When mega movie star and two time Academy Award winner, Austin Grainger voluntarily gave up his dazzling film career, his adoring fan base thought he’d lost his mind. For Austin, the seclusion of fifteen hundred acres in the middle of Texas sounds like paradise. No more cameras, paparazzi, or overzealous media to hound him every day and night. Little did the sexiest man alive know when one door … door closes, another usually opens. And Austin’s opened by way of a sexy, hot ranch owner right next door.Kitt Kelly wasn’t your average rancher. He’s young, well educated and has hidden his sexuality for most of his life. When his long time wet dream materializes as his a new neighbor it threatens everything he holds dear. No way the ranching community would ever accept him if he came out. With every part of his life riding on the edge, can Kitt risk it all for a chance at love or will responsibility to his family heritage cost him his one chance at happiness?
more
RATING 4.5 STARS
Texas Pride is a stand alone, M/M cowboy romance by Kindle Alexander. I’ve been wanting to read this for so long and wow! I loved it so much. I wish I hadn’t taken so long to finally get to this.
Austin Grainger is thirty two years old and is a world wide Academy Award winning mega movie star. He’s had it with his life, with the constant pursuit of the paparazzi, the lack of privacy, and the inability to live his life the way he wants to live it, as a gay man. Austin keeps his secret hidden from the world. But he’s done with this life. He is retiring. He bought a ranch in the small Texas community where he grew up and wants to live in seclusion, hoping in time the public will lose interest in him. One thing Austin hadn’t counted on was the sexy cowboy who owned the adjoining ranch.
Kitt Kelly is twenty eight years old. After the death of his father, he took over running the family ranch, trying to pull his family out of debt after the mismanagement of his dad. Kitt has always been gay but not one person knows except his occasional hook up over in Dallas. Kitt has worked so hard to establish respect in the farming community. If anyone found out, he would be finished.
“Kitt represented peace, love, and simplicity. Everything that was right in his world.”
Austin and Kitt actually knew of each other in high school, Austin being three grades ahead of Kitt. But they both definitely noticed one another and carried their fantasies over the years. Kitt followed Austin’s career and when he realized it was Austin living next door, he couldn’t believe his teenage crush was there in person. Austin knew right away he wanted Kitt. But Kitt was hard to convince to give him a chance. He is sure that this is just a brief respite for Austin and that he will be going back to Hollywood very soon. Try as they might to keep their feelings for each other just about the sex, it isn’t long before feelings grow stronger. Lust turns to like which turns to love.
“His tattered soul had begun to heal by leaps and bounds, and it was all due to the sexy cowboy next door.”
Mistakes are made, though, and Austin and Kitt’s bond is challenged. They are determined to keep their relationship under wraps. But for how long is this even feasible? How long will it be before Austin gets tired of hiding and goes back to Hollywood, leaving Kitt broken hearted?
“You just aren’t gonna give me a break, are you, Kitt Kelly? Well, that’s okay. I’ll fight for it. It’ll make my winning you all that much better in the end.”
I loved these two. I loved the way they found their missing pieces in each other. And I loved seeing the way they finally glimpsed how their reality could really be if they just gave in. The ending was surprisingly intense! This is a sexy, sweet story of love and finding your one. These are true, horse riding, cattle tending cowboys that work hard and love hard. My favorite kind of love story.
“You’ve always had my heart. It’s never belonged to anyone else.”
Kindle Alexander delivers again!!! Texas Pride is an awesome romance book full of hawt sexy cowboys and super spunky movie stars. The story sucked me in from the first page and kept me enthralled till the last. I loved this story!!! An amazing and moving love story between Austin and Kitt with many twists and turns, the reader is never bored on their journey of love!! BRAVO MS ALEXANDER!!! MORE MORE MORE
This was my first Kindle Alexander book, and is still my favourite despite having ravaged her back catalogue (which sounds vaguely dirty, lol).
Kindle’s characters are always likeable, flawed, credible, sexy, fiesty, and the type of people you want to spend an afternoon snuggled up with. Kitt and Austin are no exception. If you want a story that blends the perils of fame with the daily grind of cowboy life, then Texas Pride is the book for you.
OMG, I’m totally breathless, this book was incredible.
Texas Pride–
This is the first book I have read by Kindle Alexander and am looking forward to the next by her.
This will be a re-read just loved the story and great for Oscar season.
Thanks Kindle & good writing