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    Frog

    By Mary Calmes

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    Weber Yates's dreams of stardom are about to be reduced to a ranch hand’s job in Texas, and his one relationship is with a guy so far out of his league he might as well be on the moon. Or at least in San Francisco, where Weber stops to see him one last time before settling down to the humble, lonely life he figures a frog like him has coming. 

    Cyrus Benning is a successful neurosurgeon, so details are never lost on him. He spotted the prince in a broken-down bull rider's clothing from day one. But watching Weber walk out on him keeps getting harder, and he’s not sure how much more his heart can take. Now Cyrus has one last chance to prove to Weber that it's not Weber's job that makes him Cyrus's perfect man, it's Weber himself. With the help of his sister's newly broken family, he’s ready to show Weber that the home the man’s been searching for has always been right there, with him. Cyrus might have laid down an ultimatum once, but now it's turned into a vow—he's never going to let Weber out of his life again.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamspinner Press
    Release dateApr 25, 2012
    ISBN9781613724699
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    Frog
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    Mary Calmes

    Mary Calmes believes in romance, happily ever afters, and the faith it takes for her characters to get there. She bleeds coffee, thinks chocolate should be its own food group, and currently lives in Kentucky with a five-pound furry ninja that protects her from baby birds, spiders, and the neighbor’s dogs. To stay up to date on her ponderings and pandemonium (as well as the adventures of the ninja), follow her on Twitter @MaryCalmes, connect with her on Facebook, and subscribe to her Mary’s Mob newsletter.

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    • 4/5
      This was really sweet. I loved they way they loved each other, even if they were both idiots about it. Well mostly Weber, but it was really so very sweet.
    • 4/5
      3.5 stars. It was rather anti-climactic, and I only bumped it up the .5 because I absolutely LOVED Micah, and his concert at the end with the xylophone and the parents reactions to the kids all playing instruments very badly. Too funny!
    • 4/5
      A good comfort read. four stars. Mary sticks with her formula.
    • 4/5
      4 stars. I adored Weber & Cy. I would love to read more about these guys!
    • 4/5
      I really don't know what to say about this book, except to say that I want an Weber Yates of my own. Definitely an opposites attract kind of story. Weber was adorable. Cy, I found a little harder to get to know. I think that Weber's interaction with the children was a little distracting. All in all, it was a good story, and I enjoyed reading it a lot.

      Mary Calmes is easily becoming one of my must read authors.
    • 4/5
      Now this was a very nice and lovely read full of love, laughter, a little bit of angst and two heroes who simply belong together. I like the title, though it took me a while to understand its true meaning.

      Webber Yates, a failed and practically broke rodeo rider, is confronted with a turning point in his career at 44 and intends to hire on as a ranch hand in the Midwest. His on and off relationsihp with Cyrus Benning for the last four years has been a constant source of deep lust, joy and pain, as he clearly thinks himself unworthy of the successful neurosurgeon. Cyrus wants Weber to live with him in San Francisco. He's deeply in love with him and doesn't mind that Weber has no money to speak of and no learned skills that would earn him a living on the Westcoast.

      Weber is incredibly proud and repeatedly denies himself and Cyrus to see and to dream of a combined future. He thinks Cyrus will only love him as a cowboy, as the dominant top, but would soon loose respect for the man whore he would become if he moved to San Francisco.

      The story is told from Weber's point of view and I deeply have to compliment and praise the author's writing talent of how she achieved to show that Weber is anything but a frog. On the contrary, he has a real talent with children as he pitches in as interim nanny for Cyrus's sister whose husband and nanny run away, leaving her alone with her three boys. He also charms of the socks of Cyrus's family, but doesn't really grasp his welcome, as he has rarely received it in life.

      I do like children in romance books, but they are rarely described realistically. Either they are super cute, little adults or downright detestable. Well, in Frog the mix was exactly right, because I just could imagine those three boys vividly and loved them all the more when I read about them together with Cyrus.

      The love between Cyrus and Weber has never been the true issue in their relationship, but it takes time for both of them to open up and develop a new form of trust between them. Which is once beautifully shown in a sex scene between the couple that advances the character development splendidly.


      I have a few problems with the ending, consequently my B- rating. The ending is very romantic, very happy, very "two point five children and picket fence"-ish. It's like Hollywoood tried to find the most sugary version, and, although I do love true happy endings, this was a bit of an overdose, even for me.

    • 3/5
      Toss up between 3 and 4 stars. I loved the writing, I love the character development. But, there was not much of a story. No real conflict other than Web making his decision. I just wanted a longer story.


      Overall, a sweet story, just wanted to have more.
    • 3/5
      2.5 stars Cowboy was as unbearably and unrealistically universally loved as Jory from 'Matter of Time'. Very similar characterisations.
    • 4/5
      4.5 stars

      Beautiful, beautiful love story. Cowboys are the only book boyfriend that does nothing for me so it's shocking how hard I fell. Really it's about so much more than that though. It's full of emotional depth and smoking sex, not to mention all the heartwarming moments. I'm so attracted to a good strong man, and he's so great with children. Swoon. I'm head over hills ♥︎
    • 4/5
      This was really sweet. I loved they way they loved each other, even if they were both idiots about it. Well mostly Weber, but it was really so very sweet.
    • 5/5
      Who wouldn't fall in love with Weber? Cy was certainly smitten from the moment he met him. I thought his character was so interesting, though towards the end perhaps a bit too perfect. But, I loved the story, enjoying every laugh-out-loud moment and one very hot relationship between Cy the surgeon and Web the cowboy. Highly recommend.