A waving hand caught his attention and he killed the saw, looking around as the others did the same. There were only two large trees left now. He’d planned the location as best as he could, but there was no way he could avoid cutting them all down. Limiting it to two large ones was a price he could pay. The lumber from them would go to building one of the future houses, once it was cut and dry. Just like much of the wood he would use to build his house came from trees felled when the Koche brothers built their houses. It was a good tradition to continue.
“What’s up?” he called over to Erika, wondering why she’d been waving at him.
“Lunch time!”
He frowned. They’d only been at it for perhaps half an hour. True, much of it was done. Six chainsaws go through forest rather quickly. But he’d hoped to get it all done before lunch.
Saying no to Erika wasn’t an option he was willing to take at the moment, however, so instead of arguing he just shrugged, walked over to the circle of the others, and plopped his saw down next to theirs.
“We didn’t bring any lunch,” he said suddenly, realizing that a midday meal hadn’t been on his planning.
“I know,” Erika said dryly.
She put two fingers to her lips and whistled. The bush rustled and suddenly other women emerged, all carrying picnic baskets with red and white checkered cloths covering them. One of them had two and passed it off to Erika, who crooked a finger at him.
“Why don’t you just put on a red cloak and then we can all tell the fable,” he told her as she walked over to a partially cleared zone.
“Hush,” she ordered, her tone gentle and yet unwilling to brook any feedback.
“Yes ma’am.”
“Better.” She spread the cloth out, unfolding it several times. It was much larger than he’d initially thought. “Now, sit.”
He immediately plopped himself down on the uneven terrain. Erika busied herself with unpacking the contents of the basket. Three large sandwiches stuffed with various meats and cheeses and wrapped in plastic came his way.
“One of those is for me. You only get two.”
He allowed his head to duck, but brightened as she next withdrew several cans of beer.
“Oh. Oh yes. You are the one for me,” he crowed happily. “You know the way to my heart.”
“So shocking that it goes through your stomach. How did I not see that one coming,” she remarked, monotone.
“Meanie.”
Erika giggled, tossed him an apple, and then sat next to him and took the proffered sandwich. The basket went down in front of them, and he tried to peer in to see what else was there, earning only a swat for his troubles.
“No peeking,” she ordered. “Eat your food.”
He nodded and unwrapped a sandwich. All around the cleared area the others were doing the same, sitting with their mates on their own checker-patterned cloths. He smiled, taking a deep breath in.
“Hey,” she said, snagging his attention a second later.
He glanced over at her, seeing a huge smile upon her face.
“What?”
“I just wanted to tell you that I love you,” she said, her big brown eyes never wandering.
“I love you, Erika Rey,” he said softly. “With all my heart.”
She paused, sandwich halfway to her mouth and leaned into him, nuzzling against his shoulder until he put his arm around her.
“If you think you love me now,” she said. “Wait until you see what’s for dessert.”
He sat up straighter.
“Why? What is it?”
“Me.”
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The world of: Cadia
Here are the main series in the world of Cadia. Find them below!
Start with:
Top Scale Academy: The Complete Dragon Shifter Series.
The Full 6 Book Bundle (Link)
Includes:
Frost Dragon
Fire Dragon
Electro Dragon
Gale Dragon
Fume Dragon
Aurum Dragon
Next:
Base Camp Bears
Green Bearets: Luther
Green Bearets: Aksel
Green Bearets: Jarvis
Green Bearets: Garrin
Green Bearets: Kiefer
Green Bearets: Gabriel
Then:
The Koche Brothers
Blackjack Bears: Pierce
Blackjack Bears: Kean
Blackjack Bears: Gavin
Blackjack Bears: Kassian
Blackjack Bears: Maximus
The following are complete standalones set after all the other books:
Big Bad Wolf Dad
The World of: Genesis Valley
This world follows the events in Genesis Valley, where misfit shifters of the world are sent. It is a brutal, vicious place where everyone’s chances have already been used up. This is it. Screw up, and they end you. But amongst the harsh life these bear shifters have eked out for themselves, everything burns brighter. Especially love.
The books in the first two series jump around some if you wish to follow the exact chronological timeline. See the numbers in bold to follow the order.
Start With:
Jade Crew
The Complete Boxed Set (Link)
Includes:
Jade Crew: Alpha Bear [1]
Jade Crew: Haunted Bear [2]
Jade Crew: Forgotten Bear [3]
Jade Crew: Captive Bear [5]
Jade Crew: Outcast Bear [6]
Jade Crew: Hunted Bear[8]
Jade Crew: Fallen Bear [9]
Next:
Stone Bears
Stone Bear: Sentinel [4]
Stone Bear: Phoenix [7]
Stone Bear: Guardian [10]
Then:
Genesis Valley
Blueblood Dragon
Blackmarket Bear
Finally:
The Agency
Sentinel: Bravo Bear
Blackblood Bear
Silver Bullet Bear
Kingpin Bear
About the Author
Amelia Jade
Amelia Jade loves to write the stories of tall, growly shifter men and the women who come to love them. Living out in the backcountry near the mountains, she keeps her own alpha male close by to keep the bears away and keep her warm. In her downtime (which is rare), she loves to read science-fiction with a dash of fant
asy. You can often find her curled up in front of the real wood-burning fireplace, her nose firmly buried in a book or her favorite e-reader. The cold can’t bother her there!
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Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
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