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  • The Guardian by Dee Henderson

    The Guardian by Dee Henderson

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 42 ratings
    A federal judge has been murdered. There is only one witness, and an assassin wants her dead. U.S. Marshall Marcus O'Malley thought he knew the risks of the assignment . . . but he was wrong. Introducing the O'Malleys, an inspirational group of seven, all abandoned or orphaned as teens, who have made the choice to become a loyal and committed family...
  • Sign of Seven trilogy by Nora Roberts

    Sign of Seven trilogy by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Nora Roberts presents a collection that includes all three novels in her Sign of Seven Trilogy—a compelling paranormal romance series about three brothers bound by fate, blood, and a timeless enemy.In the town of Hawkins Hollow, every seven years, on the seventh day of the seventh month, strange things happen...
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  • Thunder and Rain by Charles Martin

    Thunder and Rain by Charles Martin

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Third generation Texas Ranger Tyler Steele is the last of a dying breed-- a modern day cowboy hero living in a world that doesn't quite understand his powerful sense of right and wrong and instinct to defend those who can't defend themselves. Despite his strong moral compass, Ty has trouble seeing his greatest weakness...
  • Sheriff's Treasured Teacher by Clara Pines

    Sheriff's Treasured Teacher by Clara Pines

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    He’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...
  • Her Cowboy Billionaire Best Friend's Brother: A Hammond Brothers Novel by Liz Isaacson

    Her Cowboy Billionaire Best Friend's Brother: A Hammond Brothers Novel by Liz Isaacson

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    She's best friends with the single dad cowboy's brother and has watched two friends find love with the sexy new cowboys in town...
  • Badlands, Bad Boy by Maggie Shayne

    Badlands, Bad Boy by Maggie Shayne

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Alter Ego or Ghostly Warrior? Wes Brand is the black sheep of the family. But lately, he’s become friends with an old Shaman named Turtle who has hidden reasons for wanting to put Wes in touch with his Comanche roots. Turtle convinces Wes to impersonate legendary warrior Wolf Shadow, to drive archaeologist Dr. Taylor McCoy away from her dig site...
  • Knox by Susan May Warren

    Knox by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    His voice threaded through her, as if it might be made of rawhide, designed not to break, to weather time and elements, as sturdy as the land he probably worked. Because yes, he wore cowboy like a second skin, the no-nonsense aura of hard work and get ’er done. About KNOX: He's not looking for trouble... Montana rancher Knox Marshall's danger years are behind him...
  • Ranger Justice by Lynn Shannon

    Ranger Justice by Lynn Shannon

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 11 ratings
    Deception can lead to murder…Prosecutor Hannah Lawton is thrust into the spotlight after a local doctor is arrested and charged with the murder of his wife. The case has fractured the county and made her a target for death threats. When she’s attacked and nearly killed, Hannah believes it’s connected to the upcoming trial. She refuses to back down...
  • Word of Honor by Terri Blackstock

    Word of Honor by Terri Blackstock

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    WHAT WILL IT COST TO KEEP A PROMISE? Of the four people at the Newpointe post office when the bomb went off, three were killed instantly. The fourth, a five-year-old boy, lies comatose in the hospital and might not survive. Who would do such a thing? The answer comes in the form of a gunman crashing through the door of the hotel room where Jill Clark is staying...
  • The Rook by Steven James

    The Rook by Steven James

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    An arsonist has struck a top-secret research facility at a key US naval base. But it's not just a random terrorist attack. These people were after something specific. When Special Agent Patrick Bowers is called in to investigate, he is drawn into a deadly web of intrigue and deception...
  • Long Gone Lonesome Blues by Maggie Shayne

    Long Gone Lonesome Blues by Maggie Shayne

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Back from the Dead? Ben Brand is still in mourning for his long lost wife, Penny. It’s been two years since she died in a fiery car wreck leaving her wedding band as the only identifiable thing on her body...
  • Saving Amanda by Elle James

    Saving Amanda by Elle James

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For 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...
  • Cowboy Under Siege by Em Petrova

    Cowboy Under Siege by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Everyone wants her for her money. But what he wants comes with a bigger price—her heart.Jaren Abel, new bodyguard on the WEST Protection team, will try anything once. Which is how he ends up on the back of a bull, hoping to snag the attention of a stunning rodeo trick rider. Jaren doesn’t do relationships, so one night is all he’s willing to commit to...
  • 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 ratings
    Keep 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...
  • Lonestar Secrets by Colleen Coble

    Lonestar Secrets by Colleen Coble

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Can a secret be kept forever? Five years ago, Shannon Astor left the beautiful high-mountain country of West Texas as a single mother. She was desperate for a fresh start...and a way to keep the secrets of her past buried. It almost worked. Until a chance to make a better life for her daughter leads her right back home. To the very place of the past betrayals...
  • The Masterson County Collection: Masterson County Books 1 Thru 4 by Calle J. Brookes

    The Masterson County Collection: Masterson County Books 1 Thru 4 by Calle J. Brookes

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    SOMETIMES SMALL TOWNS HAVE SECRETS.Masterson, Wyoming is no exception.When the Masterson brothers meet the redheaded Tyler sisters, anything can happen. But can the brothers stop the threats coming for them all?In Seeking the Sheriff, Sheriff Joel Masterson shows up on Phoebe Tyler's doorstep with her drunken younger brother in tow. Joel takes one look at Phoebe and falls hard and fast...
  • Lonestar Angel by Colleen Coble

    Lonestar Angel by Colleen Coble

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Eden's hope is rekindled when Clay delivers astounding news: their daughter has been found. Five years ago Eden and Clay Larson's baby was stolen and never found. Eden blamed herself, Clay lost himself in work. Their young and rocky marriage ended. Or so Eden thought. Now Eden's moved to a new town. She's found faith and is trying to rebuild her life...
  • Lonestar Homecoming by Colleen Coble

    Lonestar Homecoming by Colleen Coble

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    For most, it's the safest place on earth. For Gracie, it's the last place she wants to be...and the one place she must return. With nothing but five dollars and the wedding dress she's wearing, Gracie Lister flees with her daughter by train to West Texas, to the town she ran away from so long ago...
  • Sphinx Security: Complete 5-Part Series by Camilla Blake

    Sphinx Security: Complete 5-Part Series by Camilla Blake

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “There’s beauty in this world, Remington,” the social worker told him once. “You just have to figure out where to find it.”He’d finally found it. It was inside this woman. And it was perfect.—RemingtonPart 1The boys from Golden Sphinx Ranch are trying to have a quiet breakfast in the local diner when one of them sees a man attempting to pull a woman out of her car by her hair...
  • Saving Chelsea by Elle James

    Saving Chelsea by Elle James

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She prefers the four-legged wolves over the two-legged kindChelsea Youngblood’s first love is her only true love. Wolves. Raised on a wildlife rescue ranch, she grew up with wolves as her siblings. It was only natural she would become a wolf biologist and work with the wolves of Yellowstone National Park...
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    mystery  western  military  suspense  contemporary
  • High Ground by Freya Barker

    High Ground by Freya Barker

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Not much has gone according to plan for mechanic, Pippa Freling, recently. With lots of bridges burned behind her, she decides to stick close to her sister and give Montana a try. Things are looking up when she joins a local group of animal activists, buys an auto shop for a steal, and even tries her luck with the opposite sex...
  • Her Brand of Justice by B.J. Daniels

    Her Brand of Justice by B.J. Daniels

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Exploring her hidden past May rob her of her future Ansley Brookshire’s search for her birth mother takes her from the gated estate where she grew up to Lonesome, Montana. This is where she meets Buck Crawford. Determined to help, the gorgeous rancher introduces her to Colt Brothers Investigations...
  • Out of the Storm by B.J. Daniels

    Out of the Storm by B.J. Daniels

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She can’t lose him again…One look at his warm brown eyes and Kate Jackson knows she’s found her husband. It’s been twenty years since Daniel was declared dead in a refinery explosion, but Kate never gave up hope, convinced he was somewhere out there, suffering from amnesia. Then, on a trip to Buckhorn, Montana, she sees him—working as a carpenter, scarred, but still her Danny...
  • Lucky Like Us by Jennifer Ryan

    Lucky Like Us by Jennifer Ryan

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    The Hunted series continues as Special Agent Sam Turner discovers that protecting the FBI's star witness is more difficult than he thought! Bakery owner Elizabeth Hamilton's quiet life is filled with sweet treats, good friends, and a loving family. But all of that is about to turn sour when an odd sound draws her outside. There's a man lying unconscious in the street, a car speeding toward him...
  • High Stakes by Freya Barker

    High Stakes by Freya Barker

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When her sister, Pippa, goes missing, Nella Freling tells her boss she’s taking time off from her job as a research librarian, hops in her sensible van, and heads south of the border to Montana. However, local police don’t seem too concerned about a missing woman living in her motorhome...
  • Garrett by Linda Lael Miller

    Garrett by Linda Lael Miller

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Fast track up the political ladder, fast cars, fast women, that's Garrett McKettrick. Make that was. A scandal has brought him home to Blue River, Texas, a place where a man can slow down, take stock and plan his next move. Which doesn't include staying at the family ranch with his brothers. A city boy, Garrett does not think he has the land in his blood...
  • Cowgirl Fallin' for the Single Dad by Natalie Dean

    Cowgirl Fallin' for the Single Dad by Natalie Dean

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She’s a cowgirl with trust issues. He’s a doctor with a painful past. Headstrong cowgirl Charity Miller is the eldest of five children in a million-dollar ranching family. She had dreams, once… before a betrayal left her heartbroken. Now she’s convinced herself she doesn’t need anything other than taking care of the ranch and her siblings.Until she meets the new doctor in town...
  • Texas Rich by Fern Michaels

    Texas Rich by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    The extraordinary novel that introduces the unforgettable Coleman family—and the brilliant heroine who began a powerful American dynasty   Young Billie Ames naively fell for the exciting pilot Moss Coleman at the Philadelphia Navy Yard during World War II. Within a few months she was pregnant, married, and traveling across the country to Austin . .
  • Against the Odds by Kat Martin

    Against the Odds by Kat Martin

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    This case may prove to be too hot to handle. There's silver out there: Sabrina Eckhart is sure of it. And when she finds the hidden mine on that big piece of West Texas desert, all of her financial problems are solved. That is, if she can find it. The man with the skills she needs is private investigator Alex Justice—a former navy fighter pilot and a current pain in the neck...
  • Echoes by Kristen Heitzmann

    Echoes by Kristen Heitzmann

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Romantic suspense from a best-selling novelist. Sequel to Unforgotten, Sofie Michelli goes to Sonoma to unravel her past, but returns to face the future...
  • In Plain Sight by Ashley A. Quinn

    In Plain Sight by Ashley A. Quinn

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    There’s something sinister happening in Boone County… Since the debacle involving her friends and her ex, Rayna Nydert has kept to herself. Duped by the rotten bastard, she still feels guilty for her part in it all. With harvest season in full swing, her self-isolation has been easy to keep...
  • Last Chance At The Cowboy Billionaire Ranch : A Sweet Clean Cowboy Billionaire Romance by Hanna Hart

    Last Chance At The Cowboy Billionaire Ranch : A Sweet Clean Cowboy Billionaire Romance by Hanna Hart

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Single dad Dallas Dell has been asked to take over a ranch in SunsetFalls, Texas. Cowgirl billionaire Maxine Forrester is going to be theone training him. The big surprise? The two of them are old bestfriends. The ranch in Texas belongs to one of Maxine’s brothers, Cooper.Cowboy billionaire Dallas is new to the life but he’s a fast learner...
  • Ranger Honor by Lynn Shannon

    Ranger Honor by Lynn Shannon

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Secrets never stay buried...When Sheriff Claire Wilson is attacked, she calls Texas Ranger Gavin Sterling for help with the investigation. The handsome lawman is smart and kind, but Claire is determined to ignore the sparks between them. Divorce shredded her heart and left her jaded when it comes to love. She pours everything she has into raising her small son and protecting her hometown...
  • Drake by Elle James

    Drake by Elle James

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ex-SEAL, then mercenary, Drake Morgan, is tired of war. He’s ready to make a life for himself building rather than killing. Hired as a carpenter by an old Navy buddy, he’s focused on rebuilding the Lucky Lady Lodge in Montana. When he discovers bones in one of the walls, his work site becomes a crime scene...
  • The Cowboy's Second Chance Family: Clean as a Whistle Contemporary Western Romance by Shirleen Davies

    The Cowboy's Second Chance Family: Clean as a Whistle Contemporary Western Romance by Shirleen Davies

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This cowboy will do everything possible to get his family back.He never expected to uncover the treachery which tore his marriage apart.Trace Griffin loved his life as a rodeo competitor. Leaving it behind to recover his family hadn’t been a difficult choice. Blindsided years earlier when his wife wrongly accused him of cheating, he found a new focus...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  contemporary  western  christian  angst  cowboys
  • Seaside Cowboy's Second Chance by Alexa Verde

    Seaside Cowboy's Second Chance by Alexa Verde

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A woman with broken dreams and promises. A cowboy with a broken—by her—heart. A stray dog with a possibly broken paw. And everyone with a dangerous secret. Even the dog. When free-spirited Skylar Rafferty left her beachside hometown, she promised her high school sweetheart she’d return soon and marry him...
  • Show Me a Marriage of Convenience: Small-Town Single-Father Cowboy Romance by Alexa Verde

    Show Me a Marriage of Convenience: Small-Town Single-Father Cowboy Romance by Alexa Verde

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An ex-player cowboy with a little son, the boy's shy plus-size aunt, and a reluctant modern marriage of convenience only the boy is excited about… A sweet, clean, wholesome romance with a happily-ever-after!After three near-death experiences in one day-okay, maybe burning dinner and falling from a tree shouldn't count-Kade Clark worries about his son's future if he's not around to protect him...
  • A Nanny for the Grumpy Cowboy: Rolston Ranch Brothers by Hanna Hart

    A Nanny for the Grumpy Cowboy: Rolston Ranch Brothers by Hanna Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Drake Rolston is a grumpy single dad with a chip on his shoulder larger than Texas. When his long-time nanny quits, he is in desperate need of a new one. Carefree dreamer Freddie Dover seems like the last girl on earth that he would pick. But when there is slim pickings in a small town, desperate times call for desperate measures…and Drakedecides to take a chance with Freddie and his heart...
  • Sunday at the Sunflower Inn by Jodi Thomas

    Sunday at the Sunflower Inn by Jodi Thomas

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fans of Carolyn Brown and B.J. Daniels will adore this slice of Americana delivered with warmth, endearing characters, and authentic Texan flair. The legendary New York Times and USA Today bestselling author brings a sense of nostalgia to the town in this delightful journey of second chances...
  • Snowy Ridge by Peter McKelvie

    Snowy Ridge by Peter McKelvie

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Often, before a storm, there is that moment of eerie silence, stillness, tranquillity. A moment of absolute peace. Everything in nature stands motionless in anticipation. Even the initiated can be drawn into the deception.The moment Jack saw a lone figure on a horse riding toward him on that hot day in early spring was such a moment in time, literally and figuratively...
  • Justified by Jay Crownover

    Justified by Jay Crownover

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    From the New York Times bestselling author of the Marked Men series comes an irresistible romance about a rugged Texas sheriff who must protect the woman who was once his sworn enemy... Case Lawton comes from a family of criminals. So as the sheriff of Loveless, Texas, he's determined to do everything by the book - until he's called to Aspen Barlow's office after a so-called break-in...
  • Bitter Roots by C.J. Carmichael

    Bitter Roots by C.J. Carmichael

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Dispatcher Zak Waller prefers working behind the scenes in the Sheriff’s Office of Lost Trail, Montana, but when a newcomer to the sparely populated town is brutally murdered—and the Sheriff is quick to pin the death on an unknown outsider—Zak starts his own private sleuthing...
  • The Littlest Cowboy by Maggie Shayne

    The Littlest Cowboy by Maggie Shayne

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Baby on his Doorstep!Sheriff Garrett Brand has raised his entire brood of siblings single-handedly, and he’s done his best to teach them some values, to mold them into honorable, responsible, and trustworthy human beings...
  • Rafe by Kathy Ivan

    Rafe by Kathy Ivan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    When Sheriff Rafe Boudreau catches Tessa Maxwell climbing through the window of a house where she doesn’t belong, the crime rate isn’t the only thing that spikes. Turns out, trouble has followed the small-town schoolteacher to Shiloh Springs, and Rafe and the rest of the Boudreau clan must step in to keep her safe...
  • Dylan by Linda Lael Miller

    Dylan by Linda Lael Miller

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Hailed as "rodeo's bad boy" for his talent at taming bulls and women, Dylan Creed likes life in the fast lane. But when the daughter he rarely sees is abandoned by her mother, Dylan heads home to Stillwater Springs ranch. Somehow the champion bull rider has to turn into a champion father--and fast...
  • Ranger Courage by Lynn Shannon

    Ranger Courage by Lynn Shannon

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The games he plays are deadly... As chief of police for Harrison University, Avery Madison expects to spend her days buried in administrative paperwork--until a murdered woman is discovered on campus. She asks Texas Ranger Weston Donovan for help. The former football star turned lawman is heartbreakingly handsome, but Avery has put romance on the back burner...
  • Brash by Laura Wright

    Brash by Laura Wright

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The New York Times bestselling author of the Cavanaugh Brothers novels returns to the Cavanaugh’s Texas Triple C ranch as the brothers confront the painful memories of their childhood and the truth about their sister’s murder… No matter how many fights UFC champion Cole Cavanaugh wins, he can’t rid himself of the guilt of not having saved his twin sister’s life...
  • Cowboy Reckoning by Barb Han

    Cowboy Reckoning by Barb Han

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Intent on proving her brother was murdered a decade ago, Ensley Cartier returns to the one place she vowed to never set foot in again. With the whole town against her, she finds an ally in Levi McGannon. He loves the land and the ranching way of life, but they quickly discover Cattle Cove isn’t the innocent town he once believed and somebody wants Ensley buried along with their secrets...
  • Wild With You by J.H. Croix

    Wild With You by J.H. Croix

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A brand new firefighter series from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix!All bets are off when a hotshot firefighter and a homecoming queen whose crown slipped off meet in the wilds of Alaska.I don’t have time for romance, much less for prissy Madison Glen. The first time I meet her, I kiss her. The second time I meet her, she's breaking into my neighbor's house...
  • Stamos by Kathleen Ball

    Stamos by Kathleen Ball

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling Author Kathleen BallA Sweet Contemporary Western RomanceJoy is finally eligible for a work release program. At the age of 14 she was tried as an adult and has spent many years in prison. Working in the fresh air with horses is amazing but Joy knows nothing good ever lasts.Stamos runs the work release program for non-violent men...
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