A cursed lord, a feisty librarian, and their disguised pet dragon.

Being the first librarian in their small town is everything Beatrice Montgomery has ever dreamed of–except no one in town knows what to make of her, or the library. But spending her days surrounded by books is an occupation beyond her wildest dreams, and she'll do whatever it takes to make the library a success.

Lord Alexander Dunham's time is running out. Providing for his estate and the people dependent on him before his curse ruins his life is his first priority--and that means he needs a wife, immediately. Proposing a marriage of convenience to the feisty librarian seems like the perfect he gets a wife, she gets funds for her library, and the sorcerer trying to steal his estate gets nothing.

Even with his lips sealed about the curse, a transforming dragon watching his every move, and a wife who's winning over everyone on their estate, their marriage of convenience should have solved all of Alexander's problems. Unfortunately, he's falling for his wife, and it's causing a new he's no longer willing to die. Can Alexander and Beatrice outwit the most powerful sorcerer in the Northlands, or will Beatrice lose the man she's growing to love?

Imagine a Hallmark movie, but instead of a regular small town, it's actually a fantasy setting with a bit of magic and a tiny dragon - everything else stays the same. You've got the local cafe where the BFF works, the protagonist who works at a library, and a handsome, rich guy who's actually super nice.

While I definitely appreciate the amount of coziness in this book - literally nothing dramatic happens, and everyone is so nice to each other (except the crazy sorcerer that only appears in maybe 3 pages toward the end) - the plot is not there...AT ALL. Don't get me wrong, my expectations weren't that high to begin with 😂 I knew what I was getting into - a super sweet romance with two green flags and no drama. BUT. I didn't expect the majority of the book to be just their everyday life and not much else.

Also, this wouldn't be a Hallmark special without super sappy declarations of love after knowing each other for 5 days, so of course we had that too 😂

I realize that my review so far hasn't been that positive, but I did enjoy parts of this! I needed something cute and simple after all those sci-fi novels. Plus, I LOVED the tiny dragon. I also think we definitely need more green flags in the romance genre. I'm sick of the toxic relationships and miscommunication tropes ughh. That's one of the reasons I appreciate this book even more.