Knot in the Oven

A Spicy Small Town Hockey Omegaverse Reverse Harem Romance

I came to the Winter Lights Christmas market to sell donuts.
I left snowed in… with three hockey guys who wouldn’t let me face my heat alone.

I’m Azalea Winslow, an unbonded omega with a strict suppressant schedule and a whole lot of pride wrapped up in being “fine.”

Winter Lights is supposed to be easy money and small-town cheer. A few hours in the cold, a few hundred bucks in my pocket, then back to my quiet carriage-house kitchen where no one can tell me what I am.

Then the wind off Kestrel Lake turns mean.

Early shutdown. Roads getting dangerous. Vendors scrambling.

And I’m standing there with too much gear, too little time, and a storm that doesn’t care that I’m just one person.

That’s when they show up.

Wyatt Baxter—steady, broad-shouldered, calm in a way that makes my instincts go quiet.
Bennett Donahue—a quick grin and faster charm, the kind of trouble that knows my name and uses it like a dare.
Evan Rook—their gentle beta, quiet blue eyes behind glasses, always watching like he wants to make sure I’m okay.

They help me pack.
They drive me home.

And somewhere between the storm, the blackout, and their scents filling my flour-dusted kitchen… my heat hits early and hard.

I should send them away. Pretend I can handle it. Pretend I don’t want their attention so badly it makes my throat ache.

But I’m done pretending.

So I give them one rule.

Stay with me. Help me through it. And don’t turn my heat into a promise I didn’t choose.

They don’t argue. They don’t push.

They listen.

And when my instinct takes over, they help me like they’ve been waiting for an omega to tell them what she needs.

By morning, the storm is still howling outside.

Inside, the terrifying part isn’t my heat…

It’s the way I want them to stay after it passes.

KNOT IN THE OVEN is a spicy small-town hockey omegaverse why choose romance featuring an unbonded omega, two devoted alphas, one caretaker beta, snowed-in forced proximity, nesting vibes, heat care, and a guaranteed HEA.

Perfect for readers who love:
❄️ A storm-locked small-town night with nowhere to run
🏒 Hockey men who show up and don’t leave
🧣 Nesting comfort and “tell us what you need” devotion
🤍 Two protective alphas + one steady beta who keeps her grounded
🔥 Low angst, high heat, and a heroine in control
📖 A fast, bingeable quick read with a happily-ever-after