Tangled Hearts
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Callie Rhodes has always been one of the boys-rough around the edges, happiest in boots and flannel, and hopelessly in love with her best friend, Chase, since she was thirteen. But now, at twenty-seven, she's tired of waiting for him to see her as anything more.
When glamorous L.A. makeup artist Alexandra Bennett shows up at the ranch needing a place to stay, Callie doesn't expect to form a friendship-let alone one that flips her whole world upside down. Alex helps Callie rediscover the softer side of herself she's long buried under hard work and heartbreak.
But as Callie starts turning heads in more ways than one, it's not just Chase who's paying attention. Sometimes, the love you've been waiting for has been standing beside you all along...
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