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Cub Lake Shifters #1
Bearly Mated
I'm being paid to have a bear shifter's baby.
He happens to be my childhood best friend who I was in love with for half my life, and haven't seen in years.
If I wasn't so desperate for money, I wouldn't have turned to him.
But I am, so I sign the mating contract and agree to let the big, sexy jerk breed me.
If all goes according to plan, I'll be pregnant within a month, and able to pay off all of my dad's bills within a year.
But it doesn't go according to plan.
Because he keeps calling me his.
And refusing to leave.
And feeding me.
I can't let myself fall back in love with him… but I have no idea how to stop it.
*This is a short, steamy, romantic novella with a happily ever after!
He happens to be my childhood best friend who I was in love with for half my life, and haven't seen in years.
If I wasn't so desperate for money, I wouldn't have turned to him.
But I am, so I sign the mating contract and agree to let the big, sexy jerk breed me.
If all goes according to plan, I'll be pregnant within a month, and able to pay off all of my dad's bills within a year.
But it doesn't go according to plan.
Because he keeps calling me his.
And refusing to leave.
And feeding me.
I can't let myself fall back in love with him… but I have no idea how to stop it.
*This is a short, steamy, romantic novella with a happily ever after!
109 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 23, 2024
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Lola Glass
138 books2,737 followersLola is a book lover with a *slight* romance obsession and a passion for love. Especially love between sassy women and huge, growly magical men ;)
When she's not reading or writing up a storm, she's hanging out with her husband and three kids, or baking something sugary that she *probably* shouldn't eat (but will).
A guide to her books can be found on her website. All of her series can be read entirely on their own, so there's no necessary reading order.
For a full list of her work, check out https://www.authorlolaglass.com/
When she's not reading or writing up a storm, she's hanging out with her husband and three kids, or baking something sugary that she *probably* shouldn't eat (but will).
A guide to her books can be found on her website. All of her series can be read entirely on their own, so there's no necessary reading order.
For a full list of her work, check out https://www.authorlolaglass.com/
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December 27, 2024
My Rating: 3.5 Stars
This one was so cute! I just wish it wasn't a novella length book. This would have made for a fantastic and more fleshed out full length book. The only thing that made me pause was the Bear lore/"culture" that all Bears have avoident attachment styles. Like, I guess I can overlook that? With how much money these bears have therapy is right there. IDK what to tell you. Also it wasn't like all these bear's wanted to leave, it was just ingrained in them that if they didn't they were the so-called "weird" ones. The ones that didn't leave were basically shuned from the family. It was odd to say that least. Other than that it was a fun and quick read!
This one was so cute! I just wish it wasn't a novella length book. This would have made for a fantastic and more fleshed out full length book. The only thing that made me pause was the Bear lore/"culture" that all Bears have avoident attachment styles. Like, I guess I can overlook that? With how much money these bears have therapy is right there. IDK what to tell you. Also it wasn't like all these bear's wanted to leave, it was just ingrained in them that if they didn't they were the so-called "weird" ones. The ones that didn't leave were basically shuned from the family. It was odd to say that least. Other than that it was a fun and quick read!
January 23, 2025
Needed to be longer, the world building was odd.
Did Not Finish
December 2, 2024Honestly this could be a cute novella but it’s just too short for any real depth for me to want to finish. It would likely take me 30 mins to bust through the last 40% and I just have no desire to.
Like what is the reason behind the bears mating and breeding and leaving? Why do they have soooo much wealth they can pay women to become mates and have their babies so they can just leave? Idk I’m lost and the characters have noooo personality since it’s so shallow and surface level :/
Like what is the reason behind the bears mating and breeding and leaving? Why do they have soooo much wealth they can pay women to become mates and have their babies so they can just leave? Idk I’m lost and the characters have noooo personality since it’s so shallow and surface level :/
November 28, 2024
It felt a bit too unbelievable that every bear shifter but one abandoned their mate just because they were told that they would be unable to commit.
January 13, 2025
Needed something fast and engaging to keep the reading slump at bay, and this did the trick. I didn't love the "culture" of bear-shifter males abandoning their pregnant partners, but it did leave an opportunity for a series of second-chance romances!
November 3, 2024
Agh, siempre me da mucha rabia cuando los protagonistas supuestamente siempre se han amado pero los dos se alejan y están con otras personas (esto solo lo válido en los libros), así que para mí no tiene el sentido lo de "siempre has sido tú", y aquí pasa con ella. Y lo segundo es que cómo putas tiene sentido que encuentren a sus compañeras, las embaracen, las marquen y después las dejen. 😡
December 5, 2024
Muy rápido, se entiende la idea y si fuera más largo seria muy exasperante el problema entre los protagonistas pero no me convenció la relación.
February 27, 2025
3.5 stars.
I kinda liked this novella... but it wasn't my favorite.
They've been in love forever and he's waited for her. Okay, it's great that he didn't sleep around, but not great that he didn't pursue her and pushed her away.
There's some world building here that is kinda toxic. Basically, bear shifters hit it and quit it. They get a woman pregnant and then leave them to raise the kid on their own. At first, it sounded like "this is biologically how bear shifters work" which sounds like crap. Over the course of the book, we learn that this is what all the bear shifters are taught and they're starting to learn that's wrong.
It feels too off for ALL of them to think this is okay and how it's done... but I'm glad to hear the older generation is starting to change their minds (but how toxic that they wouldn't tell their sons that their behavior was wrong and they're sorry).
Ugh... it's sort of cute for two childhood sweethearts finally to get together and also super sketch that she's basically signing a contract to be a breeder. Don't like that.
I kinda liked this novella... but it wasn't my favorite.
They've been in love forever and he's waited for her. Okay, it's great that he didn't sleep around, but not great that he didn't pursue her and pushed her away.
There's some world building here that is kinda toxic. Basically, bear shifters hit it and quit it. They get a woman pregnant and then leave them to raise the kid on their own. At first, it sounded like "this is biologically how bear shifters work" which sounds like crap. Over the course of the book, we learn that this is what all the bear shifters are taught and they're starting to learn that's wrong.
It feels too off for ALL of them to think this is okay and how it's done... but I'm glad to hear the older generation is starting to change their minds (but how toxic that they wouldn't tell their sons that their behavior was wrong and they're sorry).
Ugh... it's sort of cute for two childhood sweethearts finally to get together and also super sketch that she's basically signing a contract to be a breeder. Don't like that.
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February 12, 2025
I didn’t much enjoy the main female character. The story felt short and unfinished.
March 5, 2026
imagine both of your best friends offer to pay your debt but you’d rather sell your body instead of accepting other peoples help
August 1, 2025
short. sweet. Exactly what I was looking for in my book slump.
December 22, 2024
If you want a 100 pages of smut then this is your book
October 22, 2024
You know, sometimes you just need a story that's short and sweet to perk up your day. Lola Glass has done just that! I adored Bearly Mated.
This book was a culture shock. All the shifter books I've read previously (bears included) have been all about cherishing the mate bond, building families, and having a community. However, Lola has done something totally different, these bears run from commitment. Hit it and quit it, as they say, leaving behind mates and children is the norm.
While that may seem troubling and it kinda is, the story still managed to be light-hearted. Callie and Hudson are great together, childhood friends that could be more. I was really rooting for them. I liked Callie, she was sweet and Hudson was something else.
Bearly Mated was a sweet little romance that had a little drama but manage to keep things light and fun. Lola's take on the bear shifters situation made things very interesting, I enjoyed the twist and can't wait to see what Lola has planned for the rest of the series.
This book was a culture shock. All the shifter books I've read previously (bears included) have been all about cherishing the mate bond, building families, and having a community. However, Lola has done something totally different, these bears run from commitment. Hit it and quit it, as they say, leaving behind mates and children is the norm.
While that may seem troubling and it kinda is, the story still managed to be light-hearted. Callie and Hudson are great together, childhood friends that could be more. I was really rooting for them. I liked Callie, she was sweet and Hudson was something else.
Bearly Mated was a sweet little romance that had a little drama but manage to keep things light and fun. Lola's take on the bear shifters situation made things very interesting, I enjoyed the twist and can't wait to see what Lola has planned for the rest of the series.
November 3, 2024
Sometimes a good short novella is all you need before bedtime. And for being such a short book, I still felt like there was a story line vs just smut so that's always cool 😂
I usually don't like friends to lovers but I ate this up.
I usually don't like friends to lovers but I ate this up.
April 16, 2026
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ 4.5 estrellas.
Si soy 100% sincera, casi nunca doy 5 estrellas… y no es porque los libros no sean buenos, sino porque muy pocos me dan ese final que se siente completo.
Para mí, un 5 estrellas es cuando cierro el libro y siento que lo viví todo. Que no me falta nada. Que no tengo dudas. O, si las tengo, sé que el siguiente libro me las va a responder perfectamente. Ese cierre redondo, ese “ya, aquí terminó todo como debía”… eso es lo que hace un cinco.
Y este libro… no llegó ahí.
Pero me encantó. De verdad, me encantó.
Lo empecé y lo terminé el mismo día. Literal. Venía de otro libro, dije “voy a leer un rato”… y terminé completamente metida en la historia. La disfruté muchísimo.
La dinámica de mejores amigos fue TODO. La conexión, cómo se alejaron, cómo volvieron, cómo se construyó todo… me atrapó de principio a fin. Es de esos libros que no se sienten pesados, que fluyen y te hacen quedarte.
¿El problema? El final.
Yo necesitaba más. Mucho más.
Me dieron el embarazo… y ya.
Nada de desarrollo.
Nada de verlos como padres.
Nada de un salto en el tiempo.
Ni siquiera un pequeño vistazo al futuro.
Yo quería ver al bebé, quería ver su relación evolucionar, quería escenas más emocionales, más cotidianas… incluso detalles simples, como una conversación importante con su mamá. Algo que cerrara la historia con más profundidad.
Sentí que me dijeron: “aquí tienes su historia… imagina el resto”.
Y no. Yo no quería imaginarlo, yo quería verlo.
Por eso no llega a 5 estrellas.
Aun así, lo disfruté muchísimo. Me encantó la historia, los personajes, la vibra… todo. Y sí, voy a leer el segundo libro, sin duda.
Pero ese final… se quedó corto para todo lo que pudo haber sido.
Si soy 100% sincera, casi nunca doy 5 estrellas… y no es porque los libros no sean buenos, sino porque muy pocos me dan ese final que se siente completo.
Para mí, un 5 estrellas es cuando cierro el libro y siento que lo viví todo. Que no me falta nada. Que no tengo dudas. O, si las tengo, sé que el siguiente libro me las va a responder perfectamente. Ese cierre redondo, ese “ya, aquí terminó todo como debía”… eso es lo que hace un cinco.
Y este libro… no llegó ahí.
Pero me encantó. De verdad, me encantó.
Lo empecé y lo terminé el mismo día. Literal. Venía de otro libro, dije “voy a leer un rato”… y terminé completamente metida en la historia. La disfruté muchísimo.
La dinámica de mejores amigos fue TODO. La conexión, cómo se alejaron, cómo volvieron, cómo se construyó todo… me atrapó de principio a fin. Es de esos libros que no se sienten pesados, que fluyen y te hacen quedarte.
¿El problema? El final.
Yo necesitaba más. Mucho más.
Me dieron el embarazo… y ya.
Nada de desarrollo.
Nada de verlos como padres.
Nada de un salto en el tiempo.
Ni siquiera un pequeño vistazo al futuro.
Yo quería ver al bebé, quería ver su relación evolucionar, quería escenas más emocionales, más cotidianas… incluso detalles simples, como una conversación importante con su mamá. Algo que cerrara la historia con más profundidad.
Sentí que me dijeron: “aquí tienes su historia… imagina el resto”.
Y no. Yo no quería imaginarlo, yo quería verlo.
Por eso no llega a 5 estrellas.
Aun así, lo disfruté muchísimo. Me encantó la historia, los personajes, la vibra… todo. Y sí, voy a leer el segundo libro, sin duda.
Pero ese final… se quedó corto para todo lo que pudo haber sido.
January 4, 2025
❌ Shelves: stupid-drama, non-virgin-heroine, heroine-emotional-cheating, heroine-with-om-after-meeting-hero, heroine-gives-virginity-to-om, hero-virgin, abstinence-celibate-hero, childhood-friends, friends-to-lovers, pregnancy-breeding, shapeshifters, fantasy-paranormal, cynical-hypocritical-heroine, hated-heroine, idiot-hero, doormat-pathetic-heroe, deranged-characters-pls-get-help, no-brain-cells, mf, dnf-not-for-me, not-safe.
May 3, 2025
La historia del libro está bien en sí, tiene mucho potencial pero siento que la ha recortado mucho y yo me he quedado con ganas de más.
Los protagonistas son increíbles y eso de osos cambiaformas y almas gemelas me ha encantado pero me hubiera gustado que la historia se hubiera desarrollado más que 100 páginas.
Pero fuera de eso es una gran historia.
Tropes:
Romance✅
Childhood best friends ✅
He falls first and harder ✅
Pregnancy ✅
Bears ✅
Small Town ✅
Spicy 🌶️🌶️
Los protagonistas son increíbles y eso de osos cambiaformas y almas gemelas me ha encantado pero me hubiera gustado que la historia se hubiera desarrollado más que 100 páginas.
Pero fuera de eso es una gran historia.
Tropes:
Romance✅
Childhood best friends ✅
He falls first and harder ✅
Pregnancy ✅
Bears ✅
Small Town ✅
Spicy 🌶️🌶️
October 25, 2024
Bearly Mated is the type of quick, steamy and short read that's perfect for any type of day. I don't want to give much away because this is a pretty quick read but I liked Callie and Hudson. However, I wish there was a little more depth to there characters. I don't mind steamy romances but I enjoy slow burn romances more than I do instant love, and this one felt more of an insta-love type romance to me. With that being said, this wasn't a bad read at all, but this novella is a one-time read for me.
January 29, 2025
Bearly Mated is a cute and quick novella with exactly zero angst. Because it is first-person multi-pov, there's no worry about how the other character feels. The writing felt a bit simplistic at times but it is a novella so things needed to move fast.
March 22, 2025
I'll preface this by saying I rated it higher than I wanted to.
While I thought both books were sappy, sweet and predictable to the point of being obnoxious, I do feel like there's a lot of people who like that kind of thing. I'm just not really one of them.
It really lacked any form of true conflict, didn't have a single shadow daddy or dragon... but I digress. It was just... well every single show on the Hallmark channel.
While I thought both books were sappy, sweet and predictable to the point of being obnoxious, I do feel like there's a lot of people who like that kind of thing. I'm just not really one of them.
It really lacked any form of true conflict, didn't have a single shadow daddy or dragon... but I digress. It was just... well every single show on the Hallmark channel.
June 9, 2025
Super cute novella!
This was such a cute, short and sweet novella about Bear shifters. The perfect little book to pick up when you want something sweet. Short, but packed with so much love. There’s just something about fated mates isn’t there? Can’t wait to read the second book!
This was such a cute, short and sweet novella about Bear shifters. The perfect little book to pick up when you want something sweet. Short, but packed with so much love. There’s just something about fated mates isn’t there? Can’t wait to read the second book!
September 15, 2025
Una historia demasiado tierna y dulce.
Tiene su toque de drama pero que los malentendidos se aclaren tan limpiamente lo hace un libro ganador.
Me ha encantado.
Una humana y un cambia formas oso con miedo a no poder dejar a su pareja se encaminan a una vida feliz.
Tiene su toque de drama pero que los malentendidos se aclaren tan limpiamente lo hace un libro ganador.
Me ha encantado.
Una humana y un cambia formas oso con miedo a no poder dejar a su pareja se encaminan a una vida feliz.
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April 15, 2026That was super cute. A quick read, and Im glad that almost from the start Hudson was I cant wait to start the next book for Wren and Reed.
November 18, 2024
Dude got over commitment phobia spanning generations within 100 pages
November 30, 2024
Such a cute little novella! Everything felt perfectly paced, I loved the little second chance romance!
January 3, 2025
This book was ok, a nice quick read. I was curious about bear shifters, after a recommendation from a friend, but I don’t think they’re for me
January 3, 2025
i wish i had never read this, and i will be reading the second one
January 29, 2025
2⭐️
Needed something quick but, I can now say I am not a fan of bear shifters
Needed something quick but, I can now say I am not a fan of bear shifters
February 4, 2025
guys i was curious okay
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