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My Only Sunshine

Written by: Rowan McAllister
Narrated by: Jason Clearfield
Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release Date:04-22-14

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Tanner Wallis is nearly at the end of his rope the night Mason Seidel finds him lying next to the mangled body of a cow on the back pastures of the Seidel family's Wyoming ranch. Recently out of the hospital after he and his boyfriend were brutally beaten, Tanner is jobless, homeless, and almost penniless. His desperate hope is that Mason will believe he's innocent of the senseless crime and give him a place to heal, both physically and emotionally, until he can get on his feet again.

But Mason already has enough on his plate. He's only been back on the ranch a few months, ten years after his father kicked him out for being gay, and only because his sister begged him to come help after the man's disabling stroke. With all his responsibilities - running the struggling ranch and keeping his sister and father off his back-Mason can't really afford the distraction Tanner represents. But he can't just abandon the attractive young man either. There's trouble in spades on the ranch, but if they face it together, Mason and Tanner might find a future with a little sunshine.

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"A touching romance"

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Performance

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What did you love best about My Only Sunshine?

I liked the romance between Tanner and Mason. I liked how they became frieds first and both needed someone.

What was one of the most memorable moments of My Only Sunshine?

When Mason's Dad caught Tanner in the barn ( can't say anymore) but I cried

What about Jason Clearfield’s performance did you like?

His steady, soothing voice

If you could rename My Only Sunshine, what would you call it?

A Gift from Heaven

Any additional comments?

Mason's Dad threw him out at a young age.. he had to leave and get a desk job though he loved the ranch. After his dad suffers a stroke, he comes back to help his sister even though his dad is still bitter and mean toward him.

Tanner was thrown out at a young age as well; he has been living with a boyfriend that was questionable. His boyfriend owed some Russians money, and they took it out on beating up Tanner. Tanner had nowhere to go so was trying to find places when the last ride he hitchhiked also robbed him, beat him and left him on the road.

Tanner happened on Mason's ranch; some men were brutally beating a cow, so the sheriff told them Tanner had to hang around for a while. Mason gave him a job for room and board on the ranch hiding him from his dad and sister.

You are my only Sunshine is a very sweet story about two lonely men. I loved Mason. Mason giving up his life for his dad after the way he was treated and they way his father still treats him was just heartwarming. I liked thinking Tanner was a gift from heaven to reward him for his patience and love for his family. The story is mainly about love, life, and family, a bit of ranching with the bit of mystery about who is killing the cows on all the ranches and why. I will say that who did this and why still didn't quite make sense to me. It was summed up in a very rushed way. I would have liked to know more about why these people could and would do such a thing. Having said that...I still enjoyed the story as a sweet, sexy romantic western it was.

Writer, art quilter, furniture refinisher, fiber snob, foodie, drinkie, pet mommy, romantically pragmatic Jill of all trades. Rowan McAllister is woman who doesn’t so much create as recreate, taking things ignored and overlooked and hopefully making them into something magical and mortal. She believes it’s all in how you look at it. In addition to a continuing love affair with words, she creates art out of fabric, metal, wood, stone, and any other interesting scraps of life she can get her hands on. Everything is simply one perspective change and a little bit of effort away from becoming a work of art that is both beautiful and functional. She lives in the woods, on the very edge of suburbia- where civilization drops off and nature takes over- sharing her home with her patient, loving, and grounded husband, her super sweet hairball of cat, and a mythological beast masquerading as a dog. Her chosen family is made up of a madcap collection of people from many different walks of life, all of whom act as her muses in so many ways, and she would be lost without them.

Twitter: @RowanMcallister

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