
Riding the Line
Emma Lucy
- Pages · 368 pages
- Publication Date · 11/09/2025
- Genre · Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
I am gonna say it Willow Ridge is on the same level as Chestnut Springs!' Reader review ★★★★★ ★★★★★ Escape to Willow Ridge with a deliciously addictive, grumpy cowboy, steamy romance! Crossing off her bucket list was easy - until she fell for him. Cherry Hensley is determined to make her last summer in Willow Ridge count. With a bucket list full of wild ideas Cherry is ready for anything. Except Duke Bennett. The town's hottest bartender - and her brother's best friend - is way too tempting to resist when he offers to be her partner-in-crime. Enlisting Duke's help was supposed to be harmless; she's known him all her life. But every moment together makes Cherry feel more alive than anything on her bucket list. Will they hold the line between lovers and friends? Tropes: Brother's Best Friend Age gap Secret relationship Small town Workplace romance Readers LOVE Riding the Line! `6 freaking stars!!! From page one I knew I would fall so deeply in love with our characters and their story!' Reader review★★★★★ ★★★★★ 'Oooh the secret pining for YEARS was 10/10 in this book. Duke Bennett is a freaking gem and what all real boyfriends should aspire to be' Reader review★★★★★ ★★★★★ 'The mutual pining had me HOT! The tension between these two had me blushing, the slow burn was burning and I was so here for it!!' Reader review★★★★★ ★★★★★ 'The pining, the slow-burn and the spice . *chefs kiss*!' Reader review★★★★★ ★★★★★ 'EVERY SINGLE THING ABOUT THIS BOOK WAS BRILLIANTLY DONE' Reader review★★★★★ ★★★★★
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