Winter is as cold as her name, she has had to be to survive. Whereas Theo is reckless, what else do you expect from one of the top bull riders on the circuit. It makes sense that Theo would recklessly fall into bed and in love with Winter, but will she follow him? After one night, everything changes - but will these two be able to weather the storms and demons coming their way?

Reckless is a fast-paced, spicy romance between a smart ice queen and a good-time rodeo cowboy. There were so many things to enjoy about this book. The plot was rich in content and contained just the right amount of angst, emotional torment and lust to make the entire story believable. I especially enjoyed that the MCs reactions were very reasonable and real life-like. I love a romance where the story is believable and I can see it playing out somewhere in the world. There was spice and romance, but it wasn't so over the top (which I definitely do not mind on occassion!) that I couldn't reenact it if I wanted to. To me it was very sexy and romantic in its realism. Even the way the couple fought was realistic!

The only reasons that you may not like this book are for the reasons that I loved it. I would also read the author's foreward at the beginning. There is reference to childhood neglect and miscarriage. Elsie Silver did an excellent job at writing about them in a respectful manner, but still giving them their due and how traumatic it can be.

Overall, I loved this novel. It was my first Elsie Silver novel, but certainly will not be my last. There is something in this book for all romance lovers and I will be telling them all to check out this series. The author is very talented at weaving a story and I can't wait to dive into more of her work!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ 4.5 Stars

Cowboy romance for life!! 🤠

Winter is the girl after my own heart! A take no shit, iced over heart, healing QUEEN! I love her! Theo is a bull rider who has lots of growing up to do and is best friends with Rhett Eaton. All it takes is one fateful tequila filled night and bam, I’m only giving you this because some people don’t enjoy this trope, a positive pregnancy test! I don’t enjoy this trope on a normal basis but I loved this! It’s so raw, real, and amazing! It’s done perfectly! There are a few flash backs but pretty much everything is present time. AND we finally get some justice served to stupid Dr. Rob, blesssss!!

If you haven’t read this series it is top tier cowboy romance like holy moly can I order any of these men on Amazon, is that frowned upon? 😂 Moral of the story, you need this series in your life!

This copy was given to me by Netgalley and the publisher for review. All opinions are my own.

Okay, hear me out. I am not one for accidently pregnancy trope, like at all. But this book had be feeling differently. Theo was a fun character to see a little more deeply into, his hopes, his fears. And too see another side of Winter, I didn't think I would love her the way I ended up loving. Winter is queen of putting up a tough exterior, but she is really struggling with so much and Theo really sees that in her. And him as a dad?! I melted.

Elsie Silver has officially put me into my cowboy era and I don't think I will ever be ready to leave it

This one here is perfection in a book. That is it. I will not take other opinions on the matter. Theo and Winter are amazing and I love them.

This is a good book. The two main characters are Winter and Theo. Winter is a resident at a hospital. Theo is a bull rider. The moment they meet there is an attraction. They decide to have a one night stand and even draw up a contract. Winter realizes that she is pregnant, she leaves lots of messages for Theo to call her. He doesn’t. She finally gets a hold of him to tell him she is pregnant. He just says ok thanks for letting me know. A year later they meet up. It wasn’t him that she spoke to, he didn’t know about her pregnancy. They start dating and fall in love.

So I will say this one was my least favorite, but this series is hands down incredible. There’s nothing more satisfying than reading about a woman that everyone seems to hate, that hates herself more, that doesn’t believe she deserves love, to being loved UNCONDITIONALLY!! Theo IS a man written by a woman to its very essence. the way he wouldn’t take shit from anyone that came for winter. This man is pure goodness. not a bad bone in his body. i thought Cade Eaton was the daddiest of daddies in this series but i was wrong the second Theo held Vivi in his arms. the fact that winter has him wrapped around her little finger is just so poetic. This book also jumps STRAIGHT into the plot and something happens very early into the book that I did not expect.

I don't love accidental pregnancy tropes, or pregnancy tropes of any kind, but I DO love this series so I was excited to read Reckless. I was pleasantly surprised to find that its a sweet, sexy, fun romcom. Theo is dreamy and brings out the best in Winter.

I can't wait to read Hopeless!

I love Elsie Silver and her series of books. Theo was a fun one to read and see win over his grumpy love. Book was funny and heartwarming bringing the reader into the modern cowboy and surprise pregnancy trope. Feel good read with a little tug on the emotions.

Elsie Silver you can do no wrong! Her spice and dirty talk are always top tier. I always fall in love with her characters. She always perfectly wraps humor, heartache, and spice together so well.

Why are Elsie Silver’s books so bingeable? I swear I just devour them every time. This series holds such a special place in my heart, I really love all the characters and the found family here is so strong. This was the book I was most nervous for. I wasn’t a huge Winter fan before (which of course was surely done on purpose) and I don’t like the accidental pregnant trope usually, so I was hesitant. While that trope still isn’t my favorite, I think Elsie did it well with this one. It was so great getting to be inside Winters head and to know what she is feeling and thinking. To know behind the icy exterior is someone with a mindset I once had too. And thank you Elsie for giving us Theo, my goodness. I’m also so glad it was dual pov. He is everything and his love for her is so beautiful. I found bits of the plot to be pretty predictable, but I still had such a good time. I’m sad to be done with this series now but after reading Elsie’s newest book I’m already in love with her new world of characters.

Tropes/themes:
-accidental pregnancy
-divorced fmc
-banter
-bull riding
-reformed player
-found family

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the earc.

I really enjoy this series and I think this one is my favorite one. It is so good. The right amoutbof steam and spice and romance mixed together. I loved it. 5 stars.
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Oh boy, where do I start? I have really enjoyed all the books in this series but once I knew the main trope of this book was <spoiler> surprise pregnancy/baby</spoiler> and we already had a similar "accident" happen in the second book, then I just start to get annoyed.

Those tropes are probably the most hated collectively and TWO of FIVE books had to have it in there? Why?

So we started off on a bad note already...

Let's continue with the problems I had and then we'll get to the things I loved!

First off was a major character inconsistency in Rhett - the MMC from book one. It's clear that after Winter moves to Chestnut Springs she's surrounded by love of her sister and friends and really makes a home for herself there. So you mean to tell me that after 18 MONTHS Rhett is still warning people about Winter and how she's an ice queen? He had plenty of time to warm to her by then, given that Summer was totally on board with building back their relationships. Huge issues with Rhett in this book.

Then we have Theo. Lovely, perfect, exceptional Theo. This man has written by a woman on him in SPADES. So much so that it was too cringe. He was too eager from the bat to parent, too good at parenting from the beginning, and just too perfect all the way around. It was impossible to believe this man was supposed to be the same guy we met in Flawless. There is no character arc for him at all. And I feel like him struggling just a teeny bit would have felt more real. So he unfortunately fell really flat for me. This is a bull rider after all, where is the GRIT?

Also that epilogue? Straight to jail.

Now for the parts I did like.

The spice was spicy! Theo has a dirty mouth, and that saved his character a little for me. :P Sure, he's a little too perfect, but at least he likes to eat pu$$y.

I LOVED Winter's evolution. Honestly these were the best parts of the story for me. I loved her finding her found family, I loved her relationships with the women around her, and her relationship with Harvey. Winter had my heart in her hands and even though I could never imagine being happy with that kind of surprise, I'm glad SHE was happy.

This book was a mixed bag for me because I can't stand the trope it centered around, and some of the characters were all wrong. But at times I was so overwhelmed with the happy swoony moments it wasn't a complete miss.

Thanks to Netgalley for the E-copy of this book.
I also paired with the audio version which was good as well.

I think a fair 3 stars for this one.

Elsie Silver has a very wonderful way with words! Let me tell you, this series, aside from the weird premise of the first book has had me hooked! From the second I start reading the books I struggle to put them down wholeheartedly! I have only ever thought about her characters as a book boyfriend and i wouldn't want it any other way. This is easily my second favorite book in the series, and the family dynamic and the daddy that Theo became was 1 million percent swoon worthy! Although definitely no Jasper who still holds spot one in my heart. Seeing Winter completely become an independent woman, fully girl boss her way into motherhood, and apologize, and fix all her relationships is so worthy f attention, and worth the read. It's truly beautiful seeing the family dynamic that exists in these books. Seeing Theo papa bear out and wink at Winter and Rob leaving the courthouse got me. And when Theo's mom questioned whether the dog was named after Theo's package, I literally cackled. Definitely worth the 4hrs I spent reading 400+ pages.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! Receiving an advanced copy was a delightful surprise. I believe both existing fans and newcomers will find it equally enjoyable.

I couldn't put this book down. There is something about Elsie Silver's writing that is so captivating, I lose track of time. I really enjoyed getting to follow the characters throughout this series. I always love watching the characters grow throughout the book. Winter and Theo's chemistry was fantastic. They were so good for each other.

I can't wait to read the next book in the series!

This was not good. Repetitive. Boring. Stakes weren't there. Just not good. However, it's a popular title. We don't own the original covers, but are purchasing these special covers

I thought this was Elsie Silver's best yet, definitely the strongest in the Chestnut Springs series thus far. I am usually not a fan of accidentally pregnancy in Romance but I thought this was well done. Theo is such an endearing MMC, and I LOVE Winter. As a prickly girl myself, I can relate!

If you're looking for the perfect grumpy/sunshine when the FMC is the grumpy this is for you! This was the first book I read in the Chestnut Spring series, and I would say it could be read as a stand alone (might give away the ending of some of the previous books). Winter, the walking definition of Daddy issues, is running away from her POS husband and decides to reach out to her estranged sister, where she meets Theo the Bull rider playboy.

"What's happening is miss independent met the treat her like a princess guy, and she's freaking out"
" You were what I've always needed and never had"

Chestnut Springs never disappoints! I love a "secret" baby trope. I use quotations because Winter tries to tell Theo, but well...you gotta read it! I was unsure if I would enjoy this one, but it ended up being one of my faves!

not my favorite of the series but I like seeing Winter become more human from her sisters book

But the accidental pregnancy trope is annoying and this series already has Willa pregnant so thats enough for me