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Blake Talbot is still suffering from grief and guilt over his friend Charlie’s death when he agrees to accompany his Ivy League frat brothers to a dude ranch in Montana. He’s been on anxiety and depression medication since Charlie’s death and he’s hoping to find a little peace and a reason to live but what he finds is so much more than he ever anticipates.
Kris Killborn had dreams of making it big as a lead singer in a band but at twenty-eight years old he’s got a string of gigs and his entire band has left him. He’s torn between trying to put together another band and throwing in the towel and asking his friend Rafe to put in a good word from him at the Lazy C ranch. Room, board, and a paycheck for working the ranch for a few months sure seems better than begging his parents for money but he never planned on a romantic entanglement with a college boy during his time there.
Blake and Kris’s paths first cross in a restaurant restroom where Blake was trying to get his panic under control. They didn’t say much to each other but one of Blake’s frat brothers went out of their way to make fun of Kris’s appearance. They don’t see each other again until Blake, Galen, Dex and Troy show up at the Lazy C where Kris has been lucky enough to be hired despite James’s, Rafe’s lover and the ranch owner, concerns. While Galen, Troy and Dex are busy experiencing the ranch life and trying to find amusement in town Blake is simply trying to find a sense of peace and has high hopes that he may succeed. He just hadn’t figured on his growing affection for Kris to help provide some of the healing salve his heart so desperately needs. It won’t be clear sailing though. Blake and Kris are nothing alike but when it comes to affairs of the heart they just may be able to prove that love conquers all.
WILD HORSES is the follow up to SEVEN YEAR ACHE. I loved this story because while you still get to visit the beloved characters from SEVEN YEAR ACHE there are new memorable characters introduced with heartbreaking backgrounds which bring tears to your eyes. Kris struck me as a fun loving singer down on his luck. He doesn’t follow the rules and takes risks that most people would have shied away from. Blake’s grief and loneliness is evident throughout the story. He takes his friend’s death personally and his friends don’t seem to know how to handle him or what he needs. Selah March satisfies our need to know more about what happened with James, Rafe and Lilith and still capture the intensity of the growing love between Kris and Blake. Add in several frat boys who don’t know how to behave themselves and things are bound to get real interesting very quickly.
While WILD HORSES can be read as a stand-alone story, I’d recommend reading SEVEN YEAR ACHE as well so that you’ll have a better understanding of what happened with James, Rafe and Lilith.
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