Reviewed by Kat
TITLE: Rainbow Rodeo
AUTHOR: BA Tortuga
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 220 pages
RELEASE DATE: August 7, 2018
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As a teenager, Dalton Jakoby made Tank an offer-one Tank turned down gently. It was still embarrassing as hell, so when Tank returns to the Jakoby Rodeo Company after a big-time bull riding tour, Dalton decides polite but distant is the best course of action.
Tank is hurting from some tough injuries and ready for a lighter workload. He’s also ready to admit Dalton is an adult now, one he wants to get to know much better. While Dalton’s past makes him suspicious of Tank’s attention, he can’t stay standoffish for long… not with Tank.
The new romance burns hot, but problems inside and outside the arena threaten what Tank and Dalton might have together.
REVIEW:
Nothing like a sizzling cowboy romance to heat up a long summer’s night.
Dalton Jakoby remembers quite well the night Tank Martin gently but firmly turned him down. Yes he had been young and foolish which had made living with his twin brother’s heckling even more embarrassing. But when Tank shows back up at their family’s rodeo business nearly eight years later he still remembered that voice. Dalton was no kid any more and Tank knew it. He was a bit afraid that Dalton might be the one to return the favor and tell him no but he had to try. When both men finally agree that they want each other it is more than good. But both their pasts seem to want to turn up and make it a problem for them to try for something a bit more lasting. Can these two rodeo cowboys put their pasts behind them and try for a future together?
I loved the twin dynamic of Dalton and Dustin. I’ve seen identical twins like them before. They know, without even saying anything, what the other is thinking or wants. And these two boys would do anything for their brother. Add in Deb, their older sister, and that clan is tight. I loved that Tank knew this and wanted in still. He knew who he wanted and it was all Dalton. Where others might mistake one of the identical twins for the other he always knew who and where his Dalton was.
I thought that I was going to dislike Buick, Tank’s friend with benefits. He seemed to be eager to get Tank back. But I enjoyed seeing him realize that Dalton was what his buddy needed and had each of their backs. You don’t mess with rodeo cowboys. They are a loyal and protective group. As for Rocket, that man could be left staked out naked in the hot Texas sun for the vermin to take care of him! That might have been a easier death than if Dustin, Deb and Buick ever got their hands on him…let alone Momma!
I also really enjoyed seeing a rodeo group that was LGBTQ friendly. That was a wonderful treat to see. Denver Jakoby brought the sense of security and freedom to those in his rodeo. A person could love on who they loved and it was accepted and embraced.
I know that this shows as a stand-alone however I could totally see this becoming a series. I would love to see who Dustin winds up with. Plus Deb and Buick too. There were actually a whole group of cowboys looking for something special.
All in all, this was a wonderful, fast paced book that I really enjoyed and couldn’t set down. If you are into gay cowboys and the rodeo circuit that’s this book will bring a smile to you face.
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