Rodeo Rejects: A Bull Riding Why Choose Romance

by Laikyn Meng

★♥8 SECONDS NEVER FELT SO ROUGH♥★

They were thrown away like disgraced heroes. Cast out. Dismissed. Left to rot.

Five broken men. One forgotten queen. A love so forbidden it could destroy everything they're fighting to build. But crossing that line means risking the only family they have left.

The tension simmers beneath every training session, every shared meal, and every moment their worlds threaten to collide. But trust doesn't come easily to people who've been betrayed, and love is a luxury none of them can afford. Not when they're fighting for survival in a sport that wants them gone.

Sometimes, the biggest outlaws become the most dangerous.
Sometimes, finding family becomes forever.
And sometimes the love you're afraid to touch flickers brightest of all.
A Flawless Match for fans for angsty, tangled trilogy from Laikyn Meng serves melt-worthy moments, redemptive love, and an emotional rollercoaster.

Tropes to
+ Why Choose
+ Found Family
+ Forced Proximity
+ Forbidden “We can’t…”
+ Cowboys/Rodeo/Western
+ Single Dads
+ Alternative Bad Boys
+ Coach vs. Teammates

Rodeo Rejects is a Bull Riding, Why Choose / Reverse Harem Romance.
It contains explicit scenes, profanity, and violence.
Recommended for mature audiences, please check trigger warnings.

Genres: Second Chance, Why Choose, Westerns, Sports, Romance

291 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 23, 2025

About the author

Laikyn Meng is an award-winning Japanese American indie author.
She has penned over forty publications. She maintains a steady stream of romantic expression involving diverse character representation.
She is the author of noteworthy series, the female empowered; Femme Fatale, and the family drama; Mum's the Word. Her poetry and memoirs have appeared in literary magazines. Laikyn's unique tone is an iconic symbol for her stories.
Originally from Idaho, she now resides wherever the road takes her and her three children. A dreamer, traveler, and overall lover of life.
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Reviews

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow

So I was waiting and waiting and I was not disappointed! Ok so first didn't expect so much mm but didn't hate it also um I'm kinda wanting her to get with Liam just to screw with the guys. I mean come on a bet really what dicks I hope she burns them to the ground ugh. And here I was kinda starting to like the guys but now I hope she eats them for breakfast and spits them out for lunch.

Great job though loved the progression of the characters. Great fmc she is awesome love her fire 🔥

[scifigirl · Rating 2 out of 5]

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed this but there are some issues with this that probably could have been helped with some further editing.

- There is so many characters and I got lost on who was what, and what their motivations were. Normally in a why choose I can quickly remember who is who and what point they are at with the FMC but with this I just immediately got so lost and it took a bit to remember anything about them. It doesn't help that it jumps between their name and their rodeo name, and they use these interchangeably.
- Each chapter the plot resets and it jumps around and there is nothing really to keep you to where you are and what is happening. I understand that you want to jump from rodeo competition to competition but a lot of the things come out of nowhere. If there was someone to read this in advance and just leave little threads or references to what is coming next it would make sense to jump around.
- The ending also didn't make sense with what has happened earlier. These MMC's know that her ex husband was a fuck head and abused her, and fucked around on her constantly. Hell, even one of the MMC's was actively there for one of her abuse sessions (if i understand the video tape scene correctly), but they all agree to his 'deal' for the money despite actively all hating him except for one guy? I'm sorry but that isnt love.

Will I read the next book in the series? Maybe, but man was I hoping for this to be better than it was.

[Michala Sheranko · Rating 3 out of 5]

I looked forward to this book for months and did like it but I was just a little confused at the ending and how the bet is working out.

Is the $50k bet with her exhusband that they ALL have to sleep with her in order to “win” the money, not quit the team and Clark leave her alone OR Does only one of them have to sleep with her and get the $50k and Clark leave her alone?

The quitting the team part is also confusing, if they don’t sleep with her, they all have to quit plus lose the $50k and Clark continue his abuse or just the ones that don’t do it quit and the ones that do sleep with her get to keep their spots.

Someone help me understand 😂

[Andrea Thompson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has incredible potential. It could benefit from a thorough edit and proofing as typos and grammatical issues are sprinkled throughout. The marketing that drew me to it is actually the set-up for book 2 rather than the plot for this one which left me feeling let down and confused because four bad boys entering a bet for the FMC and her overhearing is a solid premise. I had a difficult time telling the characters apart and there were several times I just had no idea how we'd gotten from point A to point B - time and location jumps, strange leaps in relationship development, etc - which was jarring. While I was invested enough to keep reading, I felt like we were missing all the little moments that actually build out the characters and develop the relationships; we only got a reflection on an event sometimes, or all of a sudden people were having s#x out of nowhere. I may continue the series just to see the plot I thought I was signing up for with this one.

[Ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

🌶️ 🌶️🌶️🌶️🥵

First reading binge of 2026.

I loved the development of all the characters. Seeing the men break down and even ask for help. Abe is a strong and badass FMC. I can’t wait to see what she does in book 2.

I thought all the shattered souls were going to get mended. I thought they were going to fix each other. I did not expect the cowboys to make a bet that is going to burn their relationships with Abe.

[Heather Cain · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love a good cowboy angsty why choose!! This book did not disappoint! I have been waiting for this book to be released and can’t wait for the rest of the series and for the FMC to totally drag these men through the mud and get what she deserves!!

[KayCee K · Rating 5 out of 5]

💕💕This is such a wild ride!! Full review coming soon! 💕💕