A Shifter Christmas

By C.A. Tibbitts

A horse and hawk shifter, Kate Kalei is a widow living a life as a recluse. Little did she know, while out on a run as her horse, she was almost made a meal by a hungry lion shifter!
Jaxson Barnes, an Englishman on holiday in Colorado, attempts to hunt a tasty meal as his lion. He is knocked to his butt both literally and figuratively when the bay-colored horse turns out to be a beautiful woman shifter!
When the snow begins to fall, Kate invites Jaxson into her home.
But if the lonely widow gives her heart to him, can she be sure he'll stay?

***Please note: This story is approximately 9500 words and includes profanity and depictions of sexual situations.

Pepper Valley Shifters
•A Shifter Christmas, #0, A Short Story Prequel
•Shifted for Love, #1 (August, 2014)
•Healing A Shifter, #2 (October, 2014)
•Twice Fated Shifter, #2.5 (in Mystical New Love Box Set)
•Shifter Under Cover #3 (February, 2015)
* Star Crossed Shifters #4 (June, 2015) ~~~

• Language: English
• Publisher: C.A. Tibbitts
• Release date: Jun 15, 2015

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A SHIFTER CHRISTMAS

A Short Story, Book 0, A Prequel

The Pepper Valley Shifters Series

by

C.A. Tibbitts

Smashwords Edition

Copyright © 2014 C.A. Tibbitts

Cover artwork by C.A. Tibbitts

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and all actions and storylines are the product of the author’s imagination.

*NOTE: This short story was originally published in the Mystical Xmas Box Set in November 2014.

Dedications

To my husband: 18 years and counting! I am so glad that I met you! Someday, I'll have a computer nerd in a story and that'll be all you, baby!

To my readers: From those that have read my stories from the beginning, to those that are new to my writing, I feel so blessed to have you! I am happy to call you my friends! Without you, my stories mean nothing. Thank you for reading, from the bottom of my heart!

Sincerely, C.A. Tibbitts

PEPPER VALLEY SHIFTERS

A Shifter Christmas ~ Pepper Valley Shifters #0

Shifted For Love ~ Pepper Valley Shifters #1

Healing A Shifter ~Pepper Valley Shifters #2

Twice Fated Shifter ~ Pepper Valley Shifters #2.5

Shifter Under Cover ~ Pepper Valley Shifters #3

Star Crossed Shifters ~ Pepper Valley Shifters #4

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Epilogue

A Special Thank You

About The Author

Author Links

Other Books By C.A. Tibbitts

Book Excerpts

Chapter One

Shifting into a beautiful bay-colored horse, she galloped over the dusting of snow to enjoy her last opportunity of the season to run. The summer had been way too short for Pepper Valley, Colorado, and the weatherman had forecasted heavy snow that would begin that very night. August was too early for heavy snow! She slowed down to a trot at her property line and circled at the corner to go east.

She went faster until she ran at full speed, then skidded to a stop as she heard a very loud roar. She turned her head right, then left, and from her peripheral vision, she caught something rustling the tall grass. Since there wasn't a way to hide herself as a horse, she folded her legs and gracefully dropped to the ground before shifting to her human form.

Remaining on all fours, trying not to pant too hard since her fogged breath would give her location away, she remained silent to listen.

Jaxson shook out his lion's mane as he crept closer to the last place he'd seen the horse. Dinner was served! A sudden blow to his head