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Los Rancheros #3
La Posada
Clay Garcia is obligated to take part in las posadas, his family's traditional Mexican Christmas celebration. But while Clay's spirit is willing, his flesh dreams of the return of Warshaw, his older ranch hand lover. On the eighth of nine nights of festivities, the wise man returns, and Clay finally has something to celebrate. Now if only he can keep his family from finding out....
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First published January 1, 2009
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Kate Roman
38 books57 followersKate Roman is an adventurer, a scribe, and a hopeless romantic. A native of northern California, she divides her time between dreaming of beautiful, heartbroken men and the men who love them and working in IT support. She's ably assisted by one cat, three dogs, and four rabbits and doesn't want to talk about the shameful state of her garden. She also reads more books than can possibly be healthy and can be reached at romankate@gmail.com.
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December 29, 2012
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La Posada is a glimpse of Clay and Warshaw’s life on Christmas Eve night. Both men have been seeing one another for a while. Even though they have a very strong affection for one another, they must keep their relationship under wraps. Not only is there an age difference between them, Clay is the heir to his family’s ranch and is expected to marry and have many children.
Christmas Eve is the eighth day of the Posada. It’s a Mexican tradition Clay’s family utilizes each year. For nine days they have traditional visits and get together with family members. Although Clay has enjoyed seeing his family, he’s also tired of lying to his family about his sexuality as well as keeping his relationship with Warshaw under wraps. To make matters worse, Warshaw has taken some seasonal work at another ranch and Clay hasn’t seen his lover in weeks. But just when Clay is just about ready to pull his hair out, he gets a surprise visit from his lover that just might make this Christmas the best one yet.
I really liked this story. I liked the banter and obvious affection between Clay and Warshaw. I thought Ms. Roman really portrayed Clay’s rising frustration with hiding his sexuality, lying to his family as well as his forbidden relationship that Warshaw and Clay have together excellently. As I mentioned, this is just a glimpse in their lives, but it’s a good one. Between the strong sexual chemistry the two heroes had together and the obvious love the two men have for each other, I really enjoyed this sexy short. I do wish the book had been longer because I love these two characters, so hopefully we’ll see more of them real soon!
La Posada is the third book in the Los Rancheros series. Although the book can be read as a stand-alone story, to full understand the dynamics between Clay and Warshaw I suggest reading these books is series order.
Here are the Los Rancheros books in series order:
Riding the Silverado
Huntin’ Tail
La Posada
La Posada is a glimpse of Clay and Warshaw’s life on Christmas Eve night. Both men have been seeing one another for a while. Even though they have a very strong affection for one another, they must keep their relationship under wraps. Not only is there an age difference between them, Clay is the heir to his family’s ranch and is expected to marry and have many children.
Christmas Eve is the eighth day of the Posada. It’s a Mexican tradition Clay’s family utilizes each year. For nine days they have traditional visits and get together with family members. Although Clay has enjoyed seeing his family, he’s also tired of lying to his family about his sexuality as well as keeping his relationship with Warshaw under wraps. To make matters worse, Warshaw has taken some seasonal work at another ranch and Clay hasn’t seen his lover in weeks. But just when Clay is just about ready to pull his hair out, he gets a surprise visit from his lover that just might make this Christmas the best one yet.
I really liked this story. I liked the banter and obvious affection between Clay and Warshaw. I thought Ms. Roman really portrayed Clay’s rising frustration with hiding his sexuality, lying to his family as well as his forbidden relationship that Warshaw and Clay have together excellently. As I mentioned, this is just a glimpse in their lives, but it’s a good one. Between the strong sexual chemistry the two heroes had together and the obvious love the two men have for each other, I really enjoyed this sexy short. I do wish the book had been longer because I love these two characters, so hopefully we’ll see more of them real soon!
La Posada is the third book in the Los Rancheros series. Although the book can be read as a stand-alone story, to full understand the dynamics between Clay and Warshaw I suggest reading these books is series order.
Here are the Los Rancheros books in series order:
Riding the Silverado
Huntin’ Tail
La Posada
March 8, 2013
This holiday story features a clandestine meeting between Clay and his much older lover, Warshaw, and cowboy and sheep-shearer, who were first seen in Riding the Silverado, which I enjoyed. That one ended on a bittersweet note, so it was nice to see the two of them together again.
In the days leading up to Christmas, Clay’s extended family celebrate together every night, but when the party travels to Clay’s ranch, he’s delighted to find Warshaw in the barn. One of the things this couple does best is bicker, so there’s nothing mushy, just mouthy, and sweetly hot. They have a lot to disagree about, because Clay’s growing restive about staying in the closet, and Warshaw’s been a ranch hand too long to have any illusions about how that will go, particularly against the backdrop of Clay’s Hispanic culture.
There are a lot of questions raised, and few answers given, but there are other stories in the series. La Posada was originally released at Dreamspinner, but it’s with the rest at Torquere now, so the déjà vu could be real. The author has done a nice job about putting everything you need to know about this couple for this one story in here, so if you’re looking for a hot multicultural read, this could be it. And yes, I'd like to see all the stories in one volume.
In the days leading up to Christmas, Clay’s extended family celebrate together every night, but when the party travels to Clay’s ranch, he’s delighted to find Warshaw in the barn. One of the things this couple does best is bicker, so there’s nothing mushy, just mouthy, and sweetly hot. They have a lot to disagree about, because Clay’s growing restive about staying in the closet, and Warshaw’s been a ranch hand too long to have any illusions about how that will go, particularly against the backdrop of Clay’s Hispanic culture.
There are a lot of questions raised, and few answers given, but there are other stories in the series. La Posada was originally released at Dreamspinner, but it’s with the rest at Torquere now, so the déjà vu could be real. The author has done a nice job about putting everything you need to know about this couple for this one story in here, so if you’re looking for a hot multicultural read, this could be it. And yes, I'd like to see all the stories in one volume.
August 7, 2016
Short story, part of a continuing series, about rancher Clay and his older lover Warshaw. This story is pretty much about their encounter in the barn the night before Christmas Eve when his family is hosting La Posada.
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