Roe Davis is a man who works hard, keeps to himself, and never mixes business with pleasure — until he takes a weekend away from his new job at Now...
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May 10, 2011
Lauraadriana
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I've read Heidi Cullihan's other books Special Deliveryand Double Blind those were pretty good...this book was great. I usually give a book five starts if I'm bawling like a three month old at the end...and this one had me there.
I absolutely loved it...what a great story.
In this book, Roe tell us the story of how he found a home in Nowhere Ranch. At the age of twenty Roe's family discovered he was gay and basically ran him out of this home, he ended up in a bad situation and More...
I absolutely loved it...what a great story.
In this book, Roe tell us the story of how he found a home in Nowhere Ranch. At the age of twenty Roe's family discovered he was gay and basically ran him out of this home, he ended up in a bad situation and More...
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Feb 21, 2012
Alyosha
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So good I'm speechless. Touching, sweet, sexy read with wonderful, real, flawed and beautiful characters. I had huge expectations and Heidi more than fulfilled them.
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Mar 30, 2011
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Feb 02, 2012
DarienMoya
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^^NOWHERE RANCH IS FREAKING AWESOME!!^^
4.5
For all that is sweet and holy, I was not expecting Nowhere Ranch to be so awesmazing. I imagined cowboys, hay lifting, and all that fun stuff, but it’s what our main characters did behind closed doors that make this book shine. I gotta tell you folks my pants abandoned ship 25 pages into the book and did not return. I have ceased to go looking for them. Can I get a ‘hawt, hawt’, and a ‘bloody fucking shit’ because you w More...
4.5
For all that is sweet and holy, I was not expecting Nowhere Ranch to be so awesmazing. I imagined cowboys, hay lifting, and all that fun stuff, but it’s what our main characters did behind closed doors that make this book shine. I gotta tell you folks my pants abandoned ship 25 pages into the book and did not return. I have ceased to go looking for them. Can I get a ‘hawt, hawt’, and a ‘bloody fucking shit’ because you w More...
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Dec 13, 2011
Ladypessi
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When I started this book I didn't know what to expect. I certainly didn't expect heartbreaking (and warming) story about bigotry, hate, shame, friendship, finding home and love. The story of a lost man who was too afraid and ashamed of his own life to let himself find love and home really sucked me in and brought me to my knees.
This story really broke my heart at times and it made me cry. It made me feel warm and giddy and all hot and bothered. It made me feel a rollercoaster of feel More...
This story really broke my heart at times and it made me cry. It made me feel warm and giddy and all hot and bothered. It made me feel a rollercoaster of feel More...
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Aug 30, 2011
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Thank you Heidi! Oh yeah, I picked the right book to read...I knew it was a five star read for me into the first few pages.
"Now that I'd made the decision to give in to Loving, I didn't see any reason not to sin as big as I liked. I mean, if you're gonna steal a chicken, eat the whole damn thing."
If there were more stars, this book would get them all! Ate it up like a warm slice of homemade apple pie. Yummmm. Don't know why it took me so long to read this. But it c
"Now that I'd made the decision to give in to Loving, I didn't see any reason not to sin as big as I liked. I mean, if you're gonna steal a chicken, eat the whole damn thing."
If there were more stars, this book would get them all! Ate it up like a warm slice of homemade apple pie. Yummmm. Don't know why it took me so long to read this. But it c
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Jan 28, 2012
Joellen * Smut-Dickted *
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I cried. I never cry. What a fantastic book. Full of amazing men and women who are just about the best folks I've ever read about. I'm sure others have done fantastic reviews and waxed poetic about the characters, the setting, the way everything flows so smoothly - the way the people in this book care for each other. And the ending. Does it get any better than that? I cannot believe I waited so long to read it. Next time I do that y'all slap me o.k.???
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May 30, 2011
Eyre
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Sometimes a girl just needs to read some angsty, kinky manlove. Cullinan never disappoints me. Her characters are just angsty enough and definitely kinky enough to hold my attention.
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Sep 20, 2011
Frances
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I'm a little torn on this book. I'll admit I have a hard time with reading in the first person and only ever getting Roe's POV. I would have loved to have read Travis POV. Regardless, it was a very emotional story and I very much enjoyed it. Roe, as in many books of this type, has been demonized by his family for being gay and he runs. And he keeps running in hopes of never getting attached because really if your family hates you then how could anyone else love you. Roe ends up at Nowhere Ranc
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Jun 10, 2011
Feliz
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Monroe “Roe” Davis loves his home in Algona, Iowa. He’s been a normal Iowa farmer’s boy – okay, he’s not the brightest bulb in the lamp as his cousin Kayla never fails to lovingly point out tho him since he has problems at school, but he’s hard working and good with sheep – until the day his parents found his stash of gay porn. After that day, nothing is ever the same. At some point, Roe can’t take all the preaching and trying to “heal” him with prayer anymore and leaves, first his parents’ fa
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Jul 27, 2011
Stacey Jo
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This was a very moving and heart warming story. It was also a very complex one. It dealt with a lot of issues, like: overcoming a low self esteem to see one's true worth and value, and therefore being able to love yourself enough to love another. It also deals with bigots and unaccepting family and finding and making one's own loving family. That's the sweet and endearing side of the story. It's also a BDSM story, and it's not the "hold em' down and smack their butt and order em' around"
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Jan 05, 2012
Tj
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I put off reading this one for a while. I just have read too many cowboy stories I didn't like so I hesitated. Mistake! I really enjoyed the characters. You get the whole story from Roe's perspective but the characters all become very vivid. I have a hard time with first person and really getting any sort of grasp on other characters. I am always surprised when I've read a book that does a wonderful job at filling in the other characters.
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Feb 05, 2012
Moss
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Jan 01, 2012
Brita
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I've enjoyed other Heidi Cullinan books, Special Delivery and Double Blind, which had me craving more. Nowhere Ranch seemed the logical next choice.
I won't rehash the story, that's been done. I will say there were parts that I skipped - the discussion of abortion seemed political to me, something I don't like to see in stories.
Honestly, I could have lived without Haley and had Roe even more focused on Travis, but that's me. She was sweet and was a true friend. She appeare More...
I won't rehash the story, that's been done. I will say there were parts that I skipped - the discussion of abortion seemed political to me, something I don't like to see in stories.
Honestly, I could have lived without Haley and had Roe even more focused on Travis, but that's me. She was sweet and was a true friend. She appeare More...
Nov 01, 2011
I have to give credit to this novel, it made me change idea in the span of less than 150 pages and I think that is a record.
It’s probably no news to read my ramblings that it’s not that I care so much for sex, it doesn’t bother me but it’s not really what I’m searching in a book. Give you a totally unrelated example? I once was looking at a movie, and there were two pretty guys “having fun” (do you know what I mean right?) on the floor, and I was fixated with the glass of wine on the More...
It’s probably no news to read my ramblings that it’s not that I care so much for sex, it doesn’t bother me but it’s not really what I’m searching in a book. Give you a totally unrelated example? I once was looking at a movie, and there were two pretty guys “having fun” (do you know what I mean right?) on the floor, and I was fixated with the glass of wine on the More...
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Sep 16, 2011
Charlie
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When I started reading this, it was with mixed feelings. I wasn't sure how much I'd like it. However, by the end, I could not stop reading and even stayed up until the wee hours of the morning to finish.
There are a number of very detailed reviews out there for this book, so I'll just say a few things: I loved this story because it showed how someone even as messed up as Roe can be healed with the right support and guidance (we find out he thinks of himself and everything he does as s More...
There are a number of very detailed reviews out there for this book, so I'll just say a few things: I loved this story because it showed how someone even as messed up as Roe can be healed with the right support and guidance (we find out he thinks of himself and everything he does as s More...
May 19, 2011
Mel
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After his family turned their back on him for being gay, Roe left his family’s farm and learned how to survive without creating strong connections or roots. That was until he arrived at the Nowhere Ranch. When Roe needed a break and needed sexual release, he drove to the nearest gay bar – three hours away, to find the owner of the ranch he’s working on, there too. Relationships are not his thing, so getting involved with his boss is a very bad idea, especially since he’s starting to fall in love
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May 10, 2011
Crys
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10 stars.
I am a big fan of Special Delivery and I enjoyed Double Blind pretty well but this book was excellent and engaging. All three books have characterization at their heart and that is what keeps the pages turning. I've just finished the book, and maybe I'll come back later and review on style or plot or other technical aspects.
Now, I can just write about how much I loved the characters; how very much I loved Roe and wanted a HEA for him.
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I am a big fan of Special Delivery and I enjoyed Double Blind pretty well but this book was excellent and engaging. All three books have characterization at their heart and that is what keeps the pages turning. I've just finished the book, and maybe I'll come back later and review on style or plot or other technical aspects.
Now, I can just write about how much I loved the characters; how very much I loved Roe and wanted a HEA for him.
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Mar 11, 2011
Mantastic
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So much to love about this book! I love the little quirks and details Heidi always builds into her stories.
This is another story that has the leading man talking directly to the reader, as if telling us how things progressed. Because of that we have periods of time and events that are glossed over. The most obvious being the very beginning and the very end. In the beginning we get a tight-lipped, matter-of-fact Roe ... almost like he is uncomfortable with the telling and is tryin More...
This is another story that has the leading man talking directly to the reader, as if telling us how things progressed. Because of that we have periods of time and events that are glossed over. The most obvious being the very beginning and the very end. In the beginning we get a tight-lipped, matter-of-fact Roe ... almost like he is uncomfortable with the telling and is tryin More...
Aug 27, 2011
AquaScales
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This was a great read. Frank and loving BDSM, characters that will break your heart and make you care. Long enough for you to settle in for the ride and spend some time getting to know who the people are. This author has a particular knack for simple scenes that really convey the relationships between the characters where the reader feels rewarded by the insights of the first person POV narrator. If you love cowboys and characters that overcome their circumstances then this is a must read.
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Feb 28, 2011
Leontine
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Nowhere Ranch didn't hit the bulls eye for me but I love the couples Heidi Cullinan puts together! The problem for me was that I thought the internal struggles with Travis Loving and Roe Davis far more interesting then the external one's. Roe and Travis both have a few issues that ignite a series of emotions with each of them. From control issues to fear I liked the interplay it provoked from both men. On the other hand I thought the family/religion issues a bit overdone and it irked me. Especia
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Dec 11, 2011
Raji
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This is Heidi Cullinan's first book that I have read. I had promised myself (and her) that the next book that I pick up will be hers. And I was good on my promise :) But this review would end up being my rambling as I am still trying to make up my mind about what I felt about this book - while reading and after reading. Simply put it was hard to read. It never takes me three days to read a book that is 135 pages long. But this did.
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Nov 05, 2011
Kate
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The emotion in this book was sweet and hard and raw. The sex was harder and more raw than I generally like it (and with a great deal more paraphernalia) however, I think this just proves that Heidi can write whatever she likes and I'll read it - and probably like it a lot more than I think I should. It seems like every time I read one of her books it side-swipes me and bends my mind a little, and it's good to be pushed and tested and made aware.
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May 21, 2011
Trix
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I find it a bit difficult to rate this book. I liked it and found it despairing at the same time. It took the whole length of the book to understand both characters, their actions and reasons, their feelings.
Roe seemed to me much older than his 25 years. Chased away by his family, filled with guilt and shame and with his pride shattered, his existence of always on the road and keeping everyone at distance (by running away, keeping sex more as an animal instinct and never making frien More...
Roe seemed to me much older than his 25 years. Chased away by his family, filled with guilt and shame and with his pride shattered, his existence of always on the road and keeping everyone at distance (by running away, keeping sex more as an animal instinct and never making frien More...
Feb 25, 2011
Loves FAB Romance
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This is one of the hardest reviews I’ve tried to write. I loved this book: I want to *squee!!* and *sigh* at the same time…
Monroe (Roe) Davis is a cowboy, born and raised in Iowa, living with his family, until the day his mother is cleaning out his room and discovers his porn stash….and realizes it’s all men in the pictures. After repeated attempts to “help” him by the family and the local preacher, he’s given the ultimatum to “save himself” or leave. He ends up leaving the state, dr More...
Monroe (Roe) Davis is a cowboy, born and raised in Iowa, living with his family, until the day his mother is cleaning out his room and discovers his porn stash….and realizes it’s all men in the pictures. After repeated attempts to “help” him by the family and the local preacher, he’s given the ultimatum to “save himself” or leave. He ends up leaving the state, dr More...
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Oct 17, 2011
L-D
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Let me start with the BLUF (bottom line up front). I really enjoyed the characters in this book, but it was a little bit out of my comfort zone for erotica.
Monroe "Roe" Davis left his farm when he came out to his family. His father stopped speaking to him, his brother asked him to not be gay and try to date some women, and his mom was broken-hearted. After moving around a bit, he finally ended up at Nowhere Ranch. After driving 3 hours to the nearest gay bar on his we More...
Monroe "Roe" Davis left his farm when he came out to his family. His father stopped speaking to him, his brother asked him to not be gay and try to date some women, and his mom was broken-hearted. After moving around a bit, he finally ended up at Nowhere Ranch. After driving 3 hours to the nearest gay bar on his we More...
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Aug 15, 2011
Bee
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I'm pretty jaded. I read a lot of erotica and most things just don't faze me...but oh my gosh, the sex in this book was just too much for me sometimes - at one point I just laughed until I cried because I couldn't wrap my head around the scene that was described. BDSM I can understand, I can understand the allure of it on both an intellectual and emotional level...I guess I just have a hard time understanding humiliation as an attraction in sex (or anywhere really)...and mock-bestiality is defi
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Apr 14, 2011
Mrs. Missive
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This was my first ever Manlove only read. And boy did I jump in with both feet LOL!
I absolutely refuse to believe that in paper this is only 135 pages. Wow. We went on a complete journey with Roe. I am not usually a big fan of first person writing. Usually the main character goes into their head and rambles away too much for my taste. And there were a couple points where I just wanted to slap Roe, and tell him to go get his whippings and take the relationship and run with it. More...
I absolutely refuse to believe that in paper this is only 135 pages. Wow. We went on a complete journey with Roe. I am not usually a big fan of first person writing. Usually the main character goes into their head and rambles away too much for my taste. And there were a couple points where I just wanted to slap Roe, and tell him to go get his whippings and take the relationship and run with it. More...
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Jul 22, 2011
Anwen
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This is a difficult and often painful story and you have to be OK with some heavy BDSM scenes to enjoy it. If you only like the sweet friends-to-lovers type of stories, stay away, this is not for you. It IS for you if you are a sucker for a total slut of a main character who gets caught by the one man who can hold him ;-)
I loved the characters of Roe and Travis and my heart was in my mouth for most of the story wondering how much they would have to suffer along the way. I loved the k More...
I loved the characters of Roe and Travis and my heart was in my mouth for most of the story wondering how much they would have to suffer along the way. I loved the k More...
Jan 31, 2012
Kazza
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I was blown away by the writing in this book. I don't always like one POV in this genre, it can make the story stilted, one sided and less passionate. Recently I have read 3 books that have been 1 person's POV that have been crackers, and this is one of them. Roe's POV makes you really live, breathe and feel this story.
There are some great reviews here already but I wish to add my thoughts and feelings as well.
I truly loved the two main characters Monroe Davis (Roe), and More...
There are some great reviews here already but I wish to add my thoughts and feelings as well.
I truly loved the two main characters Monroe Davis (Roe), and More...
