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Aubrey Jameson has been feeling stuck in her life for the last ten years. Curvy and educated, she seems to have everything she could want - a stable career, good friends and great LA weather! But, none of it feels right. A country girl at heart, Aubrey misses her family back in Idaho and even more than that, she misses being around men who are real men. Strong, self-confident and always a gentleman - Aubrey knows exactly who her heart aches for. But, that love has come and gone. So when she meets a country cowboy on SassyDate who seems too good to be true, its only a matter of time that all the old wounds get torn open.

Deacon North has made a new life for himself in Shifter Grove. Leaving behind his old past, he looked forward to a fresh start in a town where his past mistakes wouldn't come to haunt him. But, try as he might, he can't shake the knowledge that he has let go the most important person in his life - his fated mate. He's given himself and the woman he loves with all his soul ten years to move on, to patch the holes in their hearts that were caused by him. It hasn't been long enough and he fears it never will. Now, he knows what he needs - he needs Aubrey back. And he'll do anything to make that second chance happen.

Sassy Shifter Brides is a series of paranormal romance novellas set in Shifter Grove, a town that welcomes humans and shifters alike. Each book follows a different couple with no cliffhanger, a HEA or HFN ending and can be read as stand-alones. This book contains scorching hot sex, adult language and possible violence.

69 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 25, 2015

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Profile Image for Tiblu.
1,255 reviews49 followers
June 2, 2015
Ok...not a waste of .99 cents but nothing special either ...

Nothing Special are the best words to describe this to me, Boy meets girl, Realizes she's his "Fated Mate" ,boy tells girl he's a werrebear ,girl freaks,runs off, a dating site and a lil vague identity and boy gets girl back in his arms,and they have sex all over his house, stupid girl freaks again overwhelmed by it all runs off again,in a snow storm in his truck, gets a few miles away realizes what a complete and total idiot she's been to have run off and stayed away for ten years over this,( and Yes!, She is a complete and Total idiot!!! 10 years just because he didn't tell her was a shifter before they fell in love with love? Btw that was ALL he did wrong with her ;( 10 years) WTF??!?! Right?
Anyway he finds her forgives her both times and more sex ( honestly the sex was meaningless to me because the couple were soo uninteresting and had soo little chemistry)and the skip to the epilogue and their getting married and and guess what hat she's preggers ....
Don't see me keeping it coz I won't be reading it again...
Overall boring and lacking in any real interest,chemistry or story..
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6,798 reviews85 followers
August 4, 2023
A quick read but an enjoyable one. I just wish the story was longer.

Alpha bears who find their mates plus a little conflict between alphas along the way.

If you like shifter tales you will like this one.
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4,283 reviews53 followers
June 1, 2015
This is the third book in the series and can be read as a stand alone. It's a nice fast steamy read. It's a story about second chances. Aubrey's life isn't all sunshine and roses. She's not happy with her job. Her highlight of her day is when she corresponds with Dale on SassyDate. When he finally asks her to meet she's in for the surprise of a lifetime. Deacon regrets every day that he let Aubrey get away. He will do anything can even if he pretends to be someone else. Can he win heart again? or is it too late for this couple?
Profile Image for Fatimama.
1,017 reviews65 followers
July 22, 2017
Stupid second chance romance. H knows h is his fated mate but never came after her until after 10 yrs when he saw her online dating profile. Stupid.
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1,858 reviews8 followers
December 3, 2023
Bear the cold

Can't wait to read more in this series so it's a well deserved five stars and I would recommend this book to everyone
Profile Image for Sherill.
1,296 reviews38 followers
May 27, 2015
SIZZLING+PASSION+SHIFTER+ROMANCE=INCREDIBLE:

Ten years ago polar bear shifter Deacon was very content living with Aubrey in Idaho. On the night of a dreadful snow storm Aubrey was late arriving home; frantic with worry Deacon set out to search for her as a bear. When he finally finds her he shifts to a man, terrifying her. Unwilling to face her fears Aubrey moves to LA.

Ten years later; Aubrey is now working as an account at a job she loathes in LA. She often thinks of Deacon knowing her heart misses him. In an attempt to heal her aching heart, she puts a profile of herself on the SassyDate app. Deacon, still living in Idaho and owning his own ranch, sees Aubrey's profile and decides to put a profile up on the app with an unrecognizable picture of himself-using a fake name (Dale). The two connect via texting and are building a relationship...

The hot gray-eyed werebear has devised a brainstorm of a plan to woo the gorgeous, redheaded, sassy, curvy, sexy beauty back into his life. He needs to prove to her that they are fated to have a long lasting future together. This polar bear is determined to win back her heart!!!!

Anya 's smooth writing skills meld together a sizzling heart melting story with an awesome surprise ending. I adored the characters as they were unique and engaging. I highly recommend this book as it was certainly an incredible read; Loved it. {I received an ARC for an honest review}.

7 reviews
June 8, 2015
I received a copy of this book in exchange for a honest review.
I was immediately drawn into the storyline on the first page. The heroine is fed up with her job and is in need of a vacation. She had signed up with a shifter dating sight and had been talking to a guy named Dale. What she doesn't know is that Dale is really Declan from near her hometown in Idaho where she grew up.
We learn that she and Declan had dated a long while back but they broke up and she moved away. I will not say why because the Author does not give the reason right away but I will say a lot of it was immaturity on both sides.
Aubrey decides to take Dales offer to come for a visit so they can meet. She arrives during a heavy snowstorm that grounds everything so when she arrives and find's out that "Dale " is really Declan from the past she can't run. The chemistry between the two is obvious from the very beginning. I think the author did a wonderful job of keeping the readers on the edge of their seats at this point. I was routing for them all the way to the end.
I would highly recommend this author to anyone who loves shifter romance books. It flows nicely throughout the story and ends with no cliffhangersbut, leaves you wanting to read more of her books. Thank you Anya Nowlan for a wonderful short story.
573 reviews6 followers
May 27, 2015
Years after getting over her heartbreak Aubrey meets a new shifter using SassyDate and decides to return to Idaho so she can meet him. Instead she meets up with the other me who got away Deacon. Polar Bear shifter Deacon has a new life but the one thing that is missing is love and he doesn't want anyone but Aubrey. Can these two overcome past hurts and start over and be together or will they let the past get in the way.
When I started reading this book I thought that Deacon had did something horrible and broke Aubrey's heart but I felt like it was the other way around. I loved this short story on second chances but I wanted to know more about their past and how Aubrey got over being afraid of shifters. I felt like she thought that Deacon should have chased after her after she ran. I also thought that the fact that Deacon was a shifter and didn't let her know was no reason for the amount of time they spent apart. I thought that Aubrey was a little immature in the fact that he didn't tell her, but didn't she run and never look back after she found out. Most guys wouldn't have chased her either.

I received a copy of this book for a honest review....
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2,790 reviews51 followers
June 16, 2015
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Book three in the Sassy Shifter Brides series. You dont need to read the other two, but it might give you a better backgroud to Shifter Grove.

This is Deacon and Aubrey's tale. They had been together ten years before, but Aubrey ran after she discovered Deacon was a werebear, a polar bear. After talking to Dale on SassyDate, Aubrey decides to give it a chance at trying to finally get over Deacon. But Dale doesn't meet her at the airport, Deacon does.

I've filed it on the hangover shelf, because it is want it is: a perfect hangover cure, clearing your palette for the next difficult read, or the next deep, dark and deadly one. Which was just what I needed. Having read 3 books in a series almost back to back, I needed to clear my head for the next longer, deadlier book, and this book did the trick.

It is, quite frankly, 61 pages of a second chance, and a third, of keeping the young love you knew, ten years ago was your mate. You just need to get her to stay.

Short, sweet and to the point.

loved it!

4 stars

**same worded review will appear on Goodreads, Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk**

Profile Image for Lisa.
1,391 reviews4 followers
May 29, 2015
Bear the Cold (Sassy Shifter Brides Book 3) by Anya Nowlan

This book introduces us to Aubrey Jameson a smart, sassy, curvy redheaded and Deacon North a sexy, polar bear shifter. Ten years ago on a night of a bad snow storm Aubrey was late getting home. Deacon got worried about and changing into his bear went out hunting for her. When he finds her, he lets her see him shift and it terrifies her into running from him. Now after all this time missing each other, Aubrey tries to move on and puts a profile of herself on the Sassy Date looking for love. Deacon finds her (his fated mate) profile and starts up a relationship with her under the name of Dale. To find out what else happens you need to buy the book. You wont be sorry you did. And if you haven't read the first 2 book in the series you should.

Sassy Shifter Brides Series....
1. Hearts Laid Bear
2. No More Lion
3. Bear The Cold

Received ARC copy
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753 reviews4 followers
May 27, 2015
This is yet another great release in the Sassy Shifter Brides series. Aubrey feels like she is finally getting over her old love....Deacon, but without realizing it she has hooked up with him again...he is using a different name on the shifter online dating app they are both using. When her new flame "Dale" invites her to come and meet him Aubrey jumps at the chance...and then when she gets there in a snowstorm she finds the deception that Deacon had set up...but now she is stuck due to the storm and has to go with him. Once he gets her back to his place the story heats up really quick! The only issue I had with this story was how quickly she forgave him for deceiving her, but true love will not be denied. I can't wait for the next book in this series...each one has kept me quickly turning the pages.
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137 reviews9 followers
June 4, 2015
Hot little polar read!

Hot little Polar bear read. Bears are probably by far my favorite shifter books. This is a hot little fast read. Apparently I started wrong. I'm thinking this is book 3 and sometimes my phone doesn't show that. But no matter the series doesn't have to be read in order. I think the only complaint I had in this one was like the mating and life expectancy for the polar bear. 99% of shifter reads their mates get marked mostly bitten along with telling whether or not if the mates can be changed or how long they live and so forth. But it's still a great short read. Not much action and suspense. I think this is the 2nd time I've read from this author. And I like her writing style. So I quickly snatched up her 1st two in this series.
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2,030 reviews22 followers
May 27, 2015
I was given a complimentary copy by author Anya Nowlan for an honest review. This is book 3 of the series Sassy Shifter Brides by the author.

Aubrey is bored with her job and her boss keeps piling up his work on her. When she has a chance to get away and meet Dale she grabs it but he is not who he seems to be. Deacon screwed up his 1 chance at his true mate and now fate has granted him another chance at true love but can he convince his ex to give him another shot at a happy ending.

Love the characters and the story line flow in this read. There is conflict between the 2 characters and the author showed it off really well.

This is for any paranormal romance book lover.
Profile Image for Robyn.
304 reviews2 followers
May 27, 2015
Will love help Aubrey find her way home again to Idaho? Aubrey has brains, a good job and summer weather all the time. Her heart still will not get over her one true love. Deacon let his mate slip through his fingers. He won’t let that happen again. Anya Nowlan does a great job in continuing the series with the love story or Aubrey and Deacon. Anya's writing is beautiful and witty. I would recommend you read the series so that you can fall in love with all the characters. Aubrey ran from Deacon before and she has always looked back on regret. Once a mate, always a mate. I enjoyed this book and I cannot wait for the next.
4,841 reviews16 followers
May 31, 2015
Aubrey is an accountant in LA. She has been using the sassymate app, trying to find a man that could make her feel as good as her first love Deacon had. When the man she's been communicating with asks her to come to Idaho to meet him, she decides to go. When she finds out it's none other than Deacon she's furious, but because of a snow storm she's stuck at his cabin, giving him a chance to show her that she's his mate and they are meant to be together.
This story was short and sweet and one is those where a first broken heart is able to be mended. After meeting Deacon in the other books series it was nice to see him get his happy ending.
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313 reviews2 followers
May 27, 2015
Aubery works in fiance and is struggling to find that forever kind of match. On her quest to make a connection she turns to Sassydate. Meeting a man that's just what she's been looking for.

Deacon is a cattle rancher and a polar bear. He's been wishing for his mate since he lost her years ago. Can Sassydate be the answer?

What happens when what we think we know is blown out of the water. Does time really heal all wounds? This was a nice read for a quiet afternoon. It's sweet and uncomplicated. I enjoyed it.

Received an ARC copy for an honest review.
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1,979 reviews22 followers
May 27, 2015
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I am SO loving this series of SassyDates.com. They are short, sweet, sexy and at times hilarious. In this book, Deacon (a werebear) and Aubrey (his fated mate from whom he has been estranged for ten years) are brought back together in a cute storyline. It isn’t very long so I don’t want to give away too much of the plot but their story has its downs, its ups, its downs and ups again. I truly enjoyed it and am looking forward to book four.
143 reviews1 follower
June 1, 2015
I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review. Although this is a stand alone it is the third in a series.
In this one Aubrey is fed up with work and her life in general. Men don't measure up to Deacon her love of her life,who she ran away from ten years ago. She finds a love interest in Dale a cowboy back in Idaho on SassyDate an online dating site. After deciding to visit Dale Aubrey is upset to find out that he is really Deacon.
You really must buy this book to find out what happens next.
Profile Image for Stacey.
968 reviews13 followers
May 27, 2015
Delia and Aubrey are best friends . and Aubrey has been communicating to a shifter named Dale . but who is Dale really . and why is Aubrey afraid to go back to Idaho and who is Deacon now that ten years has past . has he found someone else or is his mate the one woman who has been out of his life for ten years . and will he go after he or be sad and grumpy as only a bear can be .
This is an ARC REVIEW . AND I CAN'T wait til the 4th book comes out .
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229 reviews
June 5, 2015
Received Arc for review. Definitely a series to put on your reading list! The storyline and characters were great. Aubrey ran from Idaho to escape a relationship she couldn't handle. Ten years later working in a dead end job, she signs up for an online dating site. She thinks she's chatting with a wonderful man named Dale. When he invites her to visit, she gets the surprise of her life. So not what she expected!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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380 reviews5 followers
June 6, 2015
Aubrey signed up for SassyDate to see if she can find someone who could make her fell the way her ex Deacon made her fill. She started talking to a were-bear named Dale and she's falling for him. He IMed her to ask if she would liked to come to Shifter Grove for two weeks. This is when everything gets tricky and she'll have a surprise that she would never guess in her life time. Will Aubrey be able to move past her mind and move toward the future?
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1,276 reviews8 followers
June 26, 2015
Kindle Unlimited Polar Bear Shifter Book.

This is the 3rd book in a series of standalone shifter books. He scared her away 10 years ago and see her profile on a dating site his friends used to find their mates. She shows up expecting to start a new relationship only to find the man from her past that hurt her heart. She's stuck in town because of the weather so what will she do?
Profile Image for Deborah.
1,841 reviews
May 30, 2015
This is a quick hot story about a young woman not giving herself a chance to live and love. If he was willing to take another chance at love why was she running from him again. And mate or not how many chances is he going to give her. She needs to decide whether she going to start living or just keep existing. Enjoy I did. This was given to me for an honest review.
1,098 reviews19 followers
June 9, 2015
I've always liked polar bears. If I came across this one, I bet I could even learn to love the cold and snow! Deacon loves Aubrey and just wants her back. He knows she is his mate. Truly a cute love story with enough steam to keep the chill away. I believe in second chances, too.

ARC provided in exchange for honest review.
523 reviews2 followers
June 25, 2015
With a name like Deacon

What could go wrong with a name like Deacon? For starters, his mate ran out on him twice...not once but twice...he's a polar bear shifter with a body like mmmm so good. So join join the Sassy on line dating and find your true mate or close to it is what Aubrey wanted. Do they both finally get their HEA?
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2,497 reviews23 followers
February 3, 2016
Brrrr Too Short

These are nice short, short stories. Deacon and Aubrey had been through so much. He is a Polar Bear shifter who lost his mate for not being upfront. She ran from him as far as she could go. She finally decides to try to date again and return to Idaho. The guy she met online might be the one.
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466 reviews14 followers
June 28, 2015
I received an ARC of this book from the author in exchage for an honest review.

This was a very fast read but the story held nothing new. It was really a typical lost love/found love and all the misgivings in the middle. There wasn't really enough to love this story but it was okay.
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364 reviews2 followers
May 27, 2015
There were some twists in this story that I caught me totally unaware, didn't see them coming. I fully enjoyed the story it was very moving and touching, well written. I look forward to reading more books from this author.
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1,711 reviews26 followers
June 4, 2015
I was given an ARC by the author for an honest review.

I love Shifters Grove!!!!!

Despite the fact this story was at least mild it was well written with nice characters and quicked paced.


I can't wait for more of this Series.
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