Timber Creek Shifters Series by T.S. Baed

She never expected to be chosen. I was two hours late, covered in flower petals, and facing down the most intimidating man I’d ever met. Leo Knight—resort owner, perfectionist, and apparently my worst nightmare—looked ready to fire me on the spot. His sister’s wedding was in hours, and I’d just gotten lost on every back road in Wyoming trying to find his luxury resort. But the moment our eyes met, something shifted. The anger in his gaze transformed into something darker. Hungrier... moreShe never expected to be chosen. I was two hours late, covered in flower petals, and facing down the most intimidating man I’d ever met. Leo Knight—resort owner, perfectionist, and apparently my worst nightmare—looked ready to fire me on the spot. His sister’s wedding was in hours, and I’d just gotten lost on every back road in Wyoming trying to find his luxury resort. But the moment our eyes met, something shifted. The anger in his gaze transformed into something darker. Hungrier. Possessive in a way that made my pulse race and my professional composure crumble. Turns out Leo wasn’t just a controlling alpha with impossibly high standards. He was a lion shifter. A pride leader. And according to him, I was his mate. I should have laughed in his face and driven back to my quiet life in Timber Creek. But when he backed me against a table full of peonies and told me I was his, I didn’t run. I kissed him instead. Now I’m living in his private cabin, running my flower business from his resort, and falling for a man who looks at me like I’m something precious and wild all at once. A man whose lion won’t let me out of his sight. A man who’s decided forever isn’t long enough. I came to Blackwood Resort to deliver flowers for a wedding. I’m staying because I found something I didn’t even know I was looking for—a love fierce enough to last forever, and a mate stubborn enough to prove it. less

Twenty-three third graders. One wilderness field trip. And a thunderstorm that showed up without warning. Sullivan Moore was supposed to be our guide. Instead, he spent the entire hike glaring at me like I’d broken some rule I didn’t know existed — all growls, sharp looks, and the sense he was barely tolerating my presence. Then the storm hit. We took shelter in an abandoned ranger station, and the man who’d barely spoken to me became something else entirely... moreTwenty-three third graders. One wilderness field trip. And a thunderstorm that showed up without warning. Sullivan Moore was supposed to be our guide. Instead, he spent the entire hike glaring at me like I’d broken some rule I didn’t know existed — all growls, sharp looks, and the sense he was barely tolerating my presence. Then the storm hit. We took shelter in an abandoned ranger station, and the man who’d barely spoken to me became something else entirely. He moved through the dark like he owned it. He stayed between danger and my students. Watched me like he’d finally found what he’d been searching for. Later, when we were alone, he told me the truth. He’s a wolf shifter. And his wolf chose me before I even knew his name. I don’t believe in fate. I believe in lesson plans, packed lunches, and predictable futures. But Sullivan looks at me like none of that matters. Like the decision’s already been made. And the longer I stay near him… the harder it is to remember why I’d ever want to leave. less

My car died on a mountain road in the middle of a storm. The man who found me was the last person anyone would call safe. Blaze Hawthorne didn’t talk much when he came into my diner. Same seat. Same order. Same watchful silence like he was holding the world at arm’s length — except when his eyes settled on me. Then the flood washed the road out and trapped me in his mountain workshop. That’s when I learned the truth. Blaze wasn’t just a reclusive craftsman. He was a dragon shifter... moreMy car died on a mountain road in the middle of a storm. The man who found me was the last person anyone would call safe. Blaze Hawthorne didn’t talk much when he came into my diner. Same seat. Same order. Same watchful silence like he was holding the world at arm’s length — except when his eyes settled on me. Then the flood washed the road out and trapped me in his mountain workshop. That’s when I learned the truth. Blaze wasn’t just a reclusive craftsman. He was a dragon shifter. And the way he looked at me? It wasn’t curiosity. It was recognition. He told me I was his mate with the calm certainty of a man stating a fact, not asking a question. Showed me fire in his palm that refused to burn me. Stayed close like every instinct in him said I belonged under his protection now. I should have run. Instead I stayed… because the only place I felt safe was beside the dragon who refused to let the storm — or me — face the world alone. Some men rescue you for a night. Blaze Hawthorne was keeping me forever. This is a paranormal instalove romance with a bossy dragon and a curvy woman who isn't giving in so easily. In Timber Creek, shifters don't fall in love. They find who was always theirs. less