The Cowbear's Mail Order Bride (Curvy Bear Ranch 6) by Liv Brywood

Author:Liv Brywood [Brywood, Liv]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: BBW, Contemporary, Romance, Fiction, Holiday, Paranormal, Bear Shifter, Claimed, Mate, Adult, Erotic, Human, Suspense, Short Story, Supernatural, Bachelor, Single Woman, Action & Adventure, Curvy Bear Ranch, Series, Montana Ranch, Shifter Secret, Charade, Mail-Order Bride, False Identity, Incognito, Harrowing Ordeal, Dangerous, Online Dating, Furious, Secretly Craves, Terrible Secret
Goodreads: 28810837
Publisher: Phantom Monkey Publishing
Published: 2016-01-30T05:00:00+00:00

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“Cindy,” Drew muttered as he stomped down the stairs. “Not Sharon.”

The rage in his belly reached a boiling point the second he stepped onto the front porch. His bear huffed. He wanted out, and Drew was ready to unleash him.

After sprinting into the woods, he let his bear take over. The cracking, ripping tear of muscle and bone echoed through the forest. His hands stretched and grew sharp claws. His feet morphed into furry paws. He dropped to all fours as his back elongated. His nose stretched to become a snout. When the transformation was complete, he let out a roar loud enough to shake globs of snow from nearby tree branches.

He padded over to the nearest tree and stood on his hind legs. With both paws, he shook the trunk in an attempt to release his frustration. He’d made the mistake of getting his hopes up. A suitable wife wasn’t going to magically appear. He should have suspected there was more to her story. Now he didn’t know what to believe.

Was she really a battered woman running from her ex-husband? Did she actually have a daughter that she was trying to protect? Or was everything she’d just told him a lie too?

He hated liars more than anything in the world. But what if she wasn’t lying? What if her story was true?

As he lumbered through the forest, he crawled over fallen logs and across thick snowdrifts. He headed toward his special place, where a thick group of pine trees formed a windbreak. From the other side of the trees, he could look out over the river valley. No one else knew about this spot. Unlike everything else at the ranch, this was all his. He didn’t have to share it.

He plunked down on his butt. Sunlight glinted off the frozen river. A flock of birds flew low before rising up over a nearby hill. This is what he wanted—peace.

He wasn’t the kind of man who needed much in life, and he preferred to be alone. A loner at heart, he enjoyed the solitude. But over the last few months, he’d started to doubt his need for seclusion. His brothers were all so happy with their mates. Hell, even Logan, the perpetual ladies’ man, had tied the knot. If he could settle down, then anyone could.

As the wind picked up, a veil of snowflakes obscured his visibility. He couldn’t see through it clearly. He couldn’t see through Sharon either...or Cindy. If she really was on the run, a part of him wanted to help her. His protective instinct reared up.

She’s not our problem, Drew grumbled.

She’s our mate.

Ugh, why was his bear such a pain in the ass?

If she’s our mate, then why did she lie? he asked.

Scared.

Maybe. He tried to think of what he’d do in her situation, but he didn’t have a point of reference. He could easily protect himself and his family. But he was a bear shifter, she wasn’t. What would it feel like to be defenseless?

Scary for sure.

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