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How to Say I Do by Tal Bauer
NoëManhattan is my heart and soul. In the cutthroat world of elite public relations, I’m one of the princes. I manage global superstars, predict the up-and-coming trends, easy. And social media? That’s my specialty. I can make you, hon, and launch you straight to the stratosphere. My life is champagne glitter and starlight, and everything around me is gold... -
![Making Promises by Amy Lane]()
Making Promises by Amy Lane
All Shane Perkins ever wanted to be was a hero. But after a career-shattering decision to go down fighting, Shane comes home from the hospital to four empty walls, a pile of money, and a burning desire for someone to miss him the next time he gets hurt in the line of duty... -
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![Navarro by Kelly Fox]()
Navarro by Kelly Fox
The worst kept secret on Rebel Sky Ranch is that Desi Navarro is in love with Wyatt Goodnight. But don't tell Wyatt that. The much younger brother of his late wife is and will always be off-limits. Even if he can't manage his own life, let alone the ranch, without Desi. Even if Desi's love for Wyatt burns brighter than any star... -
![The Cowboy Contract by B.A. Tortuga]()
The Cowboy Contract by B.A. Tortuga
Ryder Vittor has almost everything he could ever want. He was a successful bull rider, he runs a rodeo company and a ranch for his family, and he's right where he wants to be. Until his grandmother issues him an ultimatum...Categorized as:
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![Burned & Bound by A. Winchester]()
Burned & Bound by A. Winchester
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt was one kiss and a promise of tomorrow…WESTLoving Jackson Myles almost cost me my life. I ran, going wherever the wind took me. I did things I’m not proud of to survive. When I inherit my half of Double Arrow Ranch, I mean to sell. I want nothing to do with Jackson or that place. But my dad’s will requires I work the ranch for one year or I’ll forfeit the sale... -
![Courageous Hearts by Emmy Sanders]()
Courageous Hearts by Emmy Sanders
Mr. Right wasn’t expecting Mx. Tall, Dark, and Beautiful. BoBeing out and proud as a nonbinary person didn’t come easy, but I’ve finally found my place. I have an amazing work family at the cabaret bar where I perform, Chicago fits me better than my Texas hometown ever did, and I’m truly happy.Especially once Jameson walks into my life...Categorized as:
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![Good Behavior by Kelly Fox]()
Good Behavior by Kelly Fox
From USA Today Best-Selling Author Kelly Fox comes a spicy forbidden romance between an ex-con and his prison therapist.There’s not much I miss about prison, save for the buttoned-up therapist who doled out subtle commands and generous praise in equal measure... -
![Red Dirt Heart 4 by N.R. Walker]()
Red Dirt Heart 4 by N.R. Walker
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsMoving from a Texas ranch to an Australian Outback station was a life changing decision for Travis Craig. Though it wasn’t really a decision at all. Something in his bones told him to go, though he had no clue as to why. Until he met Sutton Station’s owner, Charlie. Loving Charlie shouldn’t have been easy. The man was stubborn, and riddled with crippling self-doubt... -
![Down and Dirty by Parker St. John]()
Down and Dirty by Parker St. John
One kiss ended in tragedy.Now they have a second chance to do it right.Lane:Bull fighter. Heart throb. Wild card.Rodeo pro Lane Bell knows a thing or two about taking damage. He’s made a career out of punishing himself, but he can’t outrun his troubled past. Not when it shows up in an irresistible package to spring him from county lock-up and demand he come home... -
![Never Stay Gone by Tal Bauer]()
Never Stay Gone by Tal Bauer
Six bodies in a single grave… in the same West Texas country where Dakota left everything behind. Every beat of my heart belongs to you. Thirteen years ago, Dakota Jennings thought he'd found his forever when he fell in love with Shane Carson. But one afternoon shattered their love story, and both Dakota and Shane left Rustler, Texas, with broken hearts... -
![Goodnight by Kelly Fox]()
Goodnight by Kelly Fox
I’m a cam boy who officially identifies as Wrangler-sexual. It’s entirely the fault of Trip Goodnight, the strapping cowboy at the ranch next door. He doesn’t know it yet, but he’s going to be the father of my two-point-five children. We’re an unlikely pairing, what with him being straight and me being a gay sex worker, but those, darling, are mere details... -
![The Cook and the Gangster by Jackie North]()
The Cook and the Gangster by Jackie North
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratings“Time cannot erase the love I feel for you, my friend.” Levi has worked very hard to find a private corner of the world where his past can’t catch up to him. His life, with its fourteen-hour days working in the ranch’s kitchen, is a little humdrum, but he likes it that way. And it’s safe, because he lets no one get close... -
![Wishing Hearts by Emmy Sanders]()
Wishing Hearts by Emmy Sanders
A shameless flirt. A single dad. And an unexpected chance at love. HarrisonWhen I left Plum Valley ten years ago, I never thought I’d return. But a call about animals in crisis brings me back to the town that inadvertently broke my heart.What I don’t expect? Sam. The animal control officer looks every bit a cowboy wet dream, and for whatever reason, he’s latched on to me like a dog with a bone... -
![Cowboy Haven by B.A. Tortuga]()
Cowboy Haven by B.A. Tortuga
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Heath Barron leaves Texas for Northern New Mexico, he thinks he's getting a luxury house rental for a steal, getting away from his ex, and finding a home for his newborn triplets. What he finds is a broken down trailer, a freezing winter, and the feeling that he's at rock bottom in his life. Again.Former rodeo champ Kolt Cordova has a good life... -
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![Cowboy Healing by B.A. Tortuga]()
Cowboy Healing by B.A. Tortuga
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPatrick Kelly needs some help. His husband passed away a while ago, and now he has a thriving medical practice, two busy kids, and one ranch outside Aspen, Colorado that he's not really sure how to run... -
![The Meaning of Life by BA Tortuga]()
The Meaning of Life by BA Tortuga
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen tragedy strikes in the parking lot of a rodeo event, bullfighter Jasper Dean loses his best friend Kayla, inherits her barrel racing horse, her pack of dogs, and her two babies, who also happen to be his biological kids. He has no idea what to do about any of it, and JD struggles to juggle all of his new responsibilities... -
![The Cowboy Guardian by B.A. Tortuga]()
The Cowboy Guardian by B.A. Tortuga
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWatson Torres and his daughter Naomi have had a rough time of things. They've lost a loved one, and Naomi has lost an arm in a house fire. So when Wat lands a job at the Broken C ranch, he's excited to start over. He loves teaching kids, and there seems to be a steady supply at the ranch, which means Naomi will have a chance to make friends, as well... -
![Ranch Manny by B.A. Tortuga]()
Ranch Manny by B.A. Tortuga
Trace is down on his luck, out of his teaching job, and on the road with his young daughter Savannah. Just as he's contemplating tucking his proverbial tail between his luck and heading back to his ex or his parents to ask for help, a job opportunity falls into his lap. What he's not sure about is working for a handsome cowboy. On a ranch. In the middle of nowhere.Cowboy Brent has a ranch to run... -
![Down in Flames by Parker St. John]()
Down in Flames by Parker St. John
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHe’s been in love with a rugged, hunky cowboy for years.The problem?Michael is fifteen years older…and straight.West Owens grew up suffocated by his overprotective family. To prove he’s not the frail child he once was, he’s shredding through local rodeos on the wildest broncs around. But the man he most wishes would stop seeing him as a sickly child is Michael... -
![Frog by Mary Calmes]()
Frog by Mary Calmes
Weber Yates's dreams of stardom are about to be reduced to a ranch hand’s job in Texas, and his one relationship is with a guy so far out of his league he might as well be on the moon. Or at least in San Francisco, where Weber stops to see him one last time before settling down to the humble, lonely life he figures a frog like him has coming... -
![Red Dirt Christmas by N.R. Walker]()
Red Dirt Christmas by N.R. Walker
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 17 ratings**14,500 words, gay romance** Travis had been here at Sutton Station for just over a year. We were technically engaged, not that we’d told anyone. He was happy just knowin’ I’d said yes, and I had some head-clearin’ stuff to work through. Knowing I was good enough for Trav was one thing, but knowing if I was good enough to be a husband and father was somethin’ else entirely... -
![Forever Promised by Amy Lane]()
Forever Promised by Amy Lane
Crick has been home from Iraq for five years, Jeff and Collin are finally married, and Shane and Mikhail are quietly making lives better for the dispossessed teenagers who come their way. Everything is right in Deacon's world, but nothing ever stays the same. When Deacon's best friends, Jon and Amy, answer the call of an opportunity in Washington, DC, Deacon figures that’s life... -
![Down and Out by Parker St. John]()
Down and Out by Parker St. John
They were once friends…but a dark secret drove them apart. Nate: Healer. Savior. Cynic. The one person Nate could never ignore was Tucker Grace. He’s as cruel as he is gorgeous, with a devastating loneliness in his cold blue eyes. Nate ditched his hell-raising childhood for the big city and a string of disastrous relationships... -
![Wild Blue Yonder: A Collection of Three MM Cowboy Romance Stories by Rena Butler, Augusta Connor]()
Wild Blue Yonder: A Collection of Three MM Cowboy Romance Stories by Rena Butler, Augusta Connor
Saddle up with three all-new gay MM cowboy romances from some of the most up-and-coming queer romance writers right now. Wild Blue Yonder contains a trio of novellas inspired by the open range, and the cowboys who are frequently secretly fond of each other to be found there. From historical romance of love on the range, to outlaws on horseback, to a contemporary twist on the Omegaverse... -
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![Roping his Daddy (Coleman Ranch) by A.W. Scott]()
Roping his Daddy (Coleman Ranch) by A.W. Scott
“There’s a lot more to me than what you see, baby…”Jackson thought he’d figured out life years ago. He had a wife, a cute kid, and a job he loved. In the blink of an eye, everything changed. A terrible injury took his career. Poor choices led to a divorce. He’s forced to start over, leaving the life he knew in the dust...Categorized as:
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![The Duke's Cowboy by Andrew Grey]()
The Duke's Cowboy by Andrew Grey
George Lester, the Duke of Northumberland, flees familial expectations in Britain for the promise of freedom of San Francisco, looking for the chance to be himself. But before he even gets close, a blizzard forces him off the road, and he finds himself freezing half to death in a small town with no motel… with a litter of puppies to look after. Luckily for George, he also finds Alan... -
![The Cowboy and the Hacker by Jackie North]()
The Cowboy and the Hacker by Jackie North
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 4 ratingsWill you go with me? Yes, to the ends of the earth and back again.CalCal made a coding mistake that got him arrested and far away from Preston, his horrible boyfriend.After over a year in jail, he’s touch-starved and afraid. Not of doing his parole in the wilds of Wyoming, but that Preston will come and force him back to Denver... -
![Still Waters by Jayne Rylon, Mari Carr]()
Still Waters by Jayne Rylon, Mari Carr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBryant is unlike other relentlessly alpha Compton men, including the three cousins he loves like brothers. While they grew up drooling over pretty girls in Compton Pass, he was sneaking peeks of the sexy men working his family’s ranch. All that sweaty, shirtless skin… flexing, exposed muscle… tight, dusty jeans… The temptation proved too much... -
![Roped In by Jodi Payne, B.A. Tortuga]()
Roped In by Jodi Payne, B.A. Tortuga
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say absence makes the heart grow fonder, but sometimes distance makes people drift apart. Rope Canutt has announced his retirement from bull riding and is making the most of his final year on the circuit, riding the big shows and resting in between so he can finish the season on a high note. He isn’t sure what’s next for him... -
![Cowboy Protection by Jodi Payne, BA Tortuga]()
Cowboy Protection by Jodi Payne, BA Tortuga
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaverick “Mackey” Keyes keeps the rodeo cowboys safe on his watch and he knows how to make his bullfighting team walk the line. He might be starting to feel his years, but he’s a pro, and he’s not afraid of anything that might happen on the arena floor... -
![Sunshine Sky by Carly Marie]()
Sunshine Sky by Carly Marie
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIt was only one night of no strings attached fun.Being shy and awkward, my fantasies always stay in my head, until I meet Hunter. No last names, phone numbers, or promises of tomorrow, just one night together. Imagine my surprise when he shows up at my parents’ house—with a kid—and changes the course of my life.Never have I felt a connection with a man like I do with Dalton... -
![The Cowboy and the Outcast by Jackie North]()
The Cowboy and the Outcast by Jackie North
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEverywhere I go, I look for home. You are my home.On the run for two years from an abusive family situation, Kell searches for a safe harbor. Instead of that happening, Kell gets arrested, but, unbelievably, amidst the horrors of prison, there shines a glimmer of hope. Marston’s life is a mess. Everything he touches crumbles to dust... -
![Lost and Found by Andrew Grey]()
Lost and Found by Andrew Grey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRafe Carrera hasn’t seen his Uncle Mack since he was a kid, so when he inherits his ranch, it throws him like a bucking horse. He’s been on his own for a long time. Now suddenly everyone wants to be his friend… or at least get friendly enough to have a chance in buying the ranch.Russell Banion’s family may own a mega-ranch in Telluride, but Russell made his own way developing software...
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