Thorne Bears Series by Clara Cody

Life hasn’t been easy for Lacey Brookes, a BBW, since moving to the small town of Kodiak Cliff. She left behind her friends, family and job to be closer to her boyfriend, only to catch the bastard cheating. Stuck in a strange town with nothing but a crappy job and a cheating ex, she hides her hurt behind the lie that she doesn’t need a man. Then she meets brooding bear shifter Sean, and her personal mantra goes out the window... moreLife hasn’t been easy for Lacey Brookes, a BBW, since moving to the small town of Kodiak Cliff. She left behind her friends, family and job to be closer to her boyfriend, only to catch the bastard cheating. Stuck in a strange town with nothing but a crappy job and a cheating ex, she hides her hurt behind the lie that she doesn’t need a man. Then she meets brooding bear shifter Sean, and her personal mantra goes out the window. Sean is big, strong and hot-as-hell, but also withdrawn and standoffish. He flips between drawing her in and pushing her away with both hands. And Lacey is in no mood for games. Following death and tragedy, Sean Thorne abandoned his clan, taking a dangerous secret with him. Though his loneliness wears on him, he has accepted his fate as an outsider to both his own kind and the humans that can never know his secret. All that changes when Lacey enters his life, bringing to the surface all the feelings he prefers to avoid. Knowing that getting close to Lacey will put her in danger, Sean must keep her at a distance, no matter how much it hurts. When a rogue bear shifter starts stalking the town and threatening not only his secret, but also the woman he loves, going at it alone is no longer an option. If he wants to keep Lacey safe, he must come to terms with the things he has done and the people he left behind. While Sean and Lacey fight to catch the mysterious bear, they must also fight for each other or risk losing it all. less

Jason Thorne is an alpha bear without a clan. Despite having a successful business and being the most eligible bachelor in town, Jason knows there’s something missing. His family. Jason hopes that a reunion will be the opportunity he needs to get his family to stay and be a clan again. To Elise Brunner family is just another word for torture. Between being abandoned by her mother, rejected by her father, and tormented by her sisters, she doesn’t understand why anyone would want one... moreJason Thorne is an alpha bear without a clan. Despite having a successful business and being the most eligible bachelor in town, Jason knows there’s something missing. His family. Jason hopes that a reunion will be the opportunity he needs to get his family to stay and be a clan again. To Elise Brunner family is just another word for torture. Between being abandoned by her mother, rejected by her father, and tormented by her sisters, she doesn’t understand why anyone would want one. As beautiful, and lusciously curvy as she is, she has no time for romance or any kind of relations for that matter. Her few non-working hours are spent with her nose in a book, or bird-watching, and she likes it that way. Her birds never hurt her. But while she is watching birds, there is someone else watching Elise. When she stumbles across a set of enormous bear prints, she gets more than she bargained for with the gorgeous and commanding Jason. Regardless of the tingles she gets around him, Elise wants nothing more to do with Jason or his dimples and rock-hard abs. That is until she is followed home one night by a mysterious black SUV and has nowhere else to turn. Jason takes the dazzling but distant Elise to the safest place he knows: home. But he is hiding a secret that no one outside of the family knows. A secret that drove everyone he loved away, and has drawn a new threat to the town of Wilder Lake. Jason will stop at nothing to protect his family and the woman he loves, but his loyalties are put to the test when he must choose between them. Will his devotion be enough to melt the cold walls she’s put up around her heart? less

Sam never thought he’d return to Wilder Lake or his clan. The secrets that his family holds were too much for him to bear, and too much to keep from Callie, his high school sweetheart. But when he finds out that the family’s most dangerous secret has returned, he knows he must destroy it once and for all. After Samuel Thorne, it took Callie years to pick up the broken pieces of her shattered heart. She swore never to let anyone hurt her like that again... moreSam never thought he’d return to Wilder Lake or his clan. The secrets that his family holds were too much for him to bear, and too much to keep from Callie, his high school sweetheart. But when he finds out that the family’s most dangerous secret has returned, he knows he must destroy it once and for all. After Samuel Thorne, it took Callie years to pick up the broken pieces of her shattered heart. She swore never to let anyone hurt her like that again. The moment Samuel walks back into town, her life is thrown into chaos. A deadly accident forces Samuel to make a choice that will change both of their lives forever. But there is a greater danger lurking in the shadows of Wilder Lake. A hunter who only stalks shifters, and has his eye on the newest member of the Thorne Bear Clan. less