“Merry Christmas. I love you too,” she whispered. He kissed her soft lips one more time, before they both drifted into unconsciousness.
THE END
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Shiftr: Swipe Left for Love – Dina
The first book in the Hope Valley Dating app series
Curvy Dina Taylor hates the idea of online dating. It’s something kids do, not 36-year old women, whose boyfriends have left them for the office intern. But her best friend Lauren has a secret she’s bursting to share: there are men out there who absolutely love voluptuous girls like her. All Dina has to do is tap Shiftr, the cute little paw-print app that Lauren has just installed on her phone.
In the time it takes Dina to get over her shock that there are guys who can shift into animals, she’s hit up by Logan – a dark-eyed bear-guy with a torso like sculpted marble and eyes like pools of lust. He tells her that he feels a magnetic connection to her, but before she can tell him that the feeling’s mutual, her clumsy thumb swipes the wrong way, and he’s gone.
Dina is distraught, but Tamika, the creator of Shiftr has a cunning plan that may just bring them together again. Will Dina find the sexy Logan in the midst of the eccentric matchmaker’s beautiful, opulent summer garden party? And will they discover that they’re fated to be together?
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Shiftr: Swipe Left for Love – Kristin
The second book in the Hope Valley Dating app series
To the outside world, Kristin Pasternak is a feisty, statuesque, auburn-haired journalist. Only those close to her know that she suffers from PCOS, a condition that has left her unhappy with her body, and scared that she won’t be able to have children.
When best friends Dina and Lauren introduce her to Shiftr, the secret dating app for curvy girls and shape shifting men, she thinks that none of the guys will want her - especially smoking-hot tiger shifter, Roman, whose profile says that he definitely wants cubs.
But, according to the app, Kristin and Roman are a 100% match, and when Roman scents Kristin for the first time, he seems to know her body better than she knows it herself.
Will the sexy tiger be able to convince Kristin to let go of her insecurities and abandon herself to the crazy attraction that sizzles between them?
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Shiftr: Swipe Left for Love – Melissa
The third book in the Hope Valley Dating app series
Melissa Ericson has a panic attack as her best friend Lauren is giving birth, but sexy shifter doctor, Harley, is on hand to calm her down. When she later finds out that he’s not only on Shiftr - the secret dating app for curvy girls and gorgeous shape-shifting men - but is also a great match for her, she’s ecstatic.
But there’s something about Doctor Harley that keeps tugging at Melissa’s mind, and suddenly she’s drawn back into a place she never wanted to think about again.
The past is so confusing and painful for her, but will the smoking-hot werewolf prove to be her destroyer or her savior?
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Shiftr: Swipe Left for Love – Andrea
The fourth book in the Hope Valley Dating app series
Ruthlessly ambitious and fixated on a big-city career, Andrea Bianco returns to Hope Valley after nine years of living in New York. She claims she’s on a break from her high-powered job, but old friends Melissa and Kristin just know she’s hiding a big secret from them…
Meanwhile, sexy, sophisticated lion shifter Magnus Adams has made enough money to never have to work again. The only thing missing from his luxurious life is his mate. Luckily, someone’s told him all about Shiftr – the secret dating app for curvy girls and shifter men – and he comes to Hope Valley hoping to find his match.
It’s no surprise that Shiftr identifies the two extroverts as being purrfect for each other, but neither of them have dealt with their baggage, and Magnus’s reckless urges soon offend Andrea’s insecure nature, and the wrong type of sparks start to fly.
Magnus has a cunning plan for making it up to the curvy beauty. But will she be able to forgive him? And if they ever meet again, will Andrea’s secret make her more irresistible to him, or will it be the end of them?
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Shiftr: Swipe Left for Love – Lori
The fifth book in the Hope Valley Dating app series and a complete, full-length novel.
Sexy bear shifter Bruno Davis is tortured by a tragic past. Between firefighting and being a single parent to his nine-year-old son, there's no space in his life for anything else.
Lori is fleeing to Hope Valley to begin a new life after being dumped by her cheating husband. After all the pain she's been through, she doesn't even want to hear about men.
When a terrible accident puts their lives on a collision course, Bruno’s bear tells him that the beautiful, curvy woman he snatches from an explosion is his mate. But the darkness in his soul convinces him that they can't be together.
Through friendship, they develop a powerful attraction. While Lori is willing to take a chance on the brave firefighter who treats her like no one else has before, emotionally damaged Bruno rejects her, hurting her badly.
But when Lori’s life is thrown into horrific danger, he doesn’t hesitate to save her. Will he make it in time, and will this convince him that he was wrong about the lonely destiny that he imagined for himself?
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Shiftr: Swipe Left for Love – Adaira
The sixth book in the Hope Valley Dating app series and a complete, full-length novel.
With the bone structure of a god and abs that turn smart girls’ brains to mush, Leigh Canvey is the hottest member of his Hope Valley bear clan. But a painful childhood of being abandoned by his parents and brought up by a pure-blood bear has left him a recluse who lives on a mountaintop, far away from the other bears in his clan.
Flame-haired Scottish fireball Adaira has just come to town, hoping that her cousin Tamika, the creator of Shiftr – the secret dating app for curvy girls and shape-shifter guys – will be able to set her up with someone who appreciates her curves – and her sassy nature.
When Shiftr picks the two of them out as a perfect match, even Leigh’s animal nature isn’t enough to dissuade the energetic Adaira from hiking all the way up the mountain to meet him. But he’s not the only one who likes the look of the curvy beauty, and when an alpha wolf decides to kidnap her, Leigh has to put aside all his misgivings about humans and snatch her away from danger – even if it threatens the solitary existence he’s created for himself.
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Shiftr: Swipe Left for Love – Timo
The seventh book in the Hope Valley Dating app series.
What do you do when the community you love comes under threat from corporate giants? If you’re a smoking-hot bear shifter clan, you organize a charity strip show, of course!
Not afraid to go ‘the whole nine yards’, the Bear Heat Strippers are a big hit during their opening show, especially Timo, who gets over his s
tage fright to take a pretty, curvy girl up on stage for a very sensual dance. He’s only supposed to pretend to kiss her, but his bear has other ideas, and a steamy night of passion follows.
Raven Hartman was only in town for a bachelorette party, and the next day she's mortified about her – admittedly scorching – one-night stand. She resolves to forget all about it, but she’s fallen for Hope Valley and spontaneously decides to move there, leaving her dull hometown far behind.
Meanwhile, Timo can't forget the beautiful girl who got away, and when the Bear Heat Strippers have finished touring, he goes on a desperate search for her.
Raven thinks Timo’s a player, and he despairs of ever finding her, but when Lauren – the mate of the clan’s alpha – finds out what's happened, she's got a feeling that Shiftr, the secret dating app, will solve all their problems.
Will Shiftr pick the two of them out as purrfectly matched, or will Raven’s huge bombshell and Timo’s furry secret send them running off in opposite directions?
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Bear Home for Christmas (Christmas Bear Shifter Romance Book 1)
Wrap yourself up in a smoking-hot bear shifter romance this Christmas!
Orphaned Noelle Hollis has nowhere to go for the festive season. A half-baked plan has brought her to the small town of Northwood on a freezing, snowy night two days before Christmas. When it comes to nothing, leaving her cold, lonely, and mad at herself, she breaks down in a cafe.
Ex-soldier and bear shifter Granger Sullivan is on his way home for Christmas, but first he’s determined to track down his wayward brother, who’s run away from their parents. While having a pitstop in a cafe, he runs into a beautiful, yet distressed girl. He only intends to comfort her, but he’s quickly drawn to her sparky personality and sexy curves.
A snowstorm puts Granger’s plans on hold, but has the side-effect of throwing the two of them together. Will Noelle be able to put her misgivings about people aside and trust that Granger really wants her? And will Granger be able to convince her that he wants to take care of her - not just for Christmas, but furrever!
A sweet, sexy and heartwarming story about loss, redemption and family reunion, perfect for the holidays!
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Bear Mine for Christmas (Christmas Bear Shifter Romance Book 2)
Wrap yourself up in a smoking-hot bear shifter romance this Christmas!
Every winter sexy bear shifter Brock Fletcher runs a Christmas-tree store with his uncle Granger and cousin Riley.
Despite his smoldering looks and charismatic personality, Brock hasn’t found a mate because a girl named Madison stole his heart many years earlier, before she left town for good.
So, when Madison walks into his store one day, Brock couldn’t be more shocked – especially when she tells him that she’s come back to live in Misty Hollow.
Determined not to let her slip through his fingers again, he tracks her down at the town’s Christmas parade. But before he has time to find out if she’s single, her niece goes missing in the mountains. The three bears are the only ones capable of looking for her in the middle of a blizzard, and they don’t hesitate to go on a hunt.
Will they find her in time, and will Christmas work its magic on Brock, Madison and their relatives, helping them all to find their perfect match?
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Bear My Perfect Gift (Christmas Bear Shifter Romance Book 3)
It’s cold and wintry out there but when a sexy, protective bear and a sassy, curvy girl get together, there’s more than enough heat to spare!
Caleb Ridgeman has endured one too many lonely winters up on Stonybear Peak. As much as the thought of leaving his clan and beloved home behind breaks his heart, he knows deep down that he's never going to find his mate there. One freezing-cold, snowy day after Christmas, he sets off on a cross-country trip to the shifter town of Green Fields, hoping to find his perfect match.
Paige Buchanan is driving back from visiting her folks for the holidays with her abusive werewolf boyfriend, Kurt. She’s just about at breaking point when they stop at a motel overnight, but a handsome stranger appears out of nowhere and offers her an opportunity to escape.
Both Caleb and Paige feel a powerful connection, but can she trust him enough to put her life in his hands, and will he be able to keep her and himself safe from the dangerous wolf?
Find out in this sizzling, tender and heart-rending story full of excitement, danger and passion!
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Once Bitten Twice Smitten
A standalone comedy romance featuring one kickass roller derby chick, two scorching-hot Alphas, and the naughty nip that changed their lives forever.
Aspen Richardson loves playing roller derby: the fun, the exciting games and her teammates – an amazing bunch of curvy, kickass girls. The only thing missing from her life is a man who will love her just the way she is. In the small town she calls home, bullies from the past remain, making her wonder if it’s ever going to happen.
But, things are about to change in a major way, as the secret Aspen’s parents have been keeping from her comes out: as a small child, she was chased by two wolf pups, and one of them bit and marked her.
Now on the cusp of her first shift, Aspen is hunted down by cool, laid back Brad, and impetuous, hot-headed Chase, who both desperately hope they’re the fated mate of this deliciously curvy girl. The trouble is, no one knows which of them bit her, least of all Aspen, who finds herself equally drawn to these two super sexy Alphas.
This is a standalone romance (no cliffhanger), with lots of laughs, scorching ménage sex scenes, and a HEA, of course!
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Ravished by the Ice Palace Pack – BBW werewolf erotica
Delilah, a young werewolf of the Zephirah Pack, has never seen snow before. Her father, the pack’s Alpha, warns her not to wander off by herself during a meeting between the most powerful packs in the region. Full of excitement, she disobeys him and runs off into the woods to play.
But it’s not long before her father’s fears are realized, and she’s captured by the Ice Palace Pack and taken to their underground territory. Delilah has never been mated before, but it’s the winter solstice, and, before the pack’s annual mating frenzy can begin, a were-female from another pack must be shared between them. Scared by what this might mean, but dazzled by the smoking-hot males, Delilah has a tough choice to make – and one that will bring her more pleasure than she could have imagined.
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About Ariana
Ariana Hawkes graduated in English and Latin Literature from Oxford University. Since then, she’s been writing full time, for both work and pleasure.
She loves to write spicy romantic stories with complex, quirky characters, plenty of suspense, and, of course, a whole lot of laughs.
When she’s not writing, she loves reading literary fiction, fantasy, romance and erotica, and snuggling with her man and their two huskies.
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