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The Front Runner

Series: Gold Rush Ranch
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He's beautiful, brooding, and bossy... and she just agreed to three fake dates with him. Stefan Dalca is public enemy number one in this small town, a prickly outsider with a murky past that's hard to overlook. All he wants is to race his horses and... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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He's beautiful, brooding, and bossy... and she just agreed to three fake dates with him.

Stefan Dalca is public enemy number one in this small town, a prickly outsider with a murky past that's hard to overlook. All he wants is to race his horses and be left alone— but when veterinarian Mira Thorne needs his help to save a sick foal, he's too drawn to her to refuse. In exchange... he wants her.

Their time together starts as a simple transaction, but the more Mira gets to know Stefan, the more she wonders if he isn't quite the villain everyone's made him out to be. With every intimate conversation and lingering look, the tension between them builds. She's been drawn to Stefan since the day she laid eyes on him... but now he's downright irresistible.

Mira knows sleeping with the enemy is playing with fire. But like a moth to a flame, she's attracted to the mysterious man in a way those closest to her wouldn't approve of or understand. And the more Stefan softens for her, the harder she falls.

But as his mysteries unravel, so do hidden truths. Truths that are bound to get someone burned.

Mira just didn't expect that someone to be her.

The Front Runner by Elsie Silver is a captivating tale of intrigue and attraction, where hidden secrets threaten to ignite passions and expose vulnerabilities.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781464220791

Publisher: Bloom Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 November 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: Bloom Books

Edition: Special ed.

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 299g

Pages: 368

About the Author

Elsie Silver is a Canadian author of sassy, sexy, small town romance who loves a good book boyfriend 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 am 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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