Wrangling A Groom (Martial Bliss series 2)

Another day, another series by D.J. Jamison. This time around, Martial Bliss, which this series is anything but (at least at first--who needs "traditional" love/marriage when you can fake-dating trope your way into true love and martial bliss). The second book is titled: "Wrangling A Groom". 

["Can two men keep a childhood promise for marital bliss?

Wyatt is overwhelmed after his grandfather dies, leaving him to take over the cattle ranch. The Triple J is floundering, vandals are targeting him, and his first and only love is finally within reach--and still holding a grudge. Wyatt has wanted to marry Diego since they made a childhood pact, but Diego isn't back for their second chance.

When a funeral calls Diego back to Texas, he comes face-to-face with the cowboy who broke his heart. Resentment has burned inside him for years, but his anger wavers as he realizes just how much Wyatt is struggling to keep his head above water. The man he once loved is lonely and burdened, and Diego feels compelled to help him rediscover the strong, capable rancher he knows him to be.

Hostility gives way to passion, then friendship as they fall into a rhythm of work and sex. Wyatt has renewed hope he might wrangle the man he wants to be his groom. But Diego has a life waiting for him one thousand miles away, and love may not be enough to prevent history from repeating itself."]

Idiots, that's all I have to say. Yes, the situation was shit. And the regional/occupational hate is shit. And the how-could-this-possibly-ever-work was confusing as shit. But the connection and the attraction and the utter feeling of home/rightness was so fucking off the charts, who cares about any other shit but the love.

Yeah, if I was in there place, I'd have a lot of reservations and anxieties about everything. But fuuuuuck, that kind of full-fledged...everything. I don't think I'd be able to pass that up for the entire world. 

Trigger Warnings (should have probably added some to the first novel's review, by bad): homophobia, regional and occupational hate, internalized-homophobia, targeted-vandalism, bullying, blackmail, ultimatums, etc

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