Fated Midlife Christmas

Shifter Nation: Enchanted Over Forty

A healer who gave up on love.
A polar bear sworn to duty.
And the Christmas magic they never saw coming.

I thought I’d be spending another Christmas without a mate,
But one look into Lars Olsen’s eyes beneath the mistletoe
Tells my bear, at forty, she’s finally found her other half.
The problem?
This rugged polar bear shifter lives in Norway,
Guarding an energy node that keeps the world spinning.
When Salem’s energy lines begin to fail, Lars agrees to help,
Uncovering secrets that run darker than winter nights.
Working beside him enhances my healing magic—
But awakens wounds I have yet to heal in my own heart.
My bear wants him.
My heart fears losing him.
Is a Christmas miracle enough to rewrite fate itself?

Steamy shifter love scenes and a HEA inside! No cheating or cliffhanger in this standalone romance. Listeners 18+.

©2025 Meg Ripley (P)2026 Meg Ripley

Shifters

Such a great Christmas love story. Even with the old witch spirit coming back and they worked together to cast her back to the afterlife. The narrator was great.

Lars and Salem

The fourth book in the Enchanted Over Forty and found it to be another engaging installment in the series.This Christmas story, featuring Lars Olsen, a polar bear shifter, and Salem, a healer, is exceptionally well-written with a compelling storyline and memorable characters. I was particularly pleased with the happy ending and thoroughly enjoyed DC Cole’s narration.

loved it

D.c. Cole does a wondeful job with his narration with this audiobook. His speech is clear, he add accents when needed, he has a different tone and speech pattern for each charter. It's always a delight to listen to his narration. Meg Ripley stories are wonderful to read and listen too.
I love midlife romances add in the Christmas season and i couldn't put this book down. This one features a polar bear shifter and a wereshifter. A small town, fated mates, Christmas holiday, action and adventure, steamy and HEA.

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Lar and Amanda

I really enjoy listening to the books in this series; the narration by D C Cole brings all the characters to life. This story is packed full of family and friendships. The storyline is about loyalty, romance and love. I love leaving reality behind and being immersed in these books.

It's about Lar and Amanda, bear shifters who are fated to be together, but she's not initially ready to take the plunge and commit to a future with Lar. Lar's a strong and loving Polar bear who adores Amanda and wants nothing more than to be with her, so his family comes to his aid so that he can go to her and convince her to be with him.

He's prepared to do anything to win her, even if it means putting her wants above his own. I have no hesitation in recommending this book to fans of shifter romance stories.

It's a cute and fun story that managed to surprise me.

Lars and Amanda

This is a fantastic audiobook. I was hooked from the first chapter to the last. It is a paranormal romance with lots of action and steam. Lars and Amanda have a huge job with others righting lay lines and stopping a rogue witch. Now they know they are fated mates, but live on different continents. This is a wonderful story with a perfect happy ending. The narration is great, and I enjoyed listening.

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