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crtsjffrsn's review against another edition
4.0
Luke Meyers lives a somewhat quiet life as a rancher in Oklahoma, though that doesn't mean that he doesn't long for something more. It's not exactly easy to find a steady boyfriend in his area of the world--one night stands with closeted men, yes, but not as many men interested in long-term romance. He's been video chatting with Nash Gallo, an attractive young man from Atlanta, and has invited him to come stay at the ranch for a bit and get away from things for a while.
Nash has been hesitating on taking Luke up on his offer. But his hesitation has not been because he doesn't like Luke--it's exactly the opposite. He just doesn't know if Luke would be able to accept the fact that Nash has been working as a hustler to make ends meet. And he does not want to get his hopes up, but even more than that he doesn't want to let Luke down should they meet in person and the sparks he's felt online quickly develop into something more. After being assaulted by one of his Johns, Nash decides to go visit Luke for a while, not entirely sure about what may come of his visit.
So many times we think that life would be better if we keep our secrets to ourselves. And it may be true that some secrets will only complicate relationships if they are revealed. But by keeping a secret, there is always the possibility that it might come out. So is it better to share the information on one's own terms with a chance of controlling the fallout or to live with a shadows hanging over everything that could come crashing down at any time? This is exactly the situation for both Luke and Nash, who each find themselves worrying that the other man may not be able to accept certain truths. But sometimes love can overcome the things that we may not like about ourselves or be most proud of and other times it can't. Isn't it better to live authentically and know exactly where one stands?
Nash has been hesitating on taking Luke up on his offer. But his hesitation has not been because he doesn't like Luke--it's exactly the opposite. He just doesn't know if Luke would be able to accept the fact that Nash has been working as a hustler to make ends meet. And he does not want to get his hopes up, but even more than that he doesn't want to let Luke down should they meet in person and the sparks he's felt online quickly develop into something more. After being assaulted by one of his Johns, Nash decides to go visit Luke for a while, not entirely sure about what may come of his visit.
So many times we think that life would be better if we keep our secrets to ourselves. And it may be true that some secrets will only complicate relationships if they are revealed. But by keeping a secret, there is always the possibility that it might come out. So is it better to share the information on one's own terms with a chance of controlling the fallout or to live with a shadows hanging over everything that could come crashing down at any time? This is exactly the situation for both Luke and Nash, who each find themselves worrying that the other man may not be able to accept certain truths. But sometimes love can overcome the things that we may not like about ourselves or be most proud of and other times it can't. Isn't it better to live authentically and know exactly where one stands?
aligroen's review against another edition
4.0
A Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words Review An Alisa Review:
Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
This story seems that it would be complete opposites attract, but not quite. Nash may seem like the epitome of city boy with the tattoos and piercings, but he grew up in a small town near an army base until he was forced to leave for being gay. He loves the quietness of Luke’s ranch and the company of the unassuming rancher, but knows his time is limited before he has to go back to his life.
Nash and Luke have been video chatting for months and when Nash gets assaulted by his latest John he takes Luke’s offer of a place to stay as the perfect opportunity to get away and heal for awhile. Luke will do anything for a friend, but can be the shyest person around and for all that Luke has been out forever he has never been on a date or anything for his small minded town to see. Both of these characters need to heal, but need each other to grow.
We get to see both of these character’s points of view, which helps to know what the characters are thinking. Luke is very open and tells Nash everything about his past and is amazed as Nash’s acceptance. Nash is open about his youth, but keeps a tight lid on his life in Atlanta; he waits until just before he is to leave before he opens up to Luke about his life because he doesn’t want to see the man he loves look down on him. I love that it takes the wisdom of and old woman for Nash to decide to not just give up but to fight for them.
Cover art by LC Chase gives great visuals of the characters for the story.
Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
This story seems that it would be complete opposites attract, but not quite. Nash may seem like the epitome of city boy with the tattoos and piercings, but he grew up in a small town near an army base until he was forced to leave for being gay. He loves the quietness of Luke’s ranch and the company of the unassuming rancher, but knows his time is limited before he has to go back to his life.
Nash and Luke have been video chatting for months and when Nash gets assaulted by his latest John he takes Luke’s offer of a place to stay as the perfect opportunity to get away and heal for awhile. Luke will do anything for a friend, but can be the shyest person around and for all that Luke has been out forever he has never been on a date or anything for his small minded town to see. Both of these characters need to heal, but need each other to grow.
We get to see both of these character’s points of view, which helps to know what the characters are thinking. Luke is very open and tells Nash everything about his past and is amazed as Nash’s acceptance. Nash is open about his youth, but keeps a tight lid on his life in Atlanta; he waits until just before he is to leave before he opens up to Luke about his life because he doesn’t want to see the man he loves look down on him. I love that it takes the wisdom of and old woman for Nash to decide to not just give up but to fight for them.
Cover art by LC Chase gives great visuals of the characters for the story.
suze_1624's review
3.0
One of those books that didn’t grab me by the feels but was easy to read, with no major angst, despite the plot.
Luke and Nash have obviously met online for months so their relatively quick dive between the sheets wasn’t too much out of the blue - I would have enjoyed seeing how they met online though.
We get a lot of Luke’s ranch but I didn’t get a feel for its size, though he runs it on his own.
There are a number of crunch points between Luke and Nash as well as with Bobby, the college boys and others but they kind of faded away before they could hit us in the feels.
The issue of Nash’s ‘job’ in Atlanta is the only area of discord but I still wouldn’t say I felt all angsty about it - it is soon overtaken by bigger events anyway which is always a good way to put things in perspective. Again, would have liked more on Nash’s early life - all seemed a bit ‘oh, by the way’.
Luke and Nash have obviously met online for months so their relatively quick dive between the sheets wasn’t too much out of the blue - I would have enjoyed seeing how they met online though.
We get a lot of Luke’s ranch but I didn’t get a feel for its size, though he runs it on his own.
There are a number of crunch points between Luke and Nash as well as with Bobby, the college boys and others but they kind of faded away before they could hit us in the feels.
The issue of Nash’s ‘job’ in Atlanta is the only area of discord but I still wouldn’t say I felt all angsty about it - it is soon overtaken by bigger events anyway which is always a good way to put things in perspective. Again, would have liked more on Nash’s early life - all seemed a bit ‘oh, by the way’.
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