Story: 4 of 5 stars Narration: Not my favorite narration. If you intend to read the entire series – which I HIGHLY recommend – do so in order. This is a fairly angst-free, almost tongue in cheek romance, different from Amy’s more tissue-laden stories and is a fun, light read. Of course we see more of them in the other’s books, which is awesome, but I would have loved to spend more time with Ben and Craw as a couple here. This is actually the weakest of the series, in my opinion… the secondary characters are so richly developed that they almost over-shadow the romance between Ben and Craw. In this, the first of the knitting series, we meet all the wonderful secondary characters that show up in the rest of the books. As the title suggests, most of the story revolves around a bizarre method of courtship (knitting) as Craw pursues Ben using the most subtle seduction technique EVER! Craw is afraid Ben will think he is only wanted because he’s the only guy around, and Ben was burned before in a bad relationship and not eager to be hurt again. As noted in the blurb, the only apparently two gay men in town are now living side by side. Super fun, low angst story Decent narrationīen moves to tiny Granby and his neighbor is grumpy recluse Rance “Craw” Crawford who runs the Alpaca farm/yarn store. I loved everything from start to finish and wouldn't change a thing. I've never listened to him before, but WOW was I impressed. More than that though, I ADORED the narration by Philip Alces. Full of feel good moments and low on angst I absolutely LOVED this story.
Even though it hasn't got a lot of steam at first, the UST is there, and the steams builds until it finally explodes.
I'll tell you this book made me want to learn how to knit. So much so that he immediately moves out of his comfort zone to woo Ben. When charming and socially adept Ben McCutcheon inherits his great-aunt's property next door, Rance is suddenly floored by this vibrant and beautiful man. I loved this character so much it's not even funny. Rance Crawford is an alpaca and sheep rancher, owns a fiber mill, does most of his own spinning along with his best friend (the appropriated named) Ariadne, and has the social skills of an amoeba.
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