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Gold Rush Ranch, Book 4
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CJ Bloom
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Elsie Silver
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I kissed my best friend’s little sister, and the world stood still.
That night we were two perfect strangers, the town’s grumpy recluse and a gorgeous girl in the back of a bar. Until we weren’t.
Because Nadia Dalca isn’t just some girl. She’s the girl I can’t have. Fourteen years younger than me and completely off-limits.
My plan is to stay away, but the universe keeps pushing us together. It’s like some sort of cosmic joke, to give me a taste of something so electric—so real—something that breathed life back into me.
Because I can look, but I can’t touch.
Her sinful curves, her light-hearted laughter, her wild side . . . I’m addicted to every last bit of her.
And when she turns those sultry eyes on me–the ones so full of longing and so free of judgement? I’ve always considered myself a strong man. But when she looks at me I’m weak.
To give in to our connection would be a betrayal. My life is beyond complicated, and she has the world at her fingertips. Her brother is the only family she has left, and sad as it sounds, he’s also my only friend.
But I kissed her again anyway.
And now I can’t stop.
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- Mary Edwards
- 09-02-24
Loved this book!!!
Overall, it’s my favorite of the series. It’s just a great story! The way Nadia and Griffin both need each other is so heartwarming.
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- Jessi Johnson
- 08-15-24
super cute story
this was sweet. not my favorite of the series but I still liked it. it seemed out of place maybe because you didn't get much Griffin in the previous books but I did like this couple. I liked how they worked on themselves in order to be better together. very healthy.
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- Sarah Sentz
- 08-20-24
4.5 stars
Another amazing audio production! Loved the narrators, and I felt like they really brought these characters to life. The age gap was also done well. I liked how the characters still wanted their HEA - one healing from his past and another chasing her dreams. They were the perfect ideation of what real love should be like!
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- Monika
- 08-25-24
Love Nadia and Griffin!
A False Start is a small town, 14-year age gap, brother’s best friend romance and it is SO good! There is also a found family feeling!
I love Nadia and Griffin. He is quiet and stoic, and the way he goes head-to-head with Nadia’s no fucks given attitude and her fierce determination to love him. Both are broken from trauma in their pasts. They give each other the strength they need to deal with their pasts mistakes, more so for Griffin than Nadia. He calls her “Wildflower,” which fits her spirit. There is as a “f*ck it” moment in a tent, and how both rescue a horses and a three legged dog called Tripod. Ultimately, they both chose to fight for each other, and to give the time needed for healing from their pasts. The whole group from past books make an appearance, and it feels they are all one big family. CJ Bloom and Sebastian York killed it! I love how they brought these two dynamic characters to life.
CW: references to alcoholism, domestic/childhood abuse, sexual harassment,TBI discussed, and self-loathing depicted
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- Jasmine
- 08-13-24
What a story
For starters the narrator’s killed it, the story line was spot on, the chemistry, the humor, the spice, EVERYTHING about this book had me kicking my feet. Elsie thank you, this will be a reread!
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- Workerbee
- 08-31-24
Sweet sweet tension!!!
My favorite of the series. I LOVED this book so much! Don’t skip this one ❤️
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- JenJenReads85
- 01-30-25
Fabulous!
This book has been laughing and hooked right from the start.
Nadia is Stefan’s little sister. She got an attitude and isn’t afraid to show it. She has been through a lot in her life of 21 years.
Griffin is Stefan’s best friend. He’s grumpy and doesn’t talk much. When he meets Nadia he learns not long after that she’s off limits not just because of their age gap but also because she’s his best friends little sister.
They share one kiss, that neither of them can get over. After some time they are forced to be around each other more frequently and tension rises, attraction gets stronger, and they begin to become friends of sorts.
But we all know how that goes….
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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- Lyra Bree
- 08-25-24
Finished too quick
Amazing!! Loved it!! Been waiting too long for it to show up in Audible!! I loved the characters and the trauma.
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- ChristiReadsALot
- 09-16-24
Small town, age gap, brother’s best friend perfection!
A False Start is a small town, age gap, brother’s best friend romance and it was so so good! Easily my 2nd favorite in the Gold Rush Ranch series now, after A Photo Finish!
Nadia and Griffin are everything I love in a book couple! She’s sassy and goes head-to-head with him often, he’s mostly quiet and grumpy but soo into her! They first meet when they share an impulsive kiss one night while out, but he leaves and she gets angry. Later things get complicated when she realizes he’s her brother’s best friend! Her brother is Stefan and she works at the vet clinic with her sister-in-law Mira (the couple of The Front Runner). Griff and Nadia see a lot of one another and slowly realize they have a lot in common with emotional pasts. He’s a former pro football player who is still struggling with his past, she has traumatic familial events from her past.
I loved so much about this one! He’s gruff and grumpy but so sweet too. He adopts a three-legged dog, as well as rescues and buys her a former racehorse whose owner was about to put him down. This is age gap (she’s 21, he’s 35), he calls her “Wildflower”, we get a fun “F it” moment, he has a stutter, their time at his house and on his land, his horse Spot, Tripod the dog, how much crap she gives him, how he loves how much of a brat she is. The audiobook was narrated by CJ Bloom and Sebastian York and the pairing was so good! I could probably be nitpicky about a couple things that weren’t perfect for me, but I don’t really care to be since I honestly had such a good time with this one!
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- Marshall Reads
- 11-08-24
The story was magnificent!
I just loved this series so much. Perfect ending to a perfect series. Griffen and Nadia were everything.
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