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Cargando... True Naturepor Jessica Freely
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Lake Clearwater--conservation officer and water spirit--has just been appointed guardian of Gem Pond by The Powers That Be. It's the first time in eight years he's had a real home and he's determined to protect it, even if that means hiding his attraction to his sexy new partner, Forrest Oakwood. Forrest is a native of the Gem Pond area and the guardian of its trees. He knows the land and its people are a crucial lynchpin in the natural order. He also knows that if he comes out, his boss in the DNR, Sgt. Dennison, will find an excuse to fire him. But ignoring his true nature was a lot easier before Lake Clearwater showed up. The man's a walking, talking wet dream. Meanwhile, local residents--human and animal alike--conspire to bring Lake and Forrest together. The land needs its guardians united and at their full power. Dennison wants to cut down the trees to make room for water slides and tennis courts. If Forrest and Lake don't embrace their passion for each other, they'll be unable to stop him and that would be a disaster, not just for Gem Pond but for the entire natural world. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Lake Clearwater is eager to start his new position as Gem Lake’s conservation officer. Unfortunately, he isn’t off to a good start, almost dying in the snow in the woods until Forrest Oakwood finds him and brings him to the station. Lake is suffering from hypothermia and Forrest has to keep him warm. That isn’t so bad, but Forrest is attracted to Lake right off the bat. We soon find out that Lake feels the same for Forrest. However, neither does anything because Lake doesn’t want to lose his job and Forrest doesn’t believe Lake is gay. Forrest is also hesitant because of an incident in Forrest’s past that he is deeply ashamed about.
Lake and Forrest sleep in the same room, and at one point in the story, the author writes a particular masturbation scene where the action switches back and forth between the characters, each thinking the other is asleep. The scene flowed very well between the two characters without the jarring that can often happen when povs change.
The book reads like a fairytale. Lake is a naiad, a human that can take the form of a water spirit. Forrest is a dryad and spirit of the woods. We find that they are humans that turned into nature spirits, and that there is something else unusual about the town’s people. The 'people' were very well described and we can easily tell ‘what’ they are.
The author did a great job of tying names of the characters to their personalities and what they represented. When it came to the sex and the senses, the author described actions and feelings in terms of nature without becoming repetitive. The writing flowed nicely without dragging.
There are a couple of things I didn't like however. One was the overuse of the term, "Powers That Be," during sex. It sounded silly after more than one use. Next was the use of hand lotion as lube. The author has used hand lotion as lube before in her books and I'm wondering why not use olive oil or another cooking oil instead? I'm sure since they cook, they have it in the house. It's much less likely to get tacky with all that thrusting going on, plus it's natural compared to hand lotion with loads of artificial ingredients, since Lake and Forrest are nature creatures.
This is a fun, fairytale style read, with imaginative usage of words. Easy to read with a HEA, I’d recommend this to anyone looking for a low angst, fast and happy read. I give this 4 Stars
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