Cursed Midlife Bear

Shifter Nation: Fated Over Forty

De: Meg Ripley

Narrado por: D.C. Cole

When I turned 40, getting divorced was nowhere on my radar.
Neither was getting pregnant with a cursed bear shifter’s baby.

Have a divorce party, they said. It’ll be fun, they said.
It was, until I ended up in handcuffs.
A group of Karens rained on my parade at the winery
And in my drunken haze, I mooned every last one of them—
Along with the responding officer called in to arrest my ass.
Not a good look for a teacher starting off in a new little town.
When he cuffed me, I stumbled into his rock-hard body,
But he softened up once he brought me down to the station,
Taking pity on me and caring for me throughout the night.
The charges were dropped the next morning,
So he gave me a ride home, and I offered him breakfast.
But Landon was hungry for me and jumped right to dessert.
Fast forward to now, when I find out I’m pregnant at 40,
But the fun doesn’t end there.
Apparently, Landon’s part bear.
Oh, and his family? Yeah, they’ve been cursed for generations.
Now my unborn child could turn out to be a feral beast—
Just like Landon’s brother, who’s now on the hunt for me.

Steamy shifter love scenes and an HEA inside! No cheating or cliffhanger in this standalone romance. Listeners 18+."

©2022 Meg Ripley (P)2024 Meg Ripley

Good

I enjoyed this book. Too much drinking never leads to anything good- but in this case it brought Landon into Michelle's life (after she drunkenly mooned him and others.) But a surprise pregnancy, bear shifters, not so good communication, and a family curse make this a rocky journey for them.

D.C. Cole does a good job narrating this book and bringing the characters to life. Though overall I prefer dual narration for MF romances. Since Cole and Elle Sonali take turns narrating this series, I wonder why not have them both narrate each?

Overall: 4 stars
Performance: 4 stars
Story: 3 stars

Landon and Michelle

I love this series all of the books are about people in their forties. No teens or young twenties so the characters are straightforward, know what they want and discuss their feelings in an adult way.

The romance between Landon and Michelle is well done, I think it's great how shifters can recognize their true mate when they meet. I love how the witches only work for the greater good.

I enjoyed how the stories are set in this small town where everybody knows everybody else's business.

D.C. Cole does the narration of this book and he does a great job!

Michelle and Landon

I found this story to be light-hearted, humorous, and entertaining. Michelle drank a bit too much, cut up too much, but had an excellent night out. This ended up with a ride to the police station. (Sounds like a fun night!) Landon is a local cop who first encountered Michelle at the station.. The attraction is there, and sparks fly. It was a rough awakening for Michelle to come to believe in shifters. They unit, and search for a resolution to Landon’s family curse. The narrator did a good job with the voices. I received a free copy of this audiobook and am voluntarily leaving my review.

Cursed Midlife Bear Fated Over Forty by Meg Riple

Cursed Midlife Bear
Shifter Nation: Fated Over Forty
By: Meg Ripley
Narrated by: D.C. Cole
Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
Audiobook

It's so well written. You can feel all the emotions like you're the one going through it all with the characters. From the first sentence to the very last one, I was a captive audience.

Really good book

Michelle is divorced after she Kearns her husband has been cheating on her with the babysitter that they once employed. A relationship that has gone on for over ten years. She moves to a new town, got herself arrested, and then ended up in bed with the local sheriff. Now she's pregnant with his child and dealing with the supernatural she never believed existed. Landon, a bear shifter and the local sheriff, meets Michelle when he arrest her. He can't get her out of his mind. He doesn't want a mate because his family is cursed. When his brother Cory, stuck in his bear form for over 20 years or more ( the curse) , tries to come for his unborn cub, he looks for ways to break the curse and be with his fated mate now that he found her and got her pregnant.
Wonderful characters, supernatural beings, whimsical, steamy, drama, danger, fated mates, and a happily-ever-after.

This audiobook is fone very well and the narrator does an excellent job with the narration.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Romance for All

Love reading stories about women close to my age. This one was such a great story. Had me not wanting to put this down until I was done. This is a pretty quick read that packs a lot in its short pages. I loved the chemistry between Michelle and Landon!.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Cursed Midlife Bear

Michelle has moved to a new town with a new job for a new start after her divorce. She meets Landon when he arrests her for for indecent exposure. They have a beautiful night then they go about their own way. A few weeks later the consequences from that night years is head. Unfortunately a blast from the past appears trying to destroy the result of that one night. His brother Cory has reappeared. Their is s curse that was put on their family in his grandfather's time. If he can't break the curse his first born will have the curse given to him. Will he be able to break the curse?
D C Cole is a remarkable narrator. I am amazed at his ability!.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Michelle's second chance

Second chance at love. No drama. But it seems to find Michelle. The ins and outs of new live after divorce while falling for a shifter. Wait the 40s are in. Good read. Everything believable except the shifter part but loved it. . No cliffhanger.

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Great Addition To The Series

I had the pleasure of reading Cursed Midlife Bear previously and it was such a great pleasure when I received the audio version. D.C. Cole does an excellent job with his narration. I am really enjoying Meg Ripley’s “Fated Over Forty Series”. Michelle is a divorced single mom, teacher and finds herself in a new town having a divorce party. It is one of those days where what will go wrong will go wrong for Michelle and to top things off her son is acting up. Things get a bit carried away when she gets drunk and moons everyone, including the arresting officer. Landon is a super sexy alpha bear shifter and he is the police officer that hand cuffs Michelle and carts her off to the local police station. The next morning the charges are dropped against Michelle and Landon takes her home. Michelle offers Landon breakfast but Landon has more than breakfast on his mind. Michelle and Landon are so cute together that you want to see them together with Michelle getting a surprise getting pregnant over 40.

This is an easy fast paced quick read that is entertaining, suspenseful, action packed, drama filled, cursed, romantic and steamy with an awesome plot; that will have you laughing and just having a grand ole time.

I received an ARC via Booksprout and I am leaving my review voluntarily.

New start

Michelle has moved to town looking for a new start. She meets Landon in a meet cute while out with friends. I love how this seemingly enemies to more story progresses. I love the cursed portion of the story. I love revisiting with characters from prior stories. This is a nice addition to the series. It is always fun to read about characters who aren't in their twenties.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.