His snakes aren't the only thing twitching with interest over her.
Turns out, "reptile dysfunction" isn't permanent when the right woman knows exactly how to handle a Gorgon.

SLOANE
I returned to Harmony Glen to care for my injured mom, not to obsess over a grumpy Gorgon whose snakes have better game than most humans. Now Thad's thrown out his back trying to impress me, and I’m suddenly playing doctor… battling the urge to thoroughly examine every inch of his rock-hard body.

THAD
Sloane Whitaker spells trouble—human, high-profile, and a threat to everything I’ve tried to protect. She looks at me like I'm more than just the guy who kept monsters in the shadows. She believes I could build something new... and my snakes aren't the only part of me ready to rise to the occasion.

Sometimes the best relationships start with a little dysfunction.

Return to Harmony Glen in this spicy standalone from USA TODAY Bestselling Author Alana Khan, featuring Thad—the broody, biker Gorgon brother of Sebastian (from Hiss and Tell). Prepare for snake shenanigans, small-town drama, and heat that’ll fog your windows.

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Though they once lived in secret, “monsters” have inhabited the earth as long as humans. As technology advanced by leaps and bounds, the ability to remain hidden dwindled. Earth’s nonhuman creatures faced a choice: allow themselves to be discovered, or step forward and introduce themselves. Either option could have ended badly for monsters and humans alike—and in some places, it did.

But not in Harmony Glen.

After The Great Revelation, Harmony Glen welcomed monsters with open arms. This small, lakeside town in Upstate New York is now home to humans and nonhumans! Integration has been so successful in Harmony Glen, the town even changed its motto to “Come for the harmony, stay for the happily ever after.”

Welcome to Harmony Glen. We know you’re going to love it here.

Each book in the Harmony Glen multi-author series is a standalone cozy romance with a happily ever after! The books can be enjoyed in any order.

Published
September 29, 2025
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Harmony Glen

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Harmony Glen is a lakeside town where humans and monsters quietly rebuilt trust after the world changed. After The Great Revelation, creatures once forced to hide now walk open roads, share dinner tables, and fall in love in broad daylight. But peace rarely arrives without complications.

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In this cozy fantasy romance series you follow characters who are more than their species. A witch, a Gorgon, a single mom, a grumpy monster, each carries scars: emotional, physical, sometimes magical. The streets of Harmony Glen might feel warm in daylight, the air still at ease, but at night fears stir, magic pulses, and hearts ache for acceptance.

The first book, Hiss and Tell, pulls you in with Aspen, a mother trying to shield her child from disappointment, and Sebastian, the shy snake-haired librarian whose touch brings her more than comfort. Their fake-dating contract unravels under real longing, hidden magic, and truths too powerful to ignore. Later stories explore other kinds of romance: found family, healing, and learning to trust beyond what the eye can see.

What makes this world resonate is how ordinary meets extraordinary. The monster next door might have venomous snakes, horns, claws, or arcane gifts, but in Harmony Glen they also have insecurities, dreams, and fiercely loyal hearts. The atmosphere shifts between tender domestic scenes and sharp magical stakes, with both character growth and steamy encounters woven together.

Every book is a standalone romance with a guaranteed happy ending, so you can dive in anywhere and still feel the magic. Harmony Glen invites you to believe that love does not erase differences, it embraces them, sometimes more boldly than magic itself.

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This was such a fun book and I enjoyed getting to know Thad better after getting glimpses of him in his brother Sebastian's story in Hiss and Tell. Thad and Sloane were a fun couple that work well together. I also loved Thad's snakes and how they behaved, especially Sterling. The Silver Swimmers (Iris, Dorothy, & Mabel) were great in this story as well and they added a lot of light humor. I look forward to reading many more books by Alana Khan in the future.

I received a free advanced reader copy of this book from the author and am voluntarily leaving a review.

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