Review: Of Frogs and Princes...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 23, 2014
This is one of my favorite stories, in general and of Mary Calmes in particular. I've read it several times now and will probably continue to do so in the future. One of the things that tend to stand out for me is that this is a story of two very different men who, having made an instant connection on a moment's notice, try to keep their very different lives from wrecking that moment. Weber is a cowboy who lives to follow the rodeo circuit and Cyrus is a successful neurosurgeon from San Francisco with a solid place in his community and family. The angst, what there is of it, isn't from their sexuality, but from their wildly different socio-economical standings, and Weber feels that difference deeply. He has been the loner with no family or wealth, and doesn't feel that himself is enough for a relationship between the two of them. Cyrus doesn't understand Weber's concerns, and his frustrations over this causes a rift  between them. But despite their mutual head-butting over their inability to overcome these concerns, they always come back together. The story opens with the latest reunion between the two after Weber's final rodeo tour and before his next ranch job. What starts as yet another get-together becomes more when Cyrus' sister and children become involved in the campaign to keep Weber where he belongs: with Cyrus and his family.One can get a bit frustrated with Weber's inability to see his own worth, or with Cyrus for putting up with Weber's traveling to follow the rodeo, but these are two good men who finally get it right, and watching that happen is part of the joy of reading this story (and the sex doesn't hurt either). Some like to complain that the author tends to write the same people over and over again; while that may seem so from a cursory look at her books, it isn't totally true. Besides, I really like the men that she writes about! This is a good story to experience her style; definitely give it a try.