Aimee Han likes her life as spicy as the Korean-influenced food she makes, and when she and her best friend Callie escape from Callie’s father and the oppressive Den he controls, Aimee believes her life may finally be heating up. At last she can follow her dreams of opening a restaurant. And with Callie off with her new mate, Aimee’s got the gorgeous grizzly she’s fallen for (and his gourmet … kitchen) all to herself. Dominick is as tasty as the feasts she loves to make, and he seems to find her irresistible.
At least she does until the suffering caused by their fight with the Den makes him wild. The post-fight Dom is in constant pain and pulling away from Aimee as if afraid he might break her.
Can Aimee convince Dom that she’s stronger than she looks in time to prevent his bear side from overwhelming the man she loves?
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Aimee was rescued by her best friend as a young otter shifter, and they’ve been best friends ever since. So when Callie “To Trust a Bear” had business in Montana, Aimee jumped at the chance to travel.
Things took an interesting turn when she meets Dom…..
Dominic “Dom” has always been the calm and levelheaded bear shifter. A quiet man, who loves to cook.
But all that was taken away from him after a huge fight and he was taken hostage, they beat him until he couldn’t stand up, and now he’s angry all the time, his bear is always on edge. He’s made his mind up that he’s no good for the cute otter shifter….
With was a hard one to read, if you’d read the previous book, you’ll know he was beaten and tortured. That seem to break the connection he had with his bear side, he can’t keep him calm anymore, all the bear wants to do is fight, and so Dom is scared for his family and his little otter shifter, he doesn’t want to hurt anyone, but with his bear out of control he sees no option but to leave!!
Dom wasn’t one of my favourite characters in the series, but with each book I grew to like him, and this book had me in knots. No matter how much Aimee tried to persuade Dom that they were meant to be together, it made no difference. He couldn’t control his bear side, the bear just wanted to tear things apart, it was only quiet when Aimee was around. So why didn’t he make that connection? His guilt I think had a large part in it, he thought he couldn’t protect his friends any longer, so there was no way he could look after a mate. Being captured and tortured had to be hard on him.
Aimee I thought was great, such spirit, even when trying to convince her stubborn headed mate that they were meant to be together.
Her lust for life, her spirit remained strong even after so many trials in her life,
But I felt she was battling uphill with this one, how can you make someone see they would be ok if they didn’t believe it?
The Den are back to take Aimee’s best friend back, so it’s another battle. But will this be the fight that tips Dom over the edge?
Can Aimee be strong enough to pull Dom back from the precipice, or will he take them both down the path of heartbreak?
I read this book as part of the boxed set… This is a NON-SPOILER REVIEW. Lumberjack Bears by Emilia Hartley is a set of five books that will steal your heart. I absolutely loved this series. A family of misfit bears in search of (and sometimes not) of their mates and some peace in their lives. Sweet, steamy, funny and heart-meltingly sexy, this set is loaded with action and adventure. If you love a good bear shifter story, then you will also love this boxed set. Emilia Hartley has long been on my go to list for entertaining and sexy shifter reads and this set does not disappoint.
This honest and voluntary review was made possible by reading a copy through Booksprout.
I have been anxiously awaiting Dominic was the strong, clear-headed one of the lumberjacks. After the attack by the Den Dom has changed, a lot. I love that Aimee is so strong and determined to save him. I got so upset with him constantly pushing her away. Having her own animal, it is funny how much she hates the outdoors. This book has action, danger, romance, and some crazy shifters. I recommend this even if you haven’t read the others. It is such a good series. I volunteered to read an advanced reader copy and am under no obligation to leave this review.
This is Dominic’s and Amee’s story. I felt this story really diminished Dominic. It didn’t really add anything to the serie’s except enforce that bear’s can go mad. Orion has more sense than the rest of group. And that Dominic is the most pitiable bear, because he refuses to acknowledge his mate and live in self pity, because he was tortured for a couple hours by the Den. The only thing good about Dominic in this story is his bear.