Bearly Sweet — Loni Ree

Thorne BearlyMy headache is growing by the minute. I can't believe my secretary, who also happens to be my mother, took on another job for my already overbooked construction company. At this rate, I'm going to be working twenty-four hours a day for the next fifty years to catch up. My intention to meet with the new bakery owner and politely decline this project takes a nose dive when Mabel Sweet drops right into my arms.My gorgeous mate's name fits her to a T. Mabel's sugary sweet luscious curves and a delicious honey scent wake up my inner bear.When he roars mine, my human side blurts out some crazy sh*t and ends up ticking Mabel off. Now, I have to find a way to convince my sassy mate to overlook my grouchy attitude and give me a chance. How hard could that be?Mabel SweetWhen the kind woman I met at the grocery store offers to send her son over to help me with a few tasks around my new bakery, I'm excited to have the help getting ready to open. That is until I meet Mr. Tall, Dark and Grumpy. Thorne Bearly is appropriately named. The big grumpy thorn in my side has another thing coming if he thinks I'm going to just bow to his wishes.If you like over-the-top, growly bear shifter, curvy girl instalove with a ton of humor, and tiny amount of drama this short story is perfect for you.The grumpy, lonely bear shifters of Honey Pot Hollow are in for a surprise when a new human-owned bakery opens in the shifter-only town.The feisty human baker and her sisters aren't going to let the surly brothers ruin their sunny attitudes. The Sweet Sisters are going to use their considerable charms to bring Bearly Boys to their knees.