Big Bear Mountain - The Complete Series

Big Bear Mountain - The Complete Series by Bianca James

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Cassie had
to live in the cabin for 90 days without revealing to anyone in the local
community that she was a private investigator.
    The only
concession made was that a generous weekly allowance be paid to Cassie during
that time from a life insurance policy taken out shortly before her death. It
was as if her grandmother knew of her financial problems, although the two of
them never spoke of such matters. Grandmother was a bit old fashioned that way
and she regarded such discussions as unseemly. Yet, somehow, she knew that
Cassie needed help and ironically, after her death she became Cassie’s number
one client, giving her business a much needed injection of cash.
    However, the
timing of the codicil amending the will and her grandmother’s death did not
escape Cassie’s attention, after all, it was her job to be suspicious. She was
sure it was nothing more than a coincidence and soon dismissed her initial
misgivings as nothing more than paranoia. After all, why would anyone want to
harm a sweet old lady living a quiet, peaceful life in her high mountain
hideaway?

Chapter 3
     
    J ack couldn’t believe his eyes. A plus sized
girl with curves in all the right places, just as he liked them. Not that he’d
seen one like her before. Despite her stern and reprimanding demeanor, he could
see the intelligence and caring nature that hid behind her mesmerizing emerald
green eyes.
    His bear could hardly contain itself at the
heady aroma of his potential mate. It growled inside Jack, eager for him to
shift and let him sniff her as only a Grizzly Bear can.
    Easy big fella . Jack tried to calm his bear.
    And she cared for animals, too. That had to
be a good thing, right? If she liked animals, then maybe she’d be tolerant of
him being a —
    “Well, are you just going to gawk or have
you lost your tongue as well as your mind?”
    “Sheriff Raven. Jack Raven.” That’s all he
could manage. Later he’d probably kick himself in the ass for not thinking of
some smart comeback or other. He couldn’t even offer his hand for her to shake.
Slime and some kind of primordial ooze hung from his fingertips and wobbled
disgustingly when he began to extend his arm.
    “Hunter. Cassie Hunter.” Was all she said
in reply as she screwed up her nose at the sight of his hands.
    “Haven’t seen you here before,” he
observed, then waited for her to elaborate.
    She didn’t.
    “We don’t get too many visitors to these
parts,” he explained. “Mainly hikers and you don’t look like you’re … well,
dressed for hiking,” he added quickly.
    “Do I even look like a hiker?” She
looked down at her curves as she spoke. “I’ll be staying here for a few months.
Kind of a sabbatical. Staying at the Larsen place.” She made it clear that she
wasn’t going to give away any more information than she had to.
    “Ruth Larsen’s old place?” he quizzed. “I
heard she left it to a granddaughter who lives somewhere in the city.”
    “I’m her granddaughter and I’m quite
clearly not in the city. I’m freezing my tits off, soaking wet and trying to
save a poor horse from certain death at the hands of an incompetent Sheriff.”
    “Well, when you put it like that, it’s been
such a pleasure meeting you, too.” Yeah, that’s more like it. Show her you
can dish it out, too.
    “If the mud didn’t
drown the poor animal, you surely would have scared it to death. I’ve never
seen a horse so afraid,” she added, ignoring his snide retort.
    There’s a
reason for that . But she’s
never going to find out for herself. City girls and shifters don’t mix. Not
that a woman like you would give a guy like me a chance to get friendly enough
to explain, anyway , he thought as he heaved a sigh of resignation.
    “Since when did a
city girl become such an expert with horses?”
    “Not that it’s any
of your business, but I spent a lot of time with horses when I was younger.”
    Great, a trust
fund baby with her very own pony collection. Just what

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