Bayou Bear Chronicles Series by Lila Felix

"Felix out did herself with her first paranormal. The characters were likable and intriguing, the males were protective and dominant but not obnoxious and her lead female was truly an enjoyable character. She got it right, and there is nothing better when you finish a book and want to start it right back over because it was just that good. If that's your cup of tea then you need to read Burden by Lila Felix." Quinn Loftis, USA Today Bestselling Author of The Grey Wolves Series... more"Felix out did herself with her first paranormal. The characters were likable and intriguing, the males were protective and dominant but not obnoxious and her lead female was truly an enjoyable character. She got it right, and there is nothing better when you finish a book and want to start it right back over because it was just that good. If that's your cup of tea then you need to read Burden by Lila Felix." Quinn Loftis, USA Today Bestselling Author of The Grey Wolves Series. In the depths of the Louisiana swamps, clans of bear shifters roam freely. Hawke Turnclaw, the Alpha over all of his kind, is drowning in the legacy left to him by the Alpha before him, his own father. When he goes on a rescue mission to save a rogue Black bear from the clutches of a Grizzly clan, he finds more than just a Black bear, he finds his mate. Echo has always been told she's an anomaly, a fluke. She's the only bear of her kind and that makes her a hindrance to her clan. She's tried to run away, but they keep her tethered through guilt and a shock collar around her neck. And then someone shows up claiming he's her mate. Now belonging to a new clan, will she ever be able to understand that she's so much more than just a burden? less

Determined to be the best Beta he can, Rev has made sure to keep his distance from Martha, the female he knows to be his mate. He’s not sure he even knows how to be a decent mate to her.All that changes when the Alpha and the Coeur conspire to make sure that Martha and Rev both face what they’ve known to be true for so long.One look is all it takes, but there is so much more to being a mated couple than facing the claim... moreDetermined to be the best Beta he can, Rev has made sure to keep his distance from Martha, the female he knows to be his mate. He’s not sure he even knows how to be a decent mate to her.All that changes when the Alpha and the Coeur conspire to make sure that Martha and Rev both face what they’ve known to be true for so long.One look is all it takes, but there is so much more to being a mated couple than facing the claim.Martha is not ready to give up anything in her life, not even to make room for him.Rev is ready, but only as long as his female bends her life to fit into his.Pushing and pulling, each one will have to decide which is more important—the life they’ve built, or the one they could have together. less

Tarrow Rivers is determined to wait on his mate, he scents her in the swamps, can see her in the trees, but he knows she's not ready to meet him. Yet fate has other plans. Dahlia Branch has been groomed for an independent life since birth. Clans are something she's always been warned against. She knew she would never be a part of one...until she finds Tarrow, who is not only a loyal clan member but one of their Betas.

I don't let my bear out. She's a menace. The last time I did, I was kicked out of my foster home and placed in a group home. Then I met Pine. He belongs to a clan. He changes to his animal at will. He tells me I'm his-that he and I are mates. But that can't be. Things like this don't happen to girls like me. I've never been told I was loved. No one has ever wanted me around before. Maybe I've finally found a place to call home--with Pine... moreI don't let my bear out. She's a menace. The last time I did, I was kicked out of my foster home and placed in a group home. Then I met Pine. He belongs to a clan. He changes to his animal at will. He tells me I'm his-that he and I are mates. But that can't be. Things like this don't happen to girls like me. I've never been told I was loved. No one has ever wanted me around before. Maybe I've finally found a place to call home--with Pine. The Bayou Bear books are upper YA/New Adult Shifter Romances based in Louisiana where hot bear shifters are always on the lookout for their mates. less