Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Hard Fall


Title: Hard Fall
Author: James Buchanan
Publisher: ManLoveRomance Press
Publisher URL: http://www.mlrpress.com/
ISBN: 978-1-934531-81-5
Genre: Contemporary, M/M
Nymph Rating: 5 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Chocolate Minx

Deputy Joe Peterson is taking a break from his patrol rounds when he notices Kabe Varghese. Kabe is serving his parole living and working on a ranch with his relatives; even though Joe is part of law enforcement in Garfield County, he is watching Kabe for a totally different reason. Joe decides to ignore his attraction to Kabe until a woman falls off a cliff and Joe requires help from Kabe, who is also an experienced rock climber, to do search and recovery with him. The two of them alone in the wilderness, Joe cannot conceal the fact that he is gay, Mormon and desires Kabe, a big opposition in small town Utah.

Hard Fall is a multi-level thought inspiring story of coming to terms with yourself, faith, crime, drama and existing prejudice. Joe is a man who accepts that he is in-the-closet gay, yet he still has faith. Kabe found that Joe’s strength and outlook on life helped him be a better person. James Buchanan produced an excellent illustration of crimes and passion, interwoven with how “the righteous in their own minds” people utilize church rituals as tools to promote prejudice without giving consideration to the fact that their words and actions are in violation of teachings they are attempting to validate. This is a well written and persuasive story that I enjoyed immensely.