Elliott Rose

Bouquets and Buckles | Crimson Ridge | Novella

Crimson Ridge Crimson Ridge Novella

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In-Store Location: Western/Cowboy
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My plan was to visit my boyfriend back home in Crimson Ridge for the holidays. Except, my surprise trip, after shutting up my florist shop for the festive season, only ended up revealing the worst kind of betrayal.

Now, I’m hiding from the guy I just caught cheating on me, while stranded with a flat tire and a snowstorm approaching.

All it took was a slip of my thumb, a press of the wrong contact name in my phone.

Instead of dialing my best friend for help, I accidentally called my life-long cowboy crush.

My best friend’s father.

Lucas Rhodes is a man I haven’t seen in twelve months. Not since last New Year’s Eve when he drove me home… alone.

If we get snowed in together on his ranch tonight, how am I supposed to resist my every teenage fantasy when he’s looking at me like that?

Bouquets & Buckles is an interconnected stand-alone, novella set in the same world as the Crimson Ridge series.

Spice Rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Tropes: best friend’s dad, age-gap romance, snowed-in romance, forced proximity, cowboy romance, holiday romance, Christmas romance, forbidden romance, small-town romance, lifelong crush, one-night tension, ranch setting, protective cowboy, he falls harder, caretaker hero, emotional healing, cheating ex, stranded together, novella romance, insta-chemistry

Content Warnings: infidelity (cheating ex-boyfriend), age-gap relationship, emotional betrayal, family and friendship complications, alcohol use, strong language, explicit sexual content