A Daring Ride

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I love this series and this book was amazing!.I adored Simon and Jacky. I fell in love with Jacky in the first book and couldn't wait to see more of him and his story.
Simon is from a prominent family and a very religious one. His mom doesn't allow him to follow his dream to be a bull rider or work the rodeo circuit because she lost a brother to it. However, nothing can hold him back from his dreams. He meets Dante one of his idols and it changes his life. Dante introduces him to Jacky and they hook up, but when Simon goes to work for Dante and trains with him they are in each other's paths again.

All I can say is hot cowboys and swoon! John Solo brings so much character and passion into this story that it melted me. The sex was moderate but tasteful yet John Solo made it melting!

I can't wait for more in this series and I hope it is very soon!

A Daring Ride ... The story of Simon ( Frizz ) and Jacky. Simon is a bull rider, comes a conservative family and He is afraid of revealing his secret of being a bull rider but more afraid of them knowing He is gay. Jacky has no problem with being out and has the support of his friends and family. They meet at a rodeo competition and hit it off. Simon returned home but needs more training and informs his family , he is leaving to pursue a career full time ... He happens to go live and work to Dante and Ryan's ranch. Jacky helps him realize He needs to learn how to be true to himself. That being a gay man is more than sex , that is about loving who He is ...
Lots of moments come , a confrontation with his father and overtime the realization that He deserves happiness with someone who loves him and that person is Jacky.

This was a nice follow on story from A Wild Ride, introducing Simon (Frizz) and his relationship with Jacky, but also providing a glimpse into the life of Dante and Ryan.
The plot is fairly simple as Jacky, rodeo fan-boy, has a one-night stand with Frizz who has secretly entered the rodeo. Of course the one night becomes more as they meet up again when Frizz takes a job with Dante and Ryan. Together they face Simon's coming out and acceptance of his own sexuality.
Frizz's parents are not accepting of his desire to ride in the rodeo and it takes a lot of convincing for them to agree to him completing and moving away to train under Dante. As the owner's of a large Christian bookstore they are even less accepting of his sexuality.
The story mixes rodeo action with the developing relationship between Frizz and Jacky. As a couple they are very sweet and supportive with lots of feelings being expressed. There's lots of sex/'making love' with quite a romantic and poetic quality to it.\"They made love to the rhythm of the storm....\"... \"Nature seemed to be echoing their passion, and as Jacky reached his peak, thunder cracked and rolled, carrying their cries of passion towards the heavens.\"
I liked the sweet and mushy stuff (I'm usually in the mood for this when I pick up an Andrew Grey) and I enjoyed the happy ending. I was a bit over Simon agonizing about his situation and was glad when Simon himself realised he needed to get on with this life. \"I know everyone must be getting tired of me running on about this all the time.\" Simon turned to Jacky. \"Frankly, I'm tired of it too....\" Thank goodness!
The only other feedback is in relation to the use of Simon/Frizz's name. Frizz is Simon's nickname and his rodeo persona. At the beginning of the story (chapters 1 and 2) he is referred to as Simon although the nickname Frizz is used sometimes in conversation. In chapter 3, Simon isn't used at all and he is only referred to as Frizz in both narration and conversation. In chapter four, he'd gone back to being referred to as Simon, chapter five back to Frizz. I found it a bit confusing, even when he finally asked Jacky to call him \"Simon\", not using his Frizz bull-rider name. Anyway, maybe it was just me but I found this to-and-froing quite noticeable.
All-in-all, this story was exactly as I expected and a pleasant way to spend an afternoon!