Two Cowboys and a Baby (Audible Audio Edition) BA Tortuga Dorian Bane Dreamspinner Press LLC Books
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A little bundle of joy means big changes.
Hoss McMasters has a working ranch, a bull riding career, a nosy momma, and a best friend he's been in love with since he can remember. He's a busy, happy cowboy, living the good life.
Then one morning he discovers a baby on his doorstep.
Well, Hoss does what any reasonable man would do - he calls his momma and his buddy, Sheriff Pooter, and they head to the clinic to see if Doc knows of any suddenly not-so-pregnant girls.
In the meantime, Hoss and his best friend, Bradley, have their hands full trying to care for an infant, run a ranch, and deal with the sudden confession that Bradley doesn't hate Hoss for coming out to him in high school. In fact, Bradley's been trying to catch Hoss's attention for damn near a decade.
Two Cowboys and a Baby (Audible Audio Edition) BA Tortuga Dorian Bane Dreamspinner Press LLC Books
Every now and then, I read a story that my initial reaction is more positive than not, but I know that if I sit an analyze it too much, I will end up tearing it apart. Such is the case with B.A. Tortuga’s latest addition to Dreamspinner Press’s Dreamspun Desires series, Two Cowboys and a Baby. While there is some messy stuff that comes across as being a little too simplistic to be anything but overdramatic, there’s a cute story in here too that I, for one, appreciated in spite of the other parts.Wyatt “Hoss” McMasters fits a lot of things people think of when they hear Texas cowboy. He lives near a small town, he’s a bull rider, he’s got a working ranch, and he’s got family and friends he knows he can count on. He’s also gay and has forever been in love with his best friend, Bradley Germaine, even though the guy didn’t take his coming out back in high school all that well. Everything’s good in Hoss’s life until the morning someone abandons a newborn baby on his front step.
This is the first time I’ve read an M/M romance that uses the abandoned-baby trope, and as a whole, it worked for me, making for a cute story, even though there was some not-so-cute things that happened. The twist that results in finding out who the baby belongs to is the sort of thing one might see on an episode of Maury Povich or some other sensationalized talk show, but I thought the author executed it well.
What didn’t work so well was how Bradley reacted to the situation. It wasn’t that his behavior wasn’t believable though. The problem was that the book really could have used another ten or twenty thousand words in order to flesh out Hoss’s and Bradley’s pasts more to give us a better appreciation for what they’ve gone through together and just how long of a wait it has been for them to get together. I really think that would have helped make the reaction to the baby news feel less like an overdramatized mess caused by a lack of solid communication.
Outside of this, the flow of the story makes sense, the writing was smooth, and even though I’m not well versed on rodeo stuff, the scenes involving Hoss’s bull riding were convincing enough to make them believable for me. Other than the reaction I referred to in the previous paragraph, the guys’ interactions with each other were exactly the sort of warm and fluffy that I expect from a Dreamspun Desires book, and yeah, because it’s part of this series, the book is short on the hot-and-smutty stuff: there is only one sex scene in the book (the series limits titles to no more than two sex scenes), but even without it, you could feel the emotions they had for each other and the baby.
It’s probably a good thing, though, that this wasn’t written as a book with tons of sex though, as it might have led me to categorize it as suffering from the dreaded “Press-On Penis” problem—characters who just as easily could have been written as women. As it was, Two Cowboys and a Baby worked for me. It’s just the sort of quick read that I would recommend to anyone who isn’t going to dig too deep looking for reasons to make it less enjoyable. It’s a simple story with simple guys in a strange situation, and if you read it in that manner, it’s a lovely little book.
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Two Cowboys and a Baby (Audible Audio Edition) BA Tortuga Dorian Bane Dreamspinner Press LLC Books Reviews
I usually like BA Tortuga (I loved her New Mexico stories), but this book was really hard to get into. First off, no matter how deep in Texas they are, no responsible official (Sheriff, town doctor) is going to give an abandoned newborn to a good ole cowboy to take care of when he doesn't know the first thing about babies and has a ranch to run. For crying out loud, the Sheriff was married and had a child of his own, his wife (or one of the no doubt hundreds of women in the town) should have been the one to take care of the baby while they figured things out. I also had difficulty following their speech. The author should remember that not everyone is from Texas. Some of the things they said I'd never heard before. Also I absolutely hated "Little Wyatt's" mother. Insisting he take care of the baby then promptly going on a cruise so he had no help except another good ole cowboy. And, calling him names and then getting upset when he swore. The absolute worst she (and his father) did was lie to him and keep a very important secret from him that changed his entire life!! The entire premise of the book was totally unbelievable. So sorry I bought this one. Promptly deleted from my collection.
Good book. I will read it again!
This story was a cute, quick and easy read. If you like cowboys then this is a book for you.
My heart warmed reading these two. Cracked me up several times too. Recommend to anyone who loves big hearted cowboys.
It's OK but not quite what I expect from Ms Tortuga. Lots of nonsense and general fluff, sex scenes included. The story line is jumpy and disconnected, with an overload of dialogs and silliness.
My first book by this author, and it's a job well done. This is a clever story about two lonely cowboys afraid to admit their feelings.
Hard working, Cowboy/bull-rider, Hoss, finds a baby in a basket on his porch. He's confused. He's never been with a woman, and he's far off the main roads.
The Sheriff and Doctor help out, as well as Momma. Bradley, construction worker and life long friend to Hoss, bond deeper over the baby girl. The twist is one I never saw coming. Holy Cow.
This is well written in cowboy/Texas jargon, with fun and eclectic characters. We get some kissing and rubbing, but not full on m/m sex. These are rough and raw ranch men, tough and sturdy. Hoss gets injured bull-riding and decides things are gonna change.
This a different take on the usual cowboy story, but it's fiction after all.
Fun, refreshing, and interesting.
ENJOY.
Thanks Martin for the recommendation.
Every now and then, I read a story that my initial reaction is more positive than not, but I know that if I sit an analyze it too much, I will end up tearing it apart. Such is the case with B.A. Tortuga’s latest addition to Dreamspinner Press’s Dreamspun Desires series, Two Cowboys and a Baby. While there is some messy stuff that comes across as being a little too simplistic to be anything but overdramatic, there’s a cute story in here too that I, for one, appreciated in spite of the other parts.
Wyatt “Hoss” McMasters fits a lot of things people think of when they hear Texas cowboy. He lives near a small town, he’s a bull rider, he’s got a working ranch, and he’s got family and friends he knows he can count on. He’s also gay and has forever been in love with his best friend, Bradley Germaine, even though the guy didn’t take his coming out back in high school all that well. Everything’s good in Hoss’s life until the morning someone abandons a newborn baby on his front step.
This is the first time I’ve read an M/M romance that uses the abandoned-baby trope, and as a whole, it worked for me, making for a cute story, even though there was some not-so-cute things that happened. The twist that results in finding out who the baby belongs to is the sort of thing one might see on an episode of Maury Povich or some other sensationalized talk show, but I thought the author executed it well.
What didn’t work so well was how Bradley reacted to the situation. It wasn’t that his behavior wasn’t believable though. The problem was that the book really could have used another ten or twenty thousand words in order to flesh out Hoss’s and Bradley’s pasts more to give us a better appreciation for what they’ve gone through together and just how long of a wait it has been for them to get together. I really think that would have helped make the reaction to the baby news feel less like an overdramatized mess caused by a lack of solid communication.
Outside of this, the flow of the story makes sense, the writing was smooth, and even though I’m not well versed on rodeo stuff, the scenes involving Hoss’s bull riding were convincing enough to make them believable for me. Other than the reaction I referred to in the previous paragraph, the guys’ interactions with each other were exactly the sort of warm and fluffy that I expect from a Dreamspun Desires book, and yeah, because it’s part of this series, the book is short on the hot-and-smutty stuff there is only one sex scene in the book (the series limits titles to no more than two sex scenes), but even without it, you could feel the emotions they had for each other and the baby.
It’s probably a good thing, though, that this wasn’t written as a book with tons of sex though, as it might have led me to categorize it as suffering from the dreaded “Press-On Penis” problem—characters who just as easily could have been written as women. As it was, Two Cowboys and a Baby worked for me. It’s just the sort of quick read that I would recommend to anyone who isn’t going to dig too deep looking for reasons to make it less enjoyable. It’s a simple story with simple guys in a strange situation, and if you read it in that manner, it’s a lovely little book.
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