Easily the best book of the series 😍

Lost and Lassoed is the third book in the Rebel Blue Ranch series by Lyla Sage. Gus and Teddy's story gives us enemies to lovers, grumpy cowboy, single dad, forced proximity & a bit of spice!

I was already invested in this after reading Gus & Teddy's bickering in Swift and Saddled. The bickering and the tension in the first few chapters was soooo good 👌🏽 It had me hooked from the cupboard scene.

Gus is the perfect grumpy cowboy and he has definitely met his match with Teddy. Teddy is fierce, independent and outgoing with a massive heart. Riley, Gus' six year old daughter was also a star of the show, coming out with some one liners that made me giggle.

I thought the pacing was good and the progression of their relationship made sense. I would have loved to have read more scenes with just Gus & Teddy though.

Can we talk about the sneak peak of Wild and Wrangled?! I'm SO looking forwards to reading Cam's story! Definitely have left me wanting more 🤭

Thank you Hachette AU & Netgalley for the arc ❤️

Lost and Lassoed is the much-needed next installment in Lyla Sage's Rebel Blue Ranch series! This time, we're treated to a captivating enemies-to-lovers romance where Teddy and Gus, two individuals with clashing personalities, are forced to confront their animosity when Teddy stays at the ranch to help with Gus's six-year-old daughter, Riley. The chemistry between them is undeniable, and the story is cozy and predictable with heartwarming moments, particularly the interactions with Riley. While some might crave more backstory on their initial dislike, the sizzling romance more than compensates, making this one of my current favorite fluffy love stories!
Huge thanks to NetGalley for the ARC! This book has me dreaming of packing up and leaving the city – and questioning if my husband needs a mustache instead of a beard! 😍 4.5/5

Lyla Sage does it again ladies and gentlemen! Oh my GOODNESS I LOVED Teddy and Gus’ story.
I honestly could not put this book down and it was so fun being back in the beautiful Rebel Blue Ranch universe.

With a fantastic friends to lovers, forced proximity, grumpy sunshine trope, I absolutely fell in love with both our two main characters.

Gus is quiet, keeps himself to himself and his main focus and priority is his daughter. A single dad who is convinced he doesn’t need a relationship, and isn’t missing out on anything without one.
Teddy is the opposite - she’s loud, she’s fun, she’s bash and quirky and she absolutely loves a good time.

The forced proximity had me on EDGE and just wanting more. The tension between our two main characters was irresistible - quite like Lyla Sage’s writing.
She has the ability to build characters who have such depth and focus and vulnerability behind them, that they genuinely feel like real people.

This differed from a 4.75 to a 5 star for me, but eventually with the third act conflict and the outcome of the novel, it simply had to be a 5 star. The spice scenes were unmatched as always, and is half the reason I couldn’t put this down!

Thank you to NetGalley and Hachette AUS & NZ for the opportunity to read yet another ARC from the irresistible Lyla Sage.

“It does, isn’t it? Is that what you’re looking for, Gussy? A nice girl to call you Daddy?” “F*&k off, Teddy.” “I knew you had a kinky side,” she said, still chuckling.

The only thing Teddy and Gus have in common is their blind hatred for one another. Teddy’s world is changing and she’s not quite ready to move with it, the work place of her dreams is closing down, her sewing machines broken and her best friend went and fell in love and getting left behind isn’t something Teddy’s used to feeling.

Gus has too much on his plate, taking care of the ranch and his 6 year old full time for the summer wasn’t something he was Wally ready for. The dependable big bother card was the one he was dealt so asking for help doesn’t existing in Gus’s world.

When Gus’s sister suggest getting some help, he didn’t think she’d mean his mortal enemy Teddy, but when she’s the only option he has he grins and bares it for the sake of his family. What neither of them expected was in time to tolerate each other and begin to enjoy one another’s company. The tension builds and they are both left questioning their new feelings and how not to get burnt.

When I tell you the second this landed in my inbox I started reading it I’m not lying, the Rebel Blue Series is hands down my favourite Cowboy Romance series. Each book gets better and better and just when I think I can’t replace the previous couple as my favourites, Sage proves me wrong.

I love a strong independent woman and a single dad but add a tonne of tension and some enemies to lovers vibes and you are a recipe for perfection. The characters are stubborn and strong not in ways that compliment one another.

Sage always does an incredible job of weaving real life relatable content into her stories that just add another layer of wholesome. The relationships family, friends and lovers is just done in such a perfect way. All I can’t say was the cliffhanger this ended on has me needing book Four yesterday!

This is without a doubt my favourite of the series.
I could not have loved Gus and Teddy more!
This is such a beautiful storyline and perfect for those who aren’t fans of a third act breakup.
The way the family was perfectly woven into the storyline, the way their “faults” became their actual strengths and foundations for them.
Love love love! Can’t wait to read again!

Lost and Lassoed- Lyla Sage
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Release Date: November 5th 2024

Teddy and Gus' Story 🧡
Hands down my favourite book in the Rebel Blue Ranch Series! The first book honestly wasn't my favourite (2.5⭐️) - I was thinking I was fooled by the cute covers & I wasn't sure if I was going to continue on however, I did continue and the second book was better (3.75⭐️) but this one WOW... Lyla keeps getting better and better, definitely proving me wrong. I am honestly so excited for Wild and Wrangled and this one hasn't even been released yet!

I think this book was my favourite because I felt SO much more connected to the characters! I feel like the first two books definitely built up Teddy and Gus' story because we got to see them as enemies all throughout those first two novels. I really loved the Ryder Family Cameos throughout this book. I absolutely ADORE Amos & also Hank (the two papas of the story) and my love for Riley! Ahhh, the way Riley adores Teddy and Teddy adores Riley + the way Gus admires them both (his girls 🥹)

"Wanting used to scare me so much, because I didn't think I had the space to want anything more than what I've got. But wanting a future with you is the easiest thing in the world. And I want it all, with you"

This was the ultimate enemies to lovers & the banter was bantering🔥 the spicy scenes were short but still giving spice 🌶️
These books are so fast and easy to read! The perfect palate cleanser.

Lyla has set it up so well for the 4th book in the series, I CANNOT wait to hear Cam & Dusty's story. I have very high expectations and feel like it's going to be even better than this one! Potential 5⭐️ ?!?!

Thank you so much to @netgalley, @hachettenz , @Quercusbooks for the eARC of this book!

Firstly can I say I was incredibly chuffed to be approved by Hachette for an eARC of this book. I’ve heard so much about this series and couldn’t wait to dive into it. I guess my perspective might differ from those who have been reading the series since the beginning as all the characters are new to me and I can base my opinion on my experience with this book alone.

So with that said I was hooked from the first chapters. Both characters interested me - Gus (why are you so grumpy) and Teddy (seeing her strength and struggles). My interest in them continued to grow and I wondered what the basis of the simmering dislike was. (And we kind of got that).

Riley the six year old story stealer also stole my heart, and like Teddy I softened to Gus seeing how enamoured he was with his daughter and the nature and respectful engagement he had with Riley’s mother Cam. What followed was Teddy and Gus’ inching ever closer and wondering why they needed to keep hating on each other

I enjoyed the connection depicted throughout the book of Teddy and Gus’ relationship with the other significant people in their lives, and how they played certain roles. It allowed me to see how others viewed them against the picture they held of themselves.

I absolutely enjoyed this book. I enjoyed the notion of the romance between these two and the actuality of it.

Can absolutely recommend. And now to go back and read the previous books in the series.

Thanks to Hachette and Netgalley for the eARC

I was super duper excited to come back to this world and read about these characters again. Gus and Teddy’s story was my most anticipated so far; I LOVE anything that involves childhood enemies, and this story had the potential to be great, but fell kind of flat for me. This was a quick, easy, fun read, but my main issue was that our main characters seemed to go from hate to love in the blink of an eye and for no discernible reason. I had more fun reading about them in the other two books when we got little snippets of them bickering. I wanted that energy to continue into this book but they were suddenly too nice to each other too soon for my liking. There wasn’t enough build up of tension for me, and I wanted to see them be more in denial and conflicted and feel that push and pull that usually happens in these sort of hate-to-love romances.

I just didn’t really believe in them and the way their relationship developed, which sucked. I also just felt that not a lot happened in this book. It wasn’t really fleshed out, almost as if everything they were experiencing was surface-level - it just didn’t go deep enough for me if that makes sense. Sometimes things were brought up once but never again such as Gus’ dyslexia, which I feel like shouldn’t be something that we just throw into a story to add some substance, but never talk about again.

This is so sad because I loved the first two books in this series, but the sneak peak of Cam and Dusty’s book at the end has me so excited for their story so hopefully it redeems this series for me. I know a lot of people will enjoy this book so if you loved the first two and think you’ll like this one, definitely still give it a go, this is just my personal thoughts on it :)

I was so incredibly excited for the third in Sage’s Rebel Blue Ranch series! I’ve been impatiently waiting for Gus and Teddy’s story and this one was a lot of fun to read.

I already loved these characters from the last two books, and it was great to experience a deeper dive into their characters and backstories. I loved their dynamic and the way Sage allowed us to kind of fall into their relationship. As usual, she writes dual perspective in an effective and enjoyable way.

Honestly, I really wish that this book was longer. Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoyed it - but I wanted more! I would have loved to have seen some more scenes with just our main couple, and a little more insight into their relationship would have really made this one for me. Lyla Sage, if you’re reading this - feel free to write another 100 pages because I would love to see more Gus and Teddy.

This was a great read (as I knew it would be); heartwarming, fun, and a little spicy. I’d definitely recommend this one to romance readers, especially if you read and enjoyed the first two in the series. Make sure to check TWs before reading. 3.5/5

Thank you Hachette Australia & New Zealand for providing this ARC for free via Netgalley. All opinions are my own.

I was floored when I got the approval email for Lyla Sage’s next book! My first ARC 🥹

Lost and Lassoed is my favourite Rebel Blue Ranch novel yet. Teddy and August’s internal monologues were hilarious - to the point that I was actually laughing out loud. I loved seeing their thoughts behind the banter.

The way Gus was described in Chapter 1 🥵 If you love a moustache you’ll be happy 🫡

The closet scene (which Lyla sneaked on Insta) was one of my favourites. It set up the book perfectly and had me invested. The pacing overall was great. Their relationship wasn’t rushed nor too slow moving.

Without giving too much away, there’s a different side to Gus that I wasn’t expecting but was pleasantly surprised by.

I did struggle with comparing this book to Heartless by Elsie Silver. Teddy reminds me a lot of Willa and there were similar tropes across the two books.

Overall, I enjoyed the book and I encourage those who weren’t blown away by Done and Dusted/Swift and Saddled to give it a read. I think the books will continue to improve and I’m excited to read about Cam and Dusty.

Lost and Lassoed is out November 5th 2024 🤠

My favourite of the series!
Enemies to lovers
Single dad
Grumpy cowboy (ahhhhh the absolute best)
Forced proximity
All the best tropes set in the beautiful Rebel Blue Ranch!
This was everything I wanted in a cowboy romance, super easy read (read it in one day).
Gus was such a dreamy, grumpy cowboy and I just fell in love with Teddy. Loved learning more about her. Also loved how hilarious Riley was. I laughed out loud several times.
Thank you so much to Hachette and Netgalley for an early copy - so very much appreciated! You are the best!!!!

I absolutely adore Lyla Sage's writing.
I love that all her FMC's have very different personalities, while still feeling authentic and relatable.
Gus has a filthy mouth (are we surprised?) and honestly it was just a good time all the way through.

The evolution of Gus and Teddy made sense to me, the way they started off bantering but hating each other and then slowly building trust before the tension snapped was a great time and didn't feel forced or rushed to me.

I cannot wait for this series to continue, so far it's been banger after banger

Without giving too much away, I LOVED this one so much.

I think I’ll forever be a women in her small town and cowboy romance era.
And boy does Lyla Sage continue to deliver the goods by writing fabulous Cowboy romances, I CAN already say I’m counting the days down until I can place the physical copy of this read on my shelf in November and then counting the days down for book 4 in 2025!!

If you like cowboys and small town romances
this book is FOR YOU, add it to your list right now!

thank you for my ARC of this, I loved every minute of this read

Thankyou @authorlylasage @netgalley @hachetteaus for this amazing ARC🥹🫶🏼

Teddy and Gus, how we have been waiting for you🤭 August Ryder is the Cade of Meadowlark- grumpy, single dad, who’s apparently always right- especially when it comes to Theodora Andersen. Because she’s loud and frustrating, and suddenly, beautiful🤪but that doesn’t mean he needs help from HER.

Teddy finds herself in new territory when she loses her job and finds herself hesitantly agreeing to step in as Riley’s nanny. Riley is pure sunshine, hence the nickname, and loves Teddy to bits🤞🏽

The TENSION of Teddy and Gus is EVERYTHINGGGG😫 “Teddy Baby?” “Yes Daddy?”UGHH🥵 the second Gus accepts he’s fallen for Teddy, he is the sweetest most protective man ever and it absolutely melted my heart 🥹 the way he talks about wanting to spend his days with his girls had my giggling and kicking my feel !

This is such a swoon worthy book i loved every second😍 The banter, the little pieces of kind advice, the late night soft moments, and the secret thoughts of one another were beautiful. I do love that we got Teddy and Emmy’s side to it and more of their dynamic, it fit perfectly ❤️‍🩹

Bless Hank he is the sweetest man🥺 i was so scared for him !! Hank and Riley are the cutest duo 🤪🤞🏽

Cannot recommend this enough!!

This is the first book in this series that I have read, and I can say you do not need to have read the first books to understand this one. The backstories are explained to bring you up to speed with the other characters.

As for Lost and Lassoed, I loved it. I loved the characters. The angst. The love that grew. The tenderness. It honestly brought tears to my eyes. It's sexy, yet soft and I will be recommending it to everyone upon its release in November!

Thank you to NetGalley, Hachette Australia & New Zealand and the author Lyla Sage for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

My first cowboy romance series and I'm eating it up, I have been highly anticipating this book and I cannot wait to get my hands on a physical copy when it comes out. I LOVED this book, I rate it a 4.5/5 ⭐️ (rounded up to 5⭐️). It is easily my favourite so far in the series, this book is filled with characters that you can’t help but continue to fall in love with.

Lost and Lassoed was a slow burn but it was so much fun and Lyla continued to nail it with the spice 🥵😮‍💨🤤 but also navigate these complicated relationships that have been forming for so long! Teddy and Gus are hands down, my favourite couple, without a doubt.

I was waiting for a book about Teddy and Gus, I desperately needed to know why there was so much bullying, banter and tension that was built up between them in the first 2 books and why they hadn't gotten together yet because it was unmatched! Let me just tell you, Lyla did not disappoint.

I did feel as though some parts the story, like their past and history together, could’ve been touched on slightly further but without it, it was still honestly everything I wanted and more from the second we were introduced to them in the Done and Dusted.

I also loved seeing the relationship between Teddy and Riley, it felt special. I also enjoyed getting to know Cam a bit better too, I’m already excited for her book to be next but I don't think I will ever be ready to say goodbye to Meadow Lark and the Rebel Blue Ranch.

Lyla did break my heart in this book but she managed to put it back together, I really related to a few of these feelings where you are drifting away from the people you care about and how everyone is on a different path. I also related to Teddy not wanting to be apart from Hank but I was also so glad to hear more about their story and how they became apart of Rebel Blue and the Ryder Family.

Once again, Lyla has smashed it and I would highly recommend this book/series if you love a book filled with great tropes, e.g. save a horse ride a cowboy, grumpy single dad x nanny, close proximity, small town romance (plus more) 🤤🥵😮‍💨.

Thank you to Lyla Sage, Hachette and NetGalley for the early review copy. This was one of my most anticipated books of the year and it did not disappoint! This one will be out in November but that means you've got heaps of time to read Done & Dusted and Swift & Saddled before this one comes out. This whole series has the most cosy small town vibes, I genuinely cannot recommend it enough.

It’s no secret that I’ve loved the Rebel Blue Ranch series so far but I’ve been excited for Teddy & Gus’s story since their very first interaction in Done & Dusted.

The forced proximity is glorious and I’m always a sucker for the nanny dynamic. Teddy is going through a lot in her personal life, and I love watching Gus be there to support her in the ways she never expected. Also Teddy and Gus are honestly just so hot together, I can’t handle it. I loved seeing the way Teddy and Riley were together, it was so precious. I also loved getting to know Cam a bit better too, I’m already excited for her book to be next but I’ll probably cry when this series is over and I have to say goodbye to Meadowlark.

"I’d rather fight with Teddy than be happy with anyone else. I don’t know how or when it happened, but Teddy Andersen made me want something for myself: her. I wanted her. And it terrified me."

When a grumpy single-father cowboy meets his match in beautiful outgoing and talented sister’s best friend, you know that their story is going to be extraordinary.

The history, the banter, the almost enemies to lovers, the slow realisation that they were destined - was just perfection. The tension that was built up for them in the first two books was unmatched.

I loved how they truly were each others perfect match in every way and I loved their stories and struggles and how they were explored.

This book made me giggle, cry, smile and swoon- it truly was just so good.

I did feel as if some things in the story- perhaps their past and history together - could’ve been explored slightly further- but honestly this was everything I wanted and more from the moment we were introduced to them in the first book.

I cannot wait to see how they progress and their love was just written so beautifully. I will forever be thinking about this book.

The way I have been looking forward to this book since I read D&D in 2023… damn.

Gus Ryder didn’t hold back, and Teddy Andersen was a feisty, flirty dream. The hate to lovers as well as a lil jaunt down memory lane with these two really shows how dynamic their relationship is. I think it was just lacking that OOMF that Done and Dusted gave me but I still enjoyed it, and I enjoyed it more than S&S.

"𝘐'𝘥 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘛𝘦𝘥𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦"

I just knew I was going to love everything about teddy and gus from watching their interactions in previous books. The hate to love is always my favourite so i'm not surprised in the slightest that this one has turned out to be my favourite in the series. I loved watching these two going from enemies to friends to more and the banter between them was in full swing so I had such a fun time reading this and of course I loved Riley.

I can't wait for Dusty and Cams book next.

"𝘞𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩, 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶."

- best friend's brother
- small town
- cowboy romance
- close proximity
- single dad x nanny
- banter
- grumpy x sunshine

thank you so much to hachette nz/aus for a e-arc copy of this book