After the Fall (Tucker Springs, #6) in Riptide Publishing

Oct 03, 2013 Heather C rated it really liked it

Shelves: sex-after-40-percent, contemporary-romance, series, ebook, lots-of-tension, m-m, cloud, sid-love, virgin

Another great story from Tucker Springs.

Nathan's dream has finally come true: he is now the proud owner of a shiny new horse, Tsarina. Then, after his first day taking her out on the trails, he is left with a broken leg (Ryan's fault) and a broken hand (Nathan's fault) and a horse with no one to ride her for the entire summer...until Ryan, a lonely, wanderer who never stays in one place for long, offers him a deal.

You may remember Nathan since he's been around from the very beginning as Mike's
Another great story from Tucker Springs.

Nathan's dream has finally come true: he is now the proud owner of a shiny new horse, Tsarina. Then, after his first day taking her out on the trails, he is left with a broken leg (Ryan's fault) and a broken hand (Nathan's fault) and a horse with no one to ride her for the entire summer...until Ryan, a lonely, wanderer who never stays in one place for long, offers him a deal.

You may remember Nathan since he's been around from the very beginning as Mike's receptionist at his acupuncture clinic. I was really worried that I wouldn't like Nathan, but he has changed a lot from the manwhore we all knew from previous books. No, there is no whoring in this book; it's just a very slow burning, sweet story...but not the kind of sweet that will rot your teeth.

I was really loving the first half of the story: all the horse stuff and sexual tension was really working for me. Then, after they started having sex, very hot sex I must add, the story became all about the sex and miscommunications, and less about the horse and them getting to know each other. I mean, neither man went into this wanting a long term relationship, so when things start to feel more important than either of them ever expected, what do you think they do? I don't think I need to spell it out for you.

Another big issue I had with the story was why was Nathan so scared to have sex with Ryan? It was touched on briefly but it seemed to run much deeper than what had been told. I feel that if his issues would have been further explored, it could of added much more depth to the story. Instead, it left me with the feeling that Nathan's fears were borderline ridiculous and just there as a plot device to hinder the growth of his and Ryan's relationship. Ah, but it all wraps up nicely in the end.

I'm probably stretching by giving this 4 stars, but I really did enjoy it and couldn't put the book down. It's one of those stories I would've read all in one sitting if I wouldn't've had to sleep and work. It's just still missing a little something...

This book is part of a series, but I still feel that they can be read in any order. Yes, there are brief appearances from previous MCs, but their stories don't have any big importance to this plot. I'm really hoping Brad and Jeff get their story told soon; even though I'm not a fan of reading about established couples, I still want their HEA.

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Sep 05, 2013 Debra ~~ seriously slacking on her reviews ~~ rated it liked it

Shelves: part-of-series-or-serial, m-m

This installment of Tucker Springs was a bit of a disappointment for me. I didn't get emotionally invested in the romance and I found both Nathan and Ryan boring.

There was a good start and a slow build where the two become friends before any romantic involvement. Ryan is a drifter and Nathan has been burned one too many times so neither is looking for a relationship. For me, it felt like I was being told how good they were together, but I never actually saw it. The story is told from Nathan's P ...more

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Sep 06, 2013 Didi rated it liked it

Shelves: series, m-m, romance

3.5 stars. A sweet smexy love story between Nathan, a born and almost never left Tucker Springs citizen, with former "military brat" nomad Ryan.

Nathan was not at all what I expected from glimpses of him during story of Mike and Jason. Could be due to it was told from his POV, he seemed more put together, strong, yet fragile when it came to matter at heart.

And I'm guessing the appearance of Nathan's temporary roommate could be the next pairing of Tucker Springs story. Maybe... ;-) ...more

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