This was a cosy Christmas read with such an important message. I really enjoyed both main characters and found them super easy to fall in love and root for!

*City girl x cowboy
*DV survivor mc
*Chosen family
*Second book in a series that follows the friendship group
*Set around Christmas
*Third person pov

Eli could easily become a lot of peoples favourite book boyfriend. He and Willow share a similar trauma, he handles her with such softness, care and patience. These two are just the sweetest and are so worthy of one another. Willow is such a strong resilient tough Christmas loving cookie and is so full of love and care in spite of her past.

Please make sure you’re okay with the trigger warnings before reading!
Thank you to Netgallery and Mills & Boons for this ARC!

Enjoying this series! There are some hard-hitting topics mixed with romance and cowboys and it’s well executed. You could maybe read as a standalone but I think you’d miss some of the info so would recommend reading in order. This’ll be a good seasonal read!

This is book 2 in the Naked Moose series and it helps to have read book one because you'll be missing some back information. I love a small town romance but I felt like this was missing something. There are some incredible side characters (especially Betty) and the friendships are beautiful. It was nice to see the guys talking about their feelings and helping each other as well.

I loved both Eli and Willow, they had great chemistry and were cute together. I think it needed a bit more emotional depth. It covers some deeper topics including loss, grief, and domestic violence but everything is resolved pretty quickly. It is a sweet holiday read though. The scene setting is done well and I loved the cosy Christmas vibes.

Lone Wolf in Lights is a small town, friend’s to lovers, fake dating romance following the story of marketing manager Willow and local horse trainer Eli as they both seek to heal from previous trauma related to domestic violence. Set at Christmas time, the story is supported by a host of lovable characters and highlights the importance of friendship and community support in times of adversity.

Overall I found this book to be incredibly predictable and it struggled to hold my attention as the conflict and plot twists were resolved too quickly to be interesting. I enjoyed the dynamic of the two main characters however found the friendships between the women in the story to be the star of the show. Lone Wolf in Lights is an incredibly cozy and fast read and will definitely hit the spot during the festive season 🎄

Thank you NetGalley and Mills & Boon for this arc in exchange for an honest review!

4.5⭐️
I had such a good time reading this and struggled to put it down! This felt like so much more than just a cutesy small town romance. It’s a heartwarming story of loss, grief, the power of good friendships and learning to love again. Not to mention the hot and quietly thoughtful cowboy meets the strong but gentle girl with a heart of gold…sign me up! I especially loved the coming together of beautiful female friendships to help heal and support one another, all while making a difference. All of this plus the magical backdrop of Christmas time in a small, charming town, makes for a cosy but moving festive read. Thank you to the publisher for the digital ARC🫶🏻

This feels like one if those books that COULD be read as a standalone but it's better if it's read as part of a series.

Eli and Willow's friendship was already established at the start of the book and that made it difficult for me to really feel any chemistry between them.

The backstories of both main characters were well written and, individually, I like Eli and Willow. It just felt like I was missing something that should have been there and I ended up skim reading the last half of this book.

Unfortunately, this just didn't do it for me.

I am absolutely loving this series. Kennedy does cute romance, hard hitting topics like marital abuse and cowboys so well. This is the second in the series and can be read as a standalone although reading the books in order added to my pleasure. This time it is Willow who gets the attention. The book centres on an empowerment group for women who have suffered abuse and this is covered gently but not hiding the horrific impact. Alongside this, the romance of Eli and Willow bubbles along with them both burned by their pasts. Their bruises are well explained and there is a lot of empathy in the telling, a lovely read.

Cowboys , Christmas, secret pasts, strong friendships, small towns. This was a perfect short read. I love a mills and boon and this didn’t disappoint. Thank you NetGalley for this arc in exchange of an honest review. The friendships made in the domestic violence support group where the ladies of the town of timber falls are supported but friends, family and the local townsfolk. Think virgin river meets heartland and you have this book down to a t!

I didn’t realise that this was the second book in the series and that’s my fault! However I probably should’ve read that one first as this book reads like you’ve read the first, it felt like I was missing bits of information to begin with but not enough that you couldn’t follow the storyline!

I think that Willow is such a strong character for coming out of the other side of what she has been through however you don’t really get to read about much of her experience and how she coped afterwards, just her however many months down the line but yet it played a huge part of the plot. I did like the connection she built with Eli as a result of him coping with the death of his sister and thought that it worked well.

This book was really sweet and had a cosy feel to it but I personally thought it was too slow paced and that there was just something missing.

I think my favourite part of the book was Betty! She seemed like a force to be reckoned with and I loved seeing her pop up!

Really enjoyed this book - thought it touched on some hard topics well and I could relate to some experienced the characters went through

Although set at Christmas it could be read anytime of the year and still have the same impact

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the digital ARC

This was an okay read. Not very exciting and rather predictable and lacking emotional depth. Despite the domestic abuse angle, I thought it was amazingly twee and cosy.

I love, love, loved this book!

It was my favourite type of romance. A cowboy one. The characters had depth, they had complex backgrounds. It’s refreshing for the characters have such depth.

I loved the empowerment elves so much. They were all so sweet and it’s a shame there aren’t more things like that in real life.

I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone and everyone. I cannot wait to go back and read the first one, and I cannot wait for the showdown that’s to come.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the digital ARC!

This is a good book to read if you're looking for a light hearted palette cleanser. I haven't read the first book, and this clearly read like I'd missed something but it wasn't too annoying or anything. I could understand what was going on easily enough, just something to note for others.

Willow and Eli are our main characters. Willow is the marketing manager for the bar she owns with her friends, and Eli works training horses at the ranch owned by Jaxon, the boyfriend of Willow's best friend, Charley. It's obvious they both like each other from the start, and they have good chemistry.

Willow is still healing after dealing with an abusive ex, though, and takes it slow with Eli. He, on the other hand, is still healing after his little sister was murdered by her own abusive boyfriend. There's a strong theme of domestic abuse being talked about in this, so I'd stay away if that triggers you.

Despite that, the stakes are very low and it's set at Christmas time, so gives you the cosy feelings. It was well written and easy to read - a good stop between heavier books!

3 stars - a cute Christmas cowboy romance, will appeal to Elsie Silver fans!

Not a light read due to some of the themes, but these were handled in a sensitive and empathetic manner, and played an important role in the plot. I also loved the bond between Willow and the women she befriended through the support group she set up, and the way that they all understood and helped each other. I also loved Eli's character and how he was able to be a rock for Willow through everything. The descriptions were great and really set the scene - the only reason it's not higher rated for me is that I didn't personally love the writing style.

Lovely romance story set on a ranch. I enjoyed the back stories and felt the addition of some nasty men in everyone's lives added to the overall story.
A little bit of steam to add to the overall enjoyment.