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Herbal Remedies for the Growly Hearts: a Monsters in Uniform Romance

A grumpy Alpha. A cheeky human. One poisoned forest. What could possibly go wrong? Zoe Greenwood is a kick-butt herbalist. She has no magic to her name and not a single fang in sight, but her teas, tinctures, and sunny competence keep Mystic Hollow’s magical community running like clockwork. She might laugh easily but when it comes to her herbs, Zoe is not playing around. She takes her craft as seriously as a wolf guarding his den.

Alpha of the Mystic Hollow pack and Park Ranger, Rex goes by few, simple protect the pack. Protect the woods. Keep chaos at bay. Easy enough. Unless Zoe is involved. Then the rules get messy, the forest feels smaller, and Rex’s growl doesn’t quite cover the way she gets under his skin.

When a strange sickness creeps through the woods, Rex and Zoe are forced to work together. The problem? Every time they are together, his growl gets softer and her urge to give into an oddly strong temptation grows harder.

Rex thought wrangling the pack and guarding the forest was hard. Turns out, not falling for one tiny human woman with zero magic is harder.



Welcome to Mystic Hollow, WA! Herbal Remedies for the Growly Hearts is a grumpy/sunshine, fated mates, forced proximity, touch her and d!e, small town rom-com with low angst and no darkness (but some sniffles) romance.
Part of the Monsters in Uniform Series.
Would you fall for a monster in uniform?

179 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 20, 2026

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September 12, 2026
That was very refreshing. I actually liked it a lot.. the size of the book was around 179 pages but the feel of it and the plot somehow felt longer.. Fuller.. I enjoyed, I want more of those two.. it was actually refreshing to read. It had a plot, a subplot and some spice without overdoing it. Very nice.
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June 21, 2026
Ma’am. Excuse me. I was not expecting to enjoy this book as much as I did!! ✋🏼🛑

This was such a sweet and funny story!! Not going to spoil here w details.

Human Fmc not TSTL. PTL🙌🏼

Fated mates.

A HAWT 🥵Alpha who is growly but also melts for her.

I just-it was super cute. I wanted more of them🤪!

Wish list? A pregnancy. More time to read about them as a couple after the big alpha challenge. Idk. More HEA. I hope the author revisits this couple in a novella or another novel.

KU
HFN
MF

Fated mates-human and wolf

Low anxiety read-things are quickly handled

Low spice-wish there had been more!

No 3rd act breakup

No OW/OM drama

No preg or breeding kink in book

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