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Ghost from the Past (Cattle Valley #22)
by
Carol Lynne
Book twenty-two in the Cattle Valley Series
Happily settled in Cattle Valley with the men he loved, Rio Adega wasn't expecting the one call that could bring his world crashing down around him. "Rio, it's Chet. You'd better brace yourself, old friend. Ghost has been recovered, alive. He's asking for you."
In less than a minute, Rio's loyalties are tested. Ghost. The one man R
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Published
February 14th 2011
by Total-E-Bound Publishing
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It's impossible to re-live the past, especially when it comes to recapturing feelings. Memories are frozen in time, never changing, but time continues and so do our experiences. Therefore, capturing them exactly the same is not possible. In 'Ghost from the Past', by Carol Lynne, Rio is faced with a monumental decision—whether to reunite with the love of his life from the past, or stay with those whom he passionately loves in the present.
Rio, Ryan, and Nate are my favorite men in the Cattle Valle...more
Rio, Ryan, and Nate are my favorite men in the Cattle Valle...more
Aug 03, 2011
Nikyta
rated it
1 of 5 stars
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In all honesty, this is my least favorite of the whole series. I don't like menages in general but out of every menage I've read, this couple I absolutely hate. I hate Nate. He's a selfish, vain bastard that doesn't give two shits about his partners. The only time he cares about something is when it's threatened to be taken from him. And that's exactly what this book and any book where these characters are the main couple is about.
Same shit every time. Ryan and Nate ignore Rio. Don't give a shit...more
Same shit every time. Ryan and Nate ignore Rio. Don't give a shit...more
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I absolutely love menages - if they are written correctly and you can believe them. Unfortunately, a lot of the menages I end up reading is mostly about sex and not that much about the relationship and what troubles comes with it.
Carol Lynne is one of the few authors, where I actually believe her characters and believe her menages. They are not perfect; both as characters, but also as a relationship. There are problems to overcome and jealousy to push past, as well.
A threesome isn't like a 'no...more
Carol Lynne is one of the few authors, where I actually believe her characters and believe her menages. They are not perfect; both as characters, but also as a relationship. There are problems to overcome and jealousy to push past, as well.
A threesome isn't like a 'no...more
I love Rio, Nate and Ryan. I read the Cattle Valley series, because of them.
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This is another great Cattle Valley book I really liked. Getting to see Nate, Ryan and Rio again was wonderful - seeing and living through the trouble they were in wasn't fun at all. I spent half the book yelling at them to switch on their brains, and the other half fearing all my crossing of fingers for them to make it would be in vain.
Rio faces one of the most difficult situations possible when a lover from the past reappears. The threat to their family is obvious to him as well as Ryan and Na...more
Rio faces one of the most difficult situations possible when a lover from the past reappears. The threat to their family is obvious to him as well as Ryan and Na...more
I'm not sure how I feel about this story. It seems to me like the relationship between Rio, Nate, and Ryan is on very shaky ground to begin with and I don't see them actually talking about how to fix it much. Rio whines about how underappreciated he is but doesn't speak up about his feelings for fear of rocking the boat... Nate and Ryan seems to be so wrapped up in their own worlds that they forget about Rio and do take him for granted but they don't try to do anything about it until after they...more
Oh my goodness! I'll just stick this one in my slowly growing favorites folder...
I must say that this is definitely the best written book by Carol Lynne I've read. It has a wide range of emotions and there's great conflict. Seriously, I teared up more than once, and I hardly ever do that.
I gulped the book down in three hours and that's fast reading for me. Now, this may be TMI, but I peed, brushed my teeth, prepared breakfast and then ate without taking my eyes off my Kindle for a fraction of a...more
I must say that this is definitely the best written book by Carol Lynne I've read. It has a wide range of emotions and there's great conflict. Seriously, I teared up more than once, and I hardly ever do that.
I gulped the book down in three hours and that's fast reading for me. Now, this may be TMI, but I peed, brushed my teeth, prepared breakfast and then ate without taking my eyes off my Kindle for a fraction of a...more
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May 20, 2011
Aurora Alexander
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Cattle Valley Fans, All m/m fans (a good reason to start reading the series)
4.5 stars
The crowing jewel of Carol Lynne's Cattle Valley Series. Yes, I loved Cattle Valley: Sweet Topping and Cattle Valley Days, but Ghost from the Past is officially my favorite now.
This angsty story delves in the Rio's past, and the begging of his relationship with Ryan. When the past catches up with the present, the strenght of the love between Rio, Ryan and Nate is tested again and again. A fabulous plot, incredibly well developed characters and a wealth of emotional impact make this book...more
The crowing jewel of Carol Lynne's Cattle Valley Series. Yes, I loved Cattle Valley: Sweet Topping and Cattle Valley Days, but Ghost from the Past is officially my favorite now.
This angsty story delves in the Rio's past, and the begging of his relationship with Ryan. When the past catches up with the present, the strenght of the love between Rio, Ryan and Nate is tested again and again. A fabulous plot, incredibly well developed characters and a wealth of emotional impact make this book...more
I enjoyed this book very much. The books in this series vary in depth and I must say that I was happy that this is one of the best in the series.
The main characters have matured and changed from when they first appeared many many books ago. They are thrown into a situation which could not have been predicted and are able to handle it with grace.
What would any of us do if an old love came back, what would our current partner(s) do? (Most of us only get one partner...)
The ending was satisfying,...more
The main characters have matured and changed from when they first appeared many many books ago. They are thrown into a situation which could not have been predicted and are able to handle it with grace.
What would any of us do if an old love came back, what would our current partner(s) do? (Most of us only get one partner...)
The ending was satisfying,...more
Being a big fan of the "Trio" - Nate, Ryan and Rio, personally this was a very emotional read. As the title suggests, a ghost from the past reappears which causes additional strain to the relationship between the Trio. Ryan is the town's Sheriff and Nate is the mayor - both very demanding jobs. They work long hours and are away from home more often. Rio runs "The Gym", but with both his partners having to work demanding jobs, he was left with taking care of their home too. For months, Rio had fe...more
Another fast, easy read from Carol Lynne.
I really do love this 3some, all of them. I'm glad we got to see a peek of Rio and Ryan's past and I would've liked to read about them even more. After all we did get a lot of Nate's story before.
It was everything you expect from another Cattle Valley-book, for better and for worse as usual. Nothing ground-breaking, nothing omg/wow and certainly nothing new. But yes, I spent a couple of hours reading this on Valentine's Day and I'm not regretting letting...more
It's been a long time since I read this trios first story All Work and No Play and while I liked that one I really didn't enjoy this one. Nate, and to a lesser degree Ryan, are annoying, self-centered and unappreciative of Rio. And Jack's storyline didn't work for me either. I've enjoyed many of Carol's stories but this one disappointed me. By the end I was hoping Rio would leave all of the men, Nate, Ryan and Jack behind and find someone better.
I have never liked a romance with a trio apart from the romance between Nate, Ryan and Rio. There is something special about these men, about their relationship. I am always troubles by the idea of three men in a relationship, but with these men, it seems natural.
I liked the dynamics in their relationship.
Good book
I liked the dynamics in their relationship.
Good book
Despite not being much of a fan of menage stories, I am absolutely in love with Nate, Rio, and Ryan. I love the relationship between the men. It's very sexy but also very real. Highly recommend this entire series.
What do I think? I think that I very much enjoyed reading this. It gave a great deal of insight into Rio's past, and how it affects his relationships with Ryan and Nate. Excellent read.
I enjoyed this installment very much. Rio has always been one of my favorites and I enjoyed his story. Very glad that Ryan and Nate got their acts together!
This one has become my favorite. I really hated Ghost/Jack at first since he was trying to breakup the Rio/Ryan/Nate tri that I love so much. I'm glad he failed, but still he tried
Not my favorite in the series, but still good. I would be interested in finding out a little more about Ghost(Jack) and Chet ... who knows ..
I'm a sucker for this book because my fave character in the whole series is Rio and having the threesome have their own book again is just so awesome. It also sucked me in because of the emotional pain Rio was obviously going through, the same pain for different reasons that Ryan and Ethan had running through their heads.
I love this triad - love how they work things out and support each other, love how they kiss hello and goodbye every single time and wow, yeah, love how they coordinate so well...more
I love this triad - love how they work things out and support each other, love how they kiss hello and goodbye every single time and wow, yeah, love how they coordinate so well...more
I can not get enough of Rio/Nate/Ryan's relationship. I simply love how well the three of these men mold together. They are my favorite couple. I wish this book was longer. I could read about these men all day, every day. I simply love them!!
Can't stand Nate!!
I love Rio I wish it was just him and Ryan :)
I love Rio I wish it was just him and Ryan :)
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Another great edition to the Cattle Valley Saga.
3.5 stars
See Nikyta's review, i agree with most of what she said but it didn't bother me as much as she did
I was expecting more conflict because of Ghost but all of the conflict was pretty much lack of communication and lack of an equal relationship.
All ghost did was make Ryan and Nate realize someone out there would actually fight for Rio and they would have to stop treating him like shit and taking advantage of Rio even still there were only a couple scenes of with Ghost in it.
I was expecting more conflict because of Ghost but all of the conflict was pretty much lack of communication and lack of an equal relationship.
All ghost did was make Ryan and Nate realize someone out there would actually fight for Rio and they would have to stop treating him like shit and taking advantage of Rio even still there were only a couple scenes of with Ghost in it.
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I enjoyed this visit with Ryan, Rio, and Nate, who are three of my favorite Cattle Valley citizens. Ryan and Nate wind up on my somebody-needs-to-be-smacked shelf for not talking to Rio and for taking him for granted; however, they redeem themselves, and those are issues that every relationship faces at times.
Now, I have to wait impatiently for the next book.
Now, I have to wait impatiently for the next book.
Another great Cattle Valley Story!!
Carol Lynne takes us back to the threesome of Rio, Ryan and Nate for this continuation of the Cattle Valley series. We get to find out about Rio and Ryan's past and how and why they got together. I really enjoyed reading about these leaders from the Cattle Valley community. I thought the story added more depth to their characters and they became even more "real" to me.
Probably 3.5 stars. Some of the main characters' issues seemed a little glossed over, and I'll admit that I was a little off-put by Ryan's attitude and demeanor at the end even if it was a little understandable. I won't say more because I don't want to spoil.
Still a very solid read from CL.
Still a very solid read from CL.
3.5 stars.
I can't really say much. 'It's a Carol Lynne' seems enough. If you liked this series, Ghost from the Past should be a 5-star book for you. My 3.5 stars is merely based on my overall rating of the books I read, not the book itself.
I can't really say much. 'It's a Carol Lynne' seems enough. If you liked this series, Ghost from the Past should be a 5-star book for you. My 3.5 stars is merely based on my overall rating of the books I read, not the book itself.
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