GRR Reviews The Right to Bear Arms (Wild Operatives by Vivienne Savage

The Right to Bear Arms is a standard "strong protector" romance with the proviso that the protector is a bear shifter. However, there are some serious logical problems when it comes to the actual protection, that brought it back down to "mediocre".

Daniela Reyes finally divorced her abusive husband after he turned the house down. She took the settlement money from insurance and went somewhere remote to start over. She did not want to fall for the attractive widower Russ just down the lane. The black bear that visits her backyard seems to be the only distraction... Russell Hawkins is indeed a southern boy with charm, and a widower. He has retired from the service but occasionally gets called out on special assignments that required his... special talents. Falling for the voluptuous divorcee down the road was not in the cards because he's a werebear... AND the black bear that roamed her yeard. But he can't tell her yet... Until her evil ex came back... crazier than ever...

It takes no imagination to see Russ goes all protective bear mode... That's where the problem is. However, to explain this, I have to spoil the story.

SPOILER AHEAD

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Russ, who's supposed to be ex spec ops, was unable to disarm one thuggish ex abuser, in either bear form OR human form! He basically goes up to the ex, roars, and get shot multiple times! That is just... stupid! That of course, sets up the reveal ("Yes, I am your bear.") but really, that was REALLY forced. The romance is okay, but that major lapse in logic, IMHO, really ruined the story.

Category: Paranormal / Romantic Suspense

Primary Plot: Werebear fell for the new divorcee in town, and had to protect her from her crazy ex.

Tropes: disguise, shifter, protector, woman in peril, evil ex

Overall Rating: 3/5