September 15, 2024
In the latest installment of the Rebel Blue Ranch series, Teddy has lost her job, her sewing machine is broken, and she's feeling like the future she had planned was destroyed in a single afternoon. Caring for her ailing father and not sure what the future has in store, Teddy finds that the best option she has for her summer is to take a part-time job nannying for the local rancher. She and rancher Gus don't actually get along. But Gus is desperate. He has sole custody of his daughter for the summer, and between her activities and the needs of the ranch, Gus is spread so thin he needs help. And while he can't stand Teddy, his daughter loves her, so he offers her a job. This adorable cowboy romance flirts with the enemies-to-lovers trope as Teddy and Gus find they may have more in common than they think. Sage delivers exactly what her readers are looking for in this sweet story about finding your dreams with the least likely person.
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September 9, 2024
Sage offers a spicy, western take on the enemies-to-lovers trope in her third Rebel Blue Ranch contemporary (after Swift and Saddled). Lovable grump Gus Ryder has always considered Meadowlark, Wyo., town troublemaker Theodora “Teddy” Anderson to be a bad influence on his sister and her best friend, Emmy, which does nothing to quell his reluctant attraction to Teddy. The pair shared a single kiss seven years before the start of the novel, after which Gus insisted they pretend nothing happened, and they’ve been at each other’s throats ever since. Their feud is legendary throughout Meadowlark, which is why no one but Emmy thinks it’s a good idea for Teddy, who’s recently out of a job, to take a gig as a babysitter for single father Gus’s precocious six-year-old. They’re both desperate, however, so they reluctantly agree. Teddy’s presence around the house reignites old passion, and her love scenes with Gus singe the pages. Supporting characters—including cameos from the couples featured in previous installments—add to the cozy small-town charm. Series fans will be pleased. Agent: Jessica Watterson, Djikstra Agency.