Reviewed by Sadonna
TITLE: Bronc Riders Don’t Fall in love
SERIES: Kissing Ridge Cowboys
AUTHOR: R.M. Neill
PUBLISHER: Self-published
LENGTH: 255 pages
RELEASE DATE: March 12, 2026
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Diamond
‘Famous for having his heart broken by emotionally unavailable men’ should be engraved on my headstone.
I wish I could say I learn from each one, but the reality is… I don’t. If you give me a tall, dark, and handsome cowboy with sad eyes and a kind heart, I will never say no. It’s always been yes, and I deal with the emotional fallout after.
Then I meet Rhett.
Rhett and I didn’t exactly have a smooth start, and for the first time… I said no.
It didn’t last long, because I’m weak and he’s literally the perfect man for me. I know I’ve said that before, but he’s different. Sure, he drinks his coffee black, and that goes against every fibre in my being, but I can overlook the major flaw that it is.
Rhett isn’t like the others. He’s serendipity on horseback, and I can’t ignore it. Now I just need to convince him it’s okay to allow himself to fall.
After all, I already have, and I’ll wait forever to be there to catch him when he does.
Rhett
Love isn’t something that’s been kind to me, so it’s best to just give up on finding my soulmate. Rodeo has been my spouse for years, and it’s easier that way.
Until I meet the flirty barista/business owner named Diamond.
Our first meeting went as well as a no score in the final go-round. Thankfully his sunshiny demeanour eased the sting of a terrible start. He makes me notice how much space rodeo doesn’t fill. He gives far more than he takes, and I can’t help but wish I’d met him sooner.
Diamond is unexpected, and I can’t seem to figure out what to do. I know he wants more, and maybe I do too, but we’re so different it couldn’t possibly last.
I’m not a man who’s easy to love. It’s best to let Diamond go and save us both the inevitable heartache.
But if that’s truly the best thing to do, why is it so hard to let go?
CW: mention of cancer and treatment by one MC, parental abandonment and verbal abuse mentioned off page, death of a grandparent off page
Bronc Riders Don’t Fall In Love is the fourth and final book in the Kissing Ridge Cowboy Series. A friends with benefits, opposites attract, hurt comfort story with the flirty barista, Diamond, and the tender-hearted bronc rider. Shopping for barns as a date, kissing scars, and a supportive dad obsessed with tomatoes. Cooking that leads to confessions and the most swoony accidental proposal.
REVIEW:
Note: This is the fourth book in this series and has spoilers for the previous books 🙂
Diamond manifests his ideal man – and even has a pinterest board with the guy on it – a Bronc rider Rhett. Then he finds out that Rhett is moving to town to teach at Hunter’s Rodeo training facility. Whooopee! Then they meet and it does NOT go well.
Rhett has had a divorce, a bad breakup, lost his grandfather and had to deal with an awful family. He needs to get off the road of the rodeo circuit so the job Hunter offer is perfect. He has vowed not to put himself out there again. He just gets used and broken and he can’t do it anymore. He cannot risk his heart with the beautiful flirty man who owns the local coffee shop/cafe.
Diamond isn’t happy about how Rhett has treated him, but he does give him a second chance. They agree to a friends with benefits, casual scenario. Yeah. That’s not gonna last long. But Rhett’s got walls. And he has trouble expressing himself. Hmmmm. This could end up either very very good or go horribly wrong.
When Rhett gets hurt and Diamond offers to help, well things seem to be headed down the right path. Until they aren’t. Luckily Rhett has good friends who help him get past his own insecurities to see what is really right in front of him.
I absolutely loved these two! Love has never been kind to either of them. Between manipulative exes, greedy family and abandonment, Rhett and Diamond have weathered a lot. Rhett is convinced it’s just not in the cards for him. Clearly he has terrible taste in men and maybe he’s just not worth it. Diamond knows he’s worth it, but he’s not found the guy who recognized that. There start is awful and I loved how Diamond’s dad convinces him that he shouldn’t just necessarily give up. Thankfully Rhett has such good friends in Hunter and Gabe and in their own very different ways, they convince Rhett that both he AND Diamond deserve to be loved. This is the best found family ever. The rest of the group – Diamond’s best friend Levi, his dad Will and the other cowboys and rodeo instructors are there to lend a hand when needed too. I was so happy to see these two get out of their own way and get their HEA 🙂 So sweet and sexy and heartwarming. Highly recommended.
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