
Bear's Midlife Surrogate
Shifter Nation: Fated Over Forty
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Narrated by:
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D.C. Cole
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By:
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Meg Ripley
About this listen
At 41, I never imagined I’d be signing a baby contract.
Or that the father would be my one true mate.
My ex gambled away my kids’ college funds
Along with my dreams of starting a business.
After putting everyone else first for the last 23 years,
Nothing will stop me from making my dream a reality.
So when a bear posts he’s looking for a surrogate,
As crazy as it sounds after having three grown kids,
I know this could be the ticket to getting my food truck off the ground.
I loved being pregnant and know what to expect,
But when I meet Evan at a coffee shop,
My bear’s buzzing, and it has nothing to do with my latte.
The man I’m sitting across from is my mate.
And he wants us to start a family. Together.
Raising another cub was never part of my business plan.
Until we end up making it the old-fashioned way.
Steamy shifter love scenes and an HEA inside! No cheating or cliffhanger in this standalone romance. Listeners 18+.
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Shifters
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Audio: Narrator D.C. Cole does a great job with Evan and other male voices, and a good job with Amy's voice - I personally prefer a female narrator is used to voice female voices. The audio quality is good and there were no issues.
Evan and Amy
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I really enjoyed their journey.
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Surrogate Mate
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MMC/FMC- Evan and Amy
POV- 3rd person
Genre- Paranormal Romance
Sub Genre- Shifter (Bear)
Heat- 🌋🌋☄️ (1🌋=2☄️). More plot than hot.
Series? Y
Safety? Y
Triggers- Sex and Violence
Tropes- Surrogate Romance, Fated Mates, Bear With Me
What I liked- the characters. I particularly liked Lenora. I don’t want any funny business either.
What I didn’t- I’d have liked to have seen more of the Bear Clan, but really, I have no complaints.
Narration Review:
Narrator was clear and easy to understand. His voice was okay. He didn’t do a bad job at the female voices, but I found myself falling asleep to his voice. It was not very engaging.
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Fated Mates
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MIDLIFE SHIFTERS
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Now that Evan has the family he wants, will Amy still get her food truck or will she and Evan have more cubs and run the food truck together?
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Surrogate Meets Her Fated Mate
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This is an enjoyable listen.
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Liked
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