Sneak Peek: Wild and Wrangled by Lyla Sage

**ON OUR BOOKSHELF**

*Wild and Wrangled*
by Lyla Sage
A pre-release review of Book #4 of the Rebel Blue Ranch series.

It’s here! The final installation (for now, maybe? Hopefully not!) of the Rebel Blue Ranch series: Cam & Dusty’s second-chance romance.

I have not shied away from my adoration of this series. Done and Dusted (Book #1) was the HoH Book Club Pick for October 2024, and I only have the best things to say about Lost and Lassoed (Book #3). So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that I’ve somehow wrangled an Advanced Reader’s Copy of the final book in the Rebel Blue Ranch series via NetGalley, and I am over the moon excited to share this with y’all!

Buckle up, friends! Lyla delivers.

The Sneak Peek

Cam and Dusty’s story was teased in Swift and Saddled (Book 2) when Dusty accidentally shows up to Girls Night. Although his cameo was short-lived, it was immediately obvious that there was a story there — even though Cam wore another man’s ring on her finger.

*Cue the start of Wild and Wrangled*

When her groom doesn’t show up to their wedding, Cam’s perfectly devised plan crumbles. And she starts to wonder if she’s every bit the disappointment her parents have spent her life telling her she is.

But as days pass, Cam finds that the clean slate she’s been handed might be exactly what she needed. And it isn’t as daunting with the support of her friends.

She’s never been afraid of a challenge or taking on a long list of tasks. In fact, that sounds exactly up her alley. But with her parents’ shadows looming over her, serving as a reminder of her failures and shortcomings, Cam realizes she needs to overcome her insecurities if she can really start fresh for her and her daughter. And that includes revisiting her past with Dusty.

What Victoria Loved

VICTORIA’S RATING: 4/5

Admittedly, I struggle with second-chance romances. It always breaks my heart when people miss out on the opportunity to be loved and to love their person / people. Time is the one thing we cannot control and all I want is for people to be able to enjoy each other as much as they can during the limited time we have together.

So knowing this is a second-chance romance already made me hesitant to pick this up. But it’s a Lyla book, and I do love Rebel Blue Ranch.

But this second-chance romance is a redemption for a first-love that was too big at the wrong time. Lyla will draw you in and tug at your heartstrings, planting seeds to pull at your curiosity, lure you into craving answers to understand how a love so seemingly big went so wrong. All while simultaneously weaving Cam and Dusty’s past and present, into the most tender and heartwarming romance.

While I ached for the time they lost, I was thankful for the chance to once again be grateful that James and I know the privilege of having friendship as the foundation for our relationship. And that we’re so fortunate to be surrounded by friends and family who will pick us up when we’re down and lift us up even higher every day.

If ever there was a book that demonstrated the beauty of found family, friendship and fresh starts, THIS. IS. IT.

Pre-order your copy of Wild and Wrangled (Amazon) and read with me!

Favorite Scene

“The bravest thing you can do when you love someone is work hard to keep them — to hold on to them with everything you’ve got— and even when you loosen your grip, you don’t let go.”

- WILD AND WRANGLED by Lyla Sage

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- Swift and Saddled (Rebel Blue #2) by Lyla Sage (Amazon)
  Meet and fall in love with a FMC who learns to love herself, a town, a group of friends, and a man with a dream. Ada and Wes are embarking on a new venture — a clean slate, a fresh start. And what compliments a new beginning better than a little love interest? The answer: He. falls. first.
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- Lost and Lassoed (Rebel Blue #3) by Lyla Sage (Amazon)
  This love story features soooo many of my favorite tropes: enemies-to-lovers, sibling’s best friend, nanny / single parent, forced proximity, cowboy / rancher. I pretty much picked up this book and knew I was going to love it before I finished the first page. Read my Sneak Peek.
  VICTORIA’S RATING: 5/5