Before Sundown edition by Lisa Worrall Literature Fiction eBooks
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Samuel Somerfield is used to the oppressive heat of the Texas plains, and in the year 1892 things get even hotter when ranch hand Eli Watkins walks onto the job. Every stolen glance, every searing touch from Eli tilts Samuel’s world on its axis. He wants only to spend the rest of his life in Eli’s arms. But Samuel’s cruel and domineering father has other plans for him. Samuel must marry Eleanor Johnston and give his father the social standing he craves.
Eli knew falling in love with Samuel would cause problems, yet even he never dreamed Mr. Somerfield would go to such lengths to keep his son and him apart. After Somerfield orders a beating that leaves Eli disfigured and embarrassed, Eli takes a job on another ranch far from Samuel.
News of Samuel’s impending wedding eventually reaches Eli, and he realizes he must return to the man he loves, despite what might await him, and try to save Samuel from a life he was not meant to live.
Before Sundown edition by Lisa Worrall Literature Fiction eBooks
This one takes a rude turn on the road to young romance in the late 19th century in Texas. That rudeness is embodied in Robert Somerfield, the vicious and ambitious owner of a ranch who has tormented and physically abused his son, Samuel, for years--and keeps getting away with that and every other nasty thing he does because he is enough of a maniac to kill you if you tell.That reality is the setting for a remarkably sweet, and eventually heartbreaking, love story in which a new hired hand, Eli Watkins, takes a deeply smitten shine to the extremely confused, totally submissive, and apparently straight Samuel and leads him down the path to all-consuming love.
This premise is what keeps you reading--but it also will stop you at the end of some chapters because you know, you just know, that Robert Somerfield is going to do something in the next chapter which will turn your stomach and make you want to scream.
This is the kind of book you love or you throw against the wall. Mine is in my Kindle, so the latter was never an option.
But there was never any doubt in my mind, through the sometimes cheesy and sometimes surprising and sometimes shocking twists and turns of this all-too-likely tale where I was going to end up--standing in an ovation.
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Before Sundown edition by Lisa Worrall Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Samuel Somerfield's life hasn't been the greatest. Although he's the heir to his father's ranch, there's a part of him that would give anything to get away. Since Samuel's mother died, his father has been nothing but cruel to him, making it clear that he's a disappointment whose only purpose is to do what his father tells him to do. And that involves marrying Eleanor Johnston to bring the two families together. It's a fate to which Samuel is resigned.
When Eli Watkins takes a job at a new ranch, he doesn't expect anything extraordinary. He'll work with the horses--as he's used to doing--and take on whatever jobs or tasks he's asked. And he'll keep his attraction to other men a secret. Which proves harder than he hoped once he meets the boss's son, Samuel. There's something about him that makes Eli enjoy getting under his skin, and Eli can't help wondering if maybe there might just be a spark waiting to fire back at him. But the expectations for Samuel are written in stone by his father, and the man will stop at nothing to make sure his son lives up to them...
Giving a book a five-star rating is a rarity for me, but there was just something about this book that spoke to me in many ways. There's a raw realness to it, and it's a story that just keeps delivering at every turn. I found the characters relatable, and the world in which the story takes place is laid out perfectly. In short, it's easy to get lost in this book and feel like you're right there with Samuel, Eli, and company. Although the book wraps up nicely, I certainly would be interested in seeing more from these characters and how their lives progress after the events of the story unfold.
[Content warnings violence, animal cruelty, discussions of sexual assault]
"I knew the first time I saw you I was in trouble, Eli Watkins."
*cue 'I Knew You Were Trouble' to play in the background*
This is my first time reading Lisa Worrall. I'm unfamiliar with her writing style but let me tell you I was entertained. Probably for the wrong reasons, but entertained nonetheless.Trigger Warning animal cruelty, physical and verbal abuse, attempted and off page sexual assault
Set in 1892 Texas, Before Sundown is about gay horseman & country boy Eli Watkins. He joins the Somerfield Ranch. He's there looking for more cash to send home to his family in Kansas but doesn't expect a cruel boss or his beautiful son to be as nice as his father is mean. Samuel Somerfield is the long time abused son of the owner, who is straight and is being forced into a courtship with a wealthy ranch owner's daughter he does not want. When he claps eyes on Eli, the two get off on the wrong foot, but there is an undeniable connection.
This story had a strong start. There was a frenemy vibe going on between the protagonists but the ranch owner was downright mean. And he made his presence known from the beginning. Please look at those triggers. Because the villains of the story take their villainy to extremes that really brought the story down in to OTT-ville population them.
I'm not a fan of cowboys. Wait! Contemporary cowboys don't do it for me. I like looking at the pictures (duh) but the romances aren't really my go to. Historical cowboy romances I find I respond in a more positive light. Something about cowboys having to fend for themselves against real dangers and riding horses like the elements or starvation that I enjoy. This book read modern which was another minus for me. Though it had soap opera like antics and feels and the characters came off just as modern too, I couldn't stop reading to see what next crazy thing they'd do. This story could have easily been told in today's time just switch the horses for cars.
The men fall in love very quickly, declarations are made too soon. There is the plot line of Samuel's coming out and realizing he can fall for a man that just wasn't fleshed out enough. Add to that by 40% the men who didn't have a pot to piss in or any fighting skills, just took all kinds of silly risks that didn't jibe with the historical setting. I felt Eli was way too open. The gay secondary characters (a coincidence?) , the rapey second villain who somehow became a mind reader in the last third of the story...over the top. At points, the story felt like it was trying outdo itself with what crazy new plot device it could pile on top next instead of focusing on the romantic aspect of two damaged men finding love in 1892.
I'm on the fence with authors writing the dialect for their characters. Some authors can make it work if they don't over do it, some can't. In Before Sundown, be prepared for a heavy handed "yer", "y'all" and other heavy drawls spelled out. I felt like I was reading was reading a D rated cowboy movie at times the weird way Eli and other ranch workers spoke.
The story had good romantic scenes in the middle of the issues. I couldn't help rooting for the couple. Reading a player falling in love with that one special person is always fun to read especially when they're opposites Eli's openly gay player who has been around the block a few times against Samuel's straitlaced hetero abused man who is realizing how to accept love, was good. Plus, double butt virgins. I wasn't mad at that, even if one sex scene got a little wonky in sticking to the characteristics of the main players.
The issues were heavy parts of why I can't rate this story higher. The cartoonish dialect, the time jumps and plot holes where characters knew what the other characters thought and planned and the horrible villains - too much.
And the way the story ended? I was shaking my head at how silly it all seemed. The entire scene at the Somerfield ranch before the grand finale...that was so unnecessary. I highly doubt the ending would have been so easy. The plot could have been more direct or maybe that plot twist could have been dropped. The final ending was rushed and after that big climax before the final score...underwhelming.
Again, I'm unsure if this is the author's style or just a one time thing.
Would I read more from this author? *squints* Maybe I'd probably try contemporary.
I think readers who like cowboys closer to the dramatic side and don't mind modern historical cowboys and the triggers might enjoy this most.
I was entertained...and needed a drink afterward.
(Fine...and during.)
This one takes a rude turn on the road to young romance in the late 19th century in Texas. That rudeness is embodied in Robert Somerfield, the vicious and ambitious owner of a ranch who has tormented and physically abused his son, Samuel, for years--and keeps getting away with that and every other nasty thing he does because he is enough of a maniac to kill you if you tell.
That reality is the setting for a remarkably sweet, and eventually heartbreaking, love story in which a new hired hand, Eli Watkins, takes a deeply smitten shine to the extremely confused, totally submissive, and apparently straight Samuel and leads him down the path to all-consuming love.
This premise is what keeps you reading--but it also will stop you at the end of some chapters because you know, you just know, that Robert Somerfield is going to do something in the next chapter which will turn your stomach and make you want to scream.
This is the kind of book you love or you throw against the wall. Mine is in my , so the latter was never an option.
But there was never any doubt in my mind, through the sometimes cheesy and sometimes surprising and sometimes shocking twists and turns of this all-too-likely tale where I was going to end up--standing in an ovation.
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