Mane of my Existence (Creatures & Coding #1)

for nerdy women, beefy men and immaculate software solutionsElora always guessed she would end up as a crazy cat lady. Who could have known that the cat in question was a huge Lion man?Hyperfocus and the urge to prove everybody who ever doubted her wrong made Elora work her butt off to become senior developer at BetaworthIT, one of the UK's top software agencies. Her boss adores her for her work ethic and dedication, and Elora has one thing on her mind: climbing the corporate ladder straight to the top.When she is entrusted with the most important project of her career, the promotion she dreams of is suddenly within reach. The only thing standing in her way is impressing her important client. That, and being stuck in her office day after day with her lion-human hybrid colleague. Ben Foster is hot and funny, and volunteers to take over the phone calls she hates so much—he’s practically perfect in every way.Ex-cop Ben likes his job at Betaworth just fine, one of the perks being his colleague Elora. She is kind, smart and beautiful, and his Lion pines for her. What would a woman like her want with him though? As a code monkey in his mid-thirties living alone with two cats, he isn’t exactly prime marriage material.When they are forced to work closely together, their professional relationship suddenly takes a romantic turn. Can Ben and Elora overcome their doubts and fears, and find happiness where they never thought to look—right in front of them?MANE OF MY EXISTENCE is a human/ monster romance novel with sugar & spice, and a guaranteed HEA.It's the first book in the CREATURES & CODING series and can be read as a standalone.++++++++++CW: Death of a parent/accident Negligence/bad parenting Dark net (not on page) Assault (police, knife, ambulance)/resulting trauma and anxiety Bike accident/hospital Accident of a child/broken bone/loss of consciousness (not on page) Cheating (no committed relationship, grey area)