Cowboys Don't Ride Unicorns tackles quite a few pre-conceptions, and it did so with amazing characters! I think Danny and Laurie are my favorites by Lain *sighs* I'm still swooning, they're so cute!
I was such a happy reader with Cowboys Don't Ride Unicorns. It started with Danny not only winning a bull-rider rodeo, but also saving another bull-rider's life. I was very happy to see Rand and Kai as well as the kids again, too. I met those characters in Cowboys Don't Come Out, the first story in this amazing series. Danny was my kind of hero, because while he is tough on the outside, he is all lovely and sensitive on the inside. He wasn't afraid to show his affections, either, even if that would have been totally understandable due to something that had happened in his past.
Laurie was the sweetest guy ever, between his extravagant persona, pink hair and flimsy tops, and his dominant personality, he was more than a match for Danny! And Cowboys Don't Ride Unicorns showed me once again that we shouldn't assume. It also showed that sometimes, help can come from the least expected place or person, just as sometimes, an attack can come from a place or person that seemed or should have been safe...
I loved Danny and Laurie so much, and I wouldn't mind another story about them, a bit further down the road to see if they are able to build a life together. Written in third person point of view, mostly from Danny's perspective, and in past tense, the story flowed so very nicely. The pace was perfect, and I really felt like I was friends with this amazing cast of characters, with whom I'd go for a ride any day. There are some very humorous dialogues as well, and overall, the story was very well done.
The sight of the clowns gave him a little shiver. No worries. This rodeo was too small potatoes for him.
He barked a laugh. Shit, I just described my dream come true and a combo as rare as a unicorn.
Time slowed, his eyes focused between the bull's shoulders, and his mind burrowed into his body - nothing existed but instinct, muscle memory, training, and guts.
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Tara Lain writes the Beautiful Boys of Romance in LGBT erotic romance novels that star her unique, charismatic heroes. Her first novel was published in January of 2011 and she’s now somewhere around book 32. Her best-selling novels have garnered awards for Best Series, Best Contemporary Romance, Best Paranormal Romance, Best Ménage, Best LGBT Romance, Best Gay Characters, and Tara has been named Best Writer of the Year in the LRC Awards. In her other job, Tara owns an advertising and public relations firm. She often does workshops on both author promotion and writing craft. She lives with her soul-mate husband and her soul-mate dog near the sea in California where she sets a lot of her books. Passionate about diversity, justice, and new experiences, Tara says on her tombstone it will say “Yes”!
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