Work-focused, goal-oriented grizzly shifter Ashley Torben has just taken over managing her cousin's brewpub. She has plans for the struggling business, cousins to corral, and a vision to implement. The last thing she needs—or expects—is to find her fated mate. But Penny Partridge, the drummer for breakout rock band The Sixty Pix, is everything Ashley could have ever dreamed of. Brash, organized, and enthusiastic, Penny is a woman who goes for what she wants, and she wants the gorgeous, determined-to-succeed Ashley. But Ashley can barely even look at her, and The Sixty Pix’s sudden fame interferes with any hopes Penny might have of getting the pub manager to warm up to her. Still, the holidays are coming, and maybe Christmas wishes do come true—because Ashley has a business disaster on her hands, and Penny might just be the woman who can rescue her. As one crisis is averted, another one presents itself when Penny’s life is turned upside-down...and this time it’s Ashley who has everything Penny needs to sort things out again. It starts to look like they might have a clear path forward together—assuming they can survive their first Christmas with Ashley's huge, overwhelming family....

Grizzly shifter Jon Torben is planning a summer of sword-fighting and beer-drinking at his home town’s annual Renaissance Faire...up until the moment that he lays eyes on his fated mate, Alissandra. But what really turns Jon’s world upside-down is also recognizing the notorious swordsman known as the Black Knight as his mate...and the way that sometimes Alis makes his heart sing, and other times seems like just another woman when they meet eyes across the crowded fairgrounds. Swordswoman Alis Capellas didn’t mean to live a double life as the Black Knight and a lady fair, but things got out of hand. Now she mostly enjoys her secret and is careful to maintain her cover—until she meets Jon, and keeping secrets starts to feel less and less necessary. Usually careful with her heart, Alis is all in with this pub-owning minstrel... ...until the modern world risks bringing courtly love to an end when a threat emerges against the faire itself. To save the faire, Jon and Alis must figure out the plot that’s going on right beneath their noses—without breaking character in the story they’re performing for the faire audiences. But if they can find the answers, it’ll mean that not only Alis and Jon, but the whole Faire, will get their happily ever after...