A False Start

From beloved TikTok author Elsie Silver comes her contemporary cowboy romance series Gold Rush Ranch. A grumpy ex-football player cant help but feel drawn toward his best friend's sister, and when fate seems to pull them together, they have no choice but to give in to their mutual longing. He kissed his best friend’s little sister, and the world stood still. That night, they were two perfect strangers: the town’s grumpy recluse and a gorgeous girl in the back of a bar. Until they weren’t. Because Nadia Dalca isn’t just some girl. She’s the one girl Griffin Sinclaire can’t have. Fourteen years younger than him and completely off-limits. After their forbidden kiss, Griffin’s plan is to stay away, but the universe keeps pushing them together. It’s like some sort of cosmic joke, to give him a taste of something so electric—so real—something that breathed life back into him. Because he can look, but he can’t touch her again. But with her sinful curves, her lighthearted laugher, and her secr