Jamie Kemp was good at her job. Working for the FBI in search and rescue as a dog trainer and handler was fulfilling work. Never laying down many roots, Jamie was ready to head out on assignment with her dogs at a moment’s notice.
Mark Cross and his family had lived in the Smoky Mountains for ten generations, and he loved the land, but of late, he was feeling rather lonely. Mark and his entire family were bears, black bears that blended into the wooded areas better than any wild ones in the park.
Jamie and her dogs were called in to find a missing woman. Instead, Jamie found herself in the crosshairs of a serial killer. Mark showed her pictures of the women this maniac had killed, and she could be their twin. And to complicate things more, Mark was her mate….
Sunny Meadows wasn’t a people person. She had anger management issues, and most of the time, she didn’t even like herself. Working as a government agent, Sunny found herself in the Smoky Mountains tracking down a serial killer. A run-in with a park guest landed Sunny in the hospital and off the killer’s trail.
Dexter Cross and his family were black bears and lived in the Smoky Mountains, where he worked as a ranger for the park where they lived. He was to deliver a gun and a badge to the injured agent. He’d been told she was caustic, but he wasn’t prepared for her being his mate too.
When the killer discovered that Sunny was injured. She was making a move to end Sunny’s life, and anyone else’s that got in her way. Will Dexter and his family be able to protect her?
Amelia wasn’t too happy with her mother, the grand witch when she told her she had a mate out there, and if she didn’t act fast, the man would die before she could claim him. Amelia was fine with her life just the way it was. Men tended to mess things up. Before she could argue her case, her mother tricked her into taking her powers, making Amilia the new grand witch.
Frazier Cross, along with younger brother Ewing, was giving a tour of one of the park’s caves when chaos erupted. The walls and ceiling were caving in on them. There was nothing he could do. They were all going to die….
Maddy was on the run. She was a single mother raising a set of beautiful triplets—very gifted triplets. Her brother wanted the kids for their talents and would kill her to get them.
Gibb Cross fell in love with the kids even before he met their mother. He wanted to love her, too, but Maddy was having none of it. It took a lot to make Gibb angry, but Maddy seemed to know which buttons to push….
Barron Cross thought he’d found his mate in Caitlynn. She had come into his life when he was at a low point, and they seemed to click. But lately, he just wasn’t sure. Something about her was—off. Little things started to show up in her mannerisms and personality that was bringing out a true monster. She had to go.
Willow was raised by an Indian tribe in the mountains Barron called home. When Willow rescued Barron from a bear trap that would have maimed him for his entire immortal life, he realized this beautiful woman was his mate, and he couldn’t be happier.
Caitlynn just thought Barron was having a bad day. He couldn’t possibly mean all the nasty things he said to her. They were to be married, after all…
The final book in the A Cross to Bear series.
Ewing Cross never planned on becoming a dad to six kids, but when he found two little girls in desperate need, he couldn’t turn his back. Before he knew it, his home—and his heart—were full. Juggling diapers, bedtime stories, and the occasional kitchen disaster, Ewing is learning that being a single dad is the toughest job he’s ever loved. But just when things start to settle, trouble comes knocking, and Ewing finds himself fighting to keep his new family safe.
Then there’s Trinity—a fiery, no-nonsense attorney who’s used to doing things her way. She’s got a successful career, no interest in kids, and zero patience for the chaos Ewing’s life brings. But fate has other plans. As sparks fly and tempers flare, Ewing and Trinity might just discover that together, they can handle anything—even six kids, a vineyard, and a little danger.
Ewing is a touching finale about family, love, and the courage to take a chance on something you never saw coming.
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Author Kathi S Barton 