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Impromptu Match

by Lily Mayne

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️explicit·spoiler·Goliaths of Wrestling #1

Why Read This?

Pure fun escapism — if you want a zero-angst M/M monster romance with off-the-charts chemistry, absurd humor, and explicit spice that made reviewers stare into the middle distance, this delivers

Synopsis

I, Taylor Hough, am a painfully average guy. I have the soul-destroying corporate job, I iron my underpants, and I was unceremoniously dumped for an influencer hippie a few years ago. Every day feels the same, and I don’t know how much longer I can cope before I do something unhinged like rip off my shirt in the middle of my co-worker’s office birthday party and smear lemon cake all over my chest. But then a case of mistaken identity suddenly lands me in the middle of a covert professional wrestling league, which is apparently being run in the basement of my office building. Weird. Even weirder are the wrestlers. They seem… otherworldly. So does the rest of the staff. And the audience. Pretty much everyone except boring old me. And then there's the owner, Holt Hector, with whom I have an extremely embarrassing first encounter. He’s ridiculously attractive, even in the inhuman cosplay get-up he's wearing that only makes him hotter, if I'm being totally honest. Then I discover it’s not a costume. And that the show put on by Goliaths of Wrestling every night is more monstrous reality than mindblowing special effects. My previously boring life is suddenly no longer quite so average, and hot-as-hell Holt is inexplicably as interested in me, and my ironed underpants, as I am in him and his strange new world.

At a Glance

4.11 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️explicit
Endingspoiler
PairingM/M
Romance Pacinginstant attraction
Energylow

Top Tropes

monster romanceworkplace romanceopposites attractmeet cute

Mood

humoroussteamylightheartedplayfulunhinged

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.11 ★

Page Count

422 pages

Published

2024

Primary Genre

Paranormal Romance

Pairing

M/M

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Instant Attraction

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

N/A

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

Writing Style

humorousbanter-heavyconversationallighthearted

Story Pacing

medium

Emotional Weight

light

Energy Required

low

Vibes

wrestling monsters in tiny outfitsworkplace shenanigansjuvenile humor meets hot spicezero angst zonefound family warmth

Characters

FMC Archetype

N/A

MMC Archetype

monster MMCsecretly softgolden retriever

Relationship Dynamics

grumpy sunshinefound family

Spice Details 🌶️

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Spice Level 5

Spice Style

comedic / playful stylefantasy / supernatural intimacyfrequent explicit scenesplayful / funfilthy / dirty

Getting Steamy

size difference focusdirty talk (sweet/playful)possessive/protectivebody worshipplayful banter

Bringing the Heat

monster romance elementsmonstrous anatomysize differencepossessivemarking
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World & Setting

World Type

urban fantasyparanormal

Primary Setting

workplace / office

Fantasy Creatures

Representation

gayMC 30-40

Reading Context

Emotional Payoff

Best Time of Year

anytime

When & Where to Read

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