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Russia as a setting for a contemporary lesbian romance is
unusual and interesting especially since Russia criminalises homosexuality.
Laramie Bowman is a rancher from Wyoming. Her older brother
chases a dream of being a rodeo star while Laramie is happy to handle the ranch
with their father. A rodeo accident puts her brother out of commission and
piling costs for the already-stretched family finances in the foreseeable future.
Doing her bit to help alleviate the expenses, Laramie takes on a three-year job
offer to set a newly minted ranch in Russia on track. Anastasia Petrova, a gay
activist in Moscow lands the job as Laramie’s translator. Ana is out and as a
consequence finds herself out of jobs all too soon. Her finances are
practically at rock bottom. There is instant attraction between the two MCs but
they cannot act on their attraction because of the repressive political
atmosphere.
Ana and Laramie work well together. The attraction between
them and their conversations are sweet. More than seventy-five percent of the book
is spent in acknowledging their attraction towards one another but not really
being able to act on it.
The end is a little rushed and a little pat on many fronts
but still, it is the HEA that romance readers would all want.
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