Ah if it isn’t another ARC of my favourite cowboy series.

Okay so this is the story I have been WAITING for. Ginger and Cole’s banter through the other books is top notch and I was absolutely dying for their book especially after Wade and Ivy’s story. This book is like Paisley Hope crawled into my head and wrote everything she knew would make me happy. I devoured this in one sitting.

Ginger and Cole drunkenly get married in Vegas. To protect Cole’s newly elected sheriff position and to protect Ginger from disappointing her congressman father they decided to secretly stay married. Naturally Ginger becomes Cole’s live in nanny for his gorgeous daughter.

Because these characters were so well established through the previous books and the relationship between the characters was already there there were so many things Paisley Hope could do with this and for me she did it. It felt like the spice was tamer compared to CeCe & Nash and Wade & Ivy and I was here for it, it felt more related to the story than just being there for the sake of spice. Maybe I was into the characters more but I didn’t find this cringey (okay maybe apart from the end) like I did parts of the other book and let me tell you, I was invested.

Little bit less of a fan that Cole spends a lot of time thinking about his 🍆 when Ginger is trying to be serious with him but honestly not enough for me to knock off a star. I have loved all the books in this series and I want to re-read the previous books with new eyes. I can’t wait for the next book in this series 🤞🏼. At this point I would read anything Paisley Hope writes purely based on how her books make me feel.

This book made me love the single dad trope and that has NEVER happened.

Tropes
💗 Accidental Marriage
💗 Single Dad x Nanny
💗 Friends to Lovers
💗 Best Friend’s Brother

MINOR SPOILERS
- Bath tub 🛁 scene 👌🏻
- When Ginger teachers Mable to make ravioli passing on down her roots 🥹
- Ginger and Cole having actual conversations… wow

Thank you to NetGalley, Penguin, and Paisley Hope for allowing me to read this ARC for an honest review 🫶🏼

An easy friends to lovers, single dad romance here. Cole and Ginger are a great match and I liked to see how their friendship had begun and developed over the years too, with these two growing closer without crossing the line to more. They have good chemistry and a great emotional connection too, and I enjoyed seeing Cole accept Ginger into his and his daughter's lives. Plus, Ginger's relationship with Cole's daughter was really sweet! Throw in an accidental marriage and it's ticking plenty of boxes.

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Cole and Ginger for the win!

I loved the banter, the friends to lovers but loved each other since they started hanging out was so cute kinda trope. And the relationship between Ginger and Mabel is so wholesome, love that she loves Ginger more than her own mom.

There were some parts that felt a little bit dragging or a bit unnecessary, I did not really get the married in Vegas and let's stay married in secret vibe, but other than that I really enjoyed the rest of it!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for sending me an early copy in exchange for an honest review!

This review is for Riding the High by Paisley Hope which releases in the UK on the 24th April! Thanks so much to Netgalley and Penguin for giving me an eArc copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I have loved the other books in her Silver Pine series, and could not wait for Gingers book. And then to learn it was Cole and Gingers (to be expected to be fair) I needed it. Now I’ve read it, it’s lived up to every expectation I had of it and I read it in like one sitting…

The setting as per usual was perfect, and I loved seeing a new side of the Silver Pines ranch. It was so easy to read and the pacing was really good, it didn’t feel too fast or too slow and you were kept wanting more the whole time.

I loved Cole and Ginger’s dynamic, with the tension and the banter. Ginger is super feisty and loving, whereas you have Cole who is a hardworking and dedicated single dad. You see them blossom from a ‘friendship’ (no spoilers hehe) to a romance when they end up getting drunk married in Vegas. He’s just so caring and thoughtful it made my heart HURT.

It was actually a really fun read and was my favourite novel in this series. A few new characters were introduced which makes me think I have no idea whose book is next!! If you want an easy romance read, that features cowboys.. then this series is for you!!

This book is what you need for summer it’s amazing and I love it so much. Who doesn’t want to be forced to stay in a vegas marriage cos I do!

Spicy and text messages too

This gave me everything I want in a small town cowboy romance! So many of my favourite tropes and micro tropes to be found, the banter was great and the friends to lovers progression felt well paced. The content warnings page gave me high expectations for the spice levels which weren’t quite reached, but I absolutely wasn’t left wanting!
I haven’t read any of the previous books in the Silver Pines series, but I didn’t feel like I was missing too much background going into this as a standalone. I’ll be reading the rest, and looking forward to more to come!

The Ashby family return again and this time it is the turn of son Cole to find his happy ever after.
Cole and Ginger, his sister’s friend, have had a love /hate relationship since their first kiss when Ginger was 17 and Cole pushed her away because he thought she was his sisters friend and therefore off limits.
It’s true what they say about Las Vegas, except sometimes what happens there has consequences when those involved return home!
The tension between the two characters was very well written and although the attraction between them is obvious so are the boundary lines.
As Cole is appointed Sherrif he needs someone to help look after daughter Mabel, and so Ginger moves in..
This sizzling romance keeps you turning the pages. The author gets better and better.

Every book in the Silver Pines Ranch series has been such a treat so far, and Riding the High is no different!

I was so looking forward to Ginger and Cole’s story after all the crumbs in Training the Heart and Paisley Hope delivered beautifully.

A good old drunk wedding in Vegas of two people who have been pining for each other for years? Not telling anyone and planning to get a divorce but also adding some forced proximity as she moves in to be his daughter’s nanny for the summer? Sounds like and extremely good idea to me.

I loved Ginger’s character, so sassy and also so sweet, and Cole knows to appreciate her for both. There is only so much they can resist each other until they admit it’s all a lot more real than they pretended.

Cole and Ginger - this is a bit of fun! Paisley's third book in the Silver Pines Ranch series and this one is all about new Sheriff and single dad Cole, and his old friend and platonic bestie Ginger. It's a standalone but secondary characters are from the previous novels so it's well worth reading the first two.

It's all romance-reasons and a spontaneous Vegas wedding as they get into each other. It took me a while to warm to Cole, who has a funny way of being apparently unrequited for Ginger. It's alright with her though, so who am I to complain?

Ginger is great with Cole's daughter Mabel, and navigates his ex-wife. It's super-steamy 🌶🌶🌶; Cole doesn't hold back and that's fine with Ginger! There's a bit of drama, a ticking clock with Cole's Sheriff probation but basically a cowboy-ish, light-as-a-feather erotic romance. Enjoy!

Thank you Paisley Hope, and Random House UK for the ARC. Opinions are my own.

Paisley Hope can write romance in her sleep.

The characters are relatable, the banter great and the whole plot moves at a good pace.

Easy to read, easy to love!

Can we start by the warnings page! Wow what expectations that set in my mind, however I felt some of them weren’t how I thought they would be in this book but I think I’ve read too many dark romances 🤣
The book was still fantastic and I’m a sucker for a single dad romance. I do find it hard to not compare these to Elsie Silvers books purely because I’ve read them first and the dynamics are so similar.
I do love this series though and it’s developing so well, I love the little family life they all have going on, I am so excited for the next book in this series! And the next book is based on people you get little spoilers of in this book.
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Release Date - 24th April 2025

I loved the main characters Ginger and Cole but I also really loved all of the side character! This feels like a perfect series to cure the Chestnut Springs hangover.

All the tropes in this book hit the spot! Small town cop, single dad, accidental marriage and friends to lovers.
I adored how fast Cole was with showing his feelings and caring for Ginger. His daughter Mabel was also absolutely adorable and I loved how close she got with Ginger, it was literally the cutest.

The whole accidental marriage brought some veeery good moments of “Does this feel fake to you?” And “My wife” with it which was keeping me giggling. The spice was amazing and the romance insanely swoon worthy!

The only thing I was hoping for was a little more background on Gingers issues with her family, especially her dad, and Cole’s problems with his ex wife. Other than that this was an absolutely amazing read!!

OH MY!!!!! Paisley has done it again!! The book had me hooked from the very start and I didn’t want it to end! 6 stars 😍 I’m obsessed with the silver pines ranch series, it’s 100% one of my all time favourites! I’m so in love with these characters and I knew from the start I would be,
Paisley writes the best books!! Cole and Ginger are my new favourite characters, I’m obsessed with them 😭

Ginger is such a fun character, she’s so easy to love with her humour and her personality. I’m in love with her! I’ve always been intrigued by her so reading her story was such a special experience!! The way she kept those feelings close to her for so long, she’s one of a kind!! I loved her relationship not only with Cole but with May and the rest of his family, I’m a sucker for a good friends to lovers and Paisley nailed it for sure 😍 Ginger has such a kind and loving heart, and it was so sweet to see! She could hold her own ground and I love that in a FMC! And I loved her girl group so much, I’m obsessed with a good girl group friendship 🥹

Cole is my new favourite sheriff ever, despite everything he’d been through - he made sure to always put his daughter first 🥹🥹 It was so special reading about his relationship with his daughter. I’m so in love with this man, this sheriff has my heart. He also held back on his feelings, but he definitely showed it all through his actions. I love a man obsessed 🤭 I also LOVE a best friend’s brother moment too. Cole looked out for everyone around him and I loved that about him, despite being known for his antics, he always put everyone else first. Once he fell, he most definitely did not hold back 👀

This book is one that I’ll be thinking about for a very long time, I loved the cowboy and sheriff theme in this book, it had a bit of everything I love! I had so many highlight but one stood out “Save a horse, ride the sheriff?” 🤭 I LOVED all the Brooklyn nine-nine references!!! I love that show SO MUCH!! I’m obsessed with everything about this entire book, I loved vegas wedding. I love an accidental wedding and this one is my FAVOURITE! The mutual pining had me hooked, I was cheering them on, the tension between the two of them the whole time was everything and more. These two had me begging for more, I loved seeing old faces through this book too, I love the found family/family in this series - it’s so special to see. The way they fell felt so natural and the spice was hot 🤭 I love love love these characters SO much and I’ll never shut up about them. There was so many special moments between the two and they always had each other’s backs no matter what. Paisley has been one of my auto-buy authors for a year now and I know she’ll have me in a chokehold from her books every time. I’m obsessed with the tropes in this book, from start to finish I was giggling, sweating and kicking my feet at these two. No matter what was thrown at them, they got through it, they will hold a very special place in my heart for a lifetime 🫶🏼

What to expect -
🩵 secret friends to lovers
🌻 best friends brother
🩵 single dad
🌻 accidental/secret marriage
🩵 one night stand
🌻 reformed playboy
🩵 secret pining/he falls hard
🌻 free spirited and fiery fmc
🩵 police officer with a filthy mouth

I enjoyed getting back into this world and characters.
I felt this was kinda cute. I was interested in seeing the characters grow closer and see how a relationship would blossom from the fake dating.

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Paisley does it again… thank you so much to Paisley and Evermore for letting me ARC read. The Silver Pines series holds such a special place in my heart.

Cole Ashby 😮‍💨 any MMC written by this woman is just top tier… the mouth on these men… 🫠

This book was STUNNING… I have loved Cole and Ginger’s story running in the background of the first two books and it was just perfect. I absolutely ADORE Ginger… I think she’s my favourite FMC written by Paisley so far and these two together with little Mabel 🥹 absolutely beautiful!

This is my favourite book out of the three from the Silver Pine series.
I loved Ginger and Mabel’s characters in the story but Mabel stole the show for me! Her character is sooo cute!

Ginger and Cole have known each other since they were teenagers and have always had some sort of secret feelings for one another.
Fast forward a few years later single dad Cole and Ginger go on a joint bachelor/bachelorette party to Vegas and end up getting very drunk and waking up married 🙈
Cole is just about to be sworn in as sheriff and needs to keep his nose clean so asks Ginger to move in with them over the summer to cover his tracks and look after his daughter but sparks fly and their friendship changes very quickly!

I give this book ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5.

Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Random House for this ARC.

my favourite in the series so far!! single dad and nanny will do it for me every single time! i loved everything about this

Seriously, what is it about these books? They just keep getting better. I've been eagerly anticipating Ginger’s story ever since she was introduced in Holding the Reins, and let me tell you—this book did not just meet my expectations, it exceeded them. Ginger and Cole are absolutely everything. The fun, the friendship, the chemistry; every single aspect of their dynamic was perfection.

Paisley has a true gift for creating fictional characters that you can’t help but fall in love with. Ginger is hands down one of my all-time favourite FMCs. She's smart, sassy, sexy, and knows exactly what she wants. If Ginger were to team up with Willa Grant from Chestnut Springs, they'd be the ultimate power duo. In fact, can we have a cross over series??!!

And then there’s Cole Ashby. Wow. This man... While everyone’s swooning over Nash and Wade, Cole just steps up and says, 'Hold my drink' He’s a silent assassin, and let me tell you, his words are a weapon. I can't get enough of him!

My favourite in the series!

Save a horse, ride… the Sheriff?

This is Paisley Hope’s best book yet. I already knew by how the main coupling in Riding The High, Ginger and Cole, were featured in the previous installments that they would be my favourite! I was right, Paisley Hope delivered, and everybody’s happy.

I was truly cuffed to this story which included scenes that would melt anybody into a “puddle of scientific matter”, character growth as blooming as Ginger and Mabel’s garden, and a romance plot that had me obsessed.

I could truly appreciate the tropes we find here: accidental Las Vegas wedding, best friends brother, sheriff X nanny, forced proximity, and friends to lovers to name a few. But there’s so much more to this story than tropes. There’s the small town feel, the community, the passion that goes into parenting, and ambition here that gives all readers something to enjoy.

3.5⭐️ rounded up. A little conflicted on how to review this one, because I suspect I just wasn’t in the right mood for it? This author creates strong, memorable characters and heartwarming families, but I found the drama a bit overdone and some of the interactions between Cole and Ginger too over-the-top. (I don’t mind an “it’s always been you” but on this occasion, let’s just say it didn’t mesh well with the MMC’s past exploits.) Still, Mabel is absolutely adorable, some of the secondary characters are clearly being set up for intriguing future instalments, and if you’re after plentiful banter and a serious amount of steam, then this is definitely worth a read.