TITLE: The Broken H
AUTHOR: J.L. Langley
SERIES: Yes, this is book 2 in the Ranch series
Book 1: The Tin Star
REASON FOR READING: I had just finished My Fair Captain (OMG!) and didn’t have another book with me…but I had my ereader that had this book on it so I dove in.
SUMMARY: (From J. L. Langley’s site)
Sheriff Grayson Hunter hasn’t felt like he belonged for a long time. Once he loved The Broken H, his ancestral home and Shane Cortez with all that he was. Now he tries to stay as far away from the ranch and the man as possible until an accident brings them together.
Shane Cortez has been the Broken H’s foreman for going on twenty years, he’s lived on the ranch for even longer. Because of a rocky past that sent him fleeing his home and seeking refuge on The Broken H, he’s kept himself from the one thing that has always been dear to him…Grayson.
Now Shane has let go of the demons that haunted him for so long. And he wants Gray. They’ll have to mend what’s broken to make a life together.
THOUGHTS/OPINION:
The men…
I really liked Grayson. Gray was confident of who he was. He had left home and become a bull rider and made a name for himself. He had taken the money from his winnings and put himself through college even though his parents would have paid for it. He became a SWAT team member but eventually went back to his small town and was elected Sheriff. He was gay, but once he got together with Shane totally didn’t care who knew. His parents were very understanding people and had raised him to be a great man. I liked that his love for Shane hadn’t lessened over the years even though he believed that Shane wasn’t gay, and I liked that he didn’t care about the 13 year age difference between them
Shane was the Foreman of the Broken H. He had always loved Grayson, whose parents owned the Broken H, but more in a brotherly way until Gray started getting older. He had feelings for Gray when Gray was 17 but was afraid that he was influencing Gray’s sexual preferences with his own. Shane had a few confidence issues that were completely understandable based on his past. We eventually find out what his past entailed some emotional stress that he felt would influence Gray’s feelings for him. But Gray loved him despite his past. Oh, and Shane had great hair! Think Apache with hair down to his butt….mmmm!
Though I like the characters in the book I was a little eh about the story. There just wasn’t enough of it. The story line was good I just felt that there wasn’t enough of it put in. There was a ton of sex…which not always a bad thing, but I think the story suffered for it. Now, I was quite possilby influenced by the fact that I had just finished My Fair Captain which was so awesome and was expecting The Broken H to be just as good. It just wasn’t as good.
Was the author new to you and would you read something by this author again?
As I’ve said, right before The Broken H I had read My Fair Captain which was incredibly wonderful so yes, I will definitely be reading more of Langley’s work. I can hardly wait for November and the The Englor Affair.
I’ll keep it.
Did you enjoy the book? Yes
Would you recommend this book to others? I don’t know. I’m torn on that one.
SCORE: 2.75 out of 5
Anything else? Nope
This sounds like a hot book.
Hmm men loving men.
Hum… see I have been torn on this one JenB liked it okay and you thought it was fine so maybe I should wait would it have matter if you read the first one first? Or is this a stand alone?
The sex scenes are definitely hot…no doubt about that!
I would call it a stand alone. It mentions the guys from the first book in The Broken H but that’s about it.
Hey. I found this AGAIN in Borders in the romance section. Just sitting there gayly with the het books. SNATCHED that thing…again…Just so excited to see JL Langley in print on the romance shelf!!
Yes these are hot, but I prefer the With (second and third) and MFC. (no duh). Must Read With Caution. The storyline is secondary to the relationship. HOLY MOLY. Love it. Yes.
OK. And Jake (from With Caution) is in my hut.
I am a twisted lady.
Alright – you sold me on the With (second and third!). I will go forward and purchase.
That is so cool that JL was in the romance section. I mean that’s what they are!!
Late to the party, as always.
I liked this, but THE TIN STAR (the first cowboy book) was a lot better. I never care for the May/December romance, and there was something about this couple that was just kind of “off”. I didn’t find their chemistry as believable as Jamie and Ethan in the first book.
Jen – NOW you tell me! lol – just kidding. I don’t think it was the age for me, but it was definitely something. Shane’s insecurities maybe? Not sure.