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Fated Grumpy Beta: A Forced Proximity MM Wolf Shifter Romance

I used to be someone. Magazine covers. Olympic trials. The pride of the Shaw family name.
Now I'm hiding in a town no one's heard of, with a knee that might never heal.
I didn't come here to want him.
I didn't have a choice.


Ronan Holt is rude. Closed off. Looks at me like I'm a problem he didn't ask for.
But he keeps showing up. With food he swears someone else sent.
With that hard stare that makes my skin burn.
A blizzard traps me in this town for a week.
And somehow, he's always there.
Fixing my heater at midnight.
Catching me when the ice takes my legs out. Close enough that I can feel the heat rolling off his body.
He runs hotter than anyone I've ever touched, like something feral is just under his skin.

I tell myself to stop. He's got walls I can't climb and scars he won't explain.
There's something about him that doesn't add up—the golden flash in his eyes, the wolf that watches my window every night.
But when he puts his hands on me, I stop caring about the questions.
I should be focused on my comeback. My father expects it. My career depends on it.
Instead, I'm wondering what it would take to make this man lose control.
And whether I'm ready for what happens when he does.


A high-heat MM romance grumpy/hurt-comfort, forced proximity, fated mates, protective wolf shifter, and a golden retriever with a broken wing who melts the junkyard dog.
Guaranteed HEA.

408 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 28, 2026

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March 8, 2026
Wild and carefree...A must read!!!😍😍😍

Breathless...that's the sense of this beautiful, vibrant tale. A sexy and fierce journey of wonderment. The world of Briarwood Lake reaches into your heart and never lets go. A deep and abiding sorcery. The MC's are well written inside a magnetic plot. I highly recommend adding this series to your library.😘
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March 8, 2026
A Quiet Romance

A well crafted storyline with two self-contained individuals who manage to open up enough to each other to create a lasting relationship. Some moments of tension, but quiet, introspective and questioning. Ends leaving the reader satisfied and looking to the future.
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April 29, 2026
So nice. An emotional journey toward love. Not with so much words, just being
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