The Heart of a Guardian Awakened by the Guardian: a Novella, Book 6, (Paperback)

<p><strong>She's convinced she's broken. He's about to prove otherwise.</strong></p><p></p><p>Margaret 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.</p><p></p><p>Gary 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.</p><p></p><p>Surviving 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.</p><p></p><p>She needs courage. He needs her heart.</p><p></p><p>Together, they'll discover that love is the fiercest transformation of all.</p><p></p><p>Copyright 2018 Katherine Grill; 2026 Greyle Entertainment, LLC <strong>Originally published as Bad Ass Bear</strong></p>

• The Heart of a Guardian Awakened by the Guardian: a Novella, Book 6, (Paperback)
• Author: Kathy Lyons
• ISBN: 9781644578414
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-08-11
• Page Count: 148