A raging blizzard, a gunned down plane and six Russian spies. Not exactly the ideal beginnings of a new relationship.
And did I mention I’m a bear shifter?
Fortunately for me, Julie’s a storm-chasing, knife-throwing, sexy-as-hell airplane pilot whose sense of danger could use a little adjustment.
My life was simple. Nothing stood in the way of my duty to my country. I was alone, but I accepted … country. I was alone, but I accepted it; there was no place for me among humans.
My mission: find the Russians and stop them from harming our country. I found them alright but no one warned me Julie would be involved.
I had always looked from far but now that I’ve felt her searing touch, she’s all that I want.
The odds of us outrunning them aren’t good, if the bitter cold doesn’t kill us first. Each moment we’re together is a fight to survive.
Our worlds are separate. That’s the way it’s always been.
To build a life together, we have to break all the rules. If we get out alive, will Julie accept my bear as her mate?
Special Forces: Bear Shifter Mate is a fast-paced, sweet and steamy bear shifter romance with a strong female heroine looking for an equally strong but loving alpha male partner to share her life with. The Special Bear Protectors Collection includes stand-alone stories with HEAs that can be read in any order and are part of the same supernatural universe.
Content Warning: Love scenes, naughty language, and piles of sexy shifter secrets. Intended for mature audiences. No cheating and no cliffhangers.
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Fantastic and a must read.
This book almost became my #5 DNF, but I did and gave it one star as I couldn’t give it a zero
Since Amazon carries this book, too, I usually leave an Amazon review. I did take a look at other disgruntled readers which were few and far between. I came across Crompton who was generous with two stars, but I need to include what C***** reviewed because I didn’t want to repeat his/her thoughts because s/he covered his/her unhappiness quite well:
I think my face is stuck in a look of exasperated confusion because it’s been that way since I started this book.
1. It’s insanely rushed. The plot is very simple and linear with really no depth or twists and turns at all.
2. The conflict between the characters is horrifically illogical. They have sex pretty quick then suddenly, immediately after, there’s a fabricated argument about them both trying to take charge of the situation which makes zero sense. Yeah, no. Because no one, NO ONE would actually argue with a member of a military organization on tactics if they had no military experience.
3. The inner monologues are what carries the attraction and the story throughout the whole book…like, nothing other than “he’s so hot” and “my bear wants her so bad because she’s hot” and then use variations of this for another 100 pages.
4. There is zero outside anything and every possible internal conflict that arises is quickly dispelled.
5. The portrayal of anything military is cringe-worthy to those that know anything about the military.
I have to agree with Crompton (2-star review) on his/her points, too, so I won’t reiterate them specifically. I will add a list of my own complaints.
Thank you, C*******, because my thoughts were exactly yours… which the following additions:
6. Absolutely NO meaningful research was devoted to this story involving the native Alaskan tribes. The Inuits mainly occupy Northern Canada, not Alaska. When I was living in Kotzebue (second most-northern city in Alaska), the main tribe was the Inupiaqs. They do not like being mistaken as Inuit, I can tell you. Their language and culture are vastly different as Inupiaqs are more maritime (as in whale hunting) than the Inuits. That doesn’t mean there wasn’t a few Inuits there, but there were plenty more Finnish indigenous, Siberian indigenous, etc., there, but they were mostly nomadic.
7. Not until the very end of the book did the author even infer that the only way to get to Wales, AK was by plane. It took me forever to find a company that would fly you from Wales to Anchorage or Fairbanks, but it is doable. What really pissed me off was that the author assumed that foot travel (even on the back of a bear shifter) was doable to do in a few days. Uh… it IS 558 miles across snow-covered tundra, not including the mountain ranges, glaciers, and swamps. Not doable at all. And to think that I would buy that? Huh uh, girl. Not at all. And shame on you for trying to lay that line of crap on me, thinking that I would believe that.
8. And I don’t buy the 100+ miles from Chatanika to Fai Fairbanks, either, on foot. No freakin’ way.
9. Here’s a good question for you, Ms. Alters. Why would you contact the sheriff in Fairbanks to report an attack by Russian spies? The Alaska Department of Public Safety thusly says: “The Alaska State Troopers are primarily a rural police department. Alaska does not have counties, Sheriff’s offices or deputies.” Since we are talking about possible terrorists, the FBI and the Alaska State Troopers should had been notified. I would also throw in the Native Village of Wales Tribal Council should also be notified as Wales is a tribal village. This could involved tribal law first, too.
10. Why would Julie be delivering mail to Fairbanks? Why in the world would little ol’ her be using such a teeny tiny plane to deliver mail to the second largest city in Alaska when there’s the USPS planes plus all the Alaska Airlines’ 737s that also haul mail for the USPS? Also, the USPS doesn’t supply a private contractor with his or her own plane. They hire private contractors who already have.a plane to do the job for small villages that don’t have approved runways for the bigger jets. The book doesn’t state she mainly flies to small villages. (Sheeh! Some people still think we Alaskans get mail via dog mushers!)
11. I do like to see women trained in throwing knives, but most throwing knives meant to hurt someone or something are usually the specially designed throwing knives, not the typical knives we usually have to keep us alive and well. (And I’m not referring to ulus though I really LOVE these knives, but they ain’t for throwing!) Knives meant for tundra survival don’t hit targets at that distance easily because of imbalance issues. Now I’m not saying that they aren’t for hand-to-hand combat because they can easily be used as such.
12. There should had been more “meat on the table” with this story. Russian spies? Maybe if you can really convince me. I would be more likely convinced that computer ransom hackers had attacked the Alaskan Pipe Line, but that’s just cyber attacks, folks. Russian spies would be far more boring in appearance rather than the stereotypical Boris from the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. Sure, the writer did inject a little humor in her choice of villains, and I might have accepted that if it weren’t for all the errors and stressors on my already broken suspensions of disbelief.
13. Too much of a rush job, and where’s the REAL end of this story? Not where it did end. I looked for an epilogue, but none was to be had.
15. I couldn’t get into Jace or Julie, not with all the problems I was having with the lack of research, so I won’t talk about them.
So all in all, I would not recommend this book or the series. Can you return an ebook? I’ll try, but I might not even waste my time doing that when I could be rereading a far better book. I just don’t understand why all those who gave this book five stars could get passed all these basic problems? As an editor, I would be screaming and pulling my hair out by the roots.
Jace is a special op bear shifter in Alaska. Julie is a pilot who delivers the mail in Alaska. Jace and Julie have crossed paths before and they are aware of each other but they have never spoken. Jace has been sent on a mission to Wales to track down some Russian terrorists. Julie is headed to Wales in her plane to deliver the mail. Julie comes face to face with the Russian terrorists and barely escapes with her life when her plane is shot down. Jace is in the area and sees what is happening to Julie’s plane, can her get to her in time to save her before the terrorist shot her. Jace and Julie are chased through the wilderness in a massive storm by the terrorist but they still find the time to connect. The characters are amazing and the story had me on the edge of my seat. I love this book and plan to read it again.
This is an adventurous book, they had to fight hard to stay alive.
Standalone with no cliffhangers.
Julie is a pilot for the post offices in Alaska, she isn’t afraid of a little storm. Russian spies she is afraid of, good thing Jace is there to help her.
Jace is a bear shifter in a special branch of the military, he can’t have a human mate. His bear doesn’t care what the rules are.
I enjoyed this book.
Wow! This was has adventure, danger, secrets and love. I started and finished in one setting. You can’t go wrong with this book and I can’t wait to read the next book in the series.
A fast paced story, full of events. Jace and Julie’s story was full of actions and love. An entertaining story, were you wanted to know more and follow their story a bit longer.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book