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The Hope of Azure Springs by Rachel Fordham
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSeven years ago, orphaned and alone, Em finally arrived at a new home in Iowa after riding the orphan train. But secrets from her past haunt her, and her new life in the Western wilderness is a rough one. When her guardian is shot and killed, Em, now nineteen, finally has the chance to search for her long-lost sister, but she won't be able to do it alone... -
![The Sheriff's Mail Order Rescue by Amelia Rose]()
The Sheriff's Mail Order Rescue by Amelia Rose
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLove is perilous – and that’s before you involve bandits and kidnapping.After five years of being the town’s sheriff, Matt Hanson is well and truly settled into his life in Iron Creek.Sure, there are still challenges, like the bandits that are occupying the nearby mountains, but Matt is content with his life in this small town... -
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![A Trail Untamed by Lacy Williams]()
A Trail Untamed by Lacy Williams
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAugust is a loner and prefers it that way. He only took the marriage wager to gain breathing room from his overbearing older brother. Besides, the wagon train still has a long journey before it reaches Oregon. Maybe he’ll meet someone who turns his head.Felicity longs for love and family, someone to choose her above all... -
![Dusty Britches by Marcia Lynn McClure]()
Dusty Britches by Marcia Lynn McClure
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAngelina Hunter was seriously minded, and it was a good thing. Her father’s ranch needed a woman who could endure the strenuous work of ranch life. Since her mother’s death, Angelina had been that woman. She had no time for frivolity; no time for a less severe side of life... -
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![Always and Forever by Wendy Lindstrom]()
Always and Forever by Wendy Lindstrom
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA Mail Order Bride He Doesn’t Want—A Woman He Can’t Resist. Nancy Mitchell refuses to marry the man her father chose for her. Her only escape from the dreadful arrangement is to find another husband quick—so she concocts a desperate plan and agrees to become a mail order bride... -
![Father Goose by Jodi Thomas]()
Father Goose by Jodi Thomas
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom anthologie The Cowboy Who Saved ChristmasDispirited by war, when Trapper Morgan accepts a job hauling five little rich girls to Dallas, all he cares about is the money. He doesn’t expect they’ll awaken his spirit—or that their intriguing nursemaid, Carolina, will awaken his heart... -
![Voices of the Dead by Ambrose Parry]()
Voices of the Dead by Ambrose Parry
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 16 ratings1854 marks the dawn of a scientific age. Queen Victoria delivers a healthy heir after receiving chloroform during labour. Florence Nightingale makes headlines as she leads a troop of middle-class women out into the war zones as nurses... -
![Jake by Leigh Greenwood]()
Jake by Leigh Greenwood
The freedom of the range, the bawling of the longhorns, the lonesome night watch beneath a vast, starry sky--they got into a man's blood until he knew there was nothing better than the life of a cowboy...except the love of a good woman. Isabelle Born and bred in Savannah, Georgia, she was the kind of woman Jake Maxwell avoided at all cost... -
![Protecting A Soul In Need: A Historical Western Romance Novel by Mia Dunham]()
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 Bride's Unknown Legacy: An Inspirational Romance Novel by Grace Clemens]()
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... -
![The Clocksmith of Her Dreams: A Historical Western Romance Book by Ellen Knightley]()
The Clocksmith of Her Dreams: A Historical Western Romance Book by Ellen Knightley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMilly McDonald has always dreamed of two things: having her own bakery and finding true love. When her parents try to marry her to a man who is far from her idea of a perfect match, Milly is horrified. In a fit of despair and with her protests falling on deaf ears, she decides to run away... -
![Callie's Calamity by Marie Higgins]()
Callie's Calamity by Marie Higgins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll Callie Cartwright knows is that she's got to get out of town fast. Her husband is dead and she's pregnant. If the truth comes out to how her husband died, she won't live to see the day her baby is born.Thankfully, she went through an agency to find a man in search of a mail-order-bride. Callie is a city girl, but perhaps living out in the country on a horse ranch is what she needs right now... -
![The Good Guy: A Western Frontier Story by James Leonard]()
The Good Guy: A Western Frontier Story by James Leonard
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter returning home from the war, Porter Grayson and his wife had five beautiful weeks together before sickness took her.Now all he wants is to be left alone. He’s happiest with his whiskey bottle.When James Beaumont hires him to protect his sister and niece, Porter figures it’s an easy job for quick cash. He didn’t realize the Beaumonts were in a war all their own... -
![Sing in the Sunlight by Kathleen Denly]()
Sing in the Sunlight by Kathleen Denly
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA marriage of convenience is the last thing Richard Stevens needs when his own identity is in question.Clarinda Humphrey’s singing career was destroyed when an accident left her with disfiguring scars. The aftermath forced her to leave her home and family, but she refuses to let her appearance steal her future... -
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![An Agent for Anna by Amelia C. Adams]()
An Agent for Anna by Amelia C. Adams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnna Gray has exhausted herself taking care of her family. Try as she might, she simply doesn't know how to meet the needs of her ailing mother, her self-centered sister, and her distracted father. She longs for some help, and perhaps even an escape, but there doesn't seem to be an answer to her dilemma... -
![Love Along the Cattle Trail: A Historical Western Romance Novel by Carol Colyer]()
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... -
![The Bounty Hunter's Return: A Historical Western Adventure Novel by Derek Levine]()
The Bounty Hunter's Return: A Historical Western Adventure Novel by Derek Levine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRobert has long given up his bounty hunter career to make a peaceful living by his sons' side. Yet one night, a bleeding gunslinger appears at his doorstep begging Robert to help him find the gang that abducted a rich widow for ransom. After his sons urge him to save the poor woman, Robert must return to his outlaw roots and do what he knows best... -
![Rivers of Gold by Tracie Peterson]()
Rivers of Gold by Tracie Peterson
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsBook 3 of Yukon Quest historical fiction series set in Alaska in the late 1800s. Miranda Colton, presumed dead, finds herself under the care of a native Alaskan and a studious botanist from England, Teddy Davenport. Miranda only longs to find her friends and and continue north. She fears that her chances are diminishing with each passing day... -
![Returning For Her Happy Ending: A Historical Western Romance Book by Carol Colyer]()
Returning For Her Happy Ending: A Historical Western Romance Book by Carol Colyer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEver since young Kalani was captured by an Indian tribe, ten years ago, during a raid, she has not reunited with her family. However, when tragedy strikes once again and she is to suffer the passing of her Indian mother, something calls her back to her original roots. Upon her arrival in town, though, she feels confused and isolated, and she has to deal with everyone's biased behavior... -
![Finding her Everlasting Love: A Historical Western Romance Book by Carol Colyer]()
Finding her Everlasting Love: A Historical Western Romance Book by Carol Colyer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter the recent passing of her parents, Colleen O' Reilly took the responsibility not only for herself but also for her two younger sisters. She now has to find a new home for them and keep them safe at all costs. Under the pressure of losing her sisters, she answers an advert from a lonely rancher... -
![Emmeline's Exile by Josephine Blake, Covers and Cupcakes]()
Emmeline's Exile by Josephine Blake, Covers and Cupcakes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEmmeline was abandoned at Madame Wigg's School and Foundling Home as a small child. When, as a young woman, her eyesight begins to fade, she is prepared to spend the rest of her life teaching and managing her blindness in the only home she has ever known.Madame Wigg has other ideas... -
![A Fine Day for Revenge by Ethan Westfield]()
A Fine Day for Revenge by Ethan Westfield
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShaun Hickman's deepest desire has always been to become a horse trainer. The day his stepfather dies, however, his world will suddenly turn upside down. Even though Shaun grows increasingly suspicious of his stepfather's death, believing that something treacherous has happened to him, no one wants to listen to his fears... -
![The Witness: A Classic Western Adventure by Zachary McCrae]()
The Witness: A Classic Western Adventure by Zachary McCrae
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSheriff Johnny Steele wakes up one day to find everything changed. It’s not just that he finds a teenage boy with tattered clothes in the midst of a violent storm. It’s that this boy serves as a valuable witness in a moment of cruelty. And now, Sheriff Steele must protect son and mother against a gang that wants them dead. The clock is ticking... -
![An Agent for Arielle by Parker J. Cole]()
An Agent for Arielle by Parker J. Cole
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA mulatto heiress, a former slave, and the case that tests their resolve...Mulatto heiress Arielle Bradford refuses to marry the politician her father has chosen for her. When she sees an advertisement that the Pinkerton agency in Denver, Colorado is looking for female recruits, it seems like the perfect escape plan. And then she discovers she has to marry her training agent... -
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![An Agent for Charity by Patricia PacJac Carroll]()
An Agent for Charity by Patricia PacJac Carroll
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCharity’s escapades have only been between the pages of books. Seth is a man with a temper. Together, they just might discover the love they’ve been looking for. Charity found the ad to become a Pinkerton detective and knew it was her chance to break out of the pages of her books and live a life of adventure. She knew all about being a detective. She’d read countless books about it... -
![An Abandoned Baby's Guardian: An Inspirational Romance Novel by Grace Clemens]()
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... -
![An Agent for Cecily by Marie Higgins]()
An Agent for Cecily by Marie Higgins
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere’s only one way to escape Cecily Sheldon’s insane family – take on someone else’s identity. Along with this new identity comes a new job. Of course, to become a Pinkerton Agent, she must marry a male agent who will train her. Now she needs to keep her true identity hidden from Broderick Tanner for fear he’ll arrest her along with her father and brothers... -
![Lawless: Noah Kincaid by Stacy Reid]()
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... -
![The Adventures of a Dauntless Soul: A Historical Western Adventure Book by Austin Grayson]()
The Adventures of a Dauntless Soul: A Historical Western Adventure Book by Austin Grayson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThaddeus Riggs is a young farmer in the Dakota Territory with a strong sense of ethics, and always willing to stand up for what’s right. When tragedy strikes the family after his father passes away, Thaddeus is determined to do his best for his farm and make his deceased father proud... -
![A Hero to Her Rescue by Ellen Knightley]()
A Hero to Her Rescue by Ellen Knightley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Daisy Stoddart finds her brother robbed and killed, she is forced to leave everything behind and flee to safety. Hiding under the assumed name Sadie, she lives with the fear that her brother's killer will come after her too. Since the main suspect is her own cousin, her worry and anguish are well-founded... -
![Escaping a Cruel Setup by Austin Grayson]()
Escaping a Cruel Setup by Austin Grayson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMabel is stunned the day her sister, Dulcie, comes to her, fearing she may have killed a man. Determined to see Dulcie free, she urges her to go into hiding while she clears her name. Yet, there's a problem; a bounty hunter is after them. In order to save her sister, Mabel pretends to be her and throws herself into the bounty hunter's path... -
![The Watchmaker’s Perilous Adventure: A Historical Western Adventure Novel by Austin Grayson]()
The Watchmaker’s Perilous Adventure: A Historical Western Adventure Novel by Austin Grayson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCosmo Webster is a hard-working pocket watchmaker who leads a peaceful life. After his father abandoned him and his mother years ago, he vowed not to allow his heart to attach itself to anyone; even to his one true love. Everything changes when on his birthday, a gift once belonging to his father turns up at his door... -
![Rescuing the Rancher by George H. McVey, Cowboys and Angels]()
Rescuing the Rancher by George H. McVey, Cowboys and Angels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMarta Campbell has always been the girl no one wanted. Left on the steps of an orphanage at birth. Never adopted. Never chosen by a beau. Never asked to marry. She’d resigned herself to the life of a nanny for other people. Never wanted, never loved, only occasionally needed. Then on the way to San Francisco to take a new nanny position, she is kidnapped...Categorized as:
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![The Way to His Lonely Heart: A Historical Western Romance Book by Aurora Hanson]()
The Way to His Lonely Heart: A Historical Western Romance Book by Aurora Hanson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCooking has always been Lauren Fisher's greatest passion; a passion she has had the chance to exercise at her best friend's bakery, until everything is changed forever. When Hank Collins enters her life with an appealing business proposal, she realizes that she has never truly known home outside of her town's limits... -
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![Salvation for the Wounded Hearts: A Historical Western Romance Book by Lorelei Brogan]()
Salvation for the Wounded Hearts: A Historical Western Romance Book by Lorelei Brogan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsClara had always imagined a blissful future for herself. Her road ahead is forever changed, though, when her beloved husband is killed in a disastrous robbery. As if that wasn’t enough, she will soon have to face another horrible truth: the fact that he was living a double life as a vicious criminal... -
![His Heart's Whisperer: A Historical Western Romance Book by Aurora Hanson]()
His Heart's Whisperer: A Historical Western Romance Book by Aurora Hanson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Lizzie Clark loses her job as a nanny, she's left hopeless and destitute while her family is completely in shambles. Luckily for her, her best friend steps in with the perfect solution that will guarantee her financial security. Before even Lizzie realizes it, she becomes a mail-order bride, traveling off to Texas to meet her husband-to-be... -
![Copper for the Countess: An American Victorian Romance by Sally Britton]()
Copper for the Countess: An American Victorian Romance by Sally Britton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Victorian countess doesn't belong on a ranch, and a frosty cowboy knows nothing about raising a family. When the two have no choice but to rely on each other, is there any hope for happiness, let alone true love?Lady Evelyn Lyon lost her husband and her fortune on the same day... -
![Romance Sailing on a Steamship: A Historical Western Romance Novel by Aurora Hanson]()
Romance Sailing on a Steamship: A Historical Western Romance Novel by Aurora Hanson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the aftermath of a cholera epidemic, Ariel Lance and her brother face tragedy and hardship. In an attempt to escape their dark past, the siblings board a ship bound for California as stowaways. Little do they suspect their lives are about to be changed once and for all.If only there were a pair of arms to shelter Ariel amidst the upcoming danger.. -
![Healing the Nurse's Heart: A Historical Western Romance Novel by Aurora Hanson]()
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... -
![Bullseye Bride by Kari Trumbo]()
Bullseye Bride by Kari Trumbo
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Kitty’s father disappears, she and her family must find a way to pay for their house.Another payment missed and they lose everything. Kitty has one shot to save them, the winning prize would earn her freedom from a dastardly uncle, if only she had the chance to make it... -
![A Sheriff's Quest for Justice: A Historical Western Adventure Novel by Austin Grayson]()
A Sheriff's Quest for Justice: A Historical Western Adventure Novel by Austin Grayson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSheriff Caleb Rothwell is a brave man who has dedicated his life in the pursuit of justice. No one has ever gotten away with murder under his watch until dead bodies begin to turn up around town. However, when Ida Murray enters through his doorway, declaring she has witnessed a murder, Caleb knows he must devote himself to this serious case despite the challenges.. -
![An Agent for Alexina by Laura Beers]()
An Agent for Alexina by Laura Beers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlexina Kimball is an experienced Pinkerton Agent, and arguably one of the best agents at the Chicago office. She works alone and always catches the bad guys. However, everything changes when she's transferred to the Denver office and is assigned a partner.Finally, Dawson Wayne’s dream of becoming a Pinkerton Agent is becoming a reality... -
![An Agent for Opal by P. Creeden]()
An Agent for Opal by P. Creeden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOpal Cahill was raised as the only girl in a family full of rough and tumble men. They taught her to fight and survive and taught her to push aside fantasies, because reality is as harsh as the rough side of a cat’s tongue. But she could never let go of reading about adventures of life in the west and dreaming that she might one day become a Pinkerton agent, like her hero, Kate Warne... -
![To Discover Her Heart's Longing by Lorelei Brogan]()
To Discover Her Heart's Longing by Lorelei Brogan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmy Richardson never imagined that staying at the orphanage she called home would put her at such risk. When she realizes that someone from her past isn’t ready to let her go, her future suddenly becomes uncertain. Forced to flee west in hopes of starting over, little does she know that things are about to get even more complicated... -
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![A Hope Unburied by Kimberley Woodhouse]()
A Hope Unburied by Kimberley Woodhouse
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the bustling world of paleontology in 1916, Eliza Mills defies societal expectations to pursue her passion. Having published her early groundbreaking papers anonymously, she has finally earned her place at the Carnegie Museum and seizes the opportunity to work at Dinosaur National Monument with a renowned paleontologist. But things in Jensen, Utah, aren't what they appear... -
![A Love Rising from the Ashes by Aurora Hanson]()
A Love Rising from the Ashes by Aurora Hanson
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe Great Chicago fire burns down the factory that Hetty and her older sister works. Being rather desperate, one of them will have no other option than to become a mail order bride. When Hetty finds out that the man she is in love with has a relationship with her sister, she takes the hard decision and sacrifices herself... -
![A Lesson in Patience by Jennifer Connors]()
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... -
![Out of the Embers by Amanda Cabot]()
Out of the Embers by Amanda Cabot
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTen years after her parents were killed, Evelyn Radcliffe is once more homeless. The orphanage that was her refuge and later her workplace has burned to the ground, and only she and a young orphan girl have escaped... -
![Forbidden Angel by Sandra Lea Rice]()
Forbidden Angel by Sandra Lea Rice
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Adrian Spencer, The Tenth Earl of Windsford, finds himself the unlikely guardian of the one woman he cannot forget, he has a decision to make. He can follow the dictates of his heart and pursue Angeline and the sensual promise implicit in her eyes, or adhere to the strict moral code he was born to uphold and deny them both... -
![The Rancher’s War (Westward Saga Western) (A Western Adventure Fiction) by Frank Wheeler]()
The Rancher’s War (Westward Saga Western) (A Western Adventure Fiction) by Frank Wheeler
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWilbur Cole enjoys a quiet life on his ranch caring for his family and his fiancée, Molly. But his quiet life is interrupted when a man from his past comes seeking vengeance.Rex Kelly is a thief, a murderer, and Lone Rock’s most wanted outlaw. He enjoys hurting men and women almost as much as he enjoys getting away with it...
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