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The Cowboy's Game
Clean contemporary romance
The Cowboy's Game
Book 5 of the Pride and Pranks series
Recently divorced cowboy Jake Evans returns home with his four-year-old daughter and a firm intention to stay out of romantic relationships. His childhood best friend Shelby Tucker, meanwhile, decides she needs help improving a dating life that has never come as naturally as basketball. Jake agrees to coach her through dating, sending them back into familiar routines of bets, hoops, and good-natured competition while supposedly keeping his own heart safely uninvolved. As practice begins to feel real and an accident threatens Jake’s rebuilt life, both friends must reconsider whether the relationship they have always trusted can become something more.
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Closed-door romance, kissing, emotional conflict, and mild adult themes
Alcohol-Free Pour
Motel-Desk Mango Cooler
A bright, refreshing sip suits romantic anticipation and a little escapism.
What you'll need
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- Combine the noncarbonated ingredients in a glass or shaker and stir or shake until mixed. Pour over ice, top with any carbonated ingredient, and stir gently.
- Garnish: Use a matching citrus wheel, berry, or herb from the recipe when available.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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Elderflower Gin Spritz
For adults of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.
A crisp botanical pour suits romantic anticipation and a little escapism.
What you'll need
- 1.5 oz gin
- 0.75 oz elderflower liqueur
- 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice ↗
- 3 oz club soda ↗
- Ice
How to mix it
- Add gin, elderflower liqueur, and lemon juice to a glass filled with ice. Top with club soda and stir gently.
- Garnish: Lemon wheel.
- Glassware: Wine glass.
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