Monsters in My Kitchen Series by Jessie Hart

Spending the holidays at home gets sticky when a cynical chef accidentally bakes a man out of pieAfter a career blow-up sends Julia home for the holidays, the last thing she wants is to be dragged into baking pies using her late grandmother’s chaotic “recipe book.” One bottle of wine, too much sisterly rivalry, and several anatomically questionable dough sculptures later… something impossible happens... moreSpending the holidays at home gets sticky when a cynical chef accidentally bakes a man out of pieAfter a career blow-up sends Julia home for the holidays, the last thing she wants is to be dragged into baking pies using her late grandmother’s chaotic “recipe book.” One bottle of wine, too much sisterly rivalry, and several anatomically questionable dough sculptures later… something impossible happens.Julia wakes at 3 AM to find her masterpiece has come to life—a seven-foot, cinnamon-warm, golden-crusted pie golem with molasses-dark eyes and the impressively sculpted anatomy she shaped as a joke. He’s gentle, devoted, and magically bonded to the woman who created him.And now he’s standing in her mother’s kitchen.A cozy-but-spicy holiday monster romance filled with humor, heart, magical mishaps, and slow-burn heat that goes molten fast. Perfect for fans of Morning Glory Milking Farm, monster boyfriends, holiday chaos, and heroines who deserve a second chance at joy.This is the first installment in a multi-part monster romance novella series. Expect a developing relationship, a partial arc, and a cliffhanger or soft pause — with more chaos and sweetness to come! less

You think your holiday drama is bad? Try getting snowed in with your best friend's hot brother... right after a cursed mask turns him into Christmas's sexiest problem.Gracie Monroe thought she was driving to Tahoe to save her grandmother's struggling hot sauce business. Instead, she ends up trapped in a blizzard with Hans Drosselmeyer—her best friend's twin brother, a control-freak billionaire, and the man she once drunkenly kissed and never got over... moreYou think your holiday drama is bad? Try getting snowed in with your best friend's hot brother... right after a cursed mask turns him into Christmas's sexiest problem.Gracie Monroe thought she was driving to Tahoe to save her grandmother's struggling hot sauce business. Instead, she ends up trapped in a blizzard with Hans Drosselmeyer—her best friend's twin brother, a control-freak billionaire, and the man she once drunkenly kissed and never got over.Hans has bigger problems than unresolved sexual tension. When a Krampus mask from a strange inheritance fuses to his face, something ancient wakes inside him... something wicked, possessive, and very sure Gracie belongs to him.Now they're snowed in for the weekend with his meddling relatives, her (possibly) exploding hot sauce, too many secrets, and a holiday demon who absolutely does not believe in self-control.The storm outside has nothing on the one brewing between them.Dual POV * Snowed in at Christmas * Spicy paranormal romcom * Monster love interest * Slow-burn open-door romance * Best friend's brother * BillionairesThis is the first installment in a multi-part monster romance novella series. Expect a developing relationship, a partial arc, and a cliffhanger or soft pause — with more chaos and Krampus to come! less