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

This was the cutest fkn cowboy romance I’ve read all year, these books just get better and better 😭

Lost and Lassoed is a single dad, best friends brother romance and my god was it delicious

Teddy and Gus’s banter and ‘mean’-ness towards each other was the best sexual tension/chemistry I’ve read is a WHILE

Riley is an absolute sweetheart and fictional kids always get me😭

Gus is a dreamboat on steroids and man is he kinky
Y’all need to prepare yourselves for this one🤌🏼

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🌶/5

Lost and Lassoed
Book 3: Rebel Blue Ranch series
By Lyla Sage

Tropes & Things

🤠 Single Dad x Nanny
🔸️ Enemies to Lovers
🤠 Small Town Romance
🔸️ Banter is 🔥
🤠 Dual POV

I loved this book!

This is my fave in the series so far and it had me giggle kicking right to the end, because the banter is on!

A very short enemies to lovers setting that has played out over the series, it moves quickly as both our main characters Teddy & Gus navigate some pretty hefty changes in their lives.

This is a fast paced read and I do recommend reading the first two Done and Dusted + Swift and Saddled first as it gives more context to the characters. We also get a lot more Amos and Hank in this one, and I thought it would be amazing if we got a prequel of Papa Amos and his meet-cute with Mama Ryder.

I think I enjoyed this because I could relate to the characters so well - Teddy realising everyone around her is settling down and Gus being told he cannot handle the stress and needs to learn to loosen the reigns (figuratively not literally but do you like my pun?). Both our MCs have strong personalities that CLASH and we get a little tidbit in a past flashback as to what made it so. I also enjoyed the tension in the friendship as a result of the relationship.

Also do you ever just get a strong feeling of who you would like to see in a role? I just had the oldest Bridgerton brother in my head lol - Jonathan Bailey. Hes around the right age, maybe buff up a little more but it came to me last night at 11pm and I am sticking to it!

The only thing I can fault is the use of a certain word that made me cringe but its just personal preference and didnt feel like it fit August. He redeemed himself though with the moustache ride hahaha. I also thought the relationship moved extremely fast but its more towards a he-falls-hard-and-fast kind of set up.

We also get a sneak peak at the 4th book and im already invested, Cam and Dusty in Wild and Wrangled *swoon* 😍

Thank you Netgalley and Hachette for this eARC.

My favourite of the series so far!

At a glance:
▪️Small town (cowboy) romance
▪️Single Dad MMC
▪️Dislike to love
▪️Forced proximity
▪️Grumpy / sunshine dynamic
▪️Dual POV
▪️Past couple cameos
▪️On page spice

My thoughts:
📍The best book in the series all because of Gus and Teddy! I absolutely loved their push and pull banter and grumpy / sunshine dynamic. The characters carry this book, outside of them the book is fun but a run-of-the-mill romance novel.

📍I thought the pacing of the romance was well done. Unlike the previous books, there was certainly no insta love and I thoroughly enjoyed the build up. My one criticism is that I found the dialogue during the spicy scenes to be a bit cringey.

📍The kid in this book was cute as crap and I loved the bond she had with FMC Teddy. It was nice that Teddy brought her own strengths to parenting Riley.

📍The next book in the series is set up nicely in this book! I look forward to reading Dusty and Cam’s story.

📍This book is reminiscent of Elsie Silver’s popular book, Heartless. I’m not accusing the author of anything however I did observe similarities between these two books that felt a little too close.

Other:
✨I received an ARC of this book for free through NetGalley. All comments here are my own, are my honest thoughts and I am leaving this review voluntarily. Thank you to Lyla Sage, Hachette Australia/New Zealand and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.

THIS BOOK. Big 5 stars from me!

If Heartless & Wild Love by Elsie Silver had a baby, Lost & Lassoed would be the result!

In my opinion, Lost and Lassoed stayed with me after reading it, much more than the aforementioned.

Lyla has the incredible ability to engage and captivate her readers through keeping things simple, digestible and straight to the point. I never felt as though the plot was getting lost to the dialogue like so many other contemporary romances do (IMO), and her characters are intriguing and each have their own edge that allow you to feel connected to them all simultaneously.

Teddy is headstrong and quite honestly gives off HUGE Leo rising vibes, and Gus is detached yet responsible, and feels DEEPLY as a result of his detachment. (Honestly, Aquarius sun & rising vibes)

Its truly no wonder him and Teddy make such a great match, but got under each others skin to begin with - their natural affinity triggered the deeper parts of one another that hadn't yet been addressed on a surface level.

This is why we see them both really find their arrangement to work, and feel "right". Because it IS right. Through each others presence and traits, they are both able to release their coping mechanisms that no longer serve them, and can instead begin to embrace their true selves. Each of them loves, admires and nurtures that which the other has spent so long ignoring or hiding.

I love how empowering and liberating this book is. The perfect love story. I am so grateful to have been given this book as an ARC, and I cannot wait for it's release so everyone else can experience the beautiful and warmhearted story that is, Lost & Lassoed.

loved it as always - lyla just knows how to write cowboy romance, small town, enemies to lovers books with heart!!

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝗣𝗢𝗩: Dual
𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗦: Enemies-to-Lovers, Best Friends Brother, Grumpy Cowboy x Sassy Sunshine, Small Town
𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀: Teddy Baby
𝗦𝗺𝘂𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘅: Chapters 25, 35, Epilogue

𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹:
Oh this book 🥹 Teddy and Gus were everything I hoped they would be. I’m so impressed with how Lyla has been able to write this interconnected series, including all our favourite characters however never taking away from our main stars of the book .

The verbal ping pong between Teddy and Gus had me rolling, who doesn’t love an enemies to lovers/ best friends brother trope!?

Probably my fav in the series even though Luke Brookes will forever be my main man. As for the spice, it may have only been a couple chapters but oh boy the spice was spicing in this one!

Ahhhh!! I love this book, SO much, honestly give me all the Gus and Teddy stories. This was my favourite book of the series. I love that it explored deeper than just a relationship but looked more into Teddy personally, her family and Gus and his need to please everyone. It was such an incredible story, the writing style is perfect and I just could not put this one down. So many emotions throughout this book. But honestly, the enemies to lovers trope never fails to put me in a chokehold. I absolutely loved this one and I cannot wait for the 4th book!!!

<B>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.</B>

Teddy Anderson thought she had it all worked out. But then the clothes boutique she loves working in is closing, her sewing machine died so she can't even fix the rip in her favourite jacket, and everyone around her seems to be moving on with their lives, leaving her behind.

Gus Ryder can't stand Teddy Anderson. She's too loud, too irresponsible and just too damn annoying. Unfortunately she's also his little sister's best friend so she's also unavoidable. Add that to the fact that he is trying to raise his daughter the best he can all while running Rebel Blue, and slowly the house of cards he has precariously built is starting to fall down around his ears.
Gus needs help. But he didn't expect it to be in the form of Teddy.

This is the story I've been waiting for since the tension between Teddy and Gus landed on the pages of Done and Dusted.

TROPES
- Single dad/nanny (kind of)
- Enemies to lovers
- Grumpy/Sunshine

MICROTROPES
- Moustache rides
- Best friend dynamics subplot
- Flower fossicking