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Good Enough by Kelly Elliott
The third novel in New York Times bestselling author Kelly Elliott’s Meet Me in Montana series shows how family and true love can heal a broken past.After her mother died in a car accident when she was only five, and her father was determined not to show any emotions toward his only daughter, Timberlynn longs for a normal family... -
Guarding the Mountain Man’s Secret by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn the wild mountains of the Montana Territory, the Coulter ranch is a place of family, second chances…and a hidden fortune. Miles is the youngest of six brothers, and he’s spent most of his life helping guard the family’s a sapphire mine hidden deep within the Montana mountains...Categorized as:
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Strong Enough by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe fourth, and final novel in New York Times bestselling author Kelly Elliott’s Meet Me in Montana series fires up the passion in a story about forgiveness and finding your soul mate.Dirk Littlewood had the world at his feet and a life he claimed to love. He was a world-champion bull rider with plenty of women to keep his nights busy and make his inner loneliness nothing but a delusion...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... -
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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... -
Cowboy Bites: A Rough Riders Cookbook by Lorelei James, Suzanne M. Johnson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSaddle up and get ready to ride again with the infamous McKay family!New York Times bestselling author Lorelei James has whipped up six brand new Rough Riders short stories featuring fan favorite couples—Cord and AJ, Colby and Channing, Keely and Jack, Colt and India, Carter and Macie, and Boone and Sierra... -
Sharpshooter in Petticoats by Mary Connealy
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMandy McClellen Grey, has become the focus of a feud thanks to her husband, who made this mess and then died. Far from home, Mandy, the best little rifle woman in the west, has resigned herself to a lonely life under siege rather than call for help and endanger her family... -
Husband Tree by Mary Connealy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsHit the trail into the Old West, where a tough lady rancher and a seemingly aimless wrangler attempt to avoid the matrimonial noose. When Belle Tanner hires Silas Harden to help her get her cattle to market, the last thing she’s looking for is romance... -
Wrangler in Petticoats by Mary Connealy
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsCan the artist tame the cowgirl without breaking her spirit? Tough Texan tomboy Sally McClellan heads to Montana to visit her pregnant sister Mandy. But when her traveling party is attacked, Sally is left for dead... -
Doctor in Petticoats by Mary Connealy
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsBeth and Alex survive a stage coach accident. Beth realizes the derelict in the stagecoach with her is a doctor and she forces him to help tend the injured. Alex finds he can care for the patients as long as Beth is right beside him... yelling at him. Alex saves Beth's sister’s life, but he only has the courage to treat patients as long as Beth is there... -
Preston Men of Clifton, Montana Book 10 by Susan Fisher-Davis
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove and marriage is one path Preston Mitchell has no desire to travel down again. His ranch is his life and if a woman cannot appreciate his dedication to it, she has no place in his life. He learned that lesson the hard way when his marriage ended because his wife wanted more. But then a dark-haired beauty enters the diner and he cannot resist having a taste of what she is offering...Categorized as:
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Reece Men of Clifton, Montana Book 11 by Susan Fisher-Davis
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRissa Gates did something totally out of character for her…she spent the night with a strange man she met in an elevator. An amazing night with a gorgeous blue-eyed cowboy. A night that left her hoping for more especially after her love life came to a bitter end and she sees her sisters in happily-ever-after bliss...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... -
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A Letter to Emily by Christine Sterling
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReturn to Flat River, Nebraska with a brand new series from the creator of The Chapmans and The Flat River Matchmaker.She was the last thing he wanted, but everything he needed.Bass Pickett doesn't want a wife. But unless he or his brothers marry, they could lose the ranch they worked so hard for... -
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... -
The McCall Trilogy by Marcia Lynn McClure
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsourney through generations of adventure and romance as three Marcia Lynn McClure favorites blend perfectly in The McCall Trilogy! The roundup begins with The Foundling (formerly released as Desert Fire). She opened her eyes and beheld, for the first time, the face of Jackson McCall… Posse up with the next generation of McCall heroes in To Echo the Past... -
Sam by Susan Fisher-Davis
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEveryone tells Sheriff Sam Garrett to find a good woman and settle down. When he sets his sights on Clifton’s veterinarian, he fears she despises him yet he’s desired her from the first moment they met. She is quite possibly the only woman in town who isn’t attracted to him which might be why he wants her even more...Categorized as:
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To Bluff a Bride by Kate Condie
She’s looking for freedom. When her ex brother-in-law insists she belongs to him, Ellen Moren must escape the town that never felt like home. Determined that another marriage is the only way to convince him to leave her alone, Ellen proposes a fake marriage to the kind bachelor whose family is heading west on the Oregon trail. He’s looking for home... -
When Love Comes by Penny Zeller
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan love be found amidst broken hearts and unexpected loss?Determined to heal her broken heart, Charlotte Eliason visits her aunts in Prune Creek, Wyoming. What should be a time of peace and calm becomes one of chaos and unwelcome surprises when she discovers her longtime foe, Tobias Hallman, is the new blacksmith... -
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... -
Cowboy Bikers MC #3 by Esther E. Schmidt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen eyes meet and make two hearts beat as one, there’s no holding the reins. Lust will take a turn and gallop toward love at full speed, taking on any danger it might face along the way... -
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... -
Cowboys and Brides: A Sweet and Clean Historical Western Romance Collection by Cat Cahill, Kate Condie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHappily ever after under the Western sky . . .Enjoy six sweet historical Western romance stories filled with courageous women and men who never fail to save the day. Set against windswept plains and soaring mountain peaks, romance and adventure wait for you in this collection... -
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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... -
Cowboy Justice Association Novel Box Set: Books 1 - 3 by Olivia Jaymes
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratings*** 3 novel-length books for the price of 2 *** Genre: Contemporary Western Erotic Romance Cowboy Command: One minute Katie is eating lunch with her sister, the next she barely escapes a car bomb meant to kill her. Luckily, Federal agents are going to give her a new identity until she can testify against the man who wants her dead... -
Wannabe in Wyoming by Samantha A. Cole, J.B. Havens
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 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... -
A Match Made in Texas by Karen Witemeyer, Mary Connealy
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIn the small town of Dry Gulch, Texas, a good-hearted busybody just can't keep herself from surreptitiously trying to match up women in dire straits with men of good character she hopes can help them... -
Secondhand Bride by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsTo win his father's ranch, a hard-living cowboy settles down and takes a wife--another man's wife! The youngest McKettrick brother, Jeb, is the wild one who never could stay out of trouble. And trouble is what he gets when he proposes to Chloe Wakefield... -
Cowboy Seasons: Four Book Boxed Set by Kathleen Ball
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSummer's Desire When 26-year-old cowboy Holden O'Leary uprooted his brothers from Texas to Montana, the new vet advertised for a nanny. No woman alive would deny the Doc was as handsome a specimen as the sleek, hard-bodies horses he rescued... -
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 . . -
Silver Tongued Devil by Lorelei James, Lori G. Armstrong
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHistorical romance set in the Wild West from NY Times Bestselling author Lorelei James. Hot cowboy twins, a not-so-prim schoolteacher, and a madam with a heart of gold…the West doesn’t get much wilder than this. Wyoming – 1897 . Silas McKay earns his reputation as a brawling card sharp who’s short on cash but long on charm... -
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... -
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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... -
Ropes and Revenge by Lili Valente, Jessie Evans
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEight months ago, John Lawson lost his wife and best friend in a tragic accident on his family's ranch. In the time since, he's devoted himself to two things--taking care of his two newly motherless sons and proving that Lily's accident was no accident. Now, he finally has hard evidence that his wife was murdered and he won't rest until he has the killer's blood on his hands... -
Boundless Fate by Alicia Rae, Jovana Shirley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFate for Love Series, Book 2 Colton Kingston’s livelihood has been reduced to a pile of black ashes by a tragic act of arson. After sending away the woman he has loved since the tender age of five, a hateful dark revenge threatens to overtake his heart. Colton knows pushing her away is the only way he can keep her safe... -
12-ALARM COWBOYS by Cora Seton, Becky McGraw
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAFTER THE FIRE by Cora Seton When a series of fires keeps bringing him to her door, a firefighter must uncover his ex-girlfriend’s secret or risk losing her forever. WHERE THERE'S SMOKE (A Cowboy Way Novella) by Becky McGraw Cowboy Austin McBride follows a herd to a new town, but firefighting is his passion, so he applies at a local station... -
Rogue by Sable Hunter
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA loner by choice and a renegade by nature. Rogue is living up to his name. He’s lived life on his own terms, doing everything from team-roping in college, Texas Hold ‘em champion to founding his own company, Lone Wolf Oil. Everything he’s accomplished has been in spite of Dusty Walker, a man who sired four sons by four women – none of them his wife...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... -
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... -
To Win His Wife by Kate Condie
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn attack tore them apart. The Oregon trail will force them back together. Is it possible for him to win his wife back? She doesn’t remember their secret marriage. When an accident in the woods steals her memories, orphan Fenna Jennings finds refuge in the warm embrace of the Bridger family... -
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... -
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Wishing for the Rancher's Love: A Sweet Historical Romance by Jody Hedlund
In the high country of Colorado, danger sometimes causes enemies to work together . . . and fall in love.As the only one of her siblings who hasn’t married, Clementine Oakley feels left behind. But she does her best to focus on her candy-making business, hoping to someday have a shop of her own instead of a lone counter in Worth’s General Store... -
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 Volunteer Cowboy: Tanner by Donna Michaels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCowboy Tanner Hathaway, part time firefighter and National Guardsman, is great at volunteering his time, never his heart, but when his Pocono one-nighter shows up in Texas to help a friend, sparks ignite a flame neither of them expect... -
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... -
Hand Of Fate by Duane Boehm
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBestselling Western author Duane Boehm has written another western novel with enough humor, heartbreak, love, and outlaws to keep you turning the page. While the ranchers around Trinidad are circling like buzzards in wait for Flannery Vogel to fail, the downtrodden widow with a young daughter refuses to surrender as she struggles to run the ranch that cost her husband his life... -
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...
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