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📚 Book 3, Rebel Blue Ranch series 

✍🏻 Lyla Sage

☑️ Contemporary Romance

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“𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙥𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙜𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙜𝙪𝙡𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣.”

Fun, swoony, and a little spicy!

Overview:

•Cowboy Romance

•Small (Western) Town

•Best Friend’s Brother

•Single Dad x Nanny

•Father/Daughter Relationships 

𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗚𝘂𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗱𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵.

So, full disclosure - I’ve done something out of character with this series. I read the first book Done & Dusted, and I liked it, thought it was fine, but I didn’t feel inclined to read the second one Swift & Saddled.

But then I was seeing people RAVING about this one, so I decided to skip ahead and give it a try! 

I enjoyed it more than the first! It’s not my favorite cowboy romance series, but it was still a fun read. 

Single Dad romances tend to be some of my favorites, partially because there’s an added element of connection between the child and the FMC - which was especially sweet here. 

The dynamic between Grumpy Gus and Fiesty Teddy led to some truly firecracker moments, and their caretaker hearts were well-matched. While I did love how Gus and Teddy both loved so fiercely, I’m not totally convinced of their long term future after such a fast burning romance without some necessary growth - especially with the kid element. 

“𝙄𝙛 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙏𝙚𝙙𝙙𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙄’𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛. 𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙚. 𝙄 𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙖 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙚𝙧—𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮.”

The relationships between fathers and daughters were the heart of this book. I absolutely adored the bond between Teddy and her dad, and I loved how it showcased the fortitude of love during hardships. 

“𝙄𝙛 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙩, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙤𝙙𝙤𝙧𝙖 𝘼𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙣. 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙣𝙤 𝙙𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙩.” “𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙚,” 𝙄 𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙙, 𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙮 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙩 𝙗𝙖𝙮. “𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙙.” “𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙙𝙖𝙢𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙚.”

While family may be the heart of this book, lifelong friendships are the soul. Teddy and Emmy’s hard conversations and evolving sisterhood struck right in my heart. 

“𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩. 𝙄𝙩 𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢…𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙞𝙩. 𝙄 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙢𝙚.”

While these books all can technically standalone, I do feel like I missed out on some tension and narrative arc by skipping the second one. So I would recommend reading them in order!

Overall, if you want a lighthearted read with plenty of sass, I would recommend this one!

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