Cowboys Don't Come Out (Audible Audio Edition) Tara Lain KC Kelly Dreamspinner Press LLC Books
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Rand McIntyre settles for good enough. He loves his small California ranch, raising horses, and teaching riding to the kids he adores - but having kids of his own and someone to love means coming out, and that would jeopardize everything he's built. Then, despite his terror of flying, he goes on a holiday to Hana, Hawaii, with his parents and meets the dark and mysterious Kai Kealoha, a genuine Hawaiian cowboy. Rand takes to Kai's kid brother and sister as much as he drools over Kai, but the guy sports more prickles than a horned toad and more secrets than the exotic land he comes from.
Kai's earned his privacy and lives to protect his "kids". He ought to stay away from the big, handsome cowboy for everyone's sake - but since the guy's just a haole on a short vacation, how much damage can he do? When all of Kai's worst fears and Rand's darkest nightmares come true at once, there's not much chance for two cowboys who can't - or won't - come out.
Cowboys Don't Come Out (Audible Audio Edition) Tara Lain KC Kelly Dreamspinner Press LLC Books
I give this one 3 Stars for some inconsistent and untrue facts about Hana and Hawai'i. The one that got me started was the airport greeter George saying his real Hawaiian name was "Noelani," a name that usually is gifted to females (it literally translates to "heavenly rain mists", which could conceivably be gifted to a male; however, all the Noelani's I've known were female)! Then, other inaccuracies occurred with setting details, language, and so forth. If you're going to place a plot in such a distinctive location, at least make sure the vernacular is on point - the term "brah" is used pretty exclusively amongst locals only, or with implied intimacy, especially in recent times. Hawaiians, or locals, may address mainlanders/foreigners as "bruddah" or "sistah" depending on gender, very informally, of course. Mostly, in conversation the way Haku, Kai or Aliki used "brah" in the text, the locals would have said "eh, man" or even "eh, bro/bruddah" instead. "Brah" is very, very old-school, old-fashioned slang, or the type of broken English heard on the outer islands (O'ahu being the main island on which the capital, Honolulu, is located)Now, being an island girl who speaks the language, these details bother me more than the average reader who knows none of what I've pointed out. That said, Hawaiians would stand on par with my position that if you're gonna write about and insert language and customs of a native people, you need to be accurate. Therefore, the storyline itself was great, but the boo-boos lowered the star rating for me...
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Cowboys Don't Come Out (Audible Audio Edition) Tara Lain KC Kelly Dreamspinner Press LLC Books Reviews
“...There's many a young boy who feels things he can't comprehend...No, a small town don't like it when a cowboy has feelings for men. Cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other... there's many a cowboy who don't understand the way that he feels for his brother...And there's always somebody who says what the others just whisper. And mostly that someone's the first one to get shot down dead...” ~ Willie Nelson - 'Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond Of Each Other'
Rand McInyre loves his parents and wants to make them happy. Unfortunately, that includes pretending to like women and someday settling down and providing them with grandchildren. Rand hates lying to them and is tired of pretending. When his parents ask him to go on a vacation with them, Rand reluctantly agrees, looking forward to being away for a while. Little does he know that life is taking him not only to Hawaii but toward truth.
Rand tries to tell himself that he's happy being a cowboy, owning his own ranch, and teaching riding lessons. But he's lonely. Yet Rand knows what is going to satisfy him is the one thing he's forbidden himself from having—a loving relationship with another man. Rand's vacation with his parents should be a time of relaxation, time to unwind and forget his troubles; until Rand goes with a new friend to a local Western bar and starts an unscheduled dance competition with Kai, a handsome man with coal-black hair, flashing eyes, and the coolest exterior Rand has ever seen. It's like dancing with the devil as they try to outdo each other on the dance floor. Rand knows he's trouble from the moment he sees Kai but he's just too mysterious, too intriguing to ignore.
Kai has been on guard for a long time, doing nothing to draw attention to his situation as caregiver to his younger siblings. It's a small miracle no one has caught on to the fact that he's doing it alone. Kai is afraid that the children will be taken away if the truth comes out. Kai has always known that he is gay and is strongly attracted to Rand. Even when they become involved, his reactions are not those of a caring lover. Kai is afraid if he lets go, he will never be in control again. Kai clings to this state of mind so firmly that he is willing to lose Rand rather than admit that he wants to be with him. Rand goes back to his ranch in California with a sore heart, knowing that life without Kai will never be good enough.
Tara's stories always involve so much emotion with great character development that I usually like her men immediately. This didn't happen with Rand and Kai. I came to appreciate Rand as the story went on; I never warmed up to Kai. I understood that he'd lived on the edge for a long time and had so much responsibility at such a young age and it had taken its toll, but I still wanted to smack him. It made me incredibly sad that he couldn't reach through his fear to accept what Rand was offering him.
If you like stories about hot, gay cowboys who can dance, ride horses, and each other, then you may enjoy this story. Thanks, Tara, for the cowboy history lesson and for the happy ending.
Originally published at Rainbow Book Reviews.
This was a really lovely, heartwarming story. Rand and Kai were great, but Aliki and Lani stole my heart.
Loved the style of writing, the story, the setting and the ending, finished with a deep, satisfied sigh.
Excellent story. Well written and timely.
Loved this story . I will be reading more of this author . Gay cowboys ! Yeahaw !!!
This painted a beautiful picture of Hawaii and introduced me to the Hawaiian version of a cowboy. It was a beautiful story, with some angst and many hot scenes.
This one is full of good characters, pace, plot and milieu. It introduces us to the cowboy culture of Hawaii, and one closeted cowboy from there (Kai) and another closeted cowboy from California (Rand).
I didn't expect any of the plot, characters, romance or danger from the first 10% of the book, and then I sort of figured out where it was going. So what, I had fun getting there and except for a serious and dangerous episode, so did the rest of the cast.
You will like this one if you give it a chance after Rand meets up with his parents at the resort--at which point I was a bit bored. After that, you will enjoy your ride. Giddyapp, brah!
I give this one 3 Stars for some inconsistent and untrue facts about Hana and Hawai'i. The one that got me started was the airport greeter George saying his real Hawaiian name was "Noelani," a name that usually is gifted to females (it literally translates to "heavenly rain mists", which could conceivably be gifted to a male; however, all the Noelani's I've known were female)! Then, other inaccuracies occurred with setting details, language, and so forth. If you're going to place a plot in such a distinctive location, at least make sure the vernacular is on point - the term "brah" is used pretty exclusively amongst locals only, or with implied intimacy, especially in recent times. Hawaiians, or locals, may address mainlanders/foreigners as "bruddah" or "sistah" depending on gender, very informally, of course. Mostly, in conversation the way Haku, Kai or Aliki used "brah" in the text, the locals would have said "eh, man" or even "eh, bro/bruddah" instead. "Brah" is very, very old-school, old-fashioned slang, or the type of broken English heard on the outer islands (O'ahu being the main island on which the capital, Honolulu, is located)
Now, being an island girl who speaks the language, these details bother me more than the average reader who knows none of what I've pointed out. That said, Hawaiians would stand on par with my position that if you're gonna write about and insert language and customs of a native people, you need to be accurate. Therefore, the storyline itself was great, but the boo-boos lowered the star rating for me...
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