My Best Friend's Valentine: Wildwood Falls, #4

By Heather Scarlett

Ginger Lang has loved Dylan Hudson forever. Ginger's friendship with Dylan is the cornerstone of her life. Nothing much changes, until everything does. 
Convinced by his brothers to represent the family ranch in a Valentine's Day charity dance contest, Dylan enlists the help of his reliable best friend.
Weeks spent holding Ginger close in his arms ignites feelings Dylan doesn't expect. Suddenly, he can't think of anything but kissing her lush lips. 
As the competition nears, Dylan's feelings for Ginger go well beyond friendship. Ginger's dreamed of the day Dylan noticed her as a woman. Now, she has everything she's aways wanted. Will Dylan move past his fear of losing his friendship with Ginger to take a leap into love? 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Heather Scarlett
• Release date: Jun 22, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201242718

Heather Scarlett

Heather Scarlett lives in Southern California, though her heart is in Montana where she lived for six wonderful years. She loves big sky, wide open spaces, and cowboys. Heather writes small town romance that feels like home and is equal parts sweet and emotionally satisfying. Her heroines are strong and sassy and her heroes are rugged and capable. Heather's stories are family focused and relationship driven.

Book preview

Chapter One

"You want me to what?" Ginger Lang asked her best friend, Dylan Hudson, as she poured an espresso shot into a cup. Steam from the espresso machine made her curly red hair even wilder than usual. She topped the potent brew with steamed milk, then handed it over to Dylan. He took full advantage of being best friends with a barista at Jitters.

"I want you to be my partner in a dance competition. For charity. It’s only four weeks of lessons, then the competition. Nothing to it.

Four weeks of lessons? That sounds worse than parading in front of the entire town like a prized pig at the fair.

Dylan aimed his mega-watt grin at her. Please, Ginger. You’re my best friend. This will be fun. We can make fun of the whole thing. With you there will be no pressure.

The comment stuck in her heart like a barb. No pressure. Just good friends having some fun.

I’ll think about it. When is this competition anyway?

Dylan paused, took a long sip of his latte.

Dylan, She prompted. When is it? I'll have to be sure I take the time off work."

Well, the lessons are Wednesday evenings starting next week and that works great because you’re off Wednesdays.

Ginger pinned him with a sharp look. When is the competition? She mentally counted four weeks from next Wednesday, which brought her to…Valentine’s Day.

Ginger, you know you’re my closest friend. I’d do anything for you. I’ll owe you for this favor. Anything you want.

Dylan would be shocked if she suggested what she really wanted from him.

I’ll be sure to choose something that will offer the most amount of torture, she replied. But I haven’t agreed yet.

Please, Ginger, you’re the only person I can imagine being my partner.

Ginger sighed. If only he meant partner in the sense of more than friends, not dance partner. Wishful thinking.

"Do you really have a