Professional nature photographer Shayne Law has made a few mistakes in his life, like any other middle-aged gay man. One of those mistakes occurred eight months before on a photography shoot: breaking sexy and alluring Timber Skenandoa's heart, a bear shifter living among the Skenandoa Clan.<br><br>When Shayne is given a photography job in Skenandoa Deep again, near Lake Erie, he may have a second chance at love with the Iroquois Indian, Timber. As Halloween nears, the two men learn each other's ins and outs, and the specifics of why Shayne broke Timber's heart the previous winter. Also, Shayne sees Timber as the Alpha bear shifter he is, and the proud and strong bear leader of his Skenandoa Clan.<br><br>Will Timber take Shayne back as his human lover, coveting Shayne's heart and soul? Or will the man and bear be enemies, at each other's throats, for the rest of their lives?

Timber

In the distance, somewhere behind me and among the great pines, his sister growled and grunted in bear form for his attention, interrupting us. Pihu was her name, three years younger than Timber; another bear shifter who was stunning with long black hair and matching eyes when she took human form. As a bear, protected by her clan, including Timber, she was half his size, a silky black hue, and a good caretaker of her younger brothers, loved by all in her family, including her older brother, Timber.


“My sister bear,” he grumbled at me. “She wants me to stop this with you.”


“Does she hate me for hurting you?”


He nodded. “She’ll grow. Give her time. She has a good heart, even if she can’t forgive you right now.”


“Perhaps. I’m not sure. But I’ll keep an eye on her and make sure she doesn’t. I promise. Even if you’ve stung me in the past.”


Chapter 3