Monster Pucked

Pucking Monsters #2

by Clio Evans, Ashley Bennett, Bryant Walker (Narrator)

Celebrate the New Year the monstrous way with this holiday hockey monster romance!

One hot chocolate crisis at a holiday dinner party, an unforgettable mistletoe kiss, and suddenly, I'm falling for one of the hottest goalies in the NMHL.

Ehrokk is a sweet orc with hard muscles, a soft heart, and the kind of submissive eyes that draw me right in. As a vampire, I've been alive for centuries, but there's something about him that calls to me.

After a New Year's Eve that changes us both, we wonder if we're fated to be together. But we lead such different lives that we aren't sure we can make it work. Can we give true love a shot?

What you'll find in this M/M monster romance, a silver-fox Vampire chef, a sweet Orc hockey player, D/s dynamics, champagne flavored… you know what, and knotty and naughty times.

Genres: Monster Romance, M M Romance, Sports, Fantasy, Novella, Romance, Hockey

3 pages, Audible Audio

First published November 19, 2024

Reviews

[Mia S.]

Cuter!

Following the chef and Orc hockey player, I actually liked this one more because Ehrokk is just bashfully cute and Marco as a Dom, oh yeah that was pulled off beautifully! Loved it!

[Анастасія ꒰⁠⑅⁠ᵕ⁠༚⁠ᵕ⁠꒱⁠˖⁠♡]

Ерокк та Марко такі милі😭

[labibliofille]

DANG are these two scrumptious!

[Jen]

Something about a big boy being a sub is so perfect

[CHORNOBROVA KAROOKA]

7/10

Після першої книжки це прямо вау.
Нормальний, поступовий розвиток сюжету. Здорові стосунки, сповнені підтримки, турботи та розуміння. Жодної драми, багато розмов про почуття та очікування від майбутнього. Сцени 18+ теж хороші (це монстр-романс, «хороші» - це дуже умовно🌚🌝).
Насправді дуже мила і комфортна історія з великою кількістю перчинок🌶

[Feliks]

that was the worst thing i've ever experienced, never again -20/10

[Anna Ha]

Хороша, приємна БДСМ-новелка про відносини надзвичайно сильного трьохсотлітнього Дома-Вампіра і м'якого булочку з корицею велетенського Орка-Саба 😉😍
Багато сексу, гарячих моментів, використання клітки для члену (це друга книжка, де я зустрічаю використання цього девайсу.. це таааааак спайсі) ❤️‍🔥🍆
Без розриву, без драми.. Чиста закоханість, кохання та істинна пара 🫶🏻

**Я не знав, чи зможу коли-небудь взяти його повністю, якщо враховувати величезні розміри, але міг спробувати.
До того ж, я був вампіром. Якщо щелепа зламається, то моментально зростеться.**

Зручненько 🤪

[Ahren McNamara]

❄️ ARC Review ❄️

I read Monster Pucked last night and now I am full blown (😏) ready for the winter! Ashley Bennett and Clio Evans are my two favorite authors (and humans) so I knew I was going to love this one and they delivered! It was so sweet and hot, the perfect combo for a cozy winter novella! Monster Pucked is a sequel to Monster Pucker, which came out last year, and is being released tomorrow! I highly recommend both stories! Here are some highlights:

- MM Vampire Chef/ Orc Hockey Star
- Kink Galore
- Daddy/Darling
- Grumpy/Sunshine Vibes
- Instalust & Fated Mates

My favorite quote is “Horny terror washed over me…” and honestly, same.

[Poppy || Monster Lover]

This was cozy with more spice than plot. Ehrokk was a hockey star with low self esteem and a sweet nature. Marco was a chef with a bossy personality and a soft spot for Ehrokk. They went through New Year’s Eve in a smutty way and got their HEA.

Spice: 5/5

Triggers: severe allergic reaction (they’re ok), blood

[Catalina]

2.5 🌟

[sonne]

Трошки краще за першу частину. Коротка еротична новела про орка і вампіра, трохи краще за першу частину , вже знайомі герої. Дуже зимова атмосфера.

[Ra! ʕ •̀ ω •́ ʔ]

4⭐️ Champagne flavored what?
| tropes: holiday monster romance, hockey , vampire x orc | high steam | digital

🎄Overall Thoughts🎄
I loved Monster Pucker so I was so excited for the sequel! The main characters are Ehrokk, a sweet orc hockey player and Marco, a vampire personal chef. I liked them together! They were so sweet about their feelings towards each other and wanted the other to feel comfortable and cared for. I love when the big jocks are subs! Especially when they're himbo coded like Ehrokk is.

[TeeReads]

4.5 stars

I enjoyed this one *just* a touch more than Monster Pucker. This one was just as fun, but there was something about Ehrokk and Marco that just gripped me more. This story is equal parts sweet and spicy. I loved the communication between our MCs, and I really enjoyed how they were unapologetically themselves. This was pretty low angst and high spice. It's a good, simple, quick, and easy read for the holidays.

[Hare Llow]

sin duda me gustó más que el primero 🖤

[Sabs ✨️]

4.5 🌟

[user]

Adorable lighthearted smutty MM monster romance. It’s short. And it has insta love, grumpy/sunshine and fated mates. I typically hate insta love. But I love it In monster romance. As a matter of fact I prefer it. Because monsters are 12 times more loyal than humans. Insta love for humans makes me believe the characters are teens experiencing puppy love and it ruins the book. But with monsters it’s believable. They love harder they’re naturally more possessive and gentle towards their partner and extremely loyal.

Anyways this was my 100th book this year and I loved it!

[Amanda Borbe]

Dare I say this is better than book 1!?! Loved a big burly orc goalie who’s also a sub, and a sexy dominate vampire chef who wants to take care of his love. The only thing this needed was a well timed “yes chef” 😉
Thanks Ashley for the ARC!

[Rachel]

Yes. Just yes. I was so excited when I realized this was out. I loved the first one and this little world and was so excited to go back. This was such a cute little spicy holiday romance and of course I loved it, there was a vampire. They stole my heart and it’s alway fun seeing the big burly man get taken care of for once.

[Randinicole_reads]

4.25 ⭐️

MM romance
daddy kink
chastity cage
vampire & an orc

[Caitlin]

There's nothing better than a spicy holiday novella....except a spicy MONSTER holiday novella- LOVED this one!

[☾✴︎Andrea Reads Romance✴︎☽]

4 ⭐️ AGE GAP + DADDY K!NK + MM MONSTER FATED MATES...

Listen, I'm not a big fan of Age Gap romances. There, I said it. And I'll probably say it again. But I loved this?? Seriously, who am I? Idk, but this book makes all of those things work so beautifully.

I want to make it clear to everyone that I'm fully aware the only reason I loved this book is because it's MM. I abhor FM age gap romances. Argue in the comments. Or don't. But seriously, it creeps me out if there's a woman involved -the whole infantilisation of women just is so present in my mind at all times, I just can't enjoy it. Yes, sometimes even in monter romances!

This, however, so sooooo good! Marco and Ehrokk deserve to be celebrated, and this sweet novella was definitely the way to do it! I love that we get to see the protagonist of book #1 being happy and thriving, and even though I wish this book was a little longer -much like I wanted with book #1- I couldn't put it down.

This was cozy, and sweet, and everything I wanted it to be.

There's nothing I have to say negative about this, and I cannot recommend this series enough!

🌶🌶🌶 - Beware jalapeños ahead!

[Nastia]

There was just something about him that felt right. Even with the blunders of our date this evening, I knew in my gut that he was right for me. We could make this work.
I hoped we could make this work.

5⭐️
What a sweet story.
In this story we are getting a champagne flavored romance between vampire and ork. Marko and Ehrokk met on a Christmas party and from this point sparks of attraction and anticipation of intimacy are flying in the air.
Have you expected to read about submissive huge orc and silver fox vampire who is craving to dominate this strong green body? I was not, but it was fun, emotional and cute.
This story is an ideal story to read for holiday vibes and adventures.

[Ryn Emilee]

puck me up in the best way possible please!

This one is a gloriously decadent MM romance featuring an orc + vampire pairing that should honestly be illegal because the contrast alone deserves jail time:
Big, intimidating, green king energy
Elegant, controlled, caretaking vampire
Me? On the bench, screaming, kicking my feet
The dynamic??
✨ Submission done beautifully.
✨ Power exchanged with trust and tenderness.
✨ A vampire who adores taking care of his big scary orc like he’s precious cargo??

And listen—there’s a certain recurring element involving biting and attention to… nonstandard areas that had me blushing, sweating, and immediately running to my partner like “I NEED TO DISCUSS A BOOK FOR SCIENCE.”
Absolutely feral behavior. Zero regrets.
Unlike book one, this leans way more into:
dates, soft moments and “I miss you so much it physically hurts” separation vibes

The hockey is mostly background noise — a quick away-for-work moment that gives us yearning and mutual pining, which honestly? Adorable as puck. I didn’t miss the rink because the emotional foreplay was doing Olympic-level performance.

If you want your monster romance soft but spicy, dominant but tender, and heavy on connection, this one will score every time.

[Anya]

This series was fantastic, I especially loved this book. The MCs were absolutely adorable and the reversal of “stereotypical” roles was explored really well.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️

Tropes:
MM
Orc hockey player x Vampire chef
D/s
“Daddy”
Knotting, biting, 🍆 cages, and flavored 💦
Fated mates

Content warning:
This book is heavy on the D/s k1nk and exploring other k1nks
There is some 🩸 drinking
One of the mmc’s has very low self-esteem and it is a big part of the book

[Nat]

heavy and I mean HEAVY on the daddy kink!!

however I do love to see a big strong man on his knees and Marco sure did accomplish that and brought Ehrokk to his knees (there were no complaints from our favorite sub)

This one also was lowkey more tender than the first with Ehrokk being so vulnerable and self-concious which was cute but, let me tell you, it did not take away from the SPICE

I forgot why fated mates slaps every time

[Daphnne]

Cute Monster Romance

I loved this! It was cute, steamy and just made my day. I read it in one sitting and now have no clue what else to read. The orc and the vampire - an usual couple that works. Looking forward to more in this world, please and thank you!

[Tally Patton]

Too cute

I can't with this series. They're so sticking cute and spicy.
I love a Daddy Dom, and Marco definitely is that! This was unbelievably cute and hella spicy!

[Jess (scijessreads)]

Sweet and cute and fun.

[Courtney]

A cute little vampire/orc audio. It was short and spicy. It was a good time.

[Jessi]

3.5 Stars ⭐️