The Tin Star

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At twenty one Jamie gets kicked out from the family ranch by his father because he came out as gay. Luckily he gets taken in by fellow rancher Ethan who happens to be his brother's best friend and ... gay. Ethan never saw a reason to be overt about his sexuality but Jamie may change that. Soon.

Jamie and Ethan fall into love/lust almost as soon as Jamie sets foot in the Tin Star. There's little to no friction between them and neither seems conflicted about their sexuality. Jamie's siblings, ranch-ands (save two), and a good chunk of the townfolks are all accepting or unperturbed by the gay cowboys in their midst. That was super refreshing given that the tension or conflict in the story comes from Jamie's father who is just an absolute demon. He hates Jamie and not only because he's gay. He recruits a few douchebags to do his bidding and inevitably things go sideways.

As I said there are virtually no issues between the MC and though it's very insta it felt right. Sometimes the right person is in front of us and these two have chemistry to spare. The sexy times are smoldering.

Despite events this is essentially a light, low angst, smooth & easy read particularly given that it came out in 2006 (before marriage equality was even a reality). My quibble would be that there are a few too many threads left dangling what happens with Jamie's father, his brother, and the Quad J etc but overall I enjoyed it.