A billion stars! I will read anything by Paisley Hope and I have. This story was absolutely beautiful and Im in love with this HEA love story.

Paisley Hope! Ahhhh I just adore her writing so much, she writes cowboys with such an impeccable style. This story was captivating and swoony with enough spice to heat up those pages. This series is a favorite of mine and I cannot wait for the next one!

Riding the High was everything I hoped for and more!! Cole and Ginger are the moment all Silver Pines lovers have been waiting for. They had crazy fun tension and banter throughout the first two books in the series. And of course they delivered when their moment came!!
I loved the secretiveness and different phases of their relationship, that was something I didn’t really see coming, first being secret friends, then the marriage. But through it all, they had amazing chemistry and some of the sweetest moments. Getting more of Cole with his daughter Mabel was the best, and so was following along as Ginger and Mabel’s connection grew. I love how Cole and Ginger complement each other, they are total opposites and it works perfectly.
This has all of Paisley’s signature humor, heart, and spice. If you’re a romance reader and you haven’t picked up a book by Paisley yet, you’re missing out!! This is part of an interconnected series - it can be read as a standalone, but I wouldn’t miss out on the others and the character building.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 ⇣
•Small town
•Single dad
•Accidental/secret marriage
•Secret friends to lovers
•Sheriff MMC
•Close proximity
•Found family
•Sister's best friend
•Reformed playboy
•”My wife” moments
•It’s always been you
•Dual POV
•Spice

Thank you so much Ballantine/Dell Romance and Netgalley for the ARC!

another cowboy romance i freaking LOVEDDDDDDDD, omg PAISLEY HOPE I LOVE YOU. dear god never stop writing!

This book was only ok for me. I loved the last chapter (not the epilogue, the actual last chapter), and felt it really reflected the two main characters well.

I'm no prude, but I felt like the sex scenes were overly gratuitous. We're all adults, we get how sex happens and all that. We don't need the constant dirty talk. Again, I don't mind sex scenes, but I just felt like this book had SO MANY and they were over the top. If you're into that kind of book, this book is 100% for you!!

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Riding the High by Paisley Hope is such a fun and flirty romance! Cole and Ginger are complete opposites. Their banter is sharp and the tension between them is real. Watching them try to keep their marriage a secret while clearly falling for each other was super entertaining. I adored everything from the small town charm of Silver Pines, to the forced proximity and opposites attract dynamic!

Single dad
Friends to lovers
Secret friends
Best friends brother
Forced prox
Vegas wedding
MY WIFE
Small town

I have been so excited for this book and boy did it live up to my expectations! The banter was top notch and so good!

Thank you to Dell romance for this earc I also listened along while reading and loved the audio

This book was a little too spicy for me. But I really liked the main characters and you could really feel the connection between them.

Thank you to Paisley Hope for the ebook ARC! I am absolutely obsessed with this series. They’re such heartwarming, witty and page turning stories.

I looooooove a friends to lovers/brothers friend type of trope. Add in a secret Vegas marriage, close proximity, and a small town? YES.

This book is steamy, it’s sweet, it’s funny, and I loved it so much!

This is an amazing four star small town romance read and the third novel in Paisley Hope's silver pines ranch book series. This is a cute small town romance novel that is four stars. Ginger is a women who knows what she wants and what she doesn't want is her parents controlling her life. Cole is a single father who bears the weight on his shoulders of so many responsibilities. These two together are cute, loveable and argue with hilarious banter like no other. Their both very heartfelt people who love meaningfully and deeply.

I loved this book SO much - the way that Ginger and Cole's love unfolded, and the way that Mabel was expertly woven into their love. Nothing felt out of place or awkward, and I really didn't want their story to end.
And the spice? Wow. So, so good.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for an advance copy of this book!

Paisley Hope has done it again! This whole series lives rent free in my head, and Cole and Ginger are no exception! From the beginning of this series, these two have been hinted around and bantered with each other in the background of the other Silver Pines stories. I was anxiously awaiting their novel, and it doesn’t disappoint.

The sweetest part of this story was learning how much deeper their friendship was, and bond they had built over years of supporting each other through difficult times, unbeknownst to their friends and family.

I am a sucker for a single dad, and Cole’s relationship with Mabel was everything! He’s the serious, LEO, older brother, who dedicates his free time to raising his daughter, and supporting his family. Ginger is the opposite in many ways, a total spitfire, who has a big personality, wicked sense of humor, and loves to get under his skin.

As always, the spice is amazing. Their chemistry is off the charts and it fuels their passion.

- Single dad
- Accidental Vegas marriage
- Secret friends
- Forced proximity
- Small town

Thank you to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to review this ARC!

Best Friends brother and accidental marriage?! Sign me up!!! And the TENSION?!?! *Chef's kiss* 🤌🏻
Andddd no third act break up 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I ate this book up!!! Seriously I loved everything about this!!! Please do yourself a favor and go read this book NOW 😍❤️

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for the ARC!

I'm obsessed with Paisley Hope - she's officially an auto-read author for me. Soooo steamy but very sweet, this was a great rom-com. I love this cast of characters/family and cannot wait for the next book in the series. 4.5-5 stars

Cole and Ginger may have been my favorite of the series so far!! I love an accidental marriage/marriage of convenience and Paisley wrote this so well! I adored the dynamic between these two so so much! I could not get enough! The chemistry between Ginger and Cole was phenomenal and I loved their story. Any friends to lovers has me hooked and this was perfect! I cannot wait to read more from Paisley and Silver Pines Ranch!

𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘦: 𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘸𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯
𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴: 𝘗𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘏𝘰𝘱𝘦
𝘗𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴: 432
★★★★★

As always, I fall deeper into this author’s books! They always deliver for me and Cole and Gingers book was everything in one paperback! ✨
The last two books we get the banter and friendship between them and at last, AT LAST we get their story! When they are besties and end up getting hitched in Vegas they realize they no longer need to keep their feelings for each other a secret from one another. Ginger isn’t about to give up on the man she’s always wanted and caring for his young daughter, and Cole just wants Ginger to belong to him forever. But being married may cause a scandal for her father who is a congressman and may cost Cole his dream job as sheriff.

The tropes are everything: single dad, secret marriage, best friends brother, small town, found family, town sheriff x politicians daughter, it’s always been you vibes. 💕

Thank you @authorpaisleyhope and @dellromance for this arc!

[4 Stars😊] Paisley Hope does it again! Honestly, I was a little nervous to pick up Riding the High because I didn't really love Training the Heart. However, this book delivered on sweet, spicy, and swoony. I loved Cole and Ginger's fun and playful connection but at the same time there is a depth to their friendship that allows them to fully be themselves around the other person. While I enjoyed reading the spicy scenes, I felt that Paisley Hope wrote their emotional connection in such as way that I believed their feelings for one another and, in a way, I also felt that the book didn't need the spicy scenes for me to get their connection (but I liked them anyway 😉).

I liked how Ginger was extroverted but also had moments where she battled insecurities. She was so self-aware when she was around Mabel, and I loved how Ginger was so protective of her. And Cole? He's probably my new favorite MMC in the Silver Pines Ranch series because he fell harrrrrrrrrd and never got back up. I loved seeing him slowly unravel and then remake himself into a man obsessed.

Overall, Riding the High was a really good book, and I can't wait to read what's next from Paisley Hope!
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Details:
💘Contemporary romance
🚨First responder romance
>>>🚓Police romance
🏡Small town romance
👀Dual, first-person POV
🥀Third act breakup(ish)
🙌Would re-read

Tropes and Characters:
🫦Boss/employee
>>>🧸Single dad x nanny
🪢Family ties (best friend's brother)
📍Forced proximity
>>>🔑Under one roof
💑Friends-to-lovers
💃One night stand
💍Marriage of convenience
🐰Reformed playboy
🦸Single parent/guardian

Spice:
🧨Slow burn
🥵Explicit content and language (extreme)
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Emoji Ranking System:
🤩Excellent to Fantastic (4.75-5.00)
😍Very Good to Great (4.25-4.50)
😊Good to Really Good (3.50-4.00)
🙂Just OK to Decent (2.75-3.25)
😒It's A No (1.00-2.75)
🚫DNF

🌟🌟🌟🌟¼ – What happens in Vegas... might just stay in my heart.

If you told me a Vegas wedding between a congressman’s daughter and a single dad sheriff would make me swoon and laugh in equal measure, I’d believe you—but I wouldn’t have guessed it would be this charming. Riding the High is the kind of book that sneaks up on you with its emotional pull, small-town warmth, and yes, a few steamy surprises along the way.

Cole and Ginger are both carrying more baggage than a Vegas honeymoon suite—him, with his new role as sheriff and the full weight of single fatherhood; her, with the pressure of keeping up political appearances while secretly longing for freedom. One dare, one too-many-drinks night, and suddenly… I do turns into oh no, we really did. What follows is 90 days of secret marriage, slow-burn proximity, and an “oops we actually like each other” arc that had me smiling through every awkward, tender, chaotic beat.

Ginger is a firecracker—funny, determined, fiercely independent—and Cole is total “Girl Dad Goals,” complete with heart-melting moments and protective instincts that make him a standout romance lead. Their chemistry shines best in the quiet, unglamorous moments: Mabel’s bedtime routines, shared kitchen conversations, the soft unraveling of two guarded people who never meant to fall in love, but somehow did anyway.

Now, if I’m being honest (because this is a 4.25-star review), there were a few plot lulls where I wanted the emotional stakes to rise a bit faster. Some scenes leaned heavily into steam without pushing the relationship’s growth forward, and I craved just a touch more exploration of Ginger and Cole's internal conflicts beyond the physical tension. But when the emotional payoffs did land—they landed.

And let’s talk about Mabel. This kiddo deserves her own novella. The bond between her and Ginger added such richness and heart to the story. Honestly, it was these little family-found moments that gave this book its sparkle.

Verdict: If you’re into small-town romance with friends-to-lovers vibes, a little chaotic Vegas energy, and a whole lot of heartfelt parenting scenes (plus, yes, a hot chapter 46), you’ll want to ride this high all the way to the end. This book proves that what starts as a dare might just become a forever kind of love.

💜 Riding the High 💜
Paisley Hope

- Review posted to Amazon, Goodreads, BookBub, and TheStoryGraph on 6/2/25

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5 ⭐

“Well, in the spirit of keeping things platonic so we don’t ruin our friendship, on a scale of one to ten, with one being a responsible adult and ten being a total fucking slut for Cole Ashby, I’m sitting at about a one hundred and one.”
👏😚
Me too, girl. Me too.

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You know that couple you catch glimpses of in the first story of a series and despite knowing their time to shine is a long ways away, you can’t help but daydream about their already undeniable electric connection? From the very start, Cole and Ginger were ✨that couple✨ I was immediately taken by Ginger’s quick wit and fire, and very curious about single daddy Cole’s guarded heart. Their moment in the spotlight is finally here and I'm happy to report that Riding the High was very well worth the wait.

Paisley Hope has created such a vivid and engaging world in Silver Pines Ranch and I truly never want to leave. Her fresh take on a fan-favorite fake marriage trope, with Cole and Ginger both leaning into their accidental marital status in a cute, playful way, left me giddy and begging for more. But the smoldering, deeeep pining is what I continued to think about days and days after reading. Cole and Ginger’s relationship was just so purely romantic in a way I didn’t expect.

With strong backstories, satisfying character growth, tons and tons of spicy banter, and the most heartfelt display of parental relationships, blood and otherwise, there wasn’t any realm in this world where I wouldn’t adore this story. Though we’re nearing the end of this series, it’s comforting knowing Cole, Ginger, and Mabes will be waiting for me to come back whenever I need a fix 🥰

Why you’ll love Riding the High
💜 Small Town Romance
💜 Dual POV
💜 Secret Friends to Lovers
💜 Best Friend’s Brother
💜 Single Dad
💜 Accidental/Secret Marriage
💜 Forced Proximity
💜 Reformed Playboy
💜 One Night Stand
💜 Secret Pining
💜 Truth or Dare
💜 It’s Always Been You

Thanks to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group Ballantine | Dell for sending an early copy. These are my honest thoughts. 🖤

Cole Ashby f
I'm obsessed with him, the dirty talk
and what comes out of his mouth should be illegal
I devoured this book I could not put it down I'm normally not a huge fan of friends to lovers but @authorpaisleyhope done it so well, it's convinced me to read more books with the trope
I loved being back in the silver pines world ea the secret pining, the tension, the banter was SO good
"They can't see you out there, Vixen, but they can hear you. Let them hear how much you like my tongue buried in your sweet cunt. Scream my name. Let this whole fucking city know whose wife you are."
"Will you be my mommy in my heart?" she says, and I pull her closer. "Of course I will. Daddy's girls?" | ask, tears streaming down my cheeks. She nods
The bond between Mabel and ginger was everything, l loved them so much