Grin and Bear It

Ursa Shifters, Book 3

De: Sam Hall

Narrado por: Sofia Lette, Dorje Swallow

These guys are smoking hot—and my students' uncles—and I swear I didn't mean to drunk dial them...

My life is a mess, and so is my house, but I'm a good teacher, right? So why are some of my best students going off the rails?

I meant to ring their uncles to let them know what was going on. But not like this. I drunkenly dump out all of my problems down the phone line, thinking it was my bestie on the other end.

But it was them. And now they want to fix everything, including me.

I'm terrified to let them in, wanting to claw back some kind of professional distance...but these guys? They think I'm their fated mate, and they'll do anything to make me happy.

Unfortunately, it doesn't take long to realize they've got a big, fat, hairy secret—one that could make an even bigger mess of my life.

This book is a standalone. HEA guaranteed.

©2023 Sam Hall (P)2024 Podium Audio

the love they have for her

I love this story but it did drag on way too much I skipped some of the chapters there was no big fight in this it just her not coming around to the idea of them this way could have been way shorter

Great read!

The narration was amazing and the story was superb. Only downside is I felt like the story dragged with maybe a bit too much drawn out filler. I got bored at some points and actually found my self skimming a few chapters, not that what I was skipping was bad, my ADHD just needed me to actually get to the point. I love Natalie’s story and Ellie’s was great addition to the series and I loved how the author wrote them in a little bit, made me want to reread Natalie’s story. I did get a bit confused at some points because her friends nickname was Cole and one of her mates name is Cole and the narrator made the names sound almost the same so a few times I was confused before I actually hear the difference in her tone between the characters. (I may have misspelt some of the names, sorry). Overall the book was funny, smutty, and just the right amount of fluffy and dramatic.

Nope! Totally disrespectful of boundaries

The 'guys' were juvenile, overgrown frat bros with absolutely no respect for the fall out from their actions and how difficult they make her life at school or how their actions affect their wards. They have no regard for anything but the moment and their baser urges. I don't care how 'fated' of a mate they are, if someone pulled the same stuff on me they'd be out on their butts. I liked the first two books better.

Love ❤️ Love ❤️

Thought I might have a heart attack at one point in the story but Ellie surprised us all with her strength! What a great story and cast of awesome characters. I’m absolutely hooked on Bear shifters now! ❤️💕. Please say there will be more?!?

Not my kink, great portrayal of ADHD

Another good bear shifter reverse harem book in a very Aussie style, complete with the c word. The 'good girl' kink isn't for me but they appeared to do it well. Really great portrayal of ADHD, childhood development and some typical toxic behaviors as trauma responses. Highly spicy scenes.

I feel like I'm there!!

The world building is excellent and the narration is spot on. I feel like I am part of the story.

ohh this was fun!

very good blend between the RH Romance and the high stakes it can bring out in a normal life

This book has some of my favorite tropes all in one

This book was absolutely incredible! The way everything unfolds is just so raw and real, it truly brought the story to life.The moment when El realizes the true nature of the guy's made my heart raced with anticipation.

I felt like I knew El personally, thanks to the incredible narration by Sofia Lette. She embodied the character perfectly, making me feel every emotion right alongside her. And let's not forget about the male narrator, Dorje Swallow, who brought the American accent to life flawlessly.

The depth of the characters in this book is simply astounding. You get to know them on such a personal level, it's like they're real people. And the heart-wrenching moments that occur throughout the story only serve to make it that much more captivating.

I don't want to spoil anything, but if you're a fan of strong heroines with their own flaws, and love a good shifter romance, then this book is an absolute must. Trust me, you won't be able to put down

Another terrific bear shifter reverse harem!

The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💙💜❤️🩷
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📙📘📔
World building: 🌏🌍🌎🌍
Character development: 🤓😀😘🤩
Narration: 🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙
Narration Type: Dual Narration

The heroine: Ellie - she is a high school teacher in Australia and can tend to be a bit of a hot mess, always running late and her life was chaos more often than not. She owned her own home at a young age, but it was a fixer upper and in need of a bunch of fixes. Her best friend Colleen was her roommate and a great friend but didn’t like her boyfriend Derick, who rarely took Ellie out, and even when he did, he always met her there, never picking her up. Ellie found out the hard way that Derick viewed her as only a side piece to hook up with.

The Heroes: Nash, Lin, Cole, Tyson - They are all bear shifters and uncles to a pair of teenage twin boys whose parents recently died. Nash had been screwed up since his brother was killed by shifter hunters while on vacation in America. The guys own a construction contracting company, one is a painter, one is a plumber, one an electrician and one is a builder.

The Story: The twin boys in Ellie’s class got in trouble for using their phones in class to show the class a picture of her in a bikini from her trip to Bali a few years ago. The picture should not be accessible to students because of the social media policy of the school and Ellie had only posted it on her instagram which was private aside from a few close friends. Ellie was afraid that having the picture go around the school would end up labeling her as a sexual predator. Later that night after her life started to fall to pieces, she called her friend and immediately went into a rant about everything that went wrong before she noticed that she had called the Walker twins’ guardian Nash and not her friend.

I liked Nash, he immediately helped Ellie by directing her to calm down and even after finding out what his nephews had done that day, he came over to Ellie’s house and helped her fix her plumbing. He did a quick fix and brought the rest of his guys over the following day to have a better look at her plumbing issues. They included the twins as punishment for what they did the previous day. I thought it was pretty funny that Ellie assumed the guys were all gay since they aren’t related but live and work together and are all guardians for the twins.

“I wanted to accept Nash’s offer. Perhaps he and his guys were a part of a kindly bunch of gay tradesmen that helped hapless women out of their DIY nightmares.”


That above quote about her assumption made me laugh. It’s such a relatable moment—jumping to conclusions based on surface-level details. And Ellie’s life being a chaotic mess just makes her feel more real. The way the bear shifters swoop in with their construction skills to patch up both literal and metaphorical damage is such a satisfying element.

The twins were fifteen years old, and they were hurt and angry about the loss of their parents and they had been getting into a lot of trouble because of it and Nash had been depressed and barely able to get out of bed until he met Ellie, so he and the guys had basically no knowledge of the problems. I enjoyed the story about the fractured family especially the dynamic between Ellie and Nash, and how the loss of the twins’ parents shaped their guardians' lives. I love how Nash steps up, not just for Ellie but for his nephews, showing that rugged competence doesn’t have to mean emotional detachment.

This audiobook was narrated from multiple perspectives, done in dual narration by Sofia Lette and Dorje Swallow. These same two narrators did the first two books in this series, and I really enjoyed the narration in those books. Sofia has a nice, soft voice with a very pleasant tone. She is very expressive, and I love the Australian accent. Dorje Swallow has a great voice and a sexy Australian accent as well. He does a fantastic job.

Dear Author,

*** Spoiler***


I'm so sad. You changed a universal Bear Shifter "law". In books one/two you established that the female would not go into heat until she was claimed by all of her mates. This was a major focus of their story. In the book you changed that when she went into heat after being claimed by only one. This incontinency took me completely out of the world you created. Had you stayed consistent I would have given you a 5 star rating. Granted if this was read as a stand alone no one would know however, someone wanting to continue the series would be turned off. I really hope this is something you can fix.