The first in this series, Done and Dusted, has been all over my TikTok page and spoken about by all of the online creators whose romance opinions I trust, so when I saw that its sequel was available to request to read early, I jumped at the chance, and didn't wait long to dive into! I haven't read enough cowboy romances for how much I enjoy them, and Swift and Saddled was no exception - Sage's writing grips you from the beginning and doesn't let you go. I actually started this in the middle of the night as I struggled to go to sleep, and I ended up reading the whole thing in a feverous 2 hours full of giggles, smiles, and even a tear or two on my part. I loved the family that Ada found herself becoming a part of, the tension between her and Wes as they fought to be with each other, and the hints at the other romances in the series has made me determined to get to them soon.

3.5 ✨

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

This book was such a cute and fun read! I think I read books with golden retriever/cinnamon roll men so rarely that when I do they always hold a soft spot in my heart so I loved Wes. There were a lot of aspects of Ada’s character that I really related to which I enjoyed as well. A lot of highlights were made.
In the beginning of the book I was having a lot of fun but I think it kinda fell off for me towards the end. I wish some plot points were more developed and we got more of an insight to our main characters but apart from that I’ve no complaints.
I was expecting to give this book a super high rating going into it so I’m a little disappointed but I still had a really good time reading it! I think this is a super cute romance but I’d have to say the first book in the Rebel Blue Ranch series was better. Although I have no doubt that when Lost and Lassoed is released it’ll become my favourite.

3.5⭐️

This was a fun time! This book is the second book in the Rebel Blue Ranch series and I actually haven’t read book one (Done and Dusted) yet, I meant to before starting this one buuuuuut as the pub date for this rapidly approached (and then passed 😅) I gave up on that. Swift and Saddled earned some points in that I could still understand everything that was going on very easily despite not having read the first book. Although this should be a given since they are interconnected standalones, it isn’t always the case. The exposition didn’t feel over the top or clunky, it was weaved in well and I felt it made sense given that I was learning who these people were along with our FMC Ada, who was a newcomer to town.

There is male mental health rep in our MMC Wes, who talks openly about his battle with depression. Points for that too because there is not nearly enough of this in books, or in real life! I’d love to see more of this in books, there is so much stigma around mental health and it seems an especially taboo topic for men, so every little bit of representation helps.

Swift and Saddled very much gave me the same vibes as the Chestnut Springs series so if you enjoyed those books, you will probably love this!

An amazing return to Rebel Blue! If this book doesn't make you immediately want to fly to a ranch and build your own Baby Blue, I don't know what to say.

Thank you to Netgalley and Quercus Books for this ARC ‘Swift and Saddled’ by Lyla Sage.

After reading the first in this series I was so excited when I was approved for this one. I loved this so much, maybe even more than ‘Done and Dusted’.
The chemistry in this was on fire!! It was so romantic and fun. I cannot wait for more from Lyla!❤️

This one became my favorite over book one!! Absolutely amazing! The romance and banter was perfection!! Zero complaints!

Absolutely loved this. Done and Dusted was one of my favourites of 2023 but oh my gosh Swift and Saddled blew that out of the water!

Right from their inital interaction at the bar I was HOOKED. Seeing a divorced character is quite rare these days and was nice to have a more mature/adult perspective on life from the two of them and see that in their relationship.

Also, I would like a baby cow - Loretta was too cute!

"Swift and Saddled" is a heartwarming romance that delivers on every level. Lyla Sage crafts a compelling story filled with relatable characters, genuine emotions, and an authentic portrayal of mental health struggles. From the charming small-town setting to the adorable farm animals, every detail adds to the magic of this book. Fans of romance and heartfelt storytelling won't be disappointed. Sage has once again proven herself as a master storyteller, and is a must-read for anyone looking for a captivating love story.

The perfect follow up to done and dusted. The book carries a gut wrenching charm that all good romance pieces have. It will take you from tears to fits of laughter as the characters explore their own journeys as-well as the journey towards each other. The highly anticipated novel doesn't disappoint and is a must read for fans done and dusted and anything with comedy, cowboys and of course a HEA

Entertaining and good story. I had fun and rooted for the characters. Good storytelling, humour and a well plotted story.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

I loved Done and Dusted so dang much last year so I was eager to get into Swift and Saddled. The tropes of this book were wonderful and I loved the vulnerability in each of the character’s mental health journeys. Unfortunately, I felt as if it was a tad rushed and I just didn’t connect with the characters in this one as much as I did with book one. The writing style was enjoyable and I loved the progression of side characters continuing on from the first book. I’m excited to read book three as the characters in that one are some of my favourites.
I am extremely grateful to have received an early copy of this book and wish Lyla nothing but the best upon release. 3.5⭐️

Great read, the story of Ada and Weston. When they first meet she does know he is technically her boss, but now she needs to keep her distance from him, which is easier said than done. I liked how it was told from both points of view and how open and honest they were with each other. Looking forward to the next book in the series.

Thank you to Netgalley, Quercusbooks & Lyla Sage for the arc!


I LOVED this book so much! 5 star read!!

I loved done & dusted but swift & saddled just was *chefs kiss* its a perfect combo of sweet & steamy with cosy small town vibe!

love love love ada and her fiery personality, and golden retriever Weston was so sweet!

can't wait for teddy & gus' story!!

5 freaking stars 🤩

Lyla ended me with this one!!!

Weston Rhodes Ryder has my heart and I'm so okay with it. If green flag had a face it would have been Wes! Caring, people pleaser but with his own demons, i just wanted to hug him.
Tbh when will it be my turn??? If my cowboy isn't like Weston I don't want it!

My gal Ada is such a resilient and tough girl. I loved her character so much, even though no one from her family believed in her, her talent and determination took her by the hand and she made it and found her true path and the love, family & friends she deserved! She discovered herself and i loved it!

Waylon, Ziggy and Loretta ugh my babies i can't 🤩

The scene with Ada and Riley meeting for the first time was gold! So was the Cowboy joust one !!!! Wes & Ada's first make out scene was hot and funny 😛

But don't be fooled because the spice in this is so so good 😉

If you love small town x cowboy romance then this one is definitely for you!

TROPES Involved:

✨ Found Family
✨ Black Cat x Golden Retriever
✨ Female Friendships
✨ Small Town x Hot Cowboys
✨ Mental Health Representation
✨ Really cute dog and farm animals

Thank you to Lyla, Netgalley and publisher for this ARC 🩷

Ada is a professional house renovator/decorator but she has never completed any formal training and relies on her social media presence to spread the word about her work. This is what leads her to a ranch in Wyoming where she meets cowboy Weston Ryder and she thinks he's gorgeous, luckily for her, Wes feels the same way.

At first Ada tries to push him away as she doesn't want to blur the lines between them as technically he is her boss while she's renovating the house on the ranch. But it doesn't seem to take long for those walls to come down and she starts falling harder for him.

Ada has been married previously but it was toxic and left her with a lot of self doubt and boundary issues while Wes has suffered from depression. He's incredibly patient with her and allows her to work things out at her own pace and never pushes her for more than what she can give him at any moment, he completely supports what she wants from her career and is happy to wait for her.

I haven't read the first book in the series, but I will go back and read it as I want to hear more about Emmy and Luke's story. It was nice to read more about them in this book and I think it fit in the storyline quite well, it was there on the side lines but didn't take anything away from the central story about Wes and Ada. Wes was the perfect book boyfriend as well and very open about his struggles with depression and fairly in touch with his emotions. Ada didn't let her past control her but it definitely shaped who she was when she first met Wes.

Thanks to NetGalley and Quercus for the opportunity to read and review this ARC.

“𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙤𝙣,” 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙄’𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙨. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙥𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙮. 𝙄 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡.”

I just loved being back in Meadowlark at the Rebel Blue Ranch. I enjoyed Done and Dusted but I loved Swift and Saddled even more because Wes and Ada were everything! This was such a quick and easy read that I could not put down! I cannot wait for Gus and Teddys book next!

𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬
✨Small town romance
✨Cowboy
✨Forced Proximity
✨He Falls First
✨Mental Health Rep
✨Found Family

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for an arc copy of this book!

4.5 stars

First of all, I can't even believe that I got accepted for this ARC but I'm so happy that I was because it was once again amazing!!

I loved the first book in the series, so I was excited to read the next one immediately (even if I did have to wait a few months). Ada and Wes were perfect, they were sweet and just perfect for each other. I love how easy it was to get into the book (even with the weird NetGalley formatting on Kindle - that did not deter me even a little!) I found that I didn't even care about the spice in this book because I loved the feelings and emotions between Ada and Wes in the small moments.

I fucking LOVED the depression representation and how it was just so open and honest, not the surface level stuff that everyone quotes but some real life day to day shit. I loved their push and pull, but how they never really strayed that far away from each other. I could rant about how cute they were all day long, but I just love this series and I am officially a Lyla Sage fan.

I’m such a sucker for a cowboy romance these days! I love the ranch, the family, the small town setting and the big open skies. You know what you’re going to be getting from the first page but I love the journey that the book sends you on. I kinda wish I’d gotten a little more backstory for both main characters as I didn’t feel they were as deeply developed as I wanted them to be but I was still rooting for them! And some nice teasing spicy scenes rounded things off nicely! Can’t wait for the next one!

*insert cowboy joke here*

"I see you, Ada. I always see you, even when you won't look at me."

⭐⭐⭐

If you're looking for a fluffy, easy, quick-to-read cowboy x city girl romance to make you feel all the feels while turning your brain off, then look no further because this is the book for you.

While reading, I kept thinking: this book is like eating cotton candy. You know it's purely made out of sugar, yet you still enjoy eating it and getting a sugar high. In this case, we have a hot but gentle cowboy who respects women and their boundaries, close proximity on a ranch with a found family, and an overload of cute romantic scenes with some pepper sprinkled on top. The recipe for a great time if you ask me.

"He talked to me the way people talk to plants when they want them to grow."

However, my tactic of turning off my critical brain and just enjoying the ride (pun intended), which worked for most of the book, started to fail in the last 30%. It got increasingly harder to ignore what had been nagging at me since the start.

My main problem was that Ada's character was not fleshed out well enough. Her backstory makes no sense, which makes her character harder to grasp, connect with and understand. I was very confused by her psychological profile and some of her actions, especially towards the end of the book.

Second, the mental health rep. Listen, it's important to me to get mental health rep right. In this case, I hate to say it, but to me it felt gratuitous. There were a lot of missed opportunities for good representation, i.e. having one MC actually deal with not getting wet/hard enough and seeing how the partner deals with that (instead of just having that talk but then both bodies being super responsive all of the time) or Ada caring for Wes during a relapse (aka a depressive episode or even a bad day). I was grateful to at least see the treatment being described as meds + therapy + finding things that work for the individual.

A smaller annoyance was the amount of times Wes asked for enthusiastic verbal consent. Sometimes, it's okay to use context cues or just take women at their word.

I think this book needed a bit more work to reach its full potential, but it's already enjoyable as is.

Thank you to Quercus for my free copy through Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

In this book, city girl meets cowboy. It has everything to be great.
Ada is trying to come back to the top of life after a few disasters in her life and she gets hired by a ranch to one of her biggest jobs so far. There she meets Weston, the cowboy, and he becomes obsessed with her.

Let's start by saying that Ada and Wes are EVERYTHING together, Loved them as a couples.
And Wes being a sunshine cowboy struggling with depression was just amazing. His development was incredible.
For me, it was more about the family rather than the romance and I absolutely recommed this book.