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

Of course, I saw Pihu in the distance, never making contact with her. She stood tall, graceful, stunning with her long, onyx-colored hair, deep brown eyes, and beautiful cheekbones. I don’t think I would have been able to tell the difference between her and Angelina Jolie placed side by side, except for their eye color. Each were elegant in the same way, beyond descriptive words in Vogueand Elle. Pihu ignored me all afternoon, keeping one hundred or more feet away from me at all times, perhaps unable to speak with me because of her hate and loathing. Not once did we shake hands or share a well-executed, but quite bogus, hug. It felt as if an invisible but apparent line had been drawn between us that neither one of us crossed for fear of a tragedy happening almost instantaneously.


Chapter 17