Straight Cowboy

Joshua Ryan did a stint for much-needed cash as the ‘straight cowboy’ in gay porn movies but he doesn’t think of himself as gay, so why does he want to do the things to Matt James he once did in front of a camera?

Cowboy Joshua Ryan can’t stop his erotic thoughts about Matt James, the hearing-impaired guest he’s taking into the foothills in search of wild horses. Matt James has dreamed all his life of coming out west. He’s at first taciturn with Josh, afraid he’s as close minded as some other hands they encounter on their excursion, but when Josh reaches for him unconsciously in his sleep, Matt has a tough time hiding his desire for a ‘straight’ man.

Straight Cowboy is a character-driven story with a solid plot and a wistful close encounter with wild horses. Ms. Irving has penned a sweet love story in a true-life setting that few people get to see. I enjoyed Straight Cowboy very much--Mrs. C Black Raven Reviews.

Straight Cowboy is a beautiful love story between two men who suffer from their own self-doubts and insecurities. Reading how Josh and Matt break out of their shells to see what really is important in life was a satisfying and uplifting read--Coreopsis at Whipped Cream reviews.

Although there is plenty of smokin’ hot sex, an underlying sense of innocence and naiveté adds to Straight Cowboy’s appeal and easily makes this a standout story--Rosemary at Whipped Cream Reviews.

I especially liked the scenic backdrop to Josh and Matt's love story as the author's wonderful, descriptive prose shines through. I also felt Ms. Irving did a good job with Matt's hearing impairment. It was nice change to read a book featuring regular, everyday heroes and not the "perfect" men found in some M/M stories.. Both Josh and Matt are conflicted in their feelings for each other but all was nicely resolved in the end. This is a well-written, interesting and entertaining story--Lily at I love Books.

Excerpt from Straight Cowboy

He knew just how it would feel so his eyes would shut and he’d dig his fingers into the man beneath him, Matt James, a shade of heaven as blinding as the noon day sun overhead.

Joshua Ryan’s eyes saucered at the forbidden thought and he nearly choked on his coffee, which was bitter and grainy in his tin cup, leaving a residue that his Grandmother Ruth could probably have read like tea leaves.

He rubbed his forehead, thinking maybe he was having a weird flash back to his summer job last year. It was just that he hadn’t had sex with anyone since then, it wasn’t that he was craving being with another man--despite the stint as the ‘straight cowboy’ in gay amateur porn he’d done to make some quick cash, he wasn’t gay and no one knew that he’d ever done them. They’d just shot his body and the back of his head during a few orgy scenes.

Who knew him well enough to identify him just from that?

“Josh, man…What’s with him?” Tupper nudged him so that Josh put his cards down. He hadn’t wanted to play poker with the hands of the Triple M, but when he and his guest had found them already ensconced at the watering hole he figured it was best to be friendly while they had some lunch and gave their horses a break. “City boy too good to hang out with us?”

He looked over at Matt, a solitary figure leaning against a pine tree at the edge of the campsite, arms crossed as he looked down the ridge toward the waving tall grass in the prairie below. Matt was slender, about four inches shorter than Josh with glossy brown hair. His eyes were a chocolate almost the same color as his pupils.

Josh dragged his gaze away from Matt and raised his eye brows at Tupper, a man in his mid-forties with reddened green eyes and salt and pepper short hair who was in charge of the hands riding fences on the border between their land and the national park.

He debated for a second but then decided to just be honest. Matt hadn’t seemed the type of guy who was into bullshit. “He’s deaf, Tupper.”

Tupper blinked and more of his hands glanced over at Matt.

Matt’s expression hadn’t changed but there was a subtle tension to his posture now that Josh picked up on.

“Deaf? What the hell is he doing out here then?” Tupper asked.

“He’s up here to photograph and write about the lost horses of Chaos Valley,” Josh said.

“Huh, those mustangs are a damned nuisance. Should shoot them all,” Tupper growled. “But I say again, why is he here? I mean, if he can’t hear anything…”

That wasn’t completely true since Matt had tersely informed Josh the morning they set out on their trail ride that he had an implant, but Josh wasn’t familiar enough with the technology to know how much Matt might pick up.

“He’s got me,” Josh said flatly.

Straight Cowboy is book one of the Uncommon Cowboys series. Single title ebook here and audio book here and in print here.

Shifter Cowboy, Shy Cowboy and Straight Cowboy are now available in a special print collection called Uncommon Cowboys: Volume One.

Straight Cowboy was originally in the collection Saddle up 'n' Ride in ebook and Print.

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