Part of the Monsters and Margaritas Collaboration

Vacation with the Troll

A grumpy cave-dwelling chef.
A fearless food critic.
Five nights beneath the Icelandic midnight sun.

Elise Moreau doesn’t just review restaurants—she descends into them. From harbor-side smokehouses to Reykjavík rooftops, she immerses herself in kitchens, stories, and fire. Her next stop is Iceland’s most exclusive dining experience: a luxury geothermal cave restaurant carved deep into volcanic stone.

It’s immersive.
It’s dramatic.
It’s claustrophobic.
And the chef? Impossible.

Stenrik is a culinary genius with a temper sharp enough to slice Arctic char. His underground sanctuary is his pride, his art—and his refuge. Especially in summer, when endless daylight traps him beneath the earth he calls home.

Elise is used to conquering kitchens.
She is not used to conquering caves.

When tension sparks between them—equal parts irritation and attraction—every shared dish becomes foreplay, every narrow corridor a test of trust. But Elise carries a secret fear she refuses to let control her. And Stenrik carries one even deeper: if she cannot breathe in his world, she will never choose to stay in it.

As Iceland’s midnight sun refuses to set, Elise must decide whether to expose the cave as a spectacle—or protect the man who built it as sanctuary.

Because some love stories aren’t found in the light.
They’re tasted in the dark.
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Vacation with the Troll is a steamy summer paranormal romance featuring a grumpy chef hero, a sunshine food critic, Icelandic culinary delights, meddling mothers, and a love hot enough to melt volcanic stone.