Protecting His Pregnant Mate - A Secret Baby Protector Grumpy Sunshine Small Town Shifter Romance #983301

She drove into his territory running from her past. He stopped on the highway for a stranger. Neither of them planned what came next.

Nora Callahan had one goal — put as much distance as possible between herself and the man who had spent two years making her smaller. What she didn't plan for was a flat tire outside a small Montana town, a pregnancy she hadn't told anyone about, and a guarded wolf shifter who looked at her like she was both a problem he couldn't solve and the only one worth solving.

Cole Ashford rebuilt himself out of duty after losing his mate three years ago. He runs the pack boundary, keeps sixty people safe, and asks nothing for himself. He has been fine with that. He has been fine — until a woman with hazel eyes and a broken-down car trips every instinct he has buried, and his wolf recognises her as his fated mate before his rational mind has a chance to object.

But Nora's past isn't finished with her. Her ex, a dangerous enforcer from a rival pack, knows exactly where she is, knows what her unborn child means to his pack's bloodline, and has every intention of taking her back. Cole's pack voted to protect her. The Alpha made it official. But protection means nothing if Cole can't face the one thing he has been avoiding since the worst night of his life — the possibility of loving someone again.

Because Nora isn't looking for a rescuer. She is looking for a reason to stop running. And Cole, with his quiet hands and his daily choosing and the way he talks to her belly when he thinks she is asleep, is slowly and completely becoming that reason.

Protecting His Pregnant Mate is a standalone paranormal romance set in the hidden wolf shifter community of Maplecrest, Montana. It features a fated mate bond, forced proximity, a found family, and a love story built on the most durable foundation there is — two people who see each other clearly and choose each other anyway.

If you love emotionally grounded paranormal fiction with real heat, a found family that shows up, and heroes who express love through quiet daily action, this one belongs on your shelf.

One woman who stopped running. One man who stopped on a highway. One pack that decided she was worth keeping.

Read it today.