Central Valley Pack Series by Darie McCoy

Brody Parata has spent the last decade imprisoned in his shifted form. An event in his former life as a soldier drove him to retreat into his beast form. He had no hopes of living any other way than within his bear. That is until a curvy little veterinarian makes it her mission to help his new niece, with the special gift, to mend the part of him that’s broken. Now, he’s been thrust back into the shifter and human worlds, but the trauma that drove him inside his bear hasn’t gone away... moreBrody Parata has spent the last decade imprisoned in his shifted form. An event in his former life as a soldier drove him to retreat into his beast form. He had no hopes of living any other way than within his bear. That is until a curvy little veterinarian makes it her mission to help his new niece, with the special gift, to mend the part of him that’s broken. Now, he’s been thrust back into the shifter and human worlds, but the trauma that drove him inside his bear hasn’t gone away.Portia Applewhite lived her life among humans running her veterinary practice. So, she doesn’t know why she was compelled to pack up her life and follow her best friend to live among the shifters of the Central Valley Pack. What she does know is that big brooding bear with the sad eyes needs her help.Life as they both know it changes when Portia combines her knowledge with her friend’s gift to free Brody. A spark, neither can deny, consumes them and they discover their destiny as mates. However, accepting their fate is the easy part. Brody’s past haunts them. It’s a roadblock they’ll need to remove to secure their future. Will Portia and Brody solve the mystery surrounding the mission that scarred him? Can learning the truth allow him to truly break free of his chains and finally be healed? less

Rosco Greywolf had resigned himself to his new life without his mate. As Central Valley Pack’s beta, he had his hands full with his duties. Having lost the shifter he believed to be his only chance at a finding a life-mate, he grouched his way through each day trying to hold together the pieces of his shattered existence. Until…Deanna ‘DK’ Madkins was starting over. She’d done the mating thing. It failed when she was unable to give her mate the prize he coveted—progeny... moreRosco Greywolf had resigned himself to his new life without his mate. As Central Valley Pack’s beta, he had his hands full with his duties. Having lost the shifter he believed to be his only chance at a finding a life-mate, he grouched his way through each day trying to hold together the pieces of his shattered existence. Until…Deanna ‘DK’ Madkins was starting over. She’d done the mating thing. It failed when she was unable to give her mate the prize he coveted—progeny. After setting him aside, she left the pack of her birth. Her life would be away from shifters and she was fine with that. When she moved to small town just beyond the borders of the Central Pack’s lands, she thought she’d found the place for her solitary happily ever after. Until…Circumstances bring the two together, and the sparks which ensue may be more than either is willing or able to handle. Can they find what they didn’t think they would ever have again? What happens when a gruff widowered shifter and a formerly mated she wolf crash into each other? Can they find themselves together? Can love be reclaimed? less