Night Shift: Bears of Valor 2 Series by Ciera Knox

Ella. A blizzard strands me on a mountain pass, and I'm certain I'll freeze to death—until a wounded giant with golden eyes pulls me from my car. Harrison should terrify me. Instead, he makes me feel something I've never experienced: safe. But the men who hurt him are still hunting, and his secrets could shatter everything I thought I knew about the world. When he calls me his mate, I should run. So why does every part of me want to stay? Harrison... moreElla. A blizzard strands me on a mountain pass, and I'm certain I'll freeze to death—until a wounded giant with golden eyes pulls me from my car. Harrison should terrify me. Instead, he makes me feel something I've never experienced: safe. But the men who hurt him are still hunting, and his secrets could shatter everything I thought I knew about the world. When he calls me his mate, I should run. So why does every part of me want to stay? Harrison. As Alpha, I've spent decades protecting my clan from the Iron Syndicate. The last thing I need is a complication—especially a stubborn human doctor who smells like mine and looks at me like I'm worth saving. When the mate bond ignites, my bear won't let me walk away. Ella is mine, and I'll destroy anyone who tries to take her. The only question is whether I can protect her from my world without losing her forever. Will the bond between a wounded Alpha and a stranded doctor survive the storm—and the enemies hunting them? Join Harrison and Ella in this steamy opener to a brand new Night Shift stories series, where fated love ignites in the shadow of the mountains! less

Poppy. A quick detour for my vlog footage turns deadly when I stumble onto an illegal weapons operation—and find myself hunted through the frozen wilderness. Then he a silent, brooding mountain man who fights like a honed weapon and looks at me like I'm something precious. Silas doesn't talk much, but his actions speak volumes. Especially when he reveals his impossible secret. I should be terrified. Instead, I've never felt safer. Silas... morePoppy. A quick detour for my vlog footage turns deadly when I stumble onto an illegal weapons operation—and find myself hunted through the frozen wilderness. Then he a silent, brooding mountain man who fights like a honed weapon and looks at me like I'm something precious. Silas doesn't talk much, but his actions speak volumes. Especially when he reveals his impossible secret. I should be terrified. Instead, I've never felt safer. Silas. I've spent years avoiding people, preferring solitude to the noise of the world. Then a stubborn city girl in a pink jacket crashes into my mountains—and my bear recognizes her instantly. Mate. Poppy talks too much, takes too many risks, and has killers on her trail. She's everything I never knew I needed. Now the Iron Syndicate wants her dead, and I'll tear apart anyone who tries to touch what's mine. Will their bond survive the hunt—or will the shadows of the mountain claim them both? Join Poppy and Silas in this steamy installment of the Bears of Valor series, where love speaks louder than words and danger ignites an unbreakable bond! less

Tara. I didn't become a cop to chase fairy tales. But the reports of "paramilitary activity" in the mountains lead me straight to a roadblock manned by the most infuriating, impossibly large mountain man I've ever interrogated. Vance is hiding something—my instincts scream suspect, but my body screams something else entirely... moreTara. I didn't become a cop to chase fairy tales. But the reports of "paramilitary activity" in the mountains lead me straight to a roadblock manned by the most infuriating, impossibly large mountain man I've ever interrogated. Vance is hiding something—my instincts scream suspect, but my body screams something else entirely. When my own department turns against me and the truth in the mountains turns out to be wilder than any fairy tale, the only person I can trust is the man I should be arresting. Vance. I'm the muscle. That's it. I break things, I guard things, I don't do complicated. Then a five-foot-seven cop with a badge and a death wish drives straight into my patrol zone, demanding answers I can't give without exposing my entire clan. She's smart, she's relentless, and she smells like mate. Protecting her from the Syndicate is instinct. Protecting my heart from her? That's the fight I'm losing. Can a woman who lives by the law trust a man who makes his own rules? Join Tara and Vance in this steamy short story where the law meets danger in the wilderness for the Bears of Valor! less