In the wildest reaches of the west, deep in the fiery depths of hell, the year is 1459. A brutal and blood-soaked battle erupts between two formidable forces. Boothill, a notorious bandit infamous for his kills, invasions, and his ruthless cartel, faces off against his sworn enemy, Argenti. Argenti is a fearsome pirate captain who rules the hellish seas with an iron fist, driven by an insatiable thirst for domination. In their climactic clash, Argenti, determined to crush Boothill and his bandits, does not find victory through slaughter. Instead, a mysterious curse transforms Boothill and his men into stone statues, frozen in time on the battlefield. The only key to their revival lies in a unique and mystical element - roses clasped in Boothill's stone hands. Centuries pass, and the battlefield becomes an overgrown, thorny landscape, the roses still clutched tightly by the statue of Boothill. Stories of the roses' power spread across the seas, eventually reaching Argenti's ears. Now, in the present, the pirate captain returns to the west, his ambition reignited. Navigating the thorny maze, Argenti seizes the roses from Boothill's grasp. The earth trembles, and the curse is lifted. Boothill and his bandit crew, freed from their stone prisons, rise once more. Consumed by rage and a burning desire for vengeance, Boothill sets out to reclaim his roses from Argenti, even if it means facing death itself.
As Dallas and Drayton navigate life in the spotlight, Spencer is navigating intense feelings for Nathan - her best friend's brother.
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Dallas and Drayton are planning their wedding, talking babies and learning how to navigate life in LA now that Drayton is a hotshot football player in the big leagues. Meanwhile, Spencer and Nathan are back at home in Colorado, coming to terms with their feelings for one another and learning how to co-parent with Grayson, the father of Spencer's daughter. Will the realities of adult life strengthen them - or will their relationships break?
[Sequel to The QB Bad Boy and Me]
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