Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Spice 🌶️🌶️

“Law Daddy”

Cole and Ginger have been secret friend for years. A drunken night in Vegas leads to a ring on their finger. Things get real fast… but Coke realizes maybe having a summer fake wife isn’t the worst idea for him or his daughter. An almost accident makes Coke relate life is to short for fear; he begins a secret relationship with Ginger.

But they soon realize that there friends are on to them being together. And maybe their secret friendship wasn’t so secret. But can they survive after the summer? Or were they destined to fail?

Thanks to NetGalley for the feedback review copy!

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Thank you Paisley Hope and Team for the chance to read this book early! Riding the High is the 3rd in the series. Ginger is Cole’s sister Cece’s bff. But there is undeniable attraction between the two. Will one night in Vegas do them in? Loved loved loved this Book!!!

I’ve been living in my cowboy era so I knew this was going to be right up my alley. I devoured this whole thing in one sitting and now I have to go read all her other books!

Paisley Hope has done it again! I went into this book with high expectations due to my love for Silver Pines, the previous book especially, and Paisley surpassed every one. I devoured this book and was giggling and kicking my feet within the first few chapters! Cole and Ginger are the definition of “it’s always been you.” Their easy banter, their chemistry, and tense pull to each other was so intoxicating that I couldn’t put the book down! You could cut through that tension with a knife. And when it broke? I was a melted pile on the floor! I am always a sucker for a single dad trope, but this one might be my favorite thus far!

Thank you so much to Paisley Hope, Random House, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this eARC!

This was so fun! Cole and Ginger’s friendship is light and fun in the beginning, and watching them blossom together over the summer was beautiful. I loved the dialogue between them, and Mabel’s moments were funny! The accidental marriage/hidden relationship was a good plot, and the big problem in the end was done really well. The ending was beautiful and I only cried like three times.

Thank you to Dell for an early copy!

Well, Paisley did it again.
Just when I think I can’t fall harder for one of her MMCs, she writes another. I’m beyond conflicted at this point. How does one pick a favorite Ashby brother?

ANYWAYS…. The goods:
Tropes:
MY WIFE
Best friend’s brother
Sheriff x teacher
Single dad
Accidental marriage
Forced proximity
Secret friends to lovers
One night stand

5/5 ⭐️ 4/5 🌶️

I devoured this book. Literally obsessed for 3 days and stayed up late finishing on work nights… because as all of her work…. It’s just that good.

Cole is the single dad with a real see you next Tuesday for an ex-wife (relatable AF). Ginger is his little sisters annoying best friend/ his secret best friend post divorce.

When they accidentally get trashed at Cece & Nash’s pre wedding Vegas trip…. One thing h leads to another and well… you know what happens in Vegas. One little problem, Sheriff Ashby and Congressman’s daughter Ginger can’t have a scandal.

Cue the marriage of convenience! Naturally, Ginger moves in to be Cole’s nanny and from there, the ride is bumpy, there is PLOT and there is SPICE!

I’m going to continue to hail this author as the queen of writing fictional men.

Thank you so much Paisley and @dellromance for giving me the opportunity to read this via @netgalley in exchange for an honest review ✨

Riding the High by Paisley Hope eARC Review
5•6•25

Take me to Silver Pines please because this series has me in an absolute chokehold. Paisley never misses and this book is fantastic. I’m a sucker for accidental marriage and when it happens between two friends and he happens to be your best friend’s brother— EVEN BETTER.

I am obsessed with Cole and Ginger and their relationship. Secret friends to lovers with the absolute best tension and banter. Their relationship is seriously so damn sweet and then the relationship that blooms between Ginger and Cole’s daughter, Mabel — my heart ♥️. They make the best team 🥹 “Daddy’s Girls” and everytime they mentioned it was so special.

The found family in this series is SO GOOD. The spice is 😮‍💨 HOT. The handcuff scene, IYKYK. And I just really love the small town world that Paisley has created.

What to expect:
Accidental marriage
Secret friends to lovers
Sisters best friend
Found family
Small town
She handcuffs him BUT he’s the cop 🤭
“My wife”

Thank you so much Paisley, Random House and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this as an ARC for my honest opinion and review!

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6967474588

Paisley Hope does it EVERY TIME!!! Another sweet, sassy, spicy read to add to the shelf! I love this series! Best friend's brother and childhood crush puts me in a chokehold! The pining in this one was top notch!

Paisley Hope once again left me swooning with this next Silver Pines book!

Cole and Ginger were absolutely adorable, and seeing the progress they made as a couple was really cute.

This was written very well and the character development was also really good. Cole was there for Ginger from the beginning and just wanted the best for her.

I really enjoyed the relationship between Ginger and Mabel as well. She took on that role unknowingly and just loved Mabel like she deserved.

All in all, this was a really good book!

3 Stars I was initially really excited for this one, but sadly, it was a bit of a letdown after the first two books in the series. I might just be in a bit of a book slump at the moment, but Riding the High was underwhelming. Cole and Ginger's dynamic seemed really promising heading into this one and I hoped it would live up to expectations. I usually love accidental marriage/marriage of convenience, but the plot sorta dragged for me. And it didn't feel like Cole and Ginger had much more to their relationship besides the banter that had been going on for years and the new physical side to their relationship introduced in this book.

Paisley Hope you’ve done it again!!! I have loved each and every one of the Silver Pines Ranch books, and this was no different! In true fashion, in fact, it became my new favorite of the three released! I love a single dad, and having him as the SHERIFF?????? THANK YOU PAISLEY!!! I loved how much background and story buildup there was between Cole and Ginger pre-timeline and pre-…everything that goes down :) It made everything that much more special and loving. Mabel was written so so perfectly. What a little ray of sunshine empath who stole! my! heart!!??! Ginger, beautiful Ginger, I’ve been so excited to get her story and I don’t think I could have asked for it to have been executed any better!

I love a Vegas wedding romance and I really enjoyed the first book in this series, so I was looking forward to digging into this. Unfortunately, the combination of “it’s always been you” and a manhoe hero gave me the ick, which was impossible to overcome. His past was referenced too many times for me to ignore it, which kept me emotionally disconnected from the love story and made it all too easy to see some flaws. I still loved the interconnectivity of the characters, catching up on the town, and the forbidden tension. Hope’s writing style is also perfect for bingeing, with an effortless readability and plenty of spice. If you’re a fan of friends to lovers romances with playboy heroes, then chances are you’ll have a great time with this one.

The story follows Cole and Ginger, two people who have been in each other’s lives for years. Though they love to bicker, they’re also good friends, and Cole wouldn’t have it any other way… even if he secretly harbors deeper feelings. So when Cole and Ginger wake up married after a drunken night in Vegas, it shakes the foundation of their relationship. They agree to stay married for a while to help Cole’s career, which brings them together in a way they never imagined. Resisting their feelings becomes impossible as their marriage begins to feel real.

I loved the sound of this blurb right away, though I did have some reluctance about the story after seeing Cole and Ginger’s dynamic in Training the Heart. They have obvious chemistry and tension between them, which made me curious to learn more. I loved their easy banter and the way they both cared in a way they’d never admit, though I didn’t love that Cole was so open about discussing past hookups with Ginger. The opening scene set the tone, and every time I’d start to get pulled into the story, a reference to his playboy ways pulled me right back out. Their connection also relied heavily on physical chemistry, and I think a slower burn would’ve worked better. All in all, it’s not a bad book by any means, but it didn’t win me over in the way I was hoping.

4.5 stars

Cole and Ginger were even better than I imagined! I loved the build up to their story sprinkled throughout the earlier books in the series. The close friendship between Cole and Ginger is the perfect foundation for a relationship. I loved that Ginger built a separate relationship with Mabel as her nanny for the summer and seeing them team up against Cole was hilarious and sweet!

5⭐️ for Law Daddy

"Even when life handed me a twist in fate, the greatest gift of my life, I still couldn't let you go," Cole says. "I couldn't let you go, Ginger. And for some fucked-up reason, you never let go either,"

This series just gets better and better, I’ve loved every book but Cole and Ginger were the absolute sweetest. Best friend’s brother and single dad? Yes please!

Cole is the dedicated single dad, he’s hardworking and wants to make the perfect life for his daughter Mabel. Ginger is best friends with CeCe, Cole’s sister. These two have a secret friendship, always there for each other when they need it. When they go to Vegas for Nash and CeCe’s bachelor/bachelorette party, things get a little crazy!

I loved these two so much, Cole is the sweetest man and the best dad ever. The way he cared for his daughter, the way he always showed up for Ginger. The secret friendship these two shared, eating pizza and watching tv. The banter between them, the chemistry and trying to deny their feelings, the pining. Everything was perfect! This is officially my favorite book in the series, it was everything I needed. I laughed, I kicked my feet and cried happy tears, this felt like coming back home to a warm hug. I’m officially obsessed with Cole Ashby!

Thank you Paisley Hope, Random House and NetGalley for the ARC!

Thank you to Dell Romance for providing me an early copy of this ebook. All opinions are my own.

Gah! I loved everything about this one! So many of my favorite tropes, and the tension between these two was just so delicious!

Ginger and Cole have had such a flirty friendship, you just knew it was only a matter of time before the tension had to break, and break it did…in Vegas! 👀 I will always, always eat up a Vegas wedding in my romance books, and it was just the jump start these two needed! 🔥

These two being, in my opinion, pretty much best friends (secretly 🤫) leading up to all of this was another of my favorite things. They knew each other so well, and when they worked up the courage to communicate? 🥹

Alongside the romance, there was also Cole’s daughter who played a big role in the story, and she was just adorable! I loved the relationship that formed between her and Ginger, and when those two started teaming up, I couldn’t help the huge smile that I got on my face!

I just love this little group of people, and those last few chapters were just so beautiful and wholesome, and I am just so happy with their HEA.

And just now checked to make sure we get to go back to Silver Pines Ranch again, and we do! 🎉 And I’m already so excited to get to know those characters! 👀

What this book is giving:
✅ Small Town Romance
✅ Dual POV
✅ Law Daddy
✅ Best Friend’s Older Brother
✅ (Arguably “Best”) Friends to Lovers
✅ Vegas 👀
✅ Single Dad
✅ Nanny for the summer

Rating:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 5
🌶️🌶️🌶️½ / 5

Cole and Ginger were amazing.

I mean we knew this going in. The flanter these two have had was always fun. The brief moments we got to see it in the prior books just showed that they were going to be a hit.

Both of them had faults and things they were hiding but never from each other. They were he best of friends and only wanted the best for each other. Both thought that that was other people.

Turns out what happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay there. Sometimes it follows you home. These two always out each other first and Mabel. They only wanted what was best for each other. Only wanted to support each other. I loved how they fought for each other and loved each other hard.
They didn’t let the other one pull away. They held on with both hands and loved hard.

I loved this book and this series. Paisley writes amazing books and can do no wrong here.

Paisley Hope…. the chokehold that you and Silver Pines Ranch have me in!!!! Riding the High is the third book in the Silver Pines Ranch series and it follows Cece’s best friend, Ginger and Cece’s sheriff brother, Cole.

Overall this is a super fun and easy to read story! I like that there’s an actual storyline happening. The romance and smut is good! I really appreciate that the smut and characters are noticeably different from one another in comparison to the other books in the series. (I feel like often times in series like these the books feel like carbon copies of one other).

The tension between Ginger and Cole builds nicely (both in the series and in this book). They’ve known each other for a long time, so I love getting to see all the flashbacks. It really adds to their story. Maybe I’m starting to dig single dad romances??? Because OMG this was so sweet. Cole’s relationship with Mabel melts your heart and Ginger becoming closer with Mabel is equally heartwarming to read.

It reads a little wattpady at times; there are a lot of repetitive phrases and a couple of pet names that don’t really work for me personally, but other than that it’s a really solid read and I’m excited to continue the series!

☑ Small town cowboy romance
☑ A man in uniform (and handcuffs 🤫)
☑ Best friend’s brother
☑ Single dad
☑ Forced proximity

Content warnings: sexual content, pregnancy

I think this book is now my favorite in this series, which is hard to say because I have loved each book so much. These characters and this family have become an extension of mine and I will be so sad when this series is over.

Little Mabel just makes my day, every time. I love when authors put sweet funny kids in the mix. They make the perfect vehicles for that bit of super truthful moments that need to happen but wouldn't naturally happen.

Cole Ashby is the towns new sheriff. He's also a single dad and a cowboy. So like, sign me up... Am I right? Ginger is his little sister's best friend and a bit of a wild child. Mix in a Vegas wedding, it's always been you vibes and this secret -for them only- connection and you have a story that sucks you in and keeps you there. I loved every moment of these two.

“Eyes here, baby. I’ve waited years to give in to this. I want all your attention now.”


Here are the reason I would one-click this book:
🐎Vegas Wedding
🐎Friends-to-lovers
🐎Sheriff mmc x congressman’s daughter fmc
🐎Mutual pining
🐎Best Friends Brother
🐎Single dad mmc
🐎Forced Proximity

Thank you so much Paisley Hope, Random House, and Netgalley for the arc.

I absolutely love anything Paisley writes, and this book hit all the right notes.

The tension between Cole and Ginger was palpable from the beginning, and I adored how Ginger interacted with Cole's daughter. The theme of found family was delightful.

As a fan of cowboy romances, I found this one particularly enjoyable. Even though Cole is the town sheriff, the story was woven together just as beautifully as Paisley's other books.

Thank you for the ARC, NetGalley! :)

Cole and Ginger have been close friends for a long time, but have always been attracted to each other. so when they drunkenly get married in Vegas one night, they start to question if friends is all they really want to be. I’ve always liked Ginger, she’s so attentive and supportive of everyone around her and it’s easy to see why Cole feels the way he does about her. Cole has a bit of a reputation for sleeping around which didn’t bode well for me, especially with the way it was portrayed. i’m not the biggest fan of kids, but i love Cole’s daughter Mabel and seeing her grow fond of Ginger was sweet.

i really wanted to like this more than i did, but i ended up feeling underwhelmed. my main issues with this book were: things moved too fast, Cole and Ginger didn’t have the most depth to their characters and a lot of their dynamic/interactions were too lust driven. they do start off as friends before anything sexual happens, but we don’t get enough domestic moments with them in my opinion. i did appreciate that there was no third act breakup though, i just felt like Ginger is so young and it all got glossed over a little too much for me when it came to her just accepting everything Cole had going on. the only “conflict” was with Cole running to be sheriff and the scandal that would be caused if the town found out he got randomly married. i just never really got invested.. this is now my least favorite in the series.