Sylvan

By Jan Irving

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Release Date Aug 24, 2016
Type Anthologies
Words 79,384
Pages 256
ISBN-13 978-1-63477-602-8

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By Jan Irving

Sylvan Collection

Return to small-town Sylvan in Jan Irving's bestselling series—reimagined and re-edited with an all-new bonus novella.

The small Western town of Sylvan is a place for new beginnings for those who won’t settle for anything less than true love. These sweet tales of slow-simmering romance and the old-fashioned values of commitment and pulling together when times get tough prove that sometimes the best matches are also the most unexpected.

With the help of a storm, a washed-up Olympic swimmer and a carpenter cracking under the strain of caring for his Alzheimer’s-affected father learn that opposites sometimes really do attract.

A likable cowboy called Happy Nate is determined to help a mute boy speak again—and to help his father move beyond the repression of the Mennonite community to find the love he deserves.

When a hard-partying cowboy is suddenly saddled with a surprise baby, he’s at his wit’s end. Luckily the local doctor is available to help, and if the two men can find the courage to accept themselves and step into a new life, they might just make a real family. They’ll need to lend each other strength when an unspeakable tragedy strikes—and when it’s time to pick up the pieces.

Cover Artist: DWS Photography

Series Sylvan

Genres Contemporary Romance / Gay / Western Romance

Grab some Tissues
By Cat
on Aug 20, 2016 02:08
This is a collection of four stories in one.This book is amazing. It will make you laugh at time and cry for sure. be sure to have a box of tissues. Each story is sweet, heartwarming and sexy. It's hard to choose a favorite.
First up is Sylvan. 5 Meows
Mal was on an Olympic swim team but kept coming in third. He didn't focus and liked to party so he was cut.He decided to go back to Sylvan and visit with his Nan that raised him for a while to get his head on. When he called he found out she had passed away.Returning to sylvan to mourn and take care of the estate he met Leif, a handsome Nordic God looking man. Leif is very old-fashioned and wants a relationship, a man of his own, but his father with dementia makes it hard for him to do anything other than work.
This is a sweet story. I loved Leif and had to grow to like Mal. The descriptions of the characters and setting were awesome. I felt like I was right there with them. I also could relate to both Mal( having to start over in life) and Leif having a parent with a disability)
A great start to this collection and it introduced a couple characters that lead into the next story.
Luke 5 Meows
Oh wow. I fell in love with Luke and Morgan. This isn't your usual two gay guys meet and instantly fall in love.
Luke is a straight man saddled with a three-month-old baby. He has tried to take care of Baby Jessie but he can't get a job with the baby, his money is running out and he is overwhelmed and not sure what to do.He wants her but thinks it would be best for her to give her up. This leads him to a small mission in Sylvan where he meets Dr Morgan after Jessie gets sick.
Morgan had spotted Luke in the Mission and was immediately taken by the sexy cowboy with sad eyes. Even though Luke is straight he takes him and Jessica in and they form a bond.
the story is sweet, heartfelt and sexy.
Nate 5 Meows
I loved Nate. He is a carefree happy cowboy that loves to dance. He brings new meaning to dancing to your own beat.I could visualize him He likes Aaron a simple man that has come to cook for the ranch after losing his wife. Aaron has a son that doesn't speak. He also likes Nate but doesn't understand his attraction to the man.
This story is so sweet and heartfelt. I could feel Aarons confusion and Possessiveness when he gives in. He is quite a surprising Character. Of course, Sam is adorable. Who doesn't like a child and one with a disability makes the story more touching.
We get a freebie with Luke's Baby 500 oops-5 Meows
This is a story about Jessica when she is eight and a tragedy that happens. I will warn you to have a box of tissues handy for sure. In this story, it describes things that have happened I wish I had seen happen. I would love this one in a fully detailed novel or novella.

If you like unique characters,bittersweet stories, heartfelt stories, gay for you, dealing with disabilities, and some hot but sensual man-sex I highly recommend this book.

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- Grab some Tissues
- By Cat
  on Aug 20, 2016 02:08
- This is a collection of four stories in one.This book is amazing. It will make you laugh at time and cry for sure. be sure to have a box of tissues. Each story is sweet, heartwarming and sexy. It's hard to choose a favorite.
  First up is Sylvan. 5 Meows
  Mal was on an Olympic swim team but kept coming in third. He didn't focus and liked to party so he was cut.He decided to go back to Sylvan and visit with his Nan that raised him for a while to get his head on. When he called he found out she had passed away.Returning to sylvan to mourn and take care of the estate he met Leif, a handsome Nordic God looking man. Leif is very old-fashioned and wants a relationship, a man of his own, but his father with dementia makes it hard for him to do anything other than work.
  This is a sweet story. I loved Leif and had to grow to like Mal. The descriptions of the characters and setting were awesome. I felt like I was right there with them. I also could relate to both Mal( having to start over in life) and Leif having a parent with a disability)
  A great start to this collection and it introduced a couple characters that lead into the next story.
  Luke 5 Meows
  Oh wow. I fell in love with Luke and Morgan. This isn't your usual two gay guys meet and instantly fall in love.
  Luke is a straight man saddled with a three-month-old baby. He has tried to take care of Baby Jessie but he can't get a job with the baby, his money is running out and he is overwhelmed and not sure what to do.He wants her but thinks it would be best for her to give her up. This leads him to a small mission in Sylvan where he meets Dr Morgan after Jessie gets sick.
  Morgan had spotted Luke in the Mission and was immediately taken by the sexy cowboy with sad eyes. Even though Luke is straight he takes him and Jessica in and they form a bond.
  the story is sweet, heartfelt and sexy.
  Nate 5 Meows
  I loved Nate. He is a carefree happy cowboy that loves to dance. He brings new meaning to dancing to your own beat.I could visualize him He likes Aaron a simple man that has come to cook for the ranch after losing his wife. Aaron has a son that doesn't speak. He also likes Nate but doesn't understand his attraction to the man.
  This story is so sweet and heartfelt. I could feel Aarons confusion and Possessiveness when he gives in. He is quite a surprising Character. Of course, Sam is adorable. Who doesn't like a child and one with a disability makes the story more touching.
  We get a freebie with Luke's Baby 500 oops-5 Meows
  This is a story about Jessica when she is eight and a tragedy that happens. I will warn you to have a box of tissues handy for sure. In this story, it describes things that have happened I wish I had seen happen. I would love this one in a fully detailed novel or novella.
  
  If you like unique characters,bittersweet stories, heartfelt stories, gay for you, dealing with disabilities, and some hot but sensual man-sex I highly recommend this book.

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