When rogue bears decide I’m leverage, Roman doesn’t hesitate.

He fights for me with a ferocity that terrifies me… and with a tenderness that cracks me wide open.

Apr 23, 2026

I couldn’t stay where I was anymore.

I’m Lilian McKenna. ER doctor. Forty-four. Burned out in the way only people who hold other lives in their hands can understand. One patient I couldn’t save. One moment I replayed until sleep became impossible.

So I ran—to the mountains, to silence, to a place where no one needed me to be strong.

I didn’t plan to fall on an isolated trail.

I didn’t plan to wake up in a remote cabin with a stranger tending my injuries.

And I definitely didn’t plan to learn that the quiet, gentle man patching me together was hiding a bear beneath his skin… or that he believed I was his mate.

Roman Haven doesn’t speak much. He watches. Listens. Carries grief like a second spine. He’s a healer who believes he failed the people he loved most—and that happiness is something he forfeited long ago.

We’re both running.

We’re both exhausted.

And neither of us is looking for forever.

But when danger comes for me—when rogue bears decide I’m leverage—Roman doesn’t hesitate. He fights for me with a ferocity that terrifies me… and with a tenderness that cracks me wide open.

Healed by the Bear is a story about two people who know loss intimately—and discover that healing doesn’t mean forgetting. It means choosing to live anyway.

If you love:

wounded healers and quiet mountain men
over-40 fated mates with emotional depth
forced proximity in a remote cabin
second chances that feel earned, not easy

📖 Healed by the Bear is Book 1 in the Bears of the Rockies series.

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This time, staying might be the bravest choice of all. 🐻💔➡️❤️