Wild River: Special Edition Paperback (Magnolia Falls Series Special Edition)

Ruby Rose has already decided she hates him — and he hasn't even had a chance to open his mouth.

In the charming small town of Magnolia Falls, attorney River doesn't lose arguments. He's sharp, quick-witted, and built for verbal warfare. So when Ruby appoints herself his judge, jury, and most vocal critic, he doesn't back down — he leans in. Their sparring matches become the stuff of local legend, a clash of two stubborn souls who seem to understand each other far better than either wants to admit.

But there's something beneath the sharp words and pointed glares. Two people carrying wounds they've never shown anyone else, recognizing the cracks in each other like a mirror they can't look away from.

When their endless arguing escalates into a wager — just one moment, sixty seconds, a secret that stays between them — everything shifts. River is certain he'll win. Ruby is certain he won't. And neither of them is prepared for what happens when the battle lines between hatred and something far more dangerous begin to blur.

With laugh-out-loud banter, a found family that wraps around your heart, and a slow-burn tension that builds until it absolutely combusts, Wild River is the kind of small-town romance that keeps you reading well past midnight. Laura Pavlov delivers enemies-to-lovers at its most addictive — the kind where you know exactly where it's headed and still can't turn the pages fast enough.

Some wagers change everything.