I Fell in Love with a Goblin

Eve Healy

Nov 2023 · Eve Healy

About this ebook

Aidan is a simple man. Having grown up in a small, rural village as the son of a shepherd, his future is set in stone. He will take over the flock for his father and raise the next generation of shepherds someday. Unfortunately, he isn’t popular with the ladies but very popular with the men, much to his dismay. He inherited his mother’s good looks and frail disposition, which puts him in an awkward social position in the village. His love life and social standing are the least of his worries, though, while the village is threatened by goblin invasion.

Every fall, the goblins come together to invade the village and take women for breeding. Thankfully, the goblins are stubby and not all that smart, so it doesn’t take much to defend the village. It’s Aidan’s group’s turn to protect the village when, while using the restroom, he’s ambushed by something that has all of the same attributes as a goblin but is massive. When he awakens, he’s in the goblin cave, mistaken for a woman. The other goblins chastise and assault the giant for the mistake, demanding Aidan’s immediate death.

When left alone with the giant, Aidan discovers that this creature isn’t only different in size from other goblins but also in emotional intelligence. While the goblin is nice, Aidan must put his survival first, and if that means promising his heart to the goblin and pretending to help him achieve the mantle of the goblin king, he’ll do just that. In the meantime, he’ll bide his time until he can find an opportunity to escape, even if it means breaking the poor creature’s heart.

Ratings and reviews

Aiden is a Shepherd just trying to make his dad proud. He's trying to come to grips with his sexuality. As well as trying to avoid the unwanted advances of a bully in his village. Keeva is a goblin like no other. He has a conscience. When he ends up taking Aiden he's such a motion a change that nobody would have expected. My heart absolutely broke for Keeva and all that he suffered. He was supposed to be a quote unquote monster but he was anything but a monster. I found that there was more human monsters than there was in the goblins. I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

I liked I Fell in Love with a Goblin by Eve Healy. I enjoyed Aidan and Keeva's story. I liked how the story unfolds and how we get a back story from the character's POV as if we were there with them, like with Keeva's father when he and his army were turned into goblins. I liked how Keeva is different from the other goblins. He seems more like an orc in body build and has his mother's compassion and empathy. I loved how he wanted Aidan to be his queen.

This was a lovely HEA with some unusual physicality. There are several POV which was well done. The only reason it is not 5 stars is that the King Fisher chapter was long winded. Keeva and Aiden make a cute couple and it really drives home that the inside is so much more profound than what is on the surface. I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

About the author

Eve Healy is an author of gay/BL/yaoi romance and erotic fiction novels. However, Eve does not limit herself to just one subgenre of romance, whether it be love in small-town or love amongst the stars. She grew up in a small town but expanded her horizons with books, including romance novels, manga, and manhwa. With so many different ways to fall in love, Eve wants to make your heart flutter with all of them.

I currently live in Alabama with my partner. As high school sweethearts, my favorite love story to tell is our own, though I supplement with love stories I make up in my spare time. I love anime, manga, manhwa, and books in general. All recommendations are welcome! When I am not reading, writing, or trying to seduce my husband, I spend time with my dogs – a 90lb lab and a 40lb blue heeler.