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One curvy belle + One blue collar tiger shifter + Traditions that shouldn't be broken + A baby no one could have expected = Mail-order bride romance with more heat than you can handle!

Layla Nash has her ducks in a row and everything's going to work out as planned. That is, until one hot night with a stranger she thought she'd never meet again leaves her barefoot and pregnant, with a curious ache in her heart. She couldn't have seen it coming, but somehow, everything's changed in just one night! Could she turn her perfect plan into something even better and deal with the curve balls life has thrown at her?

Atlas Novikov is a tiger shifter who knows his place in life. Working as a miner in the small town of Shifter Grove to get away from his kin, he has long ago decided that the ways of his kind are not for him. If that means that he cant have a family either - well, that's something he just has to live with. But when Layla shows up on a dating site and then on his doorstep with a son Atlas didn't know he had, all of that's about to change.

Yet not everyone's as happy as Atlas is for that. An heir to the family throne is something that can't be hidden and when trouble shows up in sleepy Idaho, it's up to Atlas to protect his family and show Layla that change can be good sometimes.

It has to be. It's his only chance at happiness and this salt of the earth man is not about to let it slip through his rough hands. No matter what he needs to do to make it happen.

Each book in the Shifter Grove Brides series can be read as a standalone and has a guaranteed HEA, no cliffhanger!

PS! You can still get this book along with many other fantastic novellas in the Shifters in the Spring bundle for just 99 Cents!

71 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 2016

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Profile Image for Sarah.
2,098 reviews30 followers
October 25, 2016
Nice change of pace Atlas is a tiger Shifter and his old pack like old way where alpha picked the matches. Siberian tigers go into heat the however they pick the mate with for life.
Atlas runs away to avoid being mated to a person he doesn't love then meets Layla.
9months later Adrian shows up. Layla tracks atlas done and they start being a real family.
Great story from a different stance with a baby involved. Great HEA.
Profile Image for Jamoz23.
5,143 reviews46 followers
May 3, 2023
Read in the SHIFTERS IN THE SPRING.
A good short and sweet enjoyable read. Didn't really go anywhere with a background story. Part of a series but not one I am familiar with.
Layla and Atlas have a one-night hook up. Go their different ways. Layla tries to find him when she realises she is pregnant, with no luck. Atlas knows he has lost his mate and is kicking himself for not knowing at the time.
Nasty brother brings them together again for his own purposes.
An enjoyable read.
425 reviews1 follower
November 9, 2017
I absolutely love the Shifter Grove series!

This book was artfully crafted and uniquely designed to keep you riveted and on the edge of your seat reading each page and going through everything with the characters! I love recommending books and series that will make your day better!

One of Your Greatest Fans,

Lena deLeon
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186 reviews13 followers
December 22, 2021
A nice short story! The hero was such a mature, sweet and sexy man. I recommend this book for anyone looking for a quick read with Insta-love/connection (it makes sense because it is paranormal) and stand up guy with a likeable heroine! It contains sexy times as well if you’re into that sort of thing.
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1,276 reviews8 followers
December 11, 2016
Hot shifter - unknown pregnancy...

Kindle Unlimited standalone in shifter series. After one hot night she's left with a shifter baby. After her sister finds him on a shifter mate agency, how will he react to what she's bringing with her?
Profile Image for Dawn Carey.
719 reviews3 followers
August 5, 2017
Stripe for Love

Another magnificent read, this author really has a way of drawing you into the story. If you're interested in some great shifter romances and want a lot of enjoyable reads then you've found it with this author.
Profile Image for Mindy.
1,522 reviews
February 19, 2018
I love this story. It was exciting and adventurous. There was suspense, romance, heartache, second chances and a bit of sexiness. I loved the characters and can not wait to read more.
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1,738 reviews7 followers
December 1, 2023
Stripe for love

Love this series enjoyed the characters and the storyline so it's a well deserved five stars and I would recommend this book to everyone
Profile Image for Yvonne Daniels.
2,550 reviews18 followers
August 7, 2016
Stripe for Love: Paranormal Surprise Pregnancy Tiger Shifter Romance
Shifter Grove Brides Book 7
by Anya Nowlan
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OH MY WORD! This is another SPECTACULAR paranormal romance! The storyline is a totally absorbing, exciting page turner that you can't help but to keep reading until you finish the book. The characters are exciting, captivating, engaging and written very well. Fast paced and some great emotional play this book is a great addition to the series. Another really great series! The secondary characters are wonderful, I like the fact that we make a visit to the pack it just makes it more fantastic and we get to see the change in the pack and learn what the different between a sleuth and pack is. The dialogue is sensual and compelling. Anya Nowlan is creative, imaginative and she knows how to give her readers adventure with amazing romance and you will never be disappointed. All I can say is that no matter what I read of Anya Nowlan I fall in love with it! Her books are always well written, the storyline has something for everyone, This her latest release in this series and its a excellent story that had me hooked from the beginning to the end of the book. There is lots of emotions that will tug on your heart in this book. But it's a Fantastic addition to the series.

All of Anya Nowlan books are awesome, and the plot to each of these books are full of twists and turns. There are well developed characters that capture your interest from the beginning of each of these stories. The emotional and sexual parts leaps from the pages and keeps you reading long after you should have gone to bed! Each book will have you hooked from the first word to the very end. You will find yourself cheering for them one moment and wanting to smack them along the back of the head the next. Layla Nash and Atlas Novikov as a couple will have decisions to make and they don't just involve them being together. I'd recommend this book to anyone who likes a strong and likable heroine, an irresistible alpha male and a story full of twists and love. I can't hardly wait to for the next book! This is a SPECTACULAR Read! This story will make you smile and give you lots of romance. If you love shifter romance this is definitely a fabulous choice for your TBR list. I am hoping there will be a lot more exciting stories.

If you believe in the world of paranormal romance then the possibilities are endless and fascinating.
Profile Image for Sherill.
1,281 reviews35 followers
August 6, 2016

STRIPE FOR LOVE-{SHIFTER GROVE BRIDES Book 6}

Atlas a heart-stirring gorgeous tiger shifter and oldest son of the Alpha to his pack gave up everything leaving his home to avoid their archaic ways. Wanting to choose his own mate out of love he moved to the quaint town of Shifter Grove. Male tigers go through a mating heat and on the night he met Layla his heat was at its peak. Believing it was only the heat that made him burn crazy for her he let her slip through his fingers. Layla had never had a one-night stand, but she loved her time with Atlas. Moving back to Seattle to be near her family she was blessed with an adorable shifter son Adrian. Both searched for each other to no avail until Layla’s sister found Atlas on the Sassy Dating app. Taking a leap of faith, Layla and her son make the trip to Shifter Grove to see Atlas. Unbeknownst to Atlas and Layla horrific danger is coming for them.

LOVED THIS fast paced well written imaginative read. The author immediately lures you into the story with powerful vivid scene descriptions leaving you breathless. The characters are certainly credible as they spring to life with witty dialogue, gripping suspense, life-threatening incident, camaraderie, and a bit of spine-chilling action. Atlas certainly is a force to be reckoned with and is totally devoted to Layla and Adrian. Atlas and Layla are a perfect match and their romance is filled with heart-pounding fiery passion. Adrian is a cutie and I loved the addition of the child. A heart-melting conclusion makes this a most entertaining read. If you treasure shifter romance, this is a fabulous addition to your library. {I was gifted this book and this is my honest review.} Without reservations, I recommend this book.
Profile Image for Mary Clark.
796 reviews7 followers
August 15, 2016
Layla has never had a one-night stand, but she is thoroughly enjoying this one. There is a raw masculinity to the mysterious man, but no awkwardness between them and their conversation flows effortlessly. Layla would be heading to Seattle the next morning and was already regretting it. When Layla becomes pregnant, she tries to find Atlas, to let him know she is going to keep the baby regardless; but she never finds him until by chance her sister locates him on SassyDate. Atlas didn’t want to continue with his streak’s archaic customs and this causes a rift between him and his younger brother Grayve; the memory unpleasant because they had been close. Now Atlas was in Shifter Grove knowing full well that he has found his mate, but has let her go. It was fate that had brought him and Layla together at the right time, but wasn’t that how fate always worked. Atlas is thrilled to know that he has an heir, and while he didn’t want to force himself on Layla, he did want to be a part of Adrian’s life; not only that Layla is his mate and he had found her on his own, not because of some idiotic streak deal or an arranged marriage. Atlas is exactly what Layla hoped he would be; attentive, caring, loving and funny – how could she ever leave. The feeling of being watched has been hanging over Atlas for days now, so he is surprised when Grayve turns up. But this is not a courtesy call; Grayve has an ulterior motive, giving Atlas one last ultimatum, but Layla hears the whole confrontation - every word, every question, every answer. This was an excellent, well-written intriguing story that I enjoyed reading very much, and I would have no hesitation in recommending it. I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.




2,259 reviews5 followers
August 4, 2016
Atlas and Layla meet, have one very hot intense night together, don't trust that they could love each other so quickly, so they leave in the morning to move on with their new lives. Later, both regret leaving, and go back to find each other, but with no success. For a year and a half they live with their regrets, each missing the other until Layla's sister finds Atlas on a shifter dated website and sends him a message in Layla's name. When Atlas and Layla meet again, she has a surprise for him, and their feelings are stronger than ever for each other. But unbeknownst to either, someone from Atlas's past has been watching Layla. I was so happy that Atlas and Layla found each other again. When they met Atlas' tiger hormones here affecting him, and he didn't trust his feelings for her. Atlas was a nice guy who had broke away from the strictures of his family and clan, and wanted to live his life on his terms. He has found his mate, and lives in Shifter Grove, a happy place to live and raise a family. In only his past leaves him alone and doesn't interfere.
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154 reviews1 follower
August 17, 2016
I give this book 4 hearts

By now I have read quite a few of the shifter grove bride books and I've enjoyed them all. They are fast paced, sexy and although on the short side make for great light reading.
This story is no different, it's steamy from the get go between Layla and Atlas, but what starts as the hottest one night stand turns into a bouncing baby tiger shifter. Layla has been searching for Atlas since she found out but to no avail, until fate gives her a hand, when she stumbles upon his profile on a human-shifter dating app.
They decide to meet up in Shifter grove, but will he accept Layla and the child he doesn't know about? Sparks fly between these two and it's hard not to fall in love with the big tiger shifter that is nothing but sweetness, but there is danger in shifter grove. Layla and Atlas must fight to save their son and in the process discover how much they mean to each other.

*** reviewer for romance authors that rock

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1,149 reviews23 followers
August 6, 2016
Something I Never Knew I Wanted!!!

Layla Nash had everything planned but she had a one night-stand with Atlas Novikov and her whole life changed in more ways than one. She found herself pregnant and alone.

Atlas Novikov, a tiger shifter was working as a miner in the small town of Shifter Grove. He stayed away from his kind because their ways were not for him. He never thought he would have a family, boy Atlas couldn't be more wrong.

Atlas was happy when he found out that he had a child his happiness was short lived when danger showed up at his doorstep. He wasn'tabout to let his past harm his future so he did what had to done to protect his family.

STRIPE FOR LOVE was originally part of the SHIFTERS IN THE SPRING boxset, this book was fascinating. I love Anya Nowlan's SHIFTER GROVE BRIDES series, she did a fabulous job.
Profile Image for Lexi Kennedy.
14 reviews1 follower
August 15, 2016
and Atlas makes you crave more from both of them. Just knowing that both of them are thinking that this is going to be a one-off has you knowing that this going to wind up with pregnancy (as if the title doesn't tell us that!)

This story is well told, fast paced and very hot. I enjoyed this book a great deal. I wish that this wasn't the first book of this series that I read because now I need (darn!) to go back and read the previous books in the series. (such a chore!)

All in all I give this 3 stars, only because this was such a short story and I really wanted to know more about Atlas's past and what caused the issues between him and his family. I think that if the author would have expounded upon this hatred between him and his brother (and other family) there would have been a 4 or more star review. I wanted to know more. I really did. Even with that, this book was an awesome read.
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753 reviews4 followers
September 12, 2016
This is the seventh book in the Shifter Grove Brides series and having read all the previous books in the series I had to have this one also. I fell in love with the cover on this book as soon as I saw it.....big cat shifters are my favorites so this book started with an advantage before I even opened the cover. Once I started and found this was Atlas's story I was even more in love with it and could not put it down until I finished. I read this one in just about an hour and wished it had been longer! I loved Atlas and Layla as the couple in this story, and loved how far Atlas was willing to go to protect his new family...even if it meant getting rid of some of his other family to make sure his son would grow up happy. I have enjoyed all of the stories in this series and will certainly keep Anya Nowlan on my list of authors to watch.
August 4, 2016


Atlas and Kayla met on her way to Seattle. This was nothing she normally did. She looked for Atlas after she became pregnant, but didn't find him. Sixteen months later her sister, Lily, found him.
I received this ARC for an honest review.
Atlas never forgot her. He sent Slate, another tiger shifter, to go get her in the plane. He loved his surprise, Adrian, his son. They planned on staying a week. They all got along extremely well.
Atlas and Adrian had date night, friends kept Adrian. Kayla put on a dress because she wanted the night to be special. She made dinner and Atlas was only allowed to carve the chicken. Did they have a food fight? Did they go dancing? Did they plan a time for Adrian and Kayla to meet his family? All this and more is waiting for you to discover.
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1,873 reviews21 followers
August 5, 2016
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review, although I already own it as part of an anthology. I have NO problem reading Anya Nowlan’s books more than once! They always make me smile and read straight thru. Stripe for Love was a quick read, for me, and it was hawt, it was funny, it had intrigue and action…it had a little bit of everything. I liked Layla and “Atlas”. They were almost like two ships passing in the night but found their way to their HEA. It is a standalone read but I do so love the Shifter Grove books and enjoyed seeing some familiar names pop up. No worries, you don’t need to know them but for me, it was fun to catch up with some of the folks and places. I recommend this book.
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2,111 reviews11 followers
August 10, 2016
Received this complimentary arc copy from the author for an honest review.
When Layla Nash meets Andreyi Novikov or Atlas for short, she gets more than she bargained for from this hot tiger shifter. Little Adrian. Oh boy!!! but she loves him and he is her life. She realises she has to tell Atlas but the problem being how to find him.
Atlas has never forgotten Layla but has problems in his life and he needs to make some serious decisions. He wants Layla back and needs to find her.
This is a story that will keep you interested all the way through and it involves, secrets, hidden dangers, family intrigue, jealousy, fights, decisions, loyalty, love and one special little tiger cub.
If you love shifter stories, as I do, Anya Nowlan never lets you down. Loved it all.

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2,915 reviews78 followers
August 7, 2016
Layla is not normally a one night stand type of girl, but there was just something about Atlas that she couldn't resist. Now as a single mum she finds out where her baby's daddy is. How will he react?
Atlas left behind the archaic practice of arranged marriage when he left his family streak. He is building a new life in Shifter Grove. There is only one thing missing the woman he bonded to in one night.
A good paranormal romance . It is from a series but the order is not important. Our hero is a big sexy tiger that will have to face his past before he can be sure of his future.
Profile Image for Linda Levine.
4,636 reviews25 followers
August 7, 2016
This is a great short story about a couple that don't realize how special what they have is until they are separated from each other. They had a night and created a child but have been unable to locate each other. When they do find one another again, they have to face danger to protect their family.

I enjoyed the story. The author does a great job developing the characters and making you really want them to get the happiness they deserve. They have great chemistry and a real connection.

I received a copy in return for a honest review.
Profile Image for Leona Bowman.
835 reviews2 followers
August 6, 2016
story you can't but down tell the end!
I fell in love with this series right from the beginning. The adventure that these two take is heartwarming. Lots of action and suspense to curl your toes. If you have not read this series I highly recommend it that you do. There is lots of laughs, sassy and some danger. But the most Important thing is the couple fine love and hope. I was given this story for a honest review.
1,097 reviews18 followers
August 8, 2016
Another hot shifter with a curvy woman that makes him purr! I loved this. It was a quick read, but boy was it spicy good. Atlas has left his family because of choices he wanted to make for himself. Layla meets him at an opportune time. They lose touch. Her sister helps by searching for him. Location: Shifter Grove. I enjoyed how this story showed what was meant to be often has to be fought for. You will not be disappointed.

ARC provided in exchange for honest review.

Profile Image for Lynn Vincent.
653 reviews4 followers
August 8, 2016
This is a great addition to the Shifter Groves Brides. This is Atlas a tiger shifter and Layla a humans story. Her first one night stand and she gets more than she ever thought she would. Atlas moves to Shifter Grove before he has a chance to find Layla again. Layla is searching for Atlas. Will these two find each other? What is this feeling of being watched? Will love be true or betrayed? I give this 5 stars,
I was given this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Profile Image for Sheryl.
2,023 reviews21 followers
August 10, 2016
1 hot night with a stranger leaves her pregnant and now even after a year of searching and longing she has a chance to meet him face to face. He spent 1 night with an angel and let her get away and now fate has brought them together again and he wont let her get away again.

I received an advanced copy of this book for an honest review. This is book 7 of the Shifter Grove Brides series by the author.
67 reviews
August 12, 2016
Great book !!! Loved It !!! This book contains finding your true and letting her go, but finding her again. It has romance, paranormal, and violence all rolled into one book. What more can you ask for. Loved the way Layla and Atlas come together in the beginning and in the end. Short and quick book. So if you like your books short and happily ever after; then this book is for you. You'll love it !!!!!! : )
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968 reviews12 followers
November 21, 2016
so i am using my KU subscription to read these . little behind in my reading so semi trying to catch up lol
so what happens when you have a passionate night with a stranger but the feelings are so intense that there is much more to it . and what if months after you are pregnant but can't find the one you were with ,. can these two find each other and who is watching them both and why . find this and much more when you buy or use your KU subscription .
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1,841 reviews
August 5, 2016
He Can Smell The Truth

An ARC was given to me for an honest review. She has never done this before but it's like she has no choice. He pressed all the right buttons, lol. He couldn't get enough of her, she was absolutely perfect for him. But he let her leave him. A year and a half later they come back together and she has a surprise for him. This is a fun sexy read. Enjoy I did.
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2,381 reviews23 followers
August 9, 2016
3.5 Stars - It was too short for my taste. It had heated moments, which were fine, but not enough of a full story. It had great elements though. Atlas is a Big and Sexy Tiger Shifter who has a wonderful and sexy night with a woman he met at a bar. Layla is just as in awe with him, but she leaves for Seattle the next day.

It was way too short!!
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