The Bear and the Lamb by Halle Oak (Paperback)

A dark historical Western romance from Halle Oak, and the first book in the Fated Outlaws series. She prayed for a protector. The stars sent her an outlaw.

Alice has learned to expect little from her marriage but cruelty. So when her abusive husband delivers a wounded fugitive into her care, she sees not a bounty to be claimed, but something she scarcely dares to hope for: an answer. Kodiak is dangerous, hunted, and everything she has every reason to fear. But he calls her his little lamb, and somehow he makes her believe in fate.

Drawn together against every rule and every risk, the two will break vows, outrun the law, and tempt the stars themselves. What begins as an act of mercy becomes something neither of them can walk away from — a bond forged in danger, desire and destiny, with the whole world set against it. Dark, tender and charged with longing, it’s a sweeping outlaw romance about finding freedom, and love, in the most unlikely of places.

This is a dark historical romance for mature readers, with themes including domestic abuse; please check any content warnings before reading, and take care if these affect you.

Perfect for readers who love dark historical Western romance, a protective outlaw hero, a forbidden forced-proximity bond and a story of escape, fate and hard-won freedom.