An Alpha Bear for Lucian

Bruin Ridge Bear-Ginnings, Book 1

By: Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar

Narrated by: Tony Cross

Aspen didn’t know you could accidentally become Alpha of a Den, but that’s exactly what he just did.

Alpha bear shifter Aspen was ready to begin his new life in the big city. He has a job lined up, a lease signed, and his truck packed. All he has left is to get there. Too bad that’s easier said than done, because his truck picked the middle of nowhere to break down—alongside a bear den’s land of all places. When Aspen seeks permission to spend the night, he plans to keep his head down and just mind his own business and he does, until he hears the scream that changes everything.

Omega bear shifter Lucian hates his den. No, that isn’t fair. It isn’t the den he hates as much as the leadership. When the Alpha he had most of his life died, he crossed his fingers the new one would bring their den into this century. He didn’t—the new Alpha is not only old-school, but also cruel. When rumors of an alpha bear seeking refuge until his truck is repaired reach him, Lucien forms a plan. If he can convince the shifter to take him when he leaves, he can escape this horrible life.

Sneaking out to find the new bear sounded like a great idea, until Lucian gets caught. His den Alpha is a strike first kind of guy, and strike he does. Lucien knows better than to scream, as it only makes the punishments worse, but scream he does, the pain too much to hold inside. A flurry of fur and teeth, a dead Alpha, and the scenting of his fated mate leaves the visiting shifter as their new Alpha.

So much for best laid plans.

©2022 Lorelei M. Hart & Colbie Dunbar (P)2023 Lorelei M. Hart & Colbie Dunbar

Simple Sweet Story

I like how one person said “work safe”. This was def work safe. The beginning was super scary and my hear just broke when Lucian said “I’m sorry mate” before even meeting Aspen. But fear not, Aspen is here!

Lucian is an oppressed Omega longing to escape his cult/den. Aspen is a “city bear” who breaks down on the wrong place at the right time.

This is a dated mate story. It’s also a nice story about dragging a isolated cult into society and the 21st century.

Aspen and Lucian make a great team. And they couldn’t make the improvements they want without each other.

The story was simple and nice. The drama was a bit predictable… but it’s not Shakespeare, it’s a fated mate bear shifting MPREG book.

I listened to this book on Audible. Tony Cross did great. The accents were fun.

Ok listen

I enjoyed the story. It was very safe for work. While this author is not new to me, the narrator was. He did a pretty good job. It took awhile for me to get used to his style since I had just finished binging another series that was quite long with one of my favorite narrators. If you listen to as many audiobooks as I do, you will understand that listening to a different narrator after listening to a very familiar one for so long can be a little jarring. At any rate, this was a good listen and I will be happy to listen to other books he has narrated. As for the author(s). I'm familiar with their work and they are on my 'buy without reading the summary' list.