Team Leader Bear: P.O.L.A.R., Book 1
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Team Leader Bear: P.O.L.A.R., Book 1 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Candace Ayers (Author), Maeve York (Narrator), Lovestruck Romance (Publisher)
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With a hole in her heart the size of Oklahoma, Hannah’s sworn off men.

That was before she ran into the Siberian hottie.

Just being near him fills the emptiness in her soul.

As the P.O.L.A.R. team leader, Serge has a dilemma.

Either his team completes their mission or he pursues his mate.

Not both.

The careers of his entire team hinge on the mission’s success.

Is he willing to make that sacrifice?

P.O.L.A.R. (Private Ops: League Arctic Rescue) is a specialized, private operations task force - a maritime unit of polar bear shifters. Part of a worldwide, clandestine army comprised of the best of the best shifters, P.O.L.A.R.’s home base is Siberia...until the team pisses somebody off and gets reassigned to Sunkissed Key, Florida, and these arctic shifters suddenly find themselves surrounded by sun, sand, flip-flops, and palm trees.

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  1. Listening Length
    3 hours and 20 minutes
  2. Author
    Candace Ayers
  3. Narrator
    Maeve York
  4. Audible release date
    January 6, 2022
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Lovestruck Romance
  7. ASIN
    B09PVPTPY4
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 3 hours and 20 minutes
Author Candace Ayers
Narrator Maeve York
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date January 06, 2022
Publisher Lovestruck Romance
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B09PVPTPY4
Best Sellers Rank #168,032 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#986 in Military Romance (Audible Books & Originals)
#3,131 in Romantic Comedy (Audible Books & Originals)
#5,239 in Paranormal Romance (Audible Books & Originals)

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Frasher
5.0 out of 5 stars Team leader Bear
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2024
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This was a great story,love the characters and how fate pulled them together,can't wait to read the rest of the series
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Borderbumble
4.0 out of 5 stars What a surprise! I didn't know this book existed.
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2021
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When I read Rescue Bear (Book #1 P.O.L.A.R.), it felt like there had to be another book prior to this one. I mean, the references to Hannah and the mission that condemned the entire polar shifter team to subtropic Florida because polar bears and blazing-hot sand do not mix well. After finishing one of the Alpha Hordesman books, I had to read something I had read before, thus being a guaranteed good read. So why not Rescue Bear? That's when I discovered Team Leader Bear! Yayayay!!! Finally! I get to read about Serge and Hannah and how they got together.

This is a cool, little novella that introduces the team to the reader. I won't go further than that regarding the story line because it is a shaggy dog's story of its own, one it deserves to tell, not me.

But I will say the following. It is your typical fated mate cliche story line with a few surprises of its own that definitely makes it a little more original than I had first anticipated. I wish I could have liked the Hannah heroine a little more, but I didn't think the angst was being worked as successfully as I could have written it. I also was beginning to wonder if Hannah could ever face her cowardice and finally get with the program as described by Serge. Sure, instant hard-on of the female kind seems rather intimidating, especially since the thought of being mated never originally occurred to her. She had plenty of bad baggage in her emotional backpack. But how many times can you walk away from the only thing that might love you and make your life eternally special? I find that hard to swallow.

Nonetheless, the story does go on without having to wallow in that much self-pity. And it's a story I'd be willing to reread again, especially if I needed a short yet guaranteed good read of a heroine who doesn't scream her lungs out and act like a little pansy girl.

Ratings (out of possible 5)
Character building: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
World building: 🌎 🌎 🌎
Relationship building: 💓 💓 💓 💓
Romance: 💋 💋 💋
Heat/steam: 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥
Drama: 👀 👀 👀
Action: 🍿 🍿 🍿
Suspense: 💣 💣
Dark: 💀
Triggers: Cheating husbands. Too-high-of ferris wheels along with fear of heights can be a good trigger.
POV: Multiple (2)
Ending: HEA
Length: Approximately 128 pages
Recommend: YES 👍

Thank you, Liz K, a reviewer on Amazon!
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Kaylin
5.0 out of 5 stars Team Leader Bear
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2022
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The story is good and moves along quickly, with no terribly intense scenes. Easy to read straight through and I definitely recommend reading it. Now on to the next story.
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Terry
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Start
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2022
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Here’s to the beginning of a new series. I have read Candace Ayers before, and I really enjoy her writing. And this series is off to a great start, not only do you have an excellent story with romance, a pretty sad human female that has had her heart broken, a wonderful specimen of a man who happens also to be a polar bear, there are funny parts in there and also some action, but most importantly it’s a story about Hannah coming to believe in Serge who would do anything for her, including rescuing her and saving her life. Really good book, and your first introduction into the whole team that the series is about. And I just love a happily ever after.
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SEC
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2023
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The characters will take you on a journey with twists and turns through out their story on ow to catch a mate.
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Cathy P
3.0 out of 5 stars Team Leader Bear book 1
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2024
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I generally like quick reads, instalove and shifter romances. I liked the guys, Hannah wad a bit of a wishy washy spaz. Granted, the info share between the couple could have gone better. Just seemed a little disjointed. Lots of told not shown. Hoping book 2 is better. Serge and Hannah's story is a 3 for me. Medium steam.
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Dinah
4.0 out of 5 stars cute story
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2023
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Polar bear meets cute divorcée. The leader of a security polar bear team meets his fated mate while guarding a spoiled politician in Russia. His hippie mom shows up and his mate is kidnapped by the Russian mafia, not to mention other odd complication/situations, plus job stress, boss trouble, and rescuing his mate he has his hands full. This makes a cute easy and romantic read. Great light reading.
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AlmaSanchez75
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved Serge's story, so dang much!
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2023
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Wow, really, Hannah really ran away from Serge all those times and then realizes that he'll really come for her after she really gets kidnapped by the bad guys. I'm just glad they were able to work everything out because they are so cute together. Now I can't wait to find out what happens with Roman and Megan.
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Beth Law
5.0 out of 5 stars White and furry
Reviewed in Australia on November 8, 2023
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Seeing a different side to humans relating to shifters was a good read. This was written with such a top storyline involving another part of the world . The group involved all had great characters of their own. The little humour bits from the other men added brilliance to the storyline not just growly. More Polar Bears.
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Julie
4.0 out of 5 stars Love the Leader
Reviewed in Australia on August 9, 2022
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A fun book to read with engaging characters who were well written and developed. I look forward to reading more by this author.
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