Bearly Sassy by Krista Ames

Mackenna Scott, Mack for short, ran a bar in her tiny hometown. It was the one place she coveted more than anything else because it was the only thing left of her parents. She’d inherited the Bear’s Den and made her home there, in the space above. It was her way of hiding from the world. Her kind wasn’t as widely accepted as she would like. That didn’t mean she didn’t speak her mind anytime she needed to. She was a strong bear and could more than take care of herself, better than any man too. She’d gotten quite good at fending off the paws of every scoundrel who entered the den.

Damon Bailey was an odd sort of loner, just passing through from one town to the next, not really sure what he’d been searching for. Maybe a new place to call home, one where there was no drama or complication. A town where bears or any other shifters were welcome to live in peace. He’d lived in the shelter of his extended family for far too long. Staying in hiding wasn’t any way to live, at least for him.

Upon the recommendation of a wise, friendly older couple from Blue Creek, it was no accident that Damon found the Bear’s Den in the neighboring town, but could it also be fate? Even if neither he or Mack admitted it, would their alliance prove to be just what they both needed to fulfill their solitary lives together living sassy ever after?