Faking It with the Grumpy Orc Next Door

Fake dating an Orc never tasted so sweetAfter one disastrous breakup too many, I'm officially done with romance. I moved to this alien colony to open a bakery, perfect my famous cronuts, and live a quiet life.So blurting out that my massive, growly next-door neighbor is my boyfriend in front of my meddling sister?Definitely not my finest moment. Yet Waruk agrees to play along.For a price.Suddenly, I'm dealing with awkward family dinners, fake kisses, and letting the intimidating orc next door taste-test my sweetest recipes.Nobody warned me that pretending to date a seven-foot wall of green muscle would be hazardous to my heart.Because beneath those dangerous tusks and that permanently grumpy expression, Waruk is fiercely protective, devastatingly attentive, and entirely too easy to love.Now I have to decide whether risking my heart again is a terrible idea…Or the best recipe I've ever created.If you love grumpy-sunshine pairings, fake dating, fiercely protective alien Orcs, and sweet-but-spicy sci-fi romance, grab this standalone adventure today.