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Bear Clan #3
The BEARly Tamed Grizzly
Oli
I didn’t know her, what she looked like, where she was, but I knew my mate was out there. And it was that truth that had me saving myself for her. Only her. If I couldn’t fully give myself over to my fated mate, what kind of worthy male was I?
But staying in town, hidden deep within the forest, wouldn’t bring my mate to me. I had to go and find her. I had to make her mine.
India
As a former foster child, I never had real family, no roots. I’d always felt like something was missing, so I worked hard on helping others. My mobile medical van was where my passion lay. It’s how I made sure no one else felt helpless.
But when my van was broken into, and my safety compromised, it was a big bear-shifting male who came to the rescue.
Oli said I was his. He claimed I was his mate. He seemed certain of it just by looking at me. It was insanity, but I couldn’t deny the pull I felt for him, the way my body craved his.
Pushing him away wasn’t an option, not when he was always there, watching me, making sure I was protected. And it was that need inside of me, the one that grew and consumed me, that finally had me giving in. I soon realized being mated to a bear shifter meant he was grumpy, protective, possessive, and wanted only one thing.
Me.
I didn’t know her, what she looked like, where she was, but I knew my mate was out there. And it was that truth that had me saving myself for her. Only her. If I couldn’t fully give myself over to my fated mate, what kind of worthy male was I?
But staying in town, hidden deep within the forest, wouldn’t bring my mate to me. I had to go and find her. I had to make her mine.
India
As a former foster child, I never had real family, no roots. I’d always felt like something was missing, so I worked hard on helping others. My mobile medical van was where my passion lay. It’s how I made sure no one else felt helpless.
But when my van was broken into, and my safety compromised, it was a big bear-shifting male who came to the rescue.
Oli said I was his. He claimed I was his mate. He seemed certain of it just by looking at me. It was insanity, but I couldn’t deny the pull I felt for him, the way my body craved his.
Pushing him away wasn’t an option, not when he was always there, watching me, making sure I was protected. And it was that need inside of me, the one that grew and consumed me, that finally had me giving in. I soon realized being mated to a bear shifter meant he was grumpy, protective, possessive, and wanted only one thing.
Me.
85 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 5, 2019
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www.jenikasnow.com
FB: www.facebook.com/jenikasnow
Twitter: twitter.com/jenikasnow
Email: Jenika_Snow@yahoo.com
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March 8, 2019
3.5 stars
I was definitely in the mood for a shifter story. Safe, and some steam.
-no cheating
-no ow/om drama
-no pushing away
-instalove
-dual virgins
-safe - neither with others after meeting
-epilogue was disappointing. 18 months later
I was definitely in the mood for a shifter story. Safe, and some steam.
-no cheating
-no ow/om drama
-no pushing away
-instalove
-dual virgins
-safe - neither with others after meeting
-epilogue was disappointing. 18 months later
March 1, 2019
”I wanted her to feel the same way for me as I did for her.”
I am super trash for this shifter series and these books just keep getting better and better. Oli and India are my second favorite couple that we have met so far. Their chemistry was phenomenal and I was fanning myself while reading about Oli claiming his mate. I can’t wait for Asher’s story next. I have a feeling his mate is going turn his life upside down. In a good way of course!
* I received an ARC for an honest review.
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I am super trash for this shifter series and these books just keep getting better and better. Oli and India are my second favorite couple that we have met so far. Their chemistry was phenomenal and I was fanning myself while reading about Oli claiming his mate. I can’t wait for Asher’s story next. I have a feeling his mate is going turn his life upside down. In a good way of course!
* I received an ARC for an honest review.
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October 26, 2025Another quick read. Insta-love, fated mates, haaawt, and dual V! 🤭
March 7, 2019
Keeps getting better and better
Holy shit, I loved this book. But what's not to love?
-dual virgins
-hot OTT, alpha, possessive, virgin bear shifter (GAH!!!)
-insta-love
-strong heroine
-no abuse
-no OM/OW drama
-dual POV
-good epilogue at 18 months later
I'm looking forward to the rest of the series. I'm just really hoping that the rest of the bear shifter brothers are virgins too. It's not necessary to read books 1 and 2 but I highly recommend it. They're just so good!
Holy shit, I loved this book. But what's not to love?
-dual virgins
-hot OTT, alpha, possessive, virgin bear shifter (GAH!!!)
-insta-love
-strong heroine
-no abuse
-no OM/OW drama
-dual POV
-good epilogue at 18 months later
I'm looking forward to the rest of the series. I'm just really hoping that the rest of the bear shifter brothers are virgins too. It's not necessary to read books 1 and 2 but I highly recommend it. They're just so good!
March 8, 2019
This is such a sweet shifter story. Perfect balance of growly goodness with the “mine” fated mates aspect I love in this series. Fantastic dirty quickie
March 9, 2019
Oli is happy that his brothers, Zakaria and Maddix, found their mates, but it just reinforces that he hasn't, and makes him more determined to change that. Instead of waiting for her to come to him, something that may never happen, he goes looking for her and heads to California, feeling that's where he needs to be.
India didn't have much growing up, a product of the foster care system and never being adopted, but it's only made her stronger, focused on doing what she can to help others. And her mobile medical van has accomplished that. She hopes to expand into more states, but knows she must take one step at a time. However, when she meets Oli, she's ready to skip all the steps and jump into a forever with him.
Oli and India instantly feel the connection and Oli knows she's meant to be his, he just needs to convince her of that. Thankfully, it doesn't take long as every minute in his company strengthens her confidence that he's special.
One-click now and follow along as soulmates meet and are ready to start their forever. I can't wait for the next book. I'm loving this series, especially the fact the Heroes are virgins. Such a refreshing change.
**I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book.**
India didn't have much growing up, a product of the foster care system and never being adopted, but it's only made her stronger, focused on doing what she can to help others. And her mobile medical van has accomplished that. She hopes to expand into more states, but knows she must take one step at a time. However, when she meets Oli, she's ready to skip all the steps and jump into a forever with him.
Oli and India instantly feel the connection and Oli knows she's meant to be his, he just needs to convince her of that. Thankfully, it doesn't take long as every minute in his company strengthens her confidence that he's special.
One-click now and follow along as soulmates meet and are ready to start their forever. I can't wait for the next book. I'm loving this series, especially the fact the Heroes are virgins. Such a refreshing change.
**I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book.**
March 10, 2019
This author never lets me down her books are definitely a one click for me every time. Loving this series though.
Oli has been waiting all his life god his mate but after watching two of his brothers find theirs he decides to go looking for her. He doesn’t know where he will find her but he’s determined not to give up hope. California brings him his dream he has finally found his mate now he just needs to make India his.
India grew up in the care system and never really had a family, something she has always longed for. Running a mobile care van she tries to help the homeless and in need Until one night she’s attacked and suddenly she finds herself under the protection of Oli and he’s claiming her as his. Is she really that lucky to find someone who loves her that much, she has her doubts but one thing she knows is Oli already has her heart.
Totally safe, super cute read definitely cheered my day up.
Oli has been waiting all his life god his mate but after watching two of his brothers find theirs he decides to go looking for her. He doesn’t know where he will find her but he’s determined not to give up hope. California brings him his dream he has finally found his mate now he just needs to make India his.
India grew up in the care system and never really had a family, something she has always longed for. Running a mobile care van she tries to help the homeless and in need Until one night she’s attacked and suddenly she finds herself under the protection of Oli and he’s claiming her as his. Is she really that lucky to find someone who loves her that much, she has her doubts but one thing she knows is Oli already has her heart.
Totally safe, super cute read definitely cheered my day up.
April 24, 2019
Oli se ha sentido amargado desde que sus dos hermanos se han apareado y el ha decidido salir a buscar a su compañera en vez de esperar a que venga ella.
India ha sentido toda su vida que algo le falta... Hasta que un hombre la rescata cuando atacan su furgón médico.
Ay me encanta toda esta saga de verdad ❤️ estoy deseando que sigan sacando la de los demás hermanos. Me encanta lo gruñones que son pero al mismo tiempo amorosos y posesivos. No pueden encantarme más estás historias si lo intentase 😍
India ha sentido toda su vida que algo le falta... Hasta que un hombre la rescata cuando atacan su furgón médico.
Ay me encanta toda esta saga de verdad ❤️ estoy deseando que sigan sacando la de los demás hermanos. Me encanta lo gruñones que son pero al mismo tiempo amorosos y posesivos. No pueden encantarme más estás historias si lo intentase 😍
March 3, 2019
Jenika did not disappoint with this one! I love a good shifter who mates to a human story.
These are quick reads with insta love (although I wish they were longer).
I really enjoyed this one. I look forward to Asher’s story next. I hope he too is mated to a human.
These are quick reads with insta love (although I wish they were longer).
I really enjoyed this one. I look forward to Asher’s story next. I hope he too is mated to a human.
March 8, 2019
I loveee shifter stories its a guilty pleasure of mine lol and Jenika has given me some good ones.. this one is a fast pace sweet read..i do wish they were longer.. :(
Oli lord he is a hot charming ott alpha bear shifter who is tired of waiting and abit jealous that his brothers have found mated so he isn't going to wait he has a plan to go out and look for his girl.. as for India she's invested her time and money in a medical van helping the less fortunate making sure they are taken care of.. and once Oli picks up her scent things go from 0 to 1000!! These two are perfect for one another she knows about shifters and isnt scared of him and Oli is trying to hold it together to not scare her.. the relationship is sweet and adorable.. no real angst or huge drama..and we meet the other 3 brothers who i can't wait to read..
Asher and Cason and Damon lets see there stories..
No cheating, no ow/om drama, sexy times, virgin guy and virgin girl so im cool, secondary charas.
Instalove/lust
Shifter
Hea
Epilogue 18 months layer
Oli lord he is a hot charming ott alpha bear shifter who is tired of waiting and abit jealous that his brothers have found mated so he isn't going to wait he has a plan to go out and look for his girl.. as for India she's invested her time and money in a medical van helping the less fortunate making sure they are taken care of.. and once Oli picks up her scent things go from 0 to 1000!! These two are perfect for one another she knows about shifters and isnt scared of him and Oli is trying to hold it together to not scare her.. the relationship is sweet and adorable.. no real angst or huge drama..and we meet the other 3 brothers who i can't wait to read..
Asher and Cason and Damon lets see there stories..
No cheating, no ow/om drama, sexy times, virgin guy and virgin girl so im cool, secondary charas.
Instalove/lust
Shifter
Hea
Epilogue 18 months layer
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 2, 2023
Isla & Olí ✨🐻✨
•Mi opinión puede contener Spoilers.
•Esta destinada a ser un descargo personal no para que alguien más lea pero si lo haces y te ofende, me disculpo porque sé lo que es que te guste un libro y otros lo critiquen.
Argumento:
Oli
No la conocía, cómo era, dónde estaba, pero sabía que mi compañera estaba ahí fuera. Y fue esa verdad la que me hizo guardarme para ella. Solo ella. Si no podía entregarme por completo a mi compañera predestinada, ¿qué tipo de hombre digno era yo?
Pero quedarme en la ciudad, escondido en lo profundo del bosque, no me traería a mi compañero. Tenía que ir a buscarla. Tenía que hacerla mía.
India
Como antigua niña adoptiva, nunca tuve una familia real, ni raíces. Siempre sentí que faltaba algo, así que trabajé duro para ayudar a los demás. Mi camioneta médica móvil era donde estaba mi pasión. Así es como me aseguré de que nadie más se sintiera impotente.
Pero cuando asaltaron mi camioneta y mi seguridad se vio comprometida, fue un gran oso macho que se movía y vino al rescate.
Oli dijo que yo era suya. Afirmó que yo era su compañera. Parecía seguro de ello con sólo mirarme. Era una locura, pero no podía negar el tirón que sentía por él, la forma en que mi cuerpo ansiaba el suyo.
Empujarlo lejos no era una opción, no cuando él siempre estaba ahí, observándome, asegurándose de que estaba protegida. Y fue esa necesidad dentro de mí, la que creció y me consumió, la que finalmente me hizo ceder. Pronto me di cuenta de que estar emparejada con un oso cambiaformas significaba que era gruñón, protector, posesivo y que solo quería una cosa.
Yo.
The BEARly Tamed Grizzly de Jenika Snow libro 3 Bear Clan
Mi humilde opinión:
Oli se marcha de Blue Bear Ridge, su hogar porque cree que debe salir a buscar a su pareja destinada. Quedarse a esperar no es una opción. No cuando cree que está a punto de volverse loco. Necesita encontrarla!
El viaje lo lleva a California en su búsqueda y justo cuando está a punto de perder toda esperanza de encontrar a su mujer... Ella aparece.
India es una enfermera y ayuda a las personas pobres y sin hogar con una estación móvil de medicina que ella misma ideó. Ella nunca tuvo una vida estable o
un vínculo familiar quedando huérfana de pequeña.
Por eso quizás siente que le falta algo en si vida, algo que no la haga sentir sola y descubre de que se trata cuando conoce a Olí.
Él la encuentra una noche luego de que le roban unos borrachos y siente algo poderoso por ese hombre desconocido. La sorprendente verdad es que son pareja y la forma que la reclamará Olí no dejará dudas de ello.
Ojalá estas historias fueran más extensas y que las tramas no se asemejen tanto pero bueno ya me hice a la idea de que son romances instantáneos para pasar un momento y no hay nada más.
La historia de Isla y Olí da un pequeño nuevo giro cuando él decide que irá a buscar a su pareja destinada. El romance mantiene la lujuria pero lo sentí más dulce. Los protagonistas son vírgenes lo que es raro encontrar y eso estuvo ok.
June 15, 2019
Oli was having a hard time because both of his brothers had found their mates and he still hadn't. He decides to take things into his own hands and go looking for her.
India is a nurse who has a mobile medical van and helps people who are in need.
Oli felt like something was about to happen but he didn't know what, didn't know when, he just had a strange feeling a few times. He finally put it together that the mobile medical van had been around when he had the strongest strange feelings so this time when he spotted it he went to it. That's when he realized it had just been burglarized and India was inside having just been attacked. They don't meet under the greatest of circumstances but she needed help and he was there to do what he could.
When he realizes he just found his mate he does what he can to keep his grizzly from coming out and scaring her even more. She's not sure what the heck is going on but she feels better with him there.
It almost seemed like it was a sort of intuition that made a shifter or their mate go in a certain way or stop in a certain place in this trilogy or at least it seemed that way to me. They always seem to go to the right place to find their mates which was fun.
Watching these two get to know one another and get closer was fun. They are so good together and it was a great story and ending to the trilogy that I've really enjoyed. I like the little look at the end of each of these books where we get to see a little while in the future and how they're doing. This was a great novella and I look forward to reading more from this author in the future.
India is a nurse who has a mobile medical van and helps people who are in need.
Oli felt like something was about to happen but he didn't know what, didn't know when, he just had a strange feeling a few times. He finally put it together that the mobile medical van had been around when he had the strongest strange feelings so this time when he spotted it he went to it. That's when he realized it had just been burglarized and India was inside having just been attacked. They don't meet under the greatest of circumstances but she needed help and he was there to do what he could.
When he realizes he just found his mate he does what he can to keep his grizzly from coming out and scaring her even more. She's not sure what the heck is going on but she feels better with him there.
It almost seemed like it was a sort of intuition that made a shifter or their mate go in a certain way or stop in a certain place in this trilogy or at least it seemed that way to me. They always seem to go to the right place to find their mates which was fun.
Watching these two get to know one another and get closer was fun. They are so good together and it was a great story and ending to the trilogy that I've really enjoyed. I like the little look at the end of each of these books where we get to see a little while in the future and how they're doing. This was a great novella and I look forward to reading more from this author in the future.
March 11, 2019
Finding your other half
A quick read, when Oli gets tired of waiting for his mate he decides maybe it’s him who needs to go find her. Leaving his brothers behind he embarks on a journey far from home to find his other half.
India has been on her own forever having grown up in the foster system she never really belonged to anyone. She’s lonely but has managed to do something she loves and that’s provide help to others less fortunate.
When These two meet though it’s like they become one. They complete each other. India has finally found the part of her that was missing.
It’s dirty, it’s fast. Buts it’s also sweet.
If you love your shifter romance then dive in.
A quick read, when Oli gets tired of waiting for his mate he decides maybe it’s him who needs to go find her. Leaving his brothers behind he embarks on a journey far from home to find his other half.
India has been on her own forever having grown up in the foster system she never really belonged to anyone. She’s lonely but has managed to do something she loves and that’s provide help to others less fortunate.
When These two meet though it’s like they become one. They complete each other. India has finally found the part of her that was missing.
It’s dirty, it’s fast. Buts it’s also sweet.
If you love your shifter romance then dive in.
March 16, 2019
*WARNING* contains explicit adult love scenes
Oli and his man bun is lonely. Oli can't be around hus mated brothers, because he us jealous. Oli leaves his family woods to see if he can find his mate before he goes insane.
India has always been alone, never had any family. Lately India feels not only lonely, but like something is missing.
This is a short one, judt like the first 2 of the series. I really like the cover of this one. I like this series because they are short and I can read them on trips or at appointments. I like the characters and the fast pace of the story.
Oli and his man bun is lonely. Oli can't be around hus mated brothers, because he us jealous. Oli leaves his family woods to see if he can find his mate before he goes insane.
India has always been alone, never had any family. Lately India feels not only lonely, but like something is missing.
This is a short one, judt like the first 2 of the series. I really like the cover of this one. I like this series because they are short and I can read them on trips or at appointments. I like the characters and the fast pace of the story.
November 10, 2019
3.5 knight in shining armour stars!
Instead of waiting for his mate to find him, Oli has set out on his own to find her...and keep her.
These stories are such fun, short, over the top, sexy reads.
A bear shifter and his mate, a nurse who wants to help the world. Short and sweet, with plenty of steam to go along with their instant-love story.
Instead of waiting for his mate to find him, Oli has set out on his own to find her...and keep her.
These stories are such fun, short, over the top, sexy reads.
A bear shifter and his mate, a nurse who wants to help the world. Short and sweet, with plenty of steam to go along with their instant-love story.
It wasn't just any kind of arousal. It was bone-breaking, soul-sucking, heat-inducing desire. It was the kind that took everything from you, that left you a broken mess on the ground unable to breathe.
November 6, 2019
"The BEARly Tamed Grizzly" is the story of India and Oli.
An orphaned nurse finds her furry mate in a bear shifter, when she gets attacked and he saves her. This leads to insta love, chitty chitty bang bang, minimal drama and HEA.
The cover is BOMB though!
Safe
2.5/5
An orphaned nurse finds her furry mate in a bear shifter, when she gets attacked and he saves her. This leads to insta love, chitty chitty bang bang, minimal drama and HEA.
The cover is BOMB though!
Safe
2.5/5
May 5, 2021
I really enjoyed this one! It has a great story line and the flow was smooth and quick!
July 15, 2019
Hot and heavy
We follow another bear brother on the hunt for his mate. Oli decides to be proactive and.go on the hunt for his mate. This character is fierce, possessive and completely obsessed.
The scenes are sexy, hot and full of passion.
We follow another bear brother on the hunt for his mate. Oli decides to be proactive and.go on the hunt for his mate. This character is fierce, possessive and completely obsessed.
The scenes are sexy, hot and full of passion.
September 15, 2025
About as bad as the title suggests but it was very cute and happy no sadness which is always nice
March 6, 2019
Quick, h*t, sexy shifter read. I really enjoyed reading about Oli and India.
Oli is in search of his fated mate. He's left Colorado and is now in California when he senses something, but is unsure if it's his mate.
India has taken care of her last patient in her mobile medical van. She is driving to different locations to provide care to whoever needs it. Her dream was to be able to have multiple states and cities with mobile medical vans.
One night she had finished cleaning and closing up when two men broke into the van and assaulted her, ransacked the place looking for things of value to be sold for their addiction.
Oli was finished surfing and was walking to his truck when he sensed something and the hair on his arms was standing on end. He looked around and noticed the med van. He walked over to the van to check around it and heard heavy breathing with fear laced into it... He pushes the door open and enters looking at the mess in the van when he heard and saw her but most of all his inner bear telling him mate...
Oli is in search of his fated mate. He's left Colorado and is now in California when he senses something, but is unsure if it's his mate.
India has taken care of her last patient in her mobile medical van. She is driving to different locations to provide care to whoever needs it. Her dream was to be able to have multiple states and cities with mobile medical vans.
One night she had finished cleaning and closing up when two men broke into the van and assaulted her, ransacked the place looking for things of value to be sold for their addiction.
Oli was finished surfing and was walking to his truck when he sensed something and the hair on his arms was standing on end. He looked around and noticed the med van. He walked over to the van to check around it and heard heavy breathing with fear laced into it... He pushes the door open and enters looking at the mess in the van when he heard and saw her but most of all his inner bear telling him mate...
March 6, 2019
Title: The Bearly Tamed Grizzly (Bear Clan 3)
Author: jenikasnow
Published on 6th March 2019.
TBTG is a soulful, intimate, intense, obsessive and beautifully penned out story. What a fantastic read! I thoroughly enjoyed everything just like the other books in this series.
Jenika Snow has gifted capabilities to connect her readers with the characters she establishes. We feel their intensity as much as they show in the book. We feel a frenzy of emotions succumbing to pure pleasure.
This is a Short read and fast paced book with just the perfect touch of romance, lust, protection and love. Did I forget hot sex? Tick tick tick. Go on, read and swoon all you want. It won't disappoint you a bit.
A voluntary review provided by me.
Author: jenikasnow
Published on 6th March 2019.
TBTG is a soulful, intimate, intense, obsessive and beautifully penned out story. What a fantastic read! I thoroughly enjoyed everything just like the other books in this series.
Jenika Snow has gifted capabilities to connect her readers with the characters she establishes. We feel their intensity as much as they show in the book. We feel a frenzy of emotions succumbing to pure pleasure.
This is a Short read and fast paced book with just the perfect touch of romance, lust, protection and love. Did I forget hot sex? Tick tick tick. Go on, read and swoon all you want. It won't disappoint you a bit.
A voluntary review provided by me.
March 7, 2019
Oli is out searching for his mate he is being pulled to the beach and when he finds her he is knocked on his a**.
India is a nurse and she has made it her goal to have mobile medical care and she loves doing it , when she meets Oli under bad circumstances she feels safe with him , these two can not fight the pull to each other and India just has to decide if she can risk her heart
India is a nurse and she has made it her goal to have mobile medical care and she loves doing it , when she meets Oli under bad circumstances she feels safe with him , these two can not fight the pull to each other and India just has to decide if she can risk her heart
March 7, 2019
Short and hot, I loved the third book in this series. Jenika Snow really knows what her readers want and she doesn't hold back when she writes. Oli and India are perfect for each other and I think this is my favorite story so far. Loved it all!
May 24, 2021
3 stars. The series as a whole is pretty repetitive, with some better than others - this one has some unique points, and is definitely my favorite of the bunch.
Here, our leads are lonely bear Oli (brother 3 of 6), and his fated mate India. Unlike his brothers, Oli is not going to wait for his mate to find him - he's going out to find her! He heads to the California coast, where he encounters India, a nurse who runs a mobile clinic for homeless, underprivileged, and the like. Love and mating bonds at first sight, but Oli first has to satisfy his protective instincts - they met when he rescued India from a pair breaking into her clinic, and having his mate at risk just won't do!
Unlike the first two, there's actually a touch of plot here! Oli interrupts a robbery as he's trying to find his fated mate, and there actually is closure to that story arc. And India doesn't end up totally subsumed by Oli and the bear clan either - there's notes at the end about how she's expanding her clinics, getting new vehicles running, etc. With the first two stories, there just wasn't anything after the mate bond - just lots of love between the leads and lots of pregnancy and little cubs. While there's still that here, it was really nice seeing details about India still in play, that she's still her own person after the mating, just with a partner. Allison and Bethany became rather interchangeable - nothing more about the dance or the accounting at the end of the story, other than that the girls have moved in with their bears. Just left the leads feeling very generic, and that wasn't the case as much with India. Part of why this was my favorite of the series.
Still has that obnoxious method to 'build tension' with nothing actually happening - just wasting pages as they (basically) stare at each other and think in circles before falling into bed. Still here, but not as many pages here. More time spent with Oli trying to find India, trying to help her after the break-in, etc. I don't ask for a lot of plot in these short stories, but it's nice to see a little!
Alternating 1st person POV. No cheating, no love triangles, no OW/OM drama. Very little drama at all, just OTT instalove fated mates. Dual virgin leads (nice change!). While short OTT reads can be nice, light, mindless escapes, this series can tip into predictable, formulaic, and nothing much actually happening. I don't need high drama or high angst, but really, very, very little happened in the individual stories. Still, HEA and epilogues, and while not a cliffhanger, the next brother was introduced.
Would I read more? It's not badly written, but there are short SPN romances (even OTT instalove Fated Mates ones) that have a bit more meat to the plot and stick in the mind a bit more, seem less interchangeable. But hey - free Kindle find, so maybe if there are more Snow books free on Kindle, why not. Like I said, it wasn't bad. It just wasn't a great or unique series, and there are other authors I'd go to first.
Here, our leads are lonely bear Oli (brother 3 of 6), and his fated mate India. Unlike his brothers, Oli is not going to wait for his mate to find him - he's going out to find her! He heads to the California coast, where he encounters India, a nurse who runs a mobile clinic for homeless, underprivileged, and the like. Love and mating bonds at first sight, but Oli first has to satisfy his protective instincts - they met when he rescued India from a pair breaking into her clinic, and having his mate at risk just won't do!
Unlike the first two, there's actually a touch of plot here! Oli interrupts a robbery as he's trying to find his fated mate, and there actually is closure to that story arc. And India doesn't end up totally subsumed by Oli and the bear clan either - there's notes at the end about how she's expanding her clinics, getting new vehicles running, etc. With the first two stories, there just wasn't anything after the mate bond - just lots of love between the leads and lots of pregnancy and little cubs. While there's still that here, it was really nice seeing details about India still in play, that she's still her own person after the mating, just with a partner. Allison and Bethany became rather interchangeable - nothing more about the dance or the accounting at the end of the story, other than that the girls have moved in with their bears. Just left the leads feeling very generic, and that wasn't the case as much with India. Part of why this was my favorite of the series.
Still has that obnoxious method to 'build tension' with nothing actually happening - just wasting pages as they (basically) stare at each other and think in circles before falling into bed. Still here, but not as many pages here. More time spent with Oli trying to find India, trying to help her after the break-in, etc. I don't ask for a lot of plot in these short stories, but it's nice to see a little!
Alternating 1st person POV. No cheating, no love triangles, no OW/OM drama. Very little drama at all, just OTT instalove fated mates. Dual virgin leads (nice change!). While short OTT reads can be nice, light, mindless escapes, this series can tip into predictable, formulaic, and nothing much actually happening. I don't need high drama or high angst, but really, very, very little happened in the individual stories. Still, HEA and epilogues, and while not a cliffhanger, the next brother was introduced.
Would I read more? It's not badly written, but there are short SPN romances (even OTT instalove Fated Mates ones) that have a bit more meat to the plot and stick in the mind a bit more, seem less interchangeable. But hey - free Kindle find, so maybe if there are more Snow books free on Kindle, why not. Like I said, it wasn't bad. It just wasn't a great or unique series, and there are other authors I'd go to first.
December 4, 2019
This is an OK shifter romance, but it is just too short to have as much character development as I'd like. It is actually just a short story, as it is just over 80 pages. It gets 2.5 stars from me, rounded up to 3 stars.
I mostly liked India, but I got annoyed with Oli and all his dirty talk. Almost everything he said had the word f*** in it, and I found it irritating.
I honestly didn't see why India was attracted to Oli -- especially if he looked like the guy on the book cover. Yes, he has nice muscles, but all those tattoos and that weird hair? Ugh. I know some people really like tattoos, but not me. But, really, India was human, and wouldn't have felt the mate connection that Oli did. So I didn't believe she would fall for him that quickly.
I also felt like they were more in lust than in love. I get that he was a shifter, and automatically loved his mate -- but it seemed like the only thing they really felt for each other was uncontrollable lust.
I did like that both the H/h were virgins -- it always bothers me when the h is a virgin, but the H is a total womanizer.
My rating system is below.
1 star -- Hated it, or did not finish. I usually only give this rating if some of the content is truly objectionable to me, like if one of the main characters does something really awful, and gets away with it.
2 stars -- Didn't like it. This rating usually means that I thought the writing wasn't very good, the editing was terrible, I didn't like the characters, or it had other major flaws.
3 stars -- I liked it, but had some minor issues with it. This rating means that there were minor editing issues, the story needed more character development, it was just too unrealistic, or had some other fairly minor issue. The majority of books I read get this rating – I do not consider it a bad rating.
4 stars -- I liked it a lot. This is a high rating for me, and I rarely give a higher one.
5 stars -- I loved it, and will probably read it again. Very few books are good enough to get this rating from me. The ones that do are usually classics.
I mostly liked India, but I got annoyed with Oli and all his dirty talk. Almost everything he said had the word f*** in it, and I found it irritating.
I honestly didn't see why India was attracted to Oli -- especially if he looked like the guy on the book cover. Yes, he has nice muscles, but all those tattoos and that weird hair? Ugh. I know some people really like tattoos, but not me. But, really, India was human, and wouldn't have felt the mate connection that Oli did. So I didn't believe she would fall for him that quickly.
I also felt like they were more in lust than in love. I get that he was a shifter, and automatically loved his mate -- but it seemed like the only thing they really felt for each other was uncontrollable lust.
I did like that both the H/h were virgins -- it always bothers me when the h is a virgin, but the H is a total womanizer.
My rating system is below.
1 star -- Hated it, or did not finish. I usually only give this rating if some of the content is truly objectionable to me, like if one of the main characters does something really awful, and gets away with it.
2 stars -- Didn't like it. This rating usually means that I thought the writing wasn't very good, the editing was terrible, I didn't like the characters, or it had other major flaws.
3 stars -- I liked it, but had some minor issues with it. This rating means that there were minor editing issues, the story needed more character development, it was just too unrealistic, or had some other fairly minor issue. The majority of books I read get this rating – I do not consider it a bad rating.
4 stars -- I liked it a lot. This is a high rating for me, and I rarely give a higher one.
5 stars -- I loved it, and will probably read it again. Very few books are good enough to get this rating from me. The ones that do are usually classics.
November 18, 2019
Sweet, Sexy, & Most Definitely Swoon Worthy...
The third installment in Jenika Snow's, Bear Clan series. "The BEARly Tamed Grizzly" is the mating story of Oli and India. Oli being another of the six Colorado Rockies Bear Clan brothers featured in this series. And India, a California nurse and former foster kid working on filling the crushing emptiness within her through helping others.
This story is a departure from the first two of the series. As unlike the first two installments, where the brothers were secretly trying to deal with the negetive emotions of not yet having their mates. Here we see brother Oli taking matters into his own hands and traveling away from their mountain home in search of his mate, rather than waiting for his mate to come to him. And travel he does, all the way to sunny California where encounters India working in her medivan.
This installment is definitely tamer than the first two. It's almost sweet and gentler than the others, more in keeping with brother Oli's laid back personality. However, it is still a wonderful example of author Jenika Snow's alpha rich storytelling. And in keeping with this series in general, it is still indulgently filthy and full of the growly alpha obsessiveness as only Snow can write.
It's a sweet and sexy, fast paced, swoon worthy, fated mate driven story sure to make paranormal loving readers with an unbending love for strong, larger-than-life, feral shifter men sigh with happiness :)
The third installment in Jenika Snow's, Bear Clan series. "The BEARly Tamed Grizzly" is the mating story of Oli and India. Oli being another of the six Colorado Rockies Bear Clan brothers featured in this series. And India, a California nurse and former foster kid working on filling the crushing emptiness within her through helping others.
This story is a departure from the first two of the series. As unlike the first two installments, where the brothers were secretly trying to deal with the negetive emotions of not yet having their mates. Here we see brother Oli taking matters into his own hands and traveling away from their mountain home in search of his mate, rather than waiting for his mate to come to him. And travel he does, all the way to sunny California where encounters India working in her medivan.
This installment is definitely tamer than the first two. It's almost sweet and gentler than the others, more in keeping with brother Oli's laid back personality. However, it is still a wonderful example of author Jenika Snow's alpha rich storytelling. And in keeping with this series in general, it is still indulgently filthy and full of the growly alpha obsessiveness as only Snow can write.
It's a sweet and sexy, fast paced, swoon worthy, fated mate driven story sure to make paranormal loving readers with an unbending love for strong, larger-than-life, feral shifter men sigh with happiness :)
March 13, 2019
Fun, FLURTY, fast and FOREVER! Awesome PN romance, a STEAMY, EXCELLENT READ!
BEARly TAMED is tantalizing and so much fun to read! To call it well-written doesn't adequately describe author Jenika Snow's ability to weave a marvelous world into being. One close enough to reality that it feels contemporary to her romance readers and yet has magical attributes that make it both fantastic and fantasy at the same time. Add to her masterful writing, Snows ability to build characters using both dual narration and dire circumstances as tools which give readers both an insight and compassion for people who are embroiled in circumstances which build trust quickly and so accelerated the relationship that falling in love seemed inevitable! Additionally, the process of investment was so accelerated by the events and emotions, I could swear this novella was so much longer! Bottom line is this: “BEARly TAMED” is a GREAT read! As a practice, I do not give more than 4 stars to a novella, but “BEARly TAMED” is just too good to limit. So, that extra ½ star has to be added. It’s a short, thrilling roller-coaster ride through the lives and love of an amazing human who gave her all to help others and her fated mate who gave his all to find her. Get your copy of “BEARly TAMED” today! Happy pages! 😉
BEARly TAMED is tantalizing and so much fun to read! To call it well-written doesn't adequately describe author Jenika Snow's ability to weave a marvelous world into being. One close enough to reality that it feels contemporary to her romance readers and yet has magical attributes that make it both fantastic and fantasy at the same time. Add to her masterful writing, Snows ability to build characters using both dual narration and dire circumstances as tools which give readers both an insight and compassion for people who are embroiled in circumstances which build trust quickly and so accelerated the relationship that falling in love seemed inevitable! Additionally, the process of investment was so accelerated by the events and emotions, I could swear this novella was so much longer! Bottom line is this: “BEARly TAMED” is a GREAT read! As a practice, I do not give more than 4 stars to a novella, but “BEARly TAMED” is just too good to limit. So, that extra ½ star has to be added. It’s a short, thrilling roller-coaster ride through the lives and love of an amazing human who gave her all to help others and her fated mate who gave his all to find her. Get your copy of “BEARly TAMED” today! Happy pages! 😉
September 5, 2019
This is one of those books that is hard to rate for I'm guessing it'd change dramatically person to person depending on what the individual enjoys or expects from their reading... And I'm afraid to say that I wanted much more from this than it gave me as the story is absolutely basic, the characters are two dimensional and the world-building is practically non-existent. I know it's a novella but come on!
The male - Oli - is a bear shifter and the whole thing is about him finding and claiming his mate. There's no drama, no tension, no adaptation or adjustment period just meet, accept, mate and live happily ever after.
It was really that simple, that unoriginal and that forgettable.
I'd say that at least the sex was hot but it was overly long and the author liked to repeat herself... Not to mention the fact she used phraseology such as:
"I pushed her legs farther apart, staring down at the sweet center that I'd soon be destroying."
How romantic, eh?! So hot. What virgin doesn't want her 'sweet center' destroyed during their first time by their mate? 😶
So, yeah. It was a quick read (about an hour) and it was a fated-mates, low-conflict, romance with a happy ever after that I can't say I was a fan of, however, I'm positive that there is a market for it and to each their own!
The male - Oli - is a bear shifter and the whole thing is about him finding and claiming his mate. There's no drama, no tension, no adaptation or adjustment period just meet, accept, mate and live happily ever after.
It was really that simple, that unoriginal and that forgettable.
I'd say that at least the sex was hot but it was overly long and the author liked to repeat herself... Not to mention the fact she used phraseology such as:
"I pushed her legs farther apart, staring down at the sweet center that I'd soon be destroying."
How romantic, eh?! So hot. What virgin doesn't want her 'sweet center' destroyed during their first time by their mate? 😶
So, yeah. It was a quick read (about an hour) and it was a fated-mates, low-conflict, romance with a happy ever after that I can't say I was a fan of, however, I'm positive that there is a market for it and to each their own!
March 22, 2019
3 Brothers Down & 3 To Go!
Oli finally got his happily ever after and found the mate he’s been dreaming about all his life. Though India isn’t a shifter, she’s always felt like she was missing something, that she didn’t belong, all that changes when she first meets Oli. For the first time in her life, she knows it’s going to be ok, she isn’t going to be alone ever again.
If you love to get lost in short, steamy, shifter romances, this is the book/series for you! It’s light and drama free. Just two people finding their other halves and having smoking hot sex ;)
One tiny set back, some parts seem a little repetitive, very similar to the first two books. Even the sex scenes are similar in each book. Not so much that it takes away your enjoyment of the book, but close enough that it’s noticeable.
Oli finally got his happily ever after and found the mate he’s been dreaming about all his life. Though India isn’t a shifter, she’s always felt like she was missing something, that she didn’t belong, all that changes when she first meets Oli. For the first time in her life, she knows it’s going to be ok, she isn’t going to be alone ever again.
If you love to get lost in short, steamy, shifter romances, this is the book/series for you! It’s light and drama free. Just two people finding their other halves and having smoking hot sex ;)
One tiny set back, some parts seem a little repetitive, very similar to the first two books. Even the sex scenes are similar in each book. Not so much that it takes away your enjoyment of the book, but close enough that it’s noticeable.
March 11, 2019
First it was Zakari, then Maddix, then now Oli. Bear shifters who thought they would never find their mates, only to find them in the unlikeliest of places.
This time it's Oli's turn. It was sweet how Oli decided to search for his mate instead of waiting for her to come to him. In doing so, he met her, India, just at the time she needed a saviour.
I love that Jenika Snow was not too over-the-top with Oli and India's story, and that she touched on a basic human need, which is to find where, or who, one belongs to. It makes her her shifter stories more relatable, and enjoyable, for me.
If you want a short, sweet, read, grab The BEARly Tamed Grizzly, and and join the brothers in their search for true love and happiness!
This time it's Oli's turn. It was sweet how Oli decided to search for his mate instead of waiting for her to come to him. In doing so, he met her, India, just at the time she needed a saviour.
I love that Jenika Snow was not too over-the-top with Oli and India's story, and that she touched on a basic human need, which is to find where, or who, one belongs to. It makes her her shifter stories more relatable, and enjoyable, for me.
If you want a short, sweet, read, grab The BEARly Tamed Grizzly, and and join the brothers in their search for true love and happiness!
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