Reviewed by Danielle

TITLE: A Prairie Dog’s Love Song

AUTHOR: Eli Easton

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 95 pages

BLURB: Ben Rivers always was a showman. He won awards in 4-H and rodeo competitions from the time he could walk, and he’s happiest in the spotlight. So when he got the chance to be a star—in porn—he took it. He still loves Montana and everything about being a cowboy, but when news of his alternate identity leaks out, he figures he’s lost the town’s goodwill forever. Clyde’s Corner would never accept an openly gay cowboy, even a hometown boy born and bred.

Joshua Braintree always had the notion that he and his best friend’s kid brother, Ben, would end up together. Ben’s always been a diehard cowboy, just like him: they need the land and its freedom as much as they need air. So when Joshua learns Ben moved away from their small Montana town to be a porn star in Vegas, he can hardly believe it. He’s determined to finally declare himself and bring Ben home.

Despite his longtime crush on Joshua, Ben won’t be as easy to tame as Joshua’s “lost cause” horses. It will take a lot of heart and holiday spirit for Joshua to convince Ben that even old prairie dogs can learn new tricks in the name of love.

A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2013 Advent Calendar package “Heartwarming”.

REVIEW:

A very surprising holiday story.

A quick read where we meet Joshua when he finds out his best friend’s brother is a new porn model starring in gay movies. Being a closeted gay man himself, he cannot deny his attraction to Ben or rather “Caleb” that has always have been there since Ben was young.

When word of his “alternate” career gets around town, Ben feels that there is nothing left to do but move away permanently with no prospect of coming back and Joshua knows he needs to go and try to get him to come back.

Acting on the attraction and being open and honest towards each other cannot get Ben to come back as he doesn’t want to live in hiding now he finally found out who he wants to be.

While Joshua struggles with the fact he really wants Ben, he tries to figure out what it’s all worth to him, what he wants and what is important. With a surprising unexpected outing of Joshua he stirs the town and its residents upside down.

Joshua makes sure that Ben knows they are there for the long haul  and hopes that Ben will understand what he is offering and will take that offer.

A lovely cowboy story, a nice read that will keep you interested and wanting to read more.

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BUY LINKS: Dreamspinner Press

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ADVENT CALENDER EVENT

Dreamspinner Press and The Blog of Sid Love bring to you an opportunity where you get to win a free set of DSP’s “Heartwarming” Advent Calender 2013. Yes! The full set with 31 stories including contributions from authors like Andrew Grey, Cardeno C., Grace R. Duncan, and many more…

If you wish to enter yourself into this contest, all you have to do is comment on every advent event post we make each day till the end of this month. Look out for titles with “Advent Calender Event” mentioned in them (such as this one) and the posts will be reviews on each and every story from this anthology.

The contest will end on 1st January, 2014 and the winners will be announced on the 2nd of January.

So, good luck to you all and Happy Holidays!