2021 paranormal romance novella. Maggie grew up in Moose Point, never
one of the Popular Girls, and has ended up working at the local
(and only) Bar. Fiona was the chief Mean Girl and vanished away as
soon as she could, but now she's back for her cousin's wedding…
Oh yeah, and they're both werecreatures: Fiona is a werewolf, and
Maggie is a weremoose. Because hey, why not? Also in this world where
you're a shapeshifter and you meet your Destined Mate, you know it.
And of course they are.
Fiona has done a lot of growing up, but she still has the history of
being a bully to live down. Maggie simply wasn't expecting anything
like this, and has a lot of history telling her it's not going to
work.
That said, there's not much of the conventional progress of a romance:
no real obstacles in the path of True Love, for example, though there
is some very minor peril. Mostly this is about the feeling of a new
and slightly edgy relationship as it quickly moves into a
life-uprooting passion.
I mean, there's nothing here that actually relies on the paranomal
setting except for the Destined Mate bit, and maybe it would have been
more fun if there were. But I still enjoyed it.
(Recommended by Russ
Allbery.)