Hook-Up to Holidate

Sapphic Monster Romance (Augury University, Book 1)

Indigo Watson gets serotonin from sticking to her plans. She has a long list of to-do’s, including grading midterms, and the list only grows longer when she meets a sexy half-orc at the bar. After spending a weekend with the woman, Indigo is beside herself with feelings, and for once, it’s not anxiety: it’s lust.

Vega Daelor is an orcling woman with a body of steel and a heart of pure gold. She recently started a new job as Department Chair of Charms at Augury University, but everything goes astray when the submissive, little elfborn she’s been fooling around with turns out to be her subordinate.

With the holiday season upon them and a perfect sister to outshine, Indigo gathers up the courage to ask Vega to be her “Holidate.” It’s a foolproof plan. She’ll have a hottie by her side to show off to the family, and she can get Vega out of her system for good. But when the sun sets and the string-lights rise, they find themselves falling for each other instead. Will Indigo follow her job’s zero fraternization policy, or will she be asking for a girlfriend this Christmas?

©2023 Rose Santoriello (P)2026 Rose Santoriello

I need more Orc romance

I love this book. I’ve listened to it multiple times. It’s spicy and sweet. For a short story it had a great storyline and great character dynamics. Can’t wait to read more by these authors.

A sapphic, sexy, hallmark style Christmas special!

I seriously needed a break from the intensity of war torn trauma bonds, and I've been craving some sapphic spice. This book did the trick! Simultaneously precious, hot af, and surprisingly healing. A super sexy masc/femme dynamic with none of the typical toxic bs of queer storytelling.

My only complaint here is that the narrator is quite robotic and seems to struggle with shifting voices. They also read through the sexy scenes pretty quickly and without much feeling. Like it was just another part of the book.

I'll definitely be picking up a hard copy of this book to own. Fantastic little sapphic love story ❤️