âWeâre not friends. Weâre not going to be friends.â
No, theyâll be so much more...
Escaping from a cheating fiancé in a âborrowedâ car, Sienna Pierce canât think of anywhere to go but Crimson, the hometown she swore sheâd never go back to. And Crimson sheriff Cole Bennett has a lot at stake in keeping the town on an even keel. On the surface, they have nothing in common. Unfortunately, there is nothing superficial about their feelings for each other!
MICHELLE MAJOR grew up in Ohio but dreamed of living in the mountains. Soon after graduating with a degree in journalism, she pointed her car west and settled in Colorado. Her life and house are filled with one great husband, two beautiful kids, a few furry pets and several well-behaved reptiles. Sheâs grateful to have found her passion writing stories with happy endings. Michelle loves to hear from her readers at www.michellemajor.com.
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ISBN: 978-1-474-07778-1
COMING HOME TO CRIMSON
© 2018 Michelle Major
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To Jan and Suzanne:
Thank you for being the best aunties a girl (or her kids) could ever imagine!!
Chapter One
Unfaithful dirtbag. Cheating scum ball. Two-timing lowlife.
Idiot.
A slew of descriptive and mainly colorful phrases pinged through Sienna Pierceâs mind. That last word, though, she reserved for herself as she sped along the two-lane highway toward Crimson, Colorado. Sheâd left the ritzy mountain town of Aspen, and her boyfriendâex-boyfriend nowâin her rearview mirror.
She was an idiot for not seeing the signs earlier. Kevinâs late nights at the office, the last-minute business trips, the fact that they hadnât had sex in... Well, she should have guessed something was wrong between them.
But he fit her worldâher motherâs world. Kevin was her stepfatherâs heir apparent at the investment firm. She never thought heâd jeopardize his future this way. Although what did it say about their relationship that sheâd believed their strongest bond was his career aspirations?
Another wave of humiliation washed over her, bringing with it a mix of sweat and nausea. Interesting that embarrassment and anger were the most prevalent emotions right now. Her stomach churned, but her heart remained relatively untouched.
Did that prove she deserved the ice princess accusations Kevin had hurled at her across the hotel room as heâd rushed to pull up his boxers, while the woman in his bed hid under the Egyptian cotton sheets at the five-star hotel?
She adjusted the temperature inside the Porsche, cold air blasting from the vents in the dash. Perspiration continued to bead all over her body, droplets snaking down her spine. Her long hair clung to her neck, and she pulled it over one shoulder.