{"id":4775,"date":"2025-11-11T06:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T06:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=4775"},"modified":"2025-11-11T06:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T06:05:00","slug":"soul-searching-by-lyla-sage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=4775","title":{"rendered":"Soul Searching by Lyla Sage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Soul Searching<\/strong> by Lyla Sage<\/a>
on September 30, 2025
Genres:<\/strong> Fiction \/ Romance \/ Contemporary<\/a>, Fiction \/ Romance \/ Paranormal \/ General<\/a>, Fiction \/ Romance \/ Western<\/a>
Pages:<\/strong> 368
Format:<\/strong> Paperback<\/a>
Buy on Amazon<\/a>
Goodreads<\/a> <\/p>\n

After falling in love with Lyla Sage\u2019s Rebel Blue Ranch<\/em> series, I went into Soul Searching<\/em> with some pretty high expectations\u2014and while I enjoyed it overall, it didn\u2019t completely live up to the magic I was hoping for.<\/p>\n

The story follows Collins Cartwright, a woman reluctantly returning home to Sweetwater Peak, Wyoming, after losing her job and finding herself a little lost\u2014emotionally, financially, and spiritually. Her hometown holds bittersweet memories and, as it turns out, more than a few ghosts. When she rents a room from Brady Cooper, the town\u2019s new upholsterer who\u2019s also running from his own past, Collins discovers that the space (and maybe her heart) isn\u2019t as empty as she thought.<\/p>\n

The setup is fantastic\u2014a small-town romance with paranormal flair and the cozy-meets-creepy vibes perfect for spooky season. I loved the concept of ghosts acting as unseen matchmakers and the way the story blends second chances, healing, and supernatural charm. However, the pacing dragged a bit in the middle, and some of the characters felt flatter than I expected from Sage. After the emotional depth and chemistry of Rebel Blue Ranch<\/em>, I wanted just a little more spark here\u2014especially for a book about people haunted by their pasts (and literal ghosts!).<\/p>\n

That said, the ending definitely brought things back to life\u2014both the romance and the spice heated up nicely, and I finished the book feeling satisfied. The ghostly touches and slow-burn connection between Collins and Brady were sweet, even if the plot didn\u2019t quite haunt me the way I\u2019d hoped.<\/p>\n

Overall, Soul Searching<\/em> is a cozy paranormal romance with heart and humor that\u2019s perfect for fall reading, especially if you like a softer ghost story and small-town charm. It didn\u2019t become a five-star favorite, but I still found plenty to enjoy and would absolutely read whatever Lyla Sage writes next.<\/p>\n

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Soul Searching by Lyla Sage on September 30, 2025 Genres: Fiction \/ Romance \/ Contemporary, Fiction \/ Romance \/ Paranormal \/ General, Fiction \/ Romance \/ Western Pages: 368 Format: Paperback Buy on Amazon Goodreads After falling in love with Lyla Sage\u2019s Rebel Blue Ranch series, I went into Soul Searching with some pretty high […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":4776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4775"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4775"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4775\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}