Befriending the Bear

Forestville Silver Foxes, Book 6

By: Nora Phoenix

Narrated by: Michael Dean

Some fires you fight, some you let burn. With Calloway, all I want to do is feed the flames.

After thirty years as a firefighter and smokejumper, I’ve been forced into retirement by my injuries. Settling in Forestville was an easy decision, but what comes next? I have no clue who I am outside of my job.

When I meet Calloway, I recognize a kindred spirit. He’s hurting too, though for very different reasons. I wanna hug him, help him, hold him…and kiss the living daylights out of him because, god, he’s gorgeous.

But Calloway has created firebreaks around himself that are a bigger challenge than any burn I’ve ever faced. It’s gonna take time to convince him I’ll be a good friend…and an even better lover.

I've jumped out of planes into thousand-acre fires. Falling for Calloway? That's the scariest thing I've ever done. And I'm doing it without a parachute.

Befriending the Bear is a slow-burn, friends-to-lovers MM romance between two older guys who find comfort with each other. This gay romance novel is the sixth book in the Forestville Silver Foxes series, a contemporary small town MM romance series featuring hot silver foxes and the men who fall in love with them. Each book can be listened to as a standalone.

©2025 Nora Phoenix (P)2025 Nora Phoenix

Amazing

The most intimate mm novel. The story is deep and made me emotional in the beauty.

So so so beautiful!

What a wonderful story! A story about two beautiful souls who found each other! Love this series so much especially since all the characters are so mature! Michael Dean is fantastic as usual!

OH MY HEART!!

This story took me in from chapter 1, and did NOT let go. My heart has melted. Callaway and Fraser are some of the bravest and strongest MCs that I've ever read in a book. The addition of Michael Dean's narration shot them into the atmosphere of patience, understanding, resilience and love. I love this entire series of books, but this one will live in my heart, rent free, for a very long time. Thank you!

Catches you by surprise.

I love this book. Beautifully written story about the quiet slow pace of change and how it can make space for love. It left with all the feels of Frog and that is no easy task.

Horrible book and storyline

This was the worst book out of the 2800 I have listened to. Dumb storyline and narration was bad and too whiny