A False Start (Gold Rush Ranch, #4)
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Read between July 19 - July 21, 2025
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“You bought me a horse?” “He’s sorta broken.” He bought me a horse.
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That ass in a pair of jeans? The tattooed forearm porn he’s constantly flashing? Dark hair and equally dark eyes and all the meaning-filled glares? Wet dreams are made of him.
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“If your ass looks better in jeans or those tights you wore to play football. There was a side-by-side photo and everything.” I stop, forcing a smirk off my face. This girl cracks me up. “And what did the 82% choose?” She grins. “Jeans. Definitely jeans.”
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“Call me Griffy again, and I’ll spank you like the little brat that you are.”
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Protecting myself doesn’t mean settling.
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“Age is just a number, little Dalca. And the only number that counts is eight.” She points over to where Griffin stands, panting and glowing under the scorching sun. “Because that’s how many abs I can count on him.”
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“I like all your words, Griffin. It’s what you don’t say that kills me.”
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“We all do the best we can with what we’ve got. Trauma is a tricky bitch,”
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I hear his signature rumble, and I sigh. My eyes fluttering shut when I hear him growl, “Fuck it.”
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“I thought you looked like you were supposed to be mine.”
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The corners of her heart-shaped lips tip up as she smirks in my direction and shrugs lightly. “I could be wetter.”
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Sex with Griffin Sinclaire was filthy and romantic all at once.
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we spend the morning sinking into each other. Until Tripod finally wakes up and starts leaping through the covers like we’re playing a really fun game. Asshole dog.
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“Good girl. You suck me so well.”
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I’m smart enough to know there’s something holding him back, something he’s embarrassed about. Some demon from his past. But his demons don’t scare me. They call to my own.
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“You two Neanderthals are best friends. Don’t be stupid about this. I’ll see you both at family dinner tonight.”
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You deserve to be happy, and I can’t be the only thing that does that for you. I don’t want to be your antidote. I want to be your reason. The reason you put the work in.”
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“Hey, Dad? Do you still have the names of those rehab programs you looked into?” This shit ends here and now. Because I’ve never had a better reason.
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The sign reads Wildflower Racehorse Rescue.
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A rancher with huge banks of windows looking out over the valley that bursts with wildflowers every summer. She told me it was a waste of a field. But I reminded her of all the incredible things those wildflowers can do.
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My girl. My reason. My Wildflower. Forever.