Bear in a Bookshop by Zoe Chant
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
Book Description:
He's all wrong for her.
So why do his arms feel so right?
When shy bookworm Melody daydreamed about her perfect man, "must love books" topped the list. She never dreamed of someone like Gunnar blowing into her neatly alphabetized and indexed world to turn it upside down. Finding out that her one true mate is an ex-con with a grade school education must be fate's idea of a cruel joke. Never mind that his kisses make her swoon and his touch turns her traitorous knees to jelly ...
Sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit, Gunnar is six and a half feet of gruff, dyslexic, tattooed bear shifter ex-con hiding a gentle heart. He knows he could be the man Melody deserves, if only she'll let him unleash the passionate woman hidden underneath her sexy librarian cardigans.
But with danger from both their pasts closing in fast, Gunnar is running out of time to prove to Melody that a good girl and a guy from the wrong side of the tracks just might be able to write their own happy ending.
A sweet and funny paranormal romance building to a thrilling climax, #3 in the Bodyguard Shifters series. All books in the series are standalones with a guaranteed HEA, and can be read in any order.
So why do his arms feel so right?
When shy bookworm Melody daydreamed about her perfect man, "must love books" topped the list. She never dreamed of someone like Gunnar blowing into her neatly alphabetized and indexed world to turn it upside down. Finding out that her one true mate is an ex-con with a grade school education must be fate's idea of a cruel joke. Never mind that his kisses make her swoon and his touch turns her traitorous knees to jelly ...
Sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit, Gunnar is six and a half feet of gruff, dyslexic, tattooed bear shifter ex-con hiding a gentle heart. He knows he could be the man Melody deserves, if only she'll let him unleash the passionate woman hidden underneath her sexy librarian cardigans.
But with danger from both their pasts closing in fast, Gunnar is running out of time to prove to Melody that a good girl and a guy from the wrong side of the tracks just might be able to write their own happy ending.
A sweet and funny paranormal romance building to a thrilling climax, #3 in the Bodyguard Shifters series. All books in the series are standalones with a guaranteed HEA, and can be read in any order.
THERE WILL BE SPOILERS BECAUSE THIS BOOK IRRITATED ME. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.
I'm the first to admit that shifter aren't always my favorite, but occasionally I just get in the mood for a good shifter book. So when I found this one, I thought, it sounds great! *facepalm, now I sound like Tony the Tiger...but I digress*
I figured, bookish heroine, rough hero with a past and a secret love of books, this will be great!
Alas, it was not great.
I was disappointed that even though Melody "knew his soul" as soon as they made eye contact, she judged him based on his past and immediately sought out a way to break their mate bond. Even though all she wanted in life was to find her mate, her immediate response was to find a way to break the bond. And the poor guy already felt like he wasn't good enough, not just for her but for books. And Melody was seeking to rid herself of him.
I just had so many problems with that. Even as she got to know him beyond first glance/meeting of souls (or whatever you want to call it)....she knew he wasn't as bad as people believed. Yet she hung onto her easy out. It just frustrated me.
And of course, she ends up almost killing herself in the process, and he feels responsible and unworthy.
This book had so much potential but it fell short for me.
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