4.6 (8,235 ratings)

Hot and Badgered: Honey Badgers Chronicles Series, Book 1

Name: Hot and Badgered: Honey Badgers Chronicles Series, Book 1
Rating: 4.6 (8235 reviews)
Author: Shelly Laurenston
ISBN: B07BL5QVJ1

by Shelly Laurenston

shifters

About this book

When a gorgeous, chaotic stranger literally crashes onto his balcony, grizzly shifter Berg Dunn knows his quiet life is over. Charlie Taylor-MacKilligan is a honey badger shifter—a breed defined by pure, unadulterated viciousness—and she has no time for a hulking bear who wants to play hero. She has a family to protect and a messy, dangerous secret involving her father that threatens to destroy everything she loves.

This high-octane paranormal romance is the perfect blend of dark, gritty action and laugh-out-loud humor. Shelly Laurenston masterfully leans into the bear-shifter trope, pitting a massive, protective alpha against a heroine who is far more dangerous than she looks. The dynamic between the two is electric, fueled by intense chemistry and the kind of fast-paced, snarky dialogue that keeps the pages turning late into the night.

If you are hunting for a shifter series that refuses to take itself too seriously while still delivering high-stakes thrills, this is your next obsession. It is a wild ride through a New York City hidden in plain sight, filled with eccentric characters and enough mayhem to satisfy any fan of the genre. Prepare for a fierce, unforgettable romance that proves even the toughest honey badger might just let a grizzly in.

Publication Date: May 25, 2026
ASIN: B07BL5QVJ1

Reader Reviews

Almost too much fun

January 27, 2024

I read this months ago but forgot to write a review. So, I decided to reread it and am so happy I did because this book is hilarious. There’s a crazy number of people to keep track of, yes, but I didn’t mind it because it was so much fun to read. • We meet Charlie, the oldest of the McKilligan sisters, and the most level headed of the bunch. They are all different types of hybrid shifters no one wants to claim because their honey-badger father is a complete idiot who lies and steals from...

Almost too much fun

January 27, 2024

](https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_avp?ie=UTF8&nodeId=G8UYX7LALQC8V9KA) I read this months ago but forgot to write a review. So, I decided to reread it and am so happy I did because this book is hilarious. There’s a crazy number of people to keep track of, yes, but I didn’t mind it because it was so much fun to read. • We meet Charlie, the oldest of the McKilligan sisters, and the most level headed of the bunch. They are all different types of hybrid...

A great start to a spin-off series

May 6, 2021

5 stars - I loved it! Charlie Taylor-MacKilligan is used to her life being chaotic but when she and her sisters keep getting attacked she knows her father is most likely involved. Now she is renting a house in a bear neighborhood in the hopes it will keep her sister safe, it helps that her neighbor is kind of cute too. I adored Charlie and Berg. Berg is such an adorably awkward bear and I loved him so much for it. Charlie is the organized and protective sister of the group. She has spent her...

3.5-stars: 'Hot And Badgered' by Shelly Laurenston

August 18, 2025

I’ve been in the mood for a funny PNR, so I was glad to find Hot and Badgered on Libby. This book had been on my TBR list for a while, and I finally made time to read it. It had also been some time since I read a shifter romance. This was my first Shelly Laurenston book, although I have read her books under the G.A. Aiken pen name. I enjoyed Hot and Badgered, but I did have some issues, which I’ll discuss later. This was my first book with a honey badger shifter as the main character, and she’s...

Tears of Laughter

September 7, 2018

I'm here with my eyes flooded with tears of laughter. Shelly Laurenston is genius! Yes it is romance, and I love the deep bonds the wonderful characters of her universe form, but it's the family ties that make these gems sparkle. The honey badger sisters are the BEST. I've loved each and every book of the series, and they are so AWESOME that if you haven't read them yet, DO IT, and enjoy the best quirky humor and deep down to bone and soul family bonds, and nice hot sexy romance. I'm not sure...