Bear Garden

It's not that bear shifter Laurie Torben wants to settle down, but all of his brothers have met their fated mates, and he's feeling a little left out. But the only thing worse than not meeting the girl of his dreams is finding out she's known about their connection for years...and has been avoiding him all that time.

Gorgeous, charming, playboy Laurie just isn't the kind of partner that mountain goat shifter Briana Gilson is looking for, even if fate says they're a match. When they finally meet, her opinion doesn't change-

-not until genuine disaster strikes Renaissance's beloved faire. Laurie knows that becoming a leader in a difficult situation looks a lot like trying to prove to Briana that he's worth her time, but Briana begins to see there's more to her handsome, kind-hearted mate than she thought. And if she's willing to give him a chance, it may turn out that together, they're just what Renaissance needs.