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Issued to the Bride One Sergeant for Christmas by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOrphaned at seven, kicked out by his aunt and uncle at 16, Sergeant Emerson Myers gave up on family until General Augustus Reed chose him as his assistant, becoming as much a father-figure as a commanding officer... -
Issued to the Bride One Soldier by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJack Sanders built his career as an army intelligence operative on his uncanny ability to anticipate what the enemy will do next--but he never anticipated the trouble he's landed in. Removed from duty, his future on the line, he'll have to accept a truly unusual mission to redeem himself... -
A SEAL's Devotion by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe’s got a secret. She’s telling lies. Anders Olsen has a big problem. When he joined forces with nine other Navy SEALs to build a model sustainable community, he didn’t know he’d be filmed—or that the resulting television show would become a nationwide sensation. Now everyone’s watching Base Camp, which means everyone’s watching him. The show’s rules dictate it’s his turn to marry... -
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... -
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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... -
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... -
SEAL's Vow by Elle James
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReal estate agent Brenna Meyers is in a good position to work a side job as a private investigator searching for the money stolen from a bank. On a routine visit to a potential listing, Brenna discovers a grisly scene in an abandoned home. Her first thought is Squatters. A closer look reveals the house had been used as a place of torture... -
Warrior's Resolve by Elle James
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMolly McKinnon’s father disappeared on a manhunt for an escaped convict. From what they’ve been able to piece together, whoever kidnapped her father, wants the location of the money the convict escaped to retrieve. Getting desperate, the kidnappers will do anything to get the McKinnon patriarch to tell what the convict told him, even go after the rest of the McKinnon family... -
Cowboy's Bride: A Secret Baby, Ranch Western Romance by KC Crowne
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I was absolutely riveted, all the way through." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Strong probability that you won't want to stop reading until the very last wonderful word." She doesn't realize it yet...But Juliana will happily wear my ring.I'll prove to her I'm not the enemy she thinks I am.She's a perfect balance of class and beauty.And she's perfect for me... -
Cocky in a Cowboy Hat by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLiberty Baker is one step closer to happiness. After buying the ranch of her dreams to raise horses, she is also settling in to the small town of Crossroads. Everyone has been welcoming…except her neighbor, a hunky bachelor with a piercing, icy blue stare that haunts her more than she cares to admit... -
Seagrass Secrets by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s her best friend. She’s the woman of his dreams.Firefighter Colby Morris needs answers. After discovering a dead body, he then learns his best friend’s address was in the man’s pocket. He’ll do anything to keep Emmy safe—yet he wants to keep his heart safe also. That’s why he’s never told Emmy he’s in love with her... -
Driftwood Danger by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s on one side of the fight to preserve Cape Corral. She’s on the other.Abigail Ferguson wakes up in a strange place with bruises on her face and her hands bound. Someone is trying to teach her family a painful lesson and using Abigail as a pawn. When she’s able to call for help, only one person comes to mind—law enforcement officer Grant Matthews... -
Wannabe in Wyoming by Samantha A. Cole, J.B. Havens
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat does a tattooed chick from Philadelphia know about being a rancher? Absolutely nothing. But that’s about to change. Willow Crawford never knew her father’s identity until she hears from his lawyer, advising her of his death. As the sole heir to his ranch in Wyoming, she has the chance to start anew following her divorce... -
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... -
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Brayden: The McKeegans by Kathleen Ball
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom, the Bestselling Author of The Kavanagh Brothers Comes an Epic Historical Western Romance.The McKeegans, a Captivating Saga of the Loves and Lives of Prosperous Montana Ranch Pioneers.Lose Yourself in This Enthralling Journey of Danger, Courage, Love, and Faith with The McKeegans...Categorized as:
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Vow of the Texas Cowboy by Charlotte Dearing
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTexas, 1890 - Desperate but DeterminedWhen Daisy Muldoon’s uncle dies in a logging accident, he leaves behind a modest inheritance. The problem? He hid the money somewhere in their rented cottage, and no one knows exactly where.Without the money, Daisy and her two younger sisters have no means to escape the rough logging town where men outnumber women five to one... -
Protecting the Mountain Man's Treasure by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the wild mountains of the Montana Territory, the Coulter ranch is a place of family, loyalty, a hidden fortune…and a bride he can’t remember marrying.Jude Coulter is far more comfortable in his family’s sapphire mine tucked in the Montana mountains than on the bustling streets of New York City, where he’s been sent to deliver a shipment of gems... -
The McCall Trilogy by Marcia Lynn McClure
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsourney through generations of adventure and romance as three Marcia Lynn McClure favorites blend perfectly in The McCall Trilogy! The roundup begins with The Foundling (formerly released as Desert Fire). She opened her eyes and beheld, for the first time, the face of Jackson McCall… Posse up with the next generation of McCall heroes in To Echo the Past... -
A SEAL's Purpose by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen Kai Green joined nine other Navy SEALs to build a sustainable community in Chance Creek, Montana, he never dreamed the day would come when he’d have to marry a woman sight unseen—or lose everything. Now he has to find a way to build a life with a perfect stranger—one who seems perfectly unqualified for happiness at Base Camp—or with him... -
Redemption Trail (Yakima Henry) by Peter Brandvold
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLifelong loner Yakima Henry unexpectedly befriends Paul Cahill, an old prospector with roots in a once-wealthy Eastern family. When Cahill is mortally wounded by men stalking his and Yakima’s trail, Cahill asks Yakima to travel to northern Dakota Territory and deliver a letter and a belt stuffed with money to his estranged son... -
Committing to the Cowgirl by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter years away, Astrid Nilsson has returned home to Colorado, hoping to become Fairplay’s second doctor . . . and to find healing for her reoccurring consumption. Spirited and independent, Astrid doesn’t want her illness to be a burden to those she loves, so she has resisted getting serious about any man... -
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... -
Wrangler in Petticoats by Mary Connealy
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsCan the artist tame the cowgirl without breaking her spirit? Tough Texan tomboy Sally McClellan heads to Montana to visit her pregnant sister Mandy. But when her traveling party is attacked, Sally is left for dead... -
Dusty Britches by Marcia Lynn McClure
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAngelina Hunter was seriously minded, and it was a good thing. Her father’s ranch needed a woman who could endure the strenuous work of ranch life. Since her mother’s death, Angelina had been that woman. She had no time for frivolity; no time for a less severe side of life... -
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Three Rivers Ranch Romance Box Set, Books 1 - 3: Inspirational Western Romances - Second Chance Ranch, Third Time's the Charm, Fourth and Long by Liz Isaacson, Elana Johnson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis Christian western romance boxed set contains the first three novels in the Three Rivers Ranch Romance series - Second Chance Ranch, Third Time's the Charm, and Fourth and Long... -
The Traveller by H.J. Bellus
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHart Richards has never found home. Sure, he was raised in a house...but it was far from a home. He thought heâd found it in the Army, only to have his world shattered along with his band of brothers. Hart settled in a small-town in Montana until the inevitable happened. The call he dreaded the most... His mom was dying and he needed to return to the place he grew up... -
Cowgirl Heart by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s not easy to impress a Dalton girl… It’s not easy being a Dalton, let alone the last unmarried one of the Texas bunch. Keziah, or Kizzy, is drained by all the family weddings, and her sisters keep trying to rope and tie her to any old cowboy in the county... -
Chiseled and Cherished by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey’re enemies—with benefits. But what happens when their secret is revealed… On the surface, ex-bounty hunter Asher Moon’s got it all together. But as soon as he sets foot on the family ranch, he’s thrown back into his role as his dysfunctional family’s glue, and now he’s got his own ugly past to cover up too... -
Bethany's Baby by Elaine Manders
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSweet, inspiring historical romance with heart-wrenching twists.Former nanny, Bethany Jamison goes west as a mail-order bride to escape a lecherous employer who threatens to expose her part in a past tragedy... -
A Sharp Witted Bride for the Troubled Doctor: Historical Western Mail Order Bride Romance by Amelia Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou can’t outrun a troubled past, no matter how fierce your love.All Demetri has ever wanted is to protect his deaf sister. It’s why he became a doctor, and it’s why he must get her away from Colorado. Hunted by the Irish mafia, Demetri and Sandy flee to Bear Creek, where they settle into a calm life, free from the troubles of their past… or so they think... -
Cowboy Bodyguard: Brotherhood Protectors World by K.L. Donn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMarilyn Monroe Kingsley was coveted on the pageant circuit. Winning Miss California set her up to compete in the Miss America competition this year. Anyone who knew anything about pageant life knew she was going to win it, too. She had the looks, the skills, and the brains. But was it what Monroe wanted?She had private dreams of normalcy, family, and living a life she’d only seen on T.V... -
Cowboy Bikers MC #3 by Esther E. Schmidt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen eyes meet and make two hearts beat as one, there’s no holding the reins. Lust will take a turn and gallop toward love at full speed, taking on any danger it might face along the way... -
Bad in Boots by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes the second time around is even better than the first...Cort Bellamy’s been avoiding his hometown of Crossroads, Georgia for too long. Who can blame him, when the small town is so thick with memories and everyone recalls that he let the love of his life slip away? However, his father’s summons for help on the family ranch can’t go unanswered much longer—and now he’s offering Cort a share... -
A SEAL's Triumph by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s bound to the past. She believes in the futureLieutenant Walker Norton might be cynical, but he isn’t a broken man—yet. Raised to understand the looming catastrophe of climate change, promised to a woman he doesn’t love, he long ago decided to live a life of service to his country, family and friends. It’s enough—until he meets Avery Lightfoot and realizes he wants so much more... -
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The Heart of a Cowboy by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBrilliant scientist Linnea Newberry is on the adventure of a lifetime, traveling the Santa Fe Trail with her grandfather, Dr. Powell, on a botanical expedition to Colorado Territory. She longs to be taken seriously by the other team members, but at every calamity she faces, her grandfather threatens to send her home... -
Cowboys and Brides: A Sweet and Clean Historical Western Romance Collection by Cat Cahill, Kate Condie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHappily ever after under the Western sky . . .Enjoy six sweet historical Western romance stories filled with courageous women and men who never fail to save the day. Set against windswept plains and soaring mountain peaks, romance and adventure wait for you in this collection... -
The Drifter's Bride by Christine Sterling
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA woman escaping society's expectations of marriage; a man with nothing to offer, a match that threatens to tear two families apart. Addison Aland came west to escape the pressure of an arranged marriage. Her family is convinced that once she experiences dirty cowboys, cow patties, and the lack of retail establishments she will hightail it back home to be a high-society wife... -
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... -
To Win His Wife by Kate Condie
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn attack tore them apart. The Oregon trail will force them back together. Is it possible for him to win his wife back? She doesn’t remember their secret marriage. When an accident in the woods steals her memories, orphan Fenna Jennings finds refuge in the warm embrace of the Bridger family... -
A Letter to Emily by Christine Sterling
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReturn to Flat River, Nebraska with a brand new series from the creator of The Chapmans and The Flat River Matchmaker.She was the last thing he wanted, but everything he needed.Bass Pickett doesn't want a wife. But unless he or his brothers marry, they could lose the ranch they worked so hard for... -
To Marry an English Lord by Robin Lee Hatcher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes love is a risk worth taking. Sebastian Whitcombe, Viscount Willowthorpe, comes to America to experience the great Wild West for himself before it disappears for good. The adventure comes with a convenient bonus—it postpones his father’s edict that he take a wife from the British aristocracy. Sebastian isn’t so much against marriage as he is an arranged marriage to the wrong woman... -
Cowboy Justice Association Novel Box Set: Books 1 - 3 by Olivia Jaymes
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratings*** 3 novel-length books for the price of 2 *** Genre: Contemporary Western Erotic Romance Cowboy Command: One minute Katie is eating lunch with her sister, the next she barely escapes a car bomb meant to kill her. Luckily, Federal agents are going to give her a new identity until she can testify against the man who wants her dead... -
Runaround by Jay Crownover
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan two people perpetually moving in opposite directions ever end up in the same place? Or will love just keep giving them the runaround? Webb Bryant is intimately acquainted with every type of trouble there is. Trouble is all he’s ever known and the only constant in his life. Webb’s a man constantly on the move. He’s a drifter. A wanderer... -
Doctor in Petticoats by Mary Connealy
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsBeth and Alex survive a stage coach accident. Beth realizes the derelict in the stagecoach with her is a doctor and she forces him to help tend the injured. Alex finds he can care for the patients as long as Beth is right beside him... yelling at him. Alex saves Beth's sister’s life, but he only has the courage to treat patients as long as Beth is there... -
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His Cowboy Heart by Jennifer Ryan
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBound by honor and by love… That’s a Montana Man Ford Kendrick has often dreamed of the day that Jamie Keller would come home to Montana. After high school, she needed to leave—and he, duty-bound to rescue his family’s ranch, pushed her to go. The Army made Jamie a hero, but Ford still sees the gorgeous, loving woman who lit up his whole world... -
The Laws of Attraction by Mary Connealy
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIf widowed town seamstress Nell Armstrong has to make one more pair of boring chaps for the cowboys in her tiny Wyoming town, she might lose her mind. So meeting Brand Nolte, a widower father struggling to raise three girls, seems like her dream come true. Brand has no idea how to dress the girls, and Nell finally has a chance to both create beautiful dresses and teach the girls to sew...Categorized as:
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A Calder at Heart by Janet Dailey
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 10 ratings1919, Blue Moon, Montana. With the Great War over and the country on the brink of Prohibition, the small town is about to undergo another seismic shift. But as with any big change, there's bound to be blood. This time, the fate of Blue Moon's most powerful families hangs in the balance . .Categorized as:
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The Dance Hall Wife by Cici Cordelia
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCAT . . .Cat Purdue has come a long way from the days when her father used her as partial payment for a gambling debt to a ruthless man. Reacquiring the saloon Father had lost, and turning it into a successful restaurant, is only the beginning of her drive for success.FRANK . . -
Cowboy Seasons: Four Book Boxed Set by Kathleen Ball
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSummer's Desire When 26-year-old cowboy Holden O'Leary uprooted his brothers from Texas to Montana, the new vet advertised for a nanny. No woman alive would deny the Doc was as handsome a specimen as the sleek, hard-bodies horses he rescued... -
A SEAL's Chance by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Navy SEAL Ben Warren is sidelined by an injury, he thinks love is off the table until single mother Caitlyn Cross reminds him that a warrior fights for what he wants. Revisit Chance Creek and the Hall brothers, and meet a brand new hero you won't forget...
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