HOLIDAY BEAR by Scarlett Grove

Title:  HOLIDAY BEAR

Series:  Fate Valley Mystery #2

Author:  Scarlett Grove

Publisher:  Scarlett Grove

Publish Date:   12.13.2017

Category /Genre:  Paranormal Romance, Novella

Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content

Grammar/editing:  B – a few errors

Received from:  Amazon purchase

Goodreads link: Holiday Bear

Date completed: 02.17.2019

Description from the publisher:

Another romantic mystery from Scarlett Grove

A woman betrayed ...

Knitting artisan, Layla Watson, is a master of her craft.  Life in Fate Valley is good ... until she discovers her boyfriend has been cheating on her.  On a whim, she signs up for a shifter-human dating website and gets an instant match: Liam Nash.

A Christmas wish ...

Liam has built a successful career as a real estate investor, but his wealth hasn’t brought him happiness.  All he really wants is to finally find his fated mate.  When he learns he’s been matched with Layla, he’s thrilled – but meeting her is just the beginning.

A Holiday Plot
The discovery of a body at the Holiday Market embroils Liam and Layla in a murder investigation.  With everyone around them a potential suspect, can they carry on a courtship while they uncover a killer?  And is Layla ready to trust a man who wants to claim her forever?

Holiday Bear is a steamy romance cozy mystery.  This is a quick and fun short read with sexy times ahead.

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HOLIDAY BEAR is the second book in the Fate Valley Mystery series.  Each will stand on its own, but with heavy interaction from past and future characters.

I enjoyed this nice, quick, holiday, cozy mystery read in just a couple of hours of rest time after a hard day of house cleaning.  I considered it my perfect treat and reward.

It is sweet, sexy, festive, and suspenseful.  Because Layla is a curvy girl, it is also a reminder that there is someone for everyone.  She found her bear.  I found mine.  You’ll find yours, if you haven’t already.

Personally, I found the descriptions of Layla’s knitted crafts adorable and wish I had one of her Santa bears!  Of course, Liam is a sweetie bear, as they all seem to be (except for that lying cheating ….  Well, being hurt and breaking up lead her to Liam so it’s not all for nothing.  I’m a believer in this.  Are you?).

I’m looking through my Kindle for more Fate Mountain stories.  I know I have them and I will be reading, enjoying, and reporting back soon!

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

·         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:

1.      Kian:  House of Flames

2.      Dax:  House of Flames

3.      Aiden:  House of Flames

4.      Cato:  House of Flames

5.      Storm Harem:  House of Storms

6.      Hanish:  House of Storms

7.      Raiden:  House of Storms

8.      Zephyr:  House of Storms

Dragon Princes of Endor Series:

1.      Taken

2.      Changed

3.      Choices

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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