A review by jen286
A Thorn in the Saddle by Rebekah Weatherspoon

5.0

I loved Jesse and Lily-Grace so much!! Oh, this was my favorite of the series. I loved all of them, but Jesse? Oh, kill me now. He is my favorite kind of guy. A big grumbly sweetheart. I never wanted this story to end.

Jesse has taken on all of the burdens of running the ranch. He has a temper, an anger in him that makes him lash out at people at times and now he is really trying to get that under control. To make sure he is the amazing person he is all the time. He...I loved how much he tried. How he really worked on himself and wanted to be better. He is not very experienced with people, or women in particular. He hasn't really dated, doesn't really have any friends, he is really shy and feels awkward around most people. He doesn't talk a lot so no one really tried to get to know him better. Until Lily-Grace.

Lily-Grace is a strong woman and is not afraid to tell you when you are wrong. She was absolutely perfect for big, shy Jesse. Oh I loved these two together. They don't start off on the right foot, but Jesse is so freaking adorable I don't know how anyone could not fall in love with him. These two had a connection and Lily-Grace was trying to help Jesse break out of his shell a little bit. Trying to help him be more comfortable around other people. And of course she falls in love with this giant sweetheart.

These two gave me all the feels. I adored how supportive Jesse was and always there for Lily-Grace. He might not know what to do, he might not know how to be in a relationship, but he really works hard to do the right thing and I loved that so much. He reaches out to people he trusts when he needs help and once you get into the inner circle he would do anything for you. I loved how vulnerable he was and how he could talk about his feelings and ask people's advice when he was unsure. I just loved this story so so much.

Thanks to the Netgalley and Kensington Books for providing me with an ARC of this book. I loved it so much!