Cowboys Don't Come Out
by Tara Lain
Rand McIntyre settles for good enough. He loves his small California ranch, raising horses, and teaching riding to the kids he adores—but having kids of his own and someone to love means coming out, and that would jeopardize everything he’s built. Then, despite his terror of flying, he goes on a holiday to Hana, Hawaii with his parents and meets the dark and mysterious Kai Kealoha, a genuine Hawaiian cowboy. Rand takes to Kai’s kid brother and sister as much as he drools over Kai, but the guy sports more prickles than a horned toad, and more secrets than the exotic land he comes from.
Kai’s earned his privacy and lives to protect his “kids.” He ought to stay away from the big, handsome cowboy for everyone’s sake—but since the guy’s just a haole on a short vacation, how much damage can he do? When all of Kai’s worst fears and Rand’s darkest nightmares come true at once, there’s not much chance for two cowboys who can’t—or won’t—come out.
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Excerpt 4R: Cowboys Don’t Come Out by Tara Lain
Inside, twilight dim. The room smelled warm and spicy. Funny, he
hadn’t put that scent together with Rand—but it was his, through and through. Nobody here. “Hello?”
“Looking for me?” Rand walked out of the bathroom wearing a
heart-stopping, breath-robbing towel around his hips—uh, except for the slice
of bare groin revealed because the towel stood out in front like a banyan tree
canopy. That cotton tent had to be a lot more comfortable than the tight denim
smothering Kai’s rising cock.
Too much air flowed out with Kai’s words and made him sound like
he’d just run a half-marathon. “I was hoping that message about your nap might
be intended for me.”
“Yep.”
“So what did you have in mind, cowboy?” Man, his heart throbbed in
his dick. It ought to be dancing the salsa.
“Some riding lessons.”
“You’re the teacher.”
“Nah, I’m the quarter horse.”
Heart—stopped. “You want to bottom?”
“Yep.”
“Holy hell.”
Rand stared at Kai’s jeans and grinned. “You like that idea?”
“Oh yeah.”
“Good. Condoms and lube are on the bed. My ass, I mean stallion,
is at your service.”
Kai staggered to the footstool in front of the corner chair,
collapsed into it, and started yanking at his boots. Rand walked over slow and
easy-like. “Take your hat, cowboy, or you want to fuck with it on?”
Fuck? Oh shit, how long since he’d been with a man? A person? His
cock steamed and bobbed.
Rand grabbed Kai’s Stetson and tossed it onto the coffee table,
then took hold of Kai’s other boot. The combination of two boots half-off
flipped Kai onto his back on the chair like a giant turtle. Rand hauled off the
one boot, then grabbed the other and pulled it too, sent both flying, then
yanked on Kai’s jeans. “So much trouble getting riders properly dressed.”
This is the first book I have read by Tara Lain. I was intrigued by the synopsis and not disappointed at all by the the story!
This one has lots of perks! Single "dad" Kai, looking out for his younger siblings, two hot cowboys with very different personalities, vacation romance, and a blossoming love story even though both Rand and Kai believe the story needs to end in Hawaii.
The author does a great job setting the scene for the reader. I was immediately sucked into Rand's life and his need to please his family. Family is a big theme in this story. Our love and our need to protect bring out the best and the worst in us it seems. I enjoyed all the secondary characters, especially the children. When push comes to shove, it is love that helps us keep everything together.
Even though, Rand did not think things would work between him and Kai, I was happy to see they came to an understanding. Great vacation read! Looking forward to delving into more stories by this author.
*Complimentary copy provided for an honest review.
Tara Lain writes the Beautiful Boys of Romance in LGBT erotic romance novels that star her unique, charismatic heroes. Her first novel was published in January of 2011 and she’s now somewhere around book 32. Her best-selling novels have garnered awards for Best Series, Best Contemporary Romance, Best Paranormal Romance, Best Ménage, Best LGBT Romance, Best Gay Characters, and Tara has been named Best Writer of the Year in the LRC Awards. In her other job, Tara owns an advertising and public relations firm. She often does workshops on both author promotion and writing craft. She lives with her soul-mate husband and her soul-mate dog near the sea in California where she sets a lot of her books. Passionate about diversity, justice, and new experiences, Tara says on her tombstone it will say “Yes”!
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Thank you so much for reading Cowboys Don't Come Out! I'm so happy you liked it and am delighted to be on this fun blog!! : )
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