If I don't find a date for my grandmother's weekend birthday bash, my mother plans to set me up with my second cousin. Talk about cringe. On the spur of the moment, I ask the town's orc blacksmith I've been crushing on for months to go with me.

Gunner agrees, and before I know it, we're sneaking away from Grannie's bash for an intimate party of our own. Finally, I get to test out just how well he swings his hammer.

After Grannie's weekend event ends, I figure I'll go back to admiring Gunner from afar. But it turns out he's no longer faking . . .

Orc Me Baby One More Time is Book 2 in the Monsterville, USA Series.

Beware: Don't read unless you enjoy high-heat shenanigans with a cinnamon roll orc blacksmith.