The Lincoln County Wars
Sarah BlackContemporary erotic romance
Available from Loose Id
ISBN: 978-1-59632-469-5
May 2007
| Graham is the chef for the Mad Moose, a favorite restaurant of the local ranch hands. Working with him is Baxter, an openly flamboyant gay man whose mother is a revered disabled veteran. Tommy is Graham’s best friend and former lover, they have always kept their relationship undercover and now that Tommy is back from Iraq Graham is wondering if the time apart has changed how things will be. Tommy has been back a month and has yet to come to Graham as has been their previous practice. When gay hate crimes are suddenly directed at the Mad Moose Graham doesn’t know where to turn. Tommy is the deputy sheriff and the acts of just made an already complicated relationship even more so.
I liked this little novella very much, there were some issues that had me a bit confused, for instance there was several times that the author referred to the previous Lincoln County Wars and how this conflict was mirroring that one. So I looked it up and discovered that it was a real event. Not that it is a necessary thing to understanding the story but I’m just one of those naturally curious people and it piqued my interest and gave me a greater understanding of what was at stake for Graham, Tommy, and Baxter. I quiet enjoyed Baxter, although he was a little pushy at times, but he was all in all a fun character with his dedication to promoting tolerance. Graham and Tommy have a very interesting relationship that highlights the old adage of how men don’t talk about their feelings. If the two would just talk things would have moved along faster but then we wouldn’t have had this little tale to enjoy. The Lincoln County Wars was the first novel that I’ve read by Sarah Black as a solo author and I enjoyed it very much.
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Reviewer: Hayley |
