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What A Bear Wants (2013)

by Nikki Winter(Favorite Author)

4.2 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Mocha Memoirs Press, LLC

review 1: (Digital & 3.75 Stars Really)Fallon Winter (wolf shifter), has made a success of her clan and her clan's vacation resort for shifters. Ransom McKenna (bear shifter), ruthless businessman doesn't like being unseated from the number one spot for vacationing shifters offers to buy her resort. Fallon is having none of it and resists the gifts Ransom sends along with his offers. Giving in to the teasing of her best friend, Cree, Fallon extends an invitation to Ransom to come and enjoy the resort as she listens to his latest proposal face to face. Ransom has been teased mercilessly by his brother, Maddox, that his interest isn't so much in the resort but in Fallon herself. Meanwhile the neighboring red wolf clan's alpha family, the Jericho brothers, is torn about wresting the la... morend from Fallon's control and bringing it back within their family control - no matter that it was lost to the Winter's family generations ago.From the moment Fallon and Ransom meet, he is determined that she be his mate and she is rather attracted to the cocky and arrogant grizzly. As Fallon and Ransom's romance progresses, Cree resists Maddox' attempts at anything, while the Jericho brothers internal issues escalate over attacking Fallon's clan.The synopsis for this read held quite the appeal for me. Strong alpha female, bear shifters, interspecies/interracial romance and did I say bear shifters?!?! The primary and secondary characters were fairly well fleshed out and the snarky dialogue was both amusing and cute more often than not. Fallon bordered on obnoxious in her quest to be all alpha, all the time, while Ransom had charm to spare. Fallon's clan and Maddox were all quite personable and fit well in their roles as wel. I really liked the idea of a shifter resort which could be a great setting if this turned out to be a series with this read as the origin story. The storyline was interesting enough with good possibilities for additional tie-ins. Somehow the flow of the story got lost and left the transitions feeling choppy. I'd read another entry for this series because I think that issue could be taken care of with more familiarity.
review 2: Seriously, seriously hilarious characters with some of the best banter I've read in ages. Not a complex tale for certain, just a straightforward romance approached from the humorous side. I imagine that can be a dangerous tactic for an author, because I've personally only read a few who could sustain the level throughout a book before it became trite. I imagine author Nikki Winter modeled heroine Fallon and/or BFF Cree after herself, because it was just way too natural a dialogue that permeated this book. Strong females for sure, but with a perfectly acceptable gooey, girly centre. Ransom and his "big, magical bear co--", can star in my Alpha fantasies anytime he wants to, and I WILL provide beaucoup de honey! The supporting cast were all gems of equal humour-stature, but also characters and friends to be respected as individual characters. Maddox and Cree deserve stories as do Anoki, Makya and hold the presses: Brody! Bottom line: a good laugh worth 5 stars for that alone, a welcome change in being so, and while not a particularly deep story, definitely a feel-good one. And don't we all just need a story to make us feel good once in a while? Bottom, bottom line: A hearty recommend, and expect to file in your re-read pile. With honey... less

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