Dusty and Cam met and fell in love as teenagers. They believed they could overcome all the obstacles placed in their way, but ultimately they fell apart.

Fifteen years after they first met Cam is now a single mom and she has just been left at the altar, but surprisingly she’s not broken-hearted. At least nothing in comparison to her heartbreak over Dusty.

Determined to get her life together for herself and her daughter, Riley, Cam believes the safest thing to do (for her heart) is to stay a safe distance from Dusty. Which is easier said than done in a small town full of people rooting for them to get back together.

I loved Dusty; he was so sweet, incredibly patient, and kind. Cam was stubborn and reluctant to ask for help, but Dusty - the person who still knows her better than anyone else - was the one person with whom she could truly be herself.

Dusty and Cam’s second chance romance was incredibly satisfying and the perfect end to the Rebel Blue Ranch series.

I had high hopes for Wild and Wrangled since I loved the other books in the series, but unfortunately, this one didn’t quite hit the mark for me. The storyline was promising, but I struggled with the main female character throughout the book. She felt overly dramatic, and at times, unrelatable. I just couldn’t connect with her choices or actions, which made it hard to fully invest in the story.
On the other hand, I really liked Dusty—he was sweet and genuinely likable. But honestly? I couldn’t understand why he wanted to be with her again. Their dynamic didn’t feel as strong or convincing as I had hoped.
The biggest issue for me came in the third act—it was honestly a lot. Without giving too much away, the conflict felt unnecessary and overblown. Cam completely blew things out of proportion, to the point where I almost stopped reading. Since I was so close to the end, I powered through, but it definitely tested my patience.
Overall, the book had its moments, but I was left frustrated by the lack of depth in the main character and the unbelievable turn of events in the final act. It’s a decent read, but not one I’ll be rushing to recommend.
Tropes:
- small town
- second chance
- friends-to-lovers
- high school sweethearts
3/5 stars
2/5 Spice

sitting in actual tears at how truly perfect this book and this entire series was from beginning to end! i have sooo many thoughts and words i want to say but i just feel so happy with how this ended. i fell in love completely with every character but especially cam and dusty, their connection throughout the years was so beautiful to see and i can’t believe how well lyla sage brought these characters to life.

i was fortunate enough to have received an arc to this book before its release and i am just so emotional about it coming to an end but overjoyed at how wonderful it’s felt after reading each one and especially this one. I always felt that every character was so relatable and it’s so amazing to connect in that way with a story!

i know i’ll be rereading this series every year and holding them and every character so close for years to come. i can’t wait for you guys to read this in april!!! 😭🩵🥹

brb buying a pair of cowboy boots! 🤠

Okay, let’s talk about this book because I was hooked. Small-town romance? Check. Second-chance love? Double check. Forced proximity with a broody cowboy who never got over his first love? Say less.

Camille Ashwood is the kind of heroine I love—strong, determined, and doing everything she can to create a stable life for her daughter. She’s got a plan (we love a woman with a plan), but life has other ideas when her fiancé leaves her hanging at the altar. And just when she’s trying to pick up the pieces, she ends up living next door to the one guy she swore she was over. Enter Dusty Tucker—the childhood love she never really let go of, even if she won’t admit it.

Dusty is exactly the kind of hero that gets me every time. He’s been running from his past (and, let’s be real, his feelings for Cam), but now he’s back in town, and suddenly, they’re neighbors. And let me just say, the tension between these two? Immaculate. The kind of slow-burn, emotional push and pull that keeps you flipping pages way past your bedtime.

One thing I really loved about this book was how real the emotions felt. It’s not just a “we’re still in love” kind of second-chance romance—there’s history, heartbreak, and some serious healing that needs to happen. Their journey felt earned, and I was so invested in watching them figure out if love was worth the risk a second time.

Also, the small-town vibes in this book? Chef’s kiss. You can feel the community, the gossip, and the way everyone lowkey (or not so lowkey) has an opinion on Cam and Dusty’s situation. And let’s not forget the slow, cozy moments—front porch conversations, stolen glances, and those little, quiet gestures that hit just as hard as the big, dramatic ones.

If you love small-town romances, emotional second-chance love stories, and a cowboy who will absolutely ruin you with the way he looks at his girl, you need this book. Camille and Dusty’s story had me swooning, tearing up, and grinning like an idiot.

Final verdict? 4.5/5 stars and a big ol’ yeehaw. 🤠❤️

I am so sad to leave Rebel Blue Ranch. The stories of all of these characters I have gotten to know has been such a joy. In this final book we follow Cam and Dusty's relationship and learn about their past, how Riley came to be and witness their flame rekindle. I wish there was more Riley and more to the story in the present day but I enjoyed reading this nonetheless. The best part for me was the extra chapter that described Emmy and Brook's wedding.

I have been so excited to read Cam and Dusty's story since we first saw them interact in Swift and Saddled. I will be the first to admit that I'm not typically a fan of the second chance romance trope, by Lyla Sage did such an incredible job with it.

In Wild and Wrangled, we get a beautiful story about friendship, love, family, and self-worth. What an incredible way to wrap-up our time at Rebel Blue. We truly begin to understand Cam and the way she is willing to give up her own happiness to ensure her daughter has everything she needs. Dusty is probably only person who truly knows Cam and is so incredibly committed to her and her happiness. I loved the way their little family came together. They both deserved so much love in their lives, and they are so amazing together.

what to love:
- second chance
- single mom
- found family
- small town
- PINING!!
- he falls first
- cowboy
- he loves her little girl

I was pretty sad to leave Blue Rebel Ranch at the end of this, but I'm glad that we finally got Cam and Dusty's story. I liked that both Cam and Dusty had backgrounds that were a bit different than the Ryder siblings (stars of the first three in the series). Cam comes from pretty serious money (which comes from pretty seriously cold parents), and Dusty is unusual in this series in that he spent a long time away from Meadowlark before returning (more, I think, than Emmy did when she was working the rodeo circuit). Cam has been an important but kind of mysterious secondary character throughout the series, as she co-parents Riley along with Gus Ryder, and I liked learning more about her and what makes her tick. Having spent now four books with these characters, I liked seeing the couples from the first three as they continued to build their relationships, and I of course loved getting more time with Riley, the adorable kid beloved by everyone in the series. A satisfying conclusion to the series, and I hope that Lyla Sage has more novels planned!

This book.....I can't express how much I thoroughly enjoyed this 2nd chance love story. I'm usually not a fan of this trope as much, BUT Cam & Dusty sure have changed my mind. I felt connected to Cam in a lot of different aspects with her life experience and my own. I love that Cam knows just exactly when she needs space and when to push her. He is so attuned to her. I mean he waited 15 years for her!! There were times I just wanted to shake Cam for being so stubborn, but I'm so happy she came to her senses on things especially the house. I couldn't believe she didn't realize Dusty owned the home or that she got so upset that he bought it with her in mind. Are you kidding me!? Talk about a notebook moment. I guess I can see being upset a little bit but I'm so glad she had her friends to talk some sense into her and calling her out. Now, Dusty, he is my new book boyfriend. Move aside Xaden Riorson! This man is everything I'd hope to find in my future person/husband. He did everything right in my mind and he is my new hyper-fixation. I just love Dusty. He is caring, sweet, 100% loyal & 100% supportive, any girls dream. Thank you for allowing me to read this book and I can't wait to pre-order my copy. This was by far my favorite book in the series so far and I can't wait for the next one.

I really, really adore Lyla Sage and Rebel Blue Ranch. I was a little underwhelmed by the last book of the series, though. Where Dusty shone as a character, I still feel like we don't know that much about Cam. We see a lot of Dusty coming through in his notes to Cam, and I wish we could have seen her notes to him to get a better sense of her personality and their history. There's a lot of telling rather than showing that they loved each other and were heartbroken apart, but I actually wanted way more yearning! Cam and Dusty have the most history out of all the RBR couples, but is kind of the least detailed.

We got the sense in previous books that Cam would be very similar to Ada, needing distance where conflict arises. Ada's past was more fleshed out, abandonment issues and an abusive relationship causing problems with commitment. We see Cam's difficult relationship with her parents, and her wishing to both defy them and seek their approval, but this isn't resolved in a satisfying way.

Another example of telling vs. showing was Dusty and Riley bonding with each other-- we see this happening a couple of times but ultimately there's just a write-off sentence saying they spent time together and he began to love her. I would have loved more of Cam, Dusty, and Riley bonding together like with Teddy and Gus in L&L.

This is also the least spicy book in the series, which isn't problematic, but my expectations were high considering the amount of time Cam and Dusty spent apart.

One more thing... <spoiler> The book ends with a chapter about Emmy and Luke's wedding. I felt it was much too short, and it would have been fun to see all the characters interacting a bit more since it's the very end of the series. Super cute that all the Ryders rode their horses together, though. </spoiler>

I'll continue to read anything by Lyla Sage, of course, because she's a wonderful and exciting writer. Thank you NetGalley and Random House/Dial for the eARC!

Thank you to Netgalley and Dial Press for an eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review!

There's just something in the way that this book perfectly balances being an ode to Cam and Dusty, while also being a bittersweet homage to Rebel Blue Ranch, and to a greater extent, Meadowlark. Although "Wild and Wrangled" didn't come close to knocking "Lost and Lassoed" off my favorite RBR romance, the heart and soul of this book definitely brought tears to my eyes more than once.

Cam embodied the textbook definition of someone with an avoidant attachment style; she struggles to put her trust in the people around her, instead choosing to rely on her own capabilities to get the job done. And this type of character can be extremely hard to root for at times, especially when she's championing against her own interests. Yet, in the throes of a second chance romance, we see Cam allow herself a second chance at her own life. At being able to rely on the Ryders and the rest of her found family. At being able to acknowledge the pain and trauma her parents have caused her and slowly unlearn the bad habits they've imparted upon her. And at the end of the day, it's hard NOT to understand where Cam is coming from and why she makes the decisions she makes.

Can and Dusty's story unwinds in synchronicity with snippets of moments from their teenage selves, and I really enjoyed how these flashbacks allowed readers to see so many different sides of both these characters. From their whirlwind beginnings to their slow return to each other, it was heartbreakingly clear why they didn't work out the first time around, yet how this time could be wholly different. Their sex scenes were so purposeful and allowed so much deeper insight into their psyche's, as well as the way they worked together; but for me, the true highlight of their romance was the way in which conflict was handled in their relationship. From the first breakup to the third act breakup, it was fascinating to see how these characters handled anger and frustration, while ultimately choosing to fight for their love.

In terms of Dusty Tucker, I was a bit underwhelmed with him as a character, he felt a little one-sided to me at times. I wanted a deeper exploration of his adventures outside of small throwaway sentences and random hobbies he picked up, and I feel that Cam's insecurity of whether there may have been a girl he found along the way could have been addressed more directly. And because his characterization was so one-note, his love for Cam, while all-consuming and fiery, felt fairly static, even while Cam's shifted and evolved.

Despite my misgivings about Dusty, my favorite part in this book is without a doubt all of the numerous cameos we see from the extended Rebel Blue Ranch family. Amos and Gus's monologues made me tear up at least twice, and it was so heartwarming to see all these characters happily coupled up and living life so joyously with each other. This book encompassed so many of the virtues of a good found family trope, and though I'm sad that this series is over, it gives me so much happiness to see everyone get the ending they deserve.

thank you dial press, netgalley, & Lyla Sage for gifting me this advanced reader copy!

the time has finally come for me to review this absolutely amazing, and beautiful book!

obviously im obsessed with this book. This is by far my favorite book in the rebel blue ranch series, and what a beautiful conclusion to the story.

The rebel blue ranch series is an interconnected contemporary cowboy romance set in meadowlark Wyoming. The series focuses on the Ryder family, and rebel blue ranch. Wild & Wrangled focuses on bad boy heart throb Dusty Tucker, and single mom Camille Ashwood. W&W is a second chance, steamy, cowboy romance and is my favorite book in the series!

I was fortunate enough to see Lyla at a book signing recently and as she put it “i try my hardest to make the men in my series just a little bit slutty” and boy is Dusty SLUTTYYYYYYY. POV: a cowboy. with a nose ring. and tattoos. AND he wear crop tops. don’t let that description fool you because he is an absolute simp and is head over heels for Cam since before this story even starts.

There’s genuinely so much i want to say about this book because i loved it so much, and the whole series. The romance and development of the characters in this was unmatched. This is genuinely Lyla’s best work. she really does get better with every book and im so happy for her and the story she created.

if you haven’t picked this book series up- LET THIS BE YOUR SIGN!!! W&W had me laughing, and crying in the best ways. It’s bittersweet to say goodbye to these characters but im so excited to move onto sweet water peak and see where Lyla goes from here.
Dial press- I LOVE YOU. thank you for always gifting me these arcs
Lyla- I LOVE YOU EVEN MORE. I’m happy and proud of you and can’t wait to see you when this releases.

Thank you to Random House for providing me with a ARC of Wild and Wrangled by Lyla Sage, love you forever <3

I will start off by saying I was a bit disappointed with this book. I really enjoyed book 3 in the Rebel Blue Ranch series and even that little hint of Dusty and Cam we got in book 3 made me super excited to get my hand on WaW. While at the heart of this book is a second chance romance between two high school lovers who have had time to grow up and restart this relationship, I was lacking a lot of the passion that we got a glimpse of in the previous book. I completely get that book 3 and 4 focus on two totally different couples and the characters are all different, I just didn't feel the same intrigue and excitement as I have felt previously.

I liked Cam's character a lot and I liked that she had a lot of depth to her. But I do think we didn't get a ton of resolve with her (especially with her parents and her issues with them.) With Dusty (who is great don't get me wrong) I could shake the sense that all of his life's motives were surrounding Cam. And while, yes that is very romantic, it just felt to easy. The whole book just felt too easy to me. With Teddy and Gus that natural enemies to lovers is what drove the plot and made it so fun to read. I'm a little disappointed that this didn't live up to my expectations, but it's still a worthwhile read - especially if you love all of the Rebel Blue Ranch characters like I do.

I'm sad this series is over (that we know of!!) but truly at the heart of this series is hot sexy cowboys, and what else could you possibly need.

This was a fantastic end to this series that has fully captured my heart for the past few books. I did have to google because I feel like Lyla Sage is too perfect of a name for someone writing Western Romance. I loved it so much I brought all four to Currently Reading Podcast as a set!

Camille and Dusty made my weekend! I was a Lil skeptical to read a second chance romance, especially one where she is about to get married? But it was good . Tbh, this is my first book in this series and I m definitely going to start the rest rn. Dusty, ooof swoon! Guy was THE definition of perfection. There was literally nothing he did wrong! I loved him and I m am not exaggerating when I say he is the highlight in this book!

AHHHHHHH DUSTY AND CAM’S STORYYYYYYYY. I have been DYING for the tea of their past ever since the awkward encounter when Dusty walked into the girls night. And here she is, in all of her glory. Camille Ashwood: the strategic, intelligent, polished and Dusty Tucker: the innovative, extroverted, and rugged are the definition of opposites attract no matter how hard Cam tries to deny it. I absolutely love when books give flashblacks/dual timeline aspects because I want to remember what the main characters do of each other. Let’s get real for a moment, I’ve watched the author’s writing grow across each book, and let me tell you… this is the best one yet. From start to finish, I was hooked and patiently waiting to read the next note from Dusty. The big topics of conversation such as coparenting + not so great parents was handled with finesse and ease while still making an impact. This book truly felt full circle showing the dynamics of the characters you meet in the first three books and side characters throughout. Rebel Blue was given the justice it deserved.

Pub Date April 15 2025

ARC provided by Random House Publishing Group— Random House, Dial Press Paperback and NetGalley. Thank you.

review posted to NetGalley & Goodreads

Wow! Lyla Sage ends this series with a bang. This is the best series I have read in several years. I hope she starts a new series because I can’t get enough of her storytelling and character development. I will miss the Rebel Blue Ranch. I felt like the characters were friends of mine. Fantastic cowboy romance series!

It was a delight, as always, to spend time at Rebel Blue Ranch with characters very near and very dear to my heart. Saying goodbye to this wonderful series is bittersweet, but I couldn't be happier to have read Camille & Dusty's love story at last. Lyla Sage brought everything we love about Rebel Blue to this novel and I can't wait to read whatever she writes next!

Such a fitting ending to the Rebel Blue series! Cam and Dusty are just so *real* and it’s a perfect story for anyone who loves a good second chance romance,

While this may have been my least favorite of the four books, it still ties everything together nicely. Meadowlark is a beautifully cozy and welcoming world, and I’m so glad that Lyla Sage has shared it with us.

Thank you to NetGalley and the author for providing me with a free eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I have fallen in love with Lyla Sage’s writing over and over again - along with the world she created in the Rebel Blue series - with each book she publishes. Wild and Wrangled was no different.

In this book, we see second chance romance at its best - with two people who never stopped caring for one another and who finally have their timing right.

This book made me the most emotional - it was so touching to see how deeply this found family cares for one another, how well they see each other, and to see how deep Dusty and Cams love for each other was.

Lyla gave us pining, love letters, friendship, community, and a tear-jerker epilogue that ended this series in a perfect way 💕

Thank you NetGalley for the arc!
I loved the emotion of each character in this book. It felt so raw and real. The flashbacks made the characters feel more real and their love for each other believable. The themes of family and found family were strong in this one, and I loved it. I will also always read a book where the love interests write notes to each other and I will fall for it every time. A beautiful end to a beautiful series!!!