Hired By The Grumpy Minotaur
(2026)(A book in the Monsters Of Saltford Bay series)
A novel by Mary Auclair
Minotaurs mate for life. Someone really should have mentioned that before I moved into his house.
My parents are drowning in medical debt, and the only job that can save them comes with a catch. Live-in nurse to my Agatha Thornwood, an elderly minotaur with opinions and a penchant for matchmaking.
Oh, and did I mention she’s also my billionaire ex’s grandmother? And that he lives there, too.
I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place, so I don’t really have a choice.
Demetrius is seven feet of black fur, polished horns, and a suit that should file for hazard pay. He glares at me like a hostile takeover and when his gaze slips down to my lips, my heart skips a beat. Every accidental brush of his hand sets off a riot in my bloodstream that I refuse to dignify with a name.
Then one kiss torches all my good intentions of pretending I'm over him. Turns out a grumpy minotaur doesn't do anything halfway. Not glaring. Not kissing. Definitely not the things he growls against my skin once the lights go out.
I know exactly how this ends, and I still can't stop turning the pages.
Can a growling minotaur and the sunshine who got away survive round two?
Welcome to Saltford Bay, where monsters are real, neighbors are nosy, and true love comes with claws. Perfect for fans of Emily Antoinette, That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon, and Get a Life, Chloe Brown.
Each book in the Monsters of Saltford Bay series can be read as a standalone. This cozy and steamy small town romance story is low angst, funny and full of sexy, grumpy monsters with tusks and hearts of gold. Intended for mature readers.
Genre: Romance
My parents are drowning in medical debt, and the only job that can save them comes with a catch. Live-in nurse to my Agatha Thornwood, an elderly minotaur with opinions and a penchant for matchmaking.
Oh, and did I mention she’s also my billionaire ex’s grandmother? And that he lives there, too.
I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place, so I don’t really have a choice.
Demetrius is seven feet of black fur, polished horns, and a suit that should file for hazard pay. He glares at me like a hostile takeover and when his gaze slips down to my lips, my heart skips a beat. Every accidental brush of his hand sets off a riot in my bloodstream that I refuse to dignify with a name.
Then one kiss torches all my good intentions of pretending I'm over him. Turns out a grumpy minotaur doesn't do anything halfway. Not glaring. Not kissing. Definitely not the things he growls against my skin once the lights go out.
I know exactly how this ends, and I still can't stop turning the pages.
Can a growling minotaur and the sunshine who got away survive round two?
Welcome to Saltford Bay, where monsters are real, neighbors are nosy, and true love comes with claws. Perfect for fans of Emily Antoinette, That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon, and Get a Life, Chloe Brown.
Each book in the Monsters of Saltford Bay series can be read as a standalone. This cozy and steamy small town romance story is low angst, funny and full of sexy, grumpy monsters with tusks and hearts of gold. Intended for mature readers.
Genre: Romance