Title: CHIEF BEAR
Series: Rescue Bears #1
Author: Scarlett Grove
Narrator: Ashley
Taylor & Calvin Murray
Length: 4
hours 4 minutes
Audible
Release Date:
02.06.2019
Publisher: Scarlett Grove
Publish Date: 03.09.2016
Category /Genre: Paranormal Romance
Recommended
for: 18+ due to sexual content
Listenability: OK or
NSFW
Received from: Ashley Taylor (as an Audible gifted copy)
Goodreads link: Chief Bear
Date completed: 02.15.2019
Description from the publisher:
Worlds apart...
On Fate Mountain, Levi Blackthorn is
alpha of his bear clan and leader of the Rescue Bears, the search-and-rescue
crew. He and his fellow ex-Navy SEALs are closer than brothers. In a world
where shifters often battle prejudice and even violence from humans, they face
whatever comes together.
Juliet Hernandez is a soft-hearted, strong-willed
graphic designer with a close circle of friends. She doesn’t like risk, but
she’s always there when someone needs her.
Brought together....
One of Levi’s crew has started a
shifter-human dating website. Despite his misgivings, Levi signs up - after
all, male shifters outnumber females, and both man and bear are ready to find a
mate and settle down.
When he meets his curvy human match,
his bear roars in approval - and Levi wants to claim her immediately. But it’s
not that easy. Juliet’s last relationship was hell, and though the handsome
alpha’s touch makes her melt, his possessiveness makes her wary.
To give fate a hand...
Can Juliet let go of her past and
trust the wild heart of her shifter mate, enabling them to forge a bond deeper
than any challenge the world might bring? Or will their differences prove too
great to overcome?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHIEF BEAR is the first book in the Rescue
Bears series. While each will stand on
its own, they are even better when you read them all and in the order of
release.
I have always loved reading Scarlett
Grove’s Fate Mountain stories. Honestly,
I’ve read more than I’ve reviewed, and I need to get more of those reviews posted
for ya’all. Finally, I had the
opportunity to listen to one in Audible and it is even better than I imagined
it could be. This is a dark chocolate cake
that now has a sweet caramel center and pink sugar sprinkles on top of the best
buttercream icing you’ve ever tasted. To
hear those bears wistfully thinking of human woman, “curvy women.” Sigh!
Levi and Juliette are a modern-day
version of pen pals falling in love via text after meeting on Date.com long
before they meet in person. Of course,
they’re not admitting that it’s love yet; she’ll only admit to interest at first
and he doesn’t want to scare her off by telling her that his bear has scented
his mate.
Nevertheless, how can she not fall
in love with the protective, considerate, consuming shifter. I love the romance. I also love their friends and being witness
to their relationships. In fact, I’m
looking forward to learning more about those bears, their mates, and how they
will find their HEAs (especially Brew Bear… it looks like his may be the
hardest to convince).
Narration: The narration is
unfortunately inconsistent. The
production values are not equal, so I was constantly turning the volume up or
down depending on which narrator was speaking.
Thank God they did full chapter instead of line by line reading!
Calvin Murray has a William Shatner-like
delivery with many odd pauses. On the
other hand, he does an amazing job at giving each of the bear shifter men a unique
voice that was entertaining and added to my listening enjoyment.
Ashley Taylor’s voice work is nearly
flawless and sweet to boot! I would be
delighted to listen to her again.
When there are two narrators, it
would be nice if they collaborated on the sounds for the characters so that
both gave the same sound for the same character (or as closely as possible) and
work to make their production values match for the sake of the listeners.
Note: While I received this book as a gifted audiobook
copy, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
Rescue Bears
Series:
1.
Chief Bear
2.
Wild Bear
3.
Big Bear
4.
Brew Bear
5.
Ski Bear
6.
Geek
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:
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
Fate Valley Mystery series:
1.
Hero Bear
2.
Holiday Bear
4.
Candy Bear
5.
Baker Bear
MacKenna
Family Series:
1.
This Mess We’re In
Midnight Sun
Shifters Series:
1.
Bear His Love
2.
Bear His Baby
Mystic Harbor
Series:
4.
His Lion Blood
Spirit Moon series:
1.
Howl
2.
Crave
3.
Claimed
Timber Bear
Ranch Series:
1.
Boss Bear
2.
Saw Bear
West Coast
Witches Series:
1.
Warrior, Witch, and Raven
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