Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bear Necessities | 2010 | Dana Marie Bell | Buy |
| 2 | Bear With Me | 2011 | Dana Marie Bell | N/A |
| 3 | Cynful | 2012 | Dana Marie Bell | Buy |
| 4 | Bear Naked | 2014 | Dana Marie Bell | Buy |
| 5 | Figure of Speech | 2015 | Dana Marie Bell | Buy |
| 6 | Indirect Lines | 2015 | Dana Marie Bell | Buy |
The Halle Shifters series by Dana Marie Bell continues the story of Halle, Pennsylvania, the small town introduced in the Halle Pumas series. Where Halle Pumas focused on the local puma shifter pride, this series expands to feature bear shifters who have settled in the area. Bear Necessities introduces Bunny (a grizzly bear shifter) and Tabby, setting the tone for the series with its mix of humor, heat, and shifter mate bonds.
The books follow the pattern of Bell’s earlier Halle series, with each entry pairing a different couple while advancing the larger storylines of the town. Cynful introduces a fox shifter, while Bear Naked and the later books bring in new threats to the community. The “Bear” titles in the series (Bear Necessities, Bear With Me, Bear Naked) are a running joke that fans of the series appreciate.
Characters from the Halle Pumas books drop in regularly, so the two series are best read together. Readers who enjoy the found-family dynamics and small-town atmosphere of the first series will find more of the same here, with the added variety of different shifter types interacting with the established puma pride.