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Publisher: Amber Allure
(Gay / Erotica / Erotic Romance / Historical / The Old West / Action / Adventure / Interracial / Multicultural) Bitter Creek is a town on the brink of war. Lines are being drawn and sides taken as two powerful men gather armies of gunfighters. The townspeople are helpless and the law worthless. One man has already died in the opening salvo of this land war and an air of fearful anticipation hangs over the town. Eagle, the half-breed who works at the livery stable, manages to survive by not taking sides, until one day a stranger rides into town. Eagle's life changes, and he realizes that he can no longer hide with his horses if he wishes to be the man he claims to be...
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| star-crossed lovers prevail |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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In spite of the prejudice against Native Americans and racially mixed people on the western frontier, the two primary characters in this story eventually do come together to form a union and save the ranch and the horses of one of the early victims (the one-time lover of the Native-mixed character and brother of the white cowboy).
They protect his horse herd, save his land claim, and find a way to bring the murderer to justice.
It may be just a frontier romance, but it's really hot at several points. Great message--let go of your prejudices and love the one you're with.
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| Bitter Creek's Redemption by T. A. Chase |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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NO PLOT SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW.
Genre: m/m historical western with the tone of a light, romantic-erotic drama
Viewpoint: Two, alternating third-person viewpoints.
Setting: unspecified town (?) or possibly Bitter Creek, Texas
Sex Scenes (nonexplicit, mild, medium, very): Some, medium
Themes: Wild West, cowboys, prejudice, isolation, healing powers of love and sex, family, g ay angst
Eagle is a half-Comanche who is highly educated, but working at the town livery stable. One night, a rancher with whom he once had a drunken one-night-stand comes to his room, dying from a gunshot to the gut. The rancher has been mortally wounded by men seeking to take his land, and he wants Eagle to hide his horses and notify his kin. Eagle does so, leading the horses to a hidden canyon to be tended by his full-blood Comanche relatives, and posting a letter to the rancher's extended kin.
Meanwhile, though it's clear that the rancher has been murdered, the town of Bitter Creek is too busy taking sides between two powerful men who are trying to claim all the land, including the rancher's property. Meanwhile, there is an evil mastermind who is manipulating the other two to fulfill his own agenda.
A few days later, the rancher's brother Travis shows up to fight for his land. Travis is a wandering gunslinger whom the family has appointed their enforcer to protect their interests. He and Eagle are immediately attracted to one another though Travis has had very little experience with romantic relationships. From here, the plot involves an extended gun battle for the ranch and an attempt to unmask the evil mastermind.
Weak Points: The identity of the evil mastermind is easy to guess. In my opinion, Eagle and all of the Native Americans are too saintly, humorless, and perfect.
Strong Points: Strong sense of time and place, Travis and his role within his family are very interesting.
Recommendation: Recommended, yes. This is one of my Recommended Reads in the Wildfire newsletter published by All Romance Ebooks.
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| Beautiful romance in in the old wild west. Tight brotherhood of men. What more could we ask for! |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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I love this gay romance in the old wild west from TA Chase. Cowboys, Indians, brotherhood of men, murder, gun fights, a tightly paced plot, well rounded and appealing characters and last but not least a credible and touching romance, Bitter Creek's Redemption is one absorbing and riveting read. Could not put it down once I started. I love the half breed Eagle with his sense of self worth, virtue and righteousness as he lives among bigots who treats him like dirt. And soon grow to care for Travis, the tough and hardened cowboy who has to live with his demons for so long. Their romance and growing love is one captivating journey as they could be killed for it as much as it is unthinkable that two men could even be seen to live together. The plot is exciting and well crafted as the killing of a brother set off a chain of events which drew two races who has no love for one another together. I enjoy the cast of supporting characters too. TA has done a fine job giving life to Eagle's half Indian brother, his "White brother", Josiah, Travis' seven brothers and one interesting cousin named Job. I love the brotherhood of men here and the gun fights have me recalling nostalgically the entertaining good old wild west movies of long ago. I wish there is more!
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