Matthew just bought his bride.Only she doesn’t know it yet.Bear shifter, Matthew, just bought his mate at a charity auction. Okay, so what he actually bought was an afternoon of pet pampering—he doesn’t own a pet.Maybe he could pamper her instead? Only he’s the bad guy, who came to town to destroy the animal shelter, so he could build luxury houses on the land.Yes, he is the Christmas villain. … on the land.
Yes, he is the Christmas villain. But he intends to change. For Sian.
Sian is done with men. Her soon-to-be-ex-husband, Peter, was a bully who never appreciated the wonderful family he was part of but won’t sign the divorce papers and hand over the money he owes her. To make things worse, he arrived in town to embarrass her at the charity auction she’d helped arrange.
But then a Christmas miracle happened. Matthew Lewis, a billionaire property tycoon, paid a small fortune for an afternoon with her. Okay, so what he actually bought was an afternoon of pet pampering—but she knows he doesn’t have a pet.
So maybe she could pamper him instead?
Wait! Matthew is the bad guy in town. Sian has sworn off men for life. And she has two daughters who must come first.
But he’s a bear shifter and they mate for life. Can she risk her heart on a man again? Is it possible they might all get their wish and get a Second Chance Christmas in Bear Creek?
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I loved this! I enjoyed the gentle tone of two mature people learning how to love each other through all of their actions. It especially warmed my heart that Matthew just accepted Sian’s daughters as his own. No matter what the past was, neither of them are willing to let it drive their future. I can’t wait to read the next book.
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I really liked this book. I loved the connection between Matthew and Sian. I loved seeing the change in Matthew and it’s understandable that he was the way he was before he met his mate Sian after having no one and never having a home and the only home he did have way with an ab*sive uncle who only took him in after his parents d*ed as he came with a substantial amount of money, which Matthew never saw any of it as by the time he’d reached maturity his uncle had spent it all so Matthew never wanted to be beholden to anyone about money ever again and since he had no one the making money became his happy place. I can’t believe what an a*sehole Sian’s ex-husband Peter is and not wanting Rachel and Ellie and was holding the money he owed Sian in the divorce until the girls left home so then him and Sian could be together and then trying to basically sell them all to Matthew saying that if he gave Peter all his money he could have Sian and the girls in return what a do*che. I’m glad Matthew put him in his place. I loved how much Matthew cared about Sian, Rachel and Ellie, he’s the partners and dad that they should’ve had from the start and I’m glad that after everything they’ve been through with Peter that they found a forever home with Matthew and that he’ll love and support them as well as never leave no matter what happens as shifters mate for life, and the girls are a part of Sian and to shifters children are everything no matter if they aren’t theirs biologically. I loved seeing Matthew grow and how learnt empathy and enjoyed helping others and started to understand that helping others made him feel happy. I’m looking forward to reading Simon’s book next. I’d recommend this book, series, universe and author to everyone.
I enjoyed this book. Matthew is a man who has had a hard life and is ruthless in all his business deals. In the book he takes a personal journey of finding himself after finding his mate. This changes not only his way of thinking but his whole life. Siam was married for years and now after leaving her husband has to learn to be a single mom and provide for her girls. When these two meet the attraction immediately therr. I really liked that they took it slow and did not just call into each other’s arms. Background stories for the story was nicely out into the book without being wordy or out of place everything flowed good.
I really enjoyed reading this wonderful second-chance Christmas bear shifter romance, it is a satisfying love story about a rich bear shifter (Matthew) who is determined to buy the land where an animal shelter is on, but soon discovers at a charity auction for the animal shelter that a woman (Sian) is his fated mate, now he wants to show her that that not every male is bad & he is determined to claim her & her daughters.
The story-line is interesting and well written with intriguing plot. The characters are well-developed, they react with varying emotions to the situation they find themselves in & have a variety of individual traits.
There is: various kinds of shifters, a apparently villainous billionaire bear shifter (Matthew), a human female (Sian) & her two teenage daughters (Rachel & Elle), a despicable soon to be ex-husband (Peter), a caring friend (Ronni), drama, some intrigue, some deviousness, memories, attractions, determination, inner bear sarcasm, complications, distrust, fear, plans, destiny, confidence, determination, honesty, conversations, verbal banter, emotional feelings, confrontations, anticipation, explanations, realization, shock, amazement, trust, happiness, passion, love & some steam.
I would highly recommend this bear shifter romance to people who enjoy reading this genre. I sincerely doubt you would be disappointed in this book.
This book was ok but not one of my favorites. Matthew like in the previous book was a bad guy trying to swindle land especially the where the animal shelter is, but now he does a complete turn around for his mate who works at the shelter? Also she has a ex to deal with who is trying to make her and her daughters life miserable.