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Prothekan Orcs #1
Shared by Two Orcs
My life is meant to serve others. My body is meant to please.
And my two orcs will see to that.
Raised in an orc mining camp, I knew not to trust the brutes.
They took lives and ripped apart families.
But I never took them for thieves.
Until two orcs stole both halves of my heart.
I fell in love with my captors - despite knowing they were monsters.
Our wants are insatiable. Our desires invite disgrace.
So when the clan learns of our secret trysts, they must make a stand.
I will protect my orcs no matter what.
But will they choose their place in the clan?
Or claim the place in my heart?
And my two orcs will see to that.
Raised in an orc mining camp, I knew not to trust the brutes.
They took lives and ripped apart families.
But I never took them for thieves.
Until two orcs stole both halves of my heart.
I fell in love with my captors - despite knowing they were monsters.
Our wants are insatiable. Our desires invite disgrace.
So when the clan learns of our secret trysts, they must make a stand.
I will protect my orcs no matter what.
But will they choose their place in the clan?
Or claim the place in my heart?
- GenresRomance
211 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 2, 2023
182 people are currently reading
100 people want to read
About the author
Celeste King
255 books263 followersCeleste King is the author behind the Worlds of Protheka, a collection of interconnected series that promise dark fantasy, intense romance, and washboard abs. When it comes to her stories, there are sure to brooding alphas, sassy humans, and plenty of spice to look forward to.
With the ever growing fantasy worlds, the 'what ifs' are endless, and that is what excites her the most. Even she doesn't know just how far these characters will go, but she's gladly along for the ride.
You can always find her fearlessly diving into an adventure (in this world or another), typically with her husband, and partner in crime, at her side.
She helps keep the excitement alive for the rest us with each of her Prothekan works, where there are no heroes coming to save you and being kidnapped...isn't so bad when your captor is this hot.
With the ever growing fantasy worlds, the 'what ifs' are endless, and that is what excites her the most. Even she doesn't know just how far these characters will go, but she's gladly along for the ride.
You can always find her fearlessly diving into an adventure (in this world or another), typically with her husband, and partner in crime, at her side.
She helps keep the excitement alive for the rest us with each of her Prothekan works, where there are no heroes coming to save you and being kidnapped...isn't so bad when your captor is this hot.
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November 24, 2023
“How openly sexually I am” -2%
This far in? We couldn’t proofread?
“Like he couldn’t want to get out of here” -6% no editing. Cool.
“Is no nonchalant about” - 12% seriously, no editing at all?
“Stilol, I can only wonder what..” that’s supposed to be still… wtf. - 17%
“I lift up to trial kisses…” 32% okay no editing got it.
The story follows Willo, a human working in the mines of an orc encampment along with two orcs, Yamarz, a battle hardened warrior, and Duma, a soft boi.
She engages in a relationship with them both as they navigate their wants and desires versus the ideals and culture they’ve grown up in. It’s a decent story with good spice, but all of the grammar mistakes and typos were hard for me to ignore.
August 29, 2023
no. just no.
Everything about how the orcs speak is human. And the sex scenes are glossed right over. I have no interest in human orcs and panned off sex scenes.
Everything about how the orcs speak is human. And the sex scenes are glossed right over. I have no interest in human orcs and panned off sex scenes.
June 2, 2023
Willo (h), a human slave pressed into service in the orcs’ mines, is drawn to two orcs, Duma (H) and Yamarz (H), and sets her sights on getting to know both. Lone wolf Duma struggles in his relationships with the other orcs and prefers his own company patrolling in the quiet of the woods. Mine overseer Yamarz is a toughened warrior who’s respected by the other orcs for his strength and abilities. At first Willo tries to see each of them separately but convinces both orcs that they should spend their time together as a trio and the story is as much about Duma and Yamarz growing into a supportive brotherly relationship with one another. Lovely orc-human RH romance with a little bit of relationship drama from other orcs.
November 28, 2024
A ver... malo no es, pero tampoco es memorable.
Poco creíble que ella sea una esclava y ellos, los esclavistas, pero bué.
Le doy dos estrellas por la historia "inusual para orcos" (estos son pacifistas, no les gustan las peleas por que sí y no tienen problema en compartir su mujer).
Poco creíble que ella sea una esclava y ellos, los esclavistas, pero bué.
Le doy dos estrellas por la historia "inusual para orcos" (estos son pacifistas, no les gustan las peleas por que sí y no tienen problema en compartir su mujer).
June 29, 2023
Dear future self: don’t re-read this book. Implausible behavior and interactions between slave and guard/overseer, poor writing with bad dialogues/monologues, and questionable or downright wrong vocabulary usage.
Midway through I reimagined the backstory so that it was between a human in a mixed (human/orc) mining camp and orcs who are higher up in the unofficial social hierarchy (but not slave v guards/overseers). This made the interactions more plausible to me but did nothing to save the dialogue/vocabulary usage.
Midway through I reimagined the backstory so that it was between a human in a mixed (human/orc) mining camp and orcs who are higher up in the unofficial social hierarchy (but not slave v guards/overseers). This made the interactions more plausible to me but did nothing to save the dialogue/vocabulary usage.
June 11, 2023
I loved this book. When I first saw that cover and read the title, I couldn't wait to get my hands on it! A MFM by Celeste King?? Yes please! Great world building as always in Protheka. Willo, Yamarz, and Duma each had distinct personalities and I couldn't wait to see how a relationship between the three of them would form. But by far Duma was my favorite character in this book. I thought him sweet, honorable, and was saddened by how he was treated/viewed by other orcs. Willo has been a slave her whole life and now works in the mines. She is not meek or one to hold her tongue, and is definitely a female who knows what she wants. Yamarz is big, strong, and skilled, renowned to the other orcs, but abrasive and critical. The complete opposite of Duma. When both realize the other is interested in her, and she in both of them, Duma convinces Yamarz to let Willo chose on her own in her own time. They offer to take turns with her so she can spend time with each of them and she accepts. But switching between them when she is falling for both becomes harder and harder.
'I only have one heart. And I fear it’s going to break before either of them are happy with what I want… Because what I want is both of them. And I don’t think that is an option that has been left for me.'
Willo decides to be assertive and tell them she wants the three of them to spend their time together. How will they react and what will be their answer?
As much as I liked seeing the relationships develop between Willo and Duma and WIllo and Yamarz, I liked the change in the relationship between Duma and Yamarz the most. It began antagonistic and tense, but as time passed, it evolved and changed to even surprise Willo. A read fun read and I was completely hooked!
Please please Celeste King write more MFM romances! (And if you ever wrote a MMF, I think I would die a very happy girl!) 5 stars.
'I only have one heart. And I fear it’s going to break before either of them are happy with what I want… Because what I want is both of them. And I don’t think that is an option that has been left for me.'
Willo decides to be assertive and tell them she wants the three of them to spend their time together. How will they react and what will be their answer?
As much as I liked seeing the relationships develop between Willo and Duma and WIllo and Yamarz, I liked the change in the relationship between Duma and Yamarz the most. It began antagonistic and tense, but as time passed, it evolved and changed to even surprise Willo. A read fun read and I was completely hooked!
Please please Celeste King write more MFM romances! (And if you ever wrote a MMF, I think I would die a very happy girl!) 5 stars.
June 3, 2023
This is another great book set in the Protheka world that has you on the edge of your seat right till the very end. Willo is a slave that grow up and now works as a slave in the mines and she has two sexy Orc’s Yamarz and Duma that both want her and she is very interested in them as well. Duma is a loner Orc and keeps to himself and prefers to patrol in the woods but the temping human female Willo who he gets hot and heavy with has him wanting more from her. Yamarz is a tough warrior Orc who looks after the mines and has the respect of everyone but the gorgeous Willo drives him crazy with burning hot desires but now she tells them both that she wants to be with both of them all together and at first they weren’t thrilled but soon they get on board and they become the perfect trio. How will it all turn out and can they have a future together as one or are they so different and it does work out.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
July 12, 2023
So addictive!
In this character driven story, Willo stands out as a woman who is confident, strong, and self-aware. Yamarz and Duma are orcs on the opposite scales on tempermentality and they both fall for this pretty human. Yamarz is respected in the clan, Duma had the misfortune of being a kind of outsider. Yamarz was a serious and kind of grumpy dude, whereas Duma was more of a beatnik kind of dude, cool with nature and laid back. In both of them Willo had the best of both worlds! Most Orcs were against the mingling and tension ensued. Most of the book was spent on developing this relationship that Willo envisioned. It was a fun read, the Orcs weren't completely anti-human, but it wasn't clear if they were full citizens or prisoners or whatever, that clarification would have been cool to discover, but overall, I enjoyed the whole thing!
In this character driven story, Willo stands out as a woman who is confident, strong, and self-aware. Yamarz and Duma are orcs on the opposite scales on tempermentality and they both fall for this pretty human. Yamarz is respected in the clan, Duma had the misfortune of being a kind of outsider. Yamarz was a serious and kind of grumpy dude, whereas Duma was more of a beatnik kind of dude, cool with nature and laid back. In both of them Willo had the best of both worlds! Most Orcs were against the mingling and tension ensued. Most of the book was spent on developing this relationship that Willo envisioned. It was a fun read, the Orcs weren't completely anti-human, but it wasn't clear if they were full citizens or prisoners or whatever, that clarification would have been cool to discover, but overall, I enjoyed the whole thing!
June 3, 2023
Building a Family . . .
Willo is a human who works in the caves to mine ore for her Orc masters. Two of the Orcs seem to be attracted to her. The two she has attracted have opposite dispositions, Duma preferring to be alone and not mingle with the other Orcs, and Yamarz the mine overseer who is strong and respected by the other Orcs. Willo finds a way to convince both of them to share and be supportive of each other. Will the rest of the Orcs accept their situation? Will her Orcs have to choose whether they want her or the acceptance of the tribe? Or would those who matter to them show their support by attending their mating ceremony?
Willo is a human who works in the caves to mine ore for her Orc masters. Two of the Orcs seem to be attracted to her. The two she has attracted have opposite dispositions, Duma preferring to be alone and not mingle with the other Orcs, and Yamarz the mine overseer who is strong and respected by the other Orcs. Willo finds a way to convince both of them to share and be supportive of each other. Will the rest of the Orcs accept their situation? Will her Orcs have to choose whether they want her or the acceptance of the tribe? Or would those who matter to them show their support by attending their mating ceremony?
June 29, 2023
Group Love!!!!!
This is a very loving take on why choose trope. They all started off sort of rocky, especially with the tradistions of Orcs and how they are to me seen. I love that i never became MMF issue. Yarmz and Duma both kept the focus on Willo while building their friendship.
As always Celeste writes about true issues and the angst is strong but the characters are always willing to at least try and that is what makes relationships work...the willingness to try.
I am sooo looking forward to more about this clan.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This is a very loving take on why choose trope. They all started off sort of rocky, especially with the tradistions of Orcs and how they are to me seen. I love that i never became MMF issue. Yarmz and Duma both kept the focus on Willo while building their friendship.
As always Celeste writes about true issues and the angst is strong but the characters are always willing to at least try and that is what makes relationships work...the willingness to try.
I am sooo looking forward to more about this clan.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
July 18, 2023
Not awful, Not great
A lot of typos and sentence structure that almost made me think the writer’s first language is not English (or there was a bad translation). The story is kind of cute, it’s not really spicy apart from a scene or two. There’s a lot of “well this happened and time went by and this happened” instead of just telling the actual story through experiences. But overall I didn’t hate it. The world building was pretty interesting, and there’s a lot that could do with elaboration. Overall 3 stars
A lot of typos and sentence structure that almost made me think the writer’s first language is not English (or there was a bad translation). The story is kind of cute, it’s not really spicy apart from a scene or two. There’s a lot of “well this happened and time went by and this happened” instead of just telling the actual story through experiences. But overall I didn’t hate it. The world building was pretty interesting, and there’s a lot that could do with elaboration. Overall 3 stars
June 3, 2023
Well, we have an unconventional pairing to this particular clan of Orcs. The FMC is unconventional herself but she managed to unite two orcs whose personality seems to be bordering on opposite poles. I don't like her at first but its because of her traits that the MMCs became friends, giving them one thing in common, her.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
June 16, 2023
3.5 Stars
Honestly, it's not what I expected... The dynamics between the characters is not fluid, and there isn't much room for emotions... It's well written, but not well told... I don't know if it makes sense.
Honestly, it's not what I expected... The dynamics between the characters is not fluid, and there isn't much room for emotions... It's well written, but not well told... I don't know if it makes sense.
June 25, 2023
I really liked this story. I liked that all the characters were very different and found a way to be together even though it didn’t fit in societies constructs. I really liked the FMC, she decided what she wanted and she went for it! If only life was that easy ha-ha. I read this book as an ARC.
September 2, 2023
barely edited fanfic style fever dream where the enslavers are actually Good Guys who just help other orcs enslave humans in labor camps 😂 oh and it’s all of their first time in a pan relationship and the horny fmc pressures both mmcs into it
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June 14, 2023DNF
January 30, 2025
DNF 50%!
It was promising at the start….I expected good, hot smut. But it was all dull, boring, 0 graphic text. :/ dissapointed 🫢🤣
It was promising at the start….I expected good, hot smut. But it was all dull, boring, 0 graphic text. :/ dissapointed 🫢🤣
October 12, 2023
Needs editing badly. When main character's names are misspelled it is a big red flag. Between this, the weird phrasing and all the errors, I probably would have DNF (I almost did many times) if I wasn't curious about how the author would handle the "sharing" part. They handled it well. Overall, I wish I hadn't wasted my time reading this. Low angst, HEA
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