How Not to Pursue Your Human Perfectionist
A possessive grump, a chaotic sunshine, and a nerdy perfectionist walk into a bar.
Stolen from her home, Rosalind wakes in the demon realm determined to help the other humans start their new lives. Between laws, ledgers, and lists, Rose doesn’t have time for frivolous activities like courting when she’s desperate to prove herself. Still, one night of not thinking about her work won’t hurt, and there are two handsome demons willing to help her forget.
But what if the real challenge is forgetting them?
After waking up to find the beautiful human gone, Lazerath is devastated. One night has never been a problem before, but Rosalind is The One, and now Laz has the chance to court his soulbonded alongside his best friend. Even if Davarox and Rosalind are far too smart for him, Laz won’t let his insecurities interfere with his two most precious relationships.
Everything is perfect, so why does he still feel like something in his life is missing?
Davarox has been in love with his best friend since they met, but the happy, outgoing Lazerath—Dav’s complete opposite—has no idea. Dav has pined from a safe distance, protecting Laz and their bakery while making sure the demon never feels hardship. But one shared night with the brilliant and fearless Rosalind has stirred a new possessive desire within Dav, and he’s dangerously close to revealing all his secrets… if Rosalind’s keen observation doesn’t unravel them first.
Between work and heart, loneliness and joy, secrets and love, the three must learn to explore their changing dynamic… together.
How Not to Pursue Your Human Perfectionist is a MMF polyamorous cozy demon romance and contains consensual romantic relationships between all three characters.
For fans of fantasy monster romance, cozier fantasy, and queer stories, join Laura Winter and AK Caggiano in the Falling for Demons series of interconnected standalones, set in the same fantasy world. Follow six humans and their budding romances with the demons they once feared in a cozy, spicy setting.

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Why we chose this: Six human women, rescued from slavers and brought to a sunless city of demons who turn out to be nothing like the monsters they were taught to fear: gruff soldiers, awkward apothecaries, possessive beastkeepers, charming architects, gentle bakers, and one demon who practices magic and finds himself falling for the human who was only supposed to be pretending. These are warm, cozy, genuinely tender stories about people building lives and love in a place none of them planned to end up. Vanilla + Cashmere carries the soft, enveloping warmth of a series this full of unexpected gentleness, quietly indulgent and entirely without fuss. It is the candle for every book in this series. Light this candle and let the warmth of vanilla and cashmere fill the room like a cozy cottage in a demon city where the fires are always going and everyone is slowly, carefully learning to trust.