Beary Christmas, Baby

by Sasha Devlin

Calm. Dependable.
Polar bear shifter Liev Anker has made it his job to be his boss and friend’s right hand man. He’s there for her whenever and whatever she needs. Too bad that doesn’t extend to the bedroom.

Distant. Pushy.
Dragon shifter Sira Fekkai is used to getting what she wants. And what she wants most is to forget Christmas exists. Even if that means pushing away the only man who understands her.

Disaster strikes and the two find themselves spending Christmas Eve
together. And when Sira’s fiery temper meets Liev’s icy calm, things get steamy.


This story was previously published in the limited release anthology Naughty, Nice and Paranormal.

Genres: Romance, Friends To Lovers, Paranormal, Novella, Shapeshifters, Holiday, Fantasy

64 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 9, 2016

About the author

Sasha Devlin is way more interesting than this bio can make her sound! She also is uncomfortable talking about herself in the third person so…

I’m a Midwestern gal born and raised, and I currently live in Chicago. I’ve not yet found the villain who is using his time machine against me, but when I do, the battle will be epic.

My current projects are firmly in the romance genre, with loads of sex and angst, but I know I can’t avoid those YA and Mystery plot bunnies forever.

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Reviews

[Xan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this one! It was fun, playful, and had this cheeky sense of humor. Plus boss/assistant (sort of), snowed in, friends to lovers, with shifters! (Including a dragon shifter!)

Trigger Warnings: car accident, sex on the page

[Leigh Kramer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delightful shifter Christmas romance! So much seemingly unrequited love and longing until they figure out it’s very much requited. Plus, snowstorm-induced forced proximity!

CW: car accident due to snow

[Talia Hibbert · Rating 4 out of 5]

Xmas Fun

A short, sweet read for Christmas! I loved Sira especially, and Liev was so sweet and soft and arch bears are the greatest

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was so fun! And really highlights that we need more non-vampire paranormal Christmas romance. I can never find them!

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5

[Tabs · Rating 4 out of 5]

So much fun. Two shifters who have been madly in love with each other for decades get snowed in together and finally get themselves sorted. I want more!!

[Bea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice story, steamy romance, but an absurd number of typos and wrong words. They kept pulling me out of the story.

[Diana Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really cute/fun story. Some minor editing fumbles but still a sweet shifter story.

I wanted to read it over again and it's just as good the second time. Such a great story.

[Angel Graham · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short, but enjoyable read. There are a few minor editing problems.

If you like shifter stories, you'll like this.

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute paranormal Christmas romance with a pair of shifters snowed in together. Polar bear Liev and dragon Cira have known each other for ages, but have fought the attraction. Now a snowstorm is going to make confront their feelings. I loved seeing their respective families and their approaches to the holidays. Only wish we'd seen the resulting Christmas party together.

[Erica Singleton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Though I purchased this book in the spring, I loved this holiday short story. The heat between this cold blooded lady and her devoted furry love interest was fantastic, despite the snowy weather conditions. This was a quick, light and funny read, which always makes me happy. I would look forward to reading another shifter story by Sasha Devlin!!!

[alh_2k · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very enjoyable long time friends to lovers short story. The main characters are great -- Liev is so darn cute and Sira is a prickly but lovable heroine. I hope Sasha writes more shifters.

(Copied from Amazon - July 9, 2017)

[Kelly Maher · Rating 5 out of 5]

A perfect read for an evening by the fire with a mug of spiked hot cocoa next to you.

[Darbi Bradley · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this but I felt like the shifter part hardly mattered. I didn’t really know who everyone was. I’d like to read more of the series and maybe come back
To this one

[Aislinn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute story. I loved Liev. Sweet bear heroes are delightful.

The editing was pretty bad, though, unfortunately. To the point where it was distracting and confusing. 😟

[Simon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun, I liked the world she was painting, just sad that there wasn't more.

[Turtleberry Turtleberry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super cute

My first story about shifters and I loved it. Not your typical snowed in tale but still true to a favorite trope of mine.
Can't wait to read more from this author.

[Mel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really cute but too short.

[Laura · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF at 22 percent. Couldn't get into the story. Hero seems less like a cinnamon roll (how the story had been pitched to me) and more like a doormat. Heroine was beyond selfish and not appealing.

[Anna]

reviewed x2

[April · Rating 3 out of 5]

He roared!! Still cracking up!

[Macwolf01 [Elise] · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 🌟

[K G · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall 4.5 stars, could have used a few less typos and a bit more spice

TW for car accident

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Precious snowed-in romance

I love mutual pining and this had a lot of it at just the right level of frustration. I would have loved to see more family interactions and stuff, but Sira and Liev are prettt precious all in their own. The very end was probably my favorite just because it was so cute lol. A fun little read.

** on-page sex scenes

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eh. Could use another edit for punctuation, etc. The heroine didn't feel very consistent. She started out as a workaholic and then morphed in to an emotional mess.

[RamenGrrl]

cute story but lack of copy edits took me right out of the story.

[Sally Kilpatrick]

This little novella was just...fun. Shape shifters, Christmas, some delightful angst based on pride and misunderstanding. I read it in one sitting and thoroughly enjoyed it.