RIDING SHOTGUN by Amy Lane
Fiction, Contemporary Gay Romance (M/M)
4****
Blurb: Val Royal’s tight family has always had his back, but they love to interfere in his life. That interference almost sends him over the edge when they arrange for Rory McCauley, security specialist, marksman, and hound-dog smartass, to ride shotgun as security on his latest run. Hot, bossy, and sharp as a tack, Val ticks all Rory’s boxes, but Val’s looking for something real, and Rory’s allergic to intimacy. Besides, their gig running refrigerated bull semen from Bakersfield to Austin could make or break Val’s buddy’s ranch, so Val’s understandably pretty focused on the job. Rory still wishes Val would let him help Val, uh, *relax*. As Val and Rory work to keep their payload safe from a couple of determined saboteurs and they get to know each other as smart, competent, fearless professionals, sparks fly, and Val starts to fall for Rory’s roguish charm. But can he convince Rory their romance would be worth more than a straight shot to Austin—that it would be a love worth coming home to?
Thoughts: This was a fun, quick read. I liked Val and his entire family! I want to know that family! Rory was good too and his devotion to his son was well done. What didn’t work well for me was the instant relationship. Okay, the author did hold off the hot sex for at least a week, but that part of the story just didn’t grab me. However, the whole trucker vibe did. My brother was a cross-country driver and I got to see his cab. Those things are amazing. And them trying to stay away from the bad guys was fun and adventurous. Overall, it’s a quick, fun story with lots of action and some hot sex. And a HEA that satisfies.
Recommended.
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