A Nest for Eli (Alaskan Pebble Gifters #6) by Amy Bellows

 

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Eli loves his job as a hired fist. He gets to help pregnant omegas through a very intimate and personal moment in their lives—giving birth.

When Maxim, an alpha polar bear shifter, asks for Eli’s help making an app to pair hired fists with pregnant omegas in need, Eli immediately agrees. He doesn’t expect to be so captivated by Maxim’s kind blue eyes and quiet intelligence. After all, Eli’s never felt attracted to another alpha before.

But Maxim makes him question everything.

When their friendship turns into a passion more life-changing than Eli has ever known, the biggest question he has is this: how will Maxim feel about being in a relationship with a hired fist? Is Eli willing to quit his job to be with him? And if he does, what will happen to the pregnant penguin shifters who need his help?

A Nest for Eli is book 6 of The Alaskan Pebble Gifters series, and will not make sense unless you have read the entire series. While Eli’s and Max’s story is more focused on MPreg than any other book in the Alaskan Pebble Gifters series, neither of the main characters become pregnant. You can still expect penguin chicks at the end, nesting, and lots of penguin shifter nonsense.

My Rating - 5 Stars!

A Nest for Eli is the sixth book in the Alaskan Pebble Gifters series. This Amy Bellows series is one I'm simply obsessed with. I truly can't get enough of it. 

Two alphas who fall in love. Their relationship is definitely sweet. But add in the pregnancy, and wow - I couldn't put it down. Seeing them become dads is just so damn perfect. So sweet. So heartwarming. And so damn compelling. 

I'm not even going to bother to talk much about the story. Basically, just read it if you love nesting. No one writes better nesting scenes. Everything about the nest scenes make me smile, laugh, and swoon. And you gotta love King George. Seriously, I couldn't stop laughing. 

I effin love this story. A Nest for Eli is just a fabulous romance. I can't recommend this Alaskan Pebble Gifters series enough. Amy Bellows continues to impress and delight me with every book. Just read it if you enjoy some humor with your shifters. 

A Handkerchief for Kade (Alaskan Pebble Gifters #5) by Amy Bellows

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All I want is a clever person to play cards with at night. No funny business. You sleep in your bed, and I’ll sleep in mine. Must be clean, quiet, sober, and willing to go to bed at a reasonable hour. A preference will be given to applicants who can play cribbage and gin rummy.

Sure, Kade wouldn’t normally consider a position as a companion for a polar bear shifter sentenced to a life in the oil fields of Alaska’s North Slope. But he’s broke. And the pay is good.

He doesn’t expect the “ornery card player” to be so handsome. Or sweet.

Before long, Kade wishes some “funny business” was an option. Especially when he goes into heat two weeks early...

A Handkerchief for Kade is an age gap romance with an omega who loves makeup, D/s, and MPreg of the penguin egg variety. It’s book five of the Alaskan Pebble Gifters series, and will only make sense if you’ve read the other books.

My Rating - 5 Stars!

A Handerchief for Kade is a fabulous shifter romance by Amy Bellows. The fifth book in the Alaskan Pebble Gifters series, it is easily read as a standalone. 

I absolutely love this shifter world surrounding the Pebble Gifters series. The author adds a tremendous amount of emotion and details into the world that all add immensely to the beauty of this tale/series. 

Like the previous books, Kade's story is tender, sweet, and absolutely mesmerizing. I love it all. 

Otis and Kade. Two shifters. Both lonely and broken. Two shifters who have no reason or purpose anymore. Until they meet one another. Kade and Otis are perfect for one another. They each give the other a reason to live, fully completing each other. It is an awesome story. 

There is a lot going on that adds to the emotion. There's past pains and regrets to deal with. There's a kink and sexual preferences to explore. There's some breath play, bondage, voyeurism, and exhibitionism.

But, damn it, once again my favorite scenes are the nesting ones. I cannot get enough of the author's nesting scenes. They are amazing, written with both heart and humor. These scenes alone are worth the read.

This tale starts on the Slope, and includes all the details of life on the Slope. There's also some Anchorage scenes, with some previous characters.

Handerchief for Kade is a fantastic blend of shifters, cultures, traditions, daddy kink, and romance. I can't recommend this book and series enough! And trust me, you just can't go wrong with an Amy Bellows book.

An Egg for Ansel (Alaskan Pebble Gifters #2) by Amy Bellows

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Blurb

Ansel has a thing for older men.

Specifically his friend’s father Daniel, a penguin shifter who is surprisingly innocent for a forty-seven-year-old man. Ansel probably shouldn’t flirt with Daniel. Or go on a date with him. Or send him photos that Daniel claims are “irresponsible.” But Daniel’s so cute when he blushes, and it’s just a bit of fun. Ansel’s learned that men only want one thing from him, and then they’re gone.

But Daniel doesn’t leave.

In fact, Daniel wants nothing more than to love and take care of Ansel. But Daniel is an omega, just like Ansel, and in polar bear shifter culture a “blood-bond” can only exist between two people who have a child that is genetically related to both of them. If he asks Ansel to be his mate, will he be able to make Ansel happy? Or will he be just one more guy who asks Ansel to settle for less than what he truly wants?

An Egg for Ansel is a second-chance age gap romance with plenty of lace, cuddling, and MPreg of the penguin egg variety. It’s the second book in the Alaskan Pebble Gifters series, and will only make sense if you’ve read the first book.

Review 

My Rating - 5+ Stars!

It's hard to put into words how unique Amy Bellows' Alaskan Pebble Gifters series is. Book one, A Pebble For Lewis, blew me away with it's tenderness and beauty. Book two, An Egg For Ansel, is the perfect continuation of this amazing world of shifters.

Ansel and Daniel are two characters with complex and interesting backgrounds. Their relationship is complicated as Daniel is the father of Ansel's best friend.  Adding to the fun, one is a penguin shifter, the other a bear shifter. Basically, the author knows how to take an idea and run with it!

Both men have been living in limbo. My heart hurts for Ansel and his problems, as he's always been stuck in the middle, unable to do what he wants. Meanwhile, Daniel's always been stuck waiting, for his ex, for something. 

Daniel is 47 and has never had the chance to be sexually active. He may be a father, but he's never had sexual contact outside of for procreation. What follows is a wonderful exploration into how good he can feel. I absolutely love this aspect of Daniel's character. It's fascinating and well as compelling.

My favorite thing about Amy's book are the way she manages to create such unique storylines. This book is  heart-warming, sweet, and tender, leaving me mesmerized and in a book funk afterwards. I hate present tense, but I hardly notice it's written this way. The writing is excellent and the story superb, instantly sucking me into these men and their story.

Honestly, there isn't a moment that isn't amazing. I love it all! The differences between the men leads to some great humor. And omg, the texts! The blueberries! Then add in the heat, and this is a book I want to re-read many times. And that's before we get the nest! I can't stop smiling. Armani! And glitter! Ansel is perfectly lovable! I can't get enough of these nesting scenes! 

This story is one of second chances at love and life. This quote really struck me. "The thing about second chances is that you have to be willing to take them. That's harder than it seems. There's so much opportunity to get hurt."

An Egg for Ansel is the perfect read when you just want to smile throughout a whole book. Amy Bellows excels in this combination of shifters, age gap, second chance at love and life, and lace. So much lace!!


Do be aware however that there are discussions of miscarriage, so avoid this if that's a trigger for you. 

A Pebble for Lewis by Amy Bellows

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Blurb

Lewis has never been kissed.

Omega penguin shifters aren’t allowed any physical contact with an alpha until their Pebble Gifting Season, when alphas present a pebble to their desired mate. Lewis has always followed the rules.

Until he meets Todd. A polar bear shifter.

Everyone knows that polar bear shifters are unreliable players who don’t mate for life. But Todd is breathtakingly beautiful, with a body as big as a mountain and a head of thick, white hair. Lewis can’t manage to look away.

In Anchorage Alaska where penguin shifters and polar bear shifters have been at odds for over a century, even a friendship between Todd and Lewis is forbidden. But as Lewis’s Pebble Gifting Season draws closer, their forbidden friendship turns into a passion neither of them can ignore.

A Pebble for Lewis is a 37,000-word best-friends-to-lovers romance with a size difference, knotting, and MPreg of the penguin egg variety. It’s set in the same world as the Heron Manor series, but it stands alone.

Review 

My Rating - 5+ Stars!

Wow! Amy Bellows' A Pebble For Lewis is one of the sweetest books I've ever read! I would really love to give it 5+ stars if I could.

This is a shifter book with all the feels. Two shifters from different worlds, one that mates for life, the other that mates only for a few years. Omg, yes! And Amy delivers this concept with a wonderful story.

There's an amazing world building that takes place, full of traditions and lores. To have a penguin and polar bear shifter fall in love, despite all the odds being against them, is just fantastic. But, omg, it's the pebble that truly got to me. It's just so beautiful. 

It's tough to explain how perfectly sweet this story is. It's honestly so darn sweet that I might have gotten a cavity from it. Yes, seriously, it's that sweet.

I don't want to bore you with the details, but A Pebble For Lewis is a must read. Do yourself a favor and read it when you're in the mood for a feel good, heart warming romance. You will not be disappointed.