Review / Release Blitz: Underdog (In Vino Veritas #4) by L.A. Witt

Underdog (In Vino Veritas #4) by L.A. Witt is LIVE!
Release Date: September 13, 2022

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About the Book

Life in foster care wasn’t easy. Life after prison? Unforgiving. But I’m determined to stay out of trouble, and I’m gaining a foothold on the closest I’ve ever known to normal.

Then, thanks to a pair of escape artist dogs from the sanctuary where I’ve found work, I cross paths with my boss’s neighbor, Ty Adams. He’s a horse trainer, and winter is his quiet season. It’s also the season when he gets restless and lonely—two things I know all about. He’s not interested in love or romance. I’m just happy someone’s interested in me at all, even if emotions are strictly forbidden.

When we’re not together, I’m thinking about him. When we are together… Well, I’m definitely thinking about what he does to me and what I want to do with him.

As we keep each other warm through the Vermont winter, this feels a lot more than physical. Somehow he soothes my pain, and I wonder if I’m touching something deep inside him too. But Ty won’t let himself love anyone. I never had a chance. And now, with my past closing in, I could lose the one man I hoped I could count on. The one I thought might be different.

When his present and my history collide, is it too much to hope he’ll choose me?

CW: Sick horse and a minor accident involving a horse—no animal deaths or serious injuries/illnesses.

MY REVIEW

Landon's on parole and working at an animal rescue when he first meets the gorgeous the man running the horse ranch next to the animal rescue. But when that same guy hires him to work on his ranch, somehow he and Ty find some comfort with each other. But, he can't develop feelings because Ty does not do relationships or love, having had horrible role models in his parents.

Ty's winters are his only time to rest after months of training and showing his horses. But, though he rests, he also gets lonely. Luckily this year, he's got a new employee who's seriously distracting him. But he's adamant with Landon that there be no feelings on either of their parts, because he can't offer Landon anything beyond the physical pleasure they're so enjoying. But when Landon's accused of something horrible, will Ty acknowledge any feelings beyond being his boss? Does Ty trust Landon or not? Does he believe in him? Landon's never had anyone trust him, but if Ty doesn't, he'll lose everything, again.

Landon and Ty took awhile (a LONG time!) to finally admit their feelings, but the journey there was well worth the wait. I love Landon, he had such a gentle soul, a very hard childhood, and had made some very bad decisions, but ultimately everything brought him to Ty, the first person who ever loved him. These two made me sniffle a bit, but I loved them together.