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Justice Squad #5

Brainy Bear

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Sampson Reed is on a mission: take down the hacker who is the last stand between the Justice Squad and the remaining hyena terrorists. But Sampson is in for a surprise when a social worker knocks at his door with a two-year-old boy she claims is his nephew.

Megan Moore is on a mission of her own: take down the man who destroyed her sister. Megan will stop at nothing to extract her revenge, no matter what it costs her. In need of money, Megan answers an ad for a nanny position and walks into the home of the very man she's been matched with on a shifter dating app.

Sampson knows his new nanny is his mate. But Megan denies the claim, leaving Sampson's inner grizzly befuddled and confused.

Will Sampson complete his mission and claim his mate, or will Megan's need for vengeance keep them apart and destroy their chance at happiness?

116 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 13, 2019

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Scarlett Grove

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Scarlett Grove is a USA Today Bestselling Paranormal and Science Fiction Romance Author. Scarlett started publishing her adventurous, sexy stories in 2014 and now has dozens of titles spanning multiple worlds.

Her Best Selling Series Include:
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Braving Darkness
Draconians and Elemental Dragons
The White Queen

She is currently obsessed with reverse harems, all things paranormal, and super steamy space operas.

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Profile Image for Leiah Cooper.
772 reviews97 followers
January 22, 2020
Angsty whining

Make a decision. Stand by it. Plan. Carry out the plan. A monster deserved to die. Not only for what he has done before, but for what he will do in the future.

Don't pout, whine, and mewel about it. The only really gutsy move the female made was to finally pull up her big girl panties and do what she came for. As for "brainy bear" and his cohorts- hypocrite much? When you leave a trail of blood behind you in the name of justice, sanctimony isn't pretty. It only gets two stars due to Jimmy.

I wasn't able to finish the book and don't recommended it.
Profile Image for Kathleen Bradbury (Bulfon).
16.4k reviews220 followers
December 15, 2019
I loved this story. It is the kind that you can identify with the characters and immerse yourself in the story. Very well written and characters to win the heart make this book a must read.
"I received this ARC from Bad Boy Update for my honest review"
Profile Image for angela gunstone.
1,858 reviews8 followers
January 3, 2020
Brainy bear

Couldn't put it down loved the characters and the storyline so it's a well deserved five stars and I would recommend this book to everyone
3,439 reviews20 followers
December 15, 2019
Samson was hard at work "hacking" the final piece to end the Hyenas attempt to take over shifters and humans alike. In the middle of his efforts, he learns of his sister's death--when the nephew he didn't know about was dropped in his lap--literally. Grieving was on hold while he tried to figure what to do with a child. The boy was cute and healthy but Samson had no idea what to do. Hire a nanny!

Revenge. Megan came to Colorada for the man who ruined her twin. She'd left her old life now she needed to do something to make money until she accomplished her mission. She was a pre-school teacher or had been. An ad for a live-in Nanny would take care of her. With nothing to do until her interview, she filled out "part" of the mate.com ap. Not that she wanted a man shifter or human right now.

Yep, he hired his mate. He hadn't known her name from the ap but his bear knew. But she wouldn't admit it. What was he to do?

Another Justice Squad story. His mate shows up just when he needs to concentrate. Can he complete his professional and personal Mission? Will she find the man and if she does what will she do?
Profile Image for Char Davis.
583 reviews8 followers
December 14, 2019
This is an emotional rollercoaster ride to healing and love.Megan Moore wants revenge on the man that hurt her sister.She ends up in a small town she is getting low on money an needs a job.As she sits alone in the motel she decides to sign up for mates .com.A hundred percent mate comes up.But Megan can't take the chance because she may die or end up in jail after she kills the man she can!e for.Sampson is a bear shifter he's now a uncle with a two year old to care for.When he gets a woman interested in the nanny position the he gets a notice that his perfect mate has been found.But no picture or profile.He hired Megan as his nanny.Will his best realize Megan is his mate.There are so many twists and turns to this story will keep you riveted until the very last page and leave you begging for more.I love the way this amazing author brings the characters to life before your eyes and makes you feel their emotions and their pain.I can hardly wait to see what's next by this multi talented author.
3,014 reviews20 followers
December 18, 2019
Megan Moore is on a mission in Fate Rock, she is there to find the that brutally raped her identical twin sister. Her sister committed suicide because of the attack, and Megan is determined to avenge her death by destroying the man that, as far as she's concerned, murdered her sister. Sampson Reed is the Justice Squad's tech expert. He is working on taking down the hacker working with the hyena terrorists, and helping to take down the last of the hyena terrorist cells.

Sexy, and fascinating characters that find their mates at the most unexpected time possible, but ultimately find that fate may choose the most inconvenient time to get them together, but they fall in love and live happily ever after. Exciting action, suspense, and surprising twists in the plot. A must read in my opinion, I loved it. Fantastic book!

I am voluntarily leaving an honest and non-incentivized review of this ARC.
Profile Image for Maureen.
1,464 reviews28 followers
December 15, 2019
Whats not to love about this wonderful story. Sampson Reed is the brains of the squad, a complete computer nurd, but at the moment is working on something big, when he unexpectedly gets his sisters baby. Having no knowldege of to look after young kids he hires a nanny, her references seems ok, but theres and he knows shes his mate but she denies it.
Megan Moore is out for revenge, she is after the man who caused her sisters death but while she is wating she clicks onto the shifter website and finds herself mated with Brainybear. But she has more to do, with no job she applies to look after a child, then finds out that its Brainybear himself but she denies who she really is, and keeps secrets that he hopes he wont find out as she has a job to do...

A really great story worth while reading
Profile Image for Ingrid Stephanie Jordan.
1,862 reviews25 followers
December 16, 2019
Borrowed From KINDLE UNLIMITED
Title: Brainy Bear
Series: Justice Squad #5
Release Date: #AlreadyReleased
Author: Scarlett Grove
Reviewer: Ingrid Stephanie Jordan
Serial: Standalone, No Cliffhanger
Genre:#PRN #BearShifters
5Stars⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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💢Definitely a must read if you thought Max and Hawk’s story was something wait until you read Sampson’s.
🔹️ Sampson Reed is a BearShifter working for the Justice Squad as their computer genius. Sampson was working tirelessly to keep the hacker of the hyena terrorists but then his nephew came which was a shock since he didn’t know he existed and then he got another shock and then another shock.
🔹️ Megan Moore came to Fate Rock to avenge her twin sister. She found what she was looking for and even more than that.
☄️ This review is my own opinion, this author is one that I love to read her books.
Profile Image for Cindy Caron.
1,399 reviews5 followers
December 16, 2019
Once again, the justice squad prevails! Or do they. I love this series. Each and every character has his or her strengths and weaknesses, and the author absolutely knows how to play them to the fullest. The stories are just the right length, and with the exact amount of intrigue and intensity to keep you glued to your e-reader, or book.
As we discover in this episode, sometimes Fate has a bit of a cruel streak, but always with enough good to make it bearable. When Sampson is thrown for a loop with the arrival of his nephew, in the middle of one of the most important tasks of his life, he's at a loss. But fate will take care of it, by way of his mate. Or at least that's what his bear says. But will Megan feel the pull? Or will her mission take precedence over what her heart wants?
Awesome read!
I was gifted a copy of this book and am voluntarily giving my honest opinion.
428 reviews1 follower
January 27, 2024
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Sampson Reed is on a mission to take down the hackers who last stand between the Justice Squad and the remaining hyena terrorist. Sampson gets a surprise when a social worker knocks on his door with a two year old nephew. Megan Moore dropped everything after she rescued her twin sister and she committed suicide. She goes where her sister was beat and raped. She finds the man that did that to her sister and is stalking him to get a chance at revenge. Megan's out of money and decides to get a job. Sampson can't work on the mission because of his nephew. Sampson puts an add for a nanny and Megan sees it. She also does the mate.com and finds out brainy is her mate but when he ask she says no.
Profile Image for Hsu Lee.
1,744 reviews9 followers
December 16, 2019
I voluntarily offered to review this book with no obligations and my opinions are honest!
This was a great book !
Megan was on mission.
She did not have time for romance, even if it was a sexy alpha male.
Samson is having a complicated day.
First, his sister died so he has to take care of his nephew.
What does he know about toddlers ?
Second, the new nanny is his mate, but she wants nothing to do with him.
What is Samson to do?
Let the wooing begin!
Loved the characters + the storytelling !
It has all the ingredients that you need for a great book!
I can't wait for the next book in this series.
1,336 reviews10 followers
December 21, 2019
Quick and exciting read!

Sampson is the tech guy for Justice Squad. Megan is seeking revenge for her twin sister. Sampson ends up with his toddler nephew, and Megan comes to be his nanny. There is so much more to this story, but I don't want to give spoilers. The pace is breakneck, the tone is hopeful, the storyline is character oriented with some action and some steamy scenes. The characters are vibrant and complex. There are some twists and turns in this story that I wasn't expecting. Read this series in order to get exciting shifter romances. I can't wait to see what happens next!
1,925 reviews14 followers
December 14, 2019
Without a clue of how to take care of his new responsibility Sampson seeks help. But surprise, look who arrived at your door! Obsessed with revenge Megan Moore could not move on and she got tangled in a web that was threatening too much. First book that I read on the Justice Squad series and got intrigued with their mission, the intriguing characters and the interesting plot development. Suspense, despair, drama, lies, romance, camaraderie and passion. An entertaining shifters’ story that I enjoyed
1,593 reviews4 followers
January 19, 2020
Sampson gets a nephew

Sampson finds out he has a nephew when he showed up at his door. Not only does he have a nephew he found out his sister was killed in a car accident. Needless to say he is overwhelmed when a baby shows up and he's in the middle of an important case. Then out of the blue he finds his mate who lies about being the mate who was found in mate.com. Yeah makes no sense to me. If you are going to sign up why lie. Sampson gets help with some of the squad and gets to the information he needs. It's a decent read but needs some editing.
Profile Image for Robin Bellows.
221 reviews
January 22, 2020
I enjoyed this book. Meghan fell instantly in love with baby and uncle. She knew who he was but he was confused. I wasn’t in love with Meghan because of her early behavior. But then both of them seemed to be a little lost not trusting each other. I thought it was over after they had sex the first time. I am glad they got it together even if she had to spend a night in jail. I didn’t feel like I knew Sampson as well as the heroes in the previous books.
Profile Image for  BookwormMomma7.
1,008 reviews
February 12, 2022
Here we have the story of Sampson and Megan and even though it has a pretty nice plot, it does flow as well as the previous ones and you find yourself almost disliking the main characters at times. I know some of that is by design but without giving away the story some things are far reaching and the situation with Megan towards the end is just one of them.

Good read overall, not my favorite of the series.
1,067 reviews1 follower
December 14, 2019
Loved it

Scarlett always writes a wonderful shifter romance with vivid interesting characters and this is no different. This book is full of heart and passion as the two main characters come to terms with the loss of their sisters and learn to move on . This is a must read for any shifter Romance lover
1,576 reviews4 followers
December 15, 2019
Love is a rocky road to navigate. This story was a nice quick read. Mystery, revenge, humor, unexpected love, danger, and family. This book can be read as a standalone but the series is great. The characters are believable and each story has an hea.
I voluntarily received this arc in exchange for an honest opinion.
Profile Image for Vickey Mcgee.
748 reviews1 follower
June 25, 2020
Secrets Revealed

I love this series! Fantastic characters. It's always nice to open a new book and find new characters but to visit some old ones as well. Both main characters are hiding secrets from one another. And there's a baby in the list of characters. Another great story as the Justice Squad takes down the hyena terrorists. Plenty of action and adventure.
Profile Image for Elaine Swinney.
2,225 reviews7 followers
August 8, 2024
This one has been in TBR file for a long time. I needed a quick read, and I ran across this one. This is a well written story with great characters. For me this was a quick read that doesn't mean it isn't that good because it is good. I would encourage everyone to go get this one and enjoy. This one is worth your time.
Profile Image for Sharon Noble.
2,204 reviews6 followers
December 17, 2019
Beautiful story!

Megan has lost her sister, her sister killed her self after being beaten & raped. She comes to Faye Rock where she knows the killer lives, but she finds more than the killer. She also finished mate!
605 reviews
December 19, 2019
This is a great book.

The characters in this book are so good. There are many misunderstandings, a nephew they didn’t know about and a nanny who helps but also has another reason for being in the area.
1,749 reviews
December 25, 2019
Megan & Sampson

Thoroughly enjoyed reading Megan & Sampson's story very much. I love reading a happy ever after story it makes me feel better after a very hard day. Thank you for writing this story.
Profile Image for Jane Elizabeth .
4,342 reviews5 followers
January 4, 2020
KU Edition reader

The Justice Squad is one step closer to shutting down the hyenas organization, but they need to find the computer hacker who is in the middle of it. Some new twists in this story.
Profile Image for Dena Ellis.
580 reviews1 follower
May 21, 2022
Awesome

About a woman who wants revenge on the
man who assaulted her sister and accepts a job as a nanny for her fated maye she has plans for revenge and her mate is a shifter and a hacker


Profile Image for shannon  Stubbs.
2,000 reviews12 followers
June 24, 2023
Its ok

This wasn't my favorite book from this Author. It wasn't bad. It was light, fluffy, and full of plot holes. Usually that's how I like them. This couple was full of distrust. At least it had a happy ending.
Profile Image for Crystal.
1,334 reviews10 followers
December 14, 2019
One bear shifter with an unexpected baby plus one woman out for vengeance, equals one fantastic story!
Profile Image for Carol.
27 reviews
December 19, 2019
What would you do for a sibling?

Sampson and Megan both have losses to deal with. Can they put them aside and be the mates they are??
Profile Image for Cheri Morris.
734 reviews
December 20, 2019
Good

It's a very emotional journey for the characters and finding love in unusual circumstances with lots of twists and turns along the way.
10 reviews
December 24, 2019
Terrific

This book was a fun read! The whole series has been great! The characters are real and the emotions heartfelt. Each story so much better than the last.
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