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- Content warnings: Blood, Violence, Slavery, Captivity, War, Death
Forged by Magic
by Jenna Wolfhart
Book 1 in Falling for Fables
A cozy, feel-good fantasy romance where a half-orc mercenary and a grumpy elf blacksmith are thrown together by a shipwreck and a forging competition, with found-family warmth and surprisingly steamy scenes.
goodreads 3.83/5 8,369 ratings
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Length310 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice3/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Grumpy sunshine
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Passionate / intense
- Feel-good
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- Grumpy protector
- Enemies to lovers
- Playful / funny
- Comfort reread material
- Secretly soft
- Vanilla with emotion
- Romantic fulfillment
- Protective love interest
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Tension
- Banter
- Dirty talk (sweet/playful)
- He falls first
- Size difference focus
- Possessive/protective
- Anticipation
- Possessive
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Forced proximity
- Small town / village
- High fantasy
- Elves
- Coastal / island / beach
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- Dragons
- Monsters
- Found family
- Competition romance
- Only one bed
- Monster romance
- Rivals to lovers
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Heartwarming
- Warm
- Light
- Low
- Survivor
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- Interracial romance
- Romantic
- Whimsical
- Warrior/fighter
- Engaging
- General badass
- Magical
- Banter-heavy
- Outcast/loner
- Adventurous
- Page turner
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Book details
- Length
- 310 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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