Can two best friends take the risk and make the leap to lovers? Austin and Cal have been friends since they were kids, and been in love with each other almost as long. Once they decide to try for more there is nothing that can stop them.
From the Road to a Cowboy blurb:
Detour
Five years after the death of his spouse, Austin MacIsaac is ready to find love again—and he's got the perfect guy in mind: his sexy cowboy of a best friend, Cal Anderson. If only he can convince Cal to detour out of the friend zone.
Road work ahead
Cal has been in love with Austin for longer than he can remember. The man has been his rock through the ups and downs of messy family drama. But shaking up their friendship for something more could lead them down a bumpy and unsafe road.
Merge
Amid a backdrop of the Wyoming mountains and under a summer sky, can Austin and Cal merge their lives into one and let the road to romance lead to happily ever after?
SNik's review:
Second in series (Windsor, Wyoming), but can be read as a standalone. Best friends to lovers. Found family. Slow burn/low burn. Dual POV.
Photographer Austin is finally ready to ask his best friend Cal to be more than friends, he’s sure they are strong enough to remain friends if it doesn’t work out. Ranch foreman Cal has been in love with Austin for years, his friendship and happiness is the most important thing to Cal, but taking a chance on ruining what they have may be a step too far.
This unhurried story of how Austin and Cal turn a forever friendship into a romantic relationship was such a sweet read. It is clear that they care for each other and have a well established relationship and moving to the romantic ideas takes them a hot minute, but as soon as they do they are both one hundred percent committed. Both Austin and Cal are likable and their supportive group of family and friends were special as well. Sometimes a cute, low angst read is just a treat.
Angel's review:
Oh how I love a good friends to lovers romance. This was certainly a good one! Cal and Austin have grown up together in the same small town. Cal got into ranching and over the years became the Foreman of the well known ranch that's in their town, while Austin became a well known photographer who travels every now and again for various projects. Now he runs summer workshops for aspiring photographers in his hometown and lives across the street from his best friend. He's had feelings for Cal for a long time but never acted on it as a teen, after losing his wife he realized that life is too short not to take chances, And he's going to try to take his chance with Cal.
The one word that comes to mind when thinking of this book is swoony. These two men have such a strong friendship that spans years, and no matter who the other was dating, or where in the world the other was, they remained best friends and maintained their strong friendship. I liked how Amy wrote about the awkwardness between these two men in the beginning when they went on their first date. I liked that things didn't go perfectly because it gave the story, the characters, and their relationship a deeper dynamic. I loved how that was handled and I appreciate that Amy didn't have them falling into bed with each other right away. It wouldn't have fit right if they got together right away after being so apprehensive to admit their feelings due to their fear of ruining their friendship.
Something else I liked was how detailed the scenes were when Austin was taking pictures, or when he was describing the scenery around him. There were so many details that I could picture what he was describing, which I loved! There was also a lot of detail in describing Cal's day to day life working at the ranch as a Foreman. I found the project him and Las started working on very intriguing, even though it wasn't the main focus of the story I still wanted to know more about it.
I despised Cal's mom, she is definitely the villain in the book. She is rude, dismissive, manipulative, and selfish. I wish Cal listened to Austin and cut his ties with her in the beginning, but I understand why things didn't happen that way. As someone who also has toxic family members it's hard to cut them out of your life even when you know they are treating you poorly. I appreciated how Amy wrote about that dynamic and how it isn't easy to just walk away. It's hard, and continues to be difficult, especially around the holidays.
Overall a very lovely story about two best friends finding their footing as a couple.
Oh how I love a good friends to lovers romance. This was certainly a good one! Cal and Austin have grown up together in the same small town. Cal got into ranching and over the years became the Foreman of the well known ranch that's in their town, while Austin became a well known photographer who travels every now and again for various projects. Now he runs summer workshops for aspiring photographers in his hometown and lives across the street from his best friend. He's had feelings for Cal for a long time but never acted on it as a teen, after losing his wife he realized that life is too short not to take chances, And he's going to try to take his chance with Cal.
The one word that comes to mind when thinking of this book is swoony. These two men have such a strong friendship that spans years, and no matter who the other was dating, or where in the world the other was, they remained best friends and maintained their strong friendship. I liked how Amy wrote about the awkwardness between these two men in the beginning when they went on their first date. I liked that things didn't go perfectly because it gave the story, the characters, and their relationship a deeper dynamic. I loved how that was handled and I appreciate that Amy didn't have them falling into bed with each other right away. It wouldn't have fit right if they got together right away after being so apprehensive to admit their feelings due to their fear of ruining their friendship.
Something else I liked was how detailed the scenes were when Austin was taking pictures, or when he was describing the scenery around him. There were so many details that I could picture what he was describing, which I loved! There was also a lot of detail in describing Cal's day to day life working at the ranch as a Foreman. I found the project him and Las started working on very intriguing, even though it wasn't the main focus of the story I still wanted to know more about it.
I despised Cal's mom, she is definitely the villain in the book. She is rude, dismissive, manipulative, and selfish. I wish Cal listened to Austin and cut his ties with her in the beginning, but I understand why things didn't happen that way. As someone who also has toxic family members it's hard to cut them out of your life even when you know they are treating you poorly. I appreciated how Amy wrote about that dynamic and how it isn't easy to just walk away. It's hard, and continues to be difficult, especially around the holidays.
Overall a very lovely story about two best friends finding their footing as a couple.
Heather's Review:
Best friends to lovers in a sweet and easy story where when they decide to take their relationship beyond friendship they are both all in. The angst in the story comes from outside sources and I really like the communication and give and take!
This was a fairly low angst read and a great summer beach read, but would be great if you want a cowboy read at any time of the year!
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