Unbeknownst to him, he’s the heir to a powerful family of possum shifters in Georgia, headed by his dying aunt Irene. He’s grown into a man who is afraid to stand up for his beliefs and tends to take what life, and people, dish out to him - leaving him as a single photographer whose on-again-off-again boyfriend seems to enjoy giving him surprises (of the off-again variety) and a host of “friends” that seem to care very little about him. Seth was torn away from his loving aunt and best friend Dusty when he was a young boy, taken from a world of playing in the wilds of Georgia to living with his strict, narrow-minded grandmother in Chicago. Nevertheless, that’s no reason not to read this book and thoroughly enjoy it too! I remember reading about the whole opossum debacle, and if I could find the post(s) on her blog, I’d share it/them, but I can’t. I’m always excited when Eden writes a new book, but this one was even more exciting because it’s about possum shifters! The seed of the story came from a very wild tale Eden wrote about on her blog, and with the encouragement of friends, turned into this story.

However, while Dustin’s mind is set on his task, his heart is set on his old friend. Dustin’s best hope to dodge the responsibility is to deliver a crash course in leadership to his childhood pal Seth, a man he hasn’t seen in twenty years. Unfortunately, the other candidates are either heartless or clueless. As Irene’s second-in-command, Dustin Livingston has two choices: assume control of the passel or select another replacement. Now her passing brings him back to Possum Kingdom, Georgia, to take up a legacy he doesn’t understand and reconnect with a friend he’s never forgotten.

An orphan, torn from his father’s family at an early age, he scarcely remembers Great-aunt Irene. Seth McDaniel wasn’t raised among a shifter passel and has no idea what it’s like to turn furry once a month. Keywords/Tags: Shifters, Unusual Creatures, Friends to Lovers, Doctors, Photography, Awesome Female Characters/Sidekicks, Small Towns, Second Chances

Naked Tails by Eden Winters