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Saviours of Oestend (Oestend #2)

by Marie Sexton (Goodreads Author)

3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 · rating details · 158 ratings · 39 reviews

Life on the prairie has never been easy, but now Oestend itself seems bent on destruction.

Banished from the BarChi by the man he loves, Dante Pane must find a way to rebuild his life and heal his broken heart. Unable to love women, afraid to love men, Dante wants only to find some peace.

But peace is hard to come by in Oestend. Dante’s new home reeks of death, he can’t keep...more

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Published June 25th 2012 by Total E-Bound

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Jun 28, 2012 Ami rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: mm-cowboys-ranchers-western, mm-romance-or-erotica

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. 3.5 stars

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Transgender relationship - Ménage - Multiple partners sexual intercourse as part of a magic ritual ...

I have mixed feelings about this book. So please be aware that my review will be LONG. I cannot be succinct. Part of it will be rants (sort of) to the publisher and certain elements of the story. The other part will be a total compliment.

The Rant (to the Publishers)
This has to be said. I know that reader advisory can be seen as ruining the surprise or a twist of a story...more

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Jun 26, 2012 Veronica / V rated it 2 of 5 stars

>>>>>>HUGE SPOILER ALERT <<<<<<<

Where in hell does it say in the blurb this story is about a transgender? or multiple sex partners having sex as part or a ritual??
And at the beginning of the story Cami is written as a woman???
Give it a warning next time pleaseeeee.

MORE SPOILER ALERT !!!!!!!

THE ONLY thing I loved about this book is how the author write about Cami, and the relationship between her and Dante, beautiful done.

I loved book one, even when the aut...more

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Mar 07, 2013 Liade rated it 5 of 5 stars

4.5, definitely more than 4.

OK, it was clear soon that this story confounded expectations. Was I happy with this? Not sure. Could I cope with this, adjust my views as an m/m reader? Yes, YES. No, I don't need everything spelled out in readers' warnings, in fact I'm really grateful there weren't any. I simply love and admire how Marie Sexton regularly turns expectations/stereotypes on their heads and runs somewhere new while always creating totally credible characters. I will say that the main co...more

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Jul 02, 2012 Lauraadriana rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: love-them-cowboys, m-m

Here's the thing with me and this book. I did not FEEL it. I loved the first book in this series, it was incredibly sexy and I just loved the PNRish/Horror theme it had with the wraiths and all that. Really enjoeyed it.

However, I'm not sure what this book was. The love stories, both of them felt half baked for me. For one I didn't even know who the main coupl were until about a 40% of the book. Dante who I was totally HATING in the first book and knew nothing about was SUDDENDLY a great guy just...more

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Apr 12, 2013 LiveYourLife BuyTheBook rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: a-good-read, faye

4 Stars

Dante Pane is not a nice man. He’s aware of that fact. It hasn’t helped his mood. Living on the ranch where his favorite brother died also hasn’t helped his mood. There is a part of Dante that wants to blame all his problems on Aren. It all went to shit once Aren showed up and stole Deacon, the love of Dante’s life. Unfortunately, Dante was a big part of everything going to shit given he broke into Aren’s house and destroyed his things. It’s easier to just hate Aren, but the guy tends to...more

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Aug 01, 2012 Dumbledore11214 rated it 3 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I RECEIVED THIS BOOK AS FREE REVIEWING COPY. ALSO BEWARE SPOILERS ARE PRETTY MASSIVE, NOT JUST MINOR ONES. Hmmm, what else? Oh yes, it is rantish at times and that would be it with the disclaimers.

I am the reader who loves and welcomes the spoilers, I however have not read any reviews till a day before I started, because somebody mentioned to me that there is a transgendred protagonist in the story and of course I wanted to know more. Anyway, I went into the story knowing who Cami was and I enjo...more I RECEIVED THIS BOOK AS FREE REVIEWING COPY. ALSO BEWARE SPOILERS ARE PRETTY MASSIVE, NOT JUST MINOR ONES. Hmmm, what else? Oh yes, it is rantish at times and that would be it with the disclaimers.

I am the reader who loves and welcomes the spoilers, I however have not read any reviews till a day before I started, because somebody mentioned to me that there is a transgendred protagonist in the story and of course I wanted to know more. Anyway, I went into the story knowing who Cami was and I enjoyed every layer, every detail of her characterization. Of course being as straight woman as they come, I would not and could not say how authentic such characterization was, but to me it was convincing, convincing and very beatiful. I actually have not had a problem with Dante's characterization either. Of course I had to suspend disbelief as to how little time it took for him to start the process of self examination and change, and of course falling in love helped him become a better man, but this is romance and this is what often happens in romances, I bought it as romantic trope. Even at the end of Song of Oestend (which overall I enjoyed much better than this book) I could imagine that Dante could be redeemed, honestly. Yes, he did bad things and in real life I would have not looked at him twice after what he did, but as long as his actions were guided by misguided jealousy and love. It is a golden possibility for romance writer and Marie Sexton certainly took advantage of it IMO. I also thought that their sex scenes were incredibly hot.

Unfortunately here I have to end what I loved about the book and start ranting, so take it for what it is worth. We now come to Simon and Frances and I have to say that this book certainly managed something unique, something that I have not read in a single mm romantic story (or mm mystery, fantasy, historical, any subjenre) and not in a good way. Here we have one of the two main couples in the romance, where one guy cannot give another guy romantic love because, are you ready? He is not gay. No, he does not become gay for Frances either (shudders). I could not believe what I was reading. Do not get me wrong, if this was a literary fiction, I would have totally had a different genre expectation and would not blink an eye at two friends staying together where one friend is in love with another, but that other just cannot be. But we are in romance land and Simon is not gay. Simon is not gay, Simon does not even look like he is bisexual, because he imagines woman when he is getting off with Frances all the time till he realizes how very selfish he was and even when he realizes how selfish he was, he is just pleased to give Frances what he needs but realizes he cannot give him much. They are friends who have arrangement, they are partners, team, whatever. My goodness, my heart ached for Frances, who would never have a chance to have somebody who can love him completely. When Simon used Frances to get off, this storyline infuriated me, at the end I was depressed.

I even get the Orgy at the end, although I thought it was overkill and singing the songs and bending their mind would be enough for healing and forgiveness, but I get an intent behind the Orgy.

Three stars for Dante and Cami, one star barely for Simon and Frances, very depressing.(less)

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Jul 11, 2012 Chela rated it 5 of 5 stars

I love this book and I wanted more of it!

I love how Dante and Cami came together. Did I care that she dressed as a woman although she's biologically a man? No absolutely not.
Did I think that Dante was confused and used Cami and didn't want to admit his sexuality to others? No. It wasn't his secret to tell and he loved Cami all the more for it. I respect him for becoming a better man for Cami. And that's all that matters.

I also liked the reality of Frances and Simon's relationship. Yes in the b...more

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Jul 09, 2012 Marcy (Just Call Me Shane) rated it 3 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I really enjoyed the first novel in the series about Deacon and Aren and was excited to see the release of the second book.

That being said, I was a little disappointed with this book.
Almost half way through the book and I wasn't sure if this was Dante and Cami's story or Frances and Simons'.

The arrangement between Simon and Frances never really went anywhere...I mostly felt sad that they never really progressed from an often awkward friends with benefits situation. With so much time spent on the...more

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Sep 22, 2012 Adara rated it 4 of 5 stars

This one gets 4.5 stars, rounded down until I determine rereadability.

I hadn't read Song of Oestend in a while, and it probably would have helped me a bit to reread it first because I had forgotten some things that were only lightly touched on in this one as a reminder. It was good enough, though.

This book has three main storylines in it. One surrounds Dante Pane at his new ranch, where he is joined by a young woman named Cami, who has a mysterious past. One surrounds Simon and Frances, who left...more This one gets 4.5 stars, rounded down until I determine rereadability.

I hadn't read Song of Oestend in a while, and it probably would have helped me a bit to reread it first because I had forgotten some things that were only lightly touched on in this one as a reminder. It was good enough, though.

This book has three main storylines in it. One surrounds Dante Pane at his new ranch, where he is joined by a young woman named Cami, who has a mysterious past. One surrounds Simon and Frances, who left the BarChi to help Dante work his new ranch. And one is about the mysterious events happening all across Oestend except on the BarChi land owned by Deacon.

There were some unexpected elements of this story that I'm not going to spoil. But I really loved this one. I felt it had pretty good emotional depth. Dante was actually a likeable guy once you got him away from that which was making him miserable. And the dance between him an Cami felt very natural as they came together. Cami's fears were treated well and didn't just up and vanish, which also felt right. I really loved her backstory.

Simon and Frances felt sort of awkward, but that was absolutely intentional. I enjoyed Simon's backstory and their awkwardness, but did I buy Simon's reasoning for being with Frances? I'm not sure. Maybe? It works out, I suppose, but I don't know how realistic it is? Do guys do that? I can't say they don't. (It sort of reminds me of Charlotte Lucas deciding to marry Mr. Collins in Pride and Prejudice.) If it works for them, more power to them, I suppose.

Finally, the odd events of Oestend. For as paranormal as the wraiths are, using a "natural" law to explain the odd events caused by the wraiths doesn't really work for me. However, I gave it the benefit of the doubt. The resolution worked (view spoiler).

So, all things considered, I enjoyed this story more than the first one. I liked all of the characters, the situations made sense. Mostly it worked for me and I really enjoyed the read.(less)

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Jun 29, 2012 Lily rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: mm-romance, fantasy-supernatural

I have ambivalent feelings about this sequel. On the one hand, I do admire the intricate world building with its interesting combination of elements from different genres. Cami and Dante's story was engaging and their gradual romance beautifully conveys tenderness, caring and mutual acceptance. On the other hand, Frances and Simon's 'arrangement' and their later dubious relationship has left me incredibly sad and disappointed.

I understand relationships are usually complicated and one or both par...more

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Jun 29, 2012 Lisa rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: alt-u, cowboys, dark-fantasy, erotica, glbt, legend, m-m-romance, m-f, magic, menage, mythology, paranormal, series

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. “The hardest thing to do is watch the one you love, love someone else.” - Unknown

For Dante Pane, the torture of watching Deacon live with and love Aren Montrell was too much to bear. It caused him nothing but anger and resentment, and it compelled him to do something so destructive that the man Dante loves, the man who loves someone else, sends Dante away in humiliation.

That Dante is incapable of loving women and has learned to be ashamed of his attraction to men—a lesson that was beaten into hi...more

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Jul 11, 2012 Mariana rated it 4 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. 4.5 stars

This book was great in so many ways. The characters, the history, the world built by Marie Sexton was so unique and amazing.

My feeling is that Marie Sexton has such respect and love for her characters that one can't help but feel the same. Cami's struggle to be accepted for herself and Dante and Olsa providing the type of environment that she could be herself was touching. Cami's love and acceptance of Dante with all his emotional baggage was great.

The fact that Dante fought so hard f...more

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Jun 26, 2012 Leanne rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: autobuy-author, alternative-universe, cowboys, fantasy, favorites, friends-to-lovers, hurt-comfort, keeper-shelf, made-me-cry, mm, menage, transgender

I loved Song of Oestend. Absolutely loved it. And so it felt so good to be back in the land of the wraiths and that harsh prairie again.
This story is Dante’s and, to a lesser degree, it is Frances’ too. I loved Frances in the first book and so desperately wanted to follow his story. I had to dip back into Song of Oestend to refresh my memory on the characters, especially Dante, and then it all came back to me -how totally miserable and mean he was, filled with so much anger and hatred.
The sto...more

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Jun 29, 2012 Cris rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m, favorite-author, paranormal, romance, suspense, forever-love, favorites, trans

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Mar 27, 2013 Barb ~rede-2-read~ rated it 5 of 5 stars

Recommended to Barb ~rede-2-read~ by: Gyn

Shelves: challenge, favorites, hawt, part-of-a-series, read-2013, to-re-read

Sequel to Song of Oestend, which I loved, I put off reading this because I was sure I couldn't get over my dislike of Dante, but I was swept away by this story. And my dislike of Dante? Gone! Marie Sexton continues her fantastic saga of wraiths and humans in the world of Oestend's ranches, and she continues to amaze me with her vivid imagination.

Like others, I'm not giving away the principal spoiler here but, suffice it to say, it's well worth the price of admission. Throughout the saga, the wr...more

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Aug 19, 2012 Karel rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: nomance

The problem with 266 pages is that it's really only enough for one couple. If all that had been for Dante and Cami, this may have turned out better. As it is, there's two romances in the oven, and both of them are half-baked.

Dante and Cami doesn't feel like a couple. Dante changes from his previous book/beginning of this book's personality way too fast to be believable. One second he's Anger Issues and I Hate Everybody and next thing you know he's sickeningly in love and all World Peace Man. The...more

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Aug 17, 2012 ♥♥ Amaranth rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: capture, cross-dressing, m-m, m-m-m-m, m-m-m, own, paranormal, rent-boy, favorites

I have to wait to purchase this book until it comes out on Amazon, my debit card bank doesn't allow for international purchases due to assholes conducting frauds and scams and such *anger mounting*. It's always the few bad apples that spoil it for the whole bunch!

***Update***
Finally got it and boy am I glad. This one truly lived up to the first novel. Once I started reading I could not put it down. I am also glad that I knew Cami was a boy cause if I hadn't I would have been very frustrated. Ins...more

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Sep 26, 2012 Xandra rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: gender, mm

Good, until the disappointing, inane ending.

There are more insightful reviews than mine, so I won’t even bother. Just some disjointed thoughts:

+ I liked the creepy atmosphere and the mystery, but not its resolution.
- I still didn’t like how women are treated.
- When asked “do you love her?” Dante is always so goddamn poetic: “like a bird loves the sky”, “like a fish loves the river”; cut the crap, dude; a simple yes would suffice.
+/- Cami, while an interesting character, (view spoiler)...more

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Jul 28, 2012 Natalie rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: cowboys-farmers-ranchers, sci-fi-fantasy-futuristic-or-au, everyone-loved-it-but-me

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Sep 08, 2012 SueM rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m, trans, fantasy, m-m-m, magic, gift-prize

3.5 stars
I loved the first book in this series, but I was a bit unprepared (I don't always read reviews before I read a book from a trusted author) for the way the storyline developed in this novel. That said, while I probably would have preferred a traditional M/M romance, my admiration for Marie Sexton's writing remains unchanged, as the difficult issue of gender was handled very well.

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Nov 05, 2012 Becky rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: trans, m-m, read-in-2012

I don't even know what to say about this one, except that it was so, so good. My only concern was that it felt a little bit like this portion of the supernatural storyline should have been told over two books, but was rolled into one instead. Not a problem exactly, except I would have been happy to read three books in this series instead of two. Simon and Frances's story was a bit bittersweet, and I'm not sure how it sits with me. They both seemed happy, but not the ideal happiness I would have...more

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Sep 14, 2012 Andrea rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: cowboys, m-m, friends-to-lovers, paranormal, romance-erotica

This like never happens, but I liked this one a lot more than the first one. I still thought it was a little long, but I loved Cami, and I'm so glad Dante didn't freak out or take too long to get over his shock when he found out her secret. I also like that Cami was referred to as she/her/female through the whole book by pretty much everyone except for a couple of disagreements or discussions. I find it confusing when transgender characters are referred to differently by different people as it m...more

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Jan 25, 2013 D rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal, violent, transgender, 2013-whips-kisses-challenge, m-m-m, cross-dressing, cowboy

This was well and truly one of the best books I've read (27) this year. I read well into the night wanting to find out what would happen to Oestend and the residents there. I fell head over heels in love with Cami and Dante. The drama of this story played out right before my eyes and I delighted in it. Was not disappointed at all. A wonderful closure for the people of Oestend, or is it?

This was a deep read that took me to some very personal places and hit a few nerve endings that I thought were...more

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Nov 05, 2012 Glenn rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is second in this series, I loved the first book and this one is even better. (the end was a bit much, but the rest of the book is an A+). Ms. Sexton's writing is getting better with every book. I'm glad I've discovered her books.

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Jul 06, 2012 Dave1962uk rated it 4 of 5 stars

I struggled to get into this book and I was not sure if it was because of the writing or the fact that I have multiple fractures and can only sit in one specific position to read my kindle. Thankfully it was the latter and I can clearly state that Marie Sexton has written another wonderful novel. I wont put any spoilers in but urge yopu to read it.

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Jul 11, 2012 Carrie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m

Really 3.5*... I didn't care for Dante that much, I really couldn't figure out Frances and Simon's relationship and it dragged for a bit. But I LOVED Cami! And once it picked up, I really enjoyed the story.

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Jul 01, 2012 Penny rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m-favorites

Not the typical m/m romance. I enjoyed the transgender aspect and felt it was wrote beautifully. It was unexcepted and thoughtfully done. Four stars. Highly recommend.

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Jun 26, 2012 Kinny added it

Shelves: mm, not-buying-this

After reading all the reviews! I am glad I followed my instincts. Open relationships and multiple partners are a no-no for me.

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Feb 19, 2013 JoAnn rated it 5 of 5 stars

This was a great culmination of a very good story. With more background of the story, this book was a lot easier to read. Two very good books!!!

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Jun 27, 2012 Kiki rated it 4 of 5 stars

4.5

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