Bear's Midlife Bridesmaid

Shifter Nation: Destined Over Forty

By: Meg Ripley

Narrated by: D.C. Cole

I didn’t catch the bouquet, but at forty, I caught something better—
My fated mate.

When my childhood best friend asked me to be her bridesmaid,
I didn’t realize that meant spending a week on a yacht
With her obnoxious, conceited new friends.
Sounds like a trip from hell for a 40-year-old shifter witch—
Until my inner bobcat zeroes in on her mate on board.
The captain just so happens to be a bear shifter,
And when primal need draws us closer,
I end up getting a private tour of the captain’s quarters.
When the wedding’s suddenly called off at the altar,
The cruise is cut short,
But Jace asks me to spend the week at his place.
The more I get to know him, the deeper I fall for him.
Too bad I’ve always wanted to have kids,
And Jace is done raising his.
But that’s nothing compared to the storm brewing ahead.
When a dark witch from my past wants revenge,
I’m forced to use all the magic I can muster to save myself—
And the new life growing in my belly.

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

©2024 Meg Ripley (P)2025 Meg Ripley

Bridesmaid

Loved the narration of D.C. Cole

At the age of 40 bobcat shifter Erin has never found her mate. Erin is a bridesmaid for a friend on a yacht. At the last minute Jace, steps in and is the captain of the yacht, when his friend who has fallen ill. Let’s say when these two meet, the chemistry is strong. But with a witch out for revenge. These Jace must keep his mate safe. This book is full of romance, fated mates, steamy, witches, magic and great characters.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

I Enjoyed It

I really enjoyed this book. I liked the setting, and you can really feel the divide between the rich snobby wedding guests and Erin and Jace. The two of them had great chemistry- even if their first meeting was completely mortifying for Erin. (Omg I probably would have flung myself overboard!) A bobcat shifter and a bear falling in love. The story had drama, suspense, and danger.

D.C. Cole did another great job bringing Meg Ripley's characters to life.

Overall: 4 stars
Performance: 4 stars
Story: 4 stars

Fated Mates Over Forty

Jace and Erin have awesome chemistry. Jace is the yacht captain who just happens to be a sexy alpha bear shifter. Erin is on the yacht attending one her friend’s wedding and she really doesn’t want to be there. When Erin and Jace meet Jace knows that Erin is his fated mate.

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Enjoyable

The relationship between Jace and Erin
has a lot going on with the drama suspense
danger twists and turns and romance.
The narrator D.C. Cole has done a great
job of bring the book alive.

Jace and Erin

A well written story with a very good storyline the series gets better with each new book. Jace and Erin's story has drama, danger, suspense, twists, turns and romance. I enjoyed listening to D.C. Cole narrate their story.