The Bear's Reluctant Mate: A Cozy Small Town Shifter Romance (Bear Creek Forever:Thornberg Vineyard Book 3)

She’s all roots and responsibility. He’s puns plants and persistent charm. But even the most guarded hearts can bloom—especially with a little bear shifter magic. After a tragedy turns her world upside down Marion is left with one purpose: raise her nephew and keep life simple. Love? Off the table. And certainly not with a man who wears T-shirts that say “Let’s Root For Each Other” and calls compost ""black gold."" But Alfie Thornberg isn’t just any man. He’s a bear shifter with a heart as big as his garden center—and patience that runs even deeper. When they’re accidently thrown together at a community gardening project he falls fast and hard. Even though she’s everything he never expected his mate to be: serious skeptical and determined to keep him at arm’s length. Still Alfie knows that the best things take time to grow. Between slow smiles gardening mishaps and unexpected moments of tenderness the walls she’s built star