Protected Mate

Bestselling authors Candace Ayers and Kym Dillon bring you SHORT "lunchtime quickie" reads—condensed romances intended to be read in under 2 hours!

Welcome to Mystic Hollow where wildest dreams (trust me, they do get wild) come true.

I did it.
I packed my bags, said adios to city life, and left my troubled past behind for a little town tucked in the bosom of nowhere.
Why?
Oh, let's call it the need for a fresh start.
Or desperation. Yeah, we can call it desperation, that works.
Why else would a shy, introverted bookworm like me sign up for an arranged marriage?
Because any man is better than the jerk I left behind, that's why.
What I don't expect is Waylon—all six foot plus of smoldering eyes, sexy swagger, and cocky smile. And did I mention muscles?
Holy moly, the man is built like a brick s***house.
He surpasses my ex in every way.
You know, the ex who's in town to unalive me.

**This is a SHORT, feel-good, instalove-inspired, fated mates bear shifter romance.**

This book can be read as a standalone, but the series is best read in order.