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

“Your mouth is hanging open,” he said. “It’s not all that.”


“You didn’t show me this in March.”


“You didn’t take me serious in March and decided to run away from me. Otherwise, I would have.”


Zing. He had me on that one. Shame on me.


“It’s stunning. I can’t believe how beautiful it is.”


“My clan has put a lot of money into this place. It’s taken decades for it to look this way. Trust me when I say that. I can remember my bedroom floor being dirt when I was seven.”


Chapter 15