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Live Ranch Love is one of those feel-good romances that makes you want to pack up your city life and go fall in love under the wide-open sky.

This book is cozy, charming, and full of small-town ranch vibes — think sunsets, horses, family dinners, and a whole lot of swoony glances. The chemistry between the main characters is sweet and slow-building, and I loved how grounded everything felt. Emma Lucy does a great job creating a world you actually want to be in.

The romance is soft and genuine, and there’s a nice balance between emotional growth and flirty moments. Plus, the ranch setting isn’t just for show — it actually plays into the story in a really natural, comforting way.

Why 4 stars and not higher? A few moments felt a little too neat or predictable, and some side characters could’ve used a bit more depth. But honestly, that didn’t take much away from the overall charm.

Bottom line: if you’re in the mood for something heartwarming with a hint of cowboy, Live Ranch Love totally delivers.


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Live, Ranch, Love by Emma Lucy is a cowboy romance and the first book in the Willow Ridge Series. This is the story of Aurora and Wyatt.
 
I just adore small-town cowboy romances and I adored the modern touches Aurora brings to it. She is a wellness and lifestyle influencer who inherits a ranch and that whole concept was just genius. Aurora is trying to heal after her last relationship and the Sunset Ranch is just the perfect place for it. I love what she did to the ranch and I’m in need of a Sunset Ranch retreat myself.
 
Wyatt is the grumpy cowboy who runs the ranch, and he loves his job and the freedom it gives him. Therefore, he’s far from happy when Aurora comes around and disrupts his whole process. My favorite part of this book was honestly seeing Wyatt fall for Aurora. He’s such a bookboyfriend who treated her like a princess.
 
These two are so cute together and they had so many adorable moments together like Aurora riding for the first time or their first kiss. It felt like their chemistry got stronger with each page and that made the spicy scenes even better. I could have done without the third act drama but overall, I was living for this story, and it gave me total butterflies.
 
Live, Ranch, Love is a must-read for all cowboy romance lovers and I already can’t wait to return to Willow Ridge in the next book. 4,5 stars.
 
(Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an arc.)

Thank you Netgalley for my eARC for the rerelease of Live, Ranch, Love!

This is a sweet and spicy small town cowboy romance that you can sink your teeth into, for fans of Elsie Silver and Paisley Hope.

Aurora (Rory) is a positivity and wellness influencer struggling to find her happiness after her boyfriend cheated on her and her aunt passed. She travels to Willow Ridge to settle her aunt’s affairs and sell Sunset Ranch. The last thing she expected was grumpy rancher Wyatt who hates her on the spot.

The situation between Rory and Wyatt definitely starts off with a not an enemies to lovers but more of an misunderstanding/false impressions to lovers. The tension grows and then when ex's get involved it was always bound to end up in some chaos!

Definitely a slow burn with forced proximity, a hint of fake dating and lots of SPICE (once it gets started).

I would love to visit Sunset Ranch!

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Okay so… I did enjoy this book however there were a few things that lowered my rating 😩

I feel like I was constantly being reminded about Rory’s height and hair colour… the same with Wyatt’s eyes … it was just a bit to repetitive for me.

I feel like the enemies for lovers felt a bit flat and the attraction just seemed to come out of nowhere …

HOWEVER…

I love the small town vibe!

I loved the second half of the book a lot more I feel first half was just a bit slow to build up.

Considering there is a lot within this genre the MC’s journey was quite different to what we have seen within the genre which kept me thoroughly invested!

I’m excited to see what comes next from this series and I’m 100% not writing it off!

100% recommend just hang in there until the second half!

3.5 ⭐

Thank you Netgalley and HarperCollins for this free arc in exchange for an honest review!!!

This book follows Aurora who takes over her late great aunts ranch after she finds her boyfriend cheating on her! She meets the miserable and brooding Wyatt who manages the ranch.

This is the typical boy meets girl cowboy romance. A great pallet cleanser and its the perfect amount of spice. I think there were a few moments when I was reading I was thinking "oh this is going to happen" and it didn't though. I wish they went to a concert together! I feel like that would have made it a full circle moment in the book. However this was still thoroughly enjoyable! <3

I honestly don't know where to start with the review.

The MMC, I cant even remember his name, acts as if the land that she inherited is his and not hers. His attitude about it honestly got on my nerves.

I am actually at a loss for words on what to write for this review.

Both main characters really grated on my nerves, from the introduction to the book, to when they got together at 60% in, to the end. There was no tension or chemistry. I felt nothing to the point that when they did get together for the first time I was like 'oh so we're doing this then are we'. It might not have for the other readers but I felt as though there was no build up to that moment and so was a bit taken aback.

The problem then persisted for me when they did get together it felt very insta-love, and all of a sudden they were all about each other. Like what.....

Moving away from the main characters' ... flaws... the writing felt very immature and two dimensional. I was active I was reading and not absorbed in this book like I had hoped to have been. I feel that if the author had taken the time to develop the characters beyond their main traits of an influencer and cowboy this could have been a much better books. The development of the side characters as well would have added a bit more to the book.

Anyways, at this point I dont think I can form words to adequently describe my views on this book. At this point in time I will not be continuing this series or other works from the author.

Please also remember that reading is subjective and these are my views and feeling on the book and if this book sounds like a book that interests you then go into it with an open mind and I hope that you do enjoy it.

Give me a grumpy x sunshine cowboy small town romance and I will always have a fantastic time. The FMC, Rory, escapes to a ranch in Colorado after her ex cheats on her; and she's looking for inspiration to start new. The MMC, Wyatt, is the head rancher who is reluctant to leave the ranch he loves so much.

Wyatt and Rory had a cute romance with moments of banter and tension that were really fun to read. I did feel as though the tension and their 'enemies' moments ended much quicker than I would expect, or like. It felt like the romance in parts needed to be fleshed out a bit more -- almost as if Lucy was rushing for the couple to get together, rather than the tension of them avoiding their feelings.

All in all this was a really fun lighthearted romance and a fantastic debut. I think this is great for a palate cleanser or a fantastic book for someone who is new to romance. I'm excited to see where the series goes.

This was such a charming, feel-good read. Live, Ranch, Love has everything I want in a romance—grumpy/sunshine tension, forced proximity, sizzling chemistry, and a heroine I actually rooted for. Rory, the British wellness influencer, and Wyatt, the gruff cowboy rancher, were complete opposites in the best way. Their banter? Spot on. Their connection? Totally believable.

I really enjoyed the themes of healing and second chances, and the small-town setting made it all feel warm and cozy. It did slow down a little in parts, and a few plot turns were pretty easy to see coming, but honestly? I didn’t mind. I had such a good time reading this.

A great debut and a strong start to what I hope becomes a whole series. I’ll definitely be picking up whatever Emma Lucy writes next.

Thank you to NetGalley & Harper Collins UK for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Live, Ranch Love is a delightful story about learning to love again.

Rory, having just been cheated on, flees to her Aunt Grace’s ranch that she now owns. There she meets Wyatt, a grumpy rancher who could not be any less thrilled about having a wellness influencer take over his ranch.

Soon, the peace that living on Sunshine Ranch has brought Rory inspires her to open up her own wellness retreat to share that peace with others and she needs Wyatt’s help to do it.

This is Grumpy x Sunshine personified and I ate it up. Both Wyatt and Rory heal from difficult pasts and grow to love themselves as well as each other.

Wyatt WORSHIPS this woman and I could read about that all day. Who doesn’t love a grumpy cowboy turned softie??

Thank you so much to HarperCollins UK via NetGalley for the e-arc of this book in exchange for my honest thoughts.
4 STARS
I always have time for a cowboy/ranch romance, and this one did not disappoint. Loved the journey both main characters went on, it was a very grumpy/sunshine story (one of the best tropes). I found myself hooked from the start wanting to know more about Rory, and wanting to book myself a space on the retreat ASAP.
Thoroughly recommend putting this on your TBR - I can't wait to hopefully read more of this series and author.

I was kindly send this by NetGalley in exchange for my honest review

This book needs to go viral, I loved every second of it! If you like cowboy romance, you will LOVE this! And it’s grumpy x sunshine! I was in my element with this book.the chemistry, the banter, the SPICE 🥵 I loved it all and I really hope this is going to be part of a series as I’d love to read more 🫶🏻

If you love
-cowboys
-slow burn
-grumpy sunshine
-small town romances

Then this is the book for you!!

They both fight their feelings until they can’t anymore.

This was such a cute, easy read!

The perfect palette cleanser!

A fun read. Rory meets Wyatt after she inherits a ranch in Colorado. They don't get off to the best start, but will her plans to turn the ranch around rather than sell it get him on her side? I liked the setting and how it is told from both points of view. Hope this is a series and we get Duke's story next!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me free access to the advanced digital copy of this book. A gorgeous 4 star read book from me. What an exciting plot, vivid storytelling and relatable, rich characters. I couldn't put this book down – absolutely loved it.

This was my first cowboy romance and the engaging story will certainly not be my last by this talented author nor in this fun genre. Yee-haw!

I really liked the idea of this book with a grumpy cowboy and you can’t get more sunshine than a wellness and positivity influencer. This book really shows you that opposites attract. I loved how Rory brought out the happy and playful side to Wyatt. There is plenty of character development throughout from both main characters.

As much as I enjoyed the plot and characters of the book I did feel like Wyatt & Rory were missing something. I didn’t feel like there was a connection to be felt with the two of them, I didn’t feel a build up of chemistry between them throughout the beginning of the book or the spicy scenes. I think the chemistry between them is what was making me not hooked on the book. If it had that little extra something, I think I’d have demolished it in a couple of days.
Even with that missing I still enjoyed the book and found it would be a great light and refreshing read. It’s the perfect book to be reading outside in the sun with.

I will definitely be looking out for any more books if this becomes a series, which from some character introductions I have a feeling it will be one.

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“I might have flown too close to the golden sun, and I might have fallen, but turns out the depths of the ocean that caught me were more glorious than I could’ve ever imagined.”

If you love a cowboy romance, then you NEED to read this! I always worry about starting a new cowboy romance book, especially with the hype there is around and the expectations you hold for them, but this lives up to them!

Rory and Wyatt are the epitome of grumpy vs sunshine. A dual pov story following their character development and finding and falling for one another. Perfection!

My reason for the loss of half a star is because, at the beginning, I felt some of the words used to described how Rory perceived Wyatt to be feeling about her were quite harsh/intense. It was giving more despise and misery, rather than grumpiness. For example, the word ‘sneer’ is used a lot. However, this isn’t for much of the book and it’s definitely worth reading because I thoroughly enjoy it!

Thank you NetGalley and HarperCollins for this ARC.

this was an enjoyable cute and fun small town, cowboy romance ! I liked all the characters and can’t wait for the next book!

I have so much to say about this book. I started reading this book knowing that it will follow the same direction most romance books follow. But I will say that I absolutely adored this book. I fell in love with Wyatt and auroras story. The way these two started out not liking or wanting to know each other but ending up in their own way getting on. I can’t wait to read more by this author. her book is such an easy read I demolished it within a couple of days.

I really enjoyed this book. It was such a fun, easy read, funny in places & you know we always enjoy a grumpy/sunshine.

I liked the element of her being English and the little nuances of their cultures being different. And I liked that she was all about positivity but he helped her to realise that what her followers want is someone real, as not everything is always hunky dory!

Really good pallet cleanser, I enjoyed it!