Blurb
After years of abuse, Daniela Reyes escapes her marriage to strike out on her own. With a rented house near the wilderness and a sexy neighbor down the road, life seems typical until she finds a black bear snoozing in her new hammock.
Despite warnings, she feeds her wild friend and watches him return day after day. Her bear is the ideal distraction from the ex who won2527tlet her go.
Russell Hawkins has dedicated his entire life to protecting others. When the death of his wife drives him to retire from the Army, he settles in a remote community for the peace, quiet, and privacy to be himself. As a werebear, he roams the woods with his dog, the perfect diversion from his grief — and the voluptuous divorcee down the lane.
Can a war vet with a secret and a woman with a painful past find their happy future together?
Review
Daniela
divorced her abusive husband and finally made a new life for herself in rural
Texas. Too bad her ex, Mike, won2527t stop coming around her new home and
threatening her. The one good thing in her life is a black bear that keeps
showing up in her backyard. She2527s feeding him and starting to think of him as
her friend and pet. Once she gets closer to her sexy next door neighbor, Russ, the
bear doesn2527t come around as often and she2527s worried about him.
divorced her abusive husband and finally made a new life for herself in rural
Texas. Too bad her ex, Mike, won2527t stop coming around her new home and
threatening her. The one good thing in her life is a black bear that keeps
showing up in her backyard. She2527s feeding him and starting to think of him as
her friend and pet. Once she gets closer to her sexy next door neighbor, Russ, the
bear doesn2527t come around as often and she2527s worried about him.
Russ is a
retired Army vet from a secretive special op unit and is soooo swoon-worthy. He2527s
a bear shifter and, as the bear, he hangs around Daniela2527s yard because he
feels that she2527s his mate. As the man, he teaches her self-defense and gun
training so she could protect herself against her ex-husband.
retired Army vet from a secretive special op unit and is soooo swoon-worthy. He2527s
a bear shifter and, as the bear, he hangs around Daniela2527s yard because he
feels that she2527s his mate. As the man, he teaches her self-defense and gun
training so she could protect herself against her ex-husband.
Love
blossoms fast but it2527s believable. Daniela and Russ are great together. There2527s
mutual respect and understanding. He helps build up her self-esteem and she helps
him move from the passing of his wife two years earlier. They both healed the
other. When she learned the truth about his werebear side, she acted
appropriately. In some books, the heroine accepts the truth way too easily and
it2527s laughable. In this book, she was scared, confused and angry. She demanded
answers and only accepted what Russ told her after he explained it. I really
liked she didn2527t just ‘trust2527 him without answers. She played it smart and my
respect for her doubled.
blossoms fast but it2527s believable. Daniela and Russ are great together. There2527s
mutual respect and understanding. He helps build up her self-esteem and she helps
him move from the passing of his wife two years earlier. They both healed the
other. When she learned the truth about his werebear side, she acted
appropriately. In some books, the heroine accepts the truth way too easily and
it2527s laughable. In this book, she was scared, confused and angry. She demanded
answers and only accepted what Russ told her after he explained it. I really
liked she didn2527t just ‘trust2527 him without answers. She played it smart and my
respect for her doubled.
The best
part about this book is that the hero didn2527t rescue the heroine at the end. She
rescued herself with the training he gave her. Every woman should know a little
self-defense, especially domestic abuse survivors, and Daniela really stepped
up to the plate.
part about this book is that the hero didn2527t rescue the heroine at the end. She
rescued herself with the training he gave her. Every woman should know a little
self-defense, especially domestic abuse survivors, and Daniela really stepped
up to the plate.
Well-written
in 1st person, I don2527t think I noticed any typos. The pacing
could2527ve been tighter but this is one of the better shifter books I2527ve read in
a while. I really enjoyed it and would like to read more from this author.
in 1st person, I don2527t think I noticed any typos. The pacing
could2527ve been tighter but this is one of the better shifter books I2527ve read in
a while. I really enjoyed it and would like to read more from this author.
4 Stars
Disclaimer
– I downloaded this book for free on Amazon on a Free Day. I am not compensated
in any way, shape or form for this honest review. I will not change or alter
this review for any reason unless at my discretion.
– I downloaded this book for free on Amazon on a Free Day. I am not compensated
in any way, shape or form for this honest review. I will not change or alter
this review for any reason unless at my discretion.