Spark, Stace, and Casa have been best buddies since their high school rodeo days. Now they work for a very special guest ranch that caters to gay men who need a break and escape from their high stress fast lane lives. Rainbow Ranch has a reputation for providing precisely the Wild West adventures each guest needs and desires with the cowboys of their hottest dreams. Casa is worried when he sees Stace and Spark have found special partners in guests who’ve visited the ranch the past few months. He hates to be the only one left, but he doesn’t think that will work for him. He’s carried a secret torch for his boss way too long to change now. When Jason is hurt in a rodeo accident, Casa is the one who steps in to help and keep things going while Jason recovers. Having dealt life long with prejudice because he is Latino, Casa is afraid to let the other man know. Will matters be taken out of his hands? Jason has realized his dream of a dude ranch for gays. Will this end when his head wranglers hook up with guests, leaving him alone? But Casa, who has always been his secret favorite, steps in to help when Jason is injured and shows no inclination to hook up with a guest and withdraw. Instead, he makes himself almost indispensible. Does he have a hidden motive? Unbeknownst to Jason, Stace’s new partner Jared bears a striking resemblance to him, which makes the three cowboys wonder. Is there some connection and maybe bad blood between the two men? In an effort to bring the two face to face, the cowboys engineer a barbeque, unsure whether the result will be terrific or terrible.

The Wild Bunch: Casa

“Nope. Although, that’ll be a long time coming, and way before then, I’ll pick my time and slide into something else. Might even buy my own ranch. We don’t have much excuse not to sock away most of our pay. Hell, Jason provides food, shelter and nearly everything we need and pays us well on top of it. That’s why I still drive a ten-year-old pickup. I don’t need a new one and, instead of a car payment, the extra goes into my savings.”


Spark whistled through his teeth. “Whoa, didn’t realize you were so practical, amigo. Good idea, though. Well, we best be getting down to the boss’s office for our morning briefing. Not sure what, but I have a hunch something’s coming up that Jase wants to talk about.”


Casa shot a sharp look at Spark. As if you couldn’t guess. Oh hell, what will be, will be.


Chapter 5