BOOKS & COZY SPOTS BOOK REVIEWS ~ The Chase by Erin O’Quinn

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THE CHASE – A NOBLE DIMENSIONS NOVEL by Erin O’Quinn {Amber Quill Press LLC}

GENRE: Gay / Contemporary / Western / Action / Adventure / Series

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{Purchased at Barnes & Noble}

Review by Terry

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 Brew Lloyd, openly gay, returns to his hometown of Noble, Nevada, to live in his parents’ home while they travel to see his dying uncle. Brew’s been gone since graduation, avoiding his gay-hating father, yet all the while taking the money offered to him almost as a bribe from his father for not accepting him or his sexual orientation. Upon his return, his lawyer-father maneuvers him into securing a summer job at a ranch called The Chase. There, Brew finds himself face-to-face with an old fantasy—the rancher’s son Chase, former football hero at the local high school, a soft-spoken and dynamite-looking young man.

Chase has struggled with his sexuality for years, and has shunned dating in favor of staying on the ranch. Unable to come to terms with his frequent fantasies of a young man he’d secretly admired in high school, Chase pours his emotions into hidden erotic writing. But now, when he sees Brew again after many years, he’s forced to confront his hot desire for the glib guy who’s not shy about his own sexual preference.

As these two men grow closer, two other men stand in their way. The first is a federal agent, who taunts Chase with the news that part of the ranch is being reclaimed by the BLM, the agency that owns most of Nevada’s rangeland and mining concerns. The other man is Brew’s lawyer-father, who’s been helping long-distance in the fight against the BLM, and who cannot guess that his own son Brew is having an affair with a manly ex-football player.

Can two sensuous young men expose the crooked federal agent, cope with a hateful parent’s prejudice, and still find unbridled joy together?

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The Chase is a great story. As I read the story it was more of a cross between a contemporary and western. You have Brew Lloyd who is the son of one of the towns’ best lawyers and Chase Grayson who is the son of one of the ranchers and mine owners. Being in a small town the young men did know of each other but didn’t hang out in the same groups. Brew was a couple years behind Chase. He was into the arts in school he performed in the school plays, was on the debate team and is openly gay. Chase was the football hero. He worked the ranch and partied with his friends. Unlike his friends he didn’t chase the girls. He was fascinated with a vision of a male form with elusive dark eyes.  Two different lives but they did have one thing in common, the dream of the one person who could make them happy.

 

After graduation Chase stayed on the ranch his father owned, the Chase Ranch and Mine. He and his father Roy Grayson worked the two thousand acres by themselves taking care of the land, cattle and the up keep of the mine. The mine is an old silver mine. They don’t work the mine it is more of a family keep sake, part of their land and history. Which someone is trying to take from them. Someone has filed a claim with the BLM stating they actually own the mine. So Roy contacted his old friend Cranley Lloyd to help him out with this problem.

 

After Brew graduated he left town to go to school and live a happier life in LA. But now he finds himself back in the small town he left knocking on his own front door. He has returned at the request of his father. Well if you call being reminded of where the money you’re given for tuition and playing comes from a request. Brew actually considers the money more a bribe than a gift. After all his father basically abandoned him when he found out his only son  was gay. Cranley Lloyd didn’t physically abandon his son. He let the friendship and love disappear from their relationship. This leaves Brew a little bitter. So while he is watching the house for his parents while they are gone for a family emergency. He lets his dad know he really can’t stay long. He needs to get back to LA for a possible job.

 

But as we know the best laid plans of mice and men often have a wrench tossed in them. Brew now finds himself sitting across from Roy talking about a job helping on the ranch. It seems with the legal troubles Roy can use some help with the daily chores. As Brew is trying to figure a way out of this Chase enters the room. Now as memories of Chase from his high school days enter his mind all he can think is when do I start. Chase on the other hand is now confronted with the man with the elusive dark eyes of his dreams.

 

Now the fun and intrigue start. The fate of the Ranch and Mine, our two young men, their future and the relationship between fathers and sons are all at stake. Small towns have a lot more excitement than people think.

 

 

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THE CHASE also received the following ratings:

 

HEAT FACTOR ~ 3 Flames

TISSUE FACTOR ~ 1 Box

 

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