I had mixed feelings about this book. I really liked the main character, Shawn. He was a lovely guy who had been through a hell of a lot. One of the biggest challenges I had with the story was that nearly everyone was gay! I refer to these kinds of books as "Gay Disneyland'. When most of the ranch hands turned out to be gay and all partnered in healthy relationships ... I began to find it difficult to suspend my disblief.

I also had trouble with the fact that every character in the novel was open, caring and very emotionally expressive whenever they spoke to each other. It just didn't come across as 'real' to me. Now, that being said, I know this is a romance so the point is for people to be parnered up.

I just like a little bit of realism in the stories so I'm probably not the right audience.

The book is well-written and the author fully committed to the characterizations!