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The Front Runner

By Elsie Silver
Series: Gold Rush Ranch
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A small-town fake dating romance from the bestselling author of Flawless and Wild Love. Features an exclusive bonus scene, limited to this paperback edition! Stefan Dalca is infuriatingly handsome and annoyingly persistent. We’re supposed to hate each other, but apparently, he didn’t get the memo, because... Read More
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A small-town fake dating romance from the bestselling author of Flawless and Wild Love. Features an exclusive bonus scene, limited to this paperback edition!

Stefan Dalca is infuriatingly handsome and annoyingly persistent. We’re supposed to hate each other, but apparently, he didn’t get the memo, because he’s been asking me out for years. And I always say no. Until today.

Today he has something that I need. Our time together starts out as a simple transaction: three dates, no touching, no telling anyone – and definitely no falling in love.

But with every intimate conversation and each stolen glance, the tension between us builds. The way he looks at me gives me butterflies. And when he finally touches me? We sizzle. Stefan makes me feel seen in a way no other person has before. He cherishes my words as passionately as my body. He makes me laugh, he makes me blush. He’s not the villain he’s been made out to be.

And suddenly I find myself longing for him in a way the people closest to me wouldn’t understand. Giving in to Stefan Dalca is playing with fire. But, with him, I don’t even mind the heat.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761429330

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 October 2024

Country: Australia

Imprint: Simon & Schuster Australia

DIMENSIONS

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 336

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About the Author

Elsie Silver is the international bestselling author of the Chestnut Springs, Gold Rush Ranch and Rose Hills series. Elsie writes sassy, sexy, small-town romances featuring good book boyfriends and the strong heroines who bring them to their knees. She lives just outside of Vancouver, British Columbia with her husband, son and three dogs, and has been voraciously reading romance books since before she was probably supposed to. She loves cooking and trying new foods, traveling, and spending time with her boys – especially outdoors. Elsie has also become a big fan of her quiet five a.m. mornings, which is when most of her writing happens. It’s during this time that she can sip a cup of hot coffee and dream up a fictional world full of romantic stories to share with her readers.

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