Our Hearts That Tie Us by Michele Notaro

The first time I meet Benton Windros, I’m shocked by his kindness, especially knowing it’s coming from a shifter. Shifters and magi don’t really mix well, at least not usually, but it seems like Benton’s determined to break away from the norm.
Before I even know what’s happening, the kind tiger shifter is paving a way into my life, and if I’m being honest with myself, I don’t want to stop him. I’ve never been on the receiving end of so much tenderness, and now that I have it, I want to keep it… no matter what challenges and dangers the world brings us.
Our Hearts That Tie Us is a 27K word prequel in the m/m urban fantasy series, The Magi Accounts. It first appeared in Your Book Boyfriend’s Boyfriend (YBBB) in 2022. It is unchanged but has an updated cover.