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    Unbearable: Barvale Holiday Tales, #6
    Unbearable: Barvale Holiday Tales, #6
    Unbearable: Barvale Holiday Tales, #6
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    Unbearable: Barvale Holiday Tales, #6

    By C.D. Gorri

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    Can an ex-Alpha and his housekeeper find common ground when the kids are all grown?


    The Barvale Clan Den has been a place of refuge for all members of the Bear Shifter Clan in good standing since Iggy Devlin's great-grandfather built the place. But with his cubs all grown, and his retirement kicking in, the old Black Bear just can't seem to settle. It doesn't help that wherever he goes, she's there! Always underfoot, er, claw.

     

    Clary Aylin has been the Devlin family housekeeper since her mate died when she was barely out of her twenties. With no cubs of her own, watching those boys grow and having a hand in raising them was one of the greatest pleasures of her life.

     

    She's kept her feelings for their father under wraps for decades, but what's she going to do now that the kids are all gone and all that's left is the sexy, growly curmudgeon of a Bear himself?

     

    Iggy Devlin has never looked at her as anything other than a maid. Is he capable of change or are some things too ingrained? Clary has a decision to make. Tell him the truth or quit her job.

     

    But will leaving prove unbearable for this smitten Sow?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherC.D. Gorri
    Release dateNov 22, 2023
    ISBN9798223326632
    Unbearable: Barvale Holiday Tales, #6
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      Unbearable - C.D. Gorri

      Unbearable

      Unbearable

      BARVALE HOLIDAY TALES 6

      C.D. GORRI

      C.D. Gorri

      Unbearable

      A Barvale Holiday Tale 6

      By C.D. Gorri

      Edited by BookNookNuts

      Copyright C.D. Gorri, New Jersey 2023

      This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, names, places, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either part of the author’s imagination and/or used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to person, living or dead, actual events, locales or organizations is entirely coincidental. This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. All rights are reserved. No part of this book is to be reproduced, scanned, downloaded, printed, or distributed in any manner whatsoever without written permission from the author. Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of any materials in violation of the author’s rights. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      Dedication

      To everyone who is still young at heart, yearning for romance and longing for love doesn’t stop when we reach a certain age. Knowing this, I just had to pen Clary and Iggy’s story for everyone who knows and understands that some things simply don’t have an expiration date. Keep on loving, people!

      Del mare alla stella,

      C.D. Gorri

      Contents

      Unbearable

      A Message from one of The Devlin Brothers…

      Prologue

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Chapter 8

      Chapter 9

      Chapter 10

      Chapter 11

      Epilogue

      Reading on a BUDGET?

      Beware… Here Be Dragons!

      Have you met my Bears?

      Other Titles by C.D. Gorri

      Excerpt from Purrfectly Mated

      About the Author

      Unbearable

      Can an ex-Alpha and his housekeeper find common ground when the kids are all grown?

      The Barvale Clan Den has been a place of refuge for all members of the Bear Shifter Clan in good standing since Iggy Devlin’s great-grandfather built the place. But with his cubs all grown, and his retirement kicking in, the old Black Bear just can’t seem to settle. It doesn’t help that wherever he goes, she’s there! Always underfoot, er, claw.

      Clary Aylin has been the Devlin family housekeeper since her mate died when she was barely out of her twenties. With no cubs of her own, watching those boys grow and having a hand in raising them was one of the greatest pleasures of her life.

      She’s kept her feelings for their father under wraps for decades, but what’s she going to do now that the kids are all gone and all that’s left is the sexy, growly curmudgeon of a Bear himself?

      Iggy Devlin has never looked at her as anything other than a maid. Is he capable of change or are some things too ingrained? Clary has a decision to make. Tell him the truth or quit her job.

      But will leaving prove unbearable for this smitten Sow?

      A Message from one of The Devlin Brothers…

      Hello Clan!

      Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and I think we can all agree our Clan has much to be grateful for these past few years. Too many thanks to be giving here, for sure, but you will have an opportunity to write a Thanksgiving message on our banner of thanks mural that will be up for the entirety of Thanksgiving week.

      Also, I’ve heard some rumors that our annual Thanksgiving weekend games have been canceled, but that is totally false! We are starting this year’s games with Wednesday night’s Turkey Bowl.

      These friendly football games will be divided by age groups, starting with a pee wee game featuring our 5-year-olds, all the way up to our newly renamed silver games, for those of us lucky enough to retire—this just in—Iggy Devlin will re-take the reins as one of our returning quarterbacks in this year’s silver games! Looks like our very own butcher, Pat McKenney, is going to have some competition this year for MVP.

      Don’t forget to sign up to cheer our silver athletes on! All games will take place starting at 2:00pm on our brand new turf field behind the community center. Remember to keep it fun, folks!

      The following morning, Cub Care is planning a Turkey Day morning retreat at the Cub’s Den. There will be face painting, food trucks, and all manner of fun up at Lake Ursa for the cubs while the grown-ups tend to dinner. This event will be run by our very own Clary Aylin.

      Be aware, there are no normals allowed during these games unless they are mated to Clan members and have gone through the proper training and security. Please fill out the RSVP form. And before I forget, I just want to congratulate Wade and Charity on the arrival of their twin boys.

      Looks like the Barvale Clan is now home to two brand new Fox cubs. Just another reason to be thankful we get to live in this great place!

      Happy Thanksgiving Clan!

      Sincerely,

      Daniel Devlin, Head Enforcer of the Barvale Clan

      Prologue

      Leaves crunched beneath his heavy claws, but Iggy Devlin ambled onward without stopping. His Black Bear insisted on coming this way, even though his human half avoided that side of the Den like the plague.

      Who could blame him? She was always there! Underfoot, voicing her unsolicited opinions, and baking those sinfully delicious goodies, but refusing to give him the recipe so he could impart that to his sons, who now not only ran the Clan but the Bear Claw Bakery as well.

      Was that fair? Was that right?

      Iggy Devlin gave Clary Aylin a job after her mate had passed far too early in their relationship. Poor young widow needed a reason to go on, so he gave her one. It was his duty as Alpha. She came to work in the Den, helping him wrangle his three sons and keep house for them.

      Of course, the Den was not just the house of the ruling family. It was a safe haven for all Clan members in good standing, and visitors from other Clans or pack were welcomed as well. Of course, now, the Den was being replaced.

      Feelings of sadness and angst had his Bear chuffing. Marcus, his firstborn and present Alpha of the Barvale Clan, had recently announced he and his mate Leya were moving the Alpha family to the much more modern and larger Den he’d been building on the north shore of Lake Ursa over the past year.

      Oh, Iggy had known it was coming, but still. The idea of the Den not being the Den anymore rankled. And with all his boys living in their own homes, what the heck was he going to do in this big old house by himself?

      Well, not by himself. But with her. The bane of his existence.

      His Bear chuffed again, but this time the beastly sound was accompanied by other lewder suggestions at what Iggy’s human half could do with the sweet smelling Sow. What? No way. Iggy took the reins from his beast, fighting the hard-headed Boar on this as he had several times over the years.

      Clary Aylin was not for him.

      True, Shifters had a higher sex drive than normals, but Iggy was too damn old for this nonsense. Besides, he had a mate once. Hell, he’d also met the woman he believed was his fated mate and had a child unbeknownst to him until recently with her.

      Iggy’s love life had been complicated, full of twists and turns, and heartache. But he had his four sons living

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