Zachary (Demons-In-Law #3)

Here is Louisa Master's "Zachary." It's the third novel in her Demons-In-Law series, which is a Hidden Species spin-off

["A dragon with endless secrets meets a demon with nothing to hide…

I’m the easygoing one. The fun one. The rare member of my family who gets along with anyone. Except there’s a chance I may have got off on the wrong foot with our new dragon liaison, Ronan. In my defense, he rubs everyone the wrong way. The only thing he’s got going for him is his looks… if the miserable frown weren’t there to mar them. But he seems to be trying harder to connect, and I guess I should do the same. Even if his arrival here was the beginning of all my problems.

When I cross the line and guilt compels me to apologize, I get my first glimpse of a different Ronan. Someone who enjoys baking, thinks glitter is amazing, and wants people to like him. Someone I could be friends with. And when that frown disappears? I want more than just friendship.

But there’s something going on with him, something he’s been carrying for a long time. He’s been hurt before, and the secrets he’s keeping are the kind that eat you inside. How can we take things to the next step if he can’t be open with me?

It’s only when he steps up to make all my dreams come true that I realize some secrets need to stay that way… and that loving Ronan means accepting him for who he really is."]

I was very not prepared for this to be enemies to lovers when it was previewed in the last book. It hurt my heart (mostly to see kind and good-natured Zac be a dick to our traumatized (and clearly still Healing) Ronan). Though Zac had his reasons for being in a horrible mood, just maybe not so much on taking it out on others. 

But they healed together. They wanted ot make the other smile and laugh so much so that they healed themselves. They faced their fears, they got help from friends (and enemies), and they took chances. They were so adorable! 

Also, this book made me tear up a looot. A lot a lot. And full-on-cry a few times. All of the trauma and moments of grief. All of the kindness and moments of open support. All of love and moments of pure happiness. Ronan deserves all of it and more (oh, and Zac, too).

Trigger Warnings: anxiety, self-loathing, guilt, ptsd, past-torture, violence, past-brainwashing, trauma, family trying to help but it coming out toxic, and more

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