Lost Rider

By: Harper Sloan

Narrated by: Elizabeth Louise, Jason Carpenter

In Lost Rider, the first Western romance in New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Harper Sloan’s Coming Home series, an injured rodeo star encounters an old flame but will she be just what he needs to get back in the saddle?

Maverick Austin Davis is forced to return home after a ten-year career as a rodeo star. After one too many head injuries, he’s off the circuit and in the horse farming business, something he’s never taken much of a shine to, but now that it’s his late father’s legacy, familial duty calls. How will Maverick find his way after the only dream he ever had for himself is over?

Enter Leighton Elizabeth James, an ugly duckling turned beauty from Maverick’s childhood—his younger sister’s best friend, to be exact, and someone whose heart he stomped all over when she confessed her crush to him ten years back. Now Leighton is back in Maverick’s life, no longer the insecure, love-stricken teen—and Maverick can’t help but take notice. Sparks fly between them, but will Leighton be able to open her heart to the one man who broke it all those years ago?

Written in the vein of Diana Palmer and Lindsay McKenna, this Texas-set series is filled with sizzle, heart, and plenty of cowboys!

The girl he left behind...

This audiobook about a rodeo cowboy with a career ending injury who is being forced to return home after the death of his father was very emotional and had a great story. He was estranged from his cruel father and had left 10 years before, never wanting to return, but is back for his brother and sister. The heroine was a girl he knew since childhood who was in love with him at age 16, but when he left he was really cruel,to her and broke her heart. Now that he’s back, after not recognizing her, he is quite rude and antagonistic toward her thinking she was his brother’s girlfriend. After realizing his mistake he feels bad about how he treated her and it’s up to him to prove he is staying and that he is a different man now. The romance was sexy and sweet at the same time. Narration was well done and I loved the male narrators voice!

Rider wanted.

I loved this book so much. This world is built in a way that you want to be best friends with them. Fall in love there and stay forever. I don’t do that whole farm and outdoorsy stuff... but for Mav, a girl would try hard.

✫✫ 4 Stars ✫✫

If you like a very LOVEY DOVEY type second chance romance this book is for you. I liked the story line and the characters but this might have been a little too much "romance" for me. I don't mean to say that is bad or that their story is sweet and sappy, I just mean that the book revolves around their relationship and once they end up in each others arms they only talk about how much they belong together, how they love each other, how they need each other and how they are going to be together forever. Like I said, not like that is a bad thing but I like a little less love talk and a little more action. Besides that I love the story line and that these two characters have always known they are meant for each other. I love when the characters have a past, that really helps make the love story work for me.

The narration was really good. Loved them both bot these characters.

Great new series!

Love this new story from Harper! Very different from the Corps Security series, but so good in a different way. It's been a long time since I have read such a good cowboy novel. I am very excited for book 2

Maverick

Love the start of a new series. More people to love.
Maverick and Leighton, teenage crushes, learn to forgive each other and make a life together.