First Kiss with a Cowboy: Includes a bonus novella

This first book in the series was a sweet touching story about two individuals whose childhood and youth have molded them to whom they are today as adults. Jane Harding and Toby Garrett were always competing in school . He the outgoing , athletic one, and she the shy and quiet one who was often ridicule by “the popular” crowd. During a HS party Toby kisses her, and should be been special, destroyed Jane. Now back in town for their friends wedding, they are forced to work together. Will they have a chance of opening their hearts and past to each other? Will they get a chance at love? At times heartbreaking but also heartwarming, the story is a reminder on how one’s childhood and family dynamics truly affect one as an adult. This introduction to the series, makes the reader wanting to know whose story will be next. I was entrusted a copy of this book by Netgalley and Forever. The opinions expressed are solely my own.

First Kiss with a Cowboy is the first book by Sara Richardson that I've read, but it certainly won't be the last. This sweet romance was the perfect read for the mood I was in. Toby Garrett is a rodeo cowboy who unfortunately sustained a devastating injury to his shoulder. He's had surgery and is in the process of rehabbing. He's returned home to where he grew up to be the best man in his friend's wedding, but he's also going to spend time at home since he's got nothing better to do at the moment until he's cleared. He ends up finding work at a local ranch that will end up bringing him much more than a paycheck when he comes face-to-face with the girl who broke his heart in high school. Jane Harding hasn't been home for years. Once her father passed away, she preferred to continue living her life in California with few trips back to where she grew up. She's now back to help plan her best friend's wedding and to be the maid of honor and there's also the issue of rewriting her second book that is due to her editor. What she doesn't expect to encounter is the man who kissed her in high school and because of her own insecurities pushed him away even though it was the last thing she wanted to do. When Jane and Toby see one another, it's clear there is a pull between them. They've both gone through a lot and while Toby would be open to picking things up with Jane, she is exactly the opposite. The last thing she wants is to get hurt and because of that, she's shut herself off from relationships and anything scary. Will Toby be able to bring her out of her protective shell, or will she let the man that she's always cared about slip away again? This was a really enjoyable read and while it started a little slow for me, it definitely picked up and I wanted to know what happened between these two! I look forward to seeing what else happens in Silverado Lake!

ARC for honest review with no compensation received from NetGalley and Forever First Kiss with a Cowboy is book 1 in the Silverado Lake series by Sara Richardson. Jane Harding, romance writer, adjunct college professor but her life starts to unravel when her teaching contact isn’t renewed and her second novel tanks with her editor. She is told the hero stays but the rest of the novel has to be rewritten in 6 weeks. She’s headed back home for 3 weeks to help plan and be the maid of honor at her best friend’s wedding only to find out the best man is none other than Toby Garrett, the man she has based the hero on in her first best selling book and they boy who’s kiss she has never forgotten... Toby Garrett, rodeo bull rider returns home to heal from his latest injury and surgery that could be the ending of his career. Only time and therapy will tell if it heals. When he runs into Jane the memory of their teenage kiss makes him want to right the wrong he did to her back then... Can these two work together to make their best friends, Beth and Ethan’s wedding a beautiful and special event, repair the past between them in order to find a future and love that’s everything they both want and need?