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What if your fated mate was just an app swipe away?


What do you do when the community you love comes under threat from corporate giants? If you’re a smoking-hot bear shifter clan, you organize a charity strip show, of course! 

Not afraid to go ‘the whole nine yards’, the Bear Heat Strippers are a big hit during their opening show, especially Timo, who gets over his stage fright to take a pretty, curvy girl up on stage for a very sensual dance. He’s only supposed to pretend to kiss her, but his bear has other ideas, and a steamy night of passion follows. 

Raven Hartman was only in town for a bachelorette party, and the next day she's mortified about her – admittedly scorching – one-night stand. She resolves to forget all about it, but she’s fallen for Hope Valley and spontaneously decides to move there, leaving her dull hometown far behind. 

Meanwhile, Timo can't forget the beautiful girl who got away, and when the Bear Heat Strippers have finished touring, he goes on a desperate search for her. 

Raven thinks Timo’s a player, and he despairs of ever finding her, but when Lauren – the mate of the clan’s alpha – finds out what's happened, she's got a feeling that Shiftr, the secret dating app, will solve all their problems. 

Will Shiftr pick the two of them out as purrfectly matched, or will Raven’s huge bombshell and Timo’s furry secret send them running off in opposite directions? 

This is a standalone, short, sweet, steamy read, perfect for a lunch break, bath time, or a little dose of me-time, wherever you are. HEA and no cliffhanger!

For a limited period, it includes an additional story as a special FREE bonus!

Note: This book and all other books in the Hope Valley Dating App series are standalone and can be read completely independently.

Want more romance from Ariana Hawkes? Get your free book now! ---> arianahawkes.com/freebook

119 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 8, 2016

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Ariana Hawkes

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USA Today bestselling author Ariana Hawkes writes spicy romantic stories with lovable characters, plenty of suspense, and a whole lot of laughs. She told her first story at the age of four, and has been writing ever since, for both work and pleasure. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and two huskies.

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2,079 reviews
April 28, 2016
Ok..this may seem harsh but I am not the only one who got pissed off with Raven. The fact that she acted as Judge, Jury, and Execution where Timo was concerned made me mad. So...because he was a "stripper" she decided it was better she not tell him about the baby? Like because of his occupation he couldnt take care of or know his child? Then when she DOES find out he's NOT a stripper she's like well I'll tell him if we're compatible. Ugh...really? I was really enjoying the story til that point where Raven turned into a cold hearted bitch...yes harsh but true. Sorry if it spoils it for everyone but seriously that really got my goat! Yes, she's the mother but she had NO RIGHT to do something so cold and selfish I might add. I was not pleased Ariana Hawkes wrote Raven like that. Judging someone on a occupation and thinking he had no right to know his child? Um no, just no.

On a lighter note though I liked the story. It was a fairly easy story and simple with the exception of Raven's thinking and actions later on in regards to Timo. I'm betting that would have really hurt him to find that out. Thats not a great characteristic in a mate. Timo's so sweet and he so didnt deserve that. I'm surprised it didnt come out but I am guessing the author didnt want any conflict and to make it a simple story. I know there are times we dislike characters but I've never really had one affect my review rating until now and I am sad about it. Other reviewers agreed that Raven's character went too far.
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38 reviews2 followers
February 22, 2020
Are you kidding me? Are you freaking kidding me!?! Okay so this book opens with some of the shifters, whose romances we have read, STRIPPING on stage. And not the semi decent stripping, no, these "heroes" with mates and wives are getting graphically BUCK NAKED and dancing for a pack of drunk, horny women! Take a minute to digest that. Does anyone really need to say anything more? I cannot imagine being okay with my husband or partner getting NAKED on stage and letting a drunk and horny bachelorette party feel him up. I don't give a damn how good the cause is! Can you imagine a shifter male being okay with letting his mate get naked for the amusement of a roomful of drunk men? How is it any different for a woman? One of the main points of reading shifter romance is the absolute loyalty these guys have for their mates. Gahh! At this point I need to wash my brain out with soap! That was the most sleazy disgusting thing I've read in a long time. And really sad too, because now I can't read the previous books in this series without remembering this nonsense. Not cool Ariana Hawkes!
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854 reviews29 followers
February 18, 2016
Shiftr: Swipe Left for Love is a short, sweet and fun story. It's about bear shape shifter Timo and twenty something human Raven. They meet while Raven is celebrating her friend's bachelorette party. I truly enjoyed this story and hope to see more of Timo and Raven in the future. Their love story is one of love at first sight and is super sweet.
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𝘼𝙨 𝙖 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙢 𝙤𝙛 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙢, 𝙄 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚'𝙨 𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨. 𝙄 𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙜𝙪𝙮 𝙄 𝙢𝙚𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙬 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙨 𝙖𝙜𝙤. 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙪𝙮, 𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙖 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙧𝙮𝙥𝙩𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮. 𝙒𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙖𝙡𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙚'𝙨 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙚. 𝙃𝙚 𝙖𝙨𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮, 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙢𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙡𝙮, 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙪𝙥. 𝙁𝙚𝙬 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙨 𝙖𝙜𝙤, 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙢! 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚, 𝙄 𝙠𝙚𝙥𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙜 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤, 𝙄 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙞 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧. 𝙄 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 $86𝙠 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢. 𝙄 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣, 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙖 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧, 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙩���𝙘𝙝, 𝙈𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙤𝙛𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙮𝙧𝙞𝙭@𝙜𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙢 .. 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙫𝙞𝙖 𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 85% 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙢.
Profile Image for Dharia Scarab.
3,253 reviews8 followers
December 14, 2018
Entertaining short reads, with a fun concept.


Since I don't normally write reviews unless I have something specific to say, here's the break down of how I rate my books...

1 star... This book was bad, so bad I may have given up and skipped to the end. I will avoid this author like the plague in the future.

2 stars... This book was not very good, and I won't be reading any more from the author.

3 stars... This book was ok, but I won't go out of my way to read more, But if I find another book by the author for under a dollar I'd pick it up.

4 stars... I really enjoyed this book and will definitely be on the look out to pick up more from the series/author.

5 stars... I loved this book! It has earned a permanent home in my collection and I'll be picking up the rest of the series and other books from the author ASAP.
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958 reviews6 followers
August 19, 2017
Wow I have to say these books suck you in, I've only just started to read this and I've finished it. It was nice to see Timo get his story. When Raven sees Timo for the first time she feels oddly connected. Timo knows the moment he see her that she's his mate, but misunderstandings, and missed moments threaten to stop things before they start. Will they meet again?
I enjoyed this story, the plot was great, of course the characters are now feeling like part of the family. Some angst, and some very sweet moments as well as some hot sex. Would recommend.
188 reviews
November 22, 2017
This is my favourite book of this series. I just adore Timo; he is such a gentle giant. Raven got a bit sanctimonious at times thinking that Timo was not a very good person because he was a "stripper". Yet she was drunk, dressed in a rather slutty way and went after Timo and had unprotected sex with him. But all worked out happily and Timo got his One Mate. I am really enjoying this series, great stories, good characters and nicely written.
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1,163 reviews
October 20, 2018
Chance Meeting

A sweet romance where Timo finally finds his mate only to let her slip through his grasp but he is a determ9ned bear and seeks her out, only to find out she is in the last place he thought to find her. Love the bit of suspense and definitely the striptease, bearing it all. The second story a bit more suspenseful and really great.
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1,361 reviews1 follower
January 6, 2019
One night stand

She there for a bride party and he and the others are dancing to raise money to save the town. They had a one night stand and he forget to get her number. She and a friend moves to hope valley and the guys are doing a tour to raise money. Thanks to Lauren they get together ,she tells him she pregnant and we have a slap happy bear.
July 10, 2019
Destin for love

I am so excited about this series I can't get enough of them please keep writing these stories 💘you are an amazing writer how you write these stories that have such great details and story lines is awesome I loved Timo and his mates shyness but determination to find family and love
392 reviews
March 27, 2024
She's what?!?!

Raven and friends are on a three state bachelorette party with the bride. One of the stops is in a small town called Hope Valley for a male strip show.
Timo and friends are trying to raise enough money to keep their small town from being bought out and turned into another dull, dusty place.
The two meet at the show and sparks fly between them!!
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86 reviews
August 16, 2017
One night stand or something more.....

Time has been waiting for his fated mate for a long time. When he finally finds Raven, he loses her the same night, leaving him wondering if he'll ever find her again.
676 reviews3 followers
December 8, 2017
A bear shifter that's a stripper.

A group of women go on a bachelorett party that includes a male stripper show. A stripper dances with a girl from the audience and thinks she's his true mate. Will they find their happily ever after? I highly recommend this series.
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193 reviews
December 14, 2017
Quick little read

I liked this story it did seem shorter and a little rushed compared to the previous books but it was still pretty goods. Didn't have the extra angst but I didn't miss it really this one would be great for a lunchtime read!
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866 reviews1 follower
April 18, 2022
One night stand

Time & Raven: He's been waiting for his mate for awhile, but the night of the show he saw her. She never believed she could get a guy like him. The characters will take you through twists and turns through out their journey to find their fated mate.
561 reviews
July 7, 2023
Outstanding🐻

I can't get enough of this book📗 series, it is filled with friendship, family, laughter, drama, action. In this small town with these handsome men looking for their fated mates. On to the next book in this series!
54 reviews
September 3, 2024
I really like this series so far,

I really like this series so far, had a hard time with finding a series i liked by Ariana tried several different ones, so far I like this. most of the mate series I read before this one And Matematch outcast (Ragtown).
1,414 reviews4 followers
June 6, 2017
Shiftr: Swipe Left for Love (Timo)

This was just as good as the first 6 books can't wait to read the next one in this series....
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30 reviews5 followers
August 2, 2017
Great book with a bonus

Loved it. All of the books in the Shiftr App series have been awesome. All are in the Kindle Unlimited program.
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2,450 reviews8 followers
October 16, 2017
Such a great series

Love these books. Great love stories. This one had a twist with the stripper part, but love always wins in these stories.
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4,169 reviews2 followers
February 19, 2018
I love this series it is an amazing read and so much fun too I love this app and only wish it was real Timo was just what i expected and more.
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1,585 reviews50 followers
March 27, 2019
A charity strip show. The full monty kind! Mmm this was a sweet one! I wish I lived in this town!
2,510 reviews11 followers
August 7, 2019
Intriguing series

Timo & Raven story was short and sweet and to the point. I’m glad they found one another and live their happily ever after.
1,297 reviews2 followers
November 22, 2019
Good read

Really good story Relaxing intriguing and suspenseful Enjoyed every minute of it Different twist to each story Kept me enthralled and riveted
222 reviews2 followers
May 23, 2022
Shiftr—-Timo

This is the story of Timo and Raven. The story is short and therefore a very quick read. Frankly, there’s not a lot of difference in the storyline of each book. There are sexual scenes that may offend some readers.
July 9, 2022
So good

Love this series. Easy sexy short happy ending books. Perfect for a day read and some sexy escape time. Highly recommend 👌
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17 reviews1 follower
April 9, 2023
I wanted more of this story. He has always been my favorite bear!
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