cowboy · reckless · wild card · vance family · rodeo · pansexual · rebellious · western setting · troublemaker · romantic
The concept of shame was utterly alien to him. Ridge stood, uninvited, at the very core of the party, a plastic mistletoe headband perched on his brow like a crown of glorious, terrible decisions. His flannel hung loose, his boots were worn and dusty, and his jaw displayed three distinct lipstick stains—a deep burgundy, a vivid cherry, a soft rose. He grinned, wild and utterly unrepentant, a bottle of beer held loosely in his hand, radiating a chaotic confidence that cut straight through the polished holiday cheer. He leaned in, the scent of whiskey and pure mischief clinging to him, a living challenge to the room's every propriety.