REVIEW: Coffee Shop Monster AU by KC Carmine (Because Canon Sucks Series)

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COFFEE SHOP MONSTER AU

Because Canon Sucks - Series

by KC Carmine

Release Date: July 22, 2026

Review

Small town goodness…check.  Sweet romance…check.  Gorgeous bigfoot…double check!


Love Bigfoot as a character.  Rowan is a great guy, despite being grumpy and not overly enthusiastic about living in the small town for the summer. He’s also not thrilled with his job, which lends to his grumpiness.


His grumpiness is no match for Milo’s warmth and brightness. He runs himself ragged, but always manages to find cheer.  Which is why some fun between these two for the summer seems like a perfect plan. 


But best laid plans and all.


It’s a warm story, and has some wonderful side characters to round it out.


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Synopsis

Rowan:

Moving to a tiny town for the summer because of my joyless job was not ideal for a city bigfoot like me. I’d be much more pissed if Wendigo Hills wasn’t surprisingly welcoming and the barista in the coffee shop wasn’t so damn cute.

Milo:

I was destined for chaos, not juggling work and school while wanting to visit my closest family member, Ethel, in a nursing home.

It would have been another busy but boring summer if I hadn’t followed Ethel’s advice to get some action just as a hot and hairy bigfoot moved into my hometown.

What started as a summer fling quickly turned into heated dates and feelings neither of us expected.

❤️ coffee shop meet-cute

🧡 cryptid/human

💛 size difference

💚 opposites attract

💙 A fix-it with a hairy bigfoot and a chaotic human!

Coffee Shop Monster AU is a MM fanfiction style novel, based on the Canon short story written by AM Rose for the multi-author series Because Canon Sucks. In Canon, Milo and Rowan miss out on their happy ever after, so this series strives to give them one in every other universe.

About KC Carmine


K. C. Carmine is a Polish-born writer, currently living in England. Her MA in English Philology and love of reading inspired her to start writing down the stories her imagination provided. As a member of the queer community, it is important to her that her writing reflects the diversity of voices around her. While she is a lover of erotica, she also enjoys horror, paranormal and mystery stories. When she’s not writing, she likes travelling, playing the guitar, video games, and reading.


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