August 2003
ISBN 0-9748202-6-1
ASIN: B004IPQBTM
Contemporary M/M, Cowboys
E-book
Reviewed by Dawn
Obtained by Publisher
Jake Taggart thought his life was going well. He had a job he loved as ranch foreman, got sober and felt like he overcame his past to get where he was today. Until Tornado knocked him for a loop. Dark-eyed, sexy as sin and just as strong a personality as Jake he drove him completely nuts as well. But it will take a late spring rainstorm to bring their feelings out in the open and from then on, hold on tight. These two cowboys will either hold onto one another as they weather good times and the bad, or it will all fall away like melting snow in the springtime. Jake and Tornado will find that loving someone means letting yourself trust in them and yourself, or all will be lost. The question is, can two wills with strong personalities find a way to compromise before their relationship is gone for good?
BAREBACK is an intense, emotional story. From the moment the first page is read, you are sucked into Jake and Tor’s story and you won’t want to put it down. Chris Owens is a talented storyteller who gives the reader real characters to fall for and real issues all couples go through at one time or another in their lives. Its gut wrenching, you cry, you laugh and you mourn, but above all, you believe that these two people belong to one another. I’ve got to warn you, the first half of this story is Jake and Tornado falling for one another, so there is a lot of lusty sex action going on, but this author does a great job showing all the emotions-angry sex, make up sex, falling in love sex-in detail that works so well in this story. It’s told so eloquently that I loved how these two figured out they were in love. The sex itself enhanced the story, not take away from it.
Chris Owens is a new author I found recently and I wonder how I could have missed him. His stories are rich with characters that resonate with the reader, full of emotions and passion that makes you want to grab your significant other into the bedroom. We watch as two people try to figure out their place in the world as they deal with living together, finding their place as a ‘Couple’ and learning how to be part of relationship. Yes, there is heartbreak, I won’t lie but believe me the last sixty-pages will make it worth all the tears and screaming “WHAT??!!” at the computer screen.
Jake and Tor are two of the strongest characters I have read about. They literally made this story their own and ran with it. This is an author who knows how to let his characters shine all on their own and isn’t afraid to give them real issues to deal with. I can say there are some nail biting moments that had me wondering if this author was going to give Jake and Tor a happily ever after they deserve. BAREBACK is a romance in all its glory with all the messiness a relationship can have. This one is definitely going on my keeper shelf and I can’t wait to read it again…when I have more Kleenex and ice on hand. In the meantime, I am pursuing his back list to see if there are any more books I need to read by Chris Owens.
This is an objective review and not an endorsement of this book.
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