She wasn’t aware of her wet, clinging clothes. Her long hair sticking to her skin. The melting hail or the dark night. She was only aware of one thing, and he was consuming her.

Grizzly shifter Connor Reid is complex. He's taller and stronger than anyone else and has never lost a fight. But he's also sweet as a summer breeze and shy as a prairie dog. He never planned to stay in Shifter Town. But something happened that rocked his world.

Lily Amaretto hasn’t known much kindness in her life—and never from a man. When she accepts a job working for the scariest male she’s ever seen, it’s about survival and redemption. She doesn’t want to spend her life afraid of shadows, but did she really have to start with the most lethal man in existence?

What do two shy souls do when they want each other badly, but aren’t quite sure how make it happen? Shifter Town is about to find out...

Bear Essentials is the fourth book in Amazon bestselling author Novalee Swan's Shifter Town series. It features her trademark heat and emotional intensity and is perfect for readers who love sexy shifter alphas and small-town charm.

About This Series
Rosewood, Tennessee—or Shifter Town, as the locals call it—has the biggest population of shifters co-existing with humans in the country. Lions, bears, wolves . . . you name it and this town has it. Along with more than its fair share of alphas. They're the lawmen, bartenders, construction workers. Ever met an alpha librarian? In Shifter Town you will. These strong, sexy men find their mates in the women of Rosewood, some willingly and some a little less so, but always in a story worth telling in this hot new series with small-town charm by Novalee Swan.