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On Wings of Devotion by Roseanna M. White
All of England thinks Phillip Camden a monster--a man who deliberately caused the deaths of his squadron. But as nurse Arabelle Denler watches the so-dubbed "Black Heart" every day, she sees something far different: a hurting man desperate for mercy. And when their paths twist together and he declares himself her new protector, she realizes she has her own role to play in his healing... -
![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... -
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![Strong Enough by Kelly Elliott]()
Strong Enough by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe fourth, and final novel in New York Times bestselling author Kelly Elliott’s Meet Me in Montana series fires up the passion in a story about forgiveness and finding your soul mate.Dirk Littlewood had the world at his feet and a life he claimed to love. He was a world-champion bull rider with plenty of women to keep his nights busy and make his inner loneliness nothing but a delusion...Categorized as:
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![Carry the World by Susan Fanetti]()
Carry the World by Susan Fanetti
Eastern Kentucky, 1937. After the death of her husband, Ada Donovan returned home to live again with her aging parents. She does all she can to help them keep the small family farm going. But times are hard, and there’s never enough... -
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![Lake in the Clouds by Sara Donati]()
Lake in the Clouds by Sara Donati
In her extraordinary novels Into the Wilderness and Dawn on a Distant Shore , award-winning writer Sara Donati deftly captured the vast, untamed wilderness of late-eighteenth-century New York and the trials and triumphs of the Bonner family... -
![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... -
![Westward Sight / Westward Horizons by Linda Bridey]()
Westward Sight / Westward Horizons by Linda Bridey
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBooks 22 - 23 in the series that critics describe as a spellbinding blend of mystery, humor, passion, romance, suspense, and forgiveness. Book 22 – Westward Sight. When Frankie Scorrano and D.J. Samuels meet, romance blossoms, but when a terrible illness strikes, leaving behind complications, will their love survive or will it succumb to bitterness and despair? Book 23 – Westward Horizons... -
![Where Wind Meets Wave by Caroline Fyffe]()
Where Wind Meets Wave by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDrawn from Wyoming Territory for the first time in his life, Jake Costner sets off to find his destiny, leaving his love behind in Logan Meadows. NOVELLA Where Wind Meets Wave, Book 6 of the Prairie Hearts series by USA Today bestselling author Caroline Fyffe, will keep you on the edge of your seat... -
![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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![Montana Courage by Caroline Fyffe]()
Montana Courage by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Caroline Fyffe is back with another epic tale of love and courage in the Montana Territory… MONTANA COURAGE - The McCutcheon Family Series, Book 9 Y Knot, Montana Territory, 1887 Shad Petty is a cowhand, plain and simple, whose days are filled with riding for the McCutcheon brand... -
![Dusty Britches by Marcia Lynn McClure]()
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... -
![Montana Mail Order Brides Box Set: Books 13 - 15 by Linda Bridey]()
Montana Mail Order Brides Box Set: Books 13 - 15 by Linda Bridey
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBooks 13 -15 in the series that critics describe as “a wonderful blend of hope, humor, passion, romance, and forgiveness.” Westward Secrets: Book 13 Gina Silvetti comes to Dawson to find that the man she was to marry has died. Handsome, Deputy Rick Westlake helps her and the two begin a romance. But, secrets and family strife threaten any future they may have together... -
![Redeeming the Rogue by Kit Morgan]()
Redeeming the Rogue by Kit Morgan
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA RogueAn InnocentAnd one forgetful angel …Persephone Dodge had never been out of New York City, so a trip to visit her cousin in Creede, Colorado was a big adventure. So what if her father tagged along? She was determined to have an adventure. Then he showed up on her cousin’s doorstep.Atticus Judrow was a bounty hunter with a reputation for bringing in men more dead than alive... -
![The Runaway Children: The heartbreaking, page-turning new historical saga from Lindsey Hutchinson for 2022 by Lindsey Hutchinson]()
The Runaway Children: The heartbreaking, page-turning new historical saga from Lindsey Hutchinson for 2022 by Lindsey Hutchinson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA heart-warming saga about surviving against the odds and finding a family, from top 10 bestseller Lindsey Hutchinson.In two rundown houses, at the side of a barren Black Country heath, live six children with no family but each other. Abandoned or orphaned, every day is a fight to find food and keep warm... -
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![Love Remains by Sarah M. Eden]()
Love Remains by Sarah M. Eden
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom Sarah M. Eden, the USA Today Bestselling author of the Longing for Home series, LOVE REMAINS is a new romance novel set in the beloved world of Hope Springs. For nearly a year, Tavish O’Connor has carried the crushing weight of his family’s future on his shoulders. He has taken on the care of his youngest brother, Finbarr, who lost his eyesight in a terrible accident... -
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Kendrick by Zina Abbott
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsKendrick Denham left his family farm back east, fought in the war with Mexico, then answered gold’s call after it was discovered in California. In late 1852, when he reached Columbia, known as “The Gem of the Southern Mines,” he realized the easy-to-find placer gold was no longer that easy to find. He decided he would do better providing fresh meat to the townspeople... -
![Voices of the Dead by Ambrose Parry]()
Voices of the Dead by Ambrose Parry
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 16 ratings1854 marks the dawn of a scientific age. Queen Victoria delivers a healthy heir after receiving chloroform during labour. Florence Nightingale makes headlines as she leads a troop of middle-class women out into the war zones as nurses... -
![Ashes in the Wind by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss]()
Ashes in the Wind by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
A woman burdened by war...A doctor torn between passion and duty...A sweeping tale of love in the face of dishonor from the incomparable storyteller--Kathleen Woodiwiss. Alaina MacGaren is forced to flee the devastation of her homeland in the guise of a young boy, only to find sanctuary in the arms of an enemy... -
![Carnal Gift by Pamela Clare]()
Carnal Gift by Pamela Clare
"I expect you to show my friend just how grateful you are. Your willingness is everything." With those harsh words, the hated Sasanach earl decided Bríghid's fate: Her body and her virginity were to be offered up to a stranger in exchange for her brother's life. Possessing nothing but her innocence and her fierce Irish pride, she had no choice but to comply...Categorized as:
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![Montana Snowfall by Caroline Fyffe]()
Montana Snowfall by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMONTANA SNOWFALL – McCutcheon Family Series, Book 7 Y Knot, Montana Territory, 1886 When Roady Guthrie, longtime foreman for the McCutcheon ranch, takes time off to go bear hunting, he never expects to find a young woman asleep in his hunting cabin in the midst of a snowstorm... -
![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... -
![A Fearless Bride For A Wounded Rancher by Ember Pierce]()
A Fearless Bride For A Wounded Rancher by Ember Pierce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMae is a fearless woman who grew up in a poor family in Massachusetts.She struggles for independence and respect in the world. For years, she felt as though she was just an object. She wants to be loved for who she is, not what she looks like. When her father tried to force her to marry the local banker, she decided to form her own destiny and answer a mail-order bride ad...Categorized as:
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![The Clocksmith of Her Dreams: A Historical Western Romance Book by Ellen Knightley]()
The Clocksmith of Her Dreams: A Historical Western Romance Book by Ellen Knightley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMilly McDonald has always dreamed of two things: having her own bakery and finding true love. When her parents try to marry her to a man who is far from her idea of a perfect match, Milly is horrified. In a fit of despair and with her protests falling on deaf ears, she decides to run away... -
![The Gamble by LaVyrle Spencer]()
The Gamble by LaVyrle Spencer
Only the Gift of Love Could Free Their Lonely Hearts AGATHA was the picture of primness and propriety although her green eyes could blaze with anger or sparkle with humor... SCOTT was the picture of lazy charm and happy indifference to what others thought was right and wrong. They were enemies, then friends. Then the sweet innocence of a child opened their eyes and their hearts... -
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![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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![Sunrise Ridge by Shirleen Davies]()
Sunrise Ridge by Shirleen Davies
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNoah Brandt is a successful blacksmith and businessman in Splendor, Montana, with few ties to his past as an ex-Union Army major and sharpshooter. Quiet and hardworking, his biggest challenge is controlling his strong desire for a woman he believes is beyond his reach... -
![A Reluctant Bride For A Heartbroken Rancher: A Clean Western Historical Romance Novel by Evelyn Boyett]()
A Reluctant Bride For A Heartbroken Rancher: A Clean Western Historical Romance Novel by Evelyn Boyett
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMercy grew up an orphan. But her life wasn’t bad and at least she has her sisters. They aren’t blood but they’re family. When they lose their lodgings, Mercy isn’t sure what to do. When she loses her job immediately after, she knows she’s going to have to come up with a plan — and quick. She never thought she’d become a mail order bride but desperate times call for desperate measures... -
![Returning For Her Happy Ending: A Historical Western Romance Book by Carol Colyer]()
Returning For Her Happy Ending: A Historical Western Romance Book by Carol Colyer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEver since young Kalani was captured by an Indian tribe, ten years ago, during a raid, she has not reunited with her family. However, when tragedy strikes once again and she is to suffer the passing of her Indian mother, something calls her back to her original roots. Upon her arrival in town, though, she feels confused and isolated, and she has to deal with everyone's biased behavior... -
![Finding her Everlasting Love: A Historical Western Romance Book by Carol Colyer]()
Finding her Everlasting Love: A Historical Western Romance Book by Carol Colyer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter the recent passing of her parents, Colleen O' Reilly took the responsibility not only for herself but also for her two younger sisters. She now has to find a new home for them and keep them safe at all costs. Under the pressure of losing her sisters, she answers an advert from a lonely rancher... -
![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... -
![A Hero to Her Rescue by Ellen Knightley]()
A Hero to Her Rescue by Ellen Knightley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Daisy Stoddart finds her brother robbed and killed, she is forced to leave everything behind and flee to safety. Hiding under the assumed name Sadie, she lives with the fear that her brother's killer will come after her too. Since the main suspect is her own cousin, her worry and anguish are well-founded... -
![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 Way to His Lonely Heart: A Historical Western Romance Book by Aurora Hanson]()
The Way to His Lonely Heart: A Historical Western Romance Book by Aurora Hanson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCooking has always been Lauren Fisher's greatest passion; a passion she has had the chance to exercise at her best friend's bakery, until everything is changed forever. When Hank Collins enters her life with an appealing business proposal, she realizes that she has never truly known home outside of her town's limits... -
![Salvation for the Wounded Hearts: A Historical Western Romance Book by Lorelei Brogan]()
Salvation for the Wounded Hearts: A Historical Western Romance Book by Lorelei Brogan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsClara had always imagined a blissful future for herself. Her road ahead is forever changed, though, when her beloved husband is killed in a disastrous robbery. As if that wasn’t enough, she will soon have to face another horrible truth: the fact that he was living a double life as a vicious criminal... -
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![His Heart's Whisperer: A Historical Western Romance Book by Aurora Hanson]()
His Heart's Whisperer: A Historical Western Romance Book by Aurora Hanson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Lizzie Clark loses her job as a nanny, she's left hopeless and destitute while her family is completely in shambles. Luckily for her, her best friend steps in with the perfect solution that will guarantee her financial security. Before even Lizzie realizes it, she becomes a mail-order bride, traveling off to Texas to meet her husband-to-be... -
![A Christmas Miracle for the Hopeless Rancher: A Historical Western Romance Novel by Etta Foster]()
A Christmas Miracle for the Hopeless Rancher: A Historical Western Romance Novel by Etta Foster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe is a hopeless cowboy. She is a Bride trying to break free. When everything falls apart, a Christmas miracle will bring them hope... Louise Moreau has only wanted a chance to be herself, even if it didn’t match up to her parents’ wishes. Desperately searching for an opportunity to have everything she desired, she finds an ad for a man asking for a clever wife...Categorized as:
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![Copper for the Countess: An American Victorian Romance by Sally Britton]()
Copper for the Countess: An American Victorian Romance by Sally Britton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Victorian countess doesn't belong on a ranch, and a frosty cowboy knows nothing about raising a family. When the two have no choice but to rely on each other, is there any hope for happiness, let alone true love?Lady Evelyn Lyon lost her husband and her fortune on the same day... -
![Romance Sailing on a Steamship: A Historical Western Romance Novel by Aurora Hanson]()
Romance Sailing on a Steamship: A Historical Western Romance Novel by Aurora Hanson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the aftermath of a cholera epidemic, Ariel Lance and her brother face tragedy and hardship. In an attempt to escape their dark past, the siblings board a ship bound for California as stowaways. Little do they suspect their lives are about to be changed once and for all.If only there were a pair of arms to shelter Ariel amidst the upcoming danger.. -
![To Discover Her Heart's Longing by Lorelei Brogan]()
To Discover Her Heart's Longing by Lorelei Brogan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmy Richardson never imagined that staying at the orphanage she called home would put her at such risk. When she realizes that someone from her past isn’t ready to let her go, her future suddenly becomes uncertain. Forced to flee west in hopes of starting over, little does she know that things are about to get even more complicated... -
![Blind Faith by Alexa Aston]()
Blind Faith by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA wounded horse. A half-dead man. She thinks she can save the horse. She doubts the man will survive...Painter Alena McClaine’s world turns upside down when an unconscious rider arrives on his injured horse at her isolated California cabin. Both the animal and the stranger sport bullet wounds. Much to her surprise, the man lives—and hasn’t a clue about his identity. Even worse, he’s now blind... -
![A Love Rising from the Ashes by Aurora Hanson]()
A Love Rising from the Ashes by Aurora Hanson
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe Great Chicago fire burns down the factory that Hetty and her older sister works. Being rather desperate, one of them will have no other option than to become a mail order bride. When Hetty finds out that the man she is in love with has a relationship with her sister, she takes the hard decision and sacrifices herself... -
![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... -
![Contract to Wed by Holly Bush]()
Contract to Wed by Holly Bush
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 13 ratings1891 . . . Jolene Crawford Crenshaw, heiress and Boston socialite, went from her family home directly to Landonmore upon her marriage, the mansion she shared with her handsome and charismatic husband. She’d never in her life worried in the slightest over anything as crass as the dollars required to maintain that home or the lifestyle she’d been born to... -
![Hitched to the Gunslinger by Michelle McLean]()
Hitched to the Gunslinger by Michelle McLean
Gray “Quick Shot” Woodson is the fastest gun west of the Mississippi. Unfortunately, he’s ready to hang up his hat. Sure, being notorious has its perks. But the nomadic lifestyle—and people always tryin’ to kill you—gets old real fast. Now he just wants to find a place to retire so he can spend his days the way the good Lord intended. Staring at the sunset. And napping... -
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![Love on Her Own Terms: A Mail Order Bride Historical Western Romance Book by Carol Colyer]()
Love on Her Own Terms: A Mail Order Bride Historical Western Romance Book by Carol Colyer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKathleen is Boston born and bred, with a degree from the Boston Conservatory of Music. On her 18th birthday, her parents announce that she has been betrothed to a longtime friend--one she has always known as Uncle Elias... -
![Mysterious Hostage In Circle C by Evelyn Boyett]()
Mysterious Hostage In Circle C by Evelyn Boyett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTen years after his wife and son’s untimely death, and Cal Benson is still chasing ghosts. To bury the grief, he threw himself into work at the Garrett Ranch with a vengeance, rising to the position of foreman. His arms may have been empty, but his time is always full. It’s a way to get by at least... -
![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... -
![When Love Walks Into His Life by Lilah Rivers]()
When Love Walks Into His Life by Lilah Rivers
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSarah Willis has no choice but to abandon her home, as her mother and father sadly refuse to give up their greed and gambling. Having nowhere else to go, she turns to the man she met through a mail-order bride ad, Judd... -
![A Hopeful Answer to her Prayers by Grace Clemens]()
A Hopeful Answer to her Prayers by Grace Clemens
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn Inspirational Historical Romance BookWhen the orphanage's owner informs Mandy Jane that she's being married off, her greatest concern is her younger sister's safety and future. Taken aback by the grim news, she cannot believe how her life took a turn for the worst in a single day... -
![Τales of Love Looking West by Etta Foster]()
Τales of Love Looking West by Etta Foster
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Historical Western Romance Novel These women knew only the path they were shown. Until they decided to take their fates into their own hands...and love happened! A Tormented Bride for the Courageous Cowboy Grace Mathers has to run away from Boston at all costs. Becoming a mail order bride is her only option...Categorized as:
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