THE BEAR’S FOREVER MATE (Borealis Bears #3) by Vivian Arend

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 18, 2020

He’s got the perfect mate in mind, for five years from now…

The final title in a light-hearted shifter trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Vivian Arend.

Cooper Borealis is fully onboard with the concept of fated mates. Except mating the woman he wants—his tempting, complicated, human secretary—is not an option. Or not yet anyway. Still, he’ll keep the vow he made to his brothers, with a few loophole caveats, mating fever be damned. He’ll be with Amber Myawayan at the place and time of his choosing.

Amber has spent the past two years in the north looking for her missing brother—and falling in love with the big, growly polar bear at the helm of Borealis Gems. More than once, she’s caught him looking at her with hungry shifter eyes. But getting him to admit it? Ha! Luckily, mating fever is a thing, and she’s happy to cooperate as nature forces the issue to the forefront.

But when their mating bond is unexpectedly blocked, Amber and Cooper find themselves in a race against time. She needs to track down her brother while somehow proving she’s tough enough to be with her favourite bear. Cooper plans to protect her at all costs, even if it means secretly stifling his stubborn shifter side.

Somewhere in the wilderness they’ll find the answer…or lose their chance at forever.

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REVIEW: THE BEAR’S FOREVER MATE is the third instalment in Vivian Arend’s contemporary, adult BOREALIS BEARS erotic, paranormal romance series focusing on Borealis polar bear shifter brothers. This is eldest brother Cooper Borealis, and Amber Myawayan’s story line. THE BEAR’S FOREVER MATE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

SOME BACKGROUND: Patriarch Giles Borealis is hoping to hand over the reigns of Borealis Gems to his three grandsons but in an effort to help things along, Giles blackmails his heirs into finding mates, or lose control of Borealis Gems. James, Cooper and Alex have no intention of tying themselves down with one woman but the mating fever is about to take control.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Cooper and Amber) THE BEAR’S FOREVER MATE follows Cooper Borealis as he struggles with the approach of the mating fever. Believing Amber Myawayan is his fated mate Cooper wants to wait a few more years before tying himself down to one woman forever but Amber wants nothing to do with waiting for Cooper to make up his mind, and sets about to seduce the man with whom she is in love. The problem, Amber is human, and Cooper’s ‘bear’ struggles with Amber’s intentions, as she continues to search for her missing brother. What ensues is the friends to lover relationship between Amber and Cooper, as the bears and their mates go in search of Amber’s brother, and the potential fall-out as Cooper’s bear stalls in his attempts to make Amber their mate.

The relationship between Cooper and Amber has been building for a long time but Cooper has a five year plan before he settles down with his fated mate. Hiding away in a cabin the woods, Cooper is surprised when the woman in question arrives with plans of her own. The $ex scenes are passionate and seductive without the use of over the top sexually graphic, language and text.

All of the previous couples return including Alex and Lara, James and Kaylee, Giles and Laureen Borealis, as well as several shifters from various packs, towns, and shifter types.

THE BEAR’S FOREVER MATE is a story of family and friendships; acceptance and love. The premise is engaging, entertaining and fun; the romance is flirty and energetic; the characters are colorful and charismatic.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
The Bear’s Chosen Mate
The Bear’s Fated Mate

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy