Jingle Bear: Holidays With the Shifters, #3

By Rose Bak

A human walks into a bear-owned coffee shop looking for a job.  She finds love…

 

Charlie is a happy-go-lucky bear.  He loves his family, he loves working at the coffee shop he owns, and he loves Christmas. When he finally meets his fated mate, he's ecstatic. He doesn't care that she's older than him.  He doesn't care that she's his sister's best friend.  And he really doesn't care that he's technically her boss.  He's ready to settle down and have his happily-ever-after with the perfect woman.

 

Theresa just got out of a bad relationship and the last thing she wants is to fall into another – especially with the client who also happens to be her best friend's baby brother.  But she's not just worried about the difference in their ages or the awkwardness of their relationship, there's also the tiny little issue that she just found out that shape shifters exist, and not only is her BFF a bear, but so is her brother!

 

About the "Shifters for the Holidays" series:  The shifter town of Greysden is gearing up for the holidays and some of its sexiest residents are finally finding their true mates. The road to love isn't easy, but with a little help from fate and some nosy small-town matchmakers, there's a guaranteed happily ever after. If you love short and steamy standalone romances with curvy women and growly shifter men who fall fast and hard, this is the holiday series for you. 

 

Download your copy of this instalove Christmas romance today!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Rose Bak
• Release date: Dec 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201881764

Rose Bak

Rose Bak has been obsessed with books since she got her first library card at age five. She is a passionate reader with an e-reader bursting with thousands of beloved books.  Rose's contemporary romance books focus on strong female characters over age 35 and the alpha males who love them. Expect a lot of steam, a little bit of snark, and a guaranteed happily ever after.

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A human walks into a bear-owned coffee shop looking for a job.  She finds love...

Charlie is a happy-go-lucky bear.  He loves his family, he loves working at the coffee shop he owns, and he loves Christmas. When he finally meets his fated mate, he’s ecstatic. He doesn’t care that she’s older than him.  He doesn’t care that she’s his sister’s best friend.  And he really doesn’t care that he’s technically her boss.  He’s ready to settle down and have his happily-ever-after with the perfect woman.

Theresa just got out of a bad relationship and the last thing she wants is to fall into another – especially with the client who also happens to be her best friend’s baby brother.  But she’s not just worried about the difference in their ages or the awkwardness of their relationship, there’s also the tiny little issue that she just found out that shape shifters exist and not only is her BFF a bear, but so is her brother!

About the Shifters for the Holidays series:  The shifter town of Greysden is gearing up for the holidays and some of its sexiest residents are finally finding their true mates. The road to love isn't easy, but with a little help from fate and some nosy small-town matchmakers, there's a guaranteed happily ever after. If you love short and steamy standalone romances with curvy women and growly shifter men who fall fast and hard, this is the holiday series for you. 

Download your copy of this instalove Christmas romance today!

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Keep reading after the story for a special preview of Until You Came Along, book one of the Oliver Boys Band series.

Dedication

For coffee, you bring me a lot of love.

Charlie

Hey little brother, I need a job.

I looked up at my sister Becca in surprise.  What?  Oh my god! Did they lay you off at the hotel?  My sister had been a manager at the Greysden Hotel ever since she graduated college. She seemed to love it there, and we all figured she’d be working there until she retired.

No, it’s not for me, it’s for my friend Theresa.

I looked at her suspiciously.  Your college roommate? I didn’t even know you two were still friends. Why don’t you hire her at the hotel?

I don’t have any openings right now.

Well neither do I.

You’ve been saying for months that you want to add another person on days so you can focus more on your paperwork. Or get someone to help you with the admin side of the business.

It was true.  My coffee shop Bearly Beans had been doing very well, but I was drowning in paperwork.  I had a couple of part-timer staff who worked at the counter, but I was having a hard time keeping up with everything, probably because I loved working the front of the house and hated doing all the administrative crap.

Still, there was something weird about this.  My sister was giving me the same look she used to give me when she would con me out of my Halloween candy when we were kids. As the youngest of four kids, someone was always trying to pull something over on me. But I wasn’t eight years old anymore, so I stared Becca down until she broke.

She looked around to make sure no one was in hearing distance, then leaned over the counter and lowered her voice. 

I hadn’t heard from Theresa in a while, and then she called me out of the blue the other day.  It turns out she was in a bad relationship and when she broke it off with him, the guy went crazy.  She had to get a restraining order and even then, he continued to harass her until he attacked her pretty bad and finally went to jail.

Becca looked around again, then continued. 

Her attorney suggested she get out of town and get a fresh start somewhere else, far away from the guy in case he gets released, so she called me.  I offered her a job at the hotel, but she said she would feel weird about my being her boss, especially since she’s staying at my house for a while until she decides if she’s going to stay here in Greysden or not. I told her that I was sure that there were a few places hiring downtown. She’s coming to town tonight. I’m not totally sure what kind of job she’s looking for, but I figured I could bring her in tomorrow for coffee and you could casually tell me that you’re looking for help, then we could go from there.

I groaned.  I really don’t like subterfuge Becs, you know this.

"I know, but you really do need more staff, and not only did she work at Coffee Bucks when we were in college, she also majored in accounting.  You can definitely help each other,