Reviewed by Cheryl K
TITLE: The Grizzly Situation
AUTHOR: Parker Williams
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 302 Pages
RELEASE DATE: November 15, 2025
BLURB:
Ulysses McNamara—Uly to his family—has just lost another job. His seventh, actually. He gives everything 100%, but his brain is going a million miles a minute, and his body can’t keep up with it. He believed this last position as a server in his uncle’s café was his final chance.
Fate, however, has plans for Uly. His newest customer has a secret, and Uly is about to become privy to it.
Brent Lockhart would rather be back home in Bear Mountain, playing with his twin five-year-old sons before they head for school. Instead, he’s the CEO of Ursine Inc, in Milwaukee to decide on the future of 300 employees who could lose their jobs. At least he can help the server in the café when he gets into trouble. Brent makes the man sit and tell him what’s wrong. After a brief conversation, Uly says something that shows Brent a way to save all those jobs. Then he runs.
Brent tracks the guy down, insisting that Uly should work for him. Sure, Uly helped him out, but that isn’t the reason. Once upon a time someone gave Brent a chance, and he wants to return the favor.
At least that’s what he’s telling himself, but with each hour Uly spends with Brent and his two sons, the three bears find something they never expected. Something they’d had once, before it was taken from them when they’d lost someone precious.
A home.
REVIEW:
I just loved this brilliantly crafted story by Parker Williams. I mean I am a sucker for a good shifter story, but when you incorporate grizzly bears with a fated mate human, I’m sold. Then add one of my favorite themes – found family – I just couldn’t put the book down. Did I mention Parker is a new to me author? He is and I jumped at the chance to read one of his stories.
The world building was so fun in this book. We start out in Wisconsin and make our way to the Pacific Northwest. Which let’s be honest, I love the Pacific Northwest, I moved here more than 30 years ago. Oregon is the backdrop for most of this story and it’s perfect. Secluded forests for the Grizzlies to have the freedom to shift and explore their bear sides.
In this story we have Uly and Brent. Brent is our bear shifter and Uly is our human. They meet when Brent goes to Wisconsin to check on one of his companies that is not producing up to snuff. Uly and Brent are drawn together from their initial meeting, and the rest is not quite history, but pretty darn close. Along the way we meet the many wonderfully crafted side characters, including Brent’s twin boys. Those boys are just precious.
The story is weaved in an intricate pattern, that leads to the boys finding a new ‘Mom’ and Brent and Uly finding their other halves. Parker also explores the notion of found family with the combining of a human family with a bear shifter family. Which is then in turn merged into a larger family with the whole town embracing and accepting humans into the Sleuth. Along the way we get a bit of angst, but it’s just enough to cause a bit of conflict for our main characters, but not insurmountable. Oh, and I must not forget to mention the sexy times… They are hot, even with twin boys in the house.
Will Uly and Brent survive a visit from Brent’s father? Will the twins ever shift into their bear side? Will Uly and Brent get their happily ever after? Are Uly & Brent fated mates? Guess what, I’m not going to tell you. You know what to do if you want the answers to these questions.
I highly recommend this brilliantly sweet and sexy story from Parker Williams. Do yourself a favor and rush to your favorite eBook purchasing site and grab this book up. It’s just what you need to read on a cozy fall day by the roaring fire, with the snow falling outside. Or a rainy afternoon if you live in warmer climes.
Till next time…
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