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Can I Fall In Love With A Book? You Bet Your Sweet Ass I Can!!

Of all the cute, sexy, awesome books I've been reading lately Frog takes the cake. Not only does it take the cake but it takes the cake, body slams all of the other books and stands on top of them yelling "I'M KING OF THE WOOOOOOOOOORLD!!!".

Web is a cowboy and an amateur bull rider at the end of his career. He's 44, homeless and has forty-two dollars to his name. The one sunshiney bright spot in his life is the brilliant neurosurgeon, Dr. Cyrus Benning. Frog is the story of how these two men, who've met approximately 15 times in the last three years, settle into being two halves of a whole.

Wait, that's not quite right...Cyrus and Web are already two halves of whole when the story starts. The thing is that Web is scared to stay put, scared to let himself grow used to being loved, scared to settle into a life because his worst fear is that he could lose it all.

Web, oh Web, you broke my heart. Web's inability to see how fantastic he was, how kind he was, how he cared for people and made them feel worthwhile had me wiping my eyes more than a few times. You see, even though Web doesn't have much materially, he has a good soul and that made him the richest man in the world. It was a joy to watch him love Cyrus and bring out a side a Cyrus that people thought didn't exist...

And that brings us to Cy. Cy had me rooting for him like I've never rooted for a character in a book. He KNOWS how great Web is. He KNOWS that Web is damn near a blessing and Cy loves Web with every breath he takes. Cy wants Web, and a life with Web, like I've never seen one character want another character in a book. It wasn't just want; it was need.

And then there's the kids. Cy's nephews latch onto Web and they are just so damn adorable! Pip,who's 4 and miniature cowboy in flannel pajamas. Micah, who's 6 and doesn't speak due to a traumatic experience. Tristan, who's 8 and needs to trust someone now that the boys' father has abandoned them. Web is good with those kids. He treasures them, gives them structure, rules and someone to believe in.

Reading this book is reading about a group of people who find home, family and a support system in each other. I have not enjoyed a book this much in a long time.

Am I gushing here? Hell yes and I don't give a damn! The pacing of this story was excellent. Web's insecurities were not dragged on to the point where they became pointless melodrama. The writing was good. I never thought "Oh, this needs more editing" or anything like that. The characters made me fall in love with them. I got a good dose of seeing Web and Cy as a settled couple. The book ended in a beautiful spot and I didn't feel like there needed to be any less or any more.

I'm not really a fan of Mary calmes' other books but this was just my kind of story. If you feel like you want a hit of sweet romance, family and devotion then I recommend this book. I loved it and if you decide to read it then I hope you love it too.