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Joy to the Squirrel

Fated Mountain Lodge #3 / 4
by Lauren Esker
Joy to the Squirrel (Fated Mountain Lodge #3) by Lauren Esker
  ★ 10.00 / 2
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Joy isn't exactly living up to her name lately. She's buried in stress, struggling to make ends meet and raise her younger sister.

Christmas at a beautiful mountain lodge sounds like exactly the medicine to cure her winter blues.

But the lodge isn't having a merry Christmas either, threatened by a hostile takeover by a billionaire developer.

Who turns out to be Joy's fated mate.

Now, with the fate of the lodge on the line, Joy has the holiday weekend to show this sexy Scrooge the true meaning of Christmas, or it's not going to be a holly jolly holiday for anyone. And it turns out that he might be exactly what she needs, too.

Return to Fated Mountain Lodge for a cute and cozy small-town fated mates holiday romance!

Also known as Cute But Prickly Book 3.
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Updated 04/10/2025
Category: Fantasy, Paranormal Fantasy, Shapeshifters, Novella, Holiday/Seasonal, Christmas Fiction, Winter Fiction, Romance, Fated Mates, Paranormal Romance, Small Town
Release date: December 2, 2024
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Lauren Esker

Lauren Esker writes SHIFTER AGENTS (paranormal romance) and WARRIORS OF GALATEA (sci-fi romance). If you like strong but sweet heroes and assertive heroines, you've come to the right place!

Lauren also writes and makes comics as Layla Lawlor, and writes the BODYGUARD SHIFTERS and BEARS OF PINEROCK COUNTY series as Zoe Chant. She writes full time and lives in Alaska.

Fated Mountain Lodge

Fated Mountain Lodge consists of three books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

Cute But Prickly (Fated Mountain Lodge #1)
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Not Half Badger (Fated Mountain Lodge #2)
  ★ 8.00 / 1
Joy to the Squirrel (Fated Mountain Lodge #3)
  ★ 10.00 / 2
The Claiming of the Shrew (Fated Mountain Lodge #4)
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12/03/2024
Chelsea K avatar
Chelsea K
623 books, 447 reviews, 202 posts
★★★★★★★★★★ 10 / 10

This was my first book by Lauren Esker and I thought it was a fun and lighthearted holiday romance. I enjoyed getting to know Joy and Bar in this story and seeing how they overcome the problems they encounter. I also liked Joy's sister Leah and am looking forward to seeing her story in The Claiming of the Shrew.

I received a free advanced reader copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

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