Morgan O’Connor takes a long vacation to try to sort out his commitment issues, but his trip takes a mysterious turn once he crosses into Canada. There he begins to have vivid dreams, and is followed by a grey wolf only he seems to be able to see.<br><br>On his way home, Morgan stops at a woodcarver’s shop, where he meets James Standing Elk. The two men have a strong and immediate connection. When Morgan learns James’ Ojibwe name is Grey Wolf, he’s more than a little unnerved and leaves before he can uncover the link between his visions and James.<br><br>Back home, Morgan can’t keep out thoughts of either the wolf or his feelings for James. When he returns to the woodcarver’s shop, the true nature of his attraction and spiritual connection to James is revealed, and it’s more than Morgan could ever have imagined. Can this be the reason Morgan has never been able to make a commitment to anyone? What strange forces are at work to bring Morgan and James together?

Hidden Spirit

“Not tonight. I need to sleep and so do you. We’ll talk about it when we’re more awake and can put some time and thought into it.”


“You must have some idea,” Nate pressed. “I mean, I’ve been considering lots of stuff in the back of my head. Nothing carved in stone, but, you know, random ideas, where we’ll work, where we’ll live…if we’ll get married.”


No, no, no! Morgan shouted in his mind. Please don’t say that. I can’t deal with that. Not until I know what really happened in the woodcarver shop. Not till I know if or how James fits into this. Don’t make this harder for us than it is.


Trying to avoid the subject and, at the same time lighten the tone of the conversation, Morgan forced a joking mood and said, “Ah, ah, ah—cart before the horse, chickens before they’re hatched, cookies before they crumble, and all that.”


“Cookies before they crumble? Where did you get that?”


“I’m sure I’ve heard it before. It’s a very popular saying.”


Chapter 24