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Sometimes fate works in mysterious ways …

A desperate woman ...

Fox shifter Dana Myers is on the run. After two years of indentured servitude to the Updike hyena pack on Fate Mountain, she finally makes her escape in a stolen car. When it breaks down, she discovers that mechanic and bear shifter Jessie Kincaid is her match on a shifter dating website. Out of options, she asks her unknown mate for help.

A reluctant man ...

Jessie is in no hurry to settle down. Playing the field is fun -- and besides, he saw how his dad fell apart after his mom’s death, and he never wants to be that vulnerable. But knowing that Dana is his mate changes everything. He’s determined to take care of her … and she’ll need all the help she can get.

A dangerous dilemma

The car she used for her getaway has a body in the trunk, making Dana the prime suspect in a murder case. Jessie knows she’s innocent, but all the evidence is pointing her way. Can he clear her name in time, or will he lose his mate to a deadly plot?

94 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 17, 2017

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Scarlett Grove

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Profile Image for Ana.
2,038 reviews6 followers
August 21, 2017
Don't Call AAA

Well all the Timber Bear Ranch boys have found their mates except for Jessie the youngest and sworn playboy. No matter how much everybody in his family bugs him to sign up for Mates.com to find his mate, he won't do it because he has no desire to have a mate. He is very happy hopping into willing human woman's beds every time he has the itch and besides with what he saw his dad turn into after his mother's death, he'll skip love thank you. But what the heck, if it will keep all his family off his back he'll sign up doesn't mean he has to accept one. Lo and behold, 100% match on his first try, now the question is will this foxy lady Dana be able to change his mind about mates.

Fox shifter Dana luck has been in the pits since her parents died when she was a kit of 10. Her great uncle was a drunk who didn't think twice about indenturing her to the hyena brothers, the Updykes. But now that her uncle is dead she has no reason to stick around after 2 years of free servitude. So she takes one of their cars to make her escape, her luck couldn't get better! After years of being on Mate.com she finally got 100% match, she has a mate, but will he want her when he finds out about her past, not to mention the surprise she's hauling in the trunk?
Profile Image for Cindy Caron.
1,390 reviews5 followers
August 19, 2017
Yet another beautiful short from Ms. Grove. I absolutely love her tales, each with their special circumstances, adorable characters and of course, the happy ever after, and this one certainly fits the description. Jessie swears he’s not in the market for a mate. He knows what happens when you loose your mate, and he’s not going to allow himself to go there. But the pressure from his family is finally sinking in and they convince him to sign up for Mate.com, the website for shifter matches. It doesn’t take long for the program to find his 100% match, his one and only true mate! But she looks familiar! How is it he didn’t know before now that she was his mate? Dana has lived in her own personal hell since her parents died in a car accident when she was only ten years old. Having to live with her great-uncle and his miserable second wife until he traded her with the hyena pack as payment for a family debt, was no picnic, but living as the servant for the Updike clan was even worse. Now that she has absolutely no blood family left, she’s determined to make a break for it. But will her luck change or is she destined to find more of the same bad luck forever? Will she ever find her mate and have a family of her own to love and to love her?
Well written, easy to follow and full of excitement, this is definitely a book you will want to read.
I received a copy of this book and am voluntarily giving my honest opinion.
Profile Image for Jenny Harris.
4,405 reviews33 followers
August 22, 2017
I received this book with the understanding that I could leave a voluntary and honest review.

In this book we get Jessie Kincaid's story and we are introduced to Dana Myers. Jessie has been stubborn about joining Mate.com. He isn't looking for and doesn't want a mate. However when all of his sisters-in-law start ganging up on him and his brothers are not help he decides to at least sign up for the app. This did not mean he would be taking said mate but he would get his family off his case. All of this was in his mind until he saw her. Now he wonders is it to late for them or can he make up for all the time he wasted not looking for her sooner?

Dana has been a virtual prisoner of the Updike brothers and their hyena clan. Dana at the age of 18 was sold to the Hyena's to work off the debit her fox family had built up. So when she gets the chance she runs. Little did she know on that same day she would find out that her mate had finally joined Mate.com. She needs him in more ways than one but she wonders can she stay with him or will she have to run before they even get a chance to be together?

This is an amazing book about finding love at just the right moment. There are some big twists and turns in this book that I really want to tell you about. I hate it when others leave spoilers about a book so I refuse to do that to others. I will say that I would highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone.
Profile Image for Leslie Sanchez.
1,774 reviews2 followers
August 19, 2017
Jesse is the youngest of the Kincaid brothers of Timber Bear Ranch and a hothead. All of his brothers and their mates want him to find his mate. Six people all jammering about how much he's missing and how it will change his life. So, he signs up for Mate.com right then and there to get them off his back. Surprise, surprise, he already has a 100% match? It was funny how he said didn't want or need a mate, he was fine on his own until he met her. Dana Myers was sold to the hyena pack to repay a debt and she's done being a slave. When she ends up stranded in a stolen car, he comes to save the day. When she is arrested Jesse is determined to get his mate out of hot water. He is so rash that you have to wonder if he an reign in his temper enough to clear her name. Dana is convinced that her only luck is bad. She meets her mate and gets thrown in jail. With the help of his brothers and sisters-in-law he wants to change Dana's life. I do love how he will do anything to help her, but can they ever get away from the hyenas. This was a wonderful to the Timber Bear Ranch brothers saga. Can't wait for the next Fate Mountain story. I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book. I highly recommend any and all of the Fate Mountain books.
417 reviews35 followers
August 20, 2017
I was given a copy of this book in exchange for my honest thoughts and opinions .Bear shifter Jessie is a playboy who has no plans to settle down he's happy with his life .When his sister in laws start bugging him about signing up for mate.com he gives in to get them to leave him alone but when he sees his 100% match ,his fated mate he starts thinking settling down may not be a bad thing. Dana a fox shifter has just fled her prison of two years and her getaway car has broke down when she gets the notification that her fated mate has been found .Not knowing what else to do she contacts her mate hoping he can help. Just as things start looking up for her they discover a body in the trunk of her car and she's the becomes a suspect. Jessie isn't going to let his mate go down for something he knows she didn't do ,he will do whatever it takes to keep her safe I loved this book from beginning to end .This is a well written story with great characters who have tons of chemistry. The story itself flowed along at a perfect pace and I couldn't put this book down. Scarlet Grove is an amazing storyteller and I highly recommend all of her books they will make you laugh, gasp sigh and cheer .
Profile Image for Mary Lou Hoffman.
1,954 reviews34 followers
June 9, 2018
MECHANIC BEAR is the fourth book in the Timber Bear Ranch series. Each stands on its own, but it is better to read them all and in the order of release…. Along with the books from the Bear Patrol series, Bear Warden series, Fate Valley Mysteries, and Rescue Bear series.

This is what fate really is. Dana and Jessie didn’t just find each other – fated mates – they were paired up just when Dana most needed Jessie in her life.

I loved the twisted ways that they knew each other, but didn’t recognize their fate until she was away from the Updike pack, he had signed up for Match.com, and she asked for help… help that only he could provide. The stars aligned for them at that point. They both had to be ready, even if they didn’t openly admit it. That’s when the real magic of love happens.

I love these quick stories where love is magical and still real, because it is! In this one, they get to battle the hyenas one last time to get to their happy ever after. That makes it an extra sweet victory.



Title: MECHANIC BEAR
Series: Timber Bear Ranch #4
Category /Genre: Paranormal Romance
Recommended for: 18+ due to sexual content
Grammar/editing: B
Received from: Amazon purchase
239 reviews2 followers
August 23, 2017
You have a fox on the run from the hyena’s clan and a bear who does not want a mate. This leads to a great ending story for the Timber Ranch series. It will grab you and not let go until the very last page.

Dana Myers is a fox shifter and has been a virtual prisoner of the Updike brothers and their hyena clan. At the age of 18, Dana was sold to the Hyena's to work off the debit her fox family had built up. Jessie Kincaid is a grizzly shifter who finally signed up with mate.com to get his family off his back. When Dana finally escapes the car she steals breaks down, she finds her fated mate after the car breaks down, then if that's not enough, she gets a surprise in the trunk.

You have an everything in this story and fate lets you know that when everything seems to be going right, there is a twist waiting for you. I recommend this story and all the different series by this author.

A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read and reviewed this book.
Profile Image for Maria .
2,492 reviews23 followers
September 12, 2017
Fate in Action

Jesse the younger Kincaid brother who is also a confirmed bachelor meets his match. He always encouraged his older brothers to sign up to mate.com but that wasn't for him no way. He was a bachelor and was going to remain one. Until... He finally gives in to his brothers and sister-in-law's insistence on signing up and as soon as he does there's a 100% match with a beautiful woman who he knows he has seen before but can't recall where.

Dana, was given to the hyena shifters two years ago to pay a debt of her uncle. She had to dress up as a French maid and was basically a servant for two years. She was locked up in that estate with these crazy criminal shifters. Her uncle has now died and it is her chance to escape the situation she has been in. Dana had just signed up for mate.com and was matched with a bear shifter, Mechanic Bear. Now more than ever she needs her mates help so she messages him when her car breaks down on the side of the road.
Profile Image for Karen Voitik.
3,219 reviews
April 23, 2018
>Book Review – Mechanic Bear
>I am an independent reviewer. This book is the 4th in the Timber Bear Ranch series and ends with an HEA. Jessie is the mechanic in his family and last bear to find his mate on Mate.com. As soon as he fills out his online profile, his mate appears. This series deals with fated mates, but the insta-love part is odd. Jessie goes to help Dana and they both just accept they are mates and that is that. The romance isn’t there. Jessie is described as being a playboy, maybe a few ex’s come by to create some jealousy in Dana?
>There is some danger in the plot involving the hyenas and how they had Dana under their control for 3 years. As the hyenas cause problems, Dana is taken into custody. Jessie did not seem to act as a fated mate would when another male puts his hands on his mate and takes her to jail.
> This book is appropriate for an adult audience. I am giving this book 4 stars. The outline of the story is good, but there needs to be more development.
Profile Image for Lynn Vincent.
653 reviews4 followers
August 22, 2017
This is the fourth book in the series as well as a mystery. I enjoyed reading Jessie and Dana's story. I give this story 5 stars. "I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced readers copy without pressure to do so".
Jessie Kincaid signs up for mate.com under pressure from his sister-in-laws to find a mate. Maybe now that he has done it he can enjoy the BBQ in peace. Low and behold he has a 100% match.
Dana Meyers has been forced into servitude to the Updike hyena brothers. After two years she is running away. The car she has stolen breaks down and she calls her fated mate Jessie who rides to her rescue. Unfortunately the Jessie opens the trunk Chuck Updike's body is inside.
Who killed Chuck Updike and is it the beginning of the end of the Updike reign of terror? Will Dana take the fall for the crime? Will Jessie be able to figure out who did it?
Profile Image for JodyL.
1,644 reviews5 followers
August 24, 2017
This was the last of the Kincaid brothers. Jessie was the baby of the family. He didn't feel like he deserved to take a mate. He just thought that he would go through life alone. His brothers mate kept teasing him about joining mate.com so that he could find his mate like the rest of his brothers. He finally did just to stop them. Guess what? His mate popped up right away. He was going to ignore it,but she texted him the next morning asking for his help for a broken down car. She was escaping the Updike hyenas. He rescues her but then discovers something in the car that puts her in a lot of trouble. This story is about Jessie and Dana trusting each other and family to help out when needed.
I wonder what group will be featured next in Fate Mountain. I have read every book that takes place in Fate Mountain and enjoyed every one.
556 reviews12 followers
September 23, 2017
Dana a fox shifter forced into servitude to the Updike hyena clan by her family because of a debt and threats to her only living family has finally escaped after the death of her great uncle. Only she breaks down on the way. She has been on mate.com for years and finally she gets the message "You have been matched"

Jesse the youngest Kincaid of the Timber Bear Ranch plays the field while continuously telling his family he does not want a mate. After years of hearing we want you happy like us by his sisters - in - laws he makes a profile on mate.com within minutes he gets the message "You have been matched"

Of course, I cannot tell you the rest of the story as it would spoil it for you suffice it to say that I loved how Ms. Grove ended the Timber Bear Ranch series. I voluntarily read an advance copy and was not compensated in any way for this opinion.
3,424 reviews20 followers
August 19, 2017
Jessie was the last brother to find his mate. He didn't want one but signed up at Mate.com to get them off his back. He found his match immediately. It couldn't be that easy.

Dana finally was free to escape her captivity by the hyena shifters. A fox shifter, she'd been there as an indentured maid for two years. An engine problem halted her get away. She'd hoped the meeting with her mate would be different. Now would have to do, he was a mechanic. He would help, wouldn't he?

She'd never had any luck since her parent died. Was she going to now? Or would something interfere--again. Could they have their HEA?
I voluntarily reviewed this advanced reader copy and I have not been compensated in any way.
Profile Image for Hsu Lee.
1,743 reviews9 followers
August 20, 2017
ARC - I voluntarily offered to review this book with no obligations and my opinions are honest!
Jessie sees all of his brother happily married, but he does not want any part of it.
He is happy being single.
To make the teasing stop, he signs up for the mate app.
Right away, the app finds him his mate.
Dana is on the run from the hyenas.
She hopes to run far away so that they won't ever find her.
What are the odds that she will find her mate on the side of the road?
Her getaway car breaks downs, and the person that comes to her rescue just happens to be her mate.
She is thrilled to meet her mate.
When trouble follows Dana, Jessie + Dana will fight to stay together.
I liked this story.
Action, drama, danger, romance, and HEA
Profile Image for Petula.
3,101 reviews88 followers
August 21, 2017
Fox shifter Dana Myers has been forced to work for the hyena clan to pay off a family debt. Now with the threat of bodily harm to her family over she makes a run for freedom.
Jessie Kincade is the youngest of the bear shifters. He is more than happy living as a bachelor, he is not interested in a mate. That is until his family gang up on him to join mate.com.
One of the hyenas is found dead and that will cause major problems for everyone involved.
Thus is part of the Timber Bear Ranch series and would be best read in order. The bad blood between the hyenas and the other shifters is town needs to be understood.
A very enjoyable story.
Profile Image for Tammy Nitschke Sokol.
776 reviews3 followers
August 29, 2017
Lovely!!!!!

Yay!!!!!! Jessie Mechanic Bear of the Kincaid Bear Shifters of Fate Mountain finally gets his story. Jessie is teased by his brothers and their mates about finding his mate. He finally decides to try. He signs up and immediately finds his mate. Dana is a fox shifter who is captive of the hyena pack in Fate Mountain. She wants out, and does escape. She soon lands into even more trouble after she and her fated mate Jessie find one another... you have to read what happens!!!!!!
Profile Image for Sue.
1,018 reviews10 followers
September 1, 2017
Jessie is the youngest of the Kincaid brothers and a confirmed bachelor, even after seeing how happy mating has made his brothers he still never wanted a mate of his own until he came face to face with Dana.
When Dana escaped from the Updike clan she couldn't wait to get far away and enjoy her freedom but it seems freedom is out of reach when she's faced with murder charges!
I do enjoy visiting the residents of Fate mountain, this is an enjoyable read with a head to leave you feeling all warm and fuzzy.
Profile Image for Angela.
815 reviews2 followers
October 25, 2017
The final book for the shifter bears of Timber Bear Ranch. Jessie is amazing and the youngest of the Kincaid clan. He never wants to go through what his father did when his mom died. He’s sworn off from being his mate. After being relentlessly hounded by the rest of the clan he finally signs up for mate.com and finds his fated mate, Dana. She has been kept by the Updike clan and finally breaks free. When they find each other it’s instalove. There are twists and turns in their love story which make this a great book!
895 reviews
April 29, 2020
Great Shifter Family Story

As the last of his brothers to find their mate, he only signed up for mate.com to get them and their mates to leave him alone. He didn't even want a mate so when he was matched as soon as he registered and she seemed like someone he had met but how could that be. How can you meet a true mate but not realize it? Then he's called on a job that changes his world. He and his family/friends couldn't be happier till they find a body. Now can he protect his mate? Can they both find their HEA?
Profile Image for Treena Beavers.
623 reviews2 followers
August 20, 2017
Another great addition to the series, as Jessie the last of the brothers finally agrees to join mate.com and instantly gets a 100% match.
An unexpected meeting has him knocked for six.The sweet fox shifter almost immediately fills his heart and there is nothing he won't do to keep her safe.
An action packed storyline with plenty of sweet shifter romance.

I voluntarily read & reviewed this Advance Reader Copy.
Profile Image for Jane Elizabeth .
4,342 reviews5 followers
September 17, 2017
What...

What a fun, sweet, quick read story. Dana had so much bad luck following her she could have just given up, but she was stronger than she knew. Jessie, the youngest Kincaid brother, vowed to never seak his mate...then he met Dana...
There path wasn't smooth, but maybe together they would be able to overcome the troubles.
I see a few more "Fate Mountain" stories in the future...fingers crossed! 🤞
Profile Image for Barbara "Cookie" Serfaty Williams.
2,705 reviews5 followers
January 25, 2020
Mechanic Bear (Bear Shifter Mystery Romance) (Timber Bear Ranch Book 4)

The love story of Dania and Jessie. The last of the Kincaid brothers have find his mate. Dania has been a slave in the Updike Clan for the last two years and now she has escape. She has found her dates mate and it's Jessie. She is change with the murder of Charles Updike. Can Jessie prove her innocent? Great story.
113 reviews
September 11, 2022
miracle on the side of the road

Jesse and Dana story is amazing, but more amazing is the App for finding a mate.
Mate.com .Jesse was against it . Dana got on it a few years back .
The day Dana decide leave the hyenas clan ,which they had her bound to
Them because her fox clan sold her , she stood there because they her if she left they will kill her family This last of the series great book 📕 I have enjoy it 💯👍🏽❤️
Profile Image for Crystal.
1,334 reviews10 followers
August 19, 2017
Loved it!

Fantastic! On the run from her life of servitude to an evil hyena pack, Dana is rescued by her fates mate, Jessie, but can he protect not only her body, but her heart as well? Will she end up in prison for a crime she did not commit? Danger, romance, and adventure will thrill you in this Bear Shifter Romance!
Profile Image for Jamoz23.
5,370 reviews46 followers
August 28, 2017
What an interesting ending to this series. Loved the twist with the Updikes.
Poor Dana, indentured for two years to those horrible hyenas.
Jessie was so funny, fighting finding his mate until he meets her.
Lovely to see everyone together and see what is happening in their lives.
This is my honest review of this book.
104 reviews
August 20, 2017
Nicely written romance and mystery story. Dana (fox shifter) and Jessie (bear shifter) are a great match. Jessie didn't want a mate and Dana just wanted to get away from the Hyena clan and Fate Mountain. Fate had different plans for them. Nice series but can be read as a standalone, no Hea.
I voluntarily received this arc in exchange for an honest opinion.
Profile Image for Lory.
3,273 reviews33 followers
August 20, 2017
Another great addition to the Timber Bear Ranch series. Plenty of intrigue, mystery, action, and of course steamy romance. Loved the story of fated mates. Overall a enjoyable and entertaining read. I voluntarily read and review this ARC no minority compensation was received the opinions I have expressed are my own.
2,924 reviews17 followers
August 21, 2017
Dana Myers planned her escape from the Updike brothers very carefully. The car she uses to make escape breaks down, she calls Jessie and the moment they meet they know that they are fated mates. I love this series, the characters are sexy, sweet, and well written, the plot is exciting with some suspenseful moments. Fantastic book!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book.
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199 reviews
August 27, 2017
Jessie & Dana ♡

Jessie is a confirmed single bear. Dana is a fox shifter with bad luck. The pair come together by chance or fate...but Dana's luck follows her. Bad luck, murder intrigue, and dirt bikes, this has a fun twisty plotline, with fated mates and steamy-but-sweet passion. Really fun quick read!
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