5⭐️ I knew seeing the little crumbs of Cole and Ginger in the first two books that they would be my favorite. This book was just incredible!

If you love Heartless by Elsie Silver and Play Along by Liz Tomforde you NEED to read this book! Cole and Ginger have been long time secret friends. Cole is a single did who just got appointed sheriff and Ginger’s a teacher whose dad is running for reelection in congress. They take a group trip to Las Vegas and wake up married after too many drinks. They can’t have an immediate annulment so they agree to stay married for 90 days. During this time Ginger ends up watching Cole’s daughter Mabel.

This book had so much tension I could not stop giggling or blushing and once we got the spice wow was it HOT! I absolutely loved Ginger and Mabel’s relationship in this as well. So much so that I was crying at the end with how sweet it was!

💙 cowboy romance
💜 single dad
💙 accidental marriage
💜 forced proximity
💙 spicy (she uses handcuffs on him 🤭)
💜 brother’s best friend

Thank you so much to netgalley and dell romance for this arc!!

4.25 stars- I was excited to get this arc and dive back into this world! I couldn't put this book down once I started reading it. This was definitely my favorite book of the Silver Pines series. I liked how the relationship between Ginger and Cole started as friends and developed to become more. I loved the banter. I loved Mabel and all the moments with her. I can't wait for more books in this world!

My favorite book in the series so far.

I enjoyed Cole and Ginger’s relationship - the fact that they had so much history and (secret) friendship, their chemistry and fun bickering, and their willingness to sacrifice things for the other’s happiness.

I had a few small complaints throughout which ultimately brought the score down including (1) never understanding why Cole’s sister’s wedding meant they needed to keep everything secret from their family (2) while it can absolutely be read as a stand alone novel, I think a few things should have been better explained to help readers new to the series e.g., the hockey competition would feel very out of place if you hadn’t read the first book (3) I don’t think Cole being portrayed as a man-whore helped the story so felt rather unnecessary and at odds with the ‘it’s always been you’ undercurrent.

Thank you to Paisley Hope, Random House, and NetGalley for providing me with an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

Paisley has done it again! Ginger and Cole may have just become my favorite couple in the Silver Pines clan. Best friends brother x friends to lovers, Ginger and Cole have grown up in love with one another and reading how that has played out pulled on my heart strings. I absolutely love Ginger and Mabel’s relationship, they really are the best of friends. Following along Cole’s journey to becoming a sheriff, Ginger learning to stick up for herself, and continuing to get more on the rest of the family are beyond worth reading this book. I can’t wait to read what’s next.

This was a true 5 Star read for me! I loved every second of this book.

“Ivy Spencer is mine and I’m the luckiest man alive because she landed on my doorstep. And you know what?
Finders keepers.”

Scrunchies and M&M Sundaes for the win! Paisley Hope has done it AGAIN. WOW.

Training the Heart is a beautifully written and emotionally charged romance novel that explores themes of healing, resilience, and the unexpected ways love can bloom. Wade and Ivy both have their own demons but when they came together it was pure magic. The chemistry between Wade and Ivy really bloomed the second they spoke to each other. The banter was top tier and flowed so well.

Wade was the exact balm that Ivy needed to thrive but Wade also needed Ivy just as much. Their intimacy was so charged and tangible that it made for a great story. Paisley Hope has a way of writing such deep and real characters that it never really feels like reading. I really thought I was going to be a Nash girl but Wade stepped in and said “Hold my beer”.

The amount of care and love through not only words but actions really did it for me in this book. Plus, any man that’s form of after care is an ice cream sundae with m&ms is a winner to me. 😊
The building tension from Holding the Reins and Training the Heart between Cole and Ginger has me beyond ready for the next book! I can’t wait to see what those two get up to.

Thank you Netgalley & Random House for sending me this arc.

Ginger Danforth is an elementary school teacher and daughter of a Kentucky congressman. She’s care free, loving, and quite the spitfire. Cole Ashby is the newly elected town sheriff, single dad, and Ginger’s best friend’s brother. He’s responsible, organized, and always in control. During a weekend in Vegas with their friends the two wake after a drunken night of fun, married. With both Cole and Ginger’s dad in the spotlight an annulment isn’t an option, so the two agree to stay secretly married until the election is over. What they don’t count on is their fake marriage beginning to feel more real by the day.

Riding the High is a forced proximity, secret friends to lovers, small town romance. Ginger is a fiery FMC who loves hard and you’ll want to have her on your side. Cole is a filthy mouthed sheriff with a heart of gold you’ll no doubt love. Their friendship is precious. The banter and tension between them is palpable and will leave you breathless. I highly recommend this book to all romance lovers, especially fans of single dad, forced proximity, and friends to lovers. Paisley Hope is a romance master and I am anxiously awaiting the next book in the Silver Pines Ranch Series.

Thank you Random House Publishing Group for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

I didn’t think I would like Ginger but I loved this installment in the series! Cole is soooo swoony. I love a good playboy gone good story. Plenty of spice and fun banter. Single parent trope—one of my favorites. This is also a friends to lovers romance done really well. The family and community gives you all the warm hug feelings. Really hope there’s more in this series. Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I have been patiently waiting and anticipating the release of Riding the High and was so excited when I got the ARC from NetGalley.

Silver Pines Ranch #3

Tropes:
Single Dad
Best Friend’s Brother
(Secret) Friends to Lovers
Accidental Marriage

We’ve been reading about Cole and Ginger, watching them trade barbs and flirting, for two whole books. And now, it is their time in the sun. I was kicking my feet and giggling the whole time I read this.

During a drunken night in Vegas celebrating CeCe and Nash’s upcoming wedding, Cole and Ginger truth and dare each other all the way to the alter.

With Cole just having become the town Sheriff, and Ginger’s dad’s run for public office, neither wants to bring a scandal to the town with news of their marriage and divorce. So they make a pact to stay secretly married for 90 days and to quietly get divorced later. Oh, and Cole also needs someone to watch his daughter Mabel for the summer, so Ginger moves in to help him out. Because that’s what friends are for, right?

I absolutely LOVED reading about these two. They are so hot together. Like, elite level chemistry.

I enjoyed the relationship between Ginger and Mabel. Ginger is up front and clear that Cole and Mabel are a package deal and Ginger fits so well into their lives.

Don’t even get me started on that epilogue! It was amazing!

I never want Paisley Hope to stop writing about these characters.

Having read the other 2 books in the Silver Pine series, I knew there was a high chance that I would enjoy this book, but I was not prepared for just how much I would absolutely love it. Seriously, this was the type of book that made me made angry that I do basic human functions such as eating because it meant I had to stop reading. I was so invested in Ginger and Coles story. The scene during the autumn festival, especially what Mable said to Ginger, made me cry. I am so happy this is one case that what happens in Vegas, doesn't stay in Vegas. Give me more Ashby's please!

COLE WESTON ASHBY KING OF MY HEART, BODY AND SOUL AHHHH. I LOVED THIS BOOK WITH EVERYTHING IN ME 😭

oh my god!!! i knew i was going to be obsessed with these two from the very first interaction we got of them and boy oh boy they did not disappoint!!!

i would literally give this book infinite stars if i could. its hot, swoony, funny as hell and perfect in every single way!!!!

Overall I did enjoy this book, the chemistry, steam and romance was really good and i did like the single father trope in this. I liked how the mc’s friendship was at first and I loved the small town, found family aspect.

I did not like the sheriff and man in uniform plot. I typically avoid books with it but I didn’t know going in. This had the friends to lovers trope which I think worked for the most part but she did a lot of supporting in the friendship. I loved the single dad plot, the mini nanny plot for the fmc and all the family time together. This is also an accidental Vegas marriage book and I liked how they navigated it. The smut was pretty good ugh they had so much tension and smutty moments.

My little complaint is that I do not like when the “it’s always been you” trope is used for the mmc when he’s a slut that has slept around and let the fmc know everytime. Thats just a me thing though it was a good read. Thanks to Dell for this arc for an honest review.

Book Review 📚

Riding the High
Release Date: May 6, 2025

Thank you for the ARC of this book

Riding the High is book three in the Silver Pines Ranch series by Paisley Hope. This book follows Ginger and Cole (and Mabel).

This book was my favorite of the series so far. Ginger and Cole’s relationship developed so naturally because they had such a solid friendship. The spice was spicing in this book. Holy shit 🥵

Mabel was so cute. I loved when Mabel and Ginger teamed up on Cole. It was so clear that these three were meant to be a family. I also loved all the Ashby family time we got! It was fun to see the characters from previous books!

Thank you again for the E-ARC 🎉

Book description from Goodreads.
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🔥 Fake Marriage
🔥 Single Dad
🔥 Cowboy Romance
🔥 Police Officer Romance
🔥 Best Friends Brother
🔥 “It’s Always Been You”

Get ready to swoon with “Riding The High,” the sizzling third installment in the Silver Pines Ranch series! When straight-laced sheriff Cole Ashby and free-spirited congresswoman’s daughter Ginger Danforth wake up married after a wild Vegas weekend, they strike a deal to keep their nuptials under wraps. But as these opposites are forced together, their pretend marriage starts feeling all too real. This steamy small-town cowboy romance delivers forbidden love, fake marriage tropes, and enough heat to make your kindle melt! Perfect for fans of spicy contemporary romance who love their cowboys with a side of scandal.

If you love an adorable love story and a cowboy, Paisley Hope is the author to turn to! She just writes the most darling, adorable and relatable books! Absolutely loved it

I HAD READ THE FIRST BOOK AND THIS WAS EVEN BETTER. HOOKED FROM THE START. lOVED IT SO MUCH. MUST READ. GET IT TODAY.

Thank you to Paisley Hope, Random House, and Netgalley for this arc! Riding the High was another great story featuring our favorite family and friends of Silver Pines Ranch! This book focuses on Ginger and Cole, which I'd been waiting because of all the tension and banter felt between them in the first two books! While their story is less cowboy romance and really focuses on friends to lovers, it was still just as good as the previous books. Cole and Ginger have been friends for awhile and always felt an attraction to one another. But it never progressed from their due to Ginger being younger and best friend's with Cole sisters. But the attraction always simmered and finally sparks years later when they find themselves married after a night in Vegas with the crew. From their Cole and Ginger decide a temporary solution to make it work just for the summer and the love story unfolds from their. I really liked how Paisley showed that they had an established friendship prior to the story-one deeper than us readers may have ever guessed. I felt like the foundation of their friendship made their banter and chemistry natural. One of my favorite things about Paisley's writing is how the characters feel authentic and relatable. I also like how within each book theirs tender moments, funny moments, and some very spicy moments. This was a fun, sweet and fast read!

I literally read this book in one sitting bc after the first page I couldn’t put my kindle down, this is what a true friends to lovers done right looks like

I literally read this book in one sitting bc after the first page I couldn’t put my kindle down, this is what a true friends to lovers done right looks like

This was absolutely my top favorite out of all of her books. If you’re in your spicy modern ranch era, this is perfect! Chefs kiss. Paisley is the queen of catchy dialogue and amazing characters.

I LOVED this book! I've enjoyed this entire series but Cole and Ginger are probably my new favorites. I loved the progression of best friend's brother, to best friend, to surprise wedding - such a fun take on the marriage of convenience trope. Their banter and chemistry has been great since the first book but I didn't expect to love their story this much! Can't wait for the next book in this series.