Beast Bears Series by Natalie Kristen

Dean Howell literally walks into the woman of his dreams just outside his restaurant. She is wearing a long, heavy cloak and appears to be skulking around in the dark. She just needs to borrow a large soup pot from the kitchen. That's what she says. But Dean knows there is more to that mysterious, alluring female than meets the eye… Layla Rivera is painfully aware that she is a good baker but a clumsy witch... moreDean Howell literally walks into the woman of his dreams just outside his restaurant. She is wearing a long, heavy cloak and appears to be skulking around in the dark. She just needs to borrow a large soup pot from the kitchen. That's what she says. But Dean knows there is more to that mysterious, alluring female than meets the eye… Layla Rivera is painfully aware that she is a good baker but a clumsy witch. Her little bakery, The Magic Oven, is a success, but her spell-casting attempts are much less successful. She has had even less luck with men, but when she meets that sexy, handsome, protective Dean from Dean’s Kitchen, Layla allows herself to hope and dream a little. Other girls could meet and date nice guys, so why couldn’t she? As Dean and Layla’s love blossoms, secrets from the past begins to surface. Guilt and remorse darken their future, but Layla is determined to stand by her man and fight for their family. But can love conquer all this time? less

Kristy knows that to earn her freedom, she has to fight in The Pit, an underground arena. What she doesn’t expect is to face off against Mad Max in her final fight. But when she comes face to face with Mad Max, she realizes that Max isn’t mad at all. In fact, he may be the sanest, and sexiest, male she has ever met. Max has returned to The Pit in search of his past. He has climbed his way out of the darkness to become a billionaire... moreKristy knows that to earn her freedom, she has to fight in The Pit, an underground arena. What she doesn’t expect is to face off against Mad Max in her final fight. But when she comes face to face with Mad Max, she realizes that Max isn’t mad at all. In fact, he may be the sanest, and sexiest, male she has ever met. Max has returned to The Pit in search of his past. He has climbed his way out of the darkness to become a billionaire. But maybe it’s true what they say: you can take a man out of the darkness, but you can’t take the darkness out of a man. The last place Max expects to find his mate is in the violent, bloody underground arena called The Pit. Yet there she is. Thrown together into the arena by fate, Max and Kristy know that their fight has only just begun. There are dangerous and much more powerful enemies circling, waiting for the chance to strike and destroy them forever... less