A widowed omega baking through grief. A brewmaster through the shared wall. One small town with no boundaries.
Sage Burns knows the rules. Omegas get one true scent-match. Hers died two years ago, leaving a faded bond mark and a ghost note of bonfire smoke she catches in her own scent at 3 AM.
Opening a bakery in Thornberry was supposed to be a fresh start, not an ambush by a shared wall, a grumpy brewmaster whose bass shakes her proofing rack, and a body that keeps reaching for scents it shouldn't want.
Rhys built his brewery to need no one.
Declan documents the bakery-brewery war on Instagram and calls it content because calling it love would mean admitting he still wants someone to stay.
Nolan leaves Post-it notes on her counter at dawn.
Three men. Three scents. All three reaching for the widow who swore her matching was done.
When a pipe burst floods her kitchen and the Thornberry Faire forces them onto the same cooking team, Sage lands in the brewery kitchen for three weeks surrounded by hops and clove in the walls, citrus and leather on every surface, and a scent-match rising like a tide her mythology cannot explain.
She thought love was a recipe she already knew by heart. They showed her a kitchen with rooms she hadn't entered yet.
Tropes: Why Choose / Reverse Harem • Rivals to Lovers • Omegaverse • Second Chance • He Falls First • Forced Proximity • Small Town
Heat Level: Spicy
Tone: Emotional, Angsty
Series Type: Book 2 of 3
Ending: HEA
POV: Multi First Person
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Sage Burns knows the rules. Omegas get one true scent-match. Hers died two years ago, leaving a faded bond mark and a ghost note of bonfire smoke she catches in her own scent at 3 AM.
Opening a bakery in Thornberry was supposed to be a fresh start, not an ambush by a shared wall, a grumpy brewmaster whose bass shakes her proofing rack, and a body that keeps reaching for scents it shouldn't want.
Rhys built his brewery to need no one.
Declan documents the bakery-brewery war on Instagram and calls it content because calling it love would mean admitting he still wants someone to stay.
Nolan leaves Post-it notes on her counter at dawn.
Three men. Three scents. All three reaching for the widow who swore her matching was done.
When a pipe burst floods her kitchen and the Thornberry Faire forces them onto the same cooking team, Sage lands in the brewery kitchen for three weeks surrounded by hops and clove in the walls, citrus and leather on every surface, and a scent-match rising like a tide her mythology cannot explain.
She thought love was a recipe she already knew by heart. They showed her a kitchen with rooms she hadn't entered yet.
Tropes: Why Choose / Reverse Harem • Rivals to Lovers • Omegaverse • Second Chance • He Falls First • Forced Proximity • Small Town
Heat Level: Spicy
Tone: Emotional, Angsty
Series Type: Book 2 of 3
Ending: HEA
POV: Multi First Person
Genre: Paranormal Romance
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