He Loves Me Not

C.M. Nascosta

Book 5 of Cambric Creek

In this standalone entry in the Cambric Creek monster-romance world, middle-aged flower shop rivals Sumi (half-sylvan) and Ranar (a naga) go head-to-head after Sumi uses an inheritance to open a franchise location that threatens Ranar's family business. Unbeknownst to either of them, they've also been anonymously flirting for months in an online local-business chat, and their real-world feud collides with their digital connection in a modern, monster-filled riff on a classic enemies-who-don't-know-they're-already-close romantic comedy. The book leans into themes of midlife reinvention, immigrant family business pressure, and small-town multi-species community life alongside its central romance.