A Prairie Dog's Love Song

By: Eli Easton

Narrated by: Michael Stellman

Ben Rivers always was a showman. He won awards in 4-H and rodeo competitions from the time he could walk, and he’s happiest in the spotlight. So when he got the chance to be a star - in porn - he took it. He still loves Montana and everything about being a cowboy, but when news of his alternate identity leaks out, he figures he’s lost the town’s goodwill forever. Clyde’s Corner would never accept an openly gay cowboy, even a hometown boy born and bred.

Joshua Braintree always had the notion that he and his best friend’s kid brother, Ben, would end up together. Ben’s always been a diehard cowboy, just like him: they need the land and its freedom as much as they need air. So when Joshua learns Ben moved away from their small Montana town to be a porn star in Vegas, he can hardly believe it. He’s determined to finally declare himself and bring Ben home.

Despite his longtime crush on Joshua, Ben won’t be as easy to tame as Joshua’s "lost cause" horses. It will take a lot of heart and holiday spirit for Joshua to convince Ben that even old prairie dogs can learn new tricks in the name of love.

A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2013 Advent Calendar package "Heartwarming".

©2013 Eli Easton (P)2014 Dreamspinner Press

A Nice Story

A nice story, but I was bothered by the gaps in time, and I didn't really feel a true connection between the main characters. Eli Easton does a lovely job in her descriptions though. The ranch, the town, the Vegas scenes - all well done.

The audio version of A Prairie Dog's Love Song is performed by Michael Stellman.

5 easy stars

I enjoyed this short book so much. It had a certain kind of sweetness to it. I would happily recommend it to others.

Short and sweet cowboy romance.

Quick little story about cowboys getting together in a convoluted way. Sweet story with decent narration

Introduces Clyde's Corner

I'm writing this review after binging all three books in the Clyde's Corner series. Overall, I loved the Clyde's Corners series, but this first book was a little rocky. I think it's short format did not allow for a more in-depth and complex plot that the other two books have. However, this book wasn't bad by any means. There was still a sweet love story at the heart of it, and it does a fantastic job of setting the scene for the next two books in the series. I'm happy that read this book first, and I immediately dived into the next book in the series.

Not my favorite Eli Easton but it was decent

Maybe 2.5 stars for the story, 3.5 stars for the narration, averaging to 3 stars overall.

Gah! I'm so bummed. My first Eli Easton story that I haven't gone gaga for. I guess it was bound to happen sometime.

*pouts*

I honestly think that this story tried to do too much in too short a span of time. Imagine a story successfully blending cowboys, friends-to-lovers theme, porn stars element, and coming out all in 95 pages. It's hard, right? And picture that story with minimal sex content and a holiday backdrop to boot. My head was spinning trying to keep up.

I think my main problem is that though the story was fine, I didn't actually care about any of the characters. I though that the switch from friends to lovers was way too fast with too little buildup. I didn't get to know these guys as people and I didn't care much about them as a couple. I like more slow build, more character development. I feel like I got just bits and pieces of that instead of something more complete.

As far as the narration goes, I think that Michael Stellman did a nice job. He didn't have a large range of voices but I liked his expressiveness and how he sounded age appropriate. I enjoyed listening to him and I would get another audiobook by him.

Overall, an easy listen but not what I expected from this author.

**Copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review**