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Southern Heat by Natasha Madison
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWillow. After 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. Quinn...Categorized as:
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![Donovan's Daughter by Lori Wick]()
Donovan's Daughter by Lori Wick
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 31 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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![Hummingbird by LaVyrle Spencer]()
Hummingbird by LaVyrle Spencer
The Bandit and the Gentleman. Both were wounded in the same train robbery in frontier Colorado and left on Abigail McKenzie's doorstep to nurse back to life. Gentle, loving David, promising her a happiness she'd lost hope of finding, was all a lady could wish for. Jesse stood for everything she hated: he was rude, violent, roughly handsome and disturbingly sensual... -
![Reckless Love by Kelly Elliott]()
Reckless Love by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe first time I kissed Scarlet, I knew I was in trouble. The night I slept with her, my life changed forever. The day I found out I was going to be a father, I ran from her. Now that I’ve been given a second chance I won’t be so reckless...Categorized as:
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![Sean Donovan by Lori Wick]()
Sean Donovan by Lori Wick
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsLori Wick's bestselling series The Californians (more than 500,000 copies sold) has a fresh new cover design to delight avid Lori Wick fans and readers just introduced to Lori's beloved fiction. Caught in his first bank robbery, Sean Donovan is sentenced to hang. But Charlotte Cooper, who needs a blacksmith for her livery, has other ideas...Categorized as:
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![The Widower's Mail-Order Bargain: Inspirational Western Cowboy Romance by Karla Gracey]()
The Widower's Mail-Order Bargain: Inspirational Western Cowboy Romance by Karla Gracey
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter Jonas lost his wife, he swore he would never marry again, but unless he does, he fears his in-laws will never let him have custody of his son, Teddy, again. The only course of action is to find a new bride… so he advertises for one, making it clear that although he can offer her a good home and a stable life, he will never be able to love her. That suits Geraldine just fine...Categorized as:
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![Wagon Train Wife by Catherine Kennedy]()
Wagon Train Wife by Catherine Kennedy
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe will do anything to ensure her sister's safety. .. even marry a man she barely knows. Eliza Fairchild arrived in America from England with her sister and parents expecting to continue her sheltered, upper-class lifestyle in the new country. However, the death of her parents and the cruelty of her guardians leaves Eliza and her sister, Hannah, in a precarious situation... -
![Shotgun Bride by Linda Lael Miller]()
Shotgun Bride by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsOne ranch. Three sons. Only one will inherit. .. and on one condition. Tired of waiting for his sons to settle down, Arizona-territory rancher Angus McKettrick announces a competition: the first son to marry and produce a grandchild will inherit Triple M ranch. Now, three distinctly different, equally determined cowboys are searching high and low for brides... -
![To Bluff a Bride by Kate Condie]()
To Bluff a Bride by Kate Condie
She’s looking for freedom. When her ex brother-in-law insists she belongs to him, Ellen Moren must escape the town that never felt like home. Determined that another marriage is the only way to convince him to leave her alone, Ellen proposes a fake marriage to the kind bachelor whose family is heading west on the Oregon trail. He’s looking for home... -
![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... -
![Fitzpatrick: Cowboy Reluctant: Christian Historical Western by Kathleen Ball]()
Fitzpatrick: Cowboy Reluctant: Christian Historical Western by Kathleen Ball
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSweet Christian Historical Western Romance. Fitzpatrick Kavanagh enjoys being a bachelor. He hasn’t found a woman who interests him, but he keeps courting various young ladies. He needs to be sure his future wife loves him and not his money. He rides toward town and he discovers a young woman in the road and unconscious. Brenna White wakes up at the Kavanaugh ranch in fright... -
![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... -
![Wrangling the Wandering Rancher: A Sweet Historical Romance by Jody Hedlund]()
Wrangling the Wandering Rancher: A Sweet Historical Romance by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the high country of Colorado, love endures all things, even the solitary way of life in the wilderness. Maisy Merritt has vowed she’ll never marry a mountain man. Even though she loves the Colorado Rockies and the wild creatures she helps, she hates the way her pa’s mountain-man ways took him away from his family and caused her ma to die of loneliness... -
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![An Expectant Bride by Cat Cahill]()
An Expectant Bride by Cat Cahill
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe town's blacksmith is in need of a bride--but he didn't expect to also become a father. Merrick Benton wants a family of his own, but he can't seem to string two words together around the eligible ladies in town. A mail-order bride is the perfect solution to his problem. Eleanor Stevens and her sister were both widowed when their husbands died in a mine explosion... -
![Her Convenient Cowboy: Wyoming Legacy by Lacy Williams]()
Her Convenient Cowboy: Wyoming Legacy by Lacy Williams
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe’s pregnant, widowed, and snowed in… with the a quiet cowboy who never seems to give up. “…pure sweetness in a very readable package, perfect for those who like their romance gentle, G-rated, and family-style. ” - Publisher’s Weekly on The Homesteader’s Sweetheart. ”…smart, gentle, and uplifting…” Publisher’s Weekly on Return of the Cowboy Doctor...Categorized as:
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![Indigo Blue by Catherine Anderson]()
Indigo Blue by Catherine Anderson
Back in print after more than ten years. Torn between the white and Comanche worlds of her parents, Indigo Wolf has grown up estranged from the townspeople of Wolf's Landing, Orgeon. No one understands her elusive spirit-until Jake Rand comes to town to act as foreman of her family's ranch... -
![Parting Gifts by Lorraine Heath]()
Parting Gifts by Lorraine Heath
The USA Today–bestselling author delivers a poignant historical romance of a desperate woman, a lonely cowboy, and the never-ending search for hope. RT Book Reviews Reviewer’s Choice Award for Best Americana. RITA Finalist for Best Short Historical. Booklovers’ Award for Bestselling Americana... -
![Brown Eyed Handsome Man by Sable Hunter]()
Brown Eyed Handsome Man by Sable Hunter
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsContinuing the Hell Yeah! Series with Book 4. Kane Saucier has chosen to walk away from a family fortune to wear a badge. As Sheriff of Kerrville County, he lives near his brother Zane and his friends, the McCoys of Tebow Ranch. His life is good, but something is missing. The Sheriff is lonely until love walks through the door of his office one day in the form of Lilibet Ladner... -
![Savage Beloved by Cassie Edwards]()
Savage Beloved by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTerrified and alone, Candy huddled beneath the trapdoor in the floor of her father's cabin, listening to the bloodcurdling whoops of attacking Indians. When she finally crept outside, it was to find all the other inhabitants of Fort Hope massacred and a fierce-looking Wichita chief thundering toward her on his black stallion... -
![Rogue by Sable Hunter]()
Rogue by Sable Hunter
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA loner by choice and a renegade by nature. Rogue is living up to his name. He’s lived life on his own terms, doing everything from team-roping in college, Texas Hold ‘em champion to founding his own company, Lone Wolf Oil. Everything he’s accomplished has been in spite of Dusty Walker, a man who sired four sons by four women – none of them his wife...Categorized as:
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![A Long Way from Yesterday by Lynda J Cox]()
A Long Way from Yesterday by Lynda J Cox
THIS IS A PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED WORK. ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AS *THE DEVIL'S OWN DESPERADO*. He's everything she fears…. Colt Evans didn’t choose to be a gunfighter. When he’s injured in a shootout and stumbles onto a remote homestead, he didn’t expect to find compassion. But beautiful Amelia McCollister is like no other woman... -
![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... -
![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... -
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![The Innocent Wife by Cici Cordelia]()
The Innocent Wife by Cici Cordelia
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJOSHUA . . . As the Sheriff of Little Creede, Joshua Lang has had his hands full more than once. Protecting his town from a criminal bent on destructive revenge. Keeping the peace when Little Creede grows too fast for its own good during the height of the silver mining boom...Categorized as:
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![The Sheriff's Christmas and His Unexpected Family by Ava Winters]()
The Sheriff's Christmas and His Unexpected Family by Ava Winters
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a Western winter storm, they found hope, love, and a Christmas miracle. Now, as danger draws nearer than ever, they must safeguard it, but time is ticking against them. .. When her power-hungry cousin threatens to seize control of her family's wealth and prized horses, Misty's only escape is a daring journey to locate her father's childhood friend, hoping for a Christmas miracle... -
![Baby on the Oregon Trail by Lynna Banning]()
Baby on the Oregon Trail by Lynna Banning
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew Year, new family! Heading West, pregnant widow Jenna Borland's life surely can't get any more complicated—until fate throws Lee Carver across her path. She resents his help, but she needs him to drive her wagon over the Great Plains. Lee can't fathom why this prickly woman gets under his skin... -
![Wishing for the Rancher's Love: A Sweet Historical Romance by Jody Hedlund]()
Wishing for the Rancher's Love: A Sweet Historical Romance by Jody Hedlund
In the high country of Colorado, danger sometimes causes enemies to work together . . . and fall in love. As the only one of her siblings who hasn’t married, Clementine Oakley feels left behind. But she does her best to focus on her candy-making business, hoping to someday have a shop of her own instead of a lone counter in Worth’s General Store... -
![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... -
![The Wrangler's Ready-Made Family: Wyoming Legacy by Lacy Williams]()
The Wrangler's Ready-Made Family: Wyoming Legacy by Lacy Williams
Susie Crowell née White is a desperate young mother with another baby on the way. Her late husband left her nothing but his bad reputation. She has no money and is too ashamed to return home to her family. When she is trapped alone during a snowstorm with a stranger and the baby coming, her only choice is to rely on him. Gil Hart came west to find healing for his consumption... -
![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... -
![Just Wicked Enough by Lorraine Heath]()
Just Wicked Enough by Lorraine Heath
What will she bid? Desperate for riches, penniless Michael Tremayne, Marquess of Falconridge, is willing to auction away his only possession of value--his title--to the highest bidding American father. But Kate Rose was the last woman he had in mind to marry. The willful and headstrong Kate requires from marriage the one thing Michael is unable to give--powerful, unending love... -
![Disability and Determination by Timothy Underwood]()
Disability and Determination by Timothy Underwood
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDespite being a cripple with a blighted life, Fitzwilliam Darcy was a fine looking man…. A year ago Mr. Darcy suffered from an illness which robbed him of the use of his legs. However he is determined to never become maudlin and behave as though his life is over and ruined just because part of it has become more difficult... -
![Bride of Second Chances by Ruth Ann Nordin]()
Bride of Second Chances by Ruth Ann Nordin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJeremy Graham made a promise to Rebecca that he would never love another woman. After her death, her sister, Jane Syas, is about to be forced into marrying a man she can’t tolerate. Out of a sense of duty to help Rebecca’s younger sister, Jeremy steps in to give her his name and home...Categorized as:
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![The Affairs of Ashmore Castle by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles]()
The Affairs of Ashmore Castle by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe second novel in the Ashmore Castle series, perfect for fans of DOWNTON ABBEY, from the author of the hugely successful MORLAND DYNASTY novels. Behind the doors of the magnificent Ashmore Castle, secrets are waiting to be uncovered . . . England, 1903... -
![Intrigued by Her True Colors by Elaine Shields]()
Intrigued by Her True Colors by Elaine Shields
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter the crushing loss of her mother, Louisa’s upbringing has been completely different than any other girl’s. Yet she’s come to love working at her family’s ranch and wearing men’s clothes. Her carefree life is about to change forever, though, when her family forces her to marry... -
![The Wrangler's Inconvenient Wife by Lacy Williams]()
The Wrangler's Inconvenient Wife by Lacy Williams
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMARRIAGE OF INCONVENIENCE. With no family to watch over them, it's up to Fran Morris to take care of her younger sister, even if it means marrying a total stranger. Gruff, strong and silent, her new husband is a cowboy down to the bone. He wed Fran to protect her, not to love her, but her heart has never felt so vulnerable...Categorized as:
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![His Perfect Bride by Jody Hedlund]()
His Perfect Bride by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSage Rhodes is eager to escape Manchester, England, and leave behind the pain of a broken engagement. When she’s offered the job as a lady’s maid to Augusta Lennox, who is traveling to Vancouver Island to visit her brother, Sage happily accepts the position... -
![Following the Path of Love: A Historical Western Romance Book by Carol Colyer]()
Following the Path of Love: A Historical Western Romance Book by Carol Colyer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJune and her best friend Sierra have recently decided to leave the orphanage where they grew up the rough way. Now they are ready to follow a new path and finally find happiness together. Nevertheless, their quest for a new life will soon turn into a risky adventure that will change everyone involved forever... -
![And One Rode West by Heather Graham]()
And One Rode West by Heather Graham
FROM THE BITTER AFTERMATH OF WAR. .. A regal beauty with raven hair and piercing blue eyes, Christa Cameron suffered the indignities of defeat in the Civil War's bitter aftermath, her spirit unvanquished and her hatred of the victorious enemy undiminished... -
![Skye by Linda Lael Miller]()
Skye by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFor as long as she's known him, Skye McQuarry has been in love with Jake Vigil, a handsome but shy man who has been building a successful timber operation. Skye is eager to be married and knows that Jake is the man for her. But after Skye's cousin Christy left him at the altar, Jake has sworn never to love again... -
![A Daring Man by Leigh Greenwood]()
A Daring Man by Leigh Greenwood
Leigh Greenwood takes us back to the lawless days of the Wild American West in this sweeping, epic story of family, honor, notoriety, and one last desperate hope for redemption. Zac Randolph is a gambling man. One of seven infamous brothers, he'd kicked the Texas dust off his boots and found his new home in the Little Corner of Heaven Saloon in San Francisco's notorious Barbary Coast...Categorized as:
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![Holt's Gamble by Barbara Ankrum]()
Holt's Gamble by Barbara Ankrum
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKierin McKendry is indentured to J. Talbot, a ruthless saloon owner, until Clay Holt wins her in a rigged poker game. When Clay tries to collect his winnings, he's attacked by Talbot's men and badly injured. Clay never expected Keirin to take him to the wagon train on which he was due to leave, or that she would lie about being his wife and nurse him back to health while on the trail... -
![The Lady's Hand by Bobbi Smith]()
The Lady's Hand by Bobbi Smith
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUNLUCKY AT CARDS. .. Cool-headed and ravishingly beautiful, Brandy O'Neill knew how to hold her own with the river boat gamblers on the Pride of New Orleans . But she met her match in Rafe Morgan when she bet everything she had on three queens and discovered that the wealthy plantation owner had a far-from-gentlemanly notion of how she should make good on her wagers. LUCKY IN LOVE. . -
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![Rawhide and Lace by Diana Palmer]()
Rawhide and Lace by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen Erin left Ty Wade so long ago, she'd vowed never to return. Because of him she'd wrecked her car, her career, and lost his baby. Once a famous model clad in silk and lace, Erin could hardly face the task of mending the tattered pieces of her life. And now Ty wanted her back. Without her, jobs would be lost. The future of the Staghorn Ranch depended on her return...Categorized as:
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![How to Treat a Lady by Karen Hawkins]()
How to Treat a Lady by Karen Hawkins
Everyone knows that all the members of the St. John family are destined for greatness - all, that is, except the rebellious Chase St. John. Then, as the fates would have it, a lifetime of drinking, gambling and womanising catches up and leads him to a fateful incident which changes his life... -
![The Agreement by Constance O'Banyon]()
The Agreement by Constance O'Banyon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the midst of the vast, windswept Texas plains stood a ranch wrested from the wilderness with blood, sweat and tears. It was the shining legacy of Thomas McBride to his five living heirs. But along with the fertile acres and herds of cattle, each would inherit a history of scandal, lies and hidden lust that threatened to burn out of control... -
![Capturing a Cowboy's Heart: A Historical Western Romance Book by Aurora Hanson]()
Capturing a Cowboy's Heart: A Historical Western Romance Book by Aurora Hanson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIntroducing the "Capturing a Cowboy's Heart" Novel - Discover NOW The New Western Romance Book by Aurora Hanson! Lovely - Romantic - Exciting! A page-turning western full of action, drama and, of course, romance! When Emmie Star leaves the city to find a new life in cattle country with her only living relative, she is left stranded, scared and alone... -
![Two Brothers: The Lawman / The Gunslinger by Linda Lael Miller]()
Two Brothers: The Lawman / The Gunslinger by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe Lawman. Marshal Shay McQuillan has a lot on his hands -- stagecoach robbers to hunt down, a murdered fiancée to avenge. He certainly doesn't need an identical twin brother he never knew existed turning up out of the blue and telling him what to do. Even less does he want pretty Aislinn Lethaby trying to rescue him from danger... -
![Banner O'Brien by Linda Lael Miller]()
Banner O'Brien by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA classic romance from beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller. In 1886, lovely Banner 0'Brien overcame every obstacle and won her coveted medical diploma. Still she longed to escape from Oregon. .. and the nightmares that left her shaking, screaming one man's name. Banner fled to the Washington Territory to accept position with Dr. Adam Corbin. .
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