warm ways

Denver Ramirez has never had a hard day in her life, minus a few hair obstacles.

A quiet kind of beautiful, smart as a whip and the best friend anyone could dream, think or ask of anyone who had empathy and a pretty blue Ford Focus designated solely to library runs and McDonald parking lots.

Denver, named after the snowy, college town where her love struck, stick-to-our-roots-and-boots parents met 20 years ago, has a beautiful, kind, caring, and rich boyfriend, Nicolas Camáro, and two of the world's bestest best friends.

Pretty, short, athletic Neve Smith, who can run her mouth as fast as she can run a mile, and Neve's cousin; June Lexany, cheeky, slightly evil and towers above almost everyone.

Denver can't complain, except she does, about one thing.

Neve's quiet, stuck-up, red headed sister, Ivy, the product of a hush-hush affair and tragedy, which has trapped Ivy into Denver's life for the past five years.

Denver tolerates her hatred for the snobby ginger for Neve's sake, but when Nic suddenly smashes Denver's heart right after Winter break and the most important moment of Denver's life, she trusts in Ivy for one night and one night only.

Then she learns the ugly truth about where things grow and go.

(Picture credits for cover to Pinterest)