The Dragon's Bride

Katee Robert does what she does best here - takes a wild premise (auctioned bride to a literal dragon) and makes you believe in it completely. The pacing is brisk and the world-building exists mainly to get Briar and Sol into the same room, but honestly? That is the point. This is comfort food monster romance with real emotional weight underneath the spice. Read it curled up somewhere warm when you want to feel taken care of.