Pale girl. Freak. Vampire. Ghost. They say death rides a pale horse... Sophie is very much alive. Sophie used to think she was beautiful, a literal incarnation of Snow White. That was before the bullying began—and never really stopped. Even choosing a college in a tiny mountain town doesn't stop the stares and whispers. Pale Girl... Freak. Vampire. Ghost. Sophie doesn't know her own secrets. What makes her so pale? What causes flames to dance from her fingertips and in the depths of her eyes? Does the mysterious man she crashes into on campus know the answers to her questions? Jesse keeps a low profile. He knows friendships are dangerous and love is out of the question. He wasn't supposed to find Sophie. He wasn't supposed to fall in love with everything about her. But when she learns the truth about what he is, what she might be, too; will she run from him and retreat deeper into herself? Or can they save each other?

Welcome back to Pine Ridge, New York, a place where man and monster live in harmony… and even fall in love. But not in Georgie’s case. The hulking green Orc chef of The Pine Loft coffee shop knows that a human woman could put up with an Orc or a workaholic chef, but not both! That is, until he meets Claire, a determined culinary student who falls in love with his food and has no idea of his true identity. Stubborn Claire refuses to stop pursuing the man who captures her heart with his food and his deep, sonorous voice, even if he refuses to show his face. Will her heart still belong to Georgie once she learns the truth? Indulge in a steamy tale of monster romance that will delight fans of C.M. Nascosta and The Minotaur’s Valentine. Indulge Size-difference Grumpy-sunshine Food fun Body positive romance Low-angst (no third-act break up here!) Dual First-Person POV Happily Ever After