Christmas With A Chimera (Hardcover)

A spoiled heiress.A grumpy werewolf.How could an accidental marriage possibly go wrong?Welcome to Claw Haven, Alaska - where monsters go to find some peace and quiet ...Spoiled heiress Luna Stack is meant to be sipping mai tais on a beach. But when she crashes (literally) into Claw Haven in a snowstorm, no one is prepared for her to up-end everything.Oliver Musgrove brought his werewolf pack to Claw Haven to hide. The last thing he needs is a magical mate-bond with Luna after both accidentally drinking a potion - someone who doesn't seem to understand the meaning of the word 'boundaries' and won't stop smiling, dammit.Unfortunately, no matter how much Oliver wants to keep his distance from Luna, the bond keeps pulling them back together. Can they break the bond for good? Or will they give in to the magical spark between them?*Tropes*Forced proximityFated matesGrumpy/sunshineSmall townMagical beingsSpicy!

The grumpy-sunshine appeal of It Happened One Summer meets the cozy fantasy vibes of The Baby Dragon Cafe in this utterly charming, spicy, Alaska-set fated-mates monster romance.Welcome to Claw Haven, where monsters go to find some peace and quiet.Spoiled heiress Luna Stack is meant to be sipping mai tais on a beach with her fun-loving fiancé. Instead, a snowstorm strands her in Claw Haven, Alaska, a cozy town full of monsters living the quiet life. At least the werewolf innkeeper’s hot—until he opens his mouth. Luna’s more than ready to leave the grumpy wolf and his decrepit inn behind as soon as the snow clears, but when a potion mishap bonds the two of them together, she resigns herself to staying in Claw Haven, just for a little while.She’s only werewolf married, though, not married married, like, legally. No big deal.Oliver Musgrove wants nothing to do with his new “wife.” He has annoying, friendly townsfolk to ignore, and he’s lost his ability to shift, which means his alpha ambitions are currently on hold.Unfortunately, no matter how much Oliver wants to keep his distance from Luna, the bond says otherwise. Even though the two can’t stand each other, maybe they can stop bickering long enough to explore the magical spark between them…After all, what’s a little knotting between enemies?For fans of... - Fated mates - Forced proximity - Accidental marriage - Grumpy/sunshine dynamics - Cozy monster romance - Small town AlaskaMore from the Claw Haven series by Isabelle Taylor: - Accidentally Wedded to a Werewolf (book 1) - Christmas with a Chimera (book 2) - Only One for the Orc (book 3) - Snowed In with an Incubus (book 4) - The Dragon's Fake Date (book 5)

A local bookshop employee falls hard for her polar opposite—who just happens to be an orc—in the second installment of Isabelle Taylor’s Claw Haven monster romance series, perfect for fans of Legends & Lattes and Ruby Dixon.In Claw Haven, Alaska, monsters are real—but fated mates? Bookseller Vi Harper doesn’t believe, and it’s up to one smitten orc to prove otherwise in this sweet and spicy romance.Vi Harper is good at many things. Fixing problems for everyone in Claw Haven, for one. Keeping Sweethelm Bookstore running smoothly, for another. Above all, Vi is great at pretending she’s got her life figured out. The truth is, she’s a hot mess inside—especially when cocky, gorgeous orc Nick Wicker goads her in his infuriating way.Nick has found his mate. That’s the good news. The bad: he’s already blown it. Every time Nick speaks to soft-spoken, overworked bookseller Vi, she seems to hate him even more. What’s a lovestruck orc to do but stress-bake and look for some way to redeem himself? Even it means joining the book club.Then a batch of apology brownies sparks one passionate night together and suddenly, sensible Vi is doing something completely out of character: offering her one-time enemy a friends-with-benefits arrangement. It’s more than Nick dreamed. Phenomenal. And it won’t be enough. Not until he’s found a way to show her that sometimes, fate gets it exactly right…Tropes: - Fated mates/soul mates - Rivals to lovers - Bookish - Opposites attract - One night onlyMore from the Claw Haven series by Isabelle Taylor: - Accidentally Wedded to a Werewolf (book 1) - Christmas with a Chimera (book 2) - Only One for the Orc (book 3) - Snowed In with an Incubus (book 4) - The Dragon's Fake Date (book 5)