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Scarfell Shifters #2.5
Father Shiftmas
All he wants for Christmas is... to be a dad?
Cora Reynolds and her baby were abandoned by her ex and are evicted and made homeless for Christmas. There is no one to turn to and salvation is thousands of miles away. An oncoming snowstorm threatens the life of her child and she can’t afford to tough it out.
She must act now.
Cora has always done everything by the book but desperation has changed her reality and she will do anything to protect her baby. Even if that means breaking the law.
Joseph Stone, security guard and bear shifter, believes he is happy with his solitary life. He likes the simplicity of his routine, enjoys the safety that it provides him.
Ask anyone: he doesn’t need or want change.
But one snowy night an intruder upsets the balance of his world. He’s used to dealing with shoplifters, but this break-in is far from the norm.
Now with a crying baby in his arms, Joseph is left considering something he’s never entertained before. Fatherhood!
Father Shiftmas is a short paranormal holiday romance with a HEA and no cliffhangers.
Cora Reynolds and her baby were abandoned by her ex and are evicted and made homeless for Christmas. There is no one to turn to and salvation is thousands of miles away. An oncoming snowstorm threatens the life of her child and she can’t afford to tough it out.
She must act now.
Cora has always done everything by the book but desperation has changed her reality and she will do anything to protect her baby. Even if that means breaking the law.
Joseph Stone, security guard and bear shifter, believes he is happy with his solitary life. He likes the simplicity of his routine, enjoys the safety that it provides him.
Ask anyone: he doesn’t need or want change.
But one snowy night an intruder upsets the balance of his world. He’s used to dealing with shoplifters, but this break-in is far from the norm.
Now with a crying baby in his arms, Joseph is left considering something he’s never entertained before. Fatherhood!
Father Shiftmas is a short paranormal holiday romance with a HEA and no cliffhangers.
75 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 16, 2016
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August 17, 2019
Cora no puede creerse que la estén desahuciando en plena Navidad y con un bebé en brazos. No tiene dinero ni a dónde ir así que su única esperanza es esconderse en un supermercado e intentar marcharse a la mañana siguiente. Pero cuando es descubierta por el guardia de seguridad que tiene a su hija en brazos las cosas se ponen difíciles para Cora.
Ay que monada de hombre este Joseph. Es un amor y me encantan las historias de shifters así que este libro lo tiene todo. Es cortito, con poco drama y con final feliz. Solo espero que la policia pille al inútil de Hunter. Que imbecil!
Ay que monada de hombre este Joseph. Es un amor y me encantan las historias de shifters así que este libro lo tiene todo. Es cortito, con poco drama y con final feliz. Solo espero que la policia pille al inútil de Hunter. Que imbecil!
December 26, 2016
I liked this but I'm bummed that nothing in the blurb stated that it was in a "multi author set" so I got this for nothing. I did like the story the first time I read it though
December 24, 2016
Right before Christmas, Cora’s landlord kicked her out and threw her clothes all over the ground. The rent was due and she had no money to pay it; there were no jobs to be had in the small town; now she and her baby had nowhere else to go. She was desperate to keep her baby daughter safe, especially with snow on its way at any moment. She pawned the last of her possessions, an old watch her Dad had given her before he died. At least it would allow her to pay for the bus out of town.
Joseph was a security guard. His friends wanted him to meet a nice woman and settle down, but he was satisfied with his life the way it was. His co-worker, Lonnie, told him a warehouse door had a defective latch and it was scheduled to be fixed the next morning. Sitting in the security shack watching the monitors, Joe noticed a flickering in the shadows inside the store. And he heard the sound of a baby crying! What would happen to Cora and her baby now? Would she be arrested and Ava taken away from her?
This was an adorable Christmas story. The characters were very likeable. Cora was doing everything she could for her baby, but there was no one to help her. Joe was a kind, loving person who led a quiet, lonely life. The author did a wonderful job of telling the story so that the reader cared about these people. Even the secondary characters let us see wonderful, caring people. I definitely recommend this book. It was a wonderful read and well written. I was given a free copy of this book and voluntarily chose to review it. My comments reflect my honest opinion.
Joseph was a security guard. His friends wanted him to meet a nice woman and settle down, but he was satisfied with his life the way it was. His co-worker, Lonnie, told him a warehouse door had a defective latch and it was scheduled to be fixed the next morning. Sitting in the security shack watching the monitors, Joe noticed a flickering in the shadows inside the store. And he heard the sound of a baby crying! What would happen to Cora and her baby now? Would she be arrested and Ava taken away from her?
This was an adorable Christmas story. The characters were very likeable. Cora was doing everything she could for her baby, but there was no one to help her. Joe was a kind, loving person who led a quiet, lonely life. The author did a wonderful job of telling the story so that the reader cared about these people. Even the secondary characters let us see wonderful, caring people. I definitely recommend this book. It was a wonderful read and well written. I was given a free copy of this book and voluntarily chose to review it. My comments reflect my honest opinion.
December 24, 2016
Right before Christmas, Cora’s landlord kicked her out and threw her clothes all over the ground. The rent was due and she had no money to pay it; there were no jobs to be had in the small town; now she and her baby had nowhere else to go. She was desperate to keep her baby daughter safe, especially with snow on its way at any moment. She pawned the last of her possessions, an old watch her Dad had given her before he died. At least it would allow her to pay for the bus out of town.
Joseph was a security guard. His friends wanted him to meet a nice woman and settle down, but he was satisfied with his life the way it was. His co-worker, Lonnie, told him a warehouse door had a defective latch and it was scheduled to be fixed the next morning. Sitting in the security shack watching the monitors, Joe noticed a flickering in the shadows inside the store. And he heard the sound of a baby crying! What would happen to Cora and her baby now? Would she be arrested and Ava taken away from her?
This was an adorable Christmas story. The characters were very likeable. Cora was doing everything she could for her baby, but there was no one to help her. Joe was a kind, loving person who led a quiet, lonely life. The author did a wonderful job of telling the story so that the reader cared about these people. Even the secondary characters let us see wonderful, caring people. I definitely recommend this book. It was a wonderful read and well written. I was given a free copy of this book and voluntarily chose to review it. My comments reflect my honest opinion.
Joseph was a security guard. His friends wanted him to meet a nice woman and settle down, but he was satisfied with his life the way it was. His co-worker, Lonnie, told him a warehouse door had a defective latch and it was scheduled to be fixed the next morning. Sitting in the security shack watching the monitors, Joe noticed a flickering in the shadows inside the store. And he heard the sound of a baby crying! What would happen to Cora and her baby now? Would she be arrested and Ava taken away from her?
This was an adorable Christmas story. The characters were very likeable. Cora was doing everything she could for her baby, but there was no one to help her. Joe was a kind, loving person who led a quiet, lonely life. The author did a wonderful job of telling the story so that the reader cared about these people. Even the secondary characters let us see wonderful, caring people. I definitely recommend this book. It was a wonderful read and well written. I was given a free copy of this book and voluntarily chose to review it. My comments reflect my honest opinion.
December 22, 2017
A good quick holiday read.
Even though this is only 8 chapters you get to know both main characters well and their back stories. A nice mix of shifter and romance. Personally I would have liked another chapter or two showing how they settled more into their relationship, but in saying that I enjoyed what I read.
Even though this is only 8 chapters you get to know both main characters well and their back stories. A nice mix of shifter and romance. Personally I would have liked another chapter or two showing how they settled more into their relationship, but in saying that I enjoyed what I read.
May 31, 2023
Father Shiftmas
Joseph a Bear Shifter, was shopping for his dinner. Joseph the the night security guard for market, he was shopping for his dinner. Cora a human and single mother of Ava, her baby girl. Cora and Ava has been evicted from there home three days before Christmas. Joseph, Cora and Ava, we're Fated to be a family!
Joseph a Bear Shifter, was shopping for his dinner. Joseph the the night security guard for market, he was shopping for his dinner. Cora a human and single mother of Ava, her baby girl. Cora and Ava has been evicted from there home three days before Christmas. Joseph, Cora and Ava, we're Fated to be a family!
January 10, 2017
Cliché puro. Instant love, personajes sobrenaturales, mujer desamparada. Demasiado aburrido. Muy mala lectura. Lo único a favor, tiene pocas páginas, aunque tal vez eso sea la raíz de todo, a lo mejor con un desarrollo mayor de la trama hubiera sido aceptable.
February 1, 2023
Lo ame , se me hizo súper tierno y entiendo que vaya muy rápido ya que o es un libro muy largo, me hubiera gustado un poco más de interacción entre los dos protagonistas para darle más romance, ame las escenas en que el protagonista cuidó de Alva
December 18, 2017
This...
This is a fun, romantic quick read Christmas magic tale, with a bit of excitement, suspense, and drama mixed in.
This is a fun, romantic quick read Christmas magic tale, with a bit of excitement, suspense, and drama mixed in.
December 20, 2017
was a very good read want to read more of it
December 21, 2017
Very cute story loved it
Very cute. The story of Cora and Joseph is wonderfully charming. I loved it. Can't wait to read more, looking into the Bear series.
Very cute. The story of Cora and Joseph is wonderfully charming. I loved it. Can't wait to read more, looking into the Bear series.
December 31, 2017
Loved it
A great story I w enjoyed reading it can't wait to read more from this author looking for the next book
A great story I w enjoyed reading it can't wait to read more from this author looking for the next book
January 6, 2018
Sweet
This story makes you believe in love! This short but very sweet shifter romance had me smiling all the way through.
This story makes you believe in love! This short but very sweet shifter romance had me smiling all the way through.
January 6, 2018
Story ended way too soon. Wanted more!
March 17, 2019
A different Christmas spirit
Cora looks to be in her last hope to keep her baby safe. Joseph is her unexpected and miraculous Christmas miracle.
Cora looks to be in her last hope to keep her baby safe. Joseph is her unexpected and miraculous Christmas miracle.
December 9, 2022
Cute. Short and sweet. Not very spicy at all BUT overly protective bear shifter with a soft spot for a tiny little baby is too cute to pass up!
December 19, 2016
Hunter has disappeared, leaving Cora and her 4-month old baby, Ava, at the mercy of Mr. Buckley; he is throwing her out 3-days before Christmas. Cora has a plan; against her better judgment, she pawns her father’s watch and heads out to a store a few towns over, intending to seek shelter for the night, before travelling on the next day. Joseph, a bear shifter, works as a security guard on nightshift; content, he didn’t need any crazy excitement in his life, but now there is an intruder in the store. Joseph is ready for action, but the last thing he expects to hear is the sound of a crying baby. Cora wonders if she imagines the bizarre pull she feels when she sees Joseph standing there with Ava in his arms; like he would do anything to protect her. It is the most unconventional of meetings, but Cora senses there is something alluring about Joseph; Hunter has never made her feel this way. Meanwhile, Hunter escapes the local sheriff, heads into the store, and comes face-to-face with Cora. There is a heated argument and a situation to be remedied, but it doesn’t go the way everyone expects it to! An excellent shifter story that was a pleasure to read. A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book and my comments here are my honest opinion.
December 16, 2016
Title: Father Shiftmas
Author: Edith Hawkes
Reviewer: Ingrid Stephanie Jordan
Genre: #PRN
My Score: #5Stars☆☆☆☆☆
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Omg this is so heart rendering, I had tears in my eyes many times. For a short story Ms. Edith blew me out of the water. This lady characters match perfectly and as she thickened her plot in this book, I was on the edge of a cliff expecting to fall. Wow this lady can write.
Cora was holding Ava her baby outside in the cold just begging the landlord PLEASE DON'T IT'S CHRISTMAS. Hunter that jerk left without a word knowing rent was due weeks ago. In a little town there were no jobs and Christmas is here so all the teenagers got the holiday jobs and she has no money, no job, not even a roof over their heads now. It's snowing she's in deep trouble.
Joseph is a Bear Shifter who enrolled in a program that got him a job, to establish himself in a different community plus it's possible to find his mate. Working nights
as a security guard was good for him he liked it. Nothing ever happens teens stealing that it. Then on the monitor he see a faint light. Going to the grocery store to check it out he walks in and there's a smell what's up its a fantastic smell what is it. Then a baby cries what's going on.
A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book and my comments here are my honest opinion.
Author: Edith Hawkes
Reviewer: Ingrid Stephanie Jordan
Genre: #PRN
My Score: #5Stars☆☆☆☆☆
♡•°•♡•°•♡•°•♡•°•♡•°•♡•°•♡•°•♡•°•♡
Omg this is so heart rendering, I had tears in my eyes many times. For a short story Ms. Edith blew me out of the water. This lady characters match perfectly and as she thickened her plot in this book, I was on the edge of a cliff expecting to fall. Wow this lady can write.
Cora was holding Ava her baby outside in the cold just begging the landlord PLEASE DON'T IT'S CHRISTMAS. Hunter that jerk left without a word knowing rent was due weeks ago. In a little town there were no jobs and Christmas is here so all the teenagers got the holiday jobs and she has no money, no job, not even a roof over their heads now. It's snowing she's in deep trouble.
Joseph is a Bear Shifter who enrolled in a program that got him a job, to establish himself in a different community plus it's possible to find his mate. Working nights
as a security guard was good for him he liked it. Nothing ever happens teens stealing that it. Then on the monitor he see a faint light. Going to the grocery store to check it out he walks in and there's a smell what's up its a fantastic smell what is it. Then a baby cries what's going on.
A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book and my comments here are my honest opinion.
December 19, 2016
Loved it!!!!!
Shifters with a heart!!!!! That's what I found in this story. Our security guard bear shifter Joseph find homeless mother Cora and her baby Ava while working at the security job he has. I loved it from start to finish.
Shifters with a heart!!!!! That's what I found in this story. Our security guard bear shifter Joseph find homeless mother Cora and her baby Ava while working at the security job he has. I loved it from start to finish.
December 25, 2016
Enjoy
This was a cute, short, bear shifter Christmas story. I would liked to have seen a little more in depth story about Cora and Joseph's adventure instead of just the grocery store scene. But it was a good story.
This was a cute, short, bear shifter Christmas story. I would liked to have seen a little more in depth story about Cora and Joseph's adventure instead of just the grocery store scene. But it was a good story.
July 29, 2017
Oooohh mi primer libro que comencé y termine en este año. Jejeje es gracioso porque no estoy muy acostumbrada a este tipo de genero subanormal. Si amo Harry Potter y Crepúsculo. Pero no soy muy amante de este genero.Pero no niego que me gusto. Este año me propondré a leer mucho de este genero
January 15, 2017
Most Enjoyable
Loved this story. Absolutely perfect for the holiday season. A warm story that has a little sexual content and a bit of violence, but a whole lot of heart and holiday spirit!
Loved this story. Absolutely perfect for the holiday season. A warm story that has a little sexual content and a bit of violence, but a whole lot of heart and holiday spirit!
December 17, 2016
Short & Sweet
Super cute short read... very enjoyable, if you like short and to the point stories. Happy Holidays to every one.
Super cute short read... very enjoyable, if you like short and to the point stories. Happy Holidays to every one.
December 19, 2016
Wonderful
Edith you have pull this off. A lovely story for Christmas, Cora & Joseph's love for each other was Wonderful to read this Christmas.
Edith you have pull this off. A lovely story for Christmas, Cora & Joseph's love for each other was Wonderful to read this Christmas.
October 1, 2017
Father shiftmas
Great story great characters great book loved it loved it loved it. Really enjoyed this story. A bear story. Is always great
Great story great characters great book loved it loved it loved it. Really enjoyed this story. A bear story. Is always great
January 15, 2017
Couldn't even finish this drivel.
August 21, 2018
A happy book
If you want a book that is well written and has a happy ending than this book is for you. A great read.
If you want a book that is well written and has a happy ending than this book is for you. A great read.
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