The Bear's Spicy Mate

Name: The Bear's Spicy Mate
Author: Harmony Raines

57 pages

She built her career on scorching reviews.
He grows the hottest chilies in Bear Creek.
And the moment Kirk Thornberg meets Isla… he knows the truth.
She’s his mate.

Isla is a food critic and influencer with a reputation for being brutally honest—sometimes too honest. Her “fiery” takedowns made her famous, paid the bills, and built an online persona she can’t seem to escape.
But now she has a son watching her.
Percy is growing up, and Isla doesn’t want him learning that love comes with barbed words and viral humiliation. She wants to soften her edges… except her agent, her audience, and her own fear of losing everything keep dragging her back into the role she created.
So when a two week working vacation with her son brings her to Bear Creek Isla plans to do what she always does: keep it professional, keep it sharp, and keep everyone happy.
Then she meets Kirk.
Kirk Thornberg is charming, grounded, and quietly intense—the kind of man who doesn’t flinch at Isla’s fire… he simply looks at her like he sees the woman underneath it. The kind of man Percy likes instantly. The kind of man who makes Isla’s chest tighten with a pull she can’t explain.
Kirk knows Isla is his mate, but he also knows she’s been living behind armor for a long time. Winning her trust comes first… even if his bear is ready to claim her and keep her close forever.
Between greenhouse heat, small-town nosiness, family dinners, and a slow-burn connection that turns scorching, Isla has to decide:
Keep performing the persona that made her…
Or risk becoming the woman she actually wants Percy to be proud of.

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