| Luke |  | Author: Jan Irving
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Category: eBooks
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 1,849
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
ASIN: B003TLMIOI
Publication Date: June 2, 2010
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Wandering cowboy Luke Walker is at the end of his rope after his girlfriend abandons their newborn daughter. A terrified new father, he’s grateful to meet Dr. Morgan Gallagher. Morgan recognizes that he and Luke could help each other: Luke can rebuild Morgan’s property and land so Morgan can have the horses he wants, and Morgan can provide the younger man with a safe place to raise his daughter. In theory, it should work out perfectly, except that Morgan is instantly attracted to Luke—a straight man—and sharing the same cabin and caring for the baby is a more intimate arrangement than he’d imagined.
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 Luke by Jan Irving August 18, 2010
Elisa (Italy)
Luke is almost an "innocent" novella, it has the feeling of an old fashioned serial romance with the added bonus of the modern gay romance twist.
If not for the heroes being two men, the plot would have been almost classic: single father in dear need of a help find it in the house of a welcoming doctor. In an heterosexual plot, the wandering cowboy would arrive at the doorstep of the recent widow offering his help; with the added novelty of both cowboy than doctor being men, you can also have the variant on the theme, it's the doctor who offers help to the cowboy and not viceversa.
There is a fragile balance between Morgan, the doctor, and Luke, the cowboy; in a way no one of them is totally independent and no one is totally submissive. Morgan, with his love for blue collar men or cowboys, looses a bit the aloof attitude of an high cultured man; plus he is basically a bottom, as he said, and so he likes to be wooed and even manhandle a bit. When he offers help to Luke, even if he is true in his feelings, he is not searching to take advantage of him, he is for sure attracted by the handsome young man.
On the other hand I think that Luke is attracted by more than simply a man; he is not a gold diggers, but for sure it's more than a physical desire that draws him to Morgan. Morgan represents stability, shelter, and atop of that, also love and desire. Luke can not afford to "only" love, he needs to choose sagely who will be his partner, since now he has to take care of his daughter Jessica, and Luke well knows that him alone is not able to do that.
So yes, Morgan and Luke's relationship is based on a mutual exchange, but not for this reason is without real love. Only that love maybe comes after.
The gay for you theme is hinted but not developed: Luke is at his first homosexual experience, but in the end, he admits that he has never had problem to admit that a man, and a man's body, can be sexy; as Luke himself says, he is very instinctual, and passionate, and for him a relationship without sex is not an option; when he starts to think at a relationship with Morgan, it's only natural that the sex comes along.
Luke by Jan Irving August 16, 2010
M. Herlihy (USA)
I really enjoyed this story. Luke is a cowboy and a new father. An inconsequential one night stand turns his world upside down when he finds himself the sole caretaker of his daughter, Jessie. Not knowing what to do, how to raise a child or where to go, Luke is in dire straights when lady luck shines upon him in the form of Dr. Morgan Gallagher.
Morgan is a small town doctor with a soft hear, who owns a small farm that just so happens to need fixed up. When the two men meet, they quickly set up a mutually beneficial relationship. Luke is to work on fixing up Morgan's place and in return Morgan will allow Luke and Jessie to stay with him.
Things begin to get a little tense when Luke, who was completely straight until this point in his life, starts to find Morgan attractive. Morgan, on the other hand, has been openly gay for many years and is struggling with his own desire for Luke. Everything comes to a head when the two kiss and Luke starts to really accept his own feelings for Morgan.
The relationship between the two slowly progresses from there as they go through their days and the friendship and respect they feel for one another, evolves into a passionate love.
Rarely are children incorporated into m/m romance stories and it was a nice change of pace for their to be a child involved in the story, as well. I found this to be a very sweet gay for you novella, that left me smiling.
I like the story line but the characters could have more depth. August 15, 2010
R.Parklane (Tokyo, Japan)
I enjoy the beginning of the story. I like the thought of an impoverished cowboy burdened with a child finding love with a doctor. But more could have been given to their relationship development. Luke is supposedly straight all his life. More could have been expressed before these two men get together. Granted this is a novella but this is not my first from this writer. Jan Irving is capable of injecting more emotions and conflicts between her guys. And the words seems sparse in parts. A good read with a sweet story but it could have been more emotions driven to make it more moving.
 Didn't completely make the grade. August 14, 2010
Mark Z. (California)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The story was heart warming and had a solid premise but the evolution of the main characters' relationship was too simplistic. I liked the story line and was looking forward to following it as the rough neck cowboy forged an alliance with the well intended doctor. Luke was down on his luck, intimidated about the prospect of fathering a child and though he was feeling uncharacteristically vulnerable, he was none the less still proud. Morgan was caring, unselfish and unapologetic about wanting a significant other in his life. Unfortunately, the dialog fell pretty flat. Their relationship progressed by quantum leaps that frequently felt both contrived and failed to follow a logical sequence. An easy read but I so desperately crave reading a gay romance with real substance.
Sweet story July 28, 2010
Bogey B (Arkansas, USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Yes, it is a sweet story, almost like a chic flick, but with words instead. The storyline has a certain flow to it that you can't help but be drawn into. Both characters would be someone worth knowing in real life because you can't help but like and understand them. They each have their own distinct personalities and traits (Thank you Jan Irving) as well as problems that lend well to the story build-up. 'Luke' is a pleasant read, especially in a single sitting, since it is a novella.
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