Well Traveled (Gideon and Jedediah, #1)

Well Traveled (Gideon and Jedediah #1)

4.38 of 5 stars 4.38  ·  rating details  ·  143 ratings  ·  34 reviews
Gideon Makepeace, a young man of twenty, knows who he is and what he likes: decency, men and women too, horse training, and fun... and in Livingston, Montana, in the lush autumn of 1895, he finds he likes a Lakota Sioux Indian better than he might ought to. Jedediah Buffalo Bird is seriously wounded and seeking medical care, and Gideon helps Jed when some bigoted townsfolk...more
ebook, 290 pages
Published October 2010 by Dreamspinner Press

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TJ
A hell of a surprise. One of those books that I can't understand why it's not more popular. Has a terrific sense of place and the two leads are solidly fleshed out. The sex is hot, the story logical and realistic for the time it's set in, and it's somewhat of a longer read. Again, why haven't more people read this?
Stacey Jo
This book was WONDERFUL and deserves more than the 5 stars alloted! It was so well-written. It's the story that takes place back in the late 1800's between Gideon Makepeace and Jedediah Buffalo Bird. Gideon and his family are with a traveling wild west show, but Gideon has taken some time away to go and train a man's horses on his ranch. Now that the work is done, Gideon and his horse Star, are about to head out on the train back to San Francisco to catch back up with his family and the show. Be...more
Shell
Nov 07, 2010 Shell rated it 5 of 5 stars
Recommended to Shell by: Michele& Jeff Book Reviews Reviews
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Trix
As Snowtulip said, the book grew on me as I progressed with the reading. It's definitely worth a 4 star rating.

(view spoiler)[I think the only down side of the story was that there weren't really all that hardships in their travels. Sure, it was hinted and both characters talked at length about the differences between Indians and white men but Gideon and Jed themselves were pretty secluded from it, except the minor incident that brought them together. There were several tense moments in the book...more
Sara
I bought this book because I wanted something set in the old west. I've read a few good m/m romances with historical settings before but wasn't really expecting too much. But this book totally swept me off my feet. It was so much better than I had anticipated, so much better it's one of the best I've read in a long time.

The story is about Gideon Makepeace, a young twenty, twenty-one year old who has just finished an employment and is on his way to meet up with his family and his father's wild we...more
Sue
I really enjoyed this story of the journey of Jed and Gideon.
I like cowboy stories as a genre, and historical cowboy stories are often even better.
Add to that the fact that one of the main characters, Jed, is a Lakota Sioux (an Injun, as some of the minor characters refer to him), and you have a recipe for a book I'm going to like, provided you write it well.
Margaret Mills and Tedy Ward did just that. I loved their characters, they became deeper and more familiar to me as I read along.
Gideon Ma...more
J
I liked the two main characters, Gideon and Jed. I found myself wishing growing up the way Gideon did, among the folks of the touring Wild West Show. He exhibited wisdom and passion that emanate from compassion, integrity, and an open heart (and mind). Jed's caution and reticence had firm foundation but he still embodied the same qualities of compassion and integrity, as well as, courage and the capacity to love deeply. The dialogue between the two was engaging and there was banter that was funn...more
J9
Originally Reviewed for The Book Vixen

Very good MM romance with strong, unique leads and a meandering old West plot.

Jed and Gideon are such great characters but total opposite. Gideon is a born showman and loves meeting and talking to people. Jed has lived a difficult life in the bigoted west and is a cynic who doubts everyone and every situation. It was so entertaining to see these two different men work together on their journey. I also liked that both men have an easy acceptance of their sexu...more
Becky Mrs Condit Reads Books
Best historical erotic western (m/m) I've ever read. Bar none. I was so sad to end the story of Gideon Makepeace and Jedidiah Buffalo Bird because I love these characters so much. There is a novella sequel and I'll read it, too. Set in 1895, just at the end of the Old West, it is a sweet, heart-breaking, little bit funny trip from the mid-west to California on foot and horseback. Gideon is a trick rider from a Wild West Show, trying to catch up with the touring show after stopping in Montana to...more
Td
4.5-A tiny bit slow for me in a couple of spots, rounded up for overall great story-telling.

What a wonderful, believable journey. I certainly felt transported to another time and place and once there I wasn't jolted out by nonsense. Young, charming, delightful, sometimes manipulative Gideon commanded my attention from the very beginning. Gideon alone was worth reading this book for although it didn't take long for Jedediah to worm himself in there too and just about every other character played...more
Feliz
We first meet Gideon Makepeace when he’s getting ready to leave Livingston, Montana where he had taken up a summer job training horses. Gideon is bound for San Francisco to reunite with his folks who are members of a big traveling “Wild West” show. Enter halfbreed Lakota Jedediah Buffalo Bird, currently a fatally injured man who is bullied by a band of white Livingstonians who don’t want his kind in their town. Without hesitating, Gideon steps in to save the Indian, takes him to the doctor’s and...more
Katy Beth Mckee
This is the first time I read a true historical romance in the m/m genre. I really like the way the characters slowly build up their relationship. Gideon is a bit different from those around him due to his life growing up in a traveling wild west show. Jedediah has not has an easy life in the growing up on a reservation and being forced to attend school with the missionaries. On the surface they are an unlikely pair but their relationship builds up as they story progresses. They find themselves...more
Natalie
This story is very different from anything else I've read in the m/m romance genre, but I loved it so much. The characters are incredibly well-drawn, and the authors create a wonderful sense of time and place without bludgeoning the reader with too much historical detail. The story manages to be moving and erotic while maintaining a sort of lovely economy of language that feels utterly authentic. Highly recommended. I'll be rereading this for sure.
Denise
I am frankly astonished this book isn't more widely read and rec'd in the various M/M circles. It is well-written, sweet, historically comfortable, the characters are engaging, the romance progresses realistically, and the sex is great! Just a very lovely little romance book. My only guess is that the Western time period and setting is holding it back, as most ladies prefer more posh 18-19th century cravat-rippers.

Highly recommended to anyone who is In To This Sort of Thing. :)
inume27
I absolutely loved this book.I could've kept on reading about Gideon and Jed without ever getting bored.Gideon was a sweetheart and after I finished the book my biggest wish was that there would be one that told the story from Jed's point of view because I really really wanted to know what he thought...he's mysterious right to the end.5 stars and it goes to my favorites !
Snowtulip
It took me awhile to figure out my rating for this book. Well Traveled is a very quiet and subtle book. It slowly grew on me and hooked me in the end. That was why it was initially hard to rate. I wasn't sure the beginning half offered me enough, but after thinking about the book, it did in the end. The book was a journey that may not have been mysterious or action packed, but reflective of friendship and love.
Blaine
Feb 01, 2012 Blaine rated it 5 of 5 stars
Shelves: 2012
See where life can take you when you help out an injured man.
I fell into Gideon's journey and got sucked into it with no intention of letting go.

I loved Gideon and Jed, their differences, their tenacity, their stubbornness and their love.
Beautiful story.
A definite re-read.
Blackraven's Reviews
A Recommended Read! Margaret Mills and Tedy Wells have written a gem of a book with Well Traveled. It is the best erotic historical western I’ve ever read! To read this review in its entirety, please visit http://www.blackravensreviews.com/?p=...
Jade
May 08, 2013 Jade rated it 4 of 5 stars
Shelves: m-m
4.5 Really good read-feel good read. It's romantic and honest and the characters voice stays true-would have given it a five but I felt like I didn't get to know Jed well enough-I think there's a sequel that I'll def. be trying.
Dreamer
Sweet m/m love story of 20 year old Gideon, a wild west show employee and Jed, a half-breed Lakota Indian crossing America from Montana to San Francisco with subsequent adventures.
"I know you'll be turning around and going home, after. But don't slip off, okay? Don't slip off when I'm expecting to see you in the morning. I think it'd break my heart."
Stephanie
I really loved this book. It's very well-written and felt authentic. The characters were well-fleshed out. I love Jed and Gideon and I enjoyed their journey. Recommended!




Page Crusherz
One of my top ten (which is probably really a top 25)...

I could not put it down- such sweet, descriptive characterizations with a realistic historical setting. The book completely consumed me and I am hoping and praying for a sequel (beyond the holiday short-which I loved!)
Girlgeorge
This one took me almost a month to finish. Not because the writing was bad--quite the opposite. The characters were fleshed out and engaging and the writing was smooth and easy to follow. The story just didn't grip me the way more contemporary novels do. Very predictable story line but still enjoyable enough to finish.
Mandy*reads obsessively*
Oct 06, 2012 Mandy*reads obsessively* marked it as to-read
Recommended to Mandy*reads obsessively* by: Simsala*is getting slow*
Shelves: ebook-owned, m-m
*sigh* against my better judgment...I am giving into cat-pressure! ;)
Rukaya Hamdi
Loved the characters in this <3
LenaLena
Understated and quite lovely.
Andune
Loved, loved, loved. This is a story about a Lakota Sioux indian and a white traveling showman and the worlds they bridge while coming together. It is a beautifully sweet story without losing it’s edge or becoming corny. I enjoyed getting to know the characters and watching them push through their ideological struggles.

I may be a little bias though because I have such a weakness for native american stories, but this is a well written and well thought out book that left me feeling nice and warm....more
Simsala*is getting slow*

An adorable `odd-couple` on a journey from Montana to San Francisco in 1895.
A funny,sexy and heartwarming lovestory in a vividly described setting - without dismissing
the harsh reality for Indians and Gays alike.The perfect book for frosty winternights.
Definitely recommended!
Meggie
I'm truly happy I bought that book. It was awesome !! The story flows easily, the plot is great, warm and true. I really liked both main couple, Jediah and Gideon. All character we met on Gideons and Jedediah travel toward San Francisco, were so real.
Really well written story, I totally enjoyed and LOVED it. It was to short, for my liking.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND "This book" to all, book lovers. The story is well written, plot is awesome and warm and characters are real.
Vio
Loved, loved so much! Even if you're not a fan of westerns or historicals read this book it's absolute romance at it's best. I can't even express into words what a wonderful journey of self discovery and love it touched me deeply. Gideon and Jedediah are wonderful together perfect in fact they have some beautiful and special moments together "dreamy sigh". Highly Recommended for lovers of great writing and a fabulous romance.
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Margaret Mills is a professional technical writer and editor; branching into narrative fiction seemed like a natural extension of the pleasure that writing has always been for her. A California resident, Maggie enjoys hiking in the nearby hills, reading, walking the dog on the beach, and writing with her co-author, Tedi Ward. Maggie met Tedi in a writers' group, and their personalities mix almost...more
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