Bitten By The Grumpy Orc

Technically, I started the kitchen war when I stole his spatula and labeled his spice rack.
But in my defense… he bit me first.

Rogan Thorn is Pine Hollow’s grumpiest orc—big, green, tusked, and permanently mad at me for existing too close to his stove.
He inherited a failing bistro and a legacy. I just wanted to borrow his walk-in fridge.

Now we’re sharing a kitchen, a seed night, and apparently… one bed in a rain-drenched barn.
Oops?

He bites when he’s mad.
He also bites when he’s turned on.
And judging by the way he’s been looking at me since I reorganized his dry goods by pH level… we’ve got problems.

I’m the town’s favorite heirloom seed librarian. He’s chaos with abs and a cutting board.
We hate each other.
Until we don’t.
Until I’m moaning his name while he tells me I taste better than his chutney.

He told me to stay out of his fridge.
Now I’m the one keeping his eggs warm.

Read on for tusked tension, kitchen bickering that leads to love, and an orc who’s mean to everyone—except the human woman who ruins his mise en place. HEA Guaranteed!