CodyShe was my childhood friend. The one person outside of my family that I could always count on.Fate drew us apart, but when my life was turned upside down, it brought us back together.And, much like when we were kids, she made it right again.Payton had a way of soothing more than just the wounds that were skin deep.There’s one small problem, I’m not sure that I want to be just her friend … that I want to be just her friend anymore.
Payton
He was my childhood friend. The one who always accepted me for me.
For years, I didn’t realize my life was missing anything and, then Cody came back into it.
Just like when we were kids, he brought all the pieces back together. He made me feel things
I didn’t know I could feel. How can I be his friend when I want so much more?
I won’t be his buckle bunny.
Adjusting to very different lives, Cody and Payton need to decide if what is between them is worth fighting for. From small towns to the big city, they’re not the same people they once were.
Can a childhood friendship become so much more?
Only time will tell.
After all, 425 Madison is the perfect place to fall in love!
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His Last Ride is a story of friends who have an attraction to each other but are afraid to take the jump in fear of losing their friendship. Yet, how can two people who belong to each other, love each other, and need each other possibly fight the attraction?
This is the story of Cody and Payton. They were friends as children, always having each other’s backs. Cody’s career as a bull rider has come to an end and his life is unhinged. He has moved to the city, not knowing that Payton also lives there, to find a new life. Payton is exactly what Cody needs and she doesn’t realize how much she needs him too.
I am entirely hooked on the 425 Madison Series. Each book in this series is entirely a standalone book with their own characters. The common thread is the setting of 425 Madison.
great story about two friends, parted ways and come back together after the bully riding superstar life takes a dramatic turn. coming to terms with what his future holds and how he can move forward.
Cody has wanted to be a bull rider from being a kid & he got his wish until his life changed and things took a big turn. Cody had to reevaluate things fast. Payton his best friend from bring little comes back into his life and well things suddenly look up for Cody. Cody needs to work out wjat hes going to do but has alot of emotional things to get through. Hes hot, sexy, and a womans dream come true. This book you’ll just want to keep reading once you start. Amazing xx
Marcie Shumay may be new to the 425 Madison Series but she is definitely not a new author and I don’t think that you are going to be disappointed with her contribution. His Last Ride is the twelfth book in the 425 Madison Series. Grab your coffee and let me introduce you to 425 Madison’s first cowboy!
Cody is a farm-raised, bull-riding, All-American cowboy from Maine. Why in the world is he living in an apartment on Madison Avenue in New York City? One too many hits from pissed off bulls has ended his NBRA career. Cody is starting over…a clean-slate as long has his high-profile ex-fiance will stay away.
Payton is a vet-tech at one of the few practices in New York that deals with small and large animals. She leaves work every day physically exhausted and sometimes emotionally broken but Payton loves her job and can’t imagine doing anything else. The only good thing about Payton’s childhood was the yearly visits to her grandmother’s farm in Maine. Her parents shipped her off to boarding schools and never made time for her. She has never been put first in any relationship.
What do Cody and Payton have in common? Two grandmothers in Maine who would love nothing more than to see these two childhood friends end up together. Did I mention that they both live in New York City?
Marcie Shumway had me hooked at the mention of a cowboy in NYC. I love the history that Cody and Payton share and their beautiful friendship. Marcie’s character development is superb! I was as invested in the storyline of the minor characters as I was Cody and Payton. (Note: Brian and Des need their own book in season three of 425 Madison!)
BlueSeal’s rating of His Last Ride by Marcie Shumway…5 out of 5 propellers!
Good, but a little too cute for me
3.5
The romance is good, between two childhood friends who find themselves after the accident of one of them. Cody was a rodeo professional, which was his dream from childhood, until an accident with a bull. A year later, a new life begins for him in New York and he meets again Payton who was his childhood friend and who is a veterinary assistant.
The story includes part of Cody’s reconstruction in this new life and an important part also in relation to Payton’s work with animals. The whole is rather tender, romantic and very cute.
I enjoyed this read. Cody and Payton’s story had a lot of sweetness to it. This is a childhood friends to lovers romance that was fun, cute and very easy to read book. I liked both characters and thought they had a real genuineness to them. This couple’s renewed friendship, evolving relationship, Cody’s need to come to terms with his new reality and his needing to find a new direction for his life made the book very emotional.
A friendship of the heart becomes a love story that’s as unpredictable as time. Shumway takes emotions on a sentimental journey that idles it’s way to a long overdo completion. For Cody and Payton their innocent friendship got complicated by life. When fate gives them a second chance will fresh heartache ruin what could be a forever kind of love? Take a walk down memory lane and lose your heart along the way.
Childhood sweethearts seperated back then with dreams of being a cowboy and a girl that loved animals. Years later they find each other and if true love is meant to be it will find you. An amazing read, I loved the story line and how easy it was to read. Loved the characters.
Marcie Shumway is a new to me author…but boy am I glad she’s joined the 425 Madison family!
This story about a bull rider and the tragedy that brings him back to his childhood friend is a touching and fun addition to this series. I fell for these characters quickly. Their love of family, tradition, and each other keeps the pages turning.
This was my first read by Marcie Shumway and I can honestly say that is will not be my last. I thoroughly enjoyed this book so much! I was captivated from the beginning. The story and characters were so well rounded and balanced that it was so easy to be sucked in. I couldn’t put this book down and devoured it in one day. I look forward to reading more from Ms. Shumway!
This story is super sweet and steamy. I really enjoyed it and can’t wait for the next 425 Madison book.
I loved this book, the characters were well developed and the storyline was sweet and had a good pace. I enjoyed reading it very much and look forward to Marcie’s next book!
His last ride by Marcie Shumway.
Brilliant read. I really enjoyed this book. I love the whole series and I hope there is more to come. Liked Cody and Payton characters. 5*.
Friends to lovers is one of my favorite tropes and Cody & Payton certainly had a great story! I loved watching these two figure out if they can have a successful relationship and not lose their bff. I think the flashbacks of their childhood made the whole thing more endearing and I loved seeing those memories!
The story flowed well and I read this in one sitting!
Although this book is part of the 425 Madison novels, it can be read as a standalone. This one is about an injured bull rider and his re-connection with his best friend from childhood who is now a veterinarian assistant in New York City and just happens to live around the corner.
Cody decides to move to New York City after a life altering injury changes his career goals. While licking his wounds and trying to figure out what to do next, he discovers that his best friend, Payton happens to not only work in New York City, but she also happens to live just around the corner from him. Once Payton and Cody start hanging out together again it becomes clear to everyone but the two of them that they are in love with each other and that they belong together forever. It takes a different kind of wake up call for both of them to realize just how they feel about each other and that they both need to let go of the past in order to make a future together. They soon discover that the way may not be an easy ride, but the “last ride” to happiness is worth the journey.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Oh my goodness!!! This book gave all the feels you could imagine! As I finish this book I am left with the most outrageous swoony feeling EVER!
Cody had me from the beginning!!! I could feel his emotions during his ride on the bull and then I could feel each high and low he felt afterward. That opening with Cody and Payton gave you the connection to them that set the connection you feel with them throughout the book! These best friends couldn’t help but make you smile with them! Even during sad moments or shocking moments you could feel their connection.
I think this one might be my favorite so far of the second round of the 425 Madison series! I LOVED Cody and Payton so much!!! Their connection, their chemistry and even their sad moments left me in awe. I am swooned beyond swooned!! This book couldn’t have been written better!! Congrats!!!
Sweet and sexy romance that brings two childhood friends back together after years of not seeing one another.
Cody and Payton were childhood friends and after spending entire summers together her parent decided it was in her best interest if she stopped going to spend the summers with her grandmother, seriously? I mean who does that, time with grandparents is so precious but that is ultimately what prevented them from seeing one another again. But, just because they didn’t see one another didn’t mean they didn’t think of the other or know what they were up to thanks to the grandparents in their lives.
Cody moved to New York after an incident with a bull at his last rodeo which ended his career but little did he know that it would bring him right back into the path of Payton, and just when he needs her the most. They had always shared a special bond and this time is no different only there is much more heat and sex involved.
Marcie Shumway is a new to me author and I really enjoyed her writing in this book, I also enjoyed the way she subtly integrated her COMEBACK Series into the book with mentions of the band Dark Roads, which I have added to my TBR shelf.
425 Madison is a great series of standalone romances that can be read in an order so why not start here!
Happy Reading!!!
Payton and Cody were childhood friends until fate moved them apart. Now Payton is a vet and Cody was in the rodeo until an injury ended his career. The two always cared about each other but their feelings have changed into love. Can they take the chance and have a strong love? A quick, good read.