Ride Hard

Tessa Layne

May 2021 · Shady Layne Media, LLC · Narrated by Anthony Tate

About this audiobook

When disgraced bull rider Ty Sloane agreed to take a job as foreman at Falcon Ridge Ranch, he didn’t count on having to share his job or his cabin with twenty-one-year-old rising star barrel racer Maybelle Johnson. She tests his patience by day and drives him to distraction by night, but she’s off limits—too young and innocent for the likes of an ex-con like him.

As far as Maybelle is concerned, Ty Sloane can go jump in a lake. The cocky bull rider is a thorn in her side, both at the ranch and on the road. But he makes her feel things no man has ever made her feel, and as she learns about his past, she can’t help but develop a soft spot for him.

When trouble finds Maybelle on the rodeo circuit, Ty puts it all on the line for the sweet young woman who’s captured his heart, even though it may cost him his freedom.

Ratings and reviews

This audiobook gives us the first story of the author’s series titled Roughstock Riders. This one belongs to Ty Sloane and Maybelle Johnson. Once at the top of his bull rider career, Ty ends up in jail after protecting a woman from an abuser. The moment he leaves jail not knowing what his future would be, he never expected two of his friends to be outside of jail waiting for him and offering a job at Falcon Ridge Ranch. He was told he would be the foreman. That is, until he meets the recently appointed foreman/woman, Maybelle Johnson. A young 21 year old that gives him a run for his money. The option give to them, share the job and the house. The plot is mostly about the relationship between the feisty Maybelle and Ty’s determination to keep her safe. But there is a ex in her past that is likely to create problems. It’s also a story about redemption and new beginnings. All in all , it was an ok story to be enjoyed in an afternoon of leisure.

Ty was living of the dream as not only was he a successful bull rider, but he was always enjoying the perks that go along with until one tragic night changes everything and he spends the next three years in prison. After serving his sentence he is offered the job as foreman at Falcon Ridge Ranch not realizing that it had been offered to another and not only would he be sharing the pay but living spaces as well. Maybelle has recently relocated to her uncle’s ranch where not only can she prove her worth as a foreman but complete as a barrel racer as well. After the way her last relationship ended the last thing she needs is the distraction of a sexy cowboy however they are about to find out they make perfect partners both personally and professionally. The chemistry between them is intense however Maybelle’s independence conflicts with Ty’s need to protect her especially when the secrets she has been keeping places her in danger. I enjoyed the performance of the narrator as he brought the story to life.

This was very enjoyable story. Fast paced sweet love story low angst. Narrator was new to me but enjoyed the way he brought the story to life.

About the author

Tessa Layne is the writer of the USA Today bestselling series "Cowboys of the Flint Hills," and the USA Today bestselling spinoff series "Heroes of Resolution Ranch" and "Roughstock Riders." Under the pen name TS Layne, she's written the additional USA Today Bestselling spinoffs "The Misters" and "The Titans of Tech." Known for her "emotionally searing and uplifting" story lines, all of Tessa's books contain strong sexy heroes, smart sassy heroines who don't pull their punches, and a lovable and entertaining cast of recurring side characters. Set in the heart of the original "Old West" - the Flint Hills - the weather and the rolling rugged landscape play a significant role in her stories as her characters navigate the challenges of ranching and rural life in the 21st Century.Tessa divides her time between the Flint Hills and the Rocky Mountains, where she lives with her own cowboy hero, two children and two very naughty cats. Anthony Tate has a peg leg and grew up on a pirate ship. He can't tell you how long it took to lose his piratey accent.