Sweet Lips Book

I tease Mom all the time about her "smut books", the romances she gets from her sister and goes through so quickly. Well, this is the gay equivalent of those romances and, although I've never read a romance before, I have a feeling this is a bit more racy (and explicit) than your average Harlequin.

Deke is a cowboy in the Old West; he was kicked out by his father when a stranger takes advantage of him sexually as a young teen, and he's been working as a cowboy ever since, not hanging around in one place too long for fear someone will discover his secret. While working on one ranch, he is introduced to Wyatt, the rancher's young (college-aged) son. Wyatt comes on to Deke, Deke tries to say no but eventually gives in to temptation. When the rancher discovers them together, he thinks that Deke has "turned" Wyatt into a sissy-boy, and attempts to castrate Deke. Wyatt intervenes, and in the process, one of the ranch hands gets shot and killed. Deke and Wyatt go on the run, and Wyatt's father tells the authorities that Deke raped Wyatt and killed the ranch hand. The rest of the book is about Deke learning to let down the defenses he's built up since his father disowned him, and about both of them showing just how much they're willing to go through for love.

While I mostly laugh about romances and make fun of the concept of "true love" and "finding Mr. Right", I have to admit that it was nice to read about these two guys who aren't the stereotypical "man-whores" that a lot of people perceive gay men as being. And ok, I'll admit, the ending made me cry. There, are you happy?