Book excerpt: Hate me or mate me? Secrets, lies, passion, and murder. Years of hard work landed Emma Hiller the position of Sheriff in her small hometown of Riverwood. Devoting her life to her career has left Emma with an ex-husband and no social life, which suits her fine. Life is simple enough until earthquakes, break-ins, and a murder lead to a towering brute of a fed showing up and leaving her speechless. He's sexy as sin, and if that wasn't bad enough, he's also trying to take over her case! Stranger-than-usual circumstances lead grizzly enforcer Liam Blake to a small town to find answers. Lying to the local authorities and getting the job done proves difficult when Liam is forced to partner with the most beautiful woman he's ever seen. How can he work beside her when his inner bear screams to claim her as his mate? This trilogy follows one couple's journey. HEA guaranteed in Grizzly Fate. Additional keywords: pnr, werebears, shapeshifter, romantic, steamy paranormal romance, fated mates, supernatural romance, grizzly bear shifter, small town romance, law enforcement romance, mystery romance, supernatural suspense