“Sugar, you deserve to go out on your own terms. Just because you got dusted doesn’t mean you’re done.” – 3.25/5 stars!

Attention! This book contains: small towns, riding acidents, ADHD, town bars, muscle tees, and… cheesy nicknames.

She’s off-limits, but he’s never been good at following the rules.
For the first time in her life, Clementine “Emmy” Ryder has no idea what she’s doing. She’s accomplished everything on her to-do list. She left her small hometown of Meadowlark, Wyoming; went to college; and made a career for herself by doing her favorite thing: riding horses. But after an accident makes it impossible for her to get back into the saddle, she has no choice but to return to the hometown she always wanted to escape.
Luke Brooks is Meadowlark’s most notorious bad boy, bar owner, and bachelor. He’s also the unofficial fifth member of the Ryder family. As Emmy’s older brother’s best friend, Luke spent most of his childhood antagonizing her. It’s been years since he’s seen her, but when she walks into his bar and back into his life, he can’t take his eyes off her. Despite his better judgment, he wants to do a whole lot more than just look at her.
Emmy’s got too much on her mind to think about romance. And Luke knows he should stay away from his best friend’s younger sister. But what if Luke is just what Emmy needs to get her spark back? Or will they both go up in flames?

This was a fun, quick read.
I think I judged this book too soon, because I looked at the cover and thought this would be like an old cowboy romance book. It turns out it was a contemporary read, so I was wrong. A little disappointing, but that’s on me for not reading the synopsis.
Honestly, there’s nothing too interesting about this book. It was a forgettable kind of story if I’m being honest – not bad, just kind of forgettable. The romance was… okay? It’s an instalove kind of story, which it’s not really my favorite trope to begin with, and full of smut that was not really entertaining because there was little romance development. Honestly, I was more interested in the sparks between Teddy and Gus (the brother and the best friend).
It was an okay book, not a mind-blowing book, but I still had fun reading it. Hope the next books have better plots!