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The Runaways by Devney Perry
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsOne car. One cross-country road trip. Five small town romances about six runaways finally finding home. From Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author, Devney Perry, this collection includes Runaway Road, Wild Highway, Quarter Miles, Forsaken Trail and Dotted Lines. Londyn McCormack didnβt have a typical childhood... -
![Meant to be Mine by Becky Wade]()
Meant to be Mine by Becky Wade
Ty Porter has always been irresistible to Celia Park. All through high school--irresistible. When their paths cross again after college-- still irresistible. This time, though, Ty seems to feel exactly the same way about Celia. Their whirlwind romance deposits them at a street-corner Las Vegas wedding chapel. The next morning they wake to a marriage certificate and a dose of cold reality... -
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![McKettrick's Choice by Linda Lael Miller]()
McKettrick's Choice by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWhen news came that there was trouble back in Texas, Holt McKettrick left his mail-order bride at the altar and never looked back. He just hoped he'd be in time to save the man who raised him as a son and stop his best friend from hanging... -
![A Fake Marriage for the Grumpy Cowboy : Rolston Ranch Brothers by Hanna Hart]()
A Fake Marriage for the Grumpy Cowboy : Rolston Ranch Brothers by Hanna Hart
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAugust Rolston wanted to escape his small town Texas lifestyle when a gorgeous enemy complicated his reality even more. The arrogant overachiever, Belle Danson, was the hydroponics expert that he needed for his organic greenhouse. She was annoyingly driven and also had a special talent for driving August crazy... -
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![Just a Cowboy's Enemy by Jessie Gussman]()
Just a Cowboy's Enemy by Jessie Gussman
Can these life-long enemies set aside their differences for the sake of a little girl and her horse? Cormac Henderson is shocked when he discovered his friend from college has willed him half-interest in a high-dollar roping horse. .. and his daughter. But then he finds out that the woman who has hated him since high school is the person he's supposed to be sharing custody of both with... -
![Borrowing Bentley by Melanie Shawn]()
Borrowing Bentley by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsππ‘πππ-πππππ πππ βπππ ππππ πππππππ, πππππππ‘π π€ππ‘β π»πΈπ΄--πππ πππππ‘π¦ ππ βπππ‘ πππ βππππ‘ πππππ π‘βπ π€ππ¦! πππ§ππ₯ππ². Maisy Turner and I had been butting heads since we were five years old. That girl knew every one of my buttons and loved to push 'em... -
![Justice Inked by Olivia Jaymes]()
Justice Inked by Olivia Jaymes
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSheriff Dare Turner is known for his ever-present scowl and general bad mood. Between a teenage sister who thinks sheβs all grown up and a killer on the loose he doesnβt have much to smile about these days. He simply doesnβt have time for fun and games. Rayne Dunn is half free spirit and half workaholic... -
![Awaiting the Storm by Amber Kelly]()
Awaiting the Storm by Amber Kelly
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIβve poured everything I have into Wildhaven Ranchβever since Mom died, Iβve done my best to hold this family together. My sisters, my dad, my grandparentsβ¦ this land is who we are. Thereβs no room for mistakesβand definitely no time for falling for the enemy. Then he shows up. Caison Galloway. New manager of the neighboring ranch. Smooth talker. Knows exactly how to push every one of my buttons...Categorized as:
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![Londyn: The Ambrose Girls of Calaway Crossing by Leigh Fenty]()
Londyn: The Ambrose Girls of Calaway Crossing by Leigh Fenty
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsLike her older sister, Londyn Ambrose was holding out for someone special. Growing up in a small town and having gone to school with everyone in their age range, finding love was hard in Calaway Crossing. When a scraggly stranger showed up at the cafΓ© Londyn managed with her sister and cousin, he was nowhere near Londynβs idea of the perfect man. She couldnβt even tell how old he was... -
![The Marine's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton]()
The Marine's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIf Gunnery Sergeant Zane Hall wants to save his familyβs ranch, heβll need to fix up the buildings, stock the spread with cattleβand find a wife. The first two are easy with the help of his brothers, but getting hitched is proving more difficult. When he meets mountaineer Kenna North through an online ad, she seems like the perfect fitβat least in her e-mails... -
![Fire Line by Maggie Gates]()
Fire Line by Maggie Gates
LENNON:. Rule number one: Committing crimes is not a group project. Rule number two: Donβt start fights. Finish them. Rule number three: Donβt try to hustle a hustler. I should have walked away. I should have ignored that sweet-talking cowboy. Good things donβt happen to people like me. Good people stay away from people like me. But that cowboy wouldnβt leave me alone. He should have known better... -
![Tall, Dark, and Texan by Jodi Thomas]()
Tall, Dark, and Texan by Jodi Thomas
Teagen McMurray would ride to hell and back to protect his land. He'd certainly never felt that way about a woman. At least not until Jessie Barton showed up with her three little girls, desperate for a place to stay. Suddenly he finds himself proposing marriage, telling himself it is only to protect her and her children . . -
![The Cowboy Rescues a Bride by Cora Seton]()
The Cowboy Rescues a Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNed Matheson is sharing a house with the woman he loves, but he canβt kiss her, or even touch her. In fact, she can barely look him in the face. He knows he needs to be patient; Fila Sahar has been to hell and back as a captive of the Taliban for over a decade. Now sheβs safely back on American soil, but her fears hem her in so tightly, she might as well be a prisoner again... -
![Moon Over Montana by Caroline Fyffe]()
Moon Over Montana by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsY Knot, Montana Territory, 1886. The long-awaited wedding date has finally been set, but when a young Cheyenne woman shows up in the loft of her family's barn, life as Charity McCutcheon knew it is thrust into chaos. Secrets her parents and brother Luke have held now explode with the power to shake her foundations... -
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![Wrangling Love by Leslie North]()
Wrangling Love by Leslie North
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter the humiliation of getting fired from her job in the city, Fiona Cafferty finds herself back home on the family ranch. Like it or not, sheβll be stuck working there until she can find another job. But she wasn't prepared to work beside her old high school nemesis, Eli Carter. Eli sure had changed over the years. For one thing, heβs grown up to become a smoking hot cowboy... -
![The Cowboy's Fake Wife by Janalyn Knight]()
The Cowboy's Fake Wife by Janalyn Knight
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen rancher Dillan Mandell offers to let the new female doc in town put her mobile home on his ranch, he has no idea what life has in store for him. Heather Cain, sleepless for months due to her neighborsβ barking dogs, canβt wait for the peace and solitude that the handsome cowboy has promised her... -
![How To Rope A Rich Cowboy by Anya Summers]()
How To Rope A Rich Cowboy by Anya Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsColt Anderson is burned out. Every part of his daily life has become a tedious chore. He cannot remember the last time he took a day off or, better yet, felt a womanβs willing surrender. And itβs just his luck that on his first day off in ages, he runs into a sexy squatter on his property, never expecting that single interaction would alter the very fabric of his world... -
![Long, Tall Texans by Diana Palmer]()
Long, Tall Texans by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsETHAN. Arabella Craig was eighteen when Ethan Hardeman first opened her eyes to passionβ¦and then turned around and married another woman. Four years later, tragedy brings Ethan, still just as tall and handsome, but newly divorced and bitter, back into her life. He runs his family's cattle empire with an iron hand, yet he refuses to loosen his grip on the reins holding back his heart...Categorized as:
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![Two Texas Hearts by Jodi Thomas]()
Two Texas Hearts by Jodi Thomas
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsKora Adams doesn't believe in curses, but she has known nothing but bad luck all of her life. Until the night a handsome stranger knocks on her front door. Winter McQuillen has inherited a sprawling Texas ranch--but the only way he can claim it is to have a wife--this very night. Now, Kora has to make a choice--turn Winter out of her home or take a chance on the possibility of love. -
![The Tiger's Woman by Celeste De Blasis]()
The Tiger's Woman by Celeste De Blasis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSHE COULD FLEE HER PAST, BUT NOT ESCAPE IT! She called herself Mary Smith and hid her extraordinary beauty behind widow's weeds. She came to San Francisco in flight from a secret so shattering, a man so dangerous, that no disguise could long shield her. Then she met Jason Drake--The Tiger--lover, gambler, empire builder, the one man whose power offered sanctuary... -
![Redeemed Cowboy by Hope Ford]()
Redeemed Cowboy by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUSA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Hope Ford brings you a steamy cowboy romance about a frumpy administrative assistant with a secret crush that discovers sometimes even playboy cowboys can change their ways. Mia. Iβve always been the ugly duckling. I never expected my Prince Charming to be wearing Wranglers and dusty cowboy boots. Crushing on one of my hot cowboy bosses isnβt smart... -
![From the Ruins Comes Love: An Inspirational Romance Novel by Lilah Rivers]()
From the Ruins Comes Love: An Inspirational Romance Novel by Lilah Rivers
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJoyce finds herself stuck when her brother-in-law wants her out of the house and sends her to his family living a few towns away. In a leap of faith, Joyce moves on to a town a bit further in order to avoid living with some strangers that could be just like him...Categorized as:
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![Healing the Heart: A Small Town Second Chance Romance by Olivia Reign]()
Healing the Heart: A Small Town Second Chance Romance by Olivia Reign
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI was a broken cowboy, tethered only to my children and ranch. Then I met Rayna. One glance in a lonely airport. Her beauty captivates me, and a one-night stand turns into a secret affair that sets our worlds on fire. But when she walks into my daughter's school days later, the passion becomes more than a hidden tryst; it becomes a dangerous obsession... -
![A Seeking Heart by Carolyne Aarsen]()
A Seeking Heart by Carolyne Aarsen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHeβs lasted eight seconds on rank broncs. Can he manage the rest of his life around the woman he never forgot? Battered in body and spirit, ex-rode star, Lucas Prins has come back home to settle down in Aspen Valley and ranch with his brothers. But to do that, they need to expand. And to do that, he needs to make a land deal with Aria Waldren, the woman he left behind... -
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![Doctor Cowboy by Olivia Reign]()
Doctor Cowboy by Olivia Reign
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHeβs back from the military after more than a decade of being goneβ¦ and more gorgeous than ever. The moment Jarret Young broke my heart, I told myself I would never let it happen againβthough Iβve never been able to tell him no. But now, I just want to run my animal rescue in peace, helping save the abused and neglected. And it was all going just as plannedβ¦... -
![Big and Bold by Hope Ford]()
Big and Bold by Hope Ford
She was never supposed to stay. Confident. Curvy. A city girl who belonged to a world I could never touch. But I married her anyway thinking I could keep her at armβs length and still call her mine. I never let her all the way in. Never let her see how deep she got under my skin. And now sheβs done pretending thatβs enough... -
![Tate by Linda Lael Miller]()
Tate by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThere are barely enough hours for divorced dad Tate McKettrick to run the Silver Spur ranch, do the suit-and-tie thing for his business and run herd on his beloved six-year-old twin daughters. But time stands still at the sight of Libby Remington. When they were high school sweethearts, the wealthy McKettrick couldn't convince Libby he loved her. But now they're both back in Blue River, Texas...Categorized as:
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![The Last Mercenary by Diana Palmer]()
The Last Mercenary by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsPRIVATE PROTECTOR. Micah Steele was a mystery, as silent as stone and just as intractable. Not even those closest to him knew the details of his lifeβwhich was exactly how it had to be. Because Micah was a mercenary, and his lies protected those he loved. Or they had, until the young beauty he'd left behind in Jacobsville, Texas, was kidnapped by his sworn enemy...Categorized as:
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![The Grouchy Lumberjack's Bride by Kat Baxter]()
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![The Navy SEAL's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton]()
The Navy SEAL's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsMason Hall, Navy SEAL, knows all about difficult assignments, but his current mission is one for the record books. Not only must he find a wifeβand get her pregnantβor forfeit the ranch his family has prized for generations, he must also convince his three brothers to marry, tooβbefore the year is up. Who knew one city girl and three wayward brothers could put up such a fight? -
![Heart Of Stone by Diana Palmer]()
Heart Of Stone by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHe would rescue the innocent beauty in distress. .. Boone Sinclair is a hard-headed, hard-hearted businessman and rancher. He has it all - except for Keely Welsh. The lovely beauty had always beguiled him. .. yet he was too experienced for her innocent charm. But when Keely's life is endangered by forces beyond her control, he has to protect her...Categorized as:
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![Gabe by Susan Fisher-Davis]()
Gabe by Susan Fisher-Davis
Gabe Stone canβt get Emma Conner out of his mind, even though he knows sheβs not the kind of woman to settle for a fling. Having known Emma all her life, he never noticed how grown up sheβd become - until now. Emma has been in love with Gabe forever. When he finally shows her the attention sheβs always hoped for, she falls even deeper in love with him, and soon discovers sheβs pregnant... -
![Made for You by Renee Harless]()
Made for You by Renee Harless
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHeading to a teachersβ conference hundreds of miles away from my small town should have been a nice break. Until I was propositioned by a stranger to be his wife for the next six months. And for whatever reason, I said yes. Talon Beckett was a domineering billionaire with a steely-blue gaze that made me forget my own name... -
![His Brother's Wife by Lily Graison]()
His Brother's Wife by Lily Graison
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen Grace Kingston accepts a wedding proposal through a mail-order bride agency and travels across country to be married, she has no idea her bridegroom is a fourteen-year-old boy. There's no way she can accept his offer but with depleted funds, and winter coming on, Grace has little choice but to stay. Things go from bad to worse when she meets Jesse's older brother, Rafe... -
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![Faster Than the Rest by Shirleen Davies]()
Faster Than the Rest by Shirleen Davies
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHeadstrong, brash, confident, and complex, the MacLarens of Fire Mountain will captivate you with strong characters set in the wild and rugged western frontier. Handsome, ruthless, young U. S. Marshal Jamie MacLaren had lost everythingβhis parents, his family connections, and his childhood sweetheartβbut now heβs back in Fire Mountain and ready for another chance... -
![Big Rig by Piper Stone]()
Big Rig by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the Marines they called me Big Rig. She'll just call me sir. Alexis Harding is used to telling men exactly what she thinks, but she's never had a roughneck like me as a boss before. On my rig, I make the rules and sassy little girls get stripped bare, bent over my desk, and taught their place, first with my belt and then in a much more shameful way... -
![Make Me Exhale by Marie Johnston]()
Make Me Exhale by Marie Johnston
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrust fund? Check. Plans to restore an old train foundry into a brewery? Check. Grumpy project manager? Sigh . . . check. From Marie Johnston comes a small town, grumpy/sunshine romance. If I wanted to deal with a man just like my uptight dad, I wouldβve told my parents what my brewery plans were. Only I didnβt tell anyone... -
![Lawless by Diana Palmer]()
Lawless by Diana Palmer
Five years ago, Judd Dunn, a hard-edged Texas Ranger, put Christabel Gaines's father behind bars where he belonged. But Judd's involvement in Crissy's life was far from over. With their jointly owned ranch on the verge of bankruptcy, Judd wed her in name only, promising to save their land and vowing to ignore the sexual tension between them... -
![Leave it for the Rain by Wendy Lindstrom]()
Leave it for the Rain by Wendy Lindstrom
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA Love She Canβt Rememberβ¦ A Woman He Canβt Forget. On the eve of her wedding Rebecca Grayson suffers a tragic accident and wakes surrounded by a loving family and a handsome fiancΓ© she doesnβt recognize. Feeling adrift and alone, she struggles to remember her life β and Adam...Categorized as:
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![Never Marry a Cowboy by Lorraine Heath]()
Never Marry a Cowboy by Lorraine Heath
Sensitive and lovely Ashton Robertson fell in love with Kit Montgomery the moment she first laid eyes on him. Four years later, her most cherished dream has come true: the rakish English aristocrat is her husband, if only for a brief time... -
![Connal by Diana Palmer]()
Connal by Diana Palmer
A New York Times Bestselling Author Connal Tremayne lived in torment since he lost his wife in a tragic accident. On the anniversary of that date, he drank to drown the remorse and Pepi Mathews, the daughter of his boss, wanted to help him. However, the young woman had expected to follow him to a bar in Mexico City, and instead he took her to a chapel and asked her to marry him...Categorized as:
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![Homeplace by Dorothy Garlock]()
Homeplace by Dorothy Garlock
HOMEPLACE. .. is the story of Ana, a stranger on a lonesome Iowa farm, a young woman struggling to raise her late stepdaughter's child in a farmhouse filled with danger. There is Esther, the child's crazed aunt, and dark secrets and memories lurking in every corner. And there is Owen, the child's father, the master of the house--and the man awakening new passions in Ana. . -
![Lionhearted by Diana Palmer]()
Lionhearted by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsHIS WINTER BRIDE. .. ? As the holiday season approached, the residents of Jacobsville were whispering about Janie Brewster's hopeless crush on Leo Hart. Up till now, all her efforts to lasso the dynamic cattleman had crumbled quicker than those mouthwatering biscuits the Hart men coveted...Categorized as:
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![Buried Dreams by Natasha Madison]()
Buried Dreams by Natasha Madison
Montgavin Township will never be the same when one night changes the lives of six people. The course of their lives and the trajectory of the town sets them on a collision course for disaster. Everleigh. One night changed my whole life. After the truth about that night came out, I knew I had to leave. Taking my broken heart with me. I had no choice but to go back... -
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![Dream River by Dorothy Garlock]()
Dream River by Dorothy Garlock
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe million-copy bestselling author of Wind of Promise and Annie Lash continues her breathtaking Wabash River Trilogy with this second exciting novel set in Arkansas in 1819. Amy Deverell joins Rain Tallman as he blazes new trails across the American frontier--and across her heart.Categorized as:
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![Montana Sunset by Lietha Wards]()
Montana Sunset by Lietha Wards
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMeagan was running from her mother and stepfather, trying to stay invisible, but when she ended up working as a groom on a cattle ranch, she caught the attention of Adam Wightman. Although she was deeply attracted to him, she just couldn't get involved for secrets of her own. Adam came from a long line of cowboys...Categorized as:
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![The Officer and the Traveler by Rose Gordon]()
The Officer and the Traveler by Rose Gordon
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGrayson Montgomery has just let his mouth get him into trouble again-quite literally. Being promptly informed that he must either marry the young lady he was caught with in a scandalous embrace or face a possible seven years of hard labor, Gray makes the obvious choice to marry her. It'll just be a marriage of circumstance with no chance of either getting hurt...Categorized as:
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![Finding Justice by Ciana Stone]()
Finding Justice by Ciana Stone
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJustice Weathers has his hands full with the ranch and his twin boys. A widower whose love life is pretty much non-existent and maybe thatβs for a reason. His family doesnβt seem to have much luck with happily-ever-after. Heβs not looking for love. Heck he runs from it. He might have a bit of running to do...Categorized as:
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![The Ranch Contract by Dinah McLeod]()
The Ranch Contract by Dinah McLeod
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Lora Harrison's agent arranges a vacation for her on a working ranch, she decides that a getaway couldn't hurt, but the beautiful, feisty young actress has no idea what is in store for her. Upon her arrival, Lora is shocked to discover that the old-fashioned cowboy who runs the place will not hesitate to take down her panties for a sound spanking whenever he feels it necessary... -
![Hayes by Vanessa Vale]()
Hayes by Vanessa Vale
Sheβs the new ranch hand. Iβm obsessed. Except sheβs ten years younger. It doesnβt matter. Nothing matters except making her mine. She will be Mrs. Hayes Wilder. Turns out, Iβve been sleeping with the enemy. Is she out to steal our secrets or steal my heart? These short reads are MF with a guaranteed spicy HEA. While they are standalone, itβs best to read them in order...Categorized as:
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