1. 13 year hiatus: Just what it sounds like, my blog took a very long hiatus and I decided earlier this year that I would come back to it and start blogging again. But, things have changed in that time. Lots of the blogs I used to follow don't exist anymore. May of the old blog memes I enjoyed, they don't exist anymore and while I've considered starting one of them back up, I don't really get enough blog traffic to actually pull it off. 
2. More organized: One thing that's different now than before is that I'm a little bit more organized. I'm still a little bit of a mood blogger, but I try to keep it a bit organized now. 
3. Less rambling: My reviews used to be a big longer and more rambly than they are now. I've streamlined it down and got a format I like.
4. Same format: Something that hasn't changed is that my general blog review format is still the same. Maybe a little more streamlined, but still generally the same. 
5. The old memes: There were so many old memes I really enjoyed, but I'm enjoying taking part in the new blog memes too! This one included.
6. Still focused on romance: Since this blog was created in 2011, most of my reading has been romance. There's the occasional fantasy or other type of book, but almost everything I read is romance and this blog reflects that.
7. Cleaner blog theme: I had a really cute blogger theme with buttons and everything that I put together myself and while I enjoyed it, it was really busy! I'm definitely more of a minimalist as I get older, at least on my blog (real life... well, not so much). I love the clean style I'm rocking with now. Also something I created.  For reference, check out the old theme...
   
8. Personal posts: I only post personal stuff in my Sunday posts now. Where I used to post personal stuff more frequently, I've definitely focused the blog down to more specifically book related stuff now. Sunday Post is the exception, I share a little bit about my week on Sundays.
9. More aesthetically pleasing: My posts are, in general, more aesthetically pleasing now than they used to be. They were a bit more messy back when I started this blog. I have more tools and more know-how, so the posts come out a bit better than they used to. 
10. Reflects a different place in life: I'm generally in a different place in my life than when I started this blog. Back when I started book blogging, I was a grad student. So, my life was hectic and my blog kind of looks a little hectic to match. Now, I'm in a much more settled place, I'm older, and I'm more able to devote time and resources to my blog. 
11. Bonus: I have a Bookstagram account. So, if you're on Bookstagram (Instagram) I'd love to be friends.

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She’s the one that got away. He’s the one that never let her go.

From the bestselling author of Done and Dusted and Swift and Saddled, the next book in the Rebel Blue Ranch series, a small town romance in which past lovers get a second chance to rediscover what they lost.

Camille Ashwood had always loved a plan. Her latest was her best yet. She was going to get married so she could secure her daughter’s future, get her overbearing parents off her back, and finally start building her own life in small town Meadowlark, Wyoming. Easy, right?

But when her groom doesn’t show up to the wedding, Cam’s life is turned upside down—she doesn’t even have a place to live. That is, until she finds out the house she’s loved since high school is available to rent. There’s only one problem: the neighbor.

Dusty Tucker has spent nearly all of his adult life running. Running from what, though? More like who: Cam Ashwood. But ever since he returned home last year, the girl who was his first, well, everything has become a woman seemingly determined to keep him at arm’s length. And he was okay with that—at least, that’s what he kept telling himself. She was getting married, after all. But now she’s single and living next door. Dusty wants to show her that they can be friends, and that he can stay put.

Despite her best attempts to stay far away from Dusty Tucker, Cam realizes that being close to him is like slipping on her favorite jeans. Easy. Comfortable. That is until past wounds start to open and feelings—both old and new—wreak havoc. Nearly ten years after they first met, Dusty and Cam begin to wonder if their first love can also be their last. And this time, will it be forever?

Review:

Wow, if you're a fan of small town, second chance, and cowboy romances this book has it all. Wild and Wrangled is Cam and Dusty's story and if you're an avid Rebel Blue fan (like me), you've probably been waiting for this one! Cam and Dusty's story is the quintessential "it was always you" story about a single mom, Cam, and a world traveling cowboy who goes home to settle down, Dusty.

The characters in this book are so swoon worthy. Dusty is absolutely everything. He loves Cam, has always loved Cam, and would do anything for her. He's the guy every girl wants. The one who would fight for you... at least the second time around. He's the guy that you want in your corner when things aren't going great or when you need someone to stand up for you.

Cam is a little less everything and a bit more standoffish, she has worries and, after being left at the alter, is a little bit untrusting. She has good reasons, given that her family is awful and the man she was going to marry (a man she's sort of meh about) seriously didn't show up to their wedding. Any girl would be completely put off under those circumstances. I think Cam might be the most realistic, relatable heroine in the Rebel Blue series because she's completely imperfect in ways that make her very realistic. 

The plot is a second chance, single mom, couple tries to get back together plot. It's full of hurdles and is perfectly paced. Cam and Dusty don't just run back into one another's arms. While there are a few places I think Cam is being unreasonable, I also think her reactions are very human and that makes them relatable. 

Overall, highly recommend this book, and all of the Rebel Blue novels, to anyone who enjoys second chance, single mom, small town, cowboy romances. 

Rating: 

❤❤❤❤❤ - Wonderful, I completely loved it!