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Red Dirt Heart by N.R. Walker
5.0

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I know I’m super late to the party on this one, but better late than never.

Alright, so. A main character who communicates their feelings and thoughts. How goddamn novel lmao. Travis won me over by cuddling after sex and then when he yelled at Charlie later on. The bar is super frickin’ low, lol.

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N.R. Walker is scary good at writing flawed but likable characters. You know, the ones who make you cry with them while they’re messing up instead of making you want to throw the kindle into the ocean out of anger. That’s an artform not many have mastered.

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Book safety

Cheating: No
OM drama: No
Third-act breakup: Almost
POV: 1st person, single POV
Genre: Contemporary romance, M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Versatile
MCs age: 23 and 25

TW/CW

Internalized homophobia
Injured MC
Search & rescue situation
Homophobia
Mentions of child abandonment

Tropes & tags

Cowboys
Aussie/American
Exchange student
Australian outback
Farming
Found family
Closeted MC