A second chance Western romance.

Jazz and Theo first met when they were 19 and spent the summer together. They were each other's first everything but then one night Theo's father ripped him away from his uncle's place and sent him away to join the military because that's what all the men in Theo's family are "supposed" to do.

Jazz had no idea and when she went to see him the next day, she finds out he'd left and thinks he's done so willingly. Though if she knew Theo like she thought she did, she really should have realised that he wouldn't have left her willingly and he'd somehow find a way back to her, but she just automatically assumed he'd forgotten her.

15 years later, Theo turns back up at her ranch as part of a program that helps addicts and those with mental health issues get away from their problems, work on the farm and hopefully have a chance to get better. Jazz shuts Theo down instantly but allows him to stay on the ranch but it doesn't take long for either of them to realise that there are still feelings between the two and it takes Theo pushing Jazz before she'll finally stop and listen to him and find out why he left all those years ago. When he did look for her again he realised she was married and he wanted nothing more than for her to be happy so he left her alone.

I liked that this was a second chance romance and I understand that Jazz wasn't treated very well by her father, but it felt like she was unnecessarily prickly towards everyone, even her best friend Valley. She shuts out the people who love her and want to help her to her detriment, when really she should have realised that these people have been there for her through everything and they wouldn't be offering to help her if they didn't want to.

The book is quite fast paced with fairly short chapters which was good but the characters could have been better developed. We learn a little about Theo's background but not a lot about Jazz and her upbringing which I think would have made her more relatable or at least it would be easier to understand why she is the way she is.

Thanks to NetGalley and Frayed Knot Publishing for the opportunity to read and review this ARC.

Second Chance on Sunrise Ranch

° Dual POV
° Small Town Romance
° Second Chance Romance
° Found Family
° Forced Proximity

Jasmine and Theo's story begins in their teenage years, where they share two unforgettable summers as each other's first loves. However, a tragic incident shatters Jasmine's heart, leading her to build emotional walls.

Fast forward 15 years, Jasmine now runs her father's ranch, using it as a sanctuary for healing despite her financial struggles. She offers six-month stays to those in need in exchange for manual labor, providing food, shelter, and a chance for renewal. When Theo returns to Jamieson Creek, he mistakenly believes Jasmine has left, only to discover she owns the ranch where he's seeking refuge.

I appreciated the book’s theme of offering second chances, highlighting that everyone deserves forgiveness. It’s an uplifting and inspiring read that captures real-life challenges and the personal growth of both characters.

TW: Verbal & Physical Abuse
Loss of a Parent
Miscarriage
Self-Harm
Suicidal Thoughts
PTSD

Favorite Quotes:
ᥫ᭡ Dedication:
"To all of us who needed a second chance to fimd our way."

ᥫ᭡ "..Him showing up this way may be the universe giving you another shot of doing the right thing."

ᥫ᭡ "..His voice was magic. It was the heady buzz of stolen whiskey and first kisses, the hardest she'd ever laughed, the most she'd ever cried, molasses poured over gravel, rich, sweet, sticky, and gritty. She'd never heard a singing voice that came close."

ᥫ᭡ "Silence does not erase the pain; it just means you bear it alone."

ᥫ᭡ ".. You can't deny yourself joy because pain may accompany it..
..You and I both know it isn't pretty. We have to seize the joy where we can."

ᥫ᭡ "..It's acknowledging we lost a part of ourselves, and a small piece of us will always be missing. And that's alright. That's what loss is. It's an empty space, love that has nowhere to go. It isn't something we get over, but move forward carrying."


Thank you to NetGalley, Frayed Knot Publishing and the author L.E. Wagensveld for the electronic advanced reader's copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was a cute second chance romance. I really enjoyed this book and flew right through it. I rate this book 3 stars.

Theo and Jazz were childhood lovers, until he up and disappeared one day. Now years later, he returns to Jazz’s ranch that helps those with addiction and mental illness. Theo slowly starts to build back trust with Jazz and they overcome a lot of things together.

Thank you NetGalley for providing me a copy of this book for my review.

This is a very sweet romance read, with some reflection on past situations.

Everyone learns something from their past, but very few people get a second chance at a love that was lost. This book showed the growth of both characters from Jazz becoming a little more of a closed off woman unsure if she is deserving of love, and Theo is no longer the scarred young boy he was when his father pushed him into the military.

The growth of each character and how even years in the future, they are still attracted to each other really makes you believe in true love.

There were a couple parts in here that didn't quite fit with the story i think.. Jazz's constant close off with Theo after it seems like they had finally broken past that hatred barrier... I do think her blow up on him should have came sooner, or have him also blow up and admit that he didn't leave her by choice. That would have made things for them going forward so much smoother.

I am a sucker for a second chance romance! I love when exes are pushed together in a circumstance like in this book. There were aspects of the plot that didn't feel balanced to me but I thought it was a good read.

Jazz and Theo were each other’s first loves, and they both thought they would be together forever at Jamieson Creek. One day, Theo suddenly moves away and breaks Jazz’s heart.

15 years later, Theo signs up for a stay at Sunrise Ranch to recuperate. Unknown to him, it is managed by Jazz. For six months, they have to work together on the ranch, with the cutely-named animals thus giving them a chance to forgive and heal together. It helps also that we have “one tent” for them to keep each other warm.

When the truth of what happened 15 years ago is revealed, I couldn’t help but cry for them – Jazz, Theo and Blair. Oh my, I loved Valley for being the good friend that she is, totally not afraid to preach the truth to Jazz and always ready to call her out when she is wrong.

I enjoyed this book but was left wanting more. I liked both the female main character and male main character, but didn't feel like I had enough information on their initial relationship to be fully invested in their second-chance romance. I would have loved to know more about their past to get a deeper understanding of why I should care about them getting their second chance at love. The beginning of the book was kind of slow and while it did pick up around halfway through, I still didn't feel overly invested.

3.5 stars

Okay, this book gave me a mix of feelings. Some chapters really caught my attention, and Theo and Jazz kept me hooked at times. I think the second chance aspect was well developed, but I feel like something was missing for me to truly love it.

I received this book as an arc reader for an honest review. This book follows Theo and Jasmine (Jazz) who were together at the age of nineteen but Theo leaves without a goodbye and they don’t speak for years, all of a sudden Theo is back in Sunrise Ranch and they now have to figure out how to be around each other again. I found this book okay, I was never very invested in the characters or rooting for them! I feel they were both dealing with extreme complex family issues which weren’t delved into a lot so I felt it needed more of that to actually make me care for the characters. The secret that Jasmine was keeping was quite predictable and I felt it was kinda brushed over quite quickly. I feel like when they finally have sex, then all they seem to be doing is having sex afterward, I wanted to feel like the characters actually wanted each other besides that feeling of lust. All in all I feel like there was a lot more than could have been done with the characters to bring the rating up for me.

I have mixed feelings about this book, I liked the story and the second chance was well done in my opinion. I really liked Theo character I have nothing to say about him but Jasmine is a no no. She was mean for no reason and she was pissing me of. I didn't like how the book was written, I don't really like when a book is written in the 3rd person, but it might just be me so...

Second chance at the sunset ranch


2.75 ⭐️

Why the hell did the author think it was okay to talk about bowl movements in this book 🤨
And some of the those metaphors and similes were unnecessary.

The chapters were short which I loved. But that did mean the romance felt undeveloped, the plot moved to quickly. And I felt like they was no real development in their relationship

Apart form the writing the plot had potential, parts of the story were cute and very heartwarming, where as others just gave me the ick and made me mad.

jasmine- was meant to be guarded and hurt from the past, she came across as a mean and self righteous person. She made arguments out of nothing for example Theo and jasmine were having a nice moment together when she suddenly without warning got angry at him FOR NO RESON!! But then everything changed at the 50% and I started to understand the pain she had gone through since Theo left, but she was such a annoying fmc

Theo- awww this man, I hate when the author writes the man as perfect and the fmc as annoying, but Theo did it for me, he was the perfect Mmc. The way he dealt with things that was thrown at him were amazing and inspiring.

This book is second chance and to be honest it was done pretty well. The character fell in love when they were 18 and 19 then Theo went away never to be seen by jasmine until 15 years later when he arrived at her ranch. I felt like jasmine didn’t really have a reason to hold a grudge against Theo, she found out why he moved away pretty quickly in the novel, but she carried on hating him, you found out why jasmine held this grudge not Theo fault more jasmine and her guilt, saying this I did enjoy this second chance as they didn’t really have this huge argument to get over it was just a lot of miscommunication.

I did really like this book, I was shocked at the plot twist the book takes at the 50% mark did make jasmine hurt seem more valid, and make me like her more as a reader. But over all nothing to come home about, I definitely think they is room for improvement but it’s a solid second chance romance, just not for everyone.

This book had me hooked from the start and I was very invested in the mc’s story. I liked how the author incorporated the things we learned about in the prologue in a great way. It was a cute story that I’m glad I got to read.

3.5🌟
This book was about Theo and Jazz who met when they were nineteen and then Theo suddenly disappears. Years later they meet again.

I thought this book was ok. But that was it. It was just ok. There were some parts that i really enjoyed like Theo earning Jazz' trust slowly and Jazz with her friends. Some lines that were written were really good like-

"Silence does not erase the pain; it just means you bear it alone."

But there were few things that i didn't like. For example, the way Blair? And Jazz were shown together.

Overall, this could be a better rated book for someone else, considering there was nothing too huge wrong with it but personally, it wasn't the best for me.

Wow this was such a good read!! I absolutely loved this with all my heart!

This was so so much more than romance and was completely built up of tension, chemistry and romance. There was always something in the story to keep you reading more and more and that’s what I love in a book!

I wish there was more to this book because I did not want to stop reading it! My favourite book so far this month!

Thankyou NetGalley for this arc

Si no les gusta la falta de comunicación no disfrutarán de este libro.

Jazz y Theo fueron novios hasta que un día él desapareció y ella no volvió a saber de años después.

Ambos sufrieron a manos de sus papas por lo que tienen traumas y es lo que hace que la historia se ponga complicada especialmente por ella ya que intentara alejarlo a toda costa.

Odie como se manejo lo de Jazz y Balir, sentí feo por él.



Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.