Unmarked: A Royal Bear Wedding — Zola Bird

What good is a shifter who can't shift?

Curvy Emily Webster has asked herself that same question a million times. Though she has ancient royal bear blood running through her veins, Emily has never been able to shift, and her inability to do what comes so easily to the others is starting to become a royal pain.

In fact, two years ago, the love of Emily's life left for that very reason -- because she couldn't change into a bear.

Was Emily angry? Yes. Devastated? Absolutely. But life goes on, and this week, Emily's cousin is getting married at a royal wedding between the clans. Being a royal wedding, there is a lot of unspoken pressure on Emily to find a mate. And then, to make matters worse, Emily's ex, Jack Stone, appears. 

From the moment their eyes meet, everything comes rushing back to Emily. How Jack left her, the hurt, the shame, but also the love they shared…

Jack Stone is a powerful grizzly who is more comfortable wearing flannel and jeans than a tux. Today, however, the dress code is the farthest thing from his mind.

Jack is as surprised to see Emily as she is to see him. Her mere presence after so long consumes him. The smoothness of her skin, the grace of her curves, it all comes back to him.  But life is complicated. And what Emily doesn't know is that Jack didn't leave her because she couldn't shift, he left her to save her life.

But Jack can't tell Emily that. Not if he wants to keep her safe. He can't, however, just ignore the attraction between them either. Something needs to be done, and as Jack sees it, he has only one choice. He'll have to put everything on the line to destroy the evil that conspires to keep them apart. Only then will Emily see the truth. And only then will Jack be able to claim her as his mate.