CELEBRATION BEAR by Scarlett Grove

Title:  CELEBRATION BEAR

Series:  Fate Valley Mystery #3

Author:  Scarlett Grove

Publisher:  Scarlett Grove

Publish Date:   12.26.2017

Category /Genre:  short-story, paranormal romance

Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content

Grammar/editing:  C – average writing, poorly edited

Received from:  Amazon purchase

Goodreads link: Celebration Bear

Date completed: 01.17.2019

Description from the publisher:

Will their perfect match be overshadowed by murder?

A dream come true ...

CiCi Anderson doesn’t just want a man – she wants a mate. With three of her closest friends being shifter women, she’s well aware that belonging to a gorgeous shifter male has numerous benefits. Now, as she celebrates her friend Sunshine’s wedding, the curvy schoolteacher learns that the shifter-human dating website has finally found her match.

A night full of promise ...

Shifter Thorian Reed has recently arrived in Fate Valley after inheriting a house from his grandfather. When a married woman makes a pass at him, he decides it’s time for him to find his own mate. He’s smitten with CiCi as soon as he meets her – at the New Year’s Eve celebration where he’s in charge of the fireworks.

A violent interruption

Their midnight kiss ends in chaos when the tent holding the evening’s fireworks explodes. After the woman who flirted with Thorian is found dead inside, he’s determined to find out who’s responsible. Can he and CiCi solve the case, see justice done, and find their happy ending?

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CELEBRATION BEAR is the third book in the Fate Valley Mystery series.  Each will stand on its own, but there is heavy involvement with the characters from the other books in the series.

I love visiting Fate Valley and sharing some time with another couple as they come together after being matched on Mate.com.  In fact, Thorian and CiCi are specifically looking for a forever mate.  In an era of one-night-stands and hookups, it is refreshing to read about a desire for a deeper and long-lasting relationship.

The cozy-mystery was well written with multiple suspects and a path of clues to follow with the characters until the culprit is arrested.

I enjoyed this story.  It is what I refer to as a “relaxed read.”  It did not add to the stress of my day, but instead allowed me to simply appreciate the story.

I will be looking through my kindle for more of the books I know that I have from Scarlett Grove and reading them ASAP!

Fate Valley Mystery series:

1.      Hero Bear

2.      Holiday Bear

3.      Celebration Bear

4.      Candy Bear

5.      Baker Bear

Also from Scarlett Grove

·         The Alpha’s Curse

·         Alpha Fated:  Called by the Alpha

·         Beauty and the Bad Bearlionaire

·         Cowboy Bear’s Christmas Surprise

·         Dragon Princes of Endor

·         Education of a Fae

·         Lion’s Halloween Baby

·         Mate for the Feral Barbarians

Bear Patrol Series:

1.      Commander Bear

2.      Detective Bear

3.      Cadet Bear

4.      Tech Bear

5.      Deputy Bear

Bear Wardens Series:

1.      Bear Witness

2.      Bearly Believing

3.      His to Bear

Billionaire Make-Maker Series:

1.      Dragon’s Fake Bride

Braving Darkness Series:

1.      Marked by the Alpha Wolf (released in three books)

2.      Touched by the Dragon Lord (released in three books)

3.      Desired by the Archangel (released in two books)

Brides of Draxos Series:

1.      The White Queen

2.      Space Dragon

Dark Sun Series:

1.      The Event

2.      Alpha Dragon’s Virgin Bride

Draconians Series:

1.      Alien Commander’s Bride

2.      Alien Warrior’s Mate

3.      Alien Fighter’s Woman

4.      Alien General’s Wife

5.      Alien Architect’s Bride

Dragon Guardians Series:

3.      Kian:  House of Flames

4.      Dax:  House of Flames

5.      Aiden:  House of Flames

6.      Cato:  House of Flames

7.      Storm Harem:  House of Storms

8.      Hanish:  House of Storms

9.      Raiden:  House of Storms

10.  Zephyr:  House of Storms

Elemental Dragons Series:

1.      Fire Dragon’s Baby

2.      Air Dragon’s Baby

3.      Water Dragon’s Baby

4.      Earth Dragon’s Baby

MacKenna Family Series:

1.      This Mess We’re In

Midnight Sun Shifters Series:

1.      Bear His Love

2.      Bear His Baby

Mystic Harbor Series:

1.      Unbearably Stranded

2.      Her Two Alphas

3.      Cat Scratch Fever

4.      His Lion Blood

Rescue Bears Series:

1.      Chief Bear

2.      Wild Bear

3.      Big Bear

4.      Brew Bear

5.      Ski Bear

6.      Geek Bear

Spirit Moon series:

1.      Howl

2.      Crave

3.      Claimed

Timber Bear Ranch Series:

1.      Boss Bear

2.      Saw Bear

3.      Mountain Bear

4.      Mechanic Bear

West Coast Witches Series:

1.      Warrior, Witch, and Raven

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