Being the fated mate of an incredibly sexy grizzly shifter could be a nightmare…or a dream come true.When grizzly shifter Wyatt Arthur arrives in Calgary, Alberta, for a business trip, he finds himself blindsided by the shy, skittish woman he is certain will be his mate. In a peculiar turn of events, she already has a boyfriend—a man Wyatt is confident is not interested in women.After suffering a … interested in women.
After suffering a traumatizing experience as a teenager, Paige Osborn doesn’t date. Ever. In fact, she keeps men at bay by pretending to be in a committed relationship with her human best friend, Gavin Wright. There’s just one problem. Gavin is gay.
Gavin has never been comfortable keeping Paige’s secret from her family, but they have an agreement. She keeps his sexual preferences confidential, and he keeps her sexual assault from the world.
What Paige doesn’t factor into her life is the possibility that someone might one day cause her to waver on her conviction never to bind to anyone—human or shifter. There is no way to ignore Fate, however, and Paige is forced to face her past and her future. Now she just needs to figure out how to reconcile the two and find the strength to let Wyatt into her heart.
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This series is absolutely amazing!
I am thoroughly enjoying this series and this book is no different. Wyatt is the oldest of the Arthur kids and he meets his mate in Calgary, not Silvertip, his hometown… but there is a tragic connection for his mate Paige, they just don’t know it yet.
This series is connected because of one man’s warped and twisted mind and actions. But it shows that you can heal and move on with your life and that’s an important message. For Paige, it’s especially important and when she meets Wyatt, her first reaction is normal… run. But you can’t run from true love and/or your fated mate. In fact, running to them is sometimes the only option.
This story is so well written you feel their pain but you also feel their love. And then the passion kicks in… Wow! It’s still snowing here and yet I had to kick my covers off because it got so hot!
First I have to say I love these bear shifters. In this book we meet Paige who has a complicated past. I do have to say that having read the previous books in the series I knew exactly who attacked her a child.
Wyatt was in Calgary for his family’s brewery, their chance meeting, well almost meeting let him know beyond the shadow of a doubt she is his mate.
Now Paige and Gavin have been a couple, as a mutual convenience, since the day of her attack. A promise to keep silent on his end, and a way for him to stay in the closet.
Thrown together in the small town of Silvertip, where Paige has been assigned to research the longevity of the occupants, Wyatt begins to pursue her in earnest.
The snag, Kelly, a journalist student assigned to shadow her during her interviews. One who is way to perky and gets bored easily.
Now aside from the relationship that is developing quickly between Paige and Wyatt, there is another very interesting development.
It seems Gavin is attracted to Dale, the shifter building the deck on Wyatt’s home. Fortunately for him the feeling is mutual. Shifters are far less likely to be homophobic than humans, especially since they can smell the attraction. No closets here.
Lots of crazy things happen in this book and you’ll be turning the pages quickly to find out which secret gets revealed and how.
I laughed, sniffled a bit and held my breath too. I can’t wait to read Gavin and Dale’s story in Grizzly Survival.
Paige Osborn is broken, closed off and living a lie. Wyatt Arthur knows from the second he sees and scents her that she’s his mate. Overcoming Paige’s past is a huge undertaking but Wyatt is up to the task. Realizing Paige has suffered some kind of trauma he slowly coaxes her out of her shell. Allowing Paige to move at her own pace, her true sensual nature starts to emerge. She can no longer deny that Wyatt is her mate. His gentle loving gives her the courage to finally start living and let go of the past.
Meanwhile she must deal with a quirky reporter who is bent on invading the privacy of the citizen’s of Silvertip. She also has to comvince her best friend/pseudo boyfriend that it’s time for him to lead his authentic life.