Review: Luke by Jan Irving
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 16, 2010
I really enjoyed this story. Luke is a cowboy and a new father.  An inconsequential one night stand turns his world upside down when he finds himself the sole caretaker of his daughter, Jessie.  Not knowing what to do, how to raise a child or where to go, Luke is in dire straights when lady luck shines upon him in the form of Dr. Morgan Gallagher.Morgan is a small town doctor with a soft hear, who owns a small farm that just so happens to need fixed up.  When the two men meet, they quickly set up a mutually beneficial relationship.  Luke is to work on fixing up Morgan's place and in return Morgan will allow Luke and Jessie to stay with him.Things begin to get a little tense when Luke, who was completely straight until this point in his life, starts to find Morgan attractive.  Morgan, on the other hand, has been openly gay for many years and is struggling with his own desire for Luke.  Everything comes to a head when the two kiss and Luke starts to really accept his own feelings for Morgan.The relationship between the two slowly progresses from there as they go through their days and the friendship and respect they feel for one another, evolves into a passionate love.Rarely are children incorporated into m/m romance stories and it was a nice change of pace for their to be a child involved in the story, as well.  I found this to be a very sweet gay for you novella, that left me smiling.