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Summer's Lease
On his first night renting a cottage on the Cornish coast, widower John Tennant comes face to face with, of all things, a grizzly bear. Fearing for his life, John tries to convince the animal he isn't worth eating, and is relieved when the bear ambles away.
Maintenance man Mitch Benjamin is two hundred years old but doesn’t look a day over forty. As a werebear, he needs to stay under the radar. The new renter is making that difficult. Not only is John attractive, but his vulnerability triggers all of Mitch’s protective instincts. If that wasn’t trouble enough, Mitch is struggling with his inner bear’s desire to befriend John. He knows what his bear is up to, but Mitch doesn’t want another mate. His last one was murdered ninety years ago, and he’s still grieving.
John is confused by Mitch’s mixed signals. Physically, Mitch -- with his bulging muscles and hulking frame -- is a gay man’s wet dream come true. But emotionally, he keeps closing down. John discovers more comfort with the magnificent grizzly bear he occasionally meets on his evening walks along the beach.
In an effort to help, Morwenna, the owner of the cottages, uses her psychic gifts to give John a message from his dead lover, George. Far from helping, it adds another layer of strangeness to what’s already turning out to be the strangest summer John can remember.
Can a well-meaning medium and a determined grizzly bring John and Mitch together? Will Mitch come clean about his werebear nature? If he does, can John accept that a man and bear exist in the same body?
Maintenance man Mitch Benjamin is two hundred years old but doesn’t look a day over forty. As a werebear, he needs to stay under the radar. The new renter is making that difficult. Not only is John attractive, but his vulnerability triggers all of Mitch’s protective instincts. If that wasn’t trouble enough, Mitch is struggling with his inner bear’s desire to befriend John. He knows what his bear is up to, but Mitch doesn’t want another mate. His last one was murdered ninety years ago, and he’s still grieving.
John is confused by Mitch’s mixed signals. Physically, Mitch -- with his bulging muscles and hulking frame -- is a gay man’s wet dream come true. But emotionally, he keeps closing down. John discovers more comfort with the magnificent grizzly bear he occasionally meets on his evening walks along the beach.
In an effort to help, Morwenna, the owner of the cottages, uses her psychic gifts to give John a message from his dead lover, George. Far from helping, it adds another layer of strangeness to what’s already turning out to be the strangest summer John can remember.
Can a well-meaning medium and a determined grizzly bring John and Mitch together? Will Mitch come clean about his werebear nature? If he does, can John accept that a man and bear exist in the same body?
218 pages, ebook
First published November 26, 2012
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Drew Hunt
65 books87 followersHaving read all the decent free fiction on the net Drew could find, he set out to try his hand at writing something himself. Fed up reading about characters who were super-wealthy, impossibly handsome, and incredibly well-endowed, Drew determined to make his characters real and believable.
Drew lives a quiet life in the north of England with his cat. Someday he hopes to meet the kind of man he writes about.
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December 9, 2012
Rating:
3.75 stars.
Genre:
Leisure shifter m-m romance with some smaller paranormal elements.
Extra Infos
main characters:
John, office clerk for a UK government department coming for the summer to the Cornish coast as a getaway after the death of his husband George.
Mitch, almost 200 year old werebear and maintenance man of the Cornish cottages of which John rents one. Born and grown up in North America he came 90 years ago to Britain after his last mate was killed by hunters.
"Teddy", the inner bear of Mitch with his own POV and opinions.
secondary characters:
Morwenna, the owner of the cottages and the local herb woman and psychic. She and her grandmother were long time friends to Mitch.
Nick, the retired naval officer nicknamed "the Admiral" living in one of the other cottages.
Boris, Morwenna's black tom cat with some bigger reservations to (were-)bears (=Mitch) and a liking for John.
impressions:
This story is more of a slow/relaxed read with neither thrilling or angsty parts or a big, bad villain, although it has it funny moments, some romance, some emotional scenes, one more explicit love scene, and other stuff.
Content & Reading: Pros/Neutral/Cons
+ main characters: I liked the "symbosis" of Mitch and Teddy, as they are part of the same but not the same. So in bear form Mitch takes a bit of a back seat, and also Teddy has some opinions of his own.
+ secondary characters: Morwenna braught some funny elements to the story and helped the romance of the 2/3 MCs along.
+ POV: 3rd person, chapter-wise (sometimes scene-wise) switching between John's, Mitch's, and Teddy's POV.
+ not a "pure instalove" shifter story, although there are an instant attraction between the MCs and a growing "mate bond".
o the story/plot was more of a leisure journey as the MCs get to know each other, form a friendship (John with Mitch and Teddy on a different level and seperately), and fall in love.
Sex-/Love Scenes:
Quantity: minimal
Quality: one more explicit scene in the middle, but mostly fade to black or sweet.
3.75 stars.
Genre:
Leisure shifter m-m romance with some smaller paranormal elements.
Extra Infos
main characters:
John, office clerk for a UK government department coming for the summer to the Cornish coast as a getaway after the death of his husband George.
Mitch, almost 200 year old werebear and maintenance man of the Cornish cottages of which John rents one. Born and grown up in North America he came 90 years ago to Britain after his last mate was killed by hunters.
"Teddy", the inner bear of Mitch with his own POV and opinions.
secondary characters:
Morwenna, the owner of the cottages and the local herb woman and psychic. She and her grandmother were long time friends to Mitch.
Nick, the retired naval officer nicknamed "the Admiral" living in one of the other cottages.
Boris, Morwenna's black tom cat with some bigger reservations to (were-)bears (=Mitch) and a liking for John.
impressions:
This story is more of a slow/relaxed read with neither thrilling or angsty parts or a big, bad villain, although it has it funny moments, some romance, some emotional scenes, one more explicit love scene, and other stuff.
Content & Reading: Pros/Neutral/Cons
+ main characters: I liked the "symbosis" of Mitch and Teddy, as they are part of the same but not the same. So in bear form Mitch takes a bit of a back seat, and also Teddy has some opinions of his own.
+ secondary characters: Morwenna braught some funny elements to the story and helped the romance of the 2/3 MCs along.
+ POV: 3rd person, chapter-wise (sometimes scene-wise) switching between John's, Mitch's, and Teddy's POV.
+ not a "pure instalove" shifter story, although there are an instant attraction between the MCs and a growing "mate bond".
o the story/plot was more of a leisure journey as the MCs get to know each other, form a friendship (John with Mitch and Teddy on a different level and seperately), and fall in love.
Sex-/Love Scenes:
Quantity: minimal
Quality: one more explicit scene in the middle, but mostly fade to black or sweet.
May 22, 2025
3 stars
The start of this was compelling. John, still recovering from the death of his husband, has been convinced to go on vacation by his mother-in-law and by some light paranormal influence. Mitch is a bear shifter, also mourning the death of his partner albeit 90 years ago, but cut off from society as he doesn't have any identification and has to lay low to avoid suspicion.
They meet and there's an instant connection between them but both MCs are reluctant. John opens up to the friendly grizzly bear he meets, finding solace in a friend he can just talk to with no judgment. Mitch points this out later, but seriously John, are you not suspicious of a free-roaming grizzly bear in Cornwall ?? Use your brain.
Anyway, it was mostly working for me but I found that once they actually became a couple my interest waned. Though I liked the how they were separate personalities, the wishy-washy "get close/run away" spiel between Mitch, the man, and Teddy, the bear, was increasingly frustrating as the book went on.
Also, this includes some of the most cringe-inducing sex quotes I have ever read, and I have read some shit. I quote:
I wish I could unread that.
The start of this was compelling. John, still recovering from the death of his husband, has been convinced to go on vacation by his mother-in-law and by some light paranormal influence. Mitch is a bear shifter, also mourning the death of his partner albeit 90 years ago, but cut off from society as he doesn't have any identification and has to lay low to avoid suspicion.
They meet and there's an instant connection between them but both MCs are reluctant. John opens up to the friendly grizzly bear he meets, finding solace in a friend he can just talk to with no judgment. Mitch points this out later, but seriously John, are you not suspicious of a free-roaming grizzly bear in Cornwall ?? Use your brain.
Anyway, it was mostly working for me but I found that once they actually became a couple my interest waned. Though I liked the how they were separate personalities, the wishy-washy "get close/run away" spiel between Mitch, the man, and Teddy, the bear, was increasingly frustrating as the book went on.
Also, this includes some of the most cringe-inducing sex quotes I have ever read, and I have read some shit. I quote:
Setting up a rhythm on Mitch’s pole, John also began to play with the man’s huge, egg-sized balls that churned with cum in their loose sac.
I wish I could unread that.
February 13, 2015
A lovely and funny mating dance between a werebear and a man. Throw in a little magic and some eccentric characters, and you have a funny light read.
nah-nope-and-not-interested
May 4, 2016Look, I know it is a small piece of a throw-away scene, but using the 'stupid, annoying, fat american' stereotype to make fun of a couple of women fucking pisses me off.
DNF at 15%
DNF at 15%
June 17, 2022
Possibly more stuff going on here than there was really time for? Not a bad book per se, but not amazing either. Quintessential 3 star book.
December 1, 2012
This is a cute shifter story of a werebear and a sad widower. John had been with his husband George for over twenty years. George died suddenly of natural causes and John misses him constantly. It was a plus for me that meeting someone new didn’t magically erase George from John’s mind. If anything, John feels guilty for feeling anything for anyone else, which I felt was a true reaction for someone like him, who was so in love. A twist and turn of events leads him to a “Relaxing Cornish Getaway”. He decides to go because it’s somewhere he and George had never gone. Even George’s mother, Doris, encourages him to go. So to the Cornish Coast he goes.
It is here he meets maintenance man Mitch, who has also lost a partner tragically in the past. Mitch tends to pull John closer and then push him away. The bear wants him, Mitch doesn’t want to get close. As Mitch and John do their give and take with each other, feeling guity, feeling attracted, more guilt, more attraction it’s like watching a tennis match. I wanted them together, wanted them to work through their tragedies and pasts. This aspect of the story would have been a solid 4. I liked both characters. Even Morwenna’s influence, with all her herbs and potions and psychic abilities, was acceptable to me as integral to the story. Love the location as well, and descriptions of the Cornish caves and water. Mitch’s disability and John’s acceptance of it were lovely. Mitch tends to carry John around, which seemed odd but worked for them.
But then we come to the werebear aspect. I like shifter stories and was intrigued by a werebear. Unfortunately, something didn’t work for me because while I can accept a human treating a shifter as person, I have trouble with a human treating a bear as a person. Pet him, feed him, talk to him knowing you won’t get an answer, sure. However, John the city boy is kissing the bear on the lips, inviting him into the house (this is a great big brown bear!), asking people if the bear had anyone in his life, even mentioning in the story that “although John wasn’t sexually attracted to the bear, he still found the animal magnificient”. Ouch. Too much. Had John known it was Mitch, I’d have accepted that, but he doesn’t. He thinks it’s a bear. A real bear. This was so unnerving to me, I’d have given that whole aspect a 2.
So balancing out the two aspects, I gave the book a 3. I liked the writing style and phrasing. I thought John was a little sad but so was Mitch, so they can help each other find happiness.
It is here he meets maintenance man Mitch, who has also lost a partner tragically in the past. Mitch tends to pull John closer and then push him away. The bear wants him, Mitch doesn’t want to get close. As Mitch and John do their give and take with each other, feeling guity, feeling attracted, more guilt, more attraction it’s like watching a tennis match. I wanted them together, wanted them to work through their tragedies and pasts. This aspect of the story would have been a solid 4. I liked both characters. Even Morwenna’s influence, with all her herbs and potions and psychic abilities, was acceptable to me as integral to the story. Love the location as well, and descriptions of the Cornish caves and water. Mitch’s disability and John’s acceptance of it were lovely. Mitch tends to carry John around, which seemed odd but worked for them.
But then we come to the werebear aspect. I like shifter stories and was intrigued by a werebear. Unfortunately, something didn’t work for me because while I can accept a human treating a shifter as person, I have trouble with a human treating a bear as a person. Pet him, feed him, talk to him knowing you won’t get an answer, sure. However, John the city boy is kissing the bear on the lips, inviting him into the house (this is a great big brown bear!), asking people if the bear had anyone in his life, even mentioning in the story that “although John wasn’t sexually attracted to the bear, he still found the animal magnificient”. Ouch. Too much. Had John known it was Mitch, I’d have accepted that, but he doesn’t. He thinks it’s a bear. A real bear. This was so unnerving to me, I’d have given that whole aspect a 2.
So balancing out the two aspects, I gave the book a 3. I liked the writing style and phrasing. I thought John was a little sad but so was Mitch, so they can help each other find happiness.
March 14, 2014
It was great and very sweet until an inexplicable jump in the middle that basically skipped all the interesting romantic developments in favour of summary. WTF?
Anyway.
This story is magical. That’s a different way to approach a modern shifter story. In many ways this has a fairy tale feel to it, albeit not in the writing style as much as in the atmosphere.
It’s a bit strange how separate the two forms are – bear and man are two different entities. As such it does not feel to me as though Mitch shifts into a bear. It feels as though he shares a body with the bear and gives control over to it during those times. It’s coexistence rather than an aspect of him. The two are actively working against each other at times.
The whole thing between John and the bear is of course insane. It’s not like John is befriending and getting cuddly with a stray cat. I get that he feels safe with the bear but I am amazed that at no point common sense speaks up to give a diverging opinion.
Here’s where the magical setting comes in. Myths and fairy tales have things like this happen, so it works in this story as well.
The relationship between John, Mitch and the bear really feels more like a threesome. Well, if you add in deceased lovers, then subtract one again for obvious reasons – it might be a foursome. Of a sort.
Major confusion sets in when between chapters things go from . This is in summary. Wait, what? First kiss together and all? Wouldn’t that be kinda important to tell? Looks like they now already have frequent make-out sessions. What… When did this change occur and why did it have to happen between chapters? Argh!
Okay, bonus points for referring to their activity as sex even though they did not include anal penetration. Points subtracted for kind of brushing past that scene unenthusiastically…
The entire second half felt a little haphazard to me. That’s a pity after that strong and unusual beginning.
Overall, though, I still liked it. Sweet story!
Anyway.
This story is magical. That’s a different way to approach a modern shifter story. In many ways this has a fairy tale feel to it, albeit not in the writing style as much as in the atmosphere.
It’s a bit strange how separate the two forms are – bear and man are two different entities. As such it does not feel to me as though Mitch shifts into a bear. It feels as though he shares a body with the bear and gives control over to it during those times. It’s coexistence rather than an aspect of him. The two are actively working against each other at times.
The whole thing between John and the bear is of course insane. It’s not like John is befriending and getting cuddly with a stray cat. I get that he feels safe with the bear but I am amazed that at no point common sense speaks up to give a diverging opinion.
Here’s where the magical setting comes in. Myths and fairy tales have things like this happen, so it works in this story as well.
The relationship between John, Mitch and the bear really feels more like a threesome. Well, if you add in deceased lovers, then subtract one again for obvious reasons – it might be a foursome. Of a sort.
Major confusion sets in when between chapters things go from . This is in summary. Wait, what? First kiss together and all? Wouldn’t that be kinda important to tell? Looks like they now already have frequent make-out sessions. What… When did this change occur and why did it have to happen between chapters? Argh!
Okay, bonus points for referring to their activity as sex even though they did not include anal penetration. Points subtracted for kind of brushing past that scene unenthusiastically…
The entire second half felt a little haphazard to me. That’s a pity after that strong and unusual beginning.
Overall, though, I still liked it. Sweet story!
November 26, 2017
An awkward read at times. I didnt like the reaction at the end, it wasn't even John's place to be dramatic about it. Like, did you expect someone to reveal their deepest and darkest secrets to someone that is planning to leave? And even then, you can't fault someone to lie about it. Thats, frankly, not something you can just tell anyone you have sex with.
If I were Mitch, I'd tell John to fuck off. If someone reacts like that to me spilling some serious shit, I wouldn't be able to trust that person anymore. Tho, I do understand some sort of shock should be given but John went full 'you lied to me' bullshit. Okay. Who wouldn't want to introduce yourself as a 200 year old werebear. Right.
Also, did he actualy had the balls to think of him as 'mentaly ill'? Meanwhile John, kissing a bear on his lips (Mutiple times!), inviting the bear to his living room and reading an erotic story... Sounds like an average evening. Ha. Talking about mentaly ill.
Sorry, that reaction of him just made me instantly dislike John.
If I were Mitch, I'd tell John to fuck off. If someone reacts like that to me spilling some serious shit, I wouldn't be able to trust that person anymore. Tho, I do understand some sort of shock should be given but John went full 'you lied to me' bullshit. Okay. Who wouldn't want to introduce yourself as a 200 year old werebear. Right.
Also, did he actualy had the balls to think of him as 'mentaly ill'? Meanwhile John, kissing a bear on his lips (Mutiple times!), inviting the bear to his living room and reading an erotic story... Sounds like an average evening. Ha. Talking about mentaly ill.
Sorry, that reaction of him just made me instantly dislike John.
May 27, 2013
Sweet, utterly tender, heartbreaking and even a little kinky at times.
There was no over-the-top drama here. No shoot outs, no evil villains, nothing but two men who had lost their soul mate and then found them again. Therein lies the twist for this story and wild horses wouldn't get it out of me.
This is a detail rich, slow, easy story, but by no means boring. The characters personalities feel real and down to earth. There were tears but no whining and the sex was exciting and to be honest a bit awkward at times, as it was meant to be by the author.
I haven't enjoyed a story this much in a long time and will definitely be looking for more books by this author. I didn't find much wrong other than less than a handful of misspelled words if that. His writing was smooth and fluent as he tells their story but his voice doesn't overlay that of his characters.
There was no over-the-top drama here. No shoot outs, no evil villains, nothing but two men who had lost their soul mate and then found them again. Therein lies the twist for this story and wild horses wouldn't get it out of me.
This is a detail rich, slow, easy story, but by no means boring. The characters personalities feel real and down to earth. There were tears but no whining and the sex was exciting and to be honest a bit awkward at times, as it was meant to be by the author.
I haven't enjoyed a story this much in a long time and will definitely be looking for more books by this author. I didn't find much wrong other than less than a handful of misspelled words if that. His writing was smooth and fluent as he tells their story but his voice doesn't overlay that of his characters.
August 11, 2014
3.5 stars. Enjoyable and light easy reading.
June 28, 2025
maybe i got spoiled by reading a couple of absolutely stellar shifter stories recently, but this one just didn't appeal to me much. definitely liked mitch better, and most of the time i just kinda wanted to smack john over the head. short enough that i was able to muscle through the parts that lost my interest--not a bad story, just didn't align with my tastes
January 7, 2019
I felt like he loved the bear more??
May 28, 2020
Cute little romance about two men and a bear. A light read, but enjoyable. The supernatural bits were fun flavor, and the bond that grew between John and Mitch was heart-warming. Very enjoyable!
June 30, 2020
DNF. This was way too slow for me.
April 10, 2013
Okay, confess---is anyone laughing a bit after reading that summary, thinking it sounds rather silly? Because I would have done so at one time. But the fact that I quite enjoyed this story has shown me how much my tastes have changed and evolved over the course of the past five years or so.
I’ll admit that for many years I had a rather low opinion of romance novels---thought they were kind of ridiculous and a waste of time. Oh, I loved writers like Georgette Heyer and Mary Stewart, but I told myself that after all, I wasn’t reading romances---these were historical comedies (Heyer) and mysteries (Stewart), with just a little dash of romance mixed in that couldn’t be helped….
However, I think I’ve finally got the stick out of my butt and learned to relax and simply enjoy stories like Summer’s Lease . Not everything I read has to be high art or great literature. Reading is a major form of recreation for me (more so than television or the films, these days)---and there are plenty of times that I enjoy a good light, comfort read. A few years ago the thought of a werebear romance probably would have had me rolling my eyes so hard that they’d roll right on out of my head. But now---heck, I enjoyed this simple story and am glad to have read it.
But---I’m getting off-topic here, aren’t I…. I found werebear Mitch to be very appealing---in both looks and personality he’s the sort of character that I find quite attractive. There wasn’t a huge amount of conflict to the plot, though naturally “how do I tell my boyfriend I’m a werebear?” is a topic that’s kind of difficult to bring up in casual conversation and one that’s likely to lead to at least a little angst.
And the story contains some very genuine emotion; the reader feels what both of the main characters have felt, in those portions of the text that deal with how difficult it has been for them to cope with the loss of their loved ones. I also appreciated the fact that here’s a story where the two leads are a bit more mature than you’ll usually find in stories like this. Seems like the vast majority of the relationships I read about in these sorts of books are always between twenty-somethings, going up to people in their mid-thirties, at the latest.
There was one MAJOR and rather problematic issue left unexplored at the end of the story, though, and I found it surprising that either the author didn’t think of it, or had considered it but decided to let the two main characters ignore it. But---can’t say anything more without being overly spoilery!
So, if this is a genre that sounds appealing to you---by all means, give it a go.
I’ll admit that for many years I had a rather low opinion of romance novels---thought they were kind of ridiculous and a waste of time. Oh, I loved writers like Georgette Heyer and Mary Stewart, but I told myself that after all, I wasn’t reading romances---these were historical comedies (Heyer) and mysteries (Stewart), with just a little dash of romance mixed in that couldn’t be helped….
However, I think I’ve finally got the stick out of my butt and learned to relax and simply enjoy stories like Summer’s Lease . Not everything I read has to be high art or great literature. Reading is a major form of recreation for me (more so than television or the films, these days)---and there are plenty of times that I enjoy a good light, comfort read. A few years ago the thought of a werebear romance probably would have had me rolling my eyes so hard that they’d roll right on out of my head. But now---heck, I enjoyed this simple story and am glad to have read it.
But---I’m getting off-topic here, aren’t I…. I found werebear Mitch to be very appealing---in both looks and personality he’s the sort of character that I find quite attractive. There wasn’t a huge amount of conflict to the plot, though naturally “how do I tell my boyfriend I’m a werebear?” is a topic that’s kind of difficult to bring up in casual conversation and one that’s likely to lead to at least a little angst.
And the story contains some very genuine emotion; the reader feels what both of the main characters have felt, in those portions of the text that deal with how difficult it has been for them to cope with the loss of their loved ones. I also appreciated the fact that here’s a story where the two leads are a bit more mature than you’ll usually find in stories like this. Seems like the vast majority of the relationships I read about in these sorts of books are always between twenty-somethings, going up to people in their mid-thirties, at the latest.
There was one MAJOR and rather problematic issue left unexplored at the end of the story, though, and I found it surprising that either the author didn’t think of it, or had considered it but decided to let the two main characters ignore it. But---can’t say anything more without being overly spoilery!
So, if this is a genre that sounds appealing to you---by all means, give it a go.
January 14, 2013
Well I thoroughly enjoyed this sweet tale of a bear shifter (makes a change from all those bare shifters, no?) living in a Cornish holiday cottage, and the visiting writer, John, who falls for him.
It's great for me to read books set in the UK, as the familiarity of everyday life makes a nice change. I like reading American m/m fiction, of course, and I learn a lot by doing so, but like I said it's nice to have the odd British jewel among them.
Mitch, the bear shifter, is 6 foot 8 inches in hisbear bare feet and is definitely a bear in the gay sense of the word, too. *shiver*
He's a kind, loving guy and needs someone to accept everything about him, and that's a tall (oh dear, this is a punny review, I'm so sorry) order.
John is grieving the loss of his older partner, and despite his attraction to the gentle giant, he has some issues because of it. He does love the bear straightaway though.
I liked Morwenna, the lady who owns the cottages; she is a nice eccentric ex-hippy type and dispenses odd food and drink and good advice.
Drew Hunt writes competently and the book is well produced by JMS Books, a small press worth supporting.
The cover is a beautiful bear image. All in all, there's little not to love here.
It's great for me to read books set in the UK, as the familiarity of everyday life makes a nice change. I like reading American m/m fiction, of course, and I learn a lot by doing so, but like I said it's nice to have the odd British jewel among them.
Mitch, the bear shifter, is 6 foot 8 inches in his
He's a kind, loving guy and needs someone to accept everything about him, and that's a tall (oh dear, this is a punny review, I'm so sorry) order.
John is grieving the loss of his older partner, and despite his attraction to the gentle giant, he has some issues because of it. He does love the bear straightaway though.
I liked Morwenna, the lady who owns the cottages; she is a nice eccentric ex-hippy type and dispenses odd food and drink and good advice.
Drew Hunt writes competently and the book is well produced by JMS Books, a small press worth supporting.
The cover is a beautiful bear image. All in all, there's little not to love here.
April 25, 2013
I always enjoy trying out a new author, so when I saw this as a First Reads giveaway I thought I'd take a chance. Summer's Lease certainly did not disappoint. I have a bit of a preference for bear shifters, and I liked Mitch very much. Both he and John have loved and lost in the past, and both fear finding something great again, only to loose it once more. When John arrives at the Cornish coast, he is still trying to recover from the sudden loss of his long-time partner a year before. He has come to rest and to get away from the places and things that remind him of that loss. It is there that he meets Mitch, handyman and werebear. Mitch lost his mate nearly a century ago and does not want to go through that pain again. His bear though has other ideas, and both man and beast begin to develop a relationship with John. This was a sweet story about two men given a second chance at love. Their relationship develops slowly, and I really enjoyed getting to know these two characters. Would definitely recommend this.
August 21, 2017
Une de mes romances M/M avec shifters favorites qui mérite d'être un peu plus connu. Petite précision j'ADORE les ours, hommes et animaux, ce qui biaise complétement mon avis. Le livre nous raconte l'histoire de deux hommes en deuil qui doivent apprendre à aimer à nouveau. Pas d'angoisse, pas d'ennemis, l'histoire suit son cours naturellement et c'est bon. La touche de paranormal, en plus que Mitch soit un métamorphe, est vraiment la bienvenue, ça change des livre du même genre. J'aime beaucoup le personnage de Morwenna, la mamie hippie/new age, elle apporte à l'histoire. Mais ce que j'ai le plus apprécié dans cette romance un plus de l'érotisme poilu, c'est Teddy, la face ours de Mitch et surtout ses interactions avec John. Elles sont tour à tour drôle, tendre ou touchante et cela apporte un plus non négligeable au livre.
Donc pour moi c'est 5 étoiles pour une romance très plaisante qui mérite d'être plus diffusée qu'elle ne l'ai actuellement.
Donc pour moi c'est 5 étoiles pour une romance très plaisante qui mérite d'être plus diffusée qu'elle ne l'ai actuellement.
December 6, 2012
Not a bad story however there were jumps in the emotional development between the two MC's. The paranormal part was ok. The MC's did some silly things.
I think this is my first Drew Hunt book. Not saying it's my last however I'll probably be a bit more discerning next time.
I think this is my first Drew Hunt book. Not saying it's my last however I'll probably be a bit more discerning next time.
February 19, 2015
I really enjoyed this book, kept me up way later than I should have been awake!! There were two plot issues but other than that I loved the story and the characters. Must love bears ❤️
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