Welcome to the Barvale Holiday Tales where Bear Shifters meet their fated mates during the merriest and busiest times of the year. Start reading these spinoff stories from the popular Barvale Clan and Bear Claw Tales series today! Christmas is a time for love...and second chances. At 47 years old, Jillian Osborn was too old to believe in fairy tales and finding love twice in one lifetime wasn't in the cards for her, or was it? Every time she saw him, she couldn't help but long for the handsome Tim Jacobs in spite of her honorable husband's memory. Ornery widower and Black Bear Shifter, Tim Jacobs had already found his true love. After his first wife passed away, he wanted nothing to do with the opposite sex. Then Jillian walked into his life, and he's been lusting after the stubborn flower shop owner ever since. It didn't help that his daughter and her stepdaughter were BFFs. The confounded woman was everywhere he went. Every social event and gathering without fail. When the girls plan for a family holiday dinner together, Tim is determined to stay away for both their goods. Then Jillian knocks on his door demanding an explanation. It's all the older Bear can do to keep his animal from staking his claim. His Black Bear knows what he wants, but his human side just isn't sure. Will Jillian wind up with a Bear for Christmas? A second chance urban fantasy paranormal romance Christmas tale. Keywords: bear shifter, black bear shifter series, love at first sight, alpha bear hero, bear clan romance, paranormal fiction series, strong heroine, curvy girl romance novel, shifter mates, fated mates, instalove romance short, sexy shifter book, sexy paranormal romance book, steamy paranormal romance novel, steamy bear shifter mates, friends to lovers, rejected love, unrequited love, instant attraction, heat level, claiming bite, fated mates novella, soul mates, destined mates, shifter clan fated mates series, black bear shifter mates ebook, paranormal romance series, shifter brothers fated mate series complete, curvy heroine romance, curvy girl reads, bbw romance, alpha bear hero, instant love, romantic comedy, PNR romcom, romcom series, second chance romance, love over fifty