{"product_id":"awakened-by-the-guardian-a-novella-paperback-2","title":"Awakened by the Guardian: a Novella - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathy Lyons\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe's convinced she's broken. He's about to prove otherwise.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargaret Taylor has spent years believing something is wrong with her-asexual in a world obsessed with desire, she's used her best friend, Gary Baldner, as a shield against every man who wanted more than she could give. But when Gary shifts into a grizzly for the first time, her carefully controlled world shatters. The man she's secretly loved for two years is now something neither of them understands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGary built his fortune from a wheelchair and mastered his paralysis through patience and control. Becoming a bear changes everything-including giving him a body that finally, fully works. But an obsessed colleague-turned-monster is hunting Margaret through Detroit's plague-ridden streets, and Gary's grizzly instincts won't let him leave her unprotected, even if it means staying in fur far longer than anyone thinks safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurviving means Margaret must face what she's always feared feeling. Gary must master a body that responds to her as nothing ever has. And when the blazing connection between them refuses to be denied, they discover that love doesn't require a body-or a heart-to work the way anyone expects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe needs courage. He needs her heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, they'll discover that love is the fiercest transformation of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCopyright 2018 Katherine Grill; 2026 Greyle Entertainment, LLC \u003cstrong\u003eOriginally published as Bad Ass Bear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 148\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53908922925363,"sku":"9781644578414","price":23.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/iUwyA24ZFE9781644578414_982b52d1-9cf4-46ea-9e45-626af4ed2f45.webp?v=1787828925","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/awakened-by-the-guardian-a-novella-paperback-2","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}