Done and Dusted Review

By Lyla Sage

Rebel Blue Ranch Book 1

Star rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Spice rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Audiobook rating: 🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧

Blurb

She’s off-limits, but he’s never been good at following the rules.

For the first time in her life, Clementine “Emmy” Ryder has no idea what she’s doing. She’s accomplished everything on her to-do list. She left her small hometown of Meadowlark, Wyoming; went to college; and made a career for herself by doing her favorite thing: riding horses. But after an accident makes it impossible for her to get back into the saddle, she has no choice but to return to the hometown she always wanted to escape.

Luke Brooks is Meadowlark’s most notorious bad boy, bar owner, and bachelor. He’s also the unofficial fifth member of the Ryder family. As Emmy’s older brother’s best friend, Luke spent most of his childhood antagonizing her. It’s been years since he’s seen her, but when she walks into his bar and back into his life, he can’t take his eyes off her. Despite his better judgment, he wants to do a whole lot more than just look at her.

Emmy’s got too much on her mind to think about romance. And Luke knows he should stay away from his best friend’s younger sister. But what if Luke is just what Emmy needs to get her spark back? Or will they both go up in flames?

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Read if you Like:

 🐎 Brother's best friend

🐎 Cowboy hero

🐎 ADHD rep

🐎 Caregiving

🐎 Small town

My Thoughts:

I have heard great things about this book and it didn't disappoint! I had so much fun watching Emmy and Luke fall in love.

I really liked Emmy and Luke's dynamic. I loved that he helped her face her fears and be a better version of herself. I also liked that while they hadn't been involved in the past, they always seemed to have had strong feeling about each other.

I also really enjoyed the ADHD rep in this book. Emmy's ADHD symptoms are not typical ones you learn about as a psychologist but when I looked into them, I learned that they are all actually not uncommon. I think this is one of the great things about own voices books.

If you like a cowboy romance this is a must read! I loved the small town setting, the big family aspect and so much more.

🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧- I listened to the audiobook version of this title and Aaron Shedlock and Stella Hunter did a great job! Aaron Shedlock is a new to me narrator but he has done quite a few romance books before. I recently also loved the C*ck Down the Block which Stella Hunter also narrated. This audiobook is dual narrator and dual POV.

🌶️🌶️🌶️- Done and Dusted has several open door steamy scenes and a decent amount of sexual tension especially in Luke's POV.