Holding the Reins by Paisley Hope (JULY '25)

Rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ 🌶️

Rhetorical question… who doesn’t love a cowboy? Even if he’s only part-time. Add a touch of forbidden romance, and I’m completely on board!

Nash, a bar owner, former hockey player, and part-time cowboy, is best friends with Cece Rae’s brothers. As if that weren’t enough, after the loss of his parents, the Ashby family takes Nash in and treats him as one of their own.

Cece has finally returned home from Seattle, thanks to a cheating fiancé, and is eager to start afresh.

She doesn’t expect to develop strong feelings for Nash, and she realizes this could become quite awkward very fast.

If you enjoy your main male character as an over-the-top Alpha, this book (and Nash) is perfect for you. With sweetness, romance, and a generous helping of spicy dialogue, you’ll be grabbing the next book in the series before somebody can yell ‘save a horse, ride a cowboy’ … just like I am about to do.

You know what they say, save a horse…

Blurb: Nash Carter. Retired ice hockey player and part time cowboy. Also my brother’s best friend and therefore strictly off limits.

Despite the fact he can’t stop staring at me like I’m his favourite snack. And I . . . like it?

After finally escaping the toxic relationship that consumed most of my adult life, I thought I’d sworn off men.

Then Nash hired me to work for him. And somehow we ended up spending the night together.

It was only supposed to happen once. But now that I’ve had a taste, there’s no way I’m walking away.

All I have to do to give us a shot? Take a deep breathe and let go of the reins...