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A Photo Finish (Gold Rush Ranch, #2)
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bookshelves: western-cowboy, small-town, romance
Jul 30, 2024
bookshelves: western-cowboy, small-town, romance
While I really did enjoy this one- I feel like I'm doing myself such a disservice by comparing it to Chestnut Springs. I can't help it π©- and so far this series just hasn't given me the same feeling of family and close knit friendships.
Cole Harding owns the Gold Rush Ranch with his brother Vaughn and Violet has just become a jockey for them. If you have read Off To The Races #1 then you will have met them both before.
β°ββ€ Violet Eaton our FMC is great, she's sweet, caring, and stubborn. Determined to be independent after escaping an over-protective father and three older brothers and fulfil her dream of being a successful jockey. Needless to say, she's over the moon when the trainer Billie promotes her to jockey.
β°ββ€ Cole, our MMC is a complex and complicated. Life has dealt him a rough ride and left him a broken man struggling to cope. He is grumpy and unreachable, hates to talk about himself and is almost a recluse. He has an imposing personality due to being an veteran but lacks confidence in himself. The family ranch holds horrific memories for him and he is shocked to see Violet there.
β°ββ€ The manner in which they initially met is so cute in my opinion and I loved how Silver peppered in 'Then' past chapters of their story all while in the present they are forced to live under the same roof with each other lol. It really gave a light air with a bit of comic relief to the story considering there's a heaviness and sorrow that's also very prominent - striking a perfect balance.
The chemistry and and the sexual tension pours off the pages. There are some hot scenes, especially in the barn, when they finally give in to their feelings. Elsie has tackled some serious issues while giving us this outstanding story. I liked how she showed that communication is key even if they made each other crazy at times.
As Cole and Violet are both vulnerable and dealing with their own issues, they needed the journey the author takes them on and it was a privilege to join them. At times it was painful and sad but so worth it in the end. This is a worthwhile read with a swoon worthy, heart warming and romantic ending. And Cole β if anyone deserved a HEA it is you. κ¨
βTouch her, and Iβll kill you.β Coleβs voice is downright arctic.β π
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Cole Harding owns the Gold Rush Ranch with his brother Vaughn and Violet has just become a jockey for them. If you have read Off To The Races #1 then you will have met them both before.
β°ββ€ Violet Eaton our FMC is great, she's sweet, caring, and stubborn. Determined to be independent after escaping an over-protective father and three older brothers and fulfil her dream of being a successful jockey. Needless to say, she's over the moon when the trainer Billie promotes her to jockey.
β°ββ€ Cole, our MMC is a complex and complicated. Life has dealt him a rough ride and left him a broken man struggling to cope. He is grumpy and unreachable, hates to talk about himself and is almost a recluse. He has an imposing personality due to being an veteran but lacks confidence in himself. The family ranch holds horrific memories for him and he is shocked to see Violet there.
β°ββ€ The manner in which they initially met is so cute in my opinion and I loved how Silver peppered in 'Then' past chapters of their story all while in the present they are forced to live under the same roof with each other lol. It really gave a light air with a bit of comic relief to the story considering there's a heaviness and sorrow that's also very prominent - striking a perfect balance.
The chemistry and and the sexual tension pours off the pages. There are some hot scenes, especially in the barn, when they finally give in to their feelings. Elsie has tackled some serious issues while giving us this outstanding story. I liked how she showed that communication is key even if they made each other crazy at times.
As Cole and Violet are both vulnerable and dealing with their own issues, they needed the journey the author takes them on and it was a privilege to join them. At times it was painful and sad but so worth it in the end. This is a worthwhile read with a swoon worthy, heart warming and romantic ending. And Cole β if anyone deserved a HEA it is you. κ¨
βTouch her, and Iβll kill you.β Coleβs voice is downright arctic.β π
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βI know you see yourself as dark. But you arenβt. Youβre swirling color, all different shades, a mosaic. Youβre complicated and beautiful. And Iβm not quitting on you, so you better not quit on me.β ΛΛΛ β‘ ΛΛΛ
π² ΰ£ͺββ‘πΛΰ¨ΰ§βｑΛ
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Reading Progress
July 30, 2024
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western-cowboy
July 30, 2024
– Shelved
July 30, 2024
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small-town
July 30, 2024
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romance
July 31, 2024
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to-read
August 1, 2024
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Started Reading
August 2, 2024
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"Not the spice scene playing in my headphones while Iβm in the car with my mom. π« β©β©β©"
August 2, 2024
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Finished Reading
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Jul 30, 2024 05:58AM
hopefully it delivers for you!! happy reading love π
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lila β wrote: "hopefully it delivers for you!! happy reading love π"I'm hopeful. Thanks so much lovey π
happy reading!!!
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hope you enjoy this more ππ
Happy reading bbs! I can't wait to read this series for this one alone π₯Ίππ€
Happy reading bby, i hope this one is better!π
Happy reading babe π
Iβve heard good things about this one! Enjoy π
danyella κ₯ wrote: "happy reading bby <3"Thank you babes ππ
Have a good time reading π
hope you enjoy it bb π
happy reading babes!! hope this oneβs better π©·
β’ βΒ° abbey *β©β§β wrote: "happy reading!!!"Thank you lovely ππ
Hannahhh ;) wrote: "hope you enjoy this more ππ"Thank you lovely π€©π·π
happy readingg beautiful!π€
SAME! I need to get my life together and read this already. Happy reading love <3
Ahh Iβm excited for you!!! I hope you enjoy bb! π
ahhh i hope you love this one!! happy reading bb <3
this was my favorite, personally!
@lilly thank you bby. So far Iβm really enjoying it ππ©·
@lilyya preparing! Thanks bbs π€π
"touch her and i kill you" is my favorite quote ever omg
April wrote: "Happy reading bbs! I can't wait to read this series for this one alone π₯Ίππ€ "Thank you my babes. This was good but idk maybe I'm expecting too much. This series isn't giving me the same feelings that Chestnut Springs did. π©
I feel once i start this series I have to give the author some grace since it was her first series π€£ but iβm so ready to read them!!!
Yous! wrote: "Happy reading bby, i hope this one is better!π"Thank you my love - I enjoyed this one but keep comparing it to Chestnut Springs and then I get let down. Not in terms of writing, because she's done an excellent job with the series and the quality is great - I'm just not loving it as much. But that's just me. ππ
aeryn wrote: "Happy reading babe π"aeryn wrote: "ABSOLUTE FAVVVV"
Thank you my love! ππ I enjoyed it but didn't love it as much as I wanted. I think I'm really just burned out on romance right now and trying to shift over but also trying to finish up the library loans I have. LOL. The struggle.
Sabrina wrote: "Iβve heard good things about this one! Enjoy π"Thank you lovely ππ It was pretty good, it just didn't wow me.
jette α₯«α‘ wrote: "happy reading gorg!! π"Thank you beautiful ππΈ
isa ౨ৠwrote: "happy reading π«π«"Thank you beauty ππΈπ
Lorena β‘ wrote: "hope you enjoy it bb π"Thank you my love πππΉ
cherie ^_-β
wrote: "happy reading babes!! hope this oneβs better π©·"Thank you bby girl π·ππΈ
luna_inthesouth wrote: "happy reading ! π"Thank you love π
Noi wrote: "SAME! I need to get my life together and read this already. Happy reading love <3"
I hope you like it when you do, I thought it was actually really good but it just didn't give me the same feels as Chestnut. π
@veerali thank you pretty babes π
It would feel impossible not to compare but Iβm glad you still enjoyed some of it! Hopefully one of the next two books works better for you π©΅
@sageee Iβve seen that this one is widely loved
@meagan thank you beautiful ππ©·
enne ΰ¨ΰ§ (hiatus) wrote: "book quote, that is"enne ΰ¨ΰ§ (hiatus) wrote: ""touch her and i kill you" is my favorite quote ever omg"
He's a great MMC too π
