Reviewed by Stephen K
TITLE: Nowhere to Ride
SERIES: Nowhere to Ride #1
AUTHOR: Andrew Grey
PUBLISHER:Andrew Grey Books
LENGTH: 109 Pages
RELEASE DATE: June 15th 2021
BLURB:
Unjustly accused of a crime, Ky Archer is trying to keep his ranch together, with fierce tenacity and minimal help. With his nefarious accuser the lead wolf at the door, Ky is resolved to do whatever he has to in order to keep the final link with his family intact.
Brodie Tyler is down on his luck–way down. Down enough to camp with his baby sister in a tent to get away from relatives he’d hoped would help him. His parents are gone and he’s got nowhere to go, but he’s determined to keep his sister safe with him, no matter what.
Ky finds Brodie and Emily on his property and takes them in out of the storm… literally. Neither expects the heat that ignites between them to be as hot as the western sun. The men find they fit together well, both at work and in the bedroom. They also find they have a common enemy who tries to tear them apart. Working together, they might discover that each holds the key for the other’s desire.
REVIEW:
Ky Archer is good people. Unfortunately, the only man he’s ever loved died in a fire… and he was accused of the crime. Though he was acquitted by a jury, the dead boy’s father has been spreading his vindictive falsehoods all over town. Ky’s pretty much been a loner since.
When he rescues Brodie Tyler and Brodie’s baby sister, it’s not out of lust or attraction, but just because that what a decent guy would do. The romance that blossoms and Ky and Brodie’s affection for each other just develops naturally (if a bit quickly.)
I especially liked Brodie’s resolve to communicate and his insistence of pulling his own weight. It makes him a perfect complement and partner to Ky.
That the couple are both decent good guys is brought home time and again. It’s one of the aspects of author Andrew Grey’s work that I always enjoy. Like Grey, I grew up in rural Michigan and have a fondness for honest, hard-working people. They may not have been exposed to a lot, but do try to live up to the ideals their parents espoused. Yes, some small-town folk can also be small minded as well. But the majority of those that I’ve met, have just been a bit naive when it comes to their life perspective. Like Ky’s Aunt Rita in this tale, when they’ve had some time to honestly think through things for themselves, they generally are very reasonable people and can come to the right conclusions in time. …Or, since this is set in Texas, “Folks it just might do to run the river with.”
Grey does invoke a lot of pathos in his stories, but generally gives us a happy ending. I’ve read about a dozen of his books so far. I find that they’re generally a bit of “comfort food for the literary soul.” You enjoy them while they’re around, and feel happy for a time after, but they’ve not opened any new life changing perspectives for the reader – unless the reader comes into them with the idea already somewhere in their psyche.
One small niggling lament… I always try to understand the underlying meaning (if any) in a book’s title. After reading this book, I had no more clue than when I started what the title referred to. I’m not sure if I’m being obtuse or if the title is just that obscure.
That said, Brodie and Ky are easy to enjoy spending time with. The angst is actually pretty low overall, and we meet a few new characters that seem to offer some potential for stories of their own. If you’ve not read any Andrew Grey before, this might be a good place to start.
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