Pepper Queen and The Milkman: She's fire on the tongue. He's cold to the touch. Together, they burn.

Pepper Queen & The Milkman
She's fire. He's cream. Together, they burn.

Catalina Reyes has one goal: keep her family's chili empire spicy, independent, and totally dairy-free. But when a mistimed greenhouse mishap leaves her rival's cows mooing in misery, she finds herself forced into a truce with the one man who makes her blood boil and her mouth water, Mason Holt, local milkman and walking, talking glass of cold comfort.

Mason's used to staying cool under pressure, but nothing tests his chill like the Pepper Queen next door. She's stubborn, sharp-tongued, and somehow more addictive than ghost pepper caramel. And now? They're stuck working together on a signature dish for the town's biggest food festival.

The rules are simple: collaborate, don't kill each other, and absolutely no kissing in the dairy cooler.
But as Scoville-scale challenges turn into flirtatious milkshake stand-offs, and spicy foreplay turns their rivalry into something dangerously real, Cat and Mason will have to figure out what it really means to mix heat with heart.

A laugh-out-loud, slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers rom-com full of flirty food fights, stolen glances, and chemistry hot enough to curdle cream. Perfect for fans of Tessa Bailey, Ali Hazelwood, and cheesy puns served extra spicy.