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Rough Country by Lauren Landish
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIs it really a dream come true if it means losing the one thing you never knew you needed? Willow Parker is excited to move to Podunk, Nowheres-ville. That’s what she’s telling herself, but it’s not working until she meets a dark-eyed, honey-voiced cowboy. That’s when her new small-town life starts looking a lot less temporary... -
Luke by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe swore off women when his ex told him he might not be their daughter's father. But a paternity test confirmed he is, and Luke Young has dedicated his life to Corrine and his brothers' band. There hasn't been time for a girlfriend anyway. He's tried here and there, and the women in small-town Coral Canyon are certainly interested in him... -
The Brides of Purple Heart Ranch: Books 1-3 by Shanae Johnson
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThree SWEET Marriage of Convenience Western Romances in ONE Boxset! If you believe in heroes… If you know that the power of love will heal all wounds… Then you’ll love these light-hearted, clean and wholesome romances of convenient arrangements that unfold into lasting love... -
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... -
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Tempting Love by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsCan a woman actually make you feel like you’re losing your damn mind? Yes. If she is Corina Miller. The only woman who has ever made me long for something more, and let me tell you, that has me all kinds of messed up. After months of ignoring my feelings, it’s clear to me I’ve fallen for those piercing blue eyes and sexy smile... -
Always Enough by Kelly Elliott
The second novel in New York Times bestselling author Kelly Elliott’s Meet Me in Montana series turns up the emotion with a story about finding true love and healing broken hearts.Grieving the loss of her fiancé two years ago, Kaylee longs for a fresh start... -
Love Profound by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsI write about love, but I’ve never experienced it. Sure, I’ve been with guys that I cared about. Even thought I found ‘the one’. He turned out to be the frog and not the prince.A few Frank Sinatra songs and a wildly handsome cowboy who calls me Darlin’, will have me second guessing everything I ever thought I knew about love... -
I'll See You In My Dreams - Sweeter Version by Sable Hunter, Ryan O'Leary
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe Hell Yeah! Sweeter Version Series continues with I'll See You in My Dreams (Hell Yeah! Sweeter Version Book 8) Zane Saucier is handsome, brilliant, powerful, a practicing cowboy and a successful attorney, but he cannot see. Presley Love is smart, intrepid, and attractive, but she wants not to be seen... -
Marrying a Cowgirl by Natalie Dean
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsShe has a mad crush on the local veterinarian. He’s scared to death of her father and his rules. Constance Callahan has had only one crush her whole life. And she’s still crushing. She thought she’d lost her chance forever when he left Copper Creek. But now he’s back in town and the most eligible bachelor. She realizes it’s now or never to get his attention... -
Montana Baby by Juanita Kees
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsChase Calhoun has worked hard at making Calhoun Customs a world-wide sensation and keeping his father’s dream alive. He hasn’t had time to think about settling down, so he’s not expecting to find love or new life in their garage amongst the ghosts of his family’s past.Charlotte Jackson is on the run from a rebellious past, determined to prove she can be a good mom to three-month-old baby, Zoe... -
Just a Cowboy's Enemy by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan 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... -
A Real Cowboy Never Says No by Stephanie Rowe
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Stephanie Rowe delivers a brand new series set in Rogue Valley, Wyoming, home to the Stockton brothers, a clan of fiercely loyal and honorable men, and the women who touch the hearts of these rugged, loner cowboys. The only reason rancher Chase Stockton and his brothers survived their brutal childhood was because they protected each other... -
Dylan's Redemption by Jennifer Ryan
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThere's a new sheriff in Fallbrook … Meet Dylan McBride. Jessie Thompson had one hell of a week. Dylan McBride, the boy she loved, skipped town without a word. Then her drunk of a father tried to kill her, and she fled Fallbrook, vowing never to return. Eight years later, her father is dead, and Jessie reluctantly goes home—only to come face-to-face with the man who shattered her heart... -
Southern Heat by Natasha Madison
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWillowAfter being left for dead, I was given a fresh start by my knight in shining armor.My protector.I never had a family before they took me in.But I don’t know how to stay or trust.I always had a bag packed and ready just in case I needed to escape again.Like they say, old habits die hard.Being in the shadows is lonely, but lonely is safe...Categorized as:
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Texas Orchids by Samantha Christy
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI'm a city boy, not a cowboy.I'm way out of my league on a horse ranch in Texas.Falling for the sexy horse vet was never my intention.Especially when I find out she could be dating a killer.Sneaking around with her?Not my brightest idea, but someone's got to protect her.It's just one summer. One casual fling.Until it becomes everything but... -
Otis: A Young Brothers Novel by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's finished with his last album and looking for a soft place to fall after a devastating break-up. She runs the small town bookshop in Coral Canyon and needs a new boyfriend to get her old one out of her life for good... -
Morris by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s back in his mountain hometown after an NFL-career-ending injury. She’s in the same small town helping her brother recover after a car racing crash. When Morris and Leighann run into each other at a wedding, he immediately asks her out, only to have a shockingly familiar little boy run up to her and call her “Momma.”Morris Young has always felt like the odd man out in the huge Young family... -
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Just One Date by Chris Keniston
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHome for a family wedding, Chase Baron has a plan to avoid his grandfather’s matchmaking—hire an actress to be his date. No strings and no commitments is just the ticket for no complications. When CJ Lawson’s ditzy sister takes a last minute acting role out of town, CJ has to take over her sister’s local job —cozying up to a wealthy and sinfully handsome billionaire... -
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 can’t 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 she’s safely back on American soil, but her fears hem her in so tightly, she might as well be a prisoner again... -
The Baddest Virgin in Texas by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsJessi Brand decided she wanted Lash Monroe. He was the man she'd saved herself for. But this male was going to need some convincing - Lash had vowed never to settle down - but he couldn't get Jessi out of his mind. And he couldn't resist her tempting offer. But when he discovered Jessi was pregnant with his child, everything changed... -
Fire On The Farm (Second Chance Cowboy Romance) by Betty Shreffler
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLosing the man she loved to a terrible accident, pushes Amy Flanders into a life of independence. Her only source of comfort is her work—a business dedicated to the care and training of horses. Until one lonely night leads her into the arms of Brock Baisdin. A man who fulfills her deepest desires and reignites a flame long forgotten... -
Make Me Blush by Marie Johnston
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsDATING IS MY LAST PRIORITY when I move my kids to a small town after a sudden divorce. It’ll be easier to be a single, working mom of four, and I won’t have to watch my ex with my former coworker. So when I get away for a night to throw myself a nice little pity party in a neighboring small town, I don’t expect to get hit on by the tastiest guy I’ve ever seen... -
Wild Love by Leslie North
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe heart wants what the heart wants…Web designer Zoe Wilson has two good reasons to avoid Cafferty ranch. First, she’s scared of horses. And second, she absolutely does not want to bump into her first love, Jake Cafferty. Too bad her best friend just happens to be Jake’s sister.When she asks Zoe to update the ranch’s outdated website, Zoe agrees—happy to lose herself in the digital world... -
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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... -
Virgin Cowboy by Kat Baxter
Can this runaway mail order bride find forever with the husky cowboy who saves her?JosieWhat kind of woman answers an ad for a mail-order bride and then backs out of the deal?A desperate one. Like me.My dad just died, leaving me alone in the world. I'm penniless and orphaned, trying to find the twin I never knew I had...Categorized as:
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His to Take by Tory Baker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m a man who knows what he wants and what I want is Birdie. It hurt like hell to watch her leave our small town to set off and chase her college dreams. I let her go once, I’m not letting it happen again.Now she’s home for good, and I’ll stop at nothing to keep her with me, always. Even if that means tying her to me in every way possible... -
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 passion…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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Once Upon a Cowboy by Maggie McGinnis
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 12 ratings*** Formerly published in 2015 by Penguin Random House under the same title. This book has not been revised from the original. ***Yoga instructor Jessalyn Alcott radiates peace, calm, and serenity—on the outside. Inside, she still feels like the broken, desperate girl from the trailer park... -
The Truth About Cowboys by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsSteamy, sexy, and laugh-out-loud funny, THE TRUTH ABOUT COWBOYS is a new contemporary novel that will pull your heartstrings and steam up your e-reader… While I was off pitching in the big leagues, my family was back in the small town of Sweetwater, Texas, running the family ranch. Then tragedy hit and I discovered there were secrets that my family kept, problems they hid... -
A Christmas Bride for the Cowboy by Mia Brody
Grumpy cowboy seeks Mrs. Claus. Must love tattoos, beards, and sitting on Santa’s lap.WestI’ve been helping out my folks at the Kringle Christmas Tree Ranch my whole life. I’m what my mama calls “not particularly sociable”. That’s a nice way of saying “he’s a grumpy cowboy”.When a health scare forces my dad to slow down, it’s up to me to step into the big red suit and jolly demeanor... -
Teasing Destiny by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsOne fateful night four years ago, Destiny Rose Porter gave in to her desires and ended up with a shattered heart. A heart that, with time, learned to heal and guard itself. But when Jefferson James Briggs returns to their small hometown of Wishing Well, Texas, memories of that unforgettable night come back with him.... JJ Briggs knew he had started something he couldn't finish four years ago... -
Hero for the Holidays by Maisey Yates
This Christmas, could the cowboy from her past unlock the key to her future?When Landry King shows up at Four Corners Ranch with Lila, the teenage daughter no one ever knew he had, it sets the gossip mill churning. Landry’s daughter has lost her adoptive parents and is in desperate need of a new family...Categorized as:
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The Cowboy’s Christmas Miracle by Anne McAllister
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe last present he expected – a nearly two-year-old son!Deke Malone never gave a thought to having kids – until the day Zack came into his life. Now he can’t imagine not being a dad. It’s not easy, but it’s the best thing he’s ever done. It’s the hardest, too, because it takes him back to Montana for the holidays – to give his son a family and make peace with his own father if he can... -
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Another Charge by Alexa Padgett
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsUSA Today Bestseller Alexa Padgett's captivating single dad turned hockey coach and spirited nanny threaten to set the ice ablaze, proving that sometimes, the riskiest power play of all is falling head over ice skates... Having poured my heart into caring for my previous charges, bidding them farewell left an indelible ache that I couldn't bear to repeat... -
Sullivan's Promise by Joan Johnston
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo unforgiving lovers reunite for the sake of their child in this fiery contemporary romance from Joan Johnston, the New York Times bestselling author of Surrender... -
Hot Cowboy Nights by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLET'S GIVE 'EM SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT . . . If gossip is the lifeblood of a small town, then Lizzy Logan has been its beating heart. After being dumped by her fiancé for another woman, she could have decided to crawl under a rock. But no, she'd rather really set tongues wagging by "moving on" with one of the hottest cowboys in Texas, who happens to live next door at the Lucky Penny Ranch... -
Holding Out for a Cowboy (The Murphys of Meadow Valley) by A.J. Pine
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA brand-new sweet and steamy contemporary cowboy romance series from USA Today bestselling author A.J. Pine. Holding out for a Cowboy features:Second chances at success―and at love.Childhood sweethearts who broke each other's hearts and are now determined to be friends. Not so easy.Finding out how to do whatever it takes to live the life you want...Categorized as:
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Shifting Calder Wind by Janet Dailey
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsChase Calder has no recollection of who he is, why he came to Fort Worth...or who tried to put a bullet in his head the night that a cowboy named Laredo Smith saved his life. Laredo recognizes him as the owner of Montana’s Triple C Ranch—but according to the local papers, Chase has just been declared dead, the victim of a fiery car crash. The only place Chase can find answers is at the Triple C.. -
Always Dakota by Debbie Macomber
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsBuffalo Valley, North Dakota. A few years ago, this was a dying town. Now it's come back to life! People are feeling good about living here again—the way they used to. They're feeling confident about the future. Stalled lives are moving forward. People like Margaret Clemens are taking risks on new ventures and on lifelong dreams. On happiness... -
Big Sky Mountain by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWith his rugged good looks, vast wealth and family name, hell-raiser Hutch Carmody is still the golden boy of Parable, Montana. But he's done some growing up—making peace with his illegitimate half brother and inheriting half of Whisper Creek Ranch, which should have been all his... -
Mason by SJ McCoy
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMason Remington fell in love with his little brother's best friend, Gina, when she was still in high school. It seemed they'd found their forever early in life. But somehow it all went wrong. Now--ten years later--Gina's back in town. This time he doesn't intend to let her leave... -
Nell's Cowboy by Debbie Macomber
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsRevisit this classic western romance, book 5 in the Heart of Texas series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber.Nell Bishop, widowed mother of two children, is turning Twin Canyons into a dude ranch. One of her first guests is Travis Grant, a celebrity of sorts, a wannabe cowboy, an "Easterner" known for his books about the West. Nell’s kids are crazy about him, and Nell.. -
A Cowboy State of Mind (Creedence Horse Rescue) by Jennie Marts
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe town of Creedence, Colorado gets involved in horse rescue in bestseller Jennie Marts' brilliant new seriesScarred and battered loner Zane Taylor has a gift with animals, particularly horses, but he's at a total loss when it comes to knowing how to handle women. Even though he's sworn off love, he can't seem to stay away from Bryn Callahan... -
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A Christmas Nanny for the Cowboy by Mia Brody
Gruff cowboy seeks nanny for hire. Must love babies, flannel, and kissing under the mistletoe.MicahI didn’t ask Santa for a baby for Christmas. But the precious bundle that was left on my doorstep needs me and I won’t let her down. Problem is I can’t run the Christmas tree ranch and care for a little one.So I ask Santa to send me a nanny for Christmas who can help me with my new daughter...Categorized as:
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Calder Storm by Janet Dailey
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Janet Dailey journeys to the Lone Star state and the Cee Bar Ranch, where the Calders face a new threat to their land and way of life. In order to protect his family, Quint Echohawk is prepared to take a stand against a ruthless cattle baron who is more determined than anyone knows and more dangerous than the Calders could possibly imagine.. -
Taking Charge by Ruth Cardello
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLucy Albright never wanted her family’s Texas ranch, but now it’s in foreclosure. She’s already lost so much she can’t bear the thought of losing one more thing. Lucy learned the hard way not to accept help from a man when there are strings attached, so she’ll do whatever it takes to save the ranch on her own terms—even if that means launching an online business marketing high-¬tech sex toys... -
Buck Cowboys by Elle Thorpe
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHallie knows how to lose your best friend in one easy step.Offer him your virginity, then watch him reject you.But that was four years ago, and now she knows better. Working at Hunt’s Bull Riding School, there’s no shortage of hot young cowboys to keep her entertained. There’s no need to think about Nate Mathews, especially since he’s off on the pro bull riding tour. Out of sight, out of mind...Categorized as:
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Irresistible Cowboy by Sarah Mayberry
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHe’s used to risking it all in the ring, but nothing prepared him for love… After flying half-way around the world to surprise her boyfriend, Evie Forrester finds herself heartbroken and stranded in a strange city. What could be a total disaster becomes something else when a tall, dark bull rider turns out to be a white knight in disguise... -
Big Sky Country by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe "First Lady of the West," #1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller is back with a new series about Parable, Montana-where love awaits. The illegitimate son of a wealthy rancher, Sheriff Slade Barlow grew up in a trailer hitched to the Curly-Burly hair salon his mother runs. He was never acknowledged by his father-until now...
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