These stories are fantastic. Four shifter friends and teammates who each end up finding their mate while helping other shifter communities with the troubles they are having.
Daddy Soldier Bear - The collection starts with the story of Drake and Nikki. Both bear shifters, they meet when Nikki's second and sister, Piper, contacts Drake to help with their clan. Nikki is convinced that Clint, Max and Neal are all her fated mates but Piper doesn't believe it nor does she trust them. When Drake arrives and first meets Nikki, he feels things he hasn't felt since his late wife Amanda. He definitely thinks something isn't right and works to figure it out. Working with Piper and soon a witch named Fern, they find Nikki is under a powerful spell and feel Clint, Max and Neal have something to do with it. Soon, the three men convince Nikki that Piper is trying to take the clan from her and she must be gotten rid of. Shortly after Nikki kicks her out, Drake finds Piper dead and knows the three men are responsible. He manages to break the spell on Nikki but soon she is back with Clint, Max and Neal and something isn't right with the way she feels after dinner. She reaches out to Drake but until he can get there, she's forgotten who he is. During this time, the men manage to steal Drake's daughter, Lindy, and when Nikki finds her, she knows they have to leave. They escape, meet up with Drake and his team and get Nikki to Fern's house where the spell is finally broken and Nikki learns the truth, that Drake is her fated mate. They get revenge on the witch, Raven, who was responsible for the curse and Nikki and Drake get to move on and get their happily ever after.
Fake Mate For The Soldier Lion - Meg takes the reader on an amazing journey with this story about Hudson and Leona, a pair of lion shifters who find themselves working together in the SOS Special Forces. Leona has just been honorable discharged from the Army after an IED leaves her injured. She lost part of her leg but being a shifter, her healing abilities reattached it. She is lost as to what the future brings for her as she planned on spending her entire life in the Army. Her uncle gives her a direction when he tells her about a special forces agency for shifters. She goes for the job and to her joy, she is selected to join. Her first mission is with Hudson and they are investigating claims that a lion pride is smuggling illegal weapons through their territory. Posing as a married couple, the two try to find out exactly what is going on and who is involved. Agency policy forbids them from getting involved with each other but since they are fated mates, they are finding it hard to stay away. The two find the investigation a slow go until they happen to overhear a conversation that will change everything. Gathering the information they need, they send it off to the rest of the group and find themselves in each other's arms. And being invited to join the neighborhood's pride. An induction ceremony turns badly when they refuse to be inducted that night. When the evening is over, however, those involved in the smuggling are dealt with and Leona finds herself with a new friend excited about keeping in touch. Back at base, they are found out and the group makes them think one of them will be expelled from the group before they tell them the truth, they will make an exception to the rule for the two of them. This allows them to leave with the knowledge that they can have a whole life together in love.
Captured By The Soldier Wolf - The next in the Special Ops Shifters Series, the story of Flint and Audra is full of great characters and a wonderful journey that includes a bit of intrigue and a whole lot of sass! Flint is sent by the team to Colorado in order to find out what is going on between several sets of shifter clans that have been attacking each other. It is there that he meets Audra and he must convince her to help him with her clan when he finds the truth of what is happening with the attacks. The fact that they turn out to be fated mates makes it even better!
Christmas With The Soldier Dragon - Maren and Garrison meet when he is sent to Lake Tahoe to figure out why shifters are going missing. She is a dragon shifter who has lived in the area all her life. When he first meets her, she is swimming in the lake in her dragon form. He is immediately drawn to her and amazed to find he's not the only dragon out there like he thought. They are able to explain to the other shifters the misunderstanding that led to the disappearances but she is in danger from a casino owner who plans to capture Tahoe Tessie and keep her in a tank. They encounter them while swimming in the lake one night and do what they need to in order to avoid capture. He leaves shortly after but she doesn't go with him. His return home to DC is lonely until an unexpected knock on his door on New Year's Eve. Maren gives him the news that will change his life for the better and the two go on to have their happily ever after.
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