{"id":1772,"date":"2017-04-05T01:05:11","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T05:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/?p=1772"},"modified":"2017-04-02T10:10:42","modified_gmt":"2017-04-02T14:10:42","slug":"story-sample-bound-to-the-bear-by-rebecca-thomas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/2017\/04\/05\/story-sample-bound-to-the-bear-by-rebecca-thomas\/","title":{"rendered":"Story Sample: Bound to the Bear by Rebecca Thomas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Title:<\/strong> Bound to the Bear
\nAuthor:<\/strong> Rebecca Thomas
\nBlurb:<\/strong><\/p>\n

A fake relationship with consequences\u2026<\/p>\n

Werebear Stefan Vane has a job to do\u2014protect his witness. He devises a plan to keep the stubborn she-bear at his family\u2019s remote wilderness therapy camp. Her identity must stay secret. They agree to pretend they\u2019re a couple. But her smart mouth and sexy curves are distracting. He\u2019ll do whatever it takes to make sure she\u2019s safe, only he never expects the lines between what’s fake and what’s real to become so blurred.<\/p>\n

Tess Trevino is the only witness in a botched robbery attempt. The perpetrator is arrested, but her life is threatened. When witness protection sends an extremely hot detective to protect her, she can\u2019t say no. Her stomach does twirly-twisty things when he’s near and since her bear has been in hibernation so long, she can’t resist him.<\/p>\n

The arrogant, devilishly handsome bear says they will stay in a remote cabin…alone. Things could be a whole lot worse than being stuck with a smooth-talking stranger, but when her feelings become real…pretending gets complicated.
\nExcerpt:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stefan needed Tess to know she could trust him. \u201cI will be a complete gentleman. I will protect you until the trial and I will be a gentleman. Or a gentle bear\u2014however you want to look at it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you,\u201d she said under her breath.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re\u00a0welcome.\u201d His heart squeezed. Yes, he was doing this because it was his job, but he admired Tess. She hadn\u2019t shown the tiniest amount of fear. Any normal person would have been happy to have protection after being shot at twice in one week. \u201cFor what it\u2019s worth, I think you\u2019re strong and capable. Under normal circumstances I\u2019m confident you would never need my protection.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you for saying that.\u201d\u00a0Tess stared out the side window.<\/p>\n

Stefan wondered what she was thinking. The mood had become somber and he wanted to lift her spirits. \u201cSo how about we say we\u2019ve been dating for two months\u2014since the beginning of summer?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat sounds fine.\u201d Her response was less than enthusiastic.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd where should we say we met?\u201d he asked. \u201cYou know people always ask that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI doubt we would meet because you had a sewing project. Or who knows, maybe you needed your jeans hemmed, so you stopped by my shop.\u201d Her voice had a little more pep.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy supervisor has a cabin on Big Lake. Once in a while I go there to have a few beers with the guys and do a little water skiing. What if we say we met at a barbeque there?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat works. Or maybe you were waterskiing and had a wreck and I had to save you from drowning.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a good swimmer.\u201d He shook his head and gave a half laugh. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t drown.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou would if a ski hit you in the head and knocked you out. I was a life guard in high school. It was my summer job. So essentially, we met because I saved you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stefan snorted. \u201cNo one is going to believe that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy? Because you\u2019re such a fantastic water skier that you\u2019d never wreck?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, because I wouldn\u2019t drown.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, you would, if you were knocked out.\u201d She turned a laser-like glare at him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a very hard head. A water ski wouldn\u2019t knock me out.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou just don\u2019t like the idea of me rescuing you.\u201d She crossed her arms and gave him a defiant look. \u201cAdmit it.\u201d<\/p>\n

He tapped his fingers on the steering wheel giving himself a moment to think. \u201cIt might be true\u2014I don\u2019t like the idea of you rescuing me. But honestly, I\u2019m so amazingly athletic that I couldn\u2019t possibly have that bad of a wreck.\u201d He shrugged. \u201cMy brothers would never believe it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re amazingly arrogant is what you are,\u201d she\u00a0said, hiding a smile for his bad attempt at humor.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis isn\u2019t the first time I\u2019ve been told that,\u201d he agreed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not the least bit surprised.\u201d<\/p>\n

He grinned at her. \u201cLook, we\u2019re already fighting like a real couple.\u201d
\nPurchase Link(s):\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B06XNS6X3B<\/a><\/p>\n

Bound to the Bear (Denali Den Book 3) – Kindle edition by Rebecca Thomas. Paranormal Romance Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.<\/a>
\n\"\"Author Bio:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I enjoy a love-hate relationship with Alaska, where I live with my husband and sons. When I’m not reading, writing, or playing board games, I\u00a0can be found taking long walks in the woods dreaming up my next story.<\/p>\n

A reluctant reader as a child, I didn\u2019t become interested in books until my teen years when I discovered historical romance. Now I love all sub-genres of romance and can\u2019t decide which one is my favorite.
\nAuthor Links:<\/strong>
\nhttp:\/\/www.authorrebeccathomas.com\/<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/Rebecca_Thomas3<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rebecca-Thomas\/e\/B00GN0T48U<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beccawriter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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