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a_reader_obsessed's review
3.0
Perhaps as a warning, this was quite the sedate tale of how these two men come together.
Having helped John a few years back, Will now knows he aided a notorious outlaw. On the run with really nowhere to hide, John comes back several years later looking for a little reprieve. Not to excuse his past, but terrible circumstance made him into something he truly wasn’t, and there’s regret and pain and failed attempts at leading a straight, honest life - a life he attempts to do so with Will.
Not much happens except the slow unraveling of feels in and amongst daily living on a ranch. These two warily circle each other at first, and later accept that some company is better than none. Eventually mutual respect, affection, and lusty comfort develop, as they mesh their lives together, eking out a tough but satisfying existence.
This unfortunately is not overt - in the smex or the proclamations - and I could always go for more of that. However the life they build together and the future they want and work towards, was satisfying and good enough.
Having helped John a few years back, Will now knows he aided a notorious outlaw. On the run with really nowhere to hide, John comes back several years later looking for a little reprieve. Not to excuse his past, but terrible circumstance made him into something he truly wasn’t, and there’s regret and pain and failed attempts at leading a straight, honest life - a life he attempts to do so with Will.
Not much happens except the slow unraveling of feels in and amongst daily living on a ranch. These two warily circle each other at first, and later accept that some company is better than none. Eventually mutual respect, affection, and lusty comfort develop, as they mesh their lives together, eking out a tough but satisfying existence.
This unfortunately is not overt - in the smex or the proclamations - and I could always go for more of that. However the life they build together and the future they want and work towards, was satisfying and good enough.
maya56's review
4.0
This is the first book I've read by Jane Elliot and I like her style of writing. The writing has a spareness about it that suits the characters and the setting. I'm looking forward to reading the next book about in the series.
In the past I've always eschewed reading M/M books with girlie bits. Through this book I realized it's not the girlie bits I mind so much. This book contains 2 such scenes and I really didn't mind because... Ah Ha moment here... there was no emotional involvement between the 2 main heroes and the two women. The connection was totally between the two men. I love finding out new things about myself. :)
In the past I've always eschewed reading M/M books with girlie bits. Through this book I realized it's not the girlie bits I mind so much. This book contains 2 such scenes and I really didn't mind because... Ah Ha moment here... there was no emotional involvement between the 2 main heroes and the two women. The connection was totally between the two men. I love finding out new things about myself. :)
see_sadie_read's review
4.0
Wow, I can honestly say I did not expect to like this as much as I did. It's a wonderfully slow, angst free, subtle, Gay For You story and I very much enjoyed it. I liked the way it was situated in the time period. I liked the way Will still desperately loved his wife and missed his son. (Women are so often poorly presented in MM and that wasn't the case here.) I appreciated the way sex wasn't gratuitous, in either frequency or scope. These men didn't suddenly start going at it like rabbits just because they were snowed in together. They had to learn to work around Will's gimp leg, for example. I loved the way each man had his own personality and quirks. John and those chickens, for example. There was a lot to love in this book.
I did think the way John found to do good and contribute toward his redemption was a little sappy and unrealistic. I would have expected that sort of thing to take a year or more to set up, not a few weeks. Also, there wasn't any real excitement. Everything kind of plods along nicely, but anyone looking for an action-packed read would be disappointed.
All-in-all, it was a great feel-good read and I'll be looking for the sequel, as well as more of Jane Elliot's work.
I did think the way John found to do good and contribute toward his redemption was a little sappy and unrealistic. I would have expected that sort of thing to take a year or more to set up, not a few weeks. Also, there wasn't any real excitement. Everything kind of plods along nicely, but anyone looking for an action-packed read would be disappointed.
All-in-all, it was a great feel-good read and I'll be looking for the sequel, as well as more of Jane Elliot's work.
rissa53's review
4.0
Interesting story. I kept waiting for someone bad to come and/or something bad to really happen. It was really a relief to find out otherwise.
This was a survival story of two men. Each had their own pasts and heartache. It was good for them to find each other. A good beginning for the two! Enjoyed reading this! :)
This was a survival story of two men. Each had their own pasts and heartache. It was good for them to find each other. A good beginning for the two! Enjoyed reading this! :)
ktomp17's review
4.0
This book started out pretty slow to the point that I thought it was a 3 star read, but it got more interesting and a lot better as the book went on. Will and John had such an easy chemistry between them, even when it felt like they shouldn't. There wasn't a lot of angst in this book and there were times I wondered how John managed to get away with being so hidden, but it worked for the book and I really ended up enjoying it. Glad I read this.
anitalouise's review
3.0
So this is more of a 3.5 for me. While is a slow burn romance, which generally speaking, I like, it moved too slowly for me. Just sort of meanders to a rather easy HEA. Not a lot of conflict. There are some lovely moments, though - when Will cries over Molly's chest . That was handled beautifully. John and Will's first time was also gracefully done. I liked both MCs, particularly John. Funnily enough, I didn't get an "outlaw" vibe from him and perhaps that was the author's intention. I see that there is a sequel. I hope that moves along faster than book 1.
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