Wealthy, attractive
Lucas Reika treats life like a party, moving from bar to bar and man to
man. Thumbing his nose at his restaurateur father's demand that he earn
his keep, Lucas instead seduces a valued employee in the kitchen of
their flagship restaurant, earning himself an ultimatum: lose access to
his father's money or stay in the middle of nowhere with a man he has
secretly lusted over from afar.
Quiet, hard-working Jared McFarland loves his farm on the outskirts of Hope, Arizona, but he aches to have someone to come home to at the end of the day. Jared agrees to take in his longtime crush as a favor. But when Lucas invades his heart in addition to his space, Jared has to decide how much of himself he's willing to risk and figure out if he can offer Lucas enough to keep him after his father's punishment is over.
Quiet, hard-working Jared McFarland loves his farm on the outskirts of Hope, Arizona, but he aches to have someone to come home to at the end of the day. Jared agrees to take in his longtime crush as a favor. But when Lucas invades his heart in addition to his space, Jared has to decide how much of himself he's willing to risk and figure out if he can offer Lucas enough to keep him after his father's punishment is over.
Oh my stars that was HOT! Cardeno C.
has done what I would have considered impossible and made farmers sexy with
Jared McFarland. And I have to agree with Lucas, there is most certainly
something about a big, built, mountain of a man that gets me going too. But as
with all of CC’s books that I have read, no matter how sexy the characters and
scenes are (and this one does not disappoint), McFarland’s Farm is first and foremost a romance.
Lucas has upset his father one time
too many and finds himself shipped off to Hope, Arizona where he must
straighten out or be cut off from his father’s money for good. As Jared
contributes much of his organic farm’s success to Lucas’s father, Paul, he
feels he has no choice but to accept Lucas being thrust into his life. But his
reluctance at having Lucas in his home is not due to the reasons Lucas’s family
suspects. Jared has been attracted to Lucas for years and finds himself even
more tongue tied and self-conscious than usual because he doesn’t feel that his
scared face and over-sized frame can compete with the beautiful people that an
even more beautiful Jared normally socializes with. As the men spend time
together and Jared takes a hard look at his life, he comes to some surprising
(for him) conclusions about where he wants to go (or should I say, stay).
Always insightful, Cardeno
illustrates how we all have our own insecurities and that part of finding love
involves finding and loving oneself. This was a journey both men had to take.
While I was thrilled that Jared found happiness, I thoroughly enjoyed
witnessing Lucas learn that the important things in life are worth working for.
And don’t let the length of this novella fool you – you get a full story packed
into its 56 pages. McFarland’s Farm
is the first in the new series and I am already looking forward to my next
visit to Hope, Arizona.
It was hard for me to sink into this
book at first because I really did not like Lucas in the beginning. He is a spoiled, arrogant and just rude rich
kid that thinks he should just be handed everything. But as the story progresses we learn that
Lucas was just looking for attention and was using his father’s money and his
own good looks to get it. Jared on the
other hand is handsome, hard-working and down to earth man who is just looking
for someone to share his life with.
I was happy with the Lucas’ growth
maturity-wise through the story but I thought that the declaration of love
happened too close to the end for me to feel truly satisfied. Also they never called Lucas’ family to
inform them of their developing romance and amended plans for the future. I really wanted to know how they and the town
react to their new relationship after Lucas’ less than stellar debut.
Overall I liked the story but wanted
there to be more closure and character development. It is a beautiful love story but could use another
chapter to help flesh things out a little more.
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