Hots for Mr. Fox

Hots for Mr. Fox Fox Haven Book 1 Fel Fern Kara Kitt Hots for Mr. Fox © 2023 by Fel Fern and Kara Kitt Cover designed by GetCovers All rights reserved: No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. This is a work of fiction. Names, places, characters and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, organizations, events or locales is entirely coincidental. All sexually active characters in this work are 18 years of age or older. Warning: the unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. * * * Join Kara’s newsletter to receive updates and bonus content: https://BookHip.com/FBHJFAS Contents Blurb 1. Owen 2. Ian 3. Owen 4. Ian 5. Ian 6. Owen 7. Ian 8. Ian/ Owen 9. Owen 10. Ian 11. Owen 12. Owen 13. Ian 14. Owen 15. Ian 16. Ian 17. Ian 18. Owen/ Ian 19. Owen 20. Owen 21. Ian Preview of Finding His Fox About the Authors Blurb A dead fox at his doorstep and a handsome sheriff who isn’t what he seems… After a bad break-up, Ian Porter needs an escape. When his grandfather dies and leaves Ian his antique store, Ian packs his bags and heads for Fox Haven. Bumping into the handsome sheriff quickly becomes the highlight of his trip. Ian’s not looking for romance, but there’s something special about Owen he can’t quite put his finger on. Ian soon realizes that there’s something odd about the little town and the sheriff. Dating is the last thing on Owen Greyson’s mind. His brother’s death left a devastating mark on him, but Owen has an important job to do. Fox Haven isn’t your average town. It’s one of the few places in the world where humans and fox shifters co-exist—and it falls to Owen to maintain the peace. When a curious human arrives in town, Owen knows his life will never be the same. But there’s little time for romance. With a murderer on the loose, Owen and Ian must work together to prevent more bodies piling up. Along the way, Owen has to convince Ian that fated mates and fox shifters are real. Hots for Mr. Fox is an MM paranormal romance and the first book in the Fox Haven series. It features plenty of action, a grumpy but lovable sheriff and his adorably awkward human. Chapter 1 Owen “When we were kids, all you ever talked about was leaving Fox Haven. In the end, you stuck around just like me. Look where that got you? A permanent home in the ground,” I muttered. It would do my reputation no good to be seen by the locals talking to my brother’s tombstone, but coming here twice a week had become part of my daily routine. Someone had left a dozen red roses at the foot of my brother’s grave. It was only a few days old, I noticed. A chill wind blew across the cemetery and some petals detached themselves, going with the wind. Although Dane died a month ago, grief still left a fresh imprint on my heart. I buried myself in work to forget my pain and thought that would suffice. After all, the town sheriff had plenty on his plate to deal with. In the end, it was only a temporary fix, like plastering a bandage over a deep wound. Sensing I was no longer alone, I spun. My sensitive fox shifter nose picked up a vaguely familiar smell. Cal Yates gave me a curt nod. The six-foot-seven blond giant could be surprisingly quiet when he wanted. He was the only fox in my former pack I respected. Cal was a loner, like me. I always wondered why he bothered joining a pack. Maybe he wanted to be surrounded by his kind, but had no interest in forming close bonds with them? Some shifters were like that. Taking my silence as permission to join me, Cal stood next to me and regarded Dane’s final resting spot. “How have you been, sheriff?” Cal finally asked. “I’ve been better,” I admitted. “Dane’s death hit us all hard,” Cal remarked. Anger welled inside me. I clenched my fists by my sides. My angry fox threatened to rip out of my skin, but I reminded him that Cal was a friend, not an enemy. “Seems to me everyone else has gotten over the death of their former lead alpha just fine,” I muttered. My inner animal paced restlessly inside me, a reminder my control had been slipping ever since Dane’s death. “The weak cling to the strong. That’s just how the world is,” Cal said. “Almost everyone is afraid of Tanner.” Cal gravely regarded me with his ice-blue eyes. He was the only fox shifter I knew whose eyes were the same color in both animal and human form. “Why didn’t you challenge Tanner after he killed Dane, Owen?” Cal asked. “I’m not a natural leader like my brother. Besides, can you blame me? I almost went mad with grief,” I answered. “Fair enough, but the pack’s in a bad place right now,” Cal pointed out. “I don’t give a damn since I’m no longer part of the pack,” I retorted. I washed my hands off pack politics after declaring myself a loner. I had no regrets. For a moment, I was tempted to ask Cal why he didn’t step up himself. After all, we were both alphas. Protecting the weaker members of our group was ingrained into an alpha’s shifter DNA. If it came to an actual fight, Cal would easily overpower Tanner in a challenge circle. Cal was bigger, faster, and more experienced when it came to actual combat. After all, Cal had been an enforcer for the pack for five