He’s a seven-foot giant who feels like a beast. She’s a curvy beauty looking for her happily ever after. Duke Life isn’t easy when you look like a monster. With my scarred face and hulking frame, people see a freak, not a man. So I keep to myself, rarely leaving the safety of my workshop. Then Ariana walks into my life. She wants me to build her a bookcase. Sounds easy enough. But the way my heart beats faster every time she looks at me is anything but simple. I shouldn’t want her. She’s too young, too sweet, too good for a man like me. How could a beauty like her ever love a beast? Ariana I’m used to being the odd one out. The introverted bookworm with a plus-size body that doesn’t fit in. But everything changes when I meet Duke. This giant lumberjack makes me feel seen for the first time in my life. He knows what it’s like to be different, and his rugged exterior hides a heart of gold. I’m falling fast, but Duke has insecurities of his own, and they threaten to tear us apart. If he doesn’t believe in our story, we might never get our fairytale ending. Tucked away in the heart of Crave County is the small town of Cherry Hollow. This quaint mountain community is full of big, grumpy lumberjacks who look tough on the outside but turn to cinnamon rolls once they meet the curvy women of their dreams. You can expect obsessed heroes, plus size heroines, and enough heat to melt a lumberjack’s axe in this short and steamy romance from Clara King.