Swift and Saddled

Author: Lyla Sage
Genre: Romance
Format: Audio, Paperback, Kindle
Kindle Unlimited: No
Series: Rebel Blue Ranch #2
Pages: 320 pages

Synopsis: {via GoodReads}

She’s the city girl who refuses to be saddled with a man. He’s the cowboy who wants her anyway.

The last thing Ada Hart needs is a man to take care of her. Not anymore. After failing out of her interior design program and the disaster that was her short-lived marriage, Ada clawed her way up from her rock bottom. Now, the only person she trusts is herself, and that has gotten her further than ever before. She has her own business, and one of the largest ranches in Wyoming just hired her for the most important project of her career.

When Ada arrives in Meadowlark, she finds herself in a dive bar where she can’t seem to shake the eyes of a handsome cowboy. When she leads him to the back of the bar, he leaves her with a kiss that most people can only fantasize about. She almost regrets that she’ll never see him again . . . except it turns out he’s her new boss.

Weston Ryder is a happy guy. Even happier now that the mystery woman from the bar is the interior designer for his dream project on his family’s ranch. He feels like he hit the jackpot. It’s too bad she wants absolutely nothing to do with him outside of work. Ada is convinced the pull she feels toward Wes will go away, but Wes can’t stop thinking about her. Even though walls are coming down around Rebel Blue, Ada’s walls are firmly in place.

Can they make it through this project without giving in? Or will they both put their dreams on the line for a chance at love?

Review

I loved this book so much! Wes and Ada are perfect and the interplay between them is everything. I enjoyed the first book in this series, but this one has been my favorite so far. And as with the all the covers in this series, I love this cover. So nostalgic and comic book-esque in an old western kind of way. If you enjoy gooey romances with a strong happily ever after, this book is probably for you! 

🐎 Cowboys x City Girl

💖 Golden Retriever

🏡 Small Town Romance

💚 Found family

💛 Depression rep

👥 Forced Proximity

🌹He Falls First

The characters in this book are so much fun. Wes is perfect, he's so gentle and treats Ada with so much respect. As a person who has depression, Wes made me feel seen. So the depression rep in this book is strong. The way Wes and Ada relate to one another and share their problems is heart warming. I particularly love how Weston is able to calm Ada down when she's spiraling. Not to give too much away, but again the interplay between these characters is golden.

I particularly like Ada because she's not nicey-nice. She's a vulnerable person with a lot of, well, vulnerabilities. She comes from a bad marriage, where she was ghosted by her husband, so she's insecure. She drives a beat up old car and doesn't have a lot of money, she dropped out of college. All in all, she's flawed and her insecurities come out to play a lot in this book. She's also incredibly relatable.

Unlike the first book, where the romance isn't too rushed, this book has romance from nearly the first pages. The characters are drawn to one another from the beginning. So the pace, as far as the romance goes, starts out very fast and then slows down a bit, rather than the other way around.

Overall, this book had everything I enjoy in a romance novel. Put this one on your TBR!

Rating: 

❤❤❤❤❤ / 🌶️🌶️ - Really wonderful fun!