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Jilli Waters · Toothsome Monster Romance #5.5
A burnout florist crashes into a grumpy orc's forest solitude — and seduces him with cinnamon.
She’s running from burnout. He’s hiding from the world. Fate—and a few wild wolves—have other plans.Anne thought a flower delivery gig would be a quiet way to clear her head after law school nearly broke her. That is, until a pack of wolves chases her deep into the woods—and straight into the arms of a brooding, six-foot-something orc with calloused hands and a heart he swears he doesn’t have.Urk likes his solitude, his woodcarving, and his routine. He definitely doesn’t like the too-curious human woman who crashes into his life, wrecks his peace, and cooks like she’s trying to seduce him with cinnamon.But when sparks fly and secrets surface, Anne and Urk will have to decide if they’re willing to fight for a future neither of them planned—especially when desire threatens to burn down all their carefully built walls.Rescued by the Grumpy Orc is a grumpy-sunshine, steamy small-town fantasy romance, perfect for fans of monster love, cozy cabins, and cinnamon rolls—literal and otherwise.

Charlaine Harris · Sookie Stackhouse #1
A telepathic Southern waitress falls for a vampire in a small town with a very big body count.
5 tropes in common

Ali Hazelwood · Bride #1
A vampire bride surrenders herself to the enemy wolf Alpha — but she has her own secret agenda.
4 tropes in common

Jenna Levine · My Vampires #1
A broke artist moves in with a dashing vampire who leaves her love notes and talks like Mr. Darcy.
8 tropes in common

A grumpy wolf surgeon and his chatty ER colleague fake-mate to save their careers — then feelings get very real.
8 tropes in common

Mary Auclair · Monsters of Saltford Bay #1
A newly divorced chaos magnet renovates a seaside lodge — with the help of Saltford Bay's grumpiest, greenest orc.
12 tropes in common

Jacklyn Hyde · Monster Bae #1
A runaway influencer crashes a grumpy 600-year-old vampire's castle — and his carefully guarded heart.
10 tropes in common

Deborah Harkness · All Souls #1
A witch discovers a bewitched manuscript — and a forbidden attraction to a vampire who may be her greatest danger.
3 tropes in common

Laura Thalassa · The Four Horsemen #1
She shot the Horseman of Pestilence to save her town. Now she's his prisoner — and maybe his salvation.
5 tropes in common

Juliette Cross · Stay a Spell #1
A cursed werewolf begs a witch for help — but his wolf has already chosen her as his.
9 tropes in common

Lyonne Riley · Hallow's Cove
A sunny human on a forced vacation falls for her grumpy vampire landlord — who desperately fears his own monster within.
11 tropes in common

Honey Phillips · https://www.goodreads.com/series/3786...
She bid on the grumpy orc outcast nobody wanted — and found the biggest heart in town.
11 tropes in common

An American woman discovers her family's Scottish secrets — and the gorgeous, grumpy monster guarding them.
9 tropes in common

Erin Sterling · The Ex Hex #1
A witch's breakup hex on her ex comes back to bite her when he returns to town nine years later.
5 tropes in common

Regine Abel · Prime Mating Agency #1
A colony farmer is matched by alien matchmaking agency to a grumpy lizardman — and finds his scales surprisingly cuddly.
11 tropes in common

Molly Harper · Naked Werewolf #1
A southern transplant in Alaska discovers her grumpy neighbour is a werewolf — and her fated match.
9 tropes in common

R.L. Mathewson · Pyte/Sentinel #1
A centuries-old vampire fights bloodlust — and feelings — for the nosy human next door who won't leave him alone.
9 tropes in common

Michele Mills · Sweet Monster Treats #1
She brings her grumpy, shirtless orc neighbor Valentine's cookies — he claims her as his Bride.
9 tropes in common

Gail Carriger · Parasol Protectorate #1
A soulless spinster and a growling werewolf investigator clash — and spark — in Victorian supernatural London.
5 tropes in common

Colette Rhodes · Shades of Sin #1
A monster-obsessed Hunter bride must convince her grumpy Shade King husband she's exactly what he needs.
8 tropes in common

Kimberly Lemming · Mead Mishaps #1
A reluctant spice farmer accidentally saves a demon and gets dragged on a quest she absolutely did not sign up for.
9 tropes in common