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Book Blurb

Thomas Lexington decides that what his small town in Colorado needs is a high end coffeehouse whether they know it or not. Opening day is a hit as all the penny pinchers come out of the woodwork for their free coffee.

He also gets a visit from a gorgeous cowboy named Asher Jones. Asher is intrigued by the name of the shop The Coffee Corral. Since his usual gas station coffee haunt is closed for renovations he decides to give The Coffee Corral a try. There is an immediate attraction between the two of them but Thomas is already out, and Asher isn’t even willing to consider that. It seems as if it will never work out between them, but when fate has something brewing the possibilities are endless.

 

Book Review

“Coffee Corral” is an unusual name for a coffeehouse, but it fits both the environment - a small town in Colorado - and the owner’s character. People are curious and intrigued enough to give the new place a try, and that’s all Thomas needs. He has moved back to the town he grew up in and is hoping to start a new life on familiar, peaceful ground. But the quiet time doesn’t last long, and he’s in for a tough time the moment Asher, a cowboy working at the local dude ranch, walks into his coffee bar. Asher isn’t out, and this is the story of Thomas, unwilling to go back into the closet, and Asher, unwilling to come out of it, dealing with an attraction that is so strong that it has both men wondering what’s up and what’s down.

Thomas may be running a “fancy” coffee establishment now, but he used to ride bulls and has a far more varied background than his “city slicker” exterior suggests. He may not be telling everyone about his orientation, but he isn’t about to hide it either. He’s fought too long and hard ever to consider going into hiding again. And that is where the problems with Asher begin.

Asher is a cowboy who works in the macho environment of a dude ranch. He is scared to death about coming out and losing his job, so he hides who he is to the point that he has a fake girlfriend. Not that Thomas knows this when Asher walks into his coffeehouse for the first time. Asher is as attracted to Thomas as the other way around, and he is disappointed when Thomas doesn’t want to be his “dirty secret”. It gives him something to think about because the longer they casually encounter each other at various events, the more Asher realizes that there is a lot more to the attraction than he thought.

If you like stories about men who refuse to ever go back into the closet no matter what the cost, if a man who agonizes over coming out sounds interesting, and if you’re looking for a read that is realistic in terms of what some gay men go through before coming out, then you may like this story. It may just be the beginning of Thomas and Asher’s journey together, but it’s a vital part of them even getting to the point where they can be a couple and consider working on a relationship. It’s a great start!

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Novella, 21900 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	24-June-2014
Price	$3.99 ebook
Buy Link	https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-thecowboyandthebarista-1556745-149.html