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I could maybe except her turning to Grant JUST to get pregnant, but the way I read it she almost fell in love with him. View all 5 comments. When Jonathan unexpectedly appears on the scene, there follows a maelstrom of mixed emotions and misunderstandings, which culminate in the ultimate insult: I didn't like the direction the story went in. I can't stand Calley.
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That would explain our recent weather pattern too A visit to a temple soothsayer reveals to Maxine an intriguing future. Surely it includes love? But then, who is the beautiful Eurasian girl, Eleanor, with whom Adam spends so much time? And what are the secrets he keeps so carefully hidden? When Jonathan unexpectedly appears on the scene, there follows a maelstrom of mixed emotions and misunderstandings, which culminate in the ultimate insult: Bringer of Clouds and Rain.
Read more Read less. Kindle Cloud Reader Read instantly in your browser. Product details File Size: October 1, Sold by: Share your thoughts with other customers. Write a customer review. Showing of 1 reviews. Top Reviews Most recent Top Reviews. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. I added this to my creepy shelf because it did creep me out.
As you can tell I loved it sooooo much. I am now off to pat myself on the back for keeping my marbles. I will leave you now with my reaction, after I read this book. View all 26 comments. Jan 01, Yvonne rated it it was ok Shelves: The book was going along swimmingly and then we had to have another horrible female character, the so called best friend. I felt very, very sorry for Gabe if that's what he had for a friend.
Then when Gabe said no, she went ahead and had an affair with Gabe's boyfriend at the time, Grant.
Bringer of Clouds & Rain is a Chinese euphemism for 'Lady of the Night'. But why has Maxine been branded in this cruel way by the very man with whom she. Bringer of Clouds and Rain is a Chinese euphemism for 'Lady of the Night'. But why has the man she loves branded Maxine in this way? Having been betrayed.
Grant was the guy who cheated on Gabe repeatedly and left him when Gabe had an accident. He left him for dead. S The book was going along swimmingly and then we had to have another horrible female character, the so called best friend. So this guy is some winner. Somehow this woman who betrayed Gabe with this loser and then got pregnant by said loser, lost the baby.
Flynn's reaction is how sorry he felt for her. This is a woman who is so obsessed and spoiled that she cheated on her husband and betrayed Gabe. That's the kind of woman that shouldn't ever have kids. But no, the four men, Gabe, Flynn, Grant and Hunter decide to donate sperm so this unfit woman could have kids. And the poor husband she cheated on, well who cares about him right. In addition, somehow we had to include Gabe's horrible ex and give him some undeserved happiness on Gabe's property. It's probably in the same area where Gabe laid for 3 days after he was injured and had to get help on his own because Grant never bothered to check on him.
He was too busy having sex with all kinds of people including probably Gabe's best friend Cally. It ruined a perfectly nice story. View all 6 comments. I totally loved this book It started out good. Flynn a drifter accepts a position at Gable's ranch. While the ages of the two were never mentioned I don't think it was stated many times throughout the book that Gable was old enough to be Flynn's dad. Gable had suffered a serious accident in the past, though I'm also thinking the time lapse between the accident wasn't I totally loved this book Gable had suffered a serious accident in the past, though I'm also thinking the time lapse between the accident wasn't mentioned either.
It may have been and I missed it. There is instant attraction between the two men but neither is in a hurry to act on it for various reasons. I loved watching them come together as a couple. There was a lot of talk about Gable's ex, Grant.
None of it flattering. Grant is described as a cruel, cheating bastard who disappeared after Gable's accident. A manly man who was deeply in the closet and would brag about sleeping with one woman after another in front of Gable while they were together. Then there is Calley, Gable's so-called best friend. I had a hard time even in the beginning liking her but then that dislike turned into total disgust. I totally hated her character completely by the time I got to the end of the book. So what made me go from wanting to give this book 5 stars to totally hating it?
First it was when Grant came back into the picture. Though it took a little while, he was forgiven for what he did to Gable. I understand forgiveness but please. That so would not happen in the real world. Not in mine anyway.
Calley is Gable's best friend It is hinted throughout the book that there was some type of history between Calley and Gabe that went beyond basic friendship. Also, Gabe is in the hospital after almost dying as a result of his past injury and Grant shows up and Calley is all buddy buddy with him Then she tells Flynn "I can't choose sides. That was the beginning of my dislike for her. Then later it comes out that Calley had had an affair with Grant while Gabe and Grant were together. Oh and she's married at the time.
Not only does she cheat on her husband but she cheats WITH her best friend's lover? Not just cheated but got pregnant with the man's baby, which she later lost. And then later Gabe donates his sperm so that she could have the baby she wanted so badly?
Even after all she did to him? That totally killed it for me. Also, there was a lot of talk about Flynn not getting along with his father and having to leave his family yet nothing was explained. It was just mentioned in passing. Considering that Flynn was basically the only character I liked, I would have liked to have seen his story explained more. I didn't understand the point of the 4 men donating sperm for Calley to have a baby. Not only was all of that just weird, it made no sense that Calley's husband would go along with the man she had had an affair with Grant being one of the donors.
The author took an excellent story I see that Grant and Hunter have their story after this. I can't see where anything would make me like Grant after this book so I'm thinking I will definitely take a pass on the sequel. I'm glad this was a freebie from the publisher. I like the author. I have read other books by her that I liked. Until it took such a strange turn. View all 3 comments.
I'm just too lazy to bracket them: I enjoyed the way Flynn and Gable met, how they worked together and the sexual tension between the two. I even liked the fact Flynn and Gable started singing 'I love you's' way too soon. I liked Flynn and his need to have a permanent home and how he just wanted to take care of Gable.
I liked Gable because he was so confused on why Flynn was staying with him and even how self-conscious and how low his self-wor FYI - Spoilers. I liked Gable because he was so confused on why Flynn was staying with him and even how self-conscious and how low his self-worth really was. However, while I liked the story in the beginning, it kind of took a wrong turn somewhere for me. Gable would be lovey dovey one moment then all but running from the room and cold as ice the next. It was like he was bi-polar and his actions towards Flynn when he was pissed frustrated me.
I didn't like the direction the story went in. I'm not overly fond of ex-lovers being in a story Grant is in almost the whole last half of the book and I don't enjoy female characters that much either the best friend, Calley. Really, I didn't like how big a part Calley and her pregnancy played in the last half of the story.
It felt wrong and inconsistent with the beginning. Honestly, I felt like it took away from my enjoyment especially when I felt like Calley was kind of manipulating Gable into being the babies daddy while not actually having to be a daddy. It just felt wrong to me and like she was dumping all her problems on Gable and expected him to fix them for her so she could be happy and him and Flynn could be miserable instead. Okay, I may be over exaggerating on the miserable part but it still felt like she dumped all her problems on Gable and expected him to fix them.
The story was also very inconsistent in general. Flynn would say one thing and then end up doing something different. Gable said he'd never donate sperm unless he could physically be the kid's dad then ends up donating sperm. There was also the fact that the things mentioned in the beginning ended up being something different in the end Flynn says Gable and him never cuddled in the beginning of their relationship which is inaccurate as they did cuddle, how they never slept close together before the accident when, in fact, they did and other things like that.
I also felt like the second half of the story was a whole setup for the sequel featuring Hunter and Grant. A lot of the scenes in the story were also unnecessary and just seemed like a filler. The timeline around the events had me questioning whether it was accurate or not. I also felt like the writing ranged between stunted and choppy. It made reading a bit difficult especially when it seemed to drag a bit. With that said, I did like the story to some extent.
I liked the characters enough and I liked the conflict regarding Gable's leg. I found that interesting although I had a problem coping with Gable's semi-easy acceptance of its loss considering he was so anti-amputation. All in all, this was an okay story. I liked the beginning but I wasn't so fond of the rest. I liked Flynn even if what he said was counteracting other things he said and did.
I think this will be a hit or miss with others, though, so I encourage people to still try reading it and make up your own mind whether you liked the story or not. View all 5 comments. Jun 15, Karen rated it it was ok. Now I normally very much like Zahra Owens books but there was too much in this one that annoyed me. So to me this meant she betrayed to people she was supposed to have loved!
Next she has the audacity to ask and to receive sperm donnations from 4 men one of which was the man she had said affair with supposedly so that it was pure chance on the father of prospective child, then went ahead and used Gabe's donnation so that she could have a blonde kid.
The fact that her relationship with her husband whom she cheated on is rocky appears to be neither here nor there. This whole senario to me was too far fetched and unbelievably selfish for words and really the story would have been so much better without it. Jun 24, MLE rated it it was ok Shelves: It wasn't terrible, but some of the emmotions rang a little hollow to me. I also couldn't get passed the fact that Hunter was building a realtionship with Grant after he was so miserable to Gable. Hunter and Gable were friends; what kind of friend would hire, let alone sleep with, someone who treated their friend so poorly?
Not cool at all. My impression of the book was not helped by Gable's name which is part of a roof, and was all I could think of while reading this. Feb 09, Ami rated it liked it Shelves: Flynn Tomlinson is a young drifter, who comes across a Help Wanted ad to work at a ranch, owned by an older cowboy with a limp. Gable Sutton, the cowboy, can no longer work his ranch alone, he needs all the help he can get eventhough he doesn't have enough money to pay Flynn first before selling his horses.
Flynn does not mind -- he used to grow up in a ranch and he misses working with horses. Besides he is attracted to the grumpy man and is willing to see where it will go. Gable has been hurt i Flynn Tomlinson is a young drifter, who comes across a Help Wanted ad to work at a ranch, owned by an older cowboy with a limp. Gable has been hurt in the past, when the man he thought he loved walked out of him when he got the accident that damaged his leg.
At first, I'm a bit put off when I am faced with sex just within the first few chapters -- I have always prefer my romance novel not being too overwhelmed with sex. BUT, I am wrong It's a struggle for Flynn to make Gable open himself for love, as Gable always wonders why the young man is willing to stay for him. There are enough plotlines that make me keep reading, including how Gable deals with the fate of his leg spoiler! I think my only problem is, somehow this story never really reaches a climax, you know? It's not FLAT but the tone of this story is not really too high or too low.
There are a couple of tension scenes, especially when Gable is in the first phase of adjusting with his amputated leg, but throughout the story, I cannot feel too deeply connected with any of the guys. The story is good, the writing is good, and I think it's worth reading. However, I miss that emotional attachment to the characters, and that's why I can only give it 3 stars. Jun 15, DaisyGirl rated it did not like it Shelves: Gable owns a ranch that is falling into disrepair.
His ex-BF left him after Gable suffered a serious riding accident and he is unable to handle the ranch alone. Does her husband leave her? Does Gable kick the ever-living shit out of her for being a back-stabbing bitch? Well, Gable, Flynn, the cheating ex-BF and his new beau all donate sperm so that Calley can have a baby. It pissed me off to no end.