Close Enough to Touch

A heartbroken LA makeup artist gets back on the horse with a sexy Wyoming cowboy in this romantic comedy by a USA Today–bestselling author.

Can a city girl make it in the wild, wild West?


For makeup artist Grace Barrett, Hollywood isn't the land of golden opportunity. It's the land of difficult divas, cheating boyfriends and unemployment. So when her great-aunt offers her a free place to stay in Jackson, Grace thinks she'll spend a little time in the sticks to figure out her life, and then move somewhere exciting to live out her dreams. But it turns out that there are a few more thrills in this small town than Grace was expecting. . . .


Cole Rawlins is a rugged Wyoming cowboy born and bred. Yet he can't help but be drawn to the fascinating big-city girl who moves in across from him. He wants to get close enough to Grace to see past her tough facade, but if he does, she might see the real Cole. The one with a Hollywood history gone bad. As they discover a sizzling attraction, it becomes harder for him to keep his demons at bay—and those fires from long ago may burn them both.


They'll need more than scorching-hot passion to make this opposites-attract affair work. But if they can learn to trust one another enough to reveal their secrets, they just might have a chance at forever.

Originally published in 2012.
Praise for the novels of Victoria Dahl
"Sassy and smokingly sexy . . . One delicious joyride of a book." —New York Times–bestselling author Connie Brockway on Talk Me Down
"A hot and funny story about a woman many of us can relate to." —Salon.com on Crazy for Love
"A hands-down winner, a sensual story filled with memorable characters." —Booklist on Start Me Up