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

Frankly, I looked silly in nothing more than a pair of tight boxer briefs. Because an untamable cold had swept throughout the cabin, my nipples were hard, and I had goose pimples running up and down my legs. No matter what, through hell or high water, I was not going to be bullied by a nauseating trespasser or Pihu. Someone needed to be threatened and put in his or her place.


I intended to unlock the door, swing it open, and blast the person with, “Stop being obnoxious! Don’t you have someone better to bother?”


Nothing of the sort transpired. Rather, I opened the door and discovered a smiling Timber Skenandoa in human form, holding breakfast in a bag and two coffees for us. Perhaps the shock of that glorified morning just happened to be me: sexy in my tight underwear, goose pimples raised on my chest because of the cabin’s chill, and nipples erect. Curly blond hair hung over my eyes, which I puffed away so I could see the handsome man in front of me.


Chapter 6