The Bear's Virgin Mate: Honeypot Darlings, #2

By Sophie Stern

Carter Blair has seen his share of bad days, but nothing compares to the day he's notified that his ex-girlfriend has died and left him a son: his son. 

When Cherise left for graduate school after college, she promised to keep in touch with Carter, but she didn't. 

He thought she'd gotten bored and moved on. 

He couldn't have been more wrong. 

Now he's got a 5-year-old son he knows nothing about, a ranch he's trying to promote, and his parents about to return from their retirement vacation. 

He doesn't know what he'd do without his best friend, Savannah, to keep him grounded. 

But Savannah is hiding something and Carter doesn't know what it is. 

Will he be able to pry the truth from her before it's too late?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sophie Stern
• Release date: Jun 21, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386623564

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The Bear's Virgin Mate

Honeypot Darlings, Volume 2

Sophie Stern

Published by Sophie Stern, 2018.

This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

THE BEAR'S VIRGIN MATE

First edition. June 21, 2018.

Copyright © 2018 Sophie Stern.

ISBN: 978-1386623564

Written by Sophie Stern.

Also by Sophie Stern

Alien Chaos

Destroyed

Guarded

Saved

Christmas on Chaos

Alien Chaos: A Sci-Fi Alien Romance Bundle

Aliens of Malum

Deceived: An Alien Brides Romance

Betrayed: An Alien Brides Romance

Fallen: An Alien Brides Romance

Captured: An Alien Brides Romance

Regret

Crazed

For Keeps

Rotten: An Alien Brides Romance

Anchored

Starboard

Battleship

All Aboard

Abandon Ship

Below Deck

Crossing the Line

Anchored: Books 1-3

Anchored: Books 4-6

Ashton Sweets

Christmas Sugar Rush

Valentine's Sugar Rush

St. Patty's Sugar Rush

Halloween Sugar Rush

Bullies of Crescent Academy

You Suck

Troublemaker

Jaded

Club Kitten Dancers

Move

Pose

Climb

Dragon Enchanted

Hidden Mage

Hidden Captive

Hidden Curse

Fate High School

You Wish: A High School Reverse Harem Romance

Freak: A Reverse Harem High School Romance

Get Lost: A Reverse Harem Romance

Good Boys and Millionaires

Good Boys and Millionaires 1

Good Boys and Millionaires 2

Grimalkin Beasts

Alien Indulgence

Grimalkin Needs Brides

Ekpen (Intergalactic Dating Agency)

Torao (Intergalactic Dating Agency)

Leo (Intergalactic Dating Agency)

Honeypot Babies

The Polar Bear's Baby

The Jaguar's Baby

The Tiger's Baby

Honeypot Darlings

The Bear's Virgin Darling

The Bear's Virgin Mate

The Bear's Virgin Bride

Office Gentlemen

Ben From Accounting

Owls of Rawr County

Bound to the Owl

Polar Bears of the Air Force

Staff Sergeant Polar Bear

Master Sergeant Polar Bear

Airman Polar Bear

Senior Airman Polar Bear

Return to Dragon Isle

Dragons Are Forever

Dragon Crushed: An Enemies-to-Lovers Paranormal Romance

Dragon's Hex

Dragon's Gain

Dragon's Rush

Rose Valley Vampires

Vampire Librarian

Vampire Doctor

Shifters at Law

Wolf Case

Bearly Legal

Tiger Clause

Sergeant Bear

Dragon Law

Shifters of Rawr County

The Polar Bear's Fake Mate

The Lion's Fake Wife

The Tiger's Fake Date

The Wolf's Pretend Mate

The Tiger's Pretend Husband

The Dragon's Fake Fiancée

The Red Panda's Fake Mate

Stormy Mountain Bears

The Lumberjack's Baby Bear

The Writer's Baby Bear

The Mountain Man's Baby Bears

Sweet Nightmares

Sweet Nightmares: The Vampire's Melody

Sweet Nightmares 2: The Sound of Roses

Sweet Nightmares 3: Bittersweet Vampires

Sweet Nightmares 4: The Vampire King

Team Shifter

Bears VS Wolves

No Fox Given

The Fablestone Clan

Dragon's Oath

Dragon's Breath

Dragon's Darling

Dragon's Whisper

Dragon's Magic

The Feisty Dragons

Untamed Dragon

Naughty Dragon

Monster Dragon

The Hidden Planet

Vanquished

Outlaw

Conquered

The Wolfe City Pack

The Wolf's Darling

The Wolf's Mate

The Wolf's Bride

Standalone

Saucy Devil

Billionaire on Top

Jurassic Submissive

The Editor

Alien Beast

Snow White and the Wolves

Kissing the Billionaire

Wild

Alien Dragon

The Royal Her

Be My Tiger

Alien Monster

The Luck of the Wolves

Honeypot Babies Omnibus Edition

Honeypot Darlings: Omnibus Edition

The Swan's Mate

The Feisty Librarian

Polar Bears of the Air Force

Wild Goose Chase

Star Princess

The Virgin and the Lumberjacks

Resting Bear Face

By Hook or by Wolf

I Dare You, King

Shifters at Law

Pretty Little Fairies

Seized by the Dragon

The Fablestone Clan: A Paranormal Dragon-Shifter Romance Collection

Star Kissed

Big Bad Academy

Club Kitten Omnibus

Stormy Mountain Bears: The Complete Collection

Bitten by the Vampires

Beautiful Villain

Dark Favors

Savored

Vampire Kiss

Chaotic Wild: A Vampire Romance

Bitten

Heartless

The Dragon's Christmas Treasure

Out of the Woods

Bullies of Crescent Academy

Craving You: A Contemporary Romance Collection

Chasing Whiskey

The Hidden Planet Trilogy

The Bratty Dom

Tokyo Wolf

The Single Dad Who Stole My Heart

Free For Him

The Feline Gaze

Fate High School

Dragon Beast: A Beauty and the Beast Retelling

Boulder Bear

Megan Slays Vampires

Vampire Professor

Once Upon a Shift

The Feisty Dragons

The Vampire Who Saved Christmas

Dragon Enchanted (Books 1-3)

Grimalkin Needs Brides (Intergalactic Dating Agency): Books 1-3

Nerd Alert

Red: Into the Dark

Alien Darlings

Shifters of Rawr County: Books 1-3

Shifters of Rawr County: Books 4-7

Sugar Rush

Return to Dragon Isle: Omnibus Edition

Never Kiss an Alien

Scallywag

Contents

The Bear’s Virgin Mate

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

About

The Bear’s Virgin Mate

Sophie Stern

Copyright © 2016 by Sophie Stern

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For my readers

May you find your bears

Chapter 1

Carter

IT’S AN ORDINARY DAY.

I’m tired and sweaty from working on the new cabins we’re putting in. After a fire started by a complete dickwad who tried to sabotage our ranch, we’ve had to rebuild.

But we’ve done it.

And as I set down my hammer and take a step back, looking over my work, a sense of pride and accomplishment fills me.

This is it.

My brothers and I have been trying to leave our mark, our legacy. When our parents decided to retire early and give us their ranch, we knew we had to do something special to seal the deal.

That’s when we came up with the idea of bringing tourists in.

Honeypot is a shifter town and my brothers and I are loveable, bumbly bears. While not everyone in town is a shifter, most of the residents are. Honeypot is unique in that it’s a safe space for shifters. While the world knows about our existence, not every tourist destination is family-friendly for shifters.

That’s where the Blair Ranch comes in.

We’re going to offer a fun camping space for families to bring their kids. They won’t have to worry about people taking pictures, leering, or staring at them. They won’t have to worry about being different or strange. They won’t have to be afraid that something bad will happen.

No, our goal is to offer a place where families can unwind from the stresses of life in a safe place. We’re going to have bonfires, cookouts, and classes. Hope, my brother Wyatt’s fiancé, is going to host story times for the kids and offer babysitting for guests who might want a little alone time with their mates.

Micah, my younger brother, has offered to come up with some fun themed activities. Maybe we’ll have a dance night or a scavenger hunt. If we get enough people, we could have a giant game of hide-and- seek. The possibilities are endless, really.

Getting the cabins finished has been the biggest obstacle. The website is done, the social media sites are set up, and we’re going to have a huge promotion to try to make our opening weekend as successful as possible.

Yeah, I think it’s safe to say I’m the most excited I’ve ever been. Looking over the cabins, I can’t believe they’re finally finished.

We’ve got eight units all in a row. One will belong to my brother Micah and the second one will be for one of our employees, Alex. Alex lives on site and handles a lot of the day-to-day work. Cabin number three used to belong to Hope, but now that she and Wyatt are engaged, she’s basically taken over the main house.

I don’t mind one bit.

I love Hope and she’s good for us. All of us.

Cabin number three will instead go to my parents when they return back from their retirement trip and the rest of the cabins will be for our tourists. If we end up having more than five families who visit at the same time, we have plenty of space for people to pitch tents. There are also several bed-and-breakfasts in Honeypot, along with a little motel.

After I let Alex know I’m heading inside for a break, I walk over the main two-story house. It’s the home I grew up in and the one I hope to raise my own kids in someday, whenever that might be. I’m more than ready for lunch and the thought of having a bunch of little ragamuffins makes me even more hungry. I don’t know how my mom managed to feed three crazy bear cubs and still keep her sanity, but at least I know there’s hope for me and whoever I end up marrying.

If the way Hope and Wyatt go at it is any indication, the house is going to be full of kids before long, even if they aren’t mine.

As I make my way to the house, I mentally run through a checklist of the things we have left to do. Micah is already moving his stuff from the living room, where he’s been crashing, to his new cabin. All of his former belongings burned with the