NATURAL DISASTER

Review

NATURAL DISASTER – Chris Owen

ISBN (10): 1-934166-62-8

ISBN (13): 978-1-934166-62-6
January 2007
Erotic Gay Contemporary Romance

Rating: Jalapeno

Arkansas and Texas – Present Day

For cowboy Jake Taggart and his lover, Mark "Tornado" Flynn, life has truly come full circle. Not only are the two back together after a rocky year apart and their relationship now more solid than ever, they've also become landowners after buying the ranch from their former boss. Life is especially sweet for Jake, because after two decades of believing him dead, his sisters, Melissa and Cath, found out the truth and tracked him down. Now, Jake has a family again and Melissa's young son, Jacob, to dote on. Working their land and loving each other, Jake and Tor's world is shaken once again when tragedy strikes.

Just weeks before they were to come to the ranch for a visit, Melissa and Jacob are in a horrible car accident that leaves Melissa dead and Jacob injured. Rushing to Texas to be with Jacob and Cath, Jake and Tor receive another bombshell – Melissa had made them Jacob's guardians if anything happened to her. Now these two cowboys must face a new challenge, help Jacob bury his mother and prepare him for a new life in Arkansas.

NATURAL DISASTER is a powerful story that deals with family, loss and the strength of love. Jake and Tor make a charismatic, unforgettable pair. Through the good and bad, these lovers never forget their commitment to each other and some of their most tender moments come in simple scenes like a quick, stolen kiss or a gentle caress down the other's back. That's not to say that these two don't have their passionate moments – they do indeed, and those scenes are guaranteed to burn up your retinas. Never expecting to raise a family, Jake and Tor have some adjustments to make when Jacob comes to live with them and the results are sometimes hilarious and often poignant.

Beautifully written with characters so well defined they come to life in your mind's eye, NATURAL DISASTER is a wonderful romance and a celebration of life that will leave readers with a smile and a sigh. This tale truly deserves RRT Erotic's highest praise…La Grande Mort.

Isabelle Spencer