The Toymaker’s Hoard by Megan Derr

Cadmus is a dragon content to spend his days quietly tending his shop and creating custom toys, music boxes, and automatons for his clients. It’s a peaceful life, minus the occasional hostile visit from a rival who wants to know the secret behind his creations, which require no winding to work.

Then an intriguing new client blows into his shop and commissions a gift for the man she loves, but is forbidden to be with. She is followed shortly by her father, the notorious Chief of Police Harren Imperia. He is best known for the tragic murder of his wife, and his open support of paranormals, even when it means angering more powerful humans.

As Harren and his daughter drag Cadmus into their dizzying world, he finds himself facing problems he never expected: being caught between the wishes of the father and the wants of the daughter, and captivated by the beautiful, alluring Lord Paali…