Last Christmas, Esther "Essie" Goldberg came home to a man left for dead on her front porch. A nurse at the local hospital, she took him in, cleaned him up, and cared for him, against her better judgment. Because when she gazed into his deep green eyes, she lost all common sense. Something within her drove her to protect the sexy mystery man.
Last Christmas, Grady McDaniels was nearly killed by poachers. He was a rare breed: a gray bear, and seldom shifted for that very reason. He was always careful, but not careful enough, as the two times he'd been spotted in all of his 37 years, he'd been relentlessly hunted down.
He nearly died that night. If not for his mate taking him in, bandaging his wounds and allowing him a little time to heal, he wouldn't have made it. But he couldn't stay. He couldn't risk her life, because the hunters would come, and they would take the lives of anyone who stood in the way of their prize.
A year later, with the last huntsman taken care of, Grady is finally ready to do what he so desperately wanted to do last Christmas: claim his mate. But how do you tell all to the woman who is your all yet knows nothing of your kind? How do you risk everything on someone who doesn't even know your last name?
Tis the season for miracles, and Grady McDaniels is praying for just that. Because he can't imagine spending another Christmas without his extra curvy mate.
Last Christmas, Grady McDaniels was nearly killed by poachers. He was a rare breed: a gray bear, and seldom shifted for that very reason. He was always careful, but not careful enough, as the two times he'd been spotted in all of his 37 years, he'd been relentlessly hunted down.
He nearly died that night. If not for his mate taking him in, bandaging his wounds and allowing him a little time to heal, he wouldn't have made it. But he couldn't stay. He couldn't risk her life, because the hunters would come, and they would take the lives of anyone who stood in the way of their prize.
A year later, with the last huntsman taken care of, Grady is finally ready to do what he so desperately wanted to do last Christmas: claim his mate. But how do you tell all to the woman who is your all yet knows nothing of your kind? How do you risk everything on someone who doesn't even know your last name?
Tis the season for miracles, and Grady McDaniels is praying for just that. Because he can't imagine spending another Christmas without his extra curvy mate.