Ok, so for my first post, I figured I would start with one of my favorites.  I started reading gay romance novels because of Carol Lynne's Cattle Valley series.  These are the books that I keep coming back to...the ones that I read when I can't find anything else to make me happy.  If you haven't read them, go get them...NOW.  I was sitting down to read this book--I didn't know what it was about--I only knew it was about a rancher (I was in my cowboy phase).  I was hooked after the first few pages, and after I figured out it was about 2 men, my interest wasn't dimmed in the least.  I finished Rough Ride in a couple of hours, and then I had to read the rest.  I wanted to know about all the characters in the book, so I ordered them from Total-E-Bound and fell in love with the entire town of Cattle Valley. 

The first in the series is All Play and No Work.  This is the story of Nate, Ryan, and Rio.  These three men were introduced in The Good Time Boys series, and just seeing them interact makes you want more of them.  Carol delivers when she loads them up and moves them to Cattle Valley.  The trio works hard to build a life together in an accepting environment.  I'm not going to tell you the history of Cattle Valley, but I will tell you that the town was built to be a safe haven for people with who believe that who you love isn't as important as how much love you have to give.  In this first novel of the series, Nate, Ryan, and Rio are set up to be key players in all the subsequent novels.  This book introduces the characters that you will grow to love as you read the series.

The second book in the series is Cattle Valley Mistletoe.  This story plays right off the events in the first novel, and Casey's character suffers some of the backlash of previous events.  As with any of the novels, this one can be read independently, but it is best when you know the context of the plot.  Casey's position as town's reverend caused me to raise an eyebrow at first, but Casey and Hal's story simply reminded that God loves us all, and that love is His greatest gift. 

I'll get to the rest...I have to go cook dinner now.