Bearly Tolerated

An Alabaster City Novel

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Genres

Shifter Romance, He Falls First, Bear Shifters, Wolf Shifters, Marriage of Convenience, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Sex, Violence, and Profanity

Type of Ending

Series

Alabaster City — Book 2

Series Read Order

Reading prior books is recommended, but not required

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Publication Date

Oct 14, 2025

Page Length

208 pages

Available Formats

ePub and PDF

Bearly Tolerated

An Alabaster City Novel

Published Copy

Blurb

Rian Nelson left Gray Haven after a heartbreaking discovery. Now she owns her grandfather’s garage. Her thirtieth birthday was only a few months away and she has an important decision to make. Find a husband and take her place as mistress alpha or let her cousin and slimy ex take over the sleuths.

Warren Alabaster had it all. The looks, money, and countless women throwing themselves at him. His father was ready for him to finally pick a wife and take over as alpha of the Alabaster City pack. If he was honest with himself, he was too. However, after watching Mackenzie and Marcus fall in love with their mates, he decided that just any wife won’t do. He wants the one thing he’s never had. Love.

The gorgeous woman fixing his Escalade could be the answer to all his problems. A temporary marriage of convenience. They both get what they want. After six months, they could go their separate ways. That’s her plan, anyway. He plans to keep her.

Details

Genres

Shifter Romance, He Falls First, Bear Shifters, Wolf Shifters, Marriage of Convenience, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Sex, Violence, and Profanity

Type of Ending

Series

Alabaster City — Book 2

Series Read Order

Reading prior books is recommended, but not required

Author Prefers A Review On

Goodreads or Amazon

Reader Spots Remaining

Number of days to read

Publication Date

Oct 14, 2025

Page Length

208 pages

Available Formats

ePub and PDF

Author

Melinda Valentine was born in upstate New York. Being the youngest of four children (and the only girl) made it easy for her to turn to books as a companion. As a young child she was whisked away to Baltimore, Maryland. She spent her youth reading books such as Nancy Drew, The Chronicles of Narnia and The Little House on the Prairie saga.

However, it wasn't until she was twelve years old that she read a book (Stephen king's IT) that made her realize that someday, she would herself be a writer. After that her first (horrible) manuscript came to life. At thirteen she had received her very first rejection letter. Heartbroken, she continued to read even more to learn about the craft of writing.

Today Melinda calls West Virginia home, with her swoon worthy husband , three hilarious children, and three crazy puppies. She creates characters that she hopes her readers fall in love with as much as she has.