Farm Call

by Terry O'Reilly

Dr. Daniel Parker, equine veterinarian, has always assumed he was straight. Recently divorced, Dan is now on a quest to discover what these feelings of attraction to other men, which have lurked in the background all his life, really mean.


Naïve and inexperienced, wearing his heart on his sleeve, Dan jumps feet first into the gay dating scene and soon finds himself out of his depth in the various gay subcultures. His hopes are raised then dashed several times after discovering that what he's really looking for is a loving and committed relationship. Frustrated, Dan throws himself back into his work.


When Dan goes on a farm call to examine two newly-purchased horses, he meets Scott Wagner. His attraction to Scott is immediate. Could it have been this easy to find Mr. Right all along? But Dan's fantasies of domestic bliss fade when he learns the horses are for Scott's daughters -- Scott is married and straight. Disappointed, Dan wonders if he'll ever find love. Or will this farm call still make all the difference?

Genres: Romance

174 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 8, 2016

About the author

Since retiring, Terry spends his time writing, working with animal rescue groups, walking his three dogs, pumping iron while listening to Harry Potter audio books and riding/showing his champion Quarter Horse.

His interest in Native American culture stems from the fact that in tracing his heritage, he found his great grandfather was an Illini.

Reviews

[Joyfully Jay · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Joyfully Jay review.

3.5 stars

Right off the bat, I’m going to say I was disappointed in Farm Call. I felt the blurb was misleading. I assumed (incorrectly) Daniel would feel the attraction to Scott, there would be the crossed signal about Scott being married, but after a few encounters at the horse farm, Scott would realize he was wrong, and then the men would date and fall in love, and BOOM! Happily ever after.

Instead, the book winds up being about Daniel having relationships and sex with other men until (I kid you not) 98%. As I mentioned, Daniel is attracted to Scott, but as soon as he believes Scott is married, he pines for him. Thinking Scott is unavailable to him, Daniel starts looking for Mr. Right in other places.

The beginning of the story finds Daniel meeting a handsome man in a bar, going home with him, and falling for all the typical lines…You’re so beautiful. I’ve never felt another connection like this. You’re special. Well, you can guess the rest. The guy is a love ’em and leave ’em type, and never calls Daniel again. Then, what happens? Daniel winds up having yet another one night stand…with another guy who was fooled by the loser’s pretty words.

Read Kenna’s review in its entirety here.

[Feloidae *The Bookworm* · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was terrible. The blurb is misleading. This is NOT a romance story as advertised but rather the MC finally indulging in his sexuality and literally sleeping with every gay man that crosses his path. He and the man mentioned in the blurb talk about their mutual attraction in the last 2% of the book or so. So no building relationship.

[Emilie · Rating 4 out of 5]

There was more interaction between the narrator and casual lovers of his than with the man he eventually ended up with. I thought it tended more towards gay fiction with some humor than m/m romance. It was fun to see a newbie's introduction to various gay subcultures and his reactions. There were various misunderstandings going on, too, but they were eventually cleared up. I enjoyed the book, but it certainly wasn't mainly romance between the protagonists.

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very sweet story... with a lot of sex. Dan searches for his perfect match, stumbling along the way. I felt the end was abrupt, though. We don't really get to experience much with the relationship between Dan and Steve and then suddenly it's happily ever after. I don't think I'll read it again but that's a personal thing as sweet stories aren't really my thing.