{"id":15804,"date":"2016-09-13T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T14:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=15804"},"modified":"2016-08-31T20:44:16","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T01:44:16","slug":"review-the-bear-who-loved-me-by-kathy-lyons-launch-day-blitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=15804","title":{"rendered":"#review &#8211; The Bear Who Loved Me by Kathy Lyons Launch Day Blitz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/The-Bear-Who-Loved-Me-Launch-Day-Blitz.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16007\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/The-Bear-Who-Loved-Me-Launch-Day-Blitz.jpg?resize=300%2C103\" alt=\"The-Bear-Who-Loved-Me-Launch-Day-Blitz\" width=\"300\" height=\"103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/The-Bear-Who-Loved-Me-Launch-Day-Blitz.jpg?resize=300%2C103 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/The-Bear-Who-Loved-Me-Launch-Day-Blitz.jpg?resize=768%2C264 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/The-Bear-Who-Loved-Me-Launch-Day-Blitz.jpg?resize=1024%2C352 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/The-Bear-Who-Loved-Me-Launch-Day-Blitz.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/The-Bear-Who-Loved-Me-Launch-Day-Blitz.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Lyons_TheBearWhoLovedMe.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16008\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Lyons_TheBearWhoLovedMe.jpg?resize=197%2C300\" alt=\"Lyons_TheBearWhoLovedMe\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Lyons_TheBearWhoLovedMe.jpg?resize=197%2C300 197w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Lyons_TheBearWhoLovedMe.jpg?resize=768%2C1170 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Lyons_TheBearWhoLovedMe.jpg?resize=672%2C1024 672w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Lyons_TheBearWhoLovedMe.jpg?w=1575 1575w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Lyons_TheBearWhoLovedMe.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Lyons_TheBearWhoLovedMe.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a>&#8216;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ox-d8610dfe08-MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">HE BEAR WHO LOVED ME by Kathy Lyons (September 13, 2016; Forever Yours eBook; $1.99; Grizzlies Gone Wild Book 1)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ox-d8610dfe08-MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The first in a wild shifter series from USA TODAY bestselling author Kathy Lyons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ox-d8610dfe08-MsoNormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/synopsis.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6165\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/synopsis.png?resize=156%2C54\" alt=\"synopsis\" width=\"156\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ox-d8610dfe08-MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">WHEN AN ALPHA MEETS HIS MATCH . . .<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ox-d8610dfe08-MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Between singlehandedly running her bakery and raising her teenaged nephew, Becca Weitz thought she had a decent grip on &#8220;normal.&#8221; Then her nephew vanishes, and life as she&#8217;s known it changes forever. Local legends are true: bear shifters exist . . . and her nephew is part of their clan. As is Carl Carman, the sexy, larger-than-life man who has sworn to find her nephew-and the other young shifters who&#8217;ve gone missing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ox-d8610dfe08-MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">As the leader of his clan, Carl is surrounded by enemies. He&#8217;s learned the hard way that keeping a firm leash on his inner beast is key to survival, though his feelings for Becca test his legendary control. Then danger stalks too close, and Carl realizes he must unleash the raging, primal force within to protect everything he holds dear. But can Becca trust his grizzly side with her life-and her heart?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ox-d8610dfe08-MsoNormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Buy-Links.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6156\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Buy-Links.png?resize=158%2C45\" alt=\"Buy Links\" width=\"158\" height=\"45\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ox-d8610dfe08-MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Amazon: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2bjzePh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/amzn.to\/2bjzePh<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ox-d8610dfe08-MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Barnes &amp; Noble: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2blcLV8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/2blcLV8<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ox-d8610dfe08-MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Kobo: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2b9FPgz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/2b9FPgz<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ox-d8610dfe08-MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">iBooks: <a href=\"http:\/\/apple.co\/2aKH6XA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/apple.co\/2aKH6XA<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ox-d8610dfe08-MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Google: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2bjzKgf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/2bjzKgf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ox-d8610dfe08-MsoNormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/angies-review.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6154\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/angies-review.png?resize=230%2C50\" alt=\"angies review\" width=\"230\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I received this book from Netgalley for an honest review.<\/p>\n<p>This is my first book from this author but I gotta tell ya, it won\u2019t be my last.\u00a0 When I saw this book I jumped because I love shifter stories.\u00a0 I also loved that the shifters were bears\u2026..welll grizzlies to be more specific.\u00a0 It seems most are a cat shifters so I was excited to read the book.<\/p>\n<p>This book is about Theo who has been adopted by his aunt Becca.\u00a0 They don\u2019t know until Theo goes missing that he is part shifter.\u00a0 When Theo is kidnaped, his alpha\/Maximus\/Mr. Max\/Carl comes to talk to Becca about what makes him so special.\u00a0 Carl has been watching Theo his entire life for signs to see if he will be a shifter or stay human plus he has also watched Becca longingly from the side.<\/p>\n<p>When Carl shows up and essentially kidnaps *Snickers* Becca to his den.\u00a0 He needs her to be on board with the new life her son will be living plus he is having some not normal feelings for the brave and feisty human woman.<\/p>\n<p>I loved Theo\u2019s kidnapping story because it kept the action of the story flowing.\u00a0 I really enjoyed Carl and Becca trying to understand each other.\u00a0 She wants to understand these 2 parts of the man\u20261 human and 1 bear.\u00a0 He is so frustrated because she challenges his bear at every turn.\u00a0 However, he loves that challenge and wouldn\u2019t have his mate any other way.<\/p>\n<p>I am really looking forward to Mark\u2019s book.\u00a0 I liked his attitude and the way he hit on Becca just to get a reaction outta Carl\u2026lol\u00a0\u00a0 But the story I am dying for is Alan\u2019s.\u00a0 I really do hope he finds love and maybe even the woman he has feelings for???<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/about-the-author.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6153\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/about-the-author.png?resize=231%2C55\" alt=\"about the author\" width=\"231\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ox-d8610dfe08-MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Kathy Lyons is the wild, adventurous half of <i>USA TODAY<\/i> bestselling author Jade Lee. A lover of all things fantastical, Kathy spent much of her childhood in Narnia, Middle Earth, Amber, and Earthsea, just to name a few.\u00a0 There is nothing she adores more than turning an ordinary day into something magical, which is what happens all the time in her books. Winner of several industry awards including the Prism-Best of the Best, Romantic Times Reviewer&#8217;s Choice, and Fresh Fiction&#8217;s Steamiest Read, Kathy has published over fifty romance novels, and she&#8217;s just getting started. Check out her latest news at KathyLyons.com.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ox-d8610dfe08-MsoNormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/about-the-author.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6153\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/about-the-author.png?resize=231%2C55\" alt=\"about the author\" width=\"231\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ox-d8610dfe08-MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kathylyons.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.kathylyons.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ox-d8610dfe08-MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/JadeLeeAuthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.twitter.com\/JadeLeeAuthor<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ox-d8610dfe08-MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JadeLeeAuthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.facebook.com\/JadeLeeAuthor<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ox-d8610dfe08-MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"ox-d8610dfe08-MsoNormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TBR.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6166\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TBR.png?resize=113%2C51\" alt=\"TBR\" width=\"113\" height=\"51\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ox-d8610dfe08-MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Add <i>The Bear Who Loved Me<\/i> to your shelf on Goodreads: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2cf2n1W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/2cf2n1W<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ox-d8610dfe08-MsoNormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/trailer.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6173\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/trailer.png?resize=123%2C50\" alt=\"trailer\" width=\"123\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ox-d8610dfe08-MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Watch the trailer: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2cf2kD9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/2cf2kD9<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216; HE BEAR WHO LOVED ME by Kathy Lyons (September 13, 2016; Forever Yours eBook; $1.99; Grizzlies Gone Wild Book 1) The first in a wild shifter series from USA TODAY bestselling author Kathy Lyons. WHEN AN ALPHA MEETS HIS MATCH . . . 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