Emery

I came to Bear Lake with one goal: rebrand this sleepy mountain town into the next viral destination. What I didn't expect was to clash with the ridiculously handsome mayor who's determined to keep his town exactly as it is. Beck Wilder is all mountain man charm and stubborn protection, and every time we touch, literal sparks fly between us. But when summer storms strand us together and I witness impossible things—glowing amber eyes, inhuman strength, dreams that feel too real—I start to wonder if Bear Lake's biggest secret isn't its untouched beauty, but the man who guards it so fiercely.

Beck

As mayor of Bear Lake and guardian of my bear shifter clan, I've spent my life protecting what matters most. Then Emery arrives with her corporate plans and city polish, threatening everything I've sworn to preserve. She's supposed to be the enemy, but my bear recognizes something in her that changes everything—she's my fated mate. With the Midsummer Surge making mate bonds impossible to ignore and magical storms revealing more than I should, I'm caught between my duty to keep our secrets and my desperate need to claim the woman who's turned my carefully controlled world upside down.

Can a small-town bear shifter and an ambitious city consultant find common ground when their worlds collide? Or will the magic of summer in Bear Lake be strong enough to transform them both?

Join Beck and Emery in this steamy first installment of Bear Lake Summer, where love blooms wild against the backdrop of mountain magic and fated mate bonds!