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Bear Wardens #2
Bearly Believing
Opposites Attract. Or They Repel. Even With A Killer To Find.
When curvy sassy scientist Summer Madison finds a dead grizzly in the forest she's studying, she's sure the new copper mine is to blame.
Gruff grizzly game warden Chance Baker will do anything to protect his people, even if that means disagreeing with the woman his bear finds irresistible.
With his bear roaring that he’s found his mate, will Chance be able stay focused on the investigation long enough to find the killer?
Get ready for steamy hot sexy times between a grizzly cowboy and a sassy scientist on a mission.
When curvy sassy scientist Summer Madison finds a dead grizzly in the forest she's studying, she's sure the new copper mine is to blame.
Gruff grizzly game warden Chance Baker will do anything to protect his people, even if that means disagreeing with the woman his bear finds irresistible.
With his bear roaring that he’s found his mate, will Chance be able stay focused on the investigation long enough to find the killer?
Get ready for steamy hot sexy times between a grizzly cowboy and a sassy scientist on a mission.
94 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 28, 2015
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Scarlett Grove
166 books439 followersScarlett Grove is a USA Today Bestselling Paranormal and Science Fiction Romance Author. Scarlett started publishing her adventurous, sexy stories in 2014 and now has dozens of titles spanning multiple worlds.
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The White Queen
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December 10, 2017
Elementary Warden.....
Chance Baker is a Bear Warden and all he has ever wanted was to protect the his country when he was serving and now to make sure hunters follow the law. But being how good these Bear Wardens are, they have now been deputized and also work on murders. Chance really never was interested in this, when he became a Warden, but now that he has come across a dead shifter on his territory and his mate too boot, he is dead set on finding the responsible party, while trying to woo the very independant and sassy Scientist/Environmentalist that wants nothing to do with a lasting relationship. When Summer Madison gets one look at the very imposing Warden she is thrown for a loop because he is really not her type, but dang does he do things to her otherwise analytic mind and body.
Chance Baker is a Bear Warden and all he has ever wanted was to protect the his country when he was serving and now to make sure hunters follow the law. But being how good these Bear Wardens are, they have now been deputized and also work on murders. Chance really never was interested in this, when he became a Warden, but now that he has come across a dead shifter on his territory and his mate too boot, he is dead set on finding the responsible party, while trying to woo the very independant and sassy Scientist/Environmentalist that wants nothing to do with a lasting relationship. When Summer Madison gets one look at the very imposing Warden she is thrown for a loop because he is really not her type, but dang does he do things to her otherwise analytic mind and body.
October 26, 2015
So I read the first book in this series and I enjoyed it, so I got the second one. Well, I did not like Summer at all. As an African-American woman I found her to be a stereotypical black woman. Meaning she was a BBW, had attitude and was "sassy". We are all not like that and it made it very hard to get behind the romance. I wanted Chace to pick someone else quite frankly. There was no apparent reason for this educated woman to be so overly aggressive and rude to people. All black women are not over opinionated, loud, rude, dismissive and judgemental. She immediately makes rude assumptions regarding Chace and she's just hell bent on her answer being the only right one. I wouldn't have liked her even if she wasn't black, but it just rubbed me the wrong way as I read. I will read the next book, because they are not totally connected.
October 24, 2015
one opinionated female environmentalist plus one deputies game warden, a death by arsenic poisoning, hatred of shifters and stir well.
December 29, 2022
3.5 Stars for the romance
Based on a previous review, I can understand how annoying Summer's character was for most of the book. I believe it was due to her scientific reasoning. Summer couldn't fathom anything that the science didn't prove.
The reason for 3.5 stars.... simple. This could have been an IR BWWM story, no shifter aspect needed. Unlike most shifter stories, Chance didn't use his shifter instincts nor let his beast run much. Also, the ending felt rushed.
My opinion of this story, as a whole, feels like the author was toying with the idea of mixing suspense, Paranormal and romance. I'd say it's a good idea and great try. But, the ending felt rushed. While I wanted to know the cause for the suspicious activity, there was no real, grip your seat build up moment. At any rate, read the book if you so desire.
Based on a previous review, I can understand how annoying Summer's character was for most of the book. I believe it was due to her scientific reasoning. Summer couldn't fathom anything that the science didn't prove.
The reason for 3.5 stars.... simple. This could have been an IR BWWM story, no shifter aspect needed. Unlike most shifter stories, Chance didn't use his shifter instincts nor let his beast run much. Also, the ending felt rushed.
My opinion of this story, as a whole, feels like the author was toying with the idea of mixing suspense, Paranormal and romance. I'd say it's a good idea and great try. But, the ending felt rushed. While I wanted to know the cause for the suspicious activity, there was no real, grip your seat build up moment. At any rate, read the book if you so desire.
July 16, 2017
From the moment they met it was fireworks. But for a girl named Summer she wasn't the warmest of characters. So focused on work and determined to prove her theory at any cost
I felt sorry for Poor Chance seems to get it in the neck every time he try to help. He struggles to contain his shifter side around her as his bear is practically dancing a jig inside him, desperately trying to connect with his/their mate.
I read this as part of a Shifter box set, which I received as a Advance Reader Copy.
I felt sorry for Poor Chance seems to get it in the neck every time he try to help. He struggles to contain his shifter side around her as his bear is practically dancing a jig inside him, desperately trying to connect with his/their mate.
I read this as part of a Shifter box set, which I received as a Advance Reader Copy.
July 19, 2019
Loved this between sassy Summer and game warden Chance
Summer is doing research work on the copper mine polluting the water and surrounding areas whilst taking samples she stumbles across a bear who is dying the bear passes away as she is taking a blood sample the game warden Chance turns up. There is chemistry between them straight away Chances bear knows she is his true mate but Summer is sassy and strong minded. Where does their journey take them? Brilliant book leaving off from the first on but you don’t have to read them as can be stand alone books
Summer is doing research work on the copper mine polluting the water and surrounding areas whilst taking samples she stumbles across a bear who is dying the bear passes away as she is taking a blood sample the game warden Chance turns up. There is chemistry between them straight away Chances bear knows she is his true mate but Summer is sassy and strong minded. Where does their journey take them? Brilliant book leaving off from the first on but you don’t have to read them as can be stand alone books
July 28, 2017
3.5
When environmental biologist Summer finds a bear shifter dead from poisoning in the forest, she's convinced the mining company is responsible for the poisoning.
The last thing game warden Chance wants is to be is in dispute with the sassy environmentalist especially as from the moment he met her he knew she was his mate but Chance needs proof not just suspicion.
This is an insta love, nothing to deep kind of story but a sweet short read.
When environmental biologist Summer finds a bear shifter dead from poisoning in the forest, she's convinced the mining company is responsible for the poisoning.
The last thing game warden Chance wants is to be is in dispute with the sassy environmentalist especially as from the moment he met her he knew she was his mate but Chance needs proof not just suspicion.
This is an insta love, nothing to deep kind of story but a sweet short read.
June 11, 2017
Bearly Believing
Chance is a grizzly shifter and Summer is an environmental biologist. She discovers the dying body of a shifter near the mining company. She tests the water and it is contaminated with arsenic. Chance and Summer investigate together and she feels sure the mining company is to blame but Chance is not convinced. Great book.
Chance is a grizzly shifter and Summer is an environmental biologist. She discovers the dying body of a shifter near the mining company. She tests the water and it is contaminated with arsenic. Chance and Summer investigate together and she feels sure the mining company is to blame but Chance is not convinced. Great book.
July 12, 2017
Read in the SHIFTER OVERDRIVE compendium.
Summer comes across as quite abrasive to start but slowly grows on you. Very slowly. Not quite sure why she was like that as it is not explained.
Chance knows Summer is his mate but does not tell her and wonders why she goes back to her life at the university.
Horrible about what happens though.
Summer comes across as quite abrasive to start but slowly grows on you. Very slowly. Not quite sure why she was like that as it is not explained.
Chance knows Summer is his mate but does not tell her and wonders why she goes back to her life at the university.
Horrible about what happens though.
November 12, 2017
Exciting and dramatic
I totally enjoyed reading this story. It started off exciting and dramatic and ended the same. It's a wonderful love story with great sex and lots of drama. I loved it.
I totally enjoyed reading this story. It started off exciting and dramatic and ended the same. It's a wonderful love story with great sex and lots of drama. I loved it.
June 16, 2019
Good
Summer was certainly stubborn, she put having a career over love, but the heart wants what the heart wants. Chance was a sweetheart, and love the determination to look at all possibilities to catch the killer.
Summer was certainly stubborn, she put having a career over love, but the heart wants what the heart wants. Chance was a sweetheart, and love the determination to look at all possibilities to catch the killer.
July 11, 2017
Another murder and another mate found. Sassy and stubborn but finally accepted fate!
July 16, 2017
shifter overdrive set
death. interspecies hate. sex. heterosexual relationships. hate group.
death. interspecies hate. sex. heterosexual relationships. hate group.
July 22, 2017
Headstrong
A scientist and game warden working together to solve a crime,.Both head strong and but they found away to work together
A scientist and game warden working together to solve a crime,.Both head strong and but they found away to work together
November 8, 2017
Oh wow, beautiful!
I love the way they find each other, its a shame somebody has to died though, but they work through their differences to be a loving couple!
I love the way they find each other, its a shame somebody has to died though, but they work through their differences to be a loving couple!
June 5, 2018
Good series
Love the Warden series. Good read as always never disappointed with Miz Scarlett!!! I'm a shifter fan!! Thank you for your hard work!
Love the Warden series. Good read as always never disappointed with Miz Scarlett!!! I'm a shifter fan!! Thank you for your hard work!
November 7, 2022
Yes please!
A journey that ends up a romance with a twist! This story kept me riveted I could not stop reading....enjoy! I sure did!
A journey that ends up a romance with a twist! This story kept me riveted I could not stop reading....enjoy! I sure did!
November 10, 2022
Bearly Believing: Bear Wardens
Great story. The mystery of who was at fault, the prejudice of people and the conquest of finding a mate, made this a multi plot story.
Great story. The mystery of who was at fault, the prejudice of people and the conquest of finding a mate, made this a multi plot story.
February 26, 2017
Sassy, educated heroine meets big, burly Warden. Poisoned shifters, means hero & heroine must work together to prevent more deaths
May 5, 2016
when summer is trying hard to find clue that the local mine is behind the decay of nature she didn't expect to stumble upon a dead bear. she also didn't expect to be found by the game warden and finding out the dead grizzly is actually a local shifter. gruff as the warden may seem there is something about him that interests her. she doesn't want to pursue it because she has only one thing on her mind : find proof the mine is at fault !!
chance doesn't know what to make of the situation when he finds a petite woman with dreads handling syringe, taking samples from a dead grizzly, a man he knew even. he can't do anything else but see her as a suspect no matter how adamant she is she didn't do anything, that she's here to try to proof the mine is behind it all, the death and decay of the nature!
both are headstrong and both want to find out the truth. for chance the truth also is that this woman is his perfect match, having his bear in full on lust modus! she's their mate and his bear wants him to claim her and make cubs, plenty of cubs.
will these opposites get together or is their stubbornness their downfall as they're having to work together to find out who's the killer.
another wonderful addition to the bear wardens! loved the other books in this series and this was on par with the others. you can read them as stand alones and out of order (i did), they're to the point with no overabundance of info you could find in those superlong books. liked the short sweet turn around of this one.
chance doesn't know what to make of the situation when he finds a petite woman with dreads handling syringe, taking samples from a dead grizzly, a man he knew even. he can't do anything else but see her as a suspect no matter how adamant she is she didn't do anything, that she's here to try to proof the mine is behind it all, the death and decay of the nature!
both are headstrong and both want to find out the truth. for chance the truth also is that this woman is his perfect match, having his bear in full on lust modus! she's their mate and his bear wants him to claim her and make cubs, plenty of cubs.
will these opposites get together or is their stubbornness their downfall as they're having to work together to find out who's the killer.
another wonderful addition to the bear wardens! loved the other books in this series and this was on par with the others. you can read them as stand alones and out of order (i did), they're to the point with no overabundance of info you could find in those superlong books. liked the short sweet turn around of this one.
September 30, 2015
I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review .Scarlett Grove has fast become one of my most favorite authors .A ll of her books are well written and grab you from the beginnings Bearly Believing is no exception its another brilliantly written story with characters who you cant help but attach to.In this the second book of the Bear Wardens series we have game warden Chance and environmental biologist Summer who meet over the dead body of a local shifter .Chance knows shes his true mate and that hes going to have to take things slow shes human , stubborn and fiercely independent .Summers sure that the copper mine is behind the death and shes set on proving it .Chance isn't so positive the mine is behind it and though he hates to disagree with Summer he will do whatever it takes to protect his people .The chemistry between these too is hot hot hot and I loved following along as they discovered not only what really happened to the dead shifter but found their happily ever after. Bearly Believing is a great read and I highly recommend it to other paranormal readers out there .
October 1, 2015
I think I'm in lust with Scarlett's Bear Wardens. This is the second of her Bear Warden books I've read and I just can't get enough. Chance Baker is the game warden and since shifters came out, also the law for crimes against shifters. Summer Madison is an environmental scientist taking water samples in the area of the town's copper mill. While in the forest she finds a dead grizzly and is convinced he was poisoned by the mill's water runoff. She consults with Chance on the investigation when they discover the bear was a shifter. The problem here is that Summer has a closed mind about the poison coming from any other source besides the copper mine. Chance is seeing first hand that it might not be the mine with the protests and violence from "shifter haters". I got frustrated with Summer being so closed minded, but realized she is young, idealistic and wants to be recognized in her field. She also is trying to convince herself that she wants nothing to do with a "hick" game warden. This is a stand alone book, but we do get to visit some old friends from the last book. I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
October 2, 2015
A bear shifter is killed and the game warden investigating finds a woman at the scene. She is actually a scientist investigating the area for contamination and discovered the body. Chance realizes very quickly than in addition to a crime to solve, he has found his mate. They usually have very different tastes in potential lovers but something pulls them together. Summer plans on heading back home so Chance will have to work fast to convince her to stay.
It is a short story that moves fast and keeps your interest. Summer is characterized by Chance as a hippy type and she stereotypes Chance as a dumb country guy. They really seem like opposites who wouldn't mix well but under the surface there is more to each. They have a chemistry that they have a hard time fighting. It is fun story and incorporates the characters from the other story in the series who I enjoyed seeing again.
I received a copy in return for a honest review.
It is a short story that moves fast and keeps your interest. Summer is characterized by Chance as a hippy type and she stereotypes Chance as a dumb country guy. They really seem like opposites who wouldn't mix well but under the surface there is more to each. They have a chemistry that they have a hard time fighting. It is fun story and incorporates the characters from the other story in the series who I enjoyed seeing again.
I received a copy in return for a honest review.
October 19, 2015
Summer Madison a human and ardent environmentalist / research scientist who believes that a copper mine is going to cause damage to the area. While she is getting water samples she finds a dying bear shifter that is when Game warden Chance Baker comes across her as she is taking blood samples from the dead shifter. Chance knows he has found his mate ,but he does not know how to tell Summer. There is also more poisonings happening, to both adults and children. Can Chance and Summer find out what is happening and will Chance be able to get Summer to see they are meant to be together ? I was given this book for an honest review barwatts@telus.net
October 1, 2015
Summer is a environmental biologist and she is in Montana making sure the copper mine isn't polluting the river. She stumbles upon a bear shifter who is died from arsenic poisoning. There's something going on here and she needs to find out before it gets worst.
Chance is the bear warden and now he has to figure out what's going on when he has a dead bear shifter and others getting sick. He finally met his mate and now he needs to keep her safe.
Chance is the bear warden and now he has to figure out what's going on when he has a dead bear shifter and others getting sick. He finally met his mate and now he needs to keep her safe.
October 5, 2015
Summer is an evironmental scientist investigating a copper mine when she finds a dying grizzly bear. Chance is the local game warden and finds Summer taking a blood sample from the dead grizzly that shifts back to human. Chance and Summer will work together to find out the truth about the dead and sick shifters. Wonderful shifter romance with a happy ending, loved it!
I received this ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review.
I received this ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review.
March 18, 2016
Bear shifter murder mystery.
Kindle Unlimited standalone book in series. When she's out collecting data about a plants impact on the local environment, she stumbles upon a dead bear shifter. He finds her drawing blood from a dead shifter and needs her help solving his death. He cannot stay away from her after they meet. She's his mate but she has to go back to the city....with a little surprise.
Kindle Unlimited standalone book in series. When she's out collecting data about a plants impact on the local environment, she stumbles upon a dead bear shifter. He finds her drawing blood from a dead shifter and needs her help solving his death. He cannot stay away from her after they meet. She's his mate but she has to go back to the city....with a little surprise.
October 1, 2015
While doing an environmental study on the water around a copper mine, Summer finds a dead bear shifter. Whith help from the Game Warden, Chance, they start investigating the cause of shifters with arsenic poisoning. When Summer decides to leave, Chance is heartbroken, not knowing what he will do without his mate. A chance meeting brings them back together, but will it be enough?
October 22, 2015
Here's a 2nd book in this series of three...
Game wardens and criminal elements determined to eradicate shifters - innocent women, and romance. When a scientist comes to town to take on a copper mine she suspects is poisoning the groundwater and causing deaths and illness...the warden has to help her prove or disprove her theories. While fighting her own attraction to a bear...
Game wardens and criminal elements determined to eradicate shifters - innocent women, and romance. When a scientist comes to town to take on a copper mine she suspects is poisoning the groundwater and causing deaths and illness...the warden has to help her prove or disprove her theories. While fighting her own attraction to a bear...
December 9, 2015
Better
This is Book Two of this series. It was better than book one. Chance and Summer clashed quite a bit. To the extent I did not like Summer, but towards the ends she came around. The plot itself was much better.
This is Book Two of this series. It was better than book one. Chance and Summer clashed quite a bit. To the extent I did not like Summer, but towards the ends she came around. The plot itself was much better.
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