by Marie Fraser
“Today?” Byron asked, a little surprised.
“If it suits,” Celine smiled. “I can understand if it doesn’t fit your schedule, I just thought- “
“No,” Byron said quickly. “Let me see if Jess wants to swap fishing for hiking today and if so, I can certainly take you out on the lake.”
“That would be marvelous.”
Jess was more than happy to trade duties with Byron and a little after two in the afternoon, he set out in a canoe with Celine happily chattering away. As everyone found their preferred spot, Byron officially opened their fishing tour and lines were cast into the water with the hopes of catching something worthy of a picture on the main cabin wall.
Celine, it turned out, was a complete novice at fishing. Byron did her cast the first two times, but when she wouldn’t leave it in the water long enough for anything to take an interest in her bait, he gave up and let her figure it out. “So, you do it like this, right?”
“Sort of,” Byron smiled, turning her hands around so she wouldn’t throw her pole in the water.
She tried several times to get the cast right sitting, until she decided that standing would give her a better chance of making the perfect cast. She reached down and pushed off her bench seat, making the canoe rock a little. “Easy,” Byron said, holding the sides of the canoe. “Remember to spread your feet apart.”
“I got it,” Celine said, confidence oozing from her voice.
Byron sat back and watched, amused at the concentration on his woman’s face. She was a fierce one for sure. She bent her elbow and leaned back just a little with her pole to have enough momentum. Then she swept her arm forward, but as she did, she forgot to press the line release button on her pole and the pole jerked violently in her hand. Her balance skittered as she shifted her feet to catch her wayward body.
Byron watched in slow motion as Celine’s hips tilted with the slide of her feet and the next sound he heard was her scream as she pitched over the side of the canoe, splashing loudly into the water. She came up easily enough, but Byron could tell she was a little disoriented. Reaching out with his long arms, he centered his body on the canoe and simply fished her out of the water. Her pole was lost to the briny blue, but Celine was alright, except maybe for a dent in her pride.
“You’re the best thing I’ve ever caught in this lake,” he said, taking her chin in his hand and kissing her soundly.
“I suck at fishing,” she sighed.
“No,” Byron admonished. “You just need some land practice before we try it on a boat again.”
“If you say so, captain,” she said, giving him a mock salute.
After they headed in and Celine was able to shower and find new clothes, Byron asked her to join him on a picnic. She readily agreed, happy that he’d chosen the alcove clearing where everything had almost turned upside down on them.
As they munched on fruit and fresh Danishes, a personal indulgence for Celine, Byron mentioned, “I have something for you,” Byron said. Bringing his hand out of his pocket, Byron held in his palm a beautiful marquis cut diamond ring surrounded by small, intricately set garnet stones.
“Byron,” Celine whispered. “My birthday is in January. This is my birthstone.”
“Of course, it is,” he grinned. “You were always meant to be mine. And I’m not letting you go so you’ll have to get used to it.”
“Only if you promise to catch me every time I fall into the lake.”
“I’ll be there to catch you no matter where you fall,” Byron said, pressing a warm kiss to Celine’s lips. “Always. But that only works if you actually agree to marry me.”
“I wouldn’t have taken the ring if I was planning on turning you down.”
“Then I guess we better figure out how to turn this place into a wedding venue, huh?”
“I’ve got some ideas on that,” Celine smiled.
“Oh, I bet you do,” Byron laughed. As the afternoon waned on, Celine settled into the idea of life at Bear Lake. It wasn’t what she had expected when she’d booked her vacation there with three close friends. But it had turned out to be everything she’d ever dreamed of. Her journal entry for that night went something like this: Be careful what you fish for, because you just might get it.
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Dash: A Paranormal Reindeer Shifter Romance (Rayne Deare Dating Agency Book 1)
As one of the two reindeer closest to Mr. Claus when Christmas Eve comes, Dasher is charged with keeping the other eight reindeer calm until takeoff. Serene by nature, he’s just as cool and collected in his everyday life as he is during the holiday season, except for a few, very obvious changes.
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Can Dasher convince Ashley that dating a shifter is worth the risk? Will Ashley be able to see past Dasher’s job description and peculiar December issues to see the man he is inside? Only time will tell when Dasher takes the reins.
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All I Want For Christmas is You
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Kris Kringle is just your average college co-ed, until one wintery night in December when his whole life changes. Called into the gift giving industry, Kris is suddenly transformed into a jolly old soul and soon he’s on the lookout for who’s been naughty and who’s been nice.
When Kris meets Sarah, he’s immediately smitten and more than ready to make her a permanent fixture in his life, but will Sarah be quite as eager to walk down the aisle?
Come inside and enjoy all the warmth of the Christmas season with this prequel to the Rayne Deer Dating Agency book series with All I want for Christmas, Is You!
Bear Lake Series:
Careful What You Fish For: A Bear Lake Paranormal Romance
Now We're Cooking: Kevin (Bear Lake Book 2)
Kevin Durant is a former armed services member who has a flare for cooking and loves anything that sparks his creative juices. Along with his two friends, also former soldiers, he purchased a rustic and nature-filled getaway that’s turned into a nice and prospering business. His biggest issue is that he’s so busy in the kitchen that he rarely sees anyone other than his friends.
When Kevin begins to offer cooking classes as part of the whole vacation getaway package, he’s hesitant to think anyone’s going to want to be indoors when the outdoors has so much more to offer; at least until he meets Rebecca Cross.
Rebecca Cross is pretty straight-lac
ed. Making her living as a librarian and resource officer at an elementary school near her home, she has very little time for frivolity. During a class field trip to Bear Lake, Rebecca attempts a cooking class that some of the fifth graders are taking and immediately feels the heat when Kevin Durant steps into the kitchen.
Can Rebecca put aside their differences so her children won’t walk away disappointed? Can Kevin teach Rebecca that there’s more to life than books and work?
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Wolves of Wisconsin Series:
Running Wild (Wolves of Wisconsin Book 1)
Aiyana is a free bird, figuratively of course. In reality, Aiyana is an Omega, she is the female wolf in the Arikara Clan, sworn to protect them with her pack. She lives a peaceful and tranquil life, working as a receptionist for the Bear Lake Cabins. She doesn’t want much in life, she has everything she could’ve ever asked for. Except a soul mate, which is something she dreads ever running into.
When a hunting accident lands Aiyana in the hospital, she must come to terms with two things:
A stranger has labeled her his wife. The stranger happens to be her soul mate.
When love and duty clashes, Aiyana must make decisions that inevitably will cost her, her mental peace.
Can she find a way to make things work? Will the troubles at home increase because of her absence? Or has love entered her life as an antidote?
Each chapter filled with fun and mystery, the Running Wild is the upcoming paranormal saga of the Wolves of Wisconsin werewolf series.
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Wild Tinder Series
Alex (Wild Tinder Book 1)
Alex Hernandez has been a hotshot firefighter for five years. He spends the majority of his time with his crew and when he’s not fighting fires, he’s trying to convince himself that getting involved with a crew member is a bad idea. As a wolf, he follows his instincts in every situation. But as a man, following his instincts could cost him his job, or worse.
Ava Schoenguard is barely past her rookie season and much to the amazement of just about everyone she’s survived. Not just that, she’s thriving as a hotshot. She’s smart, capable and after a solid six months under her belt, she’s back for another round of relentless work.
Ava is like every other woman, with needs and wants that don’t necessarily coincide with her current lifestyle. She knows the rules of fight fires with her crew and rule number one, even if it’s unspoken, is that you don’t get involved romantically with anyone on your crew. If only she could get her head and her heart on the same page.
Can Ava and Alex have anything beyond the fire line or will they have to give up the jobs they love for any sort of personal life? When Alex and Ava both discover the other is a shifter, will it bring them closer together, or tear them apart for good?
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Steve Coming 7/1/2019
Leon Coming 9/1/2019
Rafe- Coming 11/1/2019
Finn Coming 1/1/2020
Jasper Coming 3/1/2020
Bear Guard Series:
Ajax
Ajax Stevenson isn’t your average man. Oh, he’s cute on a smoking hot level, likes women of any variety and enjoys a night out with the guys; but he’s got an ace card almost no one knows about. Tasked with Protecting the North Pole and all its inhabitants, Ajax feels penned in. With only a day off here or there, he doesn’t have the opportunity to meet anyone he doesn’t already know and that presents a problem for a man who’s interested in settling down.
Ethereal Gibson (fiery red hair, feisty but unsure of herself. Blue eyes the color of glacial water, a small scar near her eyebrow. Nose ring) is your average woman, except that she lives in the North Pole. Well, sort of. She also has a nice condo in the tippy-top portion of Canada, but she sublets it often as she’s almost never there. She tries to convince herself that her reasons for staying at work all the time are natural, but her head keeps reminding her differently.
Ethereal knows exactly why she spends ninety percent of her time at work, even if the boneheaded imbecile doesn’t. Guided more by her heart than her head, Ethereal is just as stuck as Ajax, except for a slight difference; she knows who she wants to be with.
Can Ethereal show Ajax that sometimes you don’t have to look afar to find what’s right in front of your nose? Will a threat to the North Pole and Ethereal in particular show Ajax that what he wants was there for him all along?
Brandon (coming 4/1/2019)
Chaz (coming 6/1/2019)
Drew and Ethan (coming 8/1/2019)
Call of the Deep
Escaping the Deep to look for help, Aislinn finds Kian, a mere mortal to help her. After her lost love returns to kidnap her, Kian braces himself to go to her rescue, to a land he knows literally nothing about. Faith, Love and Pixie Dust – will they combine to save the day? The Call of the Deep leaks into the mortal world and they need to work together to eliminate evil.
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