Taking the Leap

Thatchers #3

by Julia Talbot

The Thatchers are back! That's right, the family that won our hearts in Jumping Into Things and Landing with Both Feet return for the final book in the Thatchers saga, with all of the love, life, and squabbling we expect from these larger than life folks! Ross Thatcher has been through a rough time. His lover, Kevin, has left him, and it's too hard to stay in Colorado with his family, who are all blissfully happy with their lives and loves. So Ross wanders the country, visiting friends and working odd jobs. At least until his truck breaks down in small town Texas. Tank is a mechanic who loves life, running his own salsa business, and bass fishing. When Ross is stranded on his doorstep, Tank offers a dose of Texas hospitality, giving him a place to stay, and a bond of friendship that grows quickly into something more. The holiday season has Ross taking Tank to Colorado to meet the family, but it's a family emergency that keeps Ross there, forcing him to choose between his family ties and his new romance. Can Ross find a way to do what he has to for his brothers and keep Tank in his life?

Genres: M M Romance, Contemporary, Gay, Romance, Erotica

172 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2007

About the author

Julia Talbot lives in the great Southwest, where there is hot and cold running rodeo, cowboys, and everything from meat and potatoes to the best Tex-Mex. A full time author, Julia is a hybrid author, and has been published by many presses as well as self publishing. She believes that everyone deserves a happy ending, so she writes about love without limits, where boys love boys, girls love girls, and boys and girls get together to get wild, especially when her crazy paranormal characters are involved. Julia also writes as Minerva Howe. Find Julia at @juliatalbot on Twitter, or at www.juliatalbot.com

Reviews

[Chris · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ok m/m romance tying up the last bit of the mess from the second book. After that angstfest, this book has no angst whatsoever.

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

3rd in series. Ross finally finds love.

[Ron Kerrigan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maybe reading the three books one after another wasn't a good idea. By the time I got to this one I was pretty tired of the sameness and a lot of what I didn't like in books one and two was evident here as well. So I skimmed a lot of the last half (and it's pretty short, too.) This one is mostly Ross and Tank, and I just didn't care about them that much. Their most redeeming feature was their love for their dogs, not so much each other. (And their use of the word "cool!" as a response to what they liked.) I also skimmed most of the sex parts, which is not a good sign in a book like this.

[CB · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fun series, enough sex to make it very hot. Enough back story of cowboys and fire jumpers to make it really interesting and plenty of unique characters to keep it extremely entertaining.

This is the last book and you really should read them in order. If I re-read this series again, I have to have enough time to finish this book right after the 2nd book because it did not end well for Ross - he does not get his HEA until the 3rd novel.

I'm not sure if I'll re-read it again though because Kevin kind of ruined it for me in the 2nd book. I hate it when an MC gives up on a relationship. Just not a story I want to spend my leisure time reading.