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Wagon Train Song by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWAGON TRAIN SONGUnexpected romance on journey west.Haunted by a guilty secret, Marnie's eager to leave her past in the dust of the trail. She embarks on a wagon train journey to reunite with her son, a North-West Mounted Policeman. What she doesn't count on is Gabe, a widower and friend of her late husband coming along. He is a reminder of everything she yearns to escape... -
Fire Along the Sky by Sara Donati
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsWith epic sweep and breathtaking adventure, Sara Donati’s bestselling saga of an Early American family’s struggle for survival in the Northeast wilderness continues with the story of an indomitable woman and an unforgettable journey of redemption across a young nation threatened by the flames of war. The year is 1812 and Hannah Bonner has returned to her family’s mountain cabin in Paradise...Categorized as:
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Issued to the Bride One Sergeant for Christmas by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOrphaned at seven, kicked out by his aunt and uncle at 16, Sergeant Emerson Myers gave up on family until General Augustus Reed chose him as his assistant, becoming as much a father-figure as a commanding officer... -
Issued to the Bride One Soldier by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJack Sanders built his career as an army intelligence operative on his uncanny ability to anticipate what the enemy will do next--but he never anticipated the trouble he's landed in. Removed from duty, his future on the line, he'll have to accept a truly unusual mission to redeem himself... -
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Lake in the Clouds by Sara Donati
In her extraordinary novels Into the Wilderness and Dawn on a Distant Shore , award-winning writer Sara Donati deftly captured the vast, untamed wilderness of late-eighteenth-century New York and the trials and triumphs of the Bonner family... -
A SEAL's Devotion by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe’s got a secret. She’s telling lies. Anders Olsen has a big problem. When he joined forces with nine other Navy SEALs to build a model sustainable community, he didn’t know he’d be filmed—or that the resulting television show would become a nationwide sensation. Now everyone’s watching Base Camp, which means everyone’s watching him. The show’s rules dictate it’s his turn to marry... -
Donovan's Daughter by Lori Wick
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhen an angry snowstorm forces Marcail Donovan to seek shelter for the night at the town doctor’s house, the pretty new schoolteacher is thrust into a scandal that threatens her career. The unfortunate but innocent circumstances bring harsh condemnation to Marcail, but the compassionate bachelor doctor offers her a way to remain the town’s teacher...Categorized as:
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Reckless Love by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe first time I kissed Scarlet, I knew I was in trouble. The night I slept with her, my life changed forever. The day I found out I was going to be a father, I ran from her. Now that I’ve been given a second chance I won’t be so reckless...Categorized as:
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The Stable Master's Bride by Christine Sterling
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratings★★★ The second book in a brand new series from the author that brought you THE CHAPMANS and the best-selling THE BLIZZARD BRIDES series. ★★★A woman needing a home; a man needing a mother for his children and a marriage of convenience that is nothing like they imagined.Hannah Woods has lost everything...Categorized as:
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SEAL's Vow by Elle James
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReal estate agent Brenna Meyers is in a good position to work a side job as a private investigator searching for the money stolen from a bank. On a routine visit to a potential listing, Brenna discovers a grisly scene in an abandoned home. Her first thought is Squatters. A closer look reveals the house had been used as a place of torture... -
Warrior's Resolve by Elle James
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMolly McKinnon’s father disappeared on a manhunt for an escaped convict. From what they’ve been able to piece together, whoever kidnapped her father, wants the location of the money the convict escaped to retrieve. Getting desperate, the kidnappers will do anything to get the McKinnon patriarch to tell what the convict told him, even go after the rest of the McKinnon family... -
Wannabe in Wyoming by Samantha A. Cole, J.B. Havens
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat does a tattooed chick from Philadelphia know about being a rancher? Absolutely nothing. But that’s about to change. Willow Crawford never knew her father’s identity until she hears from his lawyer, advising her of his death. As the sole heir to his ranch in Wyoming, she has the chance to start anew following her divorce... -
The Widower's Mail-Order Bargain: Inspirational Western Cowboy Romance by Karla Gracey
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter Jonas lost his wife, he swore he would never marry again, but unless he does, he fears his in-laws will never let him have custody of his son, Teddy, again. The only course of action is to find a new bride… so he advertises for one, making it clear that although he can offer her a good home and a stable life, he will never be able to love her. That suits Geraldine just fine...Categorized as:
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A SEAL's Purpose by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen Kai Green joined nine other Navy SEALs to build a sustainable community in Chance Creek, Montana, he never dreamed the day would come when he’d have to marry a woman sight unseen—or lose everything. Now he has to find a way to build a life with a perfect stranger—one who seems perfectly unqualified for happiness at Base Camp—or with him... -
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The Heavenly Surrender by Marcia Lynn McClure
Genieva Bankmans had willfully agreed to the arrangement. She had given her word and she would not dishonor it. But when she saw, for the first time, the man whose advertisement she had answered…she was desperately intimidated. The handsome and commanding Brevan McLean was not what she had expected. He was not the sort of man she had reconciled herself to marrying...Categorized as:
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Sean Donovan by Lori Wick
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsLori Wick's bestselling series The Californians (more than 500,000 copies sold) has a fresh new cover design to delight avid Lori Wick fans and readers just introduced to Lori's beloved fiction. Caught in his first bank robbery, Sean Donovan is sentenced to hang. But Charlotte Cooper, who needs a blacksmith for her livery, has other ideas...Categorized as:
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Shotgun Bride by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsOne ranch. Three sons. Only one will inherit...and on one condition. Tired of waiting for his sons to settle down, Arizona-territory rancher Angus McKettrick announces a competition: the first son to marry and produce a grandchild will inherit Triple M ranch. Now, three distinctly different, equally determined cowboys are searching high and low for brides... -
Cowboy Surprise by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFamily ties run deep in the heart of Texas. Who knew that having the Dalton looks—dark hair and blue eyes—would deem Justus as a trustworthy person? That’s exactly what happens when a friend of the family turns up on the Daltons’ ranch and thrusts a baby at him to watch because nobody else is home. After she leaves, he realizes he doesn’t even know her name—or how to care for an infant... -
Protecting A Soul In Need: A Historical Western Romance Novel by Mia Dunham
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBethany Stapleton has dedicated her life to horses, spending each day in her father’s stables, sacrificing things like love and family. However, when her father hires Corbin, a new trainer, her priorities change for good. Unfortunately, Bethany's world falls into pieces, when her favorite horses fail to recover with no explanation... -
The Arms of a Better Man (A Love to Last a Lifetime) by Indiana Wake
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan a quiet and studious woman heal the soul of a wounded soldier, or will both their hearts end up broken?Katie Lacy has grown up to be a quiet and serious young woman who has no time for the pushy young cowboys who wish for her hand. Most of her time is spent working in her father’s lumber yard or with her head in a book... -
The Bride's Unknown Legacy: An Inspirational Romance Novel by Grace Clemens
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwenty-two-year-old Elsie Mays, the spirited daughter of a wealthy rancher, discovers a shocking family secret, prompting her to flee Minnesota under the cover of night. For years, she believed her mother and brother died in a buggy accident, but a hidden tintype reveals they were alive in Wyoming two years later... -
Three Rivers Ranch Romance Box Set, Books 1 - 3: Inspirational Western Romances - Second Chance Ranch, Third Time's the Charm, Fourth and Long by Liz Isaacson, Elana Johnson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis Christian western romance boxed set contains the first three novels in the Three Rivers Ranch Romance series - Second Chance Ranch, Third Time's the Charm, and Fourth and Long... -
The Traveller by H.J. Bellus
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHart Richards has never found home. Sure, he was raised in a house...but it was far from a home. He thought heâd found it in the Army, only to have his world shattered along with his band of brothers. Hart settled in a small-town in Montana until the inevitable happened. The call he dreaded the most... His mom was dying and he needed to return to the place he grew up... -
A SEAL's Triumph by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s bound to the past. She believes in the futureLieutenant Walker Norton might be cynical, but he isn’t a broken man—yet. Raised to understand the looming catastrophe of climate change, promised to a woman he doesn’t love, he long ago decided to live a life of service to his country, family and friends. It’s enough—until he meets Avery Lightfoot and realizes he wants so much more... -
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Scarred Mail Order Bride and her Lonely Bachelor by Florence Linnington
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat can a scarred mail order bride do when she is stranded in the west with no one to get married to? Leanne Robinson has hit rock bottom – her father is gone, her life is in ruins, and she has no hope for the future. Until… she receives a letter from a man in Colorado, inviting her to marry him and live out west. With no other options, she accepts... -
Love Along the Cattle Trail: A Historical Western Romance Novel by Carol Colyer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDeep into the Oklahoma frontier, Sierra Cassidy is a force to be reckoned with. Raised to be more cowboy than debutante, with fiery red hair and a spirit as wild as the open prairies, Sierra joins her father on a perilous cattle drive, defying societal norms and her father's protective instincts... -
Wrangling the Wandering Rancher: A Sweet Historical Romance by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the high country of Colorado, love endures all things, even the solitary way of life in the wilderness.Maisy Merritt has vowed she’ll never marry a mountain man. Even though she loves the Colorado Rockies and the wild creatures she helps, she hates the way her pa’s mountain-man ways took him away from his family and caused her ma to die of loneliness... -
A Lawman's Christmas by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe sudden death of the town marshal leaves Blue River, Texas, without a lawman...and twenty-five-year-old Dara Rose Nolan without a husband. As winter approaches and her meager seamstress income dwindles, she has three options... -
Burning Desire by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn alternate cover edition can be found here. Two Strapping Alpha Billionaires. One Girl Looking For A Fresh Start. A Heck of A Wild Ride. ***POV from all 3 main characters.*** Allison may have left her ex-boyfriend behind in New York, but it seems that toxic relationship is still haunting her today... -
The Dance Hall Wife by Cici Cordelia
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCAT . . .Cat Purdue has come a long way from the days when her father used her as partial payment for a gambling debt to a ruthless man. Reacquiring the saloon Father had lost, and turning it into a successful restaurant, is only the beginning of her drive for success.FRANK . . -
Short-Straw Bride by Karen Witemeyer
No one steps on Archer land. Not if they value their life. But when Meredith Hayes overhears a lethal plot to burn the Archer brothers off their ranch, a twelve-year-old debt compels her to take the risk. Fourteen years of constant vigilance hardens a man... -
A SEAL's Chance by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Navy SEAL Ben Warren is sidelined by an injury, he thinks love is off the table until single mother Caitlyn Cross reminds him that a warrior fights for what he wants. Revisit Chance Creek and the Hall brothers, and meet a brand new hero you won't forget... -
Texas Cowboy's Protection by Barb Han
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIsaac Quinn missed his chance with Gina Anderson when he broke up with her after high school years ago and joined the military. Now, he’s back home for a big family announcement. Staying in Gunner isn’t in his plans until single mother, Gina, crosses his path... -
Outlaw Hearts by Rosanne Bittner
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt twenty, Miranda Hayes had known more than her share of heartache and loss. Widowed by the war, orphaned by a vicious band of rebel raiders, she was a woman alone in a harsh, unyielding frontier. Then she clashed with the notorious gunslinger Jake Harkner, a hard-hearted loner with a price on his head, and found within herself a deep well of courage...and feelings of desire she'd never known...Categorized as:
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Song of the Wolf by Rosanne Bittner
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBorn to be a Holy Woman among the Cheyenne, Medicine Wolf’s life as a young child is saved by a pack of wolves that keeps her from freezing to death. From then on, wolves are her guiding spirit and her protector. As she grows into womanhood, Medicine Wolf is forced to live among whites for one year, in an effort to learn the way of the white man... -
Cowboy Bodyguard: Brotherhood Protectors World by K.L. Donn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMarilyn Monroe Kingsley was coveted on the pageant circuit. Winning Miss California set her up to compete in the Miss America competition this year. Anyone who knew anything about pageant life knew she was going to win it, too. She had the looks, the skills, and the brains. But was it what Monroe wanted?She had private dreams of normalcy, family, and living a life she’d only seen on T.V... -
Mail Order Bride And The Gift of Children (A Western Historical Romance Book) (Evergreen Frontier) by Florence Linnington
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFinding love is never easy for a single mother listing herself as a mail order bride. But it is necessary.Eliza Buell has just given birth to her second child. Now a single mother after the death of her husband, she finds herself alone and desperate for a way to help her children survive the coming winter. With no other option, Eliza opts to become a mail order bride...Categorized as:
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Half-Deaf Mail Order Bride and her Heartfelt Pastor by Florence Linnington
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan a mere letter from the west be a ticket out of poverty and to love for a… half-deaf mail order bride?Elizabeth Quinn has had to bury her mother and is about to lose her home when a letter from a stranger offers her a way out of poverty: move out west to marry a man she has never met...Categorized as:
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An Abandoned Baby's Guardian: An Inspirational Romance Novel by Grace Clemens
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnswering an ad for a mail-order bride, Alice Smidgen finds herself at the mercy of fate when her fiancĂ© vanishes without a trace, leaving her stranded at the altar. As whispers of gossip engulf her, Alice's resilience is put to the test when an abandoned infant appears on her doorstep, intertwining her fate with that of the town's enigmatic doctor... -
Lawless: Noah Kincaid by Stacy Reid
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNoah Kincaid has a ruthless reputation, known in the untamed West as ‘Lawless.’ He does not seek distractions or attachments, especially one as lovely, fierce, and passionate as Miss Ada Bancroft. Rescuing her from a gang bent on mayhem, they are forced to flee together... -
Sadie by Patricia PacJac Carroll
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSadie Bluhm receives the letter to confirm she had been chosen to be the mail order bride for Conrad Frazier in America. She is delighted. Growing up an orphan, Sadie relishes the idea she has been chosen to belong to someone. Conrad lost his wife six months ago. Desperate to find another, he enlists the help of an agency to find him the proper German bride... -
Montana SEAL Undercover Daddy by Elle James
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsJilted at 27, Kate Phillips focused on her career and left marriage and children to her little sister. She’s on track to realize all of her dreams, until her sister disappears, leaving her little girl on Kate’s doorstep. Normally awkward with children, Kate has a lot to learn about childrearing and cuddles. The lively three-year-old teaches Kate how to open her heart to the possibilities... -
Her Healing Cowboy: Jace by Donna Michaels, Stacy D Holmes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNY Times & USA Today Bestselling Author HER HEALING COWBOY Harland County Series/Book 5: Jace 58,000 words Heat index: Hot Holly’s stay in Harland County Texas is limited. She’s only there to help run her uncle’s ice cream business while he recuperates from an operation. Her home is in Colorado. Her life is in Denver... -
Her Hell Yeah Cowboy by Donna Michaels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYears ago, he unknowingly rescued his soulmate, now she’s back in Texas and about to save his guarded heart. Unlike his twin, Texas National Guardsman Sgt. Logan McCall would rather march barefoot and blindfolded through a cow pasture than date the same woman twice... -
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Evers & Afters by J.H. Croix
A swoon-worthy romance from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix!An ex-military pilot and a sunshiney barista take opposites attract to the next level.I’m blaming it on the porcupine who broke into Cammi’s coffee truck. If that didn’t happen, I never would’ve kissed her.I’ve spent years ignoring the spark that flares any time I get close to Cammi. I don’t do romance, and I don’t lose control... -
Moira's Little Mother's Day by Maggie Ryan, Rawhde Authors
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was supposed to be a simple job assignment.Except it's not.Not when the assignment takes her to Rawhide Ranch, a place Moira has dreamed about for years. And certainly not when it pits her against rugged, sexy cowboy Jason Jaeger.Known as Master Jagger to those on the Ranch, everything about the cowboy is straight out of her deepest, darkest fantasies... -
Healing the Nurse's Heart: A Historical Western Romance Novel by Aurora Hanson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaddie Ryan has fled her past, only to be trapped in a nightmare of a life in the West. When the man she thought to be her savior turns out to be a monster, she is left with nothing but a wounded heart and a flicker of hope. Alone and penniless, Maddie's future seems bleak until she stumbles upon a glimmer of hope in the most unexpected place... -
A Fearless Man by Leigh Greenwood
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAll it takes is one FEARLESS man... As the sheriff of Sycamore Flats, Hen Randolph has seen just about everything this lawless land has to offer. Quick in the saddle and quicker on the draw, he's cultivated a reputation for being a ruthless sharpshooter—and an unapologetic loner. Hen's had more than his fair share of complications and is happiest keeping his distance from the world... -
A Bride in the Bargain by Deeanne Gist
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIn 1860s Seattle, a man with a wife could secure himself 640 acres of timberland. But because of his wife's untimely death, Joe Denton finds himself about to lose half of his claim. Still in mourning, his best solution is to buy one of those Mercer girls arriving from the East. A woman he'll marry in name but keep around mostly as a cook...Categorized as:
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A Lesson in Patience by Jennifer Connors
Book #3 of the Lesson Series They say that third times a charm, but that couldn't be further from the truth for Ginny. In her latest adventure as a modern day woman trapped inside the body of a romance novel heroine, she finds herself in the late 19th century, on the frontier of America...
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