Book safety, content warnings and tropes down below.

The tip of his tongue stuck out as he concentrated on tying a knot in the slippery line using those big fingers. Jesus. Roman was a dork—but an incredibly hot one.

I don’t have a ton of thoughts on this, but my gosh I was thoroughly entertained and I pretty much read the entire thing in one sitting. It really hit the spot for me. It was really cute because of the innocent/naive/clueless Roman who had lived as a military K-9 up until two years ago. He had to learn how to be human, and let’s just say it was a slow process which led to some very funny and endearing moments. I laughed pretty hard when he experienced his first erection, panicked, and called his boss (the Sheriff), asking for help.

This was either going to become sexual in about two heartbeats or end up being the weirdest bro bonding experience ever.

The romance was cute, and I enjoyed the action-y parts a lot as well. It was also surprisingly emotional, and I cried a couple of times, to the surprise of absolutely no one. Very highly recommend if you enjoy shifter romance and a dash of law enforcement/police procedural stuff.

Matt thought about sex constantly! Roman only thought about it in the moments when he wasn't thinking about food. Which, admittedly, was still a lot.

I also thought the reasoning behind why some dogs were/became human shifters was really cool, sweet, and a little bit sad.

⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️

⚠️ Tropes & tags ⚠️
Dog shifter
Small town
Virgin MC
Forced proximity
Coworkers
Law enforcement
Slow burn
Coming out

⚠️⚠️ Content warning ⚠️⚠️
Mentions of military combat
Death of a loved one (past, some details)
Gun violence
Mentions of drugs
Explicit sexual content
Mentions of the death of family (past)
Homelessness (past)
Captivity
Grief
Gun shot wound
On-page killing
Graphic violence
Homophobia

⚠️⚠️⚠️ Book safety ⚠️⚠️⚠️
Cheating: No
OM/OW drama: No
Third-act breakup: Yes
POV: 3rd person, multiple POV
Genre: Contemporary shifter romance, M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Not specified. No switching on page.
MCs age: Not specified.

Personal space was a concept it had taken his dog a long time to comprehend and sometimes he forgot.

"Can we not talk about my mother?" Beaufort asked Tim with an edge to his voice. "It's my day off. I'd like to let my ulcer rest today."