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People who know me well, know that I'm not a big fan of cowboys, or Westerns.  Call me silly, but the whole cowboy fetish thing just never worked for me. Perhaps it was the Westerns I grew up with that tainted my taste. John Wayne was over-the-top and arrogant. Everything about his various characters just seemed fake and exaggerated to me. Dutch's Boy the latest short story by Xavier Axelson may just change my mind about these men.

Dutch Reynolds is a famous rodeo rider who doesn't want his son, Harry to leave the ranch to follow his own dreams of being in the rodeo. Harry has finally had enough and leaves home unexpectedly while his father is away. Through chance encounters, the support of his lifelong friend Reb, and a few unexpected twists, Harry learns what following your dream really means.

This is the third story I've read by Xavier, and I have to say he isn't letting up. Dutch's Boy is a powerful and sexy story about a young man searching for a way to live his dream, a dream his father doesn't think he's ready for. The emotions Xavier puts onto the pages are heartfelt, intense, and familiar. Anyone who has ever had a dream that they struggled obtaining due to family pressure will immediately relate to Harry's story. 

The sex in Dutch's Boy lives up to what we've come to expect from Xavier's writing. It's hot, raw, and most of all – believable. Dutch's Boy is only eight-eight pages, but it's packed full of tight writing, and stronger characters.

Now if I could have had a cowboy like Harry when I was growing up, things would have been quite different for me.

Reviewed by William Holden