"Lost Rider" is truly a book about a love that stands the test of time. Leighton and Maverick are great characters and their history and chemistry comes crashing off the pages very early on. The first 50% of the book kept me glued to the pages as we watched Maverick come back and face the past that he left behind and the woman that he has loved from afar for so long. I loved their first few initial interactions with one another and so into their story. However, things take a significant turn for the worse in the second half of this book where the author seems to almost lose the story line and things become very slow moving and overly wordy. There is only so many times we want to hear the characters wax poetic about their feelings with no other real plot lines taking place. The book needed to be about 75-100 pages shorter and I think that the momentum that the first half brought would carry through to the end. Too much was wrapped up in the first 50-60% with no real other issues major issues to overcome leaving the second half with a very stale feeling.

I couldn't have hated Maverick more because of the way he treats Leighton in the beginning of the book. If only it was explained earlier as to why he treated her like shit. But then again he wouldn't have the redemption that he deserves later on if it were earlier.
This is a great contemporary romance about second chances. Maverick had so much hate for his dad that he couldn't come home for 10 years. When he finally returned, he screwed it up big time. Lucky for him, Leighton forgives him and gives him the second chance that he probably doesn't deserve. Mavericks sister, Quinn, is too funny. I think she wants them together almost as much as they do.

This book was brilliant! I've followed this author a few years now after reading her Corps Security series and fell in love with her writing. I fell in love with her writing all over again when I read this book. It's brilliant, vibrant, and refreshing. This book was full of heart touching moments that made me tear up and then humorous moments that made me laugh out loud. It was the perfect balance. I loved every second I spent reading it. I can't wait for the next one!

I really liked this book! He's a brooding ex rodeo bull rider who is suddenly facing the end of his career. He left his brother and sister behind ten years ago and hasn't been back. He has a volatile relationship with his father, and he couldn't stay. He also left the one girl behind that could have made him stay. She was 16, he was older and he knew if he let himself fall for her he would never leave.

Now he's back for his father's funeral. And guess who is all grown up? Leighton owns a shop in town called the Pie Hole ( I love that name!) and she has made quite a name for herself. Using her mother's secret recipes she has established herself as quite the businesswoman. Now Maverick is back in town and her life is topsy turvy.

These two create sparks when they are in each other's company. She wants to resist him, he wants her and the two of them can't keep their hands off each other. But there are scars from the past and obstacles that may prove to be too much for this couple.