{"product_id":"my-orc-pen-pal-veronika-kane-9798313227696","title":"My Orc Pen Pal","description":"\u003cb\u003eLook, I love a primitive, obsessed book hero as much as the next gal, but when my long-time pen pal shows up and insists I'm his Mate? That's a bit too far. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen I joined MonsterSmash (purely for research, obviously), I started exchanging emails with a sweet, smart, and ridiculously charming orc. Our messages became the highlight of my day-deep conversations, flirty banter, even a little...okay, a \u003ci\u003elot \u003c\/i\u003eof the best kind of tension. But that was all supposed to stay online.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen he waltzes into my small town, all muscles, tusks, and devastating confidence, ready for our first real date, surprising the heck out of me (third-grade teachers use words like \u003ci\u003eheck\u003c\/i\u003e, so sue me). And I won't lie-the date was a smashing (heh, pun intended) success. So was what came after. (Spoiler: me.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then he drops the bombshell: he's claiming me as his Mate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcuse me? What is this, the Stone Age? I don't have to be \u003ci\u003eclaimed\u003c\/i\u003e by some primal, possessive beast...right? But he's, um...very persuasive, and I agree to give him three dates to prove me wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust three dates. What's the worst that could happen?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis feel-good, low-angst, high-heat cozy romcom features the following tropes: fated Mates, size difference, friends to lovers, intimacy bargain, adorable small-town (of course), lots of humor, lots of heat!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eThis book is part of the Mated to the Monster multi-author monster romance series. All books can be read as standalone stories.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Veronika Kane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798313227696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.29d","brand":"Veronika Kane","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49171963445503,"sku":"9798313227696","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-orc-pen-pal-veronika-kane-9798313227696","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}