Rating: 4.75🌈
‘Oh, sweetie. You have no idea just how loud I can be.
“You need to work on your people skills, Brokeback Bunny.”
Yes, this author had me at Brokeback Bunny!
L Eveland has such a way with these characters and their dialogue.
I’m talking about a traumatized group of vets, four survivors of a IED blast in Afghanistan, that destroyed their convoy. It’s left one with debilitating PTSD, one a double amputee, one whose life is scrambled, and a Chaplain who’s lost his faith.
Each has his own story in which he‘s met a being , a monster, and fallen in love. The themes flowing through each romance has explored what defines a monster, the military that push for experimentation on paranormals, on orders to war or being’s because of their unique abilities?
Mind you this is an alternate version of the world, with a rift.
The themes are well written, the characters beautifully executed. Especially here.
The human character is one Robert “Hotdog “ Smith. He’s a double amputee, having lost both legs in the blast. Taylor has written layer upon layer for Hotdog.
We go through his depression, his inability to leave his house. His frustration with his prosthetics, that not enough rehab, etc, reddened stumps, all makes him believable. But Robert becomes more so when we see that he’s loves to wear lace.
And so much more. What an amazing character. What a revelation before us.
And equal to him is a stunner of the Monster of the book.
Robert and friends have traveled to Jackalope Ranch. I don’t know how many have seen a so called touristy thing from out west called a Jackalope. Jackrabbit and an antelope combined.
Here it’s real. The being is a jacqeroi, Hopper Meadows, owner of the ranch. With a surprise of a herd!
He’s bitter about humans for good reason, an amputee himself, and has a devastating history.
Everything about him, Robert , and this story is moving, emotionally charged, sensitively handled considering the elements, and so well written.
Two men with missing limbs, both with memories of the past that haunt them. Eveland ‘s story lets both slowly start to trust and understand each other first, then move forward with a relationship, along with a ranch and land full of magical creatures and surprises.
I just love this story and couple.
And the author.
I’m so hooked.
Yes, absolutely recommend!
More pls.
Monsters in my Bed series:
✓ Kissed by the Krampus #1
◦ Scales and Song #2
◦ Hearts and Halos #3
✓ Lassos and Lace #4
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Lassos and Lace: M/M Paranormal Fantasy Monster Romance (Monsters in my Bed Book 4)
Description:
Save a dragon, ride a cowboy is about to become my new motto.
After hearing about a dragon ranch and monster haven out in Wyoming, I set off on a road trip with my roommates and two goals: pet a dragon and live out my cowboy riding fantasy.
There’s just one problem: Hopper Meadows, the monstrous owner of the Jackalope Ranch. He’s got a chip on his shoulder the size of Texas and seems to have it out for me in particular. Sparks fly the moment we meet, and not the good kind.
Even though he hates me, I can’t get him out of my head. Fantasizing about Hopper is the only thing keeping me sane after being cut off by my rich parents, and abandoned by my roommates. If I’ve got to be stuck in the middle of nowhere for a week, might as well enjoy the view, right?
But there’s trouble brewing on the ranch. When I find myself pulled into a vendetta thirty years in the making, and the mastermind behind it might just be the only thing Hopper and I have in common…
Lassos and Lace is an MM monster romance featuring a sassy double amputee twink who loves drag, and a stoic jackalope-based monster rancher. It is highly recommended that the books in this series be read in order.
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