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A False Start

Gold Rush Ranch, Book 4

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A False Start

By: Elsie Silver
Narrated by: Sebastian York, CJ Bloom
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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.

©2022, 2024 Elsie Silver (P)2024 Elsie Silver Sports Westerns Heartfelt
Beautiful Love Story • Emotional Character Development • Compelling Slow Burn • Authentic Relationship Dynamics
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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.

Loved this book!!!

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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.

super cute story

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I love the characters in this one. They were my favorite and so relatable to real life.

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I really liked the depth and slow burn to this story. The flaws and character arcs were beautiful. There were so many layers to this story I really enjoyed it. The narrators did an amazing job.

Fave Elsie Silver Story

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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!

Small town, age gap, brother’s best friend perfection!

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Amazing!! Loved it!! Been waiting too long for it to show up in Audible!! I loved the characters and the trauma.

Finished too quick

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I just loved this series so much. Perfect ending to a perfect series. Griffen and Nadia were everything.

The story was magnificent!

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I love this story it was a perfect way to end a series I love everyone in this book

A false start

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I loved the story of Nadia and Griffin. They had one amazing kiss in the bathroom of a bar, not knowing who the other person was. Two years later grumpy Griffin, who happens to be the only true friend of Nadia’s brother, reappears in her life. Will he still around!?

Sweet grumpy cowboy

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An outstanding performance by these narrators. An age gap, grumpy sunshine, best friend’s little sister romance that is totally consuming. Loved this story. Hard.

A broody rancher and his best friend’s little sister. Ouch.

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