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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
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Heartwarming Love Story • Satisfying Series Conclusion • Excellent Narration • Complex Hero • Slow-burn Romance
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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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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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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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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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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!

What a story

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My favorite of the series. I LOVED this book so much! Don’t skip this one ❤️

Sweet sweet tension!!!

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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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Fabulous!

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“Your notes kept me going.”
“Then I'll keep writing them. I'll write you notes for the rest of my life if it makes you happy."

A False Start
Book #4
Gold Rush Ranch
4 ⭐️
2.5 🌶️

Nadia Dalca’s personality shines. All her past trauma that she’s worked through. I love that she carries a journal everywhere to write down what she feels. The way she sees the world even when she’s been through so much!
Griffin Sinclaire a former football player that just wants to hide himself from everyone from past mistakes. A mountain man cowboy!
Griffin makes me want to buy a horse to he can train it just so I can stare at him. At the beginning I was confused with his and Stefan’s friendship. But that was cleared up. The fact that these two met in a dirty bar bathroom. I was laughing. But that kiss!
I love how they both find each other and without knowing help one another with their demons. His stutter. The way she gives him time to speak without correcting him. My heart melts. I loved every minute of them. Forbidden love for sure. The way they stop one another for Stefan. AAahh the anxiety I got when they were together alone. Just on the edge of my seat waiting for them to collide. His parents are adorable. I love them!! So nurturing and loving! Tripod!!! Gasping, that little puppy. I can just picture him excited and running! The way he waits for her and deals and heals himself while she goes to school. This was such a cute way to end the series! I loved it. Their own found family all together!

Quotes:

"Meet you at the top, Sinclaire?"
"Meet you at the top, Wildflower."


"I'll never get over you. I have missed you every single day, Griffin Sinclaire. I've ached for you. Never let me walk away again. Tie me up, lock me down, keep me forever. I only ever want to do this life with you."

"I wlike all your words, Griffin. It's what you don't say that kills me.”

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What an incredible ending to this series. Loved Nadia & Griffin. The narrator’s were fantastic. Could not get enough

What an ending

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