This entertaining collection features five stories about bear shifters meeting their mates, with mysteries, challenges, and steamy encounters along the way. Here's what you'll find inside: Hero Bear: Sunshine Blackthorn and firefighter Harrison Cole must discover who set fire to a chapel in the middle of a wedding. Holiday Bear: Knitting artisan Layla Watson and real estate investor Liam Nash are caught up in a Christmastime murder investigation. Celebration Bear: Schoolteacher Cici Anderson and pyrotechnician Thorian Reed have a firecracker courtship while investigating a New Year's Eve explosion. Candy Bear: Journalist Samantha Cooper and confectioner Benjamin Darling uncover secrets from Fate Valley's past. Baker Bear: Lawyer Donika Devon and baker Grayson Baxter unravel a dangerous plot.

    Characters from each subseries appear in future Love in Bloom books. All Love in Bloom books may be enjoyed as stand-alone novels, or as part of the series.Love in Bloom Big Family Romance Collection- Snow Sisters- The Bradens (Weston)- The Remingtons- The Bradens (Trusty)- The Bradens (Peaceful Harbor)- Seaside Summers- The Ryders- Bayside Summers- The Steeles at Silver Island- Wild Boys After Dark- Bad Boys After Dark- The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Peaceful Harbor- The Bradens & Montgomerys (Pleasant Hill – Oak Falls)- The Wickeds: Dark Knights at Bayside- The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Redemption Ranch- Sugar Lake- Harmony Pointe- Silver Harbor- Harborside NightsHarborside Nights - Please note that this series should be read before The Steeles at Silver Island for continuity. However, since the series focuses on slightly younger adults, has LGBTQ characters, and is written in first-person POV, I have listed it separately. The first book is a M/F romance, the second is F/F, and the third is M/M.For the most enjoyable reader experience, purchase the essential LOVE IN BLOOM SERIES GUIDE, available in black and white or color in paperback. I highly suggest purchasing the paperback edition for ease of note taking. The Series Guide includes a family tree, covers, summaries, character images (heroes and heroines), and pertinent character data, as well as areas for readers to take notes on family and character growth (engagements, marriages, births, pets, etc.).

    Betrayal. Denial. Sacrifice. Hope. One girl is escaping a world of abuse while another flees from her rapist. One girl slips away from slavery as another one runs away from a life of crime. One girl battles poverty while another one fights to win her life back. What ties them all together? At one time or another, they all worked at Mama’s nightclub, selling their bodies to make a living. And they all found a way out — a new life, new friendships, new chances, and new love. This is their story. Meet the RUNAWAY girls. While their lives may have started out in dire straits and their paths may twist and turn, they’re all looking for redemption and happiness. They’re all learning how to be stronger, braver, and wiser. And whether they know it or not, they’re all selfless and relentless, making sacrifices in the hopes of a better future, never stopping until they make it. WARNING: Not suitable for readers below 17yo.

    He wants to kill everyone responsible for the death of the young lion shifter who was under his protection and he's willing to do whatever it takes to get his vengeance.Kara Griffin has just escaped from a military facility that has been keeping her prisoner, but instead of fleeing as far away as she can get, she wants to return to save the rest of her family who are still trapped inside.When the two unlikely pair connect, sparks fly and Mack will have to make an impossible choice between vengeance or his new love. But when old enemies come back to settle the score, there might not be a choice left to make.The thrilling conclusion to the Bounty Hunter series by Kim Fox! Don't miss it!

    She draws eyes from every sort of male customer, but they never turn out to be anything more than some jerk looking for a good time. She hates her job, loathes the people she's around, and pretty much abhors the state her life is in. In fact, the only thing going for her is her budding friendship with her gorgeous co-worker, Conner.Conner is a bear shifter, abandoned by his pack after failing to find and claim a mate in sufficient time. Lonely and destitute, he finds his way to a small-town diner, hungry and in need of a job. It's there that he first lays his eyes on the curvaceous and quick-witted Heidi, immediately falling for her charms. When she doesn't seem to reciprocate his feelings, though, all Conner can do is bide his time.A typical night of boring and monotonous work turns into a near-tragedy when one of the local regulars, drunk and feeling more brazen than usual, attempts to assault Heidi as she works the diner alone. Conner, sensing that his destined mate is in peril leaps to the rescue, but is he too late? And will Heidi finally realize that the spark she's been longing for has been working by her side all along? Saved By The Bear is a standalone shifter short story intended for those who enjoy a meaningful yet steamy encounter between two fated mates.

    Their journey takes them from the shores of an English coastal town to the heart of a huge library, and from the island of Avalon to the deck of a boat sailed by the mysterious Mariner.Finally, with Duncan's life in danger, Jess finds herself having to find a way to save him and prevent the return of the psychopathic Thomas Lumic. And then darkness falls...This volume contains all 8 books in the second seriesBook 1: Black AnnisBook 2: MarinerBook 3: The Children of HerneBook 4: Broken SpiritsBook 5: ExcaliburBook 6: Ordinary WerewolvesBook 7: Lovers BewareBook 8: Darkness Falls

    Houston an ex-federal agent meets Cameron a police detective that has just transferred back into the area. The two join forces to work a difficult case. Is it possible there could be more than meets the eye, Houston is tall, dark, handsome and cursed.Cameron is a strong independent woman, she's had to fight hard to get her detectives shield in a male dominated world. should she trust Houston to help her with the case that could make or break her career.

    Each chooses to travel a different path; one that leads them toward an unexpected destiny and a lover who can match their strengths with his passion. Four Regency gentlemen of varying reputations; unattached and uninterested in meeting women who will turn their worlds upside down. Or so they believed. None realize that Fate has a surprise in store for each of them… And oh my goodness!!! The resulting collisions are funny, joyful and explosively sensual…shaking up the Regency in the most delightful of ways.

    But there's something extra special about this club; it's for curvy girls and shifter men ONLY - regular guys need NOT apply! The Curvy Girls Mail Order Brides Club includes: Cheetahs' Craving (menage) 2 Cheetah Shifters Ready to Mate + 1 Ready and Willing BBW = Hot n' Sexy Pleasure! Carrie Winters is the first to be matched by the club. But she has an unexpected surprise when she meets her mate. Plus she discovers there are complications in the form of another hunky shifter! Will the 'Curvy Girls Mail Order Brides Club' make a happy match? Or will Carrie's rocky start leave her still hoping and wishing she could find that special someone. Jackal’s Joy Gummy Bears + 1 Sweet, BBW + 1 Shifter Ready to Bite = A Delicious Sensual Love! Jenna Johnson is ready for the man of her dreams and she thinks she’s found him in the form of a hunky research scientist. But after a night of hot pleasure and pledging his love he gives her the cold shoulder. Did the ‘Curvy Girls Mail Order Brides Club’ fail to make a match or is something else going on? Boars' Bride (menage) 2 Buff Boar Shifters Bring Home the Bacon to Pretty BBW! Beth Morris wants true love but she hadn’t reckoned on love with 2! Faced with the choice of the two tempting boar shifters; Lance and Trevor, Beth is not sure what to do. And then there’s the matter of the two nasty girls from work. Can Beth make up her mind or will her mixed emotions leave her sad and lonely? Bison's Bliss Sassy BBW Makes Huge, Hungry Bison's Tail Twitch! Blair Snyder is ready for love. But she wants a kind, caring man – the opposite of her obnoxious brothers. At first she thinks the ‘Curvy Girls Mail Order Brides Club’ has totally blown it when she sees her match. But things aren’t always what they appear to be. Does our curvy cutie find the man of her dreams? Foxes' Fancy (menage) Foxy Irish Shifters Enjoy Hot Tub Bubbles and More with Cute BBW! Sheriff Connors is ready to shut the 'Curvy Girls Mail Order Brides Club' down. There's been too many murders in town.But fate intervenes and our curvy girl is given the opportunity to make a match with not one but two hot Irish shifters. But frugal Fran has a problem - one that prevents her from fully embracing life with her lovers. Can Fran find a way out of her dilemma? Or will the foxy shifters have to kiss their sweet lass goodbye? Panther's Princess Luscious BBW Teases and Pleases Hunky Panther Shifter! Our beautiful matchmaker Portia Castle finally gets her turn.She hooks up with the hot man of her dreams.

    The six-foot-two native of New Hampshire has enough work to keep him busy, but his love life sucks. The shark-like women he meets at city bars are anxious to sample his hard-won muscles, but aren’t too keen that he gets his hands dirty for a living. At thirty-seven, he’s beginning to doubt if the down-to-earth woman he fantasizes about truly exists. Cassandra Merloff has clawed her way out of an oppressive home life in Minnesota only to end up being abused by a boyfriend in Boston. Oh, hell no. She needs to wait until the arrogant psychopath leaves the apartment, take the money she’s squirrelled away and run. Easier said than done. When the latest beating has her badly injured she flees, but a raging snowstorm threatens her very life. Tuck’s unlikely encounter with Cassie has him meeting the woman with whom he could spend the rest of his life. But he needs to take it slowly. Cass is understandably skittish after having suffered at the hands of her boyfriend. Can Tuck tamp down his alpha personality long enough for Cass to trust him?

     Includes Stormy Surrender, Tempest Torn, and Under Umbrellas. Stormy Surrender: Visit New Hope, the small town with plenty of southern charm! Sometimes the life you planned isn’t the one you get to live. Sometimes the pain of the past overshadows the future. And sometimes to start over you have to go back to where it all began. That’s how it was for Joe Masters. That’s how he ended up back in New Hope. And that’s why he was in his thirties and had nothing to show for his life. He needed a complete overhaul, just like his father’s old house. Instead of a fast track, he had slowed down and was on a ten year plan. These days that was more his speed. And as much as he tried to fight the inevitable, he was learning to accept and surrender. Martha had weathered her fair share of storms in Vermont, was accustomed to the cold, both the chill in the air and the cold shoulder in her marriage, but after the miscarriage she felt like she would never get warm again. So she did the research from the laptop while sitting in front of the fireplace. She knew what she needed when she Googled ‘hope,’ she just never imagined that it would bring her to New Hope, South Carolina. She never imagined that her husband would trick her into leaving and never follow. She never imagined that a southern storm with all its force and fury could be so destructive. But after the storm, the land is washed clean. It’s perfect for a fresh start, a clean slate, and a new love. Tempest Torn Book Two of the New Hope Series full of small town charm and southern romance A night of passion. A raging fire. A home destroyed. The sun returned and Joey and Marti felt they had turned a corner in their relationship. Only when they turned that corner, they ran right into the insurance adjustor, Finn. She wasn't just any woman, though. She was the one woman Joey always believed he’d spend the rest of his life with, but they couldn’t make it work. Soon it was obvious that she didn’t just want to adjust the value of the house, but remind Joey of the value of their relationship, and adjust his attitude about the future. Suddenly, Joey struggles to choose between two women…one who has never and would never hurt him and one that his heart can’t let go despite the hurt. He’s not the only one with a choice to make. Never again will Marti allow anyone to make her question her own worth. A tempest brews. A man is torn. A woman refuses to wait. Under Umbrellas Book Three of the New Hope Series, set in a small charming southern town It has been six months since Marti agreed to marry Joey. Despite her history, she’s having a healthy pregnancy. They finally have her house to themselves and Joey has finished her To Do list. Life should be perfect, but it’s not. Joey is pressuring Marti to make it legal before the baby arrives, which is proving impossible since Blaine refuses to let go. Their situation is further complicated when Finn refuses to go away. Add in a town divided, a legacy to uphold, and a particularly vicious hurricane season, and then hang on. Because life is full of storms and love means sharing an umbrella.

     As a dedicated E.R. nurse at Wyoming Mercy Medical, there isn’t much Daphne hasn’t seen: sickness, broken bones, and hunting accidents. But when a little boy is admitted one dark night after barely surviving a vicious animal attack, Daphne’s world is suddenly turned upside down. Whatever did this to him is a monster – a vicious creature threatening not just her town but the very fabric of morality, humanity itself…it is evil. And as Daphne holds the hand of the boy she and the doctors couldn’t save, she sees a brief mental image of black fur and white fangs. Little does she know, she is playing right into the hands of fate -- even more so when she finds herself irresistibly drawn to a man with raven-black hair, one of the strange, rough men who have invited themselves to her town. The blood moon prophecy unfolds. The power of the blood moon will turn Damon's people mad, as the prophecy foretells. During its rise and fall his men must fight the urge to shift, the desire to turn wolf, the need to kill, but when one of the men goes crazy, escapes, and terrorizes Timber Springs, Damon must stop him at all costs. But the rogue wolf isn’t after the people of Timber Springs. He only wants Daphne. He must be stopped, but no one knows how…

    She never planned to let him.Jenny Layne has made a career out of investigating werewolf reports, but every case has only confirmed that shapeshifters are the stuff of legend or madness. Until now. Lured to a remote Scottish estate to meet a researcher working on the science behind the werewolf phenomenon, Jenny finds steadily mounting evidence that something strange is running wild in the hills.Billy Stewart has traveled the world in pursuit of stories of shapeshifters and other strange phenomena, but the last thing he ever expected to find was love. Billy is not a man who falls easily, but when he does, it is a force of nature. When he meets Jenny he knows immediately that she is his soulmate, but Jenny is not so sure. Are his intense feelings for her just some kind of insanity, or is Jenny turning him away because that's exactly what she always does when a guy gets interested?By turns passionate romance and gripping paranormal thriller, Last Alpha tells the story of two people whose paths collide with earth-shattering consequences. As love boils over and the dark secrets buried away in Jenny and Billy's past rise to the surface, a night of murder raises the stakes yet higher.And as she fights for her own survival, Jenny must face perhaps the biggest question of them all. In matters of life, death and love, can Beauty ever really hope to tame the Beast?

    However, being a female tiger shifter makes this task very difficult since she can only mate with other Tigers and finding one is not easy. But now the time has come. She has been matched with a fellow Tiger shifter named Rodney who is set to be her mate and provide her with the one thing she has always wanted. Now she must make the journey to go and meet this man for the first time and begin the mating process. But will she really be able to mate with a complete stranger? And will this pregnancy really be as straight forward as she hopes? WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS MANY SEX SCENES AND SHOULD ONLY BE READ BY A MATURE AUDIENCE (including themes such as rough sex, impregnation & more) 18+

    Thankfully Jordan and her sister, Sonja were saved by the Warren's pack and have lived with them for the last 14 years.Jordan fell head over heals for Noah Warren and was to mate with him on her 21st birthday, that is until another Kodiak shifter killed him.Now living in Anchorage, she continues to have nightmares of that brutal night her family was slaughtered.The nightmares & memories don't make sense, they don't fit...She can feel her inner animal locked up but can't release it.When Jude Warren shows up in Anchorage and her dreams and visions become more vivid she starts to question everything and everyone around her. After finally mating and and still not being able to shift, she knows something is wrong.Is it just her? Or has everything just been a lie?