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Return to Bearpaw Ridge with this heartwarming collection of small-town shifter books! As the years go by, the next generation of shifters prepare to meet and fight for their fated mates.

Together in one collection for the first time - the first six books in the popular Bearpaw Ridge Firefighters series! Meet the Swanson brothers: five alpha-male bear-shifters who help protect their small, close-knit community as volunteer firefighters. Dane, Mark, Evan, Thor, and Ash are heroes looking for their fated mates, but the road to their happily ever after is filled with peril and adventure.

This bundled set of novels and short stories features all of your favorite kinds of shifters - bears, wolves, sabertooth cats, and more - along with the blazing love stories and small-town charm that you've come to expect.

The Rocky Mountain Smokejumpers are an elite, all-shifter firefighter team with a taste for danger. When the odds look hopeless, these rugged shifters parachute into the untamed wilderness to conquer out-of-control wildfires. One by one, each member of the team must fight to claim their fated mates and protect them from peril.

When pastry chef Annabeth Jones goes on the run from her abusive fiance, the small town of Bearpaw Ridge offers her a safe haven. Nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, with friendly neighbors and a bakery/cafe that needs a new owner, it's the perfect place for her to start over. Firefighter and bear shifter Dane Swanson knows at once that kind, curvy Annabeth is his fated mate. She's also human, in a world where shifters must keep their existence secret.

Fall in love with the Swansons - hot firefighters protecting their fated mates. This boxed set contains three full-length stand-alone Bearpaw Ridge Firefighters novels plus three never-before-published Bearpaw Ridge stories. The set includes: "A Wedding to Remember," featuring Ash and Nika, Smoke, featuring Tyler and Mary, Blaze, featuring Dimitri and Damaris, "Sophie's Christmas Present", featuring Sophie and Matt, Ember, featuring Margaret and Daniel, and "Christmas in July", featuring Hannah and Sam.

Her big, close-knit family and her hometown mean everything to bear shifter Hannah Swanson. As a devastating wildfire threatens Bearpaw Ridge, she meets and falls for a handsome firefighter who's traveled all the way from Australia to help save the town. But becoming his mate would mean making a new start halfway around the world, leaving everything and everyone Hannah loves.

The biggest story of her life could be her last...unless her mate can save her. Fanged peril Curvy journalist Caitlyn Roberts can’t believe her eyes. She and her boss at a popular paranormal investigations website have just received shocking footage of a local businessman turning into a giant beast! Things go bad in a hurry when the subject of the investigation decides to destroy the evidence...and her.

Successful entrepreneur and jaguar shifter Maggie Ornelas is fearless and fiercely independent. She's spent her life successfully dodging her family's matchmaking efforts...until her heroism during a harrowing rescue from a raging forest fire makes the national news and draws unwelcome attention from her clan elders. Ambushed by her parents and the clan matriarch at the grand opening of her newest top-tier bakery in Denver, Maggie's handed an ultimatum....

When smokejumper Carl Jensen’s parachute accident leaves him with a badly-hurt leg, he's forced to take shelter on a remote mountain ranch. The ranch's owner, a lush, curvy woman, intrigues him. He’d like nothing more than to keep her warm through the cold nights. Too bad Michelle wants nothing to do with him. Maybe that’s because she saw him shift from wolf to human. Or maybe because she guards a fragile heart.

Firefighter Tyler Swanson can't believe his luck when he rescues someone from a burning home...and it's his old flame Mary Jacobsen. Then the heat between them ignites into a blaze and they realize that they're fated mates. Tyler offers to rebuild her house, determined to make a real home for himself, too.

Bear shifter Evan Swanson loves curvy women...but not commitment. When he rescues a woman and her infant niece from a hotel fire, he’s shocked to realize she’s his fated mate. Not only is she his bear’s wet dream, she’s the first woman who’s ever turned him down for a date. Steffi Tristan has been caring for baby Olivia since her sister and brother-in-law disappeared. When her niece turns into a bear cub before her eyes, Steffi knows it’s time to get help. Evan’s the most attractive man she’s ever met, but Steffi's spent a lifetime in her beautiful sister’s shadow.

Bear shifter Margaret Einarsson Swanson never thought that love would find her again after her mate Ryan was killed. The curvy widow has spent years raising her children and running the Grizzly Creek Ranch's bed-and-breakfast operation. Then professional chef Daniel Langlais shows up seeking sanctuary at the ranch. He's wounded, on the run with his young nephew, and big trouble is hot on his heels. Margaret knows that falling for this devastatingly attractive silver-haired sabertooth shifter will make all hell break loose within the Swanson family.

When bear shifter Dimitri Medved headed west to the wilds of Bearpaw Ridge, he traded his Armani business suit for the helmet and ax of a volunteer firefighter. After his first rescue, this protective alpha male knew he'd found his true calling, and his true home. All he lacks now is his mate. When he stops to help a woman stranded with her young daughter on the outskirts of town, he’s struck hard by Cupid's arrow.

Bear shifter Ash Swanson is at the top of his game. Thanks to the wildly successful gaming company he founded, he's well on his way to becoming a multi-millionaire. In his free time, Ash serves as a volunteer firefighter for the tightly-knit community of Bearpaw Ridge. Powerful and fearless, Ash’s daring rescues have saved dozens of people. As the town hero, he leads an almost-perfect life. Only two things are missing: his bear and his mate. He’s never actually shifted. Ever.

Bear shifter Elle Swanson’s no stranger to heartbreak. She’s been widowed for many years. A second chance at romance? She’s not holding her breath. But at the most unexpected moment, love comes walking in. At a family wedding, she’s swept into the arms of tall cowboy Justin Long. Between his smoldering good looks and seductive caresses, she’s falling hard. Except for one big problem. Justin’s a sabertooth shifter. Elle knows they’re pure trouble.

Thor Swanson is a bear shifter with a taste for danger. He's also a firefighter who's part of an elite smokejumper team. When a parachuting accident leaves him badly injured, he knows he can't go to a hospital. Unfortunately, he can't remember much else. All he knows is that the beautiful woman nursing him back to health is his. He'll protect her with his life.

Cougar-shifter and single dad Lucas is an undercover game warden, hunting down wildlife poachers. After a painful divorce, he's stopped believing in love. Besides, fated mates are just a shifter fairy tale, right? Everything changes when he meets Malia, a feisty wolf-shifter girl. But she's the sheriff’s daughter, and he's currently undercover as a dirtbag poacher in a high-stakes investigation. He can't come clean with her...not without blowing his cover. Even worse, his cougar has roared to life, determined to claim her. Now he's torn between honor, duty, and his primal needs.

Bear shifter Kayla Swanson is trapped. While firefighting a wildfire in New Mexico, she makes a grave mistake and the flames are getting close. Lucky for her a tall, ruggedly handsome shifter comes to her aid. The fire may have been extinguished but their passion sparks a heated encounter. A mating bond takes them both by surprise, and a surprise baby is on the way. One problem: this shifter happens to be a disgraced police officer and convicted felon. A mating bond means forever, but what if forever doesn't work out?

After being rescued in the middle of a blizzard by sexy and grumpy shapeshifter loner Isaac "Ice" Peters, injured wildlife biologist Holly finds herself trapped in his cabin until the storm ends.