A Court-Ordered Romance, A Spark of Trouble, and A Frenemy in Need are 3 books (all by different, but equally talented authors) about a trio of misfit demons who get into a spot of trouble while back in the town they grew up in.
In A Court-Ordered Romance by Lark Green, Vale is a former highschool dork turned Hollywood heartthrob, who uses acting as a way to hide his deep-seated insecurities about his stutter and small horns. He's back in Winter Bliss because his publicist thought doing an interview in the picturesque town would be great publicity for Vale's upcoming movie release.
After stumbling across his highschool best friends in a bar, the trio all get blitzed and end up committing a bit of property destruction that gets all 3 slapped with probation and mandatory community service.
I won't give any spoilers as to how, but Vale finds himself in a fake marriage to the new therapist in town and their forced proximity causes sparks to fly. But even as their fake marriage feels more and more real, they both know it has an expiration date.
I loved the genuine growth that Vale and Coco experience over the course of the book. Vale goes from hiding his true self behind the facade of a diva movie star to embracing all facets of himself. Coco goes from a perfectionist buying herself in the expectations she thinks others have for her to embracing what she herself truly wants from life.
A Spark of Trouble, by Lucy Limón, covers the misadventures of Iggy, a demoness who can't do the 1 thing demons excell at (making fire). She's back home in the town of Winter Bliss for a job interview at a nearby resort. She goes to a dive bar to celebrate doing well at the interview and bumps into Chad, a park ranger who was a side character in the three previous Winter Bliss books.
Chad reminds me a little bit of Kronk from The Emperor's New Groove; good hearted and a bit clueless (especially around women). Luckily for Chad, Iggy knows what she wants and they had a steaming hot one night stand.
Later Iggy stumbles into a reunion with her best friends from high school, Vale and Rex and as the evening winds down, drunken shenanigans ensue. The resulting chaos causes all 3 to be slapped with probation and a boatload of community service hours.
After a month of hiding away in a rental cabin (and accruing fines she can't pay because she's neglecting her community service hours) Chad comes to her rescue. She can bunk with his niece (since she can't pay for the cabin anymore) and he'll get her signed up as a volunteer park ranger to fulfill her community service hours.
A Spark of Trouble was a delightful black cat/golden retriever duo romance and it was wonderful to see Chad get redemption and his own HEA since he was a bit of a punchline in Beastly and Bookish.
A Frenemy in Need is by Lark Green and covers the story of Rex.
Rex is the brother of Rom, the hero from a previous Winter Bliss book, Beastly and Bookish. Rex has always felt like an outsider in demon circles because he lacks the innate demon drive to excell at business. He has always preferred a more blue collar, hands on approach to life.
While back in Winter Bliss helping Rom start up some new coffee shops in the area (the family business) Rex bumps into his high school best friends Iggy and Vale. A night of drinking devolves into drunken escapades that result in all 3 on probation and on the hook for a lot of community service hours.
After Birdie (Rex's highschool frenemy/crush) is left at the altar, Rex convinces her to let him work at her ranch/animal rescue to get his community service hours in.
Birdie and Rex always had a knack for pushing each others buttons, but as they spend more time together their relationship begins to change. I love how Rex and Birdie bring out the best in each other. Birdie can see all the strengths Rex has that he doesn't recognize and vice versa. And the animals at the rescue are such adorable sidekicks (I seriously want a magical, venomous owl as a pet now).
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