McFarland’s Farm
by Cardeno C.
Wealthy, attractive Lucas Reika treats life like a party, moving from bar to bar and man to man. Thumbing his nose at his restaurateur father's demand that he earn his keep, Lucas instead seduces a valued employee in the kitchen of their flagship restaurant, earning himself an ultimatum: lose access to his father's money or stay in the middle of nowhere with a man he has secretly lusted over from afar.
Quiet, hard-working Jared McFarland loves his farm on the outskirts of Hope, Arizona, but he aches to have someone to come home to at the end of the day. Jared agrees to take in his longtime crush as a favor. But when Lucas invades his heart in addition to his space, Jared has to decide how much of himself he's willing to risk and figure out if he can offer Lucas enough to keep him after his father's punishment is over.
Excerpt: McFarland’s
Farm by Cardeno C.
“Please
tell me you can go again,” Lucas said breathlessly.
“Won’t
be a problem,” Jared assured him. “Just give me a few minutes to recharge.” He
flicked his tongue over Lucas’s lips, pulling back with a grin when Lucas
darted forward and tried to catch him.
“Come
here,” Lucas said playfully. “I’m hungry.”
Jared
chuckled. “I don’t think my tongue’s going to fill you up.”
“Oh
no?” Lucas leered at him and waggled his eyebrows. “You have something else in
mind?”
“As
a matter of fact, I do.” Enjoying the game, Jared took hold of Lucas’s hand and
brought it between them, resting it on his package.
“Mmm,
I can see that.” Lucas gently cupped Jared’s sensitive balls before running one
finger up his satisfied cock. “This is nice and thick. It’d really fill me up.”
“Why
do I suddenly feel like I’m in the middle of a cheesy porno?”
Scrunching
his nose in an incredibly adorable way, Lucas nodded. “You’re right. That last
line was total Velveeta. I blame it on the hunger.”
“You
didn’t finish your dinner,” Jared said as he rolled off Lucas and lay on his
side. He grasped Lucas’s hip and tugged him forward so they were chest to
chest. “Do you want me to go get you a snack?”
“And
where, pray tell, do you plan to find such a thing?” Lucas draped his leg over
Jared’s waist and played with the hair on his chest.
“Uh.”
Jared thought through the contents of his kitchen. He wasn’t much of a snacker
so he didn’t buy chips or cookies or crackers. “I, uh, can heat up—”
“Let
me help you out by giving you the answer to my question.” Lucas paused and
looked at him meaningfully. “If it’s food, we won’t find it in your kitchen.”
“Oh.”
Jared blinked in surprise. “Are we low on food?”
“Low?”
Lucas snorted. “Sure, we can call it low.” He leaned forward and circled
Jared’s nipple with this tongue. “Or we can go with accuracy and call it
nonexistent.”
Still
satisfied from his orgasm, Jared enjoyed Lucas’s attention without losing focus
on the conversation. “When I got my breakfast out of the freezer this morning,
I could have sworn there were lots of meals left in there.”
“Let’s
take a moment to repeat what you said.” Lucas cleared his throat. “When I got
my breakfast out of the freezer.” He arched his eyebrows. “Why
is your breakfast in the freezer? And your lunch? And your dinner?”
“I’m
sorry,” Jared said, immediately feeling guilty about forcing a man accustomed
to chef-prepared cuisine to settle for Hungry-Man. “I know you don’t like the
frozen meals, but I don’t have time to cook, and even if I did, I hate doing
it. Tomorrow’s Friday. How about we go into town and eat at Jesse’s?”
“That
sounds good. I called the grocery store, and they’re open until nine. Do you
think you can finish what you need to do outside in time to get cleaned up, go
to dinner, and still leave an hour or so for shopping?”
“An
hour?” Jared repeated. “What are we going to do at the store for an hour?”
“Well,
I’ve never been there, and I think it’s a fair bet you’re not all that familiar
with anything outside of the frozen food aisle, so I want to leave us enough
time to find everything on my list.”
“List?”
“Yeah.”
Lucas nodded and moved his finger over the same path his tongue had taken,
tracing the perimeter of Jared’s nipple. “I got all the urgent invoices,
emails, and letters out today, so I had time to poke around online. I made a
list of meals to tide us over for a week, and I need to stock up the kitchen.”
“You’re
going to cook?”
“Like
I said earlier, one of us has to and you work longer hours. Besides, I think
maybe I’ll enjoy it. I’ll for sure enjoy eating food that’s not loaded with
preservatives.” Lucas nudged Jared’s shoulder until he tipped onto his back.
Then he crawled onto his lap. “What do you say?” he asked as he ran his fingers
through Jared’s beard.
“Say?”
Jared mumbled, distracted by how good it felt to have Lucas touching him.
“Uh-huh, sure. We can go to Smitty’s after dinner.”
“Good.”
Lucas grinned at him, a hint of mischief in his eyes. “But that’s not what I
meant.” He tilted his hips back and rubbed his ass over Jared’s groin.
“It
isn’t?” Jared asked hoarsely. “What did you mean?”
“I
meant, what do you say about going again?” He moved back and forth, giving
Jared delicious friction right where he wanted it most. “You up for it?”
REVIEW
*****
This was an absolutely fantastic story that kept me hooked from the very beginning. This is a hot book with two very different males that will keep you wanting more. I instantly fell in love with Jared and connected with him emotionally. It took me a little longer to fall in love with Lucas but once I did there was no turning back. Once these two face their feelings they will definitely have you completely in love with them. 5 stars
Reviewed by: Amy Zec
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Cardeno C. - CC to friends - is a hopeless romantic who wants to add a lot of happiness and a few "awwws" into a reader's day. Writing is a nice break from real life as a corporate type and volunteer work with gay rights organizations. Cardeno's stories range from sweet to intense, contemporary to paranormal, long to short, but they always include strong relationships and walks into the happily-ever-after sunset. Cardeno's Home, Family, and Mates series have received awards from Love Romances and More Golden Roses, Rainbow Awards, the Goodreads M/Romance Group, and various reviewers. But even more special to CC are heartfelt reactions from readers, like, "You bring joy and love and make it part of the every day."
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