Fever Dream
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- Pre-Order
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- Expected 19 May 2026
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Elsie Silver comes a small-town, forbidden, rivals-to-lovers romance, the first book in the brand-new Western romance series Emerald Lake.
Professional bull rider Emmett Bush is not looking for love. He’s looking for a paycheck to save his family’s farm from bankruptcy. So, when he agrees to be the leading man on a hot new reality dating show, Romance Ranch, he’s already decided it’s all one big performance.
Until Julia Silva walks onto his property. Smart, snarky, beautiful, and off-limits in more ways than one. As the location consultant on set and the little sister of his most bitter professional rival, she’s the last woman who should pique his interest.
Julia has been warned about Emmett. She knows better than to fall for his cocky swagger, broad shoulders, and smoldering good looks. Plus, she’s sworn off relationships.
But as Julia and Emmett work together, mutual distaste grows into an unexpected connection and then… something more.
Soon, they find themselves searching for excuses to spend time together and out of reach of the cameras. Knowing glances. Stolen kisses. Secret rendezvous.
Still, Emmett signed up to play the role of an eligible bachelor searching for the one. His family’s land and legacy depend on him completing the show.
The problem is, he’s already fallen in love.
Just not with a contestant.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Combining rodeo and reality show tropes, the diverting first installment of the Emerald Lake series from bestseller Silver (Wild Card) proves wonderfully entertaining. Bull rider Emmett Brandt performs as Emmett Bush and has cultivated a reputation as a playboy. At home on his family's British Columbia ranch, however, he can drop his stage persona and cultivate his sensitive side. His worlds collide when the ranch lands in financial trouble and, to save it, Emmett agrees to star on the new reality dating show Romance Ranch, and allow it to film on his property. The producers want the full, raunchy Emmett Bush experience, but he can't stop the real Emmett from shining through—especially after he meets Julia Silva, the sister of one of his biggest rivals and a location scout for the show. A parade of prescreened beauties vie for his heart, but he quickly falls for Julia instead, much to the dismay of the crude head producer, who threatens both Julia's job and Emmett's payday. A bevy of stellar supporting characters, especially a true crime-loving contestant who proves to be a valuable ally to Emmett and Julia, and a deeply hateable villain add to the fun. Silver's fans will be well pleased.
