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For Ruby's Love
Sequel to The CEO and the Cowboy....
Calhoun's a simple cowboy with more problems in his life than he can handle at the moment. After nearly two years, he struggles to hang on to a relationship with Daniel, his first male lover. Daniel is worried about him because of the fire, because of his concern for his prized breeding mare, and because he is determined to buy the neighboring ranch to expand. But Daniel isn't a businessman without goals of his own for expansion, a fact that frustrates Calhoun as well. He doesn't want to lose Daniel, but will their differences finally be too much?
Daniel considers himself a lucky man to have met the rancher, someone almost his opposite and someone he doesn't want to live without. Standing beside the moody Calhoun has been difficult since the fire that burned down a horse barn took the lives of two valuable horses and traumatized a favored mare. Along with all of that, his harried friend is determined to expand his ranch holdings. Daniel is against the purchase and would prefer to find a way to slow the man down. Lately he's also begun worrying if maybe he isn't enough to satisfy his lover's needs.
Complicating everything even more, Ruby shows up later than expected at Calhoun's ranch to honor a job as a horse therapist that her father had agreed to before his sudden death. She knows what happened to the mare and is certain she can help her if given the chance. But the stubborn rancher can't get past the idea of her being a woman, someone not strong enough to work with such a damaged horse. They butt heads over the matter until she finds an ally in Daniel. He's concerned and yet believes in her abilities. Another problem arises, though. She and Calhoun have been skirting around an unwanted attraction, and then she discovers another surprising interest between her and Daniel....
Calhoun's a simple cowboy with more problems in his life than he can handle at the moment. After nearly two years, he struggles to hang on to a relationship with Daniel, his first male lover. Daniel is worried about him because of the fire, because of his concern for his prized breeding mare, and because he is determined to buy the neighboring ranch to expand. But Daniel isn't a businessman without goals of his own for expansion, a fact that frustrates Calhoun as well. He doesn't want to lose Daniel, but will their differences finally be too much?
Daniel considers himself a lucky man to have met the rancher, someone almost his opposite and someone he doesn't want to live without. Standing beside the moody Calhoun has been difficult since the fire that burned down a horse barn took the lives of two valuable horses and traumatized a favored mare. Along with all of that, his harried friend is determined to expand his ranch holdings. Daniel is against the purchase and would prefer to find a way to slow the man down. Lately he's also begun worrying if maybe he isn't enough to satisfy his lover's needs.
Complicating everything even more, Ruby shows up later than expected at Calhoun's ranch to honor a job as a horse therapist that her father had agreed to before his sudden death. She knows what happened to the mare and is certain she can help her if given the chance. But the stubborn rancher can't get past the idea of her being a woman, someone not strong enough to work with such a damaged horse. They butt heads over the matter until she finds an ally in Daniel. He's concerned and yet believes in her abilities. Another problem arises, though. She and Calhoun have been skirting around an unwanted attraction, and then she discovers another surprising interest between her and Daniel....
- GenresM M Romance
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First published January 20, 2015
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About the author
Starla Kaye
84 books95 followersStarla often tends to see things and life through the rose-colored eyes of a romantic. She grew up in a loving family, something for which she will always be grateful. Today she is surrounded by a loving family and many wonderful friends who support her in all of her craziness.
Starla is working toward being a full-time writer of romance, everything from sweet to erotic to naughty, and is multi-published at this time. She is a member of RWA (Romance Writers of America), the current Vice-President/Secretary of Kansas Writers Association, the past president of WARA (Wichita Area Romance Authors), and an affiliate memeber of OWFI (Oklahoma Writers Federation Inc.).
Starla writes in a number of romantic sub-genres including contemporary and Old West cowboys, sci-fi, paranormal, Regency and Medieval. When not writing or dreaming up another plotline and a new set of characters, she might be off traveling somewhere. Well, even when she travels to places like Maui, the U.K., France, Italy, or even spots in the good old USA, she's dreaming and plotting. And taking oodles of pictures wherever she goes.
Starla is working toward being a full-time writer of romance, everything from sweet to erotic to naughty, and is multi-published at this time. She is a member of RWA (Romance Writers of America), the current Vice-President/Secretary of Kansas Writers Association, the past president of WARA (Wichita Area Romance Authors), and an affiliate memeber of OWFI (Oklahoma Writers Federation Inc.).
Starla writes in a number of romantic sub-genres including contemporary and Old West cowboys, sci-fi, paranormal, Regency and Medieval. When not writing or dreaming up another plotline and a new set of characters, she might be off traveling somewhere. Well, even when she travels to places like Maui, the U.K., France, Italy, or even spots in the good old USA, she's dreaming and plotting. And taking oodles of pictures wherever she goes.
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October 22, 2015
In For Ruby's Love, we meet Calhoun and Daniel two years into their relationship. They have a good relationship but have their hands full Calhoun with the ranch and Daniel with his business. I guess, it's called the post-honeymoon phase. Calhoun has a problem with one of the horses in the ranch and need a horse whisperer. The person he booked to attend never showed up instead he got Ruby, the horse whisperer's daughter. When she shows up days later, Calhoun is in a bad move and things don't start out too well for her. Ruby is still mourning the loss of her father who'd always been in her life. She feels lonely but knows she has to get on with the job. If only she can get past the brooding cowboy and her attraction for him.
When Calhoun finds out he is attracted to Ruby, he fights it. How could he be attracted to someone else when he loves Daniel? Daniel also notices the attraction between Ruby and Calhoun. He knows Calhoun hasn't been totally settled recently. Is Ruby what his lover needs to complete him?
I enjoyed this duo of stories especially watching as the relationship between Calhoun and Daniel got deeper. Calhoun was always abrasive and I was expecting the introduction of Ruby to mellow him down. But it only seemed to make him even more defensive. I always liked the way Daniel handled the situation. And Ruby was a strong character. She needed to be in order to deal with Calhoun.
I listened to the stories pretty much back to back. They are at a reasonable length that you can listen to both in one sitting. The narrator's voice was okay, albeit he came across as aggressive sounding. But that's because the characters he portrayed seemed to be angry a lot, especially Calhoun.
When Calhoun finds out he is attracted to Ruby, he fights it. How could he be attracted to someone else when he loves Daniel? Daniel also notices the attraction between Ruby and Calhoun. He knows Calhoun hasn't been totally settled recently. Is Ruby what his lover needs to complete him?
I enjoyed this duo of stories especially watching as the relationship between Calhoun and Daniel got deeper. Calhoun was always abrasive and I was expecting the introduction of Ruby to mellow him down. But it only seemed to make him even more defensive. I always liked the way Daniel handled the situation. And Ruby was a strong character. She needed to be in order to deal with Calhoun.
I listened to the stories pretty much back to back. They are at a reasonable length that you can listen to both in one sitting. The narrator's voice was okay, albeit he came across as aggressive sounding. But that's because the characters he portrayed seemed to be angry a lot, especially Calhoun.
October 30, 2015
3.5 Hearts
This is also audio book review.
Calhoun and Daniel are both happy in their relationship when this book starts. It is portrayed two years in the future and both men have settled into their lives together at Calhoun’s ranch.
Daniel and Calhoun are both very dominate in their own ways and have come to love the others dominance as they’ve learned to balance it all out. Daniel is still the smooth talker and negotiator in their relationship and Calhoun is his gruff cowboy.
The men are still very private about their relationship and want to keep it that way.
Again the narrator had Calhoun sounding angry even when he should not have been so when he needed to be gruff with the new house whisperer he came across a complete butt to me. Not a torn man with feeling building up inside.
Calhoun loves Daniel and their life together but he is also drawn to Ruby and Daniel can see it and feels it. Daniel knows that Calhoun is a complicated man and wants him to be happy and devises a plan to make it happen.
You would think there would be an awkward love triangle but their isn’t. Ruby bonds with both men differently and is just unsure what her future holds for her. There were a few time I felt Ruby came across stronger than a meek woman with no experience in this situation would have.
I wish the book played into the future a little more and did not leave so much open for you to devise on your own conclusion on.
This is also audio book review.
Calhoun and Daniel are both happy in their relationship when this book starts. It is portrayed two years in the future and both men have settled into their lives together at Calhoun’s ranch.
Daniel and Calhoun are both very dominate in their own ways and have come to love the others dominance as they’ve learned to balance it all out. Daniel is still the smooth talker and negotiator in their relationship and Calhoun is his gruff cowboy.
The men are still very private about their relationship and want to keep it that way.
Again the narrator had Calhoun sounding angry even when he should not have been so when he needed to be gruff with the new house whisperer he came across a complete butt to me. Not a torn man with feeling building up inside.
Calhoun loves Daniel and their life together but he is also drawn to Ruby and Daniel can see it and feels it. Daniel knows that Calhoun is a complicated man and wants him to be happy and devises a plan to make it happen.
You would think there would be an awkward love triangle but their isn’t. Ruby bonds with both men differently and is just unsure what her future holds for her. There were a few time I felt Ruby came across stronger than a meek woman with no experience in this situation would have.
I wish the book played into the future a little more and did not leave so much open for you to devise on your own conclusion on.
February 9, 2015
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Ruby is a young women who works with horses. Her and her farther work at rehabilitating horses. When her father dies and leaves Ruby on her own, she is lost in grief but knows she has to push on. She knows she has to honor the next job her father had lined up for the two of them. Even if it is the last thing she wants to do. When she arrives at the ranch, she finds 2 men. She knows there is something between them but is also drawn to them both. These men could break her heart or give her everything she has every desired and more.
This just over a 100 pg story is full of anticipation of things to come. You feel bad for Ruby and her change in life but also the problems with the men she meets. I'd have given this story a 4 but the ending was ended too abruptly. The sex scenes are not real descriptive (can be a good or bad thing depending on what you like), but the thing I did not like is the anticipation that is not resolved. Sexual tension builds through the entire story and then abruptly ends. One more chapter of a mind blowing sex scene and maybe a epilogue on how they are doing wks or months later....I could have given this book a 4 or even a 5. But I didn't feel like it was an ending to a story.
3 stars
Julie Ramsey
Ruby is a young women who works with horses. Her and her farther work at rehabilitating horses. When her father dies and leaves Ruby on her own, she is lost in grief but knows she has to push on. She knows she has to honor the next job her father had lined up for the two of them. Even if it is the last thing she wants to do. When she arrives at the ranch, she finds 2 men. She knows there is something between them but is also drawn to them both. These men could break her heart or give her everything she has every desired and more.
This just over a 100 pg story is full of anticipation of things to come. You feel bad for Ruby and her change in life but also the problems with the men she meets. I'd have given this story a 4 but the ending was ended too abruptly. The sex scenes are not real descriptive (can be a good or bad thing depending on what you like), but the thing I did not like is the anticipation that is not resolved. Sexual tension builds through the entire story and then abruptly ends. One more chapter of a mind blowing sex scene and maybe a epilogue on how they are doing wks or months later....I could have given this book a 4 or even a 5. But I didn't feel like it was an ending to a story.
3 stars
Julie Ramsey
October 8, 2015
Ruby has arrived at Calhoun's horse breeding ranch to tend to one of his top breeding horses. She is now in sole ownership of a horse whispering business after the death of her father. Her initial introduction to Calhoun does not go well. Part of the problem is the physical attraction between them which seems to really make Calhoun very uncomfortable and the other is his belief in her ability to do the job right. Ruby has had a rough time even just getting to this ranch and Calhoun's attitude towards her is not helping. Thank goodness Daniel is there to smooth things over.
Being around Calhoun is doing all sorts of things to Ruby's hormones, she is very attracted to this hunky cowboy but is mindful of the fact that he is in a relationship of sots with Daniel. What happens when the
temptations gets just too hard to resist?
Initially, when I saw the cover of this story I assumed it would be an MMF relationship so I was looking forward to a bit of menage au trois storyline. This did not eventuate, however at the end of the story I was left assuming that it was definitely something that would happen in the future.
Once again, the same narrator was used for this story. I found him to be just as equally annoying to listen this second time around but tried to put it aside and focus on the story however his narration really did this story a disservice.
Being around Calhoun is doing all sorts of things to Ruby's hormones, she is very attracted to this hunky cowboy but is mindful of the fact that he is in a relationship of sots with Daniel. What happens when the
temptations gets just too hard to resist?
Initially, when I saw the cover of this story I assumed it would be an MMF relationship so I was looking forward to a bit of menage au trois storyline. This did not eventuate, however at the end of the story I was left assuming that it was definitely something that would happen in the future.
Once again, the same narrator was used for this story. I found him to be just as equally annoying to listen this second time around but tried to put it aside and focus on the story however his narration really did this story a disservice.
October 7, 2015
Ruby is a horse whisperer who has recently lost her father, her last living relative. She has uprooted and decided to live out of her camper as a nomad conducting her trade. She is thrown into the lives of Cal and Daniel at a time where the two of them are really starting to forge a relationship. Ruby makes them question their plans, their lives and her. Can they all find peace together?
I really struggled with loving this story. individually, each of the characters have a story that you can almost like but the narrator makes me want to strangle them all. From the narrators attempt to make Cal sound like a rugged cowboy but really making it so that Cal is this angry yeller in everything he says; to Daniel who sounds like the token feminine gay guy, to Ruby who sounds like a petulant twelve year old, I have no love loss for this narrator.
As for the written story, I found that this author really needed to find a thesaurus and stop repeating the same words over and over and over. If I never hear the word glower again, it will be awesome. This is not the only word that had no diversity. I also think this failed in that I was waiting for a menage climax that never came. The menage might have saved the book.
Three fangs.
I really struggled with loving this story. individually, each of the characters have a story that you can almost like but the narrator makes me want to strangle them all. From the narrators attempt to make Cal sound like a rugged cowboy but really making it so that Cal is this angry yeller in everything he says; to Daniel who sounds like the token feminine gay guy, to Ruby who sounds like a petulant twelve year old, I have no love loss for this narrator.
As for the written story, I found that this author really needed to find a thesaurus and stop repeating the same words over and over and over. If I never hear the word glower again, it will be awesome. This is not the only word that had no diversity. I also think this failed in that I was waiting for a menage climax that never came. The menage might have saved the book.
Three fangs.
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