Book Title: Home Station on the Prairie
Author: Kara Larson
Publisher: Torquere Press
Publisher URL: http://www.torquerepress.com/
ISBN: 978-1-60370-528-8
Genre: historical western, gay erotic romance
Nymph Rating: 4 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs reviewer: Rose Nymph
The year is 1860 and Jamie Boyd is working as a stock tender at a relay station in the Nebraska territory. With only Pa and the ponies for company, life is hard but then Jamie never was very good with people. At least the horses never made fun of him for his lowly job or his dreams of being a Pony Express rider. Still, it would be nice to have a friend who talked back to him once in a while.
Returning one day from a supply run, Pa brings good news. The powers that be want to upgrade the place to a home Station, housing three riders and Jamie’s going to be one of them! Just when he thought things couldn’t get any better, Jamie recognizes the man set to replace him as stock tender. He’d known Thad Richardson since his childhood back in Iowa. Jamie had been able to push aside the feelings Thad stirred in him as he was growing up, but now that they are living in close quarters, undeniable emotions quickly resurface.
The joy of finally realizing his dream and having actual real people to talk to is short lived, however. With an unsettled political climate and the worry of technological progression looming large, Jamie wants to bury his head in the sand until it all blows over. Is his deepening relationship with Thad enough to keep him from running away?
With wonderfully descriptive writing that creates the perfect setting, Home Station on the Prairie took me to a different time and place. I could picture the scenery, feel the exhaustion of such a hard life and almost smell the weary riders and tired horses as they returned from long days and nights on the prairie. The solitary existence made me care deeply for the characters’ well-being and worry for their futures. I wanted Jamie to achieve his goals and be happy and felt his frustration as circumstances out of his control threatened his livelihood. The style of writing requires you invest all your attention to reap the benefit of such detail to western life on the brink of war. If you are a fan of this genre (and maybe even if you aren’t) I recommend you make that investment.
Author: Kara Larson
Publisher: Torquere Press
Publisher URL: http://www.torquerepress.com/
ISBN: 978-1-60370-528-8
Genre: historical western, gay erotic romance
Nymph Rating: 4 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs reviewer: Rose Nymph
The year is 1860 and Jamie Boyd is working as a stock tender at a relay station in the Nebraska territory. With only Pa and the ponies for company, life is hard but then Jamie never was very good with people. At least the horses never made fun of him for his lowly job or his dreams of being a Pony Express rider. Still, it would be nice to have a friend who talked back to him once in a while.
Returning one day from a supply run, Pa brings good news. The powers that be want to upgrade the place to a home Station, housing three riders and Jamie’s going to be one of them! Just when he thought things couldn’t get any better, Jamie recognizes the man set to replace him as stock tender. He’d known Thad Richardson since his childhood back in Iowa. Jamie had been able to push aside the feelings Thad stirred in him as he was growing up, but now that they are living in close quarters, undeniable emotions quickly resurface.
The joy of finally realizing his dream and having actual real people to talk to is short lived, however. With an unsettled political climate and the worry of technological progression looming large, Jamie wants to bury his head in the sand until it all blows over. Is his deepening relationship with Thad enough to keep him from running away?
With wonderfully descriptive writing that creates the perfect setting, Home Station on the Prairie took me to a different time and place. I could picture the scenery, feel the exhaustion of such a hard life and almost smell the weary riders and tired horses as they returned from long days and nights on the prairie. The solitary existence made me care deeply for the characters’ well-being and worry for their futures. I wanted Jamie to achieve his goals and be happy and felt his frustration as circumstances out of his control threatened his livelihood. The style of writing requires you invest all your attention to reap the benefit of such detail to western life on the brink of war. If you are a fan of this genre (and maybe even if you aren’t) I recommend you make that investment.
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