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

My history at the cabin along Lake Erie had been sketchy. Long story short, my previous travels to Skenandoa Deep had turned ugly. Snow lay on the ground with thick layers of ice back in March, and I had taken the most spectacular photographs for Northern Territory Land. The lake itself had been partially frozen at the time. The trees were bare of life, frozen in time. For seven days, the temperature never reached more than twenty degrees outside. Had it not been for Timber, keeping me warm at night, I probably would have frozen to death.


Timber. Who was he? What did I want him to be?


Chapter 4