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The Lost Fisherman by Jewel E. Ann
It’s been five years since I’ve seen him. An unexpected event takes me back to the place where it all began. But I’m no longer the naive young woman he once knew. And he’s no longer the man who took nearly everything from me...Categorized as:
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![Love, Lies, and Whiskey: Doc Whiskey by Melissa Foster]()
Love, Lies, and Whiskey: Doc Whiskey by Melissa Foster
Get ready to fall hard for the mysterious Seeley “Doc” Whiskey and the one woman he never thought would walk back into his life, in LOVE, LIES, AND WHISKEY, a sexy, funny, and deeply emotional second-chance standalone romance...Categorized as:
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![Cowboy Casual by Holly Renee]()
Cowboy Casual by Holly Renee
Blaire Monroe is the only woman I’ve ever loved, and the only one I’ve let break my heart.It’s been ten years since she ran from this town, chasing a life that didn’t include the cowboy next door who blurred the line between best friend and something more.Now she’s back.Fresh off a busted engagement and hiding out on her grandmother’s crumbling strawberry farm like the past never happened...Categorized as:
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![Lost and Lassoed by Lyla Sage]()
Lost and Lassoed by Lyla Sage
She thrives in chaos. He prefers routine. The only thing they have in common? How much they hate each other.From the author of Done and Dusted and Swift and Saddled, the highly anticipated next book in the Rebel Blue Ranch series, a small town romance in which enemies turn to lovers when they're forced to work together during one hot summer.Teddy Andersen doesn’t have a plan... -
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![Bourbon & Lies by Victoria Wilder]()
Bourbon & Lies by Victoria Wilder
In Fiasco, Kentucky, there is one rule: never fall for a Foxx brother. Any woman who did, ended up dead—or so the rumor goes. Townies call it a curse. But I’ve lived it, and I won’t survive it again.I’m not a cop anymore, but I’ve seen enough danger to know that Laney Young, the beautiful stranger who just showed up in my small town, is running from it... -
![She's a Wild One by Kristen Proby]()
She's a Wild One by Kristen Proby
From New York Times Bestselling author Kristen Proby comes the final installment in her beloved Wilds of Montana series, featuring a small town, marriage of convenience, second chance love for the ages! I have loved Millie Wild for more than eight years. Since that summer long ago when we were inseparable, stealing moments, keeping our love a secret. And my girl has hated me for just as long...Categorized as:
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![Frank by Kris Michaels]()
Frank by Kris Michaels
A life well-lived.Frank Marshall’s life before he married and had a family is a closely held secret. The past should remain in the past until it doesn’t.A love for the ages.Never in a million years did Frank think he’d find the type of love his parents shared. Until her. Until Amanda King... -
![Blaze: A Young Brothers Novel by Liz Isaacson]()
Blaze: A Young Brothers Novel by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe's dark as night, a single dad, and a retired bull riding champion. With all his money, his rugged good looks, and his ability to say all the right things, Faith has no chance against Blaze Young's charms. But she’s his complete opposite, and she just doesn't see how they can be together......so she ends things with him.But Faith Cromwell can't seem to stay away from Blaze...Categorized as:
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![Sheriff's Treasured Teacher by Clara Pines]()
Sheriff's Treasured Teacher by Clara Pines
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe’s sworn to protect his heart, but she’s ready to serve up some holiday cheer.When it comes to happiness, grumpy Sheriff Cal Cassidy is an officer in need of assistance. But he’s not ready for it to come in the form of his son’s pretty new pre-school teacher. Sure, she’s kind and she’s patient and she smells like cinnamon cookies...Categorized as:
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![Tempt Our Fate by Kat Singleton]()
Tempt Our Fate by Kat Singleton
Camden Hunter doesn't belong here.I've spent my entire life in the small town of Sutten Mountain where everyone knows everyone and you can spot trouble from a mile away.Camden is trouble.He’s an arrogant, self-absorbed billionaire from the city with too much money and not enough manners.And he just opened a fancy art gallery next door to my bakery... -
![Play It Safe by Kristen Ashley]()
Play It Safe by Kristen Ashley
No connections. Play it safe. These were the rules Ivey lived her life by. Until she hit Mustang, Colorado, a perfectly imperfect town where the citizens were welcoming and one of them included the tall, beautiful, macho man rancher cowboy, Grayson Cody. On the run for a decade, Ivey knew she was supposed to play it safe. But she was tired of being on the run. She wanted a normal... -
![Sold! In the Show Me State by Jessie Gussman]()
Sold! In the Show Me State by Jessie Gussman
The town outcast buys a date with Cowboy Crossing’s own A-List movie star.Ivory Haines is the daughter of the town’s resident retired prostitute and possibly the town drunk, although her mother wasn’t entirely certain.She resents her position in the town – and especially resents the teasing she’d been subjected to – and has vowed to show everyone that she is just as good as they are... -
![Take My Name by Brooke Montgomery]()
Take My Name by Brooke Montgomery
A second chance stand-alone from small-town romance author Brooke Montgomery about a literary agent from NYC who returns to her Southern hometown and the cowboy high school sweetheart she left behind… I fell in love with him when I was only fifteen—tall, handsome, and so damn charming—it was impossible not to. Years later, we got married, and I thought we’d have our perfect happily-ever-after... -
![Sin With Me by Brooke Montgomery]()
Sin With Me by Brooke Montgomery
A hidden identities stand-alone from small-town romance author Brooke Montgomery about a girl who wakes up married in Vegas to her ex-boyfriend’s twin brother… From the moment he calls the crisis hotline, I'm drawn to his voice. As I help him through his darkest moments, we slowly get to know each other. The more he needs me, the more I need him, too...Categorized as:
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![Pretend To Be My Cowboy by Sophia Quinn]()
Pretend To Be My Cowboy by Sophia Quinn
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe only way to keep her safe is to make everyone think she’s his...Inheriting the ranch in Montana after her estranged father’s death is a surprise, but finding out she’s one of seven daughters is the real shock. And now Emma has to track them all down in order to sell? Oh yeah, this short trip to the middle of nowhere just got a whole lot more complicated...Categorized as:
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![A Secret Baby in the Show Me State by Jessie Gussman]()
A Secret Baby in the Show Me State by Jessie Gussman
A midnight tryst, an unknown admirer and a baby that is delivered to church with just a short note.On the day Deacon Hudson was set to be ordained, a bundle shows up at the church with a simple note on it. Deacon Hudson is the father. Take care of her.Deacon knows he’s not the father. The Immaculate Conception was a one time thing... -
![Chase Our Forever by Kat Singleton]()
Chase Our Forever by Kat Singleton
Dean Livingston needs a new live-in nanny, and I need a safe place to stay.I’d been running from my past when I stumbled into the small town of Sutten Mountain, tired and alone.That’s where I met a broken single dad and his adorable daughter.Dean has more money than he could ever spend but couldn’t keep a nanny. After firing every eligible candidate in town, he was desperate for help...Categorized as:
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![Saving Amanda by Elle James]()
Saving Amanda by Elle James
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor Ex-Navy SEAL, Carter Manning, nothing worthwhile is easy. Having lost the people he loved, he dedicates his life to the hard stuff to keep from looking back. The future is strictly about the next mission, not settling down or raising a family...Categorized as:
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![Winning the Cowboy by Kennedy Fox]()
Winning the Cowboy by Kennedy Fox
Working on the ranch and settling down is all Grayson’s ever wanted in life. When he meets the woman who could make that a reality, he learns she hates him with every fiber of her being. He knows she’s being unreasonable since their bickering is the hottest foreplay he’s ever had. Mackenzie Bishop’s an elementary school teacher and can tolerate a lot until it comes to Grayson...Categorized as:
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![Where We Burn by Lea Rose]()
Where We Burn by Lea Rose
She was off-limits. Until she wasn’t. I shouldn’t want him.I shouldn’t lie awake at night imagining how his hands would feel on my skin or how his mouth would taste against mine.But Christian Crawford has been my deepest, darkest fantasy since the moment I met him.I’ve tried to bury my feelings for my boyfriend’s father...Categorized as:
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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... -
![The Rancher's Christmas Song: A Western Holiday Romance by RaeAnne Thayne]()
The Rancher's Christmas Song: A Western Holiday Romance by RaeAnne Thayne
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsKeep a song in your heart this holiday season with this single dad Christmas romance from New York Times bestselling author, RaeAnne ThayneWhen Beckett McKinley’s twin boys need help preparing a Christmas song for their father, music teacher Ella Baker agrees on one condition: they teach her to ride a horse... -
![McKettricks of Texas: Austin by Linda Lael Miller]()
McKettricks of Texas: Austin by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWorld-champion rodeo star Austin McKettrick finally got bested by an angry bull. His career over, his love life a mess, the lone maverick has nowhere to go when the hospital releases him. Except back home to Blue River and the Silver Spur ranch. But his overachieving brothers won't allow this cowboy to brood in peace. They've even hired a nurse to speed along his recovery...Categorized as:
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![Austin by Linda Lael Miller]()
Austin by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 28 ratings#1 New York Times bestseller Linda Lael Miller brings you the next installment in her unforgettable McKettricks of Texas series. The three McKettrick brothers meet their matches in the three Remington sisters, and now it's Austin's turn… World champion rodeo star Austin McKettrick finally got bested by an angry bull...Categorized as:
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![Thunderbird by Sable Hunter, Ryan O'Leary]()
Thunderbird by Sable Hunter, Ryan O'Leary
Continuing the Hell Yeah Series with book 13 – Equalizers Soulmates. Twin souls. Two people destined to be together. Their journey to love is never an easy one, but when they meet – their hearts beat only for one another. Kyle Chancellor is a hero, an honest to God hero. After winning the Heisman, he turns down a lucrative career as a professional football player to fight in Afghanistan... -
![High Density by Freya Barker]()
High Density by Freya Barker
Are you ready for the next group of High Mountain Trackers?This specialized, mounted, search & rescue team in the wilds of northern Montana has expanded into the next generation of experienced mountain men. Ex-military, former law enforcement, and homegrown, highly trained trackers who assist law enforcement in the rescue or recovery of missing individuals and the hunting down of criminals...Categorized as:
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![Chasing Love by Piper Rayne]()
Chasing Love by Piper Rayne
It was over between Bennett Owens and me—until I had no place to go but back to Willowbrook. Seven years ago, he walked away, and I built a new life for myself, swearing never to look back. But when my husband is arrested, that life collapses, leaving my daughter and me with nothing but a three-month plan to return to the small ranch town before disappearing again. Bennett’s a single dad now... -
![Imperfect Justice by Olivia Jaymes]()
Imperfect Justice by Olivia Jaymes
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBorn into a prominent ranching family and brought up in a disciplined household, Sheriff Jared Monroe has high standards of how to live his life and he doesn’t hesitate to hold the people around him to the same accountability. Misty Foster is a girl from the wrong side of the tracks... -
![True North by Alexandra Banks]()
True North by Alexandra Banks
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe last time Louisa saw Harry Rawlins was the night he proposed to her after prom. After ten years of living thousands of miles away from her small hometown, she runs right back after a humiliating ending to her career. Diner work and the odd shift at the Italian restaurant she lives above has her fighting up from rock bottom... -
![Joshua Healy by Jennifer Foor]()
Joshua Healy by Jennifer Foor
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThey say without the support from his family, a man is lost. My parents have been pushing me to make the right choices throughout my life. Instead of taking their advice, I’ve gone against their guidance more times than I care to admit. Now I’ve done the unthinkable; something they would never approve of...Categorized as:
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![Preston Men of Clifton, Montana Book 10 by Susan Fisher-Davis]()
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]()
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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![Sunrise Arrows by Taylor James]()
Sunrise Arrows by Taylor James
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTinsley Jacobs is a global phenomenon. Her songs are all over the radio. Her concerts sell out within minutes. And her latest album is shattering records.An album she wrote about the summer we shared together. It’s been easy to pretend those months never existed. That I didn’t wake up one morning to a note telling me if she didn’t leave now, she never would...Categorized as:
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![A Real Cowboy Rides a Motorcycle by Stephanie Rowe]()
A Real Cowboy Rides a Motorcycle by Stephanie Rowe
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn USA Today bestselling author Stephanie Rowe's newest novel, a woman who has forfeited her dreams for a family finds love and hope in the arms of a rebellious cowboy. After inexplicably abandoning a championship bull riding career, Zane Stockton has become a vagabond. He lives on his motorcycle, using the open road to shield himself from the dark shadows which haunt him...Categorized as:
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![Meant for Gabriel by Natasha Madison]()
Meant for Gabriel by Natasha Madison
From Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Amazon Bestselling Author Natasha Madison comes new a small town, single dad, surprise baby romance.When a hockey princess takes a trip to the south and two pink lines change everything!ZaraThe day I picked out my wedding dress was the day I found out my fiancé was cheating on me.After that, I needed an escape... -
![Tyler by Linda Lael Miller]()
Tyler by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWhether winning championship belt buckles or dealing with Hollywood types for endorsement deals, former rodeo star Tyler Creed can handle anything. Except standing on the same patch of land as his estranged brothers. Yet here they are in Stillwater Springs, barely talking but trying to restore the old Creed ranch-and family. Lily Kenyon knows all about family estrangements and secrets... -
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Tyler by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThis Creed brother will go from rodeo star to family man in this beloved classic from New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller!Whether winning championship belt buckles or dealing with Hollywood types, former rodeo star Tyler Creed can handle anything. Except being in the same place as his estranged brothers. Yet here they are, all three of them, back in Stillwater Springs...Categorized as:
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![Lost in the Wild by Cassie Mint]()
Lost in the Wild by Cassie Mint
I came out here to interview a cryptid.Now he’s carrying me off to his cave.The Wild Man of Starlight Ridge is a local legend. A man who wanders the mountains barefoot and bare-chested, with a shaggy beard and long, unkempt hair.I’ve been sent out here to interview him, but when we finally meet… well, let’s just say he’s not my biggest fan... -
![Best Friends in the Show Me State by Jessie Gussman]()
Best Friends in the Show Me State by Jessie Gussman
They've always been best friends, but he's never known about her secret fantasy...Marlowe Glass has always been the girl next door. Responsible and organized, she is raising her orphaned niece while holding down a full-time job.Clark Hudson knows the only woman on the planet who isn’t a man-eater is his best friend, Marlowe... -
![The Lone Star Lawman by Justine Davis]()
The Lone Star Lawman by Justine Davis
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe never lets anything get to him. Except her. Police Chief Shane Highwater has the respect of the entire town of Last Stand, Texas, and they all believe he was blameless when an accident several months ago ended one life and tore apart another. All except reporter Liliana Jones, who blames him for her fiancé’s death. There's more to the story than she knows, secrets that might change her mind... -
![Bourbon Harmony by Walker Rose]()
Bourbon Harmony by Walker Rose
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWhen my car breaks down miles from my cabin, I’m rescued by none other than Rhys Kinkade, the man who broke my heart years ago, and his two adorable little girls. Fifteen years ago, I was eighteen and Nashville bound. Rhys ditched our plans to leave Bourbon Canyon together. I thought he’d follow; he knew he wouldn’t...Categorized as:
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![Shattered Dreams by Natasha Madison]()
Shattered 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.CharlieIt was supposed to be a regular day out.Three couples celebrating the last days of summer.When tragedy struck.I thought I was going to marry her.Instead, I was burying her...Categorized as:
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![Dust Storm by Maggie Gates]()
Dust Storm by Maggie Gates
—Christian—Rule Number 1: You ride in my truck; you let me open the door.Another problem was the last thing I needed. Unfortunately, Cassandra Parker was mine.But the biggest problem of all? It wasn’t the beautiful stranger sticking her nose in my operations. It wasn’t the bulldozer she was driving over my way of life. And it definitely wasn’t the fact that she was living in my house... -
![A Cowboy for Christmas by Susan Fisher-Davis]()
A Cowboy for Christmas by Susan Fisher-Davis
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsReid Callahan misses his best friend and blames himself for not doing more to save him from the bull that killed him. He also carries the guilt of being in love with his best friend’s wife who blames him too—or did. Now she says she’s always been attracted to him...Categorized as:
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![Sam by Susan Fisher-Davis]()
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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![A Rogue Cowboy's Heart by Stephanie Rowe]()
A Rogue Cowboy's Heart by Stephanie Rowe
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe rules are simple for reclusive cowboy Lucas Hart. Make sure Maddie Vale is safe, and then disappear before she even realizes he's there. But some rules need to be broken. Rancher Lucas Hart trusts no one outside his immediate circle, and he has no interest in getting serious with a woman...Categorized as:
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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, she’ll 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, he’s grown up to become a smoking hot cowboy... -
![Hard Lover by Deborah Garland]()
Hard Lover by Deborah Garland
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m an exhibitionist. For a reason. And not the one you think.I’m not complaining. Having people watch me at my club is a new kink I’m enjoying.Until I look down in the voyeur pit and see the one person who should never be watching me and my pierced (coughs)…My best friend’s little sister.I should stop and she shouldn’t be touching herself watching me... -
![Perfect Scandal by Molly McLain]()
Perfect Scandal by Molly McLain
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe's forbidden fruit, and he's everything she's looking for, no matter what her brother says.Tessa McMurray is hellbent on proving that her brothers don't control her. Setting her sights on her family's ranch foreman is risky. But she knows what she wants.Dean Langston loves his job, and he refuses to do anything to jeopardize his position...Categorized as:
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![Whiskey Ryder's Second Chance by Rhonda Lee Carver]()
Whiskey Ryder's Second Chance by Rhonda Lee Carver
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA single father is looking for a nanny, but what he gets is an old flame.Whiskey Ryder spends most of his time on the back of a horse on a mountain. Whether it’s on a search and rescue mission, or on the Ryde Hard Ranch working the land with his brothers. He’s all about being a cowboy…and a single father of a preteen who woke up one morning hating him...
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