Review: Two men, one woman, and a near flawless dead-stick landing
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 28, 2011
Book 4 of the "Lusty, Texas" series. Preceded byLove Under Two Honchos, followed by "Love Under Two Strong Men" (not yet released on Amazon at the time of this review).Plot:Tamara fell from the sky and into Henry and Morgan's laps, just as Grandma Kate predicted. HEA to follow.Comments:- 4410 kindle locations, 60,404 words- Henry's the Major (although referred to as a Captain in "Fly Boys") who'd been to Afghanistan, whom we met in "Honchos", and who flew Penelope and her men to Cletus' place. Morgan, his brother, also made an appearance in "Honchos", and was referred to as a Black Ops Captain in the Air Force, nearing the end of his term.- m/f, m/f/m - aiming for a committed menage relationship. While they do leap into bed quickly, it is not as fast as in Books 2 and 3 of the series (okay, by a matter of hours but still...). It does make sense for the type of people they are, and the situation they are in.- Book 4 of the Lusty, Texas series, but doesn't need you to have read the other books to make sense. Happily stands alone with no plot threads crossing books. This IMO is A Good Thing. Pick up any book and you'll happily follow the story. Pick up an earlier one and you won't already know the ins and outs, and you'll be able to enjoy that one too.- We are collecting even more potential heroes and heroines for future books. Given the number of names and relationships followers of the series are now keeping track of, perhaps it's time Covington considered a family tree on her website? Thankfully, not knowing who everyone is doesn't detract from the book; it is simply my own personal frustration *grin*Opinion:One of my comments on "Honchos" is we had moved away from the "mystery", someone-out-to-get-her, Knight in Shining Armour, plot we saw in Books 1 and 2. We return to it in "Fly Boys". There are Bad Guys whose presence allows Tamara to see just how much she loves her men and how it's worth taking a chance. And shows that she too can hold her own and those gorgeous men of hers love her spirit and independence as well as her body. *cue violin* Okay, a little sarcasm there, but that's what you get. Always. There wouldn't be a HEA without it. And the Bad Guy storyline gives the plot impetus and the Good Guys a chance to show their mettle. And I did enjoy this one.Look, this book is what it is. It's true to its genre - a romantic tale of two men finding their One and joining together for a HEA. It is gentle, sexy, loving. It isn't high literature, but then it also isn't horribly amateur either. It's A Good Read. I enjoyed it. I like the town of Lusty. I like Covington's writing style. I fell for the romantic, gentle, caring Alpha men. *shrug* I look forward to reading future books. Okay, partly because I'm still waiting for Adam, Ginny and (as we now learn) Jake's story, but also because they're *nice* books. A pleasant read.Aside:Can I just say calling one of the Kendall fathers *and* the Bad Guy "Preston" is just a might confusing? We already have so many people to keep track of, duplicating names is really just being mean.IHOP - not being American, I had no idea what this was. Apparently, an IHOP is an "International House of Pancakes", open 24x7. "Although IHOP restaurants are best known for their signature pancakes, omelettes and other breakfast specialties, IHOP restaurants are open throughout the day and evening hours and offer a broad array of lunch, dinner and snack items as well." I'm thinking in the context used it's the equivalent of a Macca's or a Diner.-CR-