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The Tin Star (Ranch #1)

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When James Killian comes out to his father, he finds himself banished from his home and fired from his job. His savior comes in the unlikely form of Ethan Whitehall, his older brother's best friend.

Ethan has always had a soft spot where Jamie Killian was concerned, and he will do whatever it takes to keep his new lover safe.

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Published August 1st 2006 by Loose Id, LLC (first published 2006)

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Jul 27, 2011 DarienMoya rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of Langley, and hot man loving in a cowboy setting

Shelves: my-m-m-lovin, 2010-reads, butt-virgins

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So you know I am a huge fan of J.L Langley, her books are all kinds of awesome. While this one not being my fave, it still manages to give me butterflies in the tummy. Its deeply sexual and emotionally rich and I enjoyed it.

Jamie Killian decides he is going to be bold and come out to his father and brother, he never expected it to go down the way it did. With his dad throwing him o...more ^^ PLOWING FEILDS ISN'T THE ONLY THING THESE GUYS DO!^^

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So you know I am a huge fan of J.L Langley, her books are all kinds of awesome. While this one not being my fave, it still manages to give me butterflies in the tummy. Its deeply sexual and emotionally rich and I enjoyed it.

Jamie Killian decides he is going to be bold and come out to his father and brother, he never expected it to go down the way it did. With his dad throwing him out the house and all but disowning him. So with no where to go and feeling helpless, Jamie regrets his decision and it is pretty clear that he just effed up his life. Jamie is sincere though, he never wanted to hide from who is, though the outcome was bad he feels lighter.

In this town of cowboys and tractors being gay is not something to be telling the folks about. It’s all manly men that ranch and ride horses y’all. Nobody knows that better than Ethan Whitehall. When he gets a call from his best friend who is saying that his younger brother just got kicked off the ranch, instantly he is sympathetic and he offers a little help that comes in the form of a job and a place to live. Well Jamie wants no charity, but he does convince him that his help is required and then begins the relationship. Well Ethan has known Jamie pretty much all is life, and the annoying boy who use to follow him around is gone, a strikingly sexy man is now in his place and he cannot deny his attraction to the boy pffft man.

Jamie has always wanted Ethan and his wish seems to be coming true, when a lustful kiss leads to other things (by things I mean cock in, “oh am I saying too much”). Things don’t remain peachy for the guys, the whole town suspects their relationship and possibly might be trying to kill them. Run in with store clerks, ranch hands and bullets is telling them all they need to know, homosexuality is not welcomed.

Everyone isn’t so bad, there are a few who have known the guys and wont let a thing like sexuality push them to disown their friends. The worst of the bunch is Jamie’s dad, he is so vile and assholish, I wanted to stick a pitch fork up that extreme tight ass of his. What a prick! Overall did enjoy this book, Jaime and Ethan are a dream, to sexy guys getting it on is my idea of a perfect day. The sex was hot and the relationship dynamic between E&J was super hot. I love the whole cowboy lifting hay, riding horses and rounding up cattle to be extremely sexy plus they are gay, that’s alright in my book. A solid 3.5 on the PL scale.
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May 24, 2010 Mahyar rated it 5 of 5 stars

Recommended to Mahyar by: UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~*

Shelves: 2010, made-me-cry, m-m, 2010-favorites

You would never believe how people(In real life, of course.) reacted when I told them about the concept of this book. They were all like "That's disgusting," "How can you read something like that?" and more horrible comments that are not worth mentioning. Close-minded much? I didn't expect them to be 'understanding' but trash-talking is just mean. Will prejudice against homosexuals ever end? It's sad. (In case you were wondering, I live in Iran.)

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People's nasty comments aside,...more

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Apr 25, 2011 Dina rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to Dina by: UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~*

Shelves: contemporary-romance, m-m

This was a sweet read, with the right amount of angst (not too much, thankfully) to prevent it from being completely unrealistic.

Dark-haired, blue-eyed, 21-year-old cowboy Jamie Killian is tired of hiding his sexuality and decides to tell his father he's gay. Unexpectedly (to Jamie), his father not only gets the shock of his life but throws him out of the house. Confused and hurt, Jamie is pondering what to do next when Ethan Whitehall, his older brother John's best friend, offers him a place to...more This was a sweet read, with the right amount of angst (not too much, thankfully) to prevent it from being completely unrealistic.

Dark-haired, blue-eyed, 21-year-old cowboy Jamie Killian is tired of hiding his sexuality and decides to tell his father he's gay. Unexpectedly (to Jamie), his father not only gets the shock of his life but throws him out of the house. Confused and hurt, Jamie is pondering what to do next when Ethan Whitehall, his older brother John's best friend, offers him a place to stay and a job in his ranch, the Tin Star. Naturally, something is bound to happen between Jamie and Ethan soon enough because, unbeknownst to everyone but John and Julia (John and Jamie's sister), Ethan is gay too. A very closeted one, but gay nevertheless. At first, Ethan is wary of getting involved with Jamie, but there's no resisting the young man's charms. However, not everyone in town is happy with having an openly gay man around. Will Ethan come out of the closet and stand beside Jamie against the town's bigots? Will they be able to find their HEA in their hometown? Or will they have to leave and find it somewhere else?

I loved strong, protective and no-nonsense Ethan. I adored headstrong, impulsive and fun-loving Jamie. They were so sweet together! Not even the slightly big age gap between them - Ethan is 11 years older than Jamie - bothered me, because they fit each other. (Cliché, I know, but still true.) There was little conflict in their relationship, which doesn't mean that there was no conflict in the story. Those were caused by other people, namely Jamie's father and some of the town's homophobic troublemakers.

As for the plot, it had some holes. Some were easy to forgive and ignore, as I'm prone to do when I love the characters in the story, but there was one that bugged me big time:

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All things considered, I really enjoyed this book and I look forward to reading more from this author - especially the next book in the series, featuring Sheriff Hunter. Yum!
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May 16, 2010 UniquelyMoi *Dhestiny* BlithelyBookish rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance-mm, cowboys, 2010-reads, reviewed-by-me, 4-stars, mm-contemp-western, mm, starts-with-q-thru-t, mm-romance

Story summary:

When James Killian comes out to his father, he finds himself banished from his home and fired from his job. His savior comes in the unlikely form of Ethan Whitehall, his older brother's best friend. Ethan has always had a soft spot where Jamie Killian was concerned, and he will do whatever it takes to keep his new lover safe.

My review:

This was my first J.L. Langley read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. She does a great job of creating compelling characters that we can’t help but want t...more Story summary:

When James Killian comes out to his father, he finds himself banished from his home and fired from his job. His savior comes in the unlikely form of Ethan Whitehall, his older brother's best friend. Ethan has always had a soft spot where Jamie Killian was concerned, and he will do whatever it takes to keep his new lover safe.

My review:

This was my first J.L. Langley read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. She does a great job of creating compelling characters that we can’t help but want to know better.

Ethan and Jamie had known each other for years, but each had no idea that the other way gay. When unfortunate circumstances bring them together – Jamie having been thrown out of his home when he “came out” to his family, Ethan decides that maybe it's time to let Jamie know that he is gay, too. I think this was because not only did he want Jamie to know that there was someone there who understood, but also because he was attracted to Jamie. In my opinion, the author did a great job of giving us the back story, as well as showing us how their newly developing relationship unfolds.

As I said, they had known each other for years, Ethan being Jamie’s older brother John’s best friend, so the instant physical/sexual attraction didn’t seem “cheap” to me. They had already built the friendship and emotional bond so what might seem like a sudden jump to the sexual relationship, wasn’t really sudden at all.

Although this story brought to light some of the bigotry and violence that all too often touches people who choose to live their lives in a way that might be considered different from that which is “normal,” it was an easy read, not dark or depressing as I can imagine such real life events can be.

Overall, I really enjoyed this story. Langley has such a knack for comfortable dialog and banter that I was laughing and smiling often.

I’m looking forward to reading The Broken H so that I can find out what happens in Sheriff Grayson Hunter’s life.

Sexual content: anal, oral and mutual masturbation.
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Nov 17, 2008 Heather rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of Cameron Dane m/m romance

Recommended to Heather by: Eyre and Daisiemae

Shelves: e-book, erotica, m-erotica

This was a very sweet cowboy story about a young man named Jamie who has had a crush on his older brothers best friend Ethan since he was a kid.

When Jamie finally admits to his father that he's gay, his father kicks him out! Ethan agrees to take Jamie in, so he's not on his own. Jamie finds out after moving in that Ethan is gay too, although he isn't out of the closet.

Ethan and Jamie are just starting to develop their romance when someone starts threatening Jamie's life!! The two of them have t...more

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Aug 31, 2010 Kay rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: dnf, lgbt, you-must-be-joking

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Dec 24, 2008 MK (Consultant, Corporal Therapist) rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fans of cowboy themed m/m romance

Shelves: romance-male-male, cowboys-on-top

Ethan is a rancher at the Tin Star takes in Jamie (his friend John's younger brother) when he is kicked out of his house after
he tells his father is he gay. Jamie has had a crush on Ethan all his life but never acted on it because Ethan is straight. Right?

Ok of course the romantic connection between Ethan and Jamie becomes intense. You keep turning the page to find out the next scene.
JL Langley uses every emotion to keep you engaged in the story. Humor, sadness, heated passion, love, and all ar...more

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Apr 17, 2009 Brenda (b) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: m-m, 2-2009-read, 1-ebooks, 3-z-sd-card-rereads

I read this one after The Broken H , but that made no difference, there was nothing that was spoiled from either story. Ethan and Jamie were such a great couple and I loved watching their relationship grow and solidify. Jamie was so sweet, but his father was such a rotten son of a... and I was so glad that his attitude wasn't shared by John & Julia. I enjoyed the antics of Spot and Fred and thought they added just the right touch of humor to the story.

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Apr 15, 2013 DaisyGirl rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: genre-romance, i-own, m-m, other-funny, other-made_me_cry, other-steamy, romance-cowboys

4.0 Stars

Jamie is Ethan’s best friend’s younger brother. Jamie’s dad disowns him and kicks him off the Quad J ranch when Jamie tells him he’s gay. Ethan owns the Tin Star ranch and takes Jamie in. Ethan – who is closeted – disagrees with Jamie’s decision to come out. Ethan believes that it only brings heartache and invites problems. Seemingly, he’s right as Jamie and the Tin Star ranch soon come under the attack of vandals and other bigots. Meanwhile, Jamie and Ethan are inexplicably drawn to on...more

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Mar 24, 2009 Elisa Ramblings added it

one day suddenly John, his best friend and son of the neighbouring ranch's owner, arrives half drunk to his house and discloses that Jamie, his 21 years old little brother has told their father that he’s gay, and the only answer he got was being thrown out of his home, with no money, cloths or horse (and for a Texan cowboy this is the real problem). Jamie, the child who followed them in adoration during their young hood rides; blue-eyed, happy-go-lucky Jamie whom Ethan always has seen as his you...more one day suddenly John, his best friend and son of the neighbouring ranch's owner, arrives half drunk to his house and discloses that Jamie, his 21 years old little brother has told their father that he’s gay, and the only answer he got was being thrown out of his home, with no money, cloths or horse (and for a Texan cowboy this is the real problem). Jamie, the child who followed them in adoration during their young hood rides; blue-eyed, happy-go-lucky Jamie whom Ethan always has seen as his younger brother ... Jamie... that now appears to Ethan under a new light, because Ethan hides a secret: homosexuality.

But differently from the boy, he has never confided to anybody, besides John and Julia (older sister of John and Jamie) his sexual preferences, and he has experienced them freely only during the University years, very far away from home. When facing the harsh countryside life where gays are not accepted, he has chosen chastity as his way of life.. But when Ethan decides to give hospitality to Jamie and shelter him, Jamie start stirring him up sexually and emotionally surprisingly Ethan finds out that people close to him were already aware of his homosexuality, but trouble arrives by other people within the community. But with Jamie’s help, Ethan will face all difficulties and finally succeed in living his life in full.

Ethan is strong, generous, kind, handsome: the perfect man every woman is wishing for, but he feels no desire for women... Afraid of the reaction of his community he has decided to give up sex., because he feels that as long as withdrawing into himself remains his own problem, he sees no reason to put so many people's lives into a turmoil. But when Jamie too starts to be involved, as well he doesn't think twice upon it and exposes himself: to his qualities also selflessness -a real perfect man. But in spite of all his perfection, it’s impossible to dislike him, he is like a great teddy bear, soft outside and rock strong inside.

Jamie is young, impulsive and outgoing - youthness itself. Full of energy, he wants to change the world like all young people dream of. He always thinks to be on the right side, and is too frank and honest to hide himself. He is a sunny boy who brings laughter light - and love - back into Ethan's life. He reminds me of an impetuous puppy that turns Ethan's life upside down, but I cannot but smile with him and of him. He is like an electric shock able to awaken Ethan out of his torpor.

Sex scenes are sweet and funny; and written in a smooth and light hearted way: in spite of the "hot" subject, this novel is never, never, awkward.

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Oct 23, 2011 L-D rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: cowboys-ranchers, m-m, romance, borrowed, series

About 3.5 stars. Jamie Killian just came out to his family and his father, Jacob, kicked him off the ranch. His brother, John, upset about the events between his brother and father, reaches out to his best friend Ethan. Ethan and John have been best friends for 26 years and he has always looked out for John's brother Jamie. Ethan, the owner of the Tin Ranch, offers Jamie a job and a place to stay. Ethan did not know that Jamie was gay, but he's not going to look the other way when Jamie is in ne...more

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Nov 10, 2012 Leah rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Leah by: Wicked

Shelves: recommendations, 5-stars, by-george-thats-awesome, come-here-baby-so-i-can-lick-you, ebooks-kindle, cherry-poppin, in-my-harem, its-all-in-the-accent, scars-and-tats-and-piercings-oh-my, m-m, author-jl-langley, big-girls-dont-cry, half-star-ratings

4.5 stars

I absolutely adore Jamie and Ethan!

Read Jan. 12, 2012-Jan. 13, 2012
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Jul 20, 2010 Kez rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010-books, 2011-books, genre-contemporary-romance, theme-cowboys, theme-gay-males, favorites, ebooks, 2013-books

The more and more I read of Langley the more and more I like her stuff. My Fair Captain was hysterically funny and cute, His Convenient Husband was an interesting take on the old convenient marriage troupe and Without Reservations is so far the best gay shifter book I've read. The Tin Star captured my heart however. I felt for Jamie being kicked out of his home and losing his job. And the struggle to want to stop hiding his sexuality but living in a small town in the middle of the bible belt. I...more

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Oct 24, 2012 Christina rated it 4 of 5 stars

My Rating: 4 of 5

Jamie Killian is the foreman on the ranch his father owns, but when he comes out to his father, he is forced to leave his home, his job - even his horse. Before it can really sink in that he’s now homeless and jobless (and horseless!), his older brother’s long-time friend (and Jamie’s long-time crush) offers Jamie a job and a place to stay at the Tin Star.

Jamie is young, hardworking, and somewhat of an idealist. He came out to his father because he feels that he shouldn’t have t...more

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Feb 11, 2008 Kati rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2008, ebooks, in-english, gay, romance

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Mar 18, 2013 Allison rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: mm, cowboys

This didn't work for me. James was too perfect and became almost a housewife to me (not that I'm judging housewives but it doesn't seem like a 21 y/o ranch manager should be all about cooking & cleaning all the time unless it's an odd quirk & it was not explained that way).

Ethan gave in too easily to what he wanted from James and went from closeted to proud much too easily.

I have never lived on a ranch and I don’t read that many books set on ranches because cowboys aren’t generally my t...more

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Nov 07, 2012 Alicia Nordwell rated it 4 of 5 stars

Jamie was an awesome character, and I loved his attitude. Ethan was sweet and I liked the pairing of the two of them together. I felt John was a bit of a wash, really, but that's mostly because I don't like characters-or people-that waffle back and forth. I think the biggest issue I had with the story was the way they kept sleeping in! I'm sorry, working ranch hands do not get up at 9 am. Especially if Jamie was so fired up to prove himself to Bill, and Ethan, that even though he fell into bed w...more

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Oct 30, 2012 Charly rated it 4 of 5 stars

Solid m/m romance with a decent plot

Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.

Rating: 8/10

PROS:
- Very likeable characters: Ethan and Jamie are both sexy, caring, and selfless. They’re comfortable with each other and share a nice, easy banter back and forth. And I liked the supporting characters also, especially Jamie’s brother and Ethan’s aunt; they’re loving, supportive, and funny.
- One character who’s a virgin but who (realistically, I think) is curious enough abo...more

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Oct 26, 2011 Norah rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is one of my all time favourite books,,, James Killian knows all about bigots his father is at the top of the list. James is kicked out of him home, his ranch when he tells his dad he is gay. He leaves with little but his truck and a broken heart.
In steps Ethan whitehall , who has known jamie all his life. Always had a torch for jamie but he was off limits.
when jamie has no where to go ethan learning his plight takes him in to his ranch and home, the tin star.Someone is out to get jamie an...more

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Mar 25, 2011 Ronna rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult-romance, m-m

I found author J.L. Langley after reading one of her books for free in the With or Without series. While she writes m/m stuff, I really enjoy her writing, stories and character development, and since I've read all of the books in the aforementioned series, I decided to branch into her other series. This is the first book in her Ranch series, and reads very much like all her other books. Two good men find each other and a sweet romance develops. They are always surrounded by a decent cast of supp...more

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Dec 13, 2010 Sarah rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m, reviewed

Langley writes a sweet romance; this is very much a classic romance novel but between two men rather than a man and a woman. The rest of the classic romance novel elements are all there. The story is well written, the chemistry between the characters undeniable, and ends with a sweet happily-ever-after. Oh yeah, there's plenty of steamy sex as well. I thought the gay-bashing characters in this book were a bit over the top, but as much as I hate to think it maybe there are still places in America...more

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May 22, 2010 Jimmy Hanson rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, m-m

After other, heavier novels, I find J.L. Langley novels are refreshing and lighter, not because she does not touch on the serious issues - she does - but because there is very little angst, if any at all. There is straight forward emotion, loving, and action, turns I wouldn't have expected but always make it that much better.

Have to admit of a whole I'm not into the gay-cowboy novels. It's just not my kink, maybe because I live in the South and have been called a redneck too many times to be fon...more After other, heavier novels, I find J.L. Langley novels are refreshing and lighter, not because she does not touch on the serious issues - she does - but because there is very little angst, if any at all. There is straight forward emotion, loving, and action, turns I wouldn't have expected but always make it that much better.

Have to admit of a whole I'm not into the gay-cowboy novels. It's just not my kink, maybe because I live in the South and have been called a redneck too many times to be fond of those super-southern-speaking yoha's. ^_~;;

Anyway, that aside, the Tin Star was a good novel. I've read three gay-cowboy stories so far and all seemed to center around losing the ranch. A monotonous theme, really. This would make my fourth and I'm happy to say that had nothing to do with anything in this novel. It wasn't the ranch being taken from the cowboy, it was the cowboy being taken from the ranch.

Jamie's admission to his daddy that he's gay was just stupid on so many levels - he sees and admits it, and so does everyone else. The story begins with his brother John telling his best friend Ethan, who is also gay but very, very silent about it. Not in denial, not even really in the closet about it, just silent. He takes Jamie in because he's a friend and a good man ... and their relationship just blossoms from there. At first I thought that it was a bit too easy - Ethan hasn't hardly looked at Jamie before and now that he all of a sudden knows he's gay, he's attracted. This was easily smoothed over by the fact that Jamie has ALWAYS has a cruch on Ethan, and Ethan had looked at Jamie a time or two in 'that way' only to mentally reign himself back and remind himself 'straight man' and thus off limits. And then when the involvement and schmex comes in ... O.M.G. HOT.

When the true conflict begins, with a great deal of prejudice and discrimination. This conflict spans the whole of the novel and both Ethan and Jamie are seriously injured by it. It made the whole novel really, the fact that it was continuous and progressive and very real. Like in most of J.L.'s novels though, the aggression is kept very impersonal - no one gets their ass beat one-on-one, and there is a great many people who openly accept the relationship with open arms, which in its way was kind of unrealistic. Still, like I usually say, novels are made for entertainment - they don't ALWAYS have to be 'realistic' to be enjoyed.(less)

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Apr 11, 2009 Becky Black rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2009-read

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The Tin Star of the title is a ranch owned by Ethan, who takes in his best friend's younger brother, Jamie, after Jamie's father throws him out of the house when Jamie comes out as gay. He immediately falls for Jamie, but Ethan is closeted, mostly for the sake of a quiet life. Though the story is contemporary, this ain't San Francisco these guys are living in and Jamie's father isn't the only homophobe around.

Jamie falls for Etha...more

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Apr 30, 2013 Christy Duke rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m, reviewed, deleted-returned

After reading another series by this author I was really excited to jump into this one. I should have known the author would be good enough to change it up and not just have a stereotypical formula for her books. Tin Star is a simple story. Not a lot of hard core angst and what there is is dealt with pretty quickly, mainly due to the MC's personalities. It never drags and the sex scenes are hot and surprisingly funny at times!

Jamie Killian's dad threw him off their ranch when he announced he was...more

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Feb 18, 2013 marc rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, romance

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May 15, 2012 Tonileg rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: m-m, romance, western, kindle

Ethan owns and runs the Tin Star ranch. He is lucky because at another nearby ranch, the Quad J, he has found a second family with his best friend John, younger sister Jules and little brother Jamie. One day John busts into his house, gets immediately drunk and declares that his brother Jamie just came out of the closet and got thrown off the family ranch.
Ethan is smart and kind so he calls Jamie to invite him to the Tin Star and a new job as a ranch hand.
Jamie is so relieve to have a place to g...more

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Feb 09, 2010 Smokinhotbooks K.C. rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m

JL Langley The Queen of Male Steam

One author that really sticks out for sexier male male romance is JL Langley. I’ve read almost all her books and each one pulls you in and has you wishing to experience the story all over again. And dammit it all to hades if I haven’t stayed up till past my bedtime to finish almost every JL book I’ve downloaded .

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”Ethan knew it was a bad idea, but he just had to taste that sensual mouth. He leaned forward, his lips lightly brushing Jaime’s. Jamie gasped,...more JL Langley The Queen of Male Steam

One author that really sticks out for sexier male male romance is JL Langley. I’ve read almost all her books and each one pulls you in and has you wishing to experience the story all over again. And dammit it all to hades if I haven’t stayed up till past my bedtime to finish almost every JL book I’ve downloaded .

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”Ethan knew it was a bad idea, but he just had to taste that sensual mouth. He leaned forward, his lips lightly brushing Jaime’s. Jamie gasped, and before Ethan knew what hit him Jaime had taken over,his mouth crushing his, tongue pushing for entrance. He grabbed Ethan’s face with both hands and urgently pressed his body against Ethan’s or as near to it as he could get with them both still sitting. He was rough, aggressive, practically swallowing Ethan up as his tongue searched and caressed every bit of Ethan’s mouth. finally, he calmed down a little, gentling the kiss, and Ethan had the chance to kiss him back at last. Jaime;s hands slid to his shoulders. Their tongues met and parried. It was like making slow and easy love. Jaime moaned.”

Review:

Cowboys, werewolves and regency erotica, oh my! For those looking for some of the best male on male action JL. Langley is your woman! I suggest beginning with her ranch series because come on, who doesn’t love rugged cowboys finding love in the most unexpected places. Um, can I get a hells yeah! I first fell in lust with Tin Star where we meet the down on his luck Jaime Killian who has just outed himself to his not so happy father. Disowned and with no place to go his brother’s friend Ethan Whitehall takes him in and gives him a job.

Langley’s ability to build character tension while still keeping the story interesting is top notch. Too many erotica books follow the formulaic pattern of just raw, hard core sex, with their being little substance as to the actual story. I’m all for the s-e-x, but i also want it to have some meaning. If you’re like us and can’t get enough of Ms. Langley, then I highly suggest her sci-regency and with or without series. I would place Langley as one of my top favorite male erotica authors and highly, highly recommend her! So if you’re in the mood for some hot alpha male on alpha male action then don’t miss this series! No, Ms. Langley, I cannot quit you.
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May 04, 2012 Holly rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: m-m

Okay. Liked it. Didn't love it. Well written but the whole book was kinda . . .shallow? for my taste. I like a long slow build up to a relationship with a nice juicy plot. That's not this book. Which is fine, but will not make it one of my favorites.

Yes, the two main characters have known each other for a long time, but only casually. Then BAM, all of a sudden it's INSTA-LUST. I mean I like when my romantic pair is attracted to each other, but "look at each other and then it's instant erection t...more

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May 15, 2009 Kate Roman rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m-romance, cowboys

More gay cowboys! It's a failing.

Alright it's not really a failing at all. They're fun!

Tin Star by J L Langley, is set in the same universe as Broken H, and I think it's supposed to come before that one, but I read them out of order and didn't feel anything missing.

Jamie's just been thrown out of his house for announcing to his tyrant father that he's gay. He winds up staying with a friend of his brother's, Ethan, and sparks fly. But it's small-town Texas, so not everyone is thrilled that they'r...more

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Nov 23, 2012 Jill rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: someone looking for light reading

If I were rating this on the fluff scale, I would give it 4 fluffy stars.

I really enjoyed reading the book, but there is no denying it’s pure fluff. There’s some angst, well, kind of, for a couple pages. The MCs, Ethan and Jamie, have known each other since Jamie was a baby. Ethan is 11 years older than Jamie. There are no doubts that both men are gay, so we don’t have that type of story. No, the main conflict is Jamie’s father and how much said father hates Jamie. That part of the story is act...more

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