Coaching the Bear: A Paranormal Shifter Romance

Bear Shifter Games, Book 1

By: AJ Tipton

Narrated by: Audrey Lusk

A debonair billionaire struggling to improve his company. A voluptuous personal trainer with nothing left to lose. Can their passion save the people they love?

Handsome bear shifter Walter has the vision and drive to save his family's company, but not the power. After months of watching his older, playboy brother, Raymond, destroy the family business, a drunken bet finally gives Walter the opportunity to win it all back. Everything comes down to the shifter games: a contest of strength, speed, and cunning, where the winner takes all. One problem: Walter has never won before. Until he meets the strong woman of his dreams....

Katherine is an accomplished personal trainer who has lost her job due to Raymond's negligent business practices. When she flies into town to confront him, the last thing she expects is to become embroiled in a bitter feud between the brothers, where the outcome will determine the fate of everyone she loves.

While Katherine trains Walter for the competition, private coaching gives way to life-changing passion. Will Walter be strong enough to win the games...or will his brother's devious ways crush Walter's dreams?

Coaching the Bear is a short paranormal romance novella in the Bear Shifter Games series, a set of stand-alone stories that sizzle and satisfy. If you like steamy romance, muscle-bound shifters, and magical action, then you'll love AJ Tipton's breathtaking book.

©2016 AJ Tipton (P)2016 AJ Tipton

A strong leading lady...

Raymond and Walter are brothers, as the eldest Raymond got control of the family company when their father passed.
Since then he's been making some dubious decisions. One of which is to close a resort where Catherine worked and she's not happy because she knows the resort wasn't loosing money no mater what Raymond says.
A bet is made and to save her friends jobs Walter needs to beat Raymond in a race so Catherine sets out to help him.

This book follows the developing relationship between Walter and Catherine as she trains him. Any we see lots of interesting scenes involving Raymond, talk about drama.

The narration is OK, not great to me, but I think that's just personal choice, there's nothing wrong with it, but I hear a different rhythm to what Audrey uses so it just sounds a little off to me. Not a fan of the character voices either, I find the voices can come across as a bit whiny at times.

Listen to the sample, if you like the narration get the audio and if you don't then get the eBook.

Nice story

Very sweet shifter story. One brother destroying the company the other trying to save it. I loved the cracken he was the best character. I got this ARC via audiobook boom

3 1/2 Stars - A Nice, Enjoyable Listen

I found this a fun and enjoyable read/listen. The story is a solid 3.5 or 4-stars and I even found myself laughing out loud in a few places. The author does a good job with the characters and pacing of the story. I liked the humor and interaction between the two MCs. But in honesty, I would have liked a little more tension between them. However, the interaction with Raymond, the MCs brother and our villian, helped to create drama.

I did struggle some with the narrator of this audiobook and would give it 2.5 to 3-stars. The narration was good enough that I still enjoyed the story but not enough that I would listen to it a second time. I had trouble with her male voices. I have listened to plenty of audiobooks with female narrators voicing male characters and know that it can be done very well. But in this case, I felt the pacing and tones of the male MCs were off. As though in trying to create a distinct male voices, the narrator slowed herself down. I also had some trouble distinguishing between them.

Overall, this was an enjoyable read/listen but not something I will repeat. I liked the author's story enough to pick up more of her books. I would even listen to another one, now that I know what to expect.

I was given this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

Great!!!

I really enjoyed this short and fun shifter story! I can't wait for book 2. Great narration!

** A copy of this audio book was provided in exchange for an honest review**

Short and fun

Excellent quick listen. Plenty of humor and a good dose of action. Great narrator. I received a free review copy of this audiobook at my request and I have voluntarily left this review.