lunch… or love?
When Daisy is finally caught during the orcs' quarterly run, she discovers the so-called monstrous men might not be the villains she pegged them to be. The one who caught her may turn from enemy to temptation.
In a world where nothing feels certain, she’ll face a battle far darker than captivity when her captor, Commander Bramwell Grognak, reveals the truth of a twisted history built on the study of eugenics. With the handsome orc at her side, Daisy takes a stand against the hidden evils of a society once built on honor and tradition.
As love becomes the greatest challenge they face, this world may be worth fighting for.
Running with the Orc: Excerpt 1
The
club was packed, the drinks were flowing, and Daisy LaRue was about to go on
stage for another night of comedy burlesque when…
“You
have to see who’s here. I can’t believe it. He came. He never comes into the
camp unless someone trips the alarm leading to the portal.”
I
watched the woman from my world, Claudette, curiously. “Who?”
She
didn’t respond, but quickly pushed me to the edge of the stage to look out
through the curtain. When I caught a glimpse of what was sitting in VIP, the
gasp that came from my lips rattled me, and I quickly slammed the curtain shut.
With a heavy breath, I pinned myself to the nearby wall and hoped like hell he
didn’t see me. My heart was racing, and I couldn’t believe he was here. I hoped
I would never have to lay eyes on that man again—that stupid, green-skinned,
gorgeous man.
“Bramwell
Gronk,” I breathed, barely able to contain the sudden fear that fell over me.
“The
leading commander of the orc army,” she noted with a little too much cheery
swoon for my liking. “His warlord horde was the group who brought you back
here… twice… no, three times… Wasn’t it? The warlords typically don’t—”
“Show
up unless hunting us when we try to escape to reach the passage. Yeah, tell me
something I don’t know.”
Damn
her for stating the obvious. The last time we met, he swore he’d kill me if he
ever saw my face again. His words were I’ll take care of you. Yeah, I’m sure he
would, in a dark, primal ritual where he’d rip my heart from my chest as his
men bellowed war chants to the rhythm of my still beating thumper, right before
he took a big bite to claim his barbarian hierarchy.
That gnarly scar on his face from forehead to
jawline is the reason I landed in an oubliette for two weeks… Or was it a
month?
Best-selling, award-winning romance author Loretta Kendall is an Indiana girl at heart, splitting time between writing steamy, swoon-worthy love stories and keeping up with her comedic sidekick husband. When she’s not lost in a world of words, she’s probably in the movie theater watching the latest release or trying to keep her poor, defenseless Venus flytrap plants alive. ~ RIP Molly Sue, Poe, and the twins.
Outside of writing, Loretta has a soft spot for vintage horror monsters, pinup fashion, and multimedia art. As a former pageant queen, celebrity makeup artist, photographer, and talent agent spanning twenty-two years in fashion and entertainment, her life experience gives a unique spin on her stories and their lively characters.
Loretta’s love for storytelling shines through in every book, blending real love with the perfect touch of comedy, glamour, and outright chaos to captivate her readers.
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