This is not only the first book of the series but my first book by Matilda Martel. I will say that I so glad I decided to take a chance on this book, It was just what I needed on a rainy day when I didn’t know what I wanted to read.
Paws & Order by Matilda Martel
Series: Blackthorn Bay #1
Genres: Cozy Monster Romance, Paranormal Romance

Moving to Blackthorn Bay was supposed to be temporary.

Liza Morales has spent years balancing two worlds—working as trusted advisor and liaison between the magical town of Blackthorn Bay and its human neighbor, Thistlebrook. Smart, organized, and determined to prove humans and monsters can coexist peacefully, Liza has built a career navigating supernatural politics, overprotective witches, and the occasional vampire-related emergency.

What she hasn’t managed to escape… is her stalker.

Anonymous gifts. Late-night phone calls. The creeping feeling that someone is always watching.

Terrified but stubborn, Liza refuses to let fear control her life—even as the threats grow more dangerous. That’s when her boss, Mayor Zadok Infernalis, assigns Blackthorn Bay’s chief of police to protect her.

Police Chief Cassian Wolfridge.

Gruff. Protective. Distractingly handsome.

As Blackthorn Bay’s werewolf chief of police, Cassian trusts his instincts above everything else—and every instinct he has is screaming that Liza is in danger. Keeping her safe should be simple.

Falling for her?

That’s the real problem.

The more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to ignore the tension simmering between them. Between moonlit patrols, lingering touches, and Cassian’s increasingly feral need to protect her, Liza begins to realize Blackthorn Bay is starting to feel less like a job… and more like home.

But someone lurking in the shadows wants to make sure she never gets the chance to stay.

Welcome to Blackthorn Bay, where the monsters are charming, the coffee is enchanted, and love always leaves its mark.

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Liza moved to Blackthorn Bay to work as an assistant to the mayor which she does well. It was supposed to be a temporary move but the longer she is there the more it feels like home. While Cassian, the very wolf Chief of Police has spent all the time she has been there watching her. The whole town knows they belong together but it takes Liza receiving some strange gifts from an unknown entity that forces them to acknowledge one another in more than an official capacity. 

I have to say this was simply the cutest read. If there is any other word for it. Liza and Cassian have a slow build up and I love that they sort of fall into the routine of an old married couple before doing much more than kissing. They are so comfortable with one another. 

All of the members of town that we meet are simply wonderfully written characters. I love them and the way they are all rooting for Liza and Cassian. Alaric is awesome with his formal complaint and I am not saying what it is but it made me spit my drink out all over the place. I cannot wait for the next book int he series!

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