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A New Day Rising by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe dream of their own farmstead and a good life in America had brought Roald and Ingeborg Bjorklund across the Atlantic to pioneer the virgin prairie of Dakota Territory. But Roald's tragic disappearance in a winter storm had turned Ingeborg's dreams into a living nightmare. Against nearly impossible circumstances and overwhelming grief, she struggles to keep the farm and her family together... -
![A Land to Call Home by Lauraine Snelling]()
A Land to Call Home by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTaming the land came at great price. Will their love survive the loss? It has required long, difficult years to tame the virgin prairie of Dakota Territory, but in spite of heartache and back-breaking labor, the hardy immigrants recognize that God has been with them every step. What was merely a dream is now beginning to take shape... -
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![Her Cowboy Billionaire Beast: A Hammond Brothers Novel by Liz Isaacson]()
Her Cowboy Billionaire Beast: A Hammond Brothers Novel by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA cowboy billionaire beast, the woman he asks out in front of everyone, and the family traditions that soften his heart and bring Cy and Patsy together.When Cy Hammond loses his girlfriend and then his custom motorcycle shop, he needs a fresh start. He sets his sights on Coral Canyon, because the majority of his family is there now... -
![Wyatt's Pretend Pledge: Christmas Brides for Billionaire Brothers by Liz Isaacson]()
Wyatt's Pretend Pledge: Christmas Brides for Billionaire Brothers by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTo get her inheritance, she needs a husband. He's wanted to fly with her for ages. Can their pretend pledge turn into something real? Marcy Payne has been flying the crop-dusters over farms and ranches in Three Rivers for two decades... -
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![Micah's Mock Matrimony: Christmas Brides for Billionaire Brothers by Liz Isaacson]()
Micah's Mock Matrimony: Christmas Brides for Billionaire Brothers by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThey were just actors auditioning for a play. The marriage was just for the audition – until a clerical error results in a legal marriage. Can these two ex-lovers negotiate this new ground between them and achieve new roles in each other's lives? Simone Foster has been breaking out of her normal routines more and more lately, and that includes joining the Three Rivers Theater Group... -
![The Unwanted Bride And Her Protective Rancher: A Clean Western Historical Romance Novel by Ember Pierce]()
The Unwanted Bride And Her Protective Rancher: A Clean Western Historical Romance Novel by Ember Pierce
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsJane Blanchard is well-educated shy girl from New York.She recently lost both of her parents from cholera, but she wasn’t able to be there for them, at the end because of her work at the factory.She feels guilty about that, but also feels like there’s nowhere for her anymore. Thornton Duvall was orphaned at a young age, and he was taken in by a rancher... -
![Wagon Train Song by Linda Ford]()
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... -
![Her Cowboy Billionaire Birthday Wish by Liz Isaacson]()
Her Cowboy Billionaire Birthday Wish by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAll the maid at Whiskey Mountain Lodge wants for her birthday is a handsome cowboy billionaire. And Colton can make that wish come true—if only he hadn’t moved to Coral Canyon after being left at the altar... Annie Pruitt has worked for the Whittaker Brothers for years, and now with the lodge a full-fledged mountain resort, she's the full-time maid up the canyon...Categorized as:
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![The Mountain Man’s Mail-Order Surprise by Karla Gracey]()
The Mountain Man’s Mail-Order Surprise by Karla Gracey
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsGarrett Harding (Waabshkizi Mnidoo - Chippewa name meaning white spirit), was orphaned then found and raised by the Chippewa, whose camp is near Red Lake. His connections to the tribe and his birth heritage meant he was perfectly suited to move between the white towns and the tribe to trade... -
![A Trail so Lonesome by Lacy Williams]()
A Trail so Lonesome by Lacy Williams
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSpending five months eating trail dust wasn’t Leo Spencer’s first choice. Or his second. He’s not one to run away, but some situations can’t be fixed and his family—two brothers and a sister—needs to start over. Which is how he finds himself on a westbound wagon train.Evangeline has a secret, one that has sent her on a journey across the plains on the Oregon Trail... -
![The Blacksmith's Mail Order Doctor by Karla Gracey]()
The Blacksmith's Mail Order Doctor by Karla Gracey
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNever give up on your dream—or on love.Unlike other women her age, Anna MacDonald has never set much hope in finding herself a husband.Far more important is the task of finding a position of employment... in a society that is untrusting of female doctors and that has so far proved challenging, to say the least... -
![A Mountain Christmas Romance by Misty M. Beller]()
A Mountain Christmas Romance by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsNow with an extra bonus epilogue! Only the fearless believe in Christmas miracles. Stripped of the family so important to his Viking heritage, Matthias Bjork is now on the hunt for his sister. Despite combing the entire Wyoming Territory, he hasn’t found any substantial leads regarding her whereabouts, but he has discovered a most unusual woman... -
![Guarding the Mountain Man’s Secret by Misty M. Beller]()
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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![Skyler's Wanna-Be Wife: Christmas Brides for Billionaire Brothers by Liz Isaacson]()
Skyler's Wanna-Be Wife: Christmas Brides for Billionaire Brothers by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe needs a new last name to stay in school. He's willing to help a fellow student. Can this wanna-be wife show the playboy that some things should be taken seriously? Mallery Viera only has two semesters left to finish her degree. But her visa has expired, and through some identity theft and other confusing mishaps, she can't get it renewed... -
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![The Visions of Ransom Lake by Marcia Lynn McClure]()
The Visions of Ransom Lake by Marcia Lynn McClure
Youthful beauty, naive innocence, a romantic imagination thirsting for adventure-an apt description of Vaden Valmont, who would soon find the adventure and mystery she had always longed to experience-in the form of a man. A somber recluse, Ransom Lake descended from his solitary concealment in the mountains, wholly disinterested in people and their trivial affairs...Categorized as:
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![Trail of Secrets by Lacy Williams]()
Trail of Secrets by Lacy Williams
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsStella is the oldest of three sisters and she’s got a long history of being the one to protect and provide for her family. When a dangerous threat sent the Fairfax sisters on a wagon train journey west, Stella knew her best bet was to disguise herself as a man to keep herself and her sisters safe.Collin Mason has secrets of his own... -
![Beyond This Moment by Tamera Alexander]()
Beyond This Moment by Tamera Alexander
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsLives are made up of tiny steps. Some are chosen for us; some we choose. All hold the power to change who we become—but only if we let them. When Dr. Molly Whitcomb, Professor of Romance Languages, steps off the train in Colorado Territory, she makes a choice—one that goes against everything she stands for. Yet it’s the only choice that offers her a chance to regain a fraction of all she’s lost... -
![An Untamed Land by Lauraine Snelling]()
An Untamed Land by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsShe had promised herself that once they left the fjords of Norway, she would never look back. The promise of free land lures Roald and Ingeborg Bjorklund from their beloved home high above the fjords of Norway, and after three long years of scrimping and saving to buy tickets for their passage to America, they finally arrive at the docks of New York City... -
![A Heart's Gift by Lena Nelson Dooley]()
A Heart's Gift by Lena Nelson Dooley
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIs a marriage of convenience the answer?Franklin Vine has worked hard to build the ranch he inherited into one of the most successful in the majestic Colorado mountains. If only he had an heir to one day inherit the legacy he's building. But he was burned once in the worst way, and he doesn't plan to open his heart to another woman... -
![The Tender Vine by Kristen Heitzmann]()
The Tender Vine by Kristen Heitzmann
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThey Hoped Their Return Would Offer the Chance for Love to Grow Carina DiGratia Shephard longs to leave behind the painful memories represented by the town of Crystal, Colorado, and start anew in the California vineyards of her youth... -
![Searching for You by Jody Hedlund]()
Searching for You by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDespite years on the run, Sophie Neumann is determined to care for two young children. She won't abandon them the way she thinks her older sisters abandoned her. But times are growing desperate, and when she falls in with the wrong crowd and witnesses a crime, she realizes fleeing 1850s New York is her only option... -
![Wild Heart's Haven by Lacy Williams]()
Wild Heart's Haven by Lacy Williams
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRachel never wanted to travel into the wilderness. The westward trail has stolen everything from her. Her home. Her family. Her husband. Now a match made out of necessity has trapped her in a marriage with a man she can’t stand.Owen likes Rachel about as much as his horse likes a burr under its saddle. She’s bossy and stubborn with an independent streak a mile wide. And a baby on the way... -
![Pretending to be the Mountain Man's Wife by Misty M. Beller]()
Pretending to be the Mountain Man's Wife by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn the wild mountains of the Montana Territory, the Coulter ranch is a place of family, loyalty…and a hidden fortune.Gil Coulter's story is coming soon!From a USA Today bestselling author comes a mountain family saga filled with a pretend marriage, hidden treasure, and love that heals wounded hearts... -
![McKettrick's Pride: A Second Chance Western Romance by Linda Lael Miller]()
McKettrick's Pride: A Second Chance Western Romance by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe only wide-open space Rance McKettrick wants to see in his future is his hometown in his rearview mirror. The down-to-earth ex-rancher is determined to make a fresh start with his two young daughters—and leave his heartbreaking loss and family's corporation far behind... -
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![A Desperate Bride For A Gloomy Sheriff: A Clean Western Historical Romance Novel by Evelyn Boyett]()
A Desperate Bride For A Gloomy Sheriff: A Clean Western Historical Romance Novel by Evelyn Boyett
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGeneva’s mother makes her become a mail order bride because the rest of the family will have a better chance of surviving if she’s out of the house.Even though she wants a family, her hopes are dashed when she gets a glimpse of her new life. Despite her disappointment, she decides to make the best of the situation. That’s what she’s been taught to do.Sully always wanted to be a sheriff... -
![More Than a Dream by Lauraine Snelling]()
More Than a Dream by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBook 3 of RETURN TO RED RIVER by bestselling author Lauraine Snelling. Thorliff's goal of becoming a writer is within reach. Working for a newspaper in Northfield, Minnesota, he is busy writing articles and stories for the Minneapolis Tribune and Harper's Magazine... -
![This Daring Journey by Misty M. Beller]()
This Daring Journey by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe only hope to keep her newborn baby alive is to reach the safety of her Indian people… This mountain man is the last person she should trust to get her there. As a half-Indian raised among her Peigan tribe, Moriah Clark knows better than to trust white people. The tragedy that resulted in her birth is proof enough... -
![Stealing the Preacher by Karen Witemeyer]()
Stealing the Preacher by Karen Witemeyer
On his way to interview for a position at a church in the Piney Woods of Texas, Crockett Archer can scarcely believe it when he's forced off the train by a retired outlaw and presented to the man's daughter as the minister she requested for her birthday. Worried this unfortunate detour will ruin his chances of finally serving a congregation of his own, Crockett is determined to escape... -
![Dreaming of His Convenient Kiss by Jessie Gussman]()
Dreaming of His Convenient Kiss by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s losing her house. He never had one. A marriage would give them a house to share, but could they learn to love each other and make their house into a home?Natalie Moody’s house has been condemned and she has two weeks left to move out. When a friend at church offers to let her stay at his brother’s farmhouse while he’s out on assignment for two months, she jumps at the chance... -
![Noah by Linda Ford]()
Noah by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo wounded and wary hearts. Both wanting what the other can help them attain if only they can get past the pain of their pasts.Twenty-three year old Noah Murray, is not interested in his boss’s plan to see all the cowboys of Circle A happily married. But the boss sweetens the plan by offering him the piece of land he has always admired... -
![Montana Reunion by Caroline Fyffe]()
Montana Reunion by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMONTANA REUNION - The McCutcheon Family series, Book ElevenArizona, May 1888A year and a half after Chaim McCutcheon was essentially left at the altar—for reasons he's yet to discover—one steadfast aim remains firm in his mind and heart... -
![Echo Canyon Brides Box Set: Books 10 - 11: Historical Cowboy Western Mail Order Bride Bundle by Linda Bridey]()
Echo Canyon Brides Box Set: Books 10 - 11: Historical Cowboy Western Mail Order Bride Bundle by Linda Bridey
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsImmerse yourself in the spellbinding Echo Canyon Brides series that critics describe as “a wonderful blend of hope, passion, romance, mystery, suspense and humor.” Book 10: Montana Miracle. How will Sofia Carter choose between two handsome men? Ranch foreman, Travis Desmond and army captain, Zeb Rawlins compete for her affections... -
![The Christmas Kiss by Shanna Hatfield]()
The Christmas Kiss by Shanna Hatfield
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s a devoted single dad still grieving the loss of his wife.She’s an outrageously fun female with a temper that runs as hot as a teakettle.Will the two of them find a way to work together to give his son a Merry Christmas?When Gracy Randall returns to Hardman after almost six years away, she can’t wait to see the look of surprise on her parents’ faces... -
![Lucky Shot: Sweet Western Romance by Shanna Hatfield]()
Lucky Shot: Sweet Western Romance by Shanna Hatfield
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat’s a girl to do when her aim is true? As a registered nurse at the Boise VA Hospital, Grace Marshall is devoted to her patients, but some wounds require more than medical care. A patient too stubborn and angry to accept the help he needs storms out of her exam room, ruffling her feathers. Yet, when the man returns to apologize, something about him tugs at her heart... -
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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...Categorized as:
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![Mail-Order Bride Family by Linda Ford]()
Mail-Order Bride Family by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf only she could erase the past.True wants to start over again in the West without the painful memories of her past. She accepts a job as cook for the ranch cowboys. When the happy couples around her suggest True might find a cowboy to marry if she were to look, her painful past conjures too many memories to allow her to hope again.Shorty longs for a family... -
![Two Weeks: A Novel by Karen Kingsbury]()
Two Weeks: A Novel by Karen Kingsbury
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes a heart-wrenching and redemptive new story in the Baxter Family series about a couple desperately waiting to bring their adopted child home and a young mother about to make the biggest decision of her life... -
![The Christmas Journey by Emma Ashwood]()
The Christmas Journey by Emma Ashwood
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThis Christmas Violet needs to find a husband before the orphanage finds one for her.Violet had been an orphan all her life and although she is grateful to the orphanage for their care, she knew she couldn’t stay forever. With her eighteenth birthday looming it was only a matter of time before she was turned out to find her own way... -
![Cowboy Bites: A Rough Riders Cookbook by Lorelei James, Suzanne M. Johnson]()
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... -
![Love Story by Karen Kingsbury]()
Love Story by Karen Kingsbury
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes a new book featuring everyone’s favorite family—the Baxters, which tells the story of how John and Elizabeth first fell in love. From the day they met, John and Elizabeth were destined to fall in love... -
![Healing the Mountain Man's Heart by Misty M. Beller]()
Healing the Mountain Man's Heart by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the wild mountains of the Montana Territory, the Coulter ranch is a place of family, loyalty…and a hidden fortune.Jericho Coulter, the eldest of six fiercely devoted brothers, is entrusted with safeguarding his family and the secret that binds them together: the Sapphire mine. To keep tragedy from striking again, he allows no outsiders on their land... -
![In Debt to the Cowboy: Western Romance by Natalie Dean]()
In Debt to the Cowboy: Western Romance by Natalie Dean
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe thinks he’s a rich land shark come to steal her home and livelihood. He’s out to prove her wrong…Silas Miller is going through life just doing what his Dad tells him to. What he’s best at—finding properties in poor neighborhoods to buy out, tear down, and make way for the rich to use. As a son in a billion-dollar ranch family, he sees nothing wrong with that... -
![Take Two by Karen Kingsbury]()
Take Two by Karen Kingsbury
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFilmmakers Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison have completed their first feature film, and Hollywood is buzzing with the news. In the wake of that excitement, the producers acquire rights to a novel that has all the ingredients they want for their next project... -
![Donovan's Daughter by Lori Wick]()
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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![Skye Blue by Sable Hunter]()
Skye Blue by Sable Hunter
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNoah McCoy loves his family more than anything, but he has always had trouble seeing anything from anyone else’s point of view. Some might say that Noah is narrow-minded or judgmental, some might call Noah a pain in the......ha! The truth is - Noah only sees black and white, he can’t see shades of grey until Skye makes a home for herself in his heart... -
![The Cowboy's Marriage Mistake (Sweet Water Ranch Western Cowboy Romance) by Jessie Gussman]()
The Cowboy's Marriage Mistake (Sweet Water Ranch Western Cowboy Romance) by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRancher Cordell Stryker just wants to settle down on his ranch, and he’s convinced the twin sister of his best friend to tie the knot with him. But as the wedding day approaches, he finds himself drawn more to her sister. But that can’t be, because she’s his best friend... -
![Sharpshooter in Petticoats by Mary Connealy]()
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]()
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... -
![Mail-Order Bride Surprise by Linda Ford]()
Mail-Order Bride Surprise by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLove challenged. Truth revealed.A home where she is welcome. That’s all Honor Ward wants. Oh, and maybe tenderness and yes, even love. She’s willing to do most anything to get it…even appear as a mail-order bride under false pretenses. She instantly falls in love with her new groom and is determined to prove she is the best wife and homemaker Luke could want... -
![Remembered by Tamera Alexander]()
Remembered by Tamera Alexander
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThough loss is often marked in a single moment, letting go of someone you love can take a lifetime. The threat of war—and a final request—send Véronique Girard from France to a distant and uninviting country. In the Colorado Territory, she searches for the man who has held her heart since childhood—her father...
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