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Dancing on Coals by Ellen O'Connell
After escaping robbers intent on murder, Katherine Grant says, "I jumped from the frying pan into the fire. Before long I'll be dancing on the coals." The highwaymen were the frying pan; the handsome young Apache who saved her from them was the fire; and the coals? Gaetan. Rage against the enemies of his people has consumed Gaetan from boyhood... -
Where the Lost Wander by Amy Harmon
In this epic and haunting love story set on the Oregon Trail, a family and their unlikely protector find their way through peril, uncertainty, and loss. The Overland Trail, 1853: Naomi May never expected to be widowed at twenty. Eager to leave her grief behind, she sets off with her family for a life out West...Categorized as:
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A New Day Rising by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe dream of their own farmstead and a good life in America had brought Roald and Ingeborg Bjorklund across the Atlantic to pioneer the virgin prairie of Dakota Territory. But Roald's tragic disappearance in a winter storm had turned Ingeborg's dreams into a living nightmare. Against nearly impossible circumstances and overwhelming grief, she struggles to keep the farm and her family together... -
A Land to Call Home by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTaming the land came at great price. Will their love survive the loss? It has required long, difficult years to tame the virgin prairie of Dakota Territory, but in spite of heartache and back-breaking labor, the hardy immigrants recognize that God has been with them every step. What was merely a dream is now beginning to take shape... -
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The Unwanted Bride And Her Protective Rancher: A Clean Western Historical Romance Novel by Ember Pierce
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsJane Blanchard is well-educated shy girl from New York.She recently lost both of her parents from cholera, but she wasn’t able to be there for them, at the end because of her work at the factory.She feels guilty about that, but also feels like there’s nowhere for her anymore. Thornton Duvall was orphaned at a young age, and he was taken in by a rancher... -
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... -
Within My Heart by Tamera Alexander
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsUPDATED Cover — Over 4,000 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ + ratings on GoodreadsSometimes the greatest step of faith is taken neck-deep in fear.Determined to fulfill her late husband's dream, Rachel Boyd struggles to keep her ranch afloat with the help of her two young sons. But some days it feels as though her every effort is sabotaged... -
Shelter Mountain by Robyn Carr
For the second time in a year a woman arrives in the small town of Virgin River trying to escape the past. John “Preacher” Middleton is about to close the bar when a young woman and her three-year-old son come in out of a wet October night. A marine who has seen his share of pain, Preacher knows a crisis when he sees one—the woman is covered in bruises... -
Believing the Dream by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFor as far back as he can remember, the dream of becoming a writer has burned brightly in Thorliff's heart. But when he arrives at college, things are not as he had imagined. Thorliff longs for the familiarity and nurture of his loved ones back home. The distance has created a rift between Thorliff and his childhood sweetheart. The only bright spot in his life is his job at the town newspaper... -
Cape Corral Keeper by Christy Barritt
They agreed to marry. But they never agreed to fall in love.When Cape Corral Fire Chief Dillon McGrath saves a woman wearing a wedding dress from drowning, he knows he’ll have a great story to tell the guys at the station later. He never expected to get personally involved in the woman’s plight to stay alive...Categorized as:
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More Than Words Can Say by Karen Witemeyer
After fulfilling a pledge to a dying friend, Zacharias Hamilton is finally free. No family entanglements. No disappointing those around him. Just the quiet bachelor existence he's always craved. Until fate snatches his freedom away when the baker of his favorite breakfast bun is railroaded by the city council. Despite not wanting to get involved, he can't turn a blind eye to her predicament . . -
Whispers on the Wind by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA straitlaced bookseller and a rowdy trail guide fight their ill-suited attraction in Book Five of the Prairie Hearts series by USA Today bestselling author Caroline Fyffe. Wyoming Territory, October 1883 Tabitha Canterbury came to Logan Meadows with one goal: to open the bookshop she’s always dreamed of having...Categorized as:
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Addison by Jennifer Foor
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAddison is the youngest daughter of Colt and Savanna Mitchell.She's also turned out to be the most trouble during her adolescence. Now that a few years have passed since her last bout of problems, she's gotten back into the good graces of her whole family, by securing a job, and also donating her free time to community outreaches for those suffering from addictions... -
Ruby Jane by Susan May Warren
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe loved...and lost. Ruby Jane never thought she'd meet the man of her dreams while running from the police in Russia. That he'd steal her heart on a train to Siberia. But loving a former CIA officer comes with a price...a life of danger. A life of high stakes. A life where he simply disappears... He has no memory of the man he was. Mack Jones has no memory of his past.. -
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Grace on the Mountain Trail by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis epic journey is her last hope to find her lost brother—the only family she has left.When Lola Carson’s father died, his last words spoke of a half-brother she’d never known about. And now, to claim her own inheritance and come to terms with her father’s secret life, she must find this mysterious man—whose last known whereabouts are somewhere west of the wild Rocky Mountains...Categorized as:
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Buck You! by Elle Thorpe
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSummer Hunt was destined to be the first woman on the pro bull riding tour, until a devastating accident shattered her dreams. With the injury not healing, and her fiancé pushing to move to the city, there’s nothing left for her at the small-town bull riding school she runs with her father. Dominic West has always secretly longed to know his biological parents...Categorized as:
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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... -
A Match for a Disgraced Bride by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUnwanted. Unwed. Unexpectedly matched? Can a daring plan bring together a pregnant social outcast and a lonely lighthouse keeper forced to marry in this slow burn romance set in the gilded age? Sara Rose My heart shattered when my sister's fiancé took what he wanted against my will, leaving me pregnant and disavowed by my family...Categorized as:
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The Colonel's Lady by Laura Frantz
In 1779, when genteel Virginia spinster Roxanna Rowan arrives at the Kentucky fort commanded by Colonel Cassius McLinn, she finds that her officer father has died. Penniless and destitute, Roxanna is forced to take her father's place as scrivener. Before long, it's clear that the colonel himself is attracted to her...Categorized as:
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Escape by Jay Crownover
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsEverything inside of him is screaming that he needs to run, he needs to go, he needs to escape. Lane Warner is used to being overshadowed and overlooked. After all, he’s the youngest brother and the most laid back one in the family. He’s the one known for going with the flow and not making waves, even when things seem to be at their worst... -
THE CORBIN BROTHERS: The Complete 5-Books Series by Lexie Ray
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFree with Kindle Unlimited... Enjoy all 5 Corbin brothers books in this discounted bundle. Currently FREE with the Kindle Unlimited Program or $0.99. All full length books. No cliffies! HUNTER People weren't supposed to live through what I lived through, and most of the time, I wish I hadn't...Categorized as:
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At Love's Command by Karen Witemeyer
Haunted by the horrors of war, ex-cavalry officer Matthew Hanger leads a band of mercenaries known as Hanger's Horsemen who have become legends in 1890s Texas. They defend the innocent and obtain justice for the oppressed. But when a rustler's bullet leaves one of them at death's door, they're the ones in need of saving. Dr...Categorized as:
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Cowboy Surprise by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFamily ties run deep in the heart of Texas. Who knew that having the Dalton looks—dark hair and blue eyes—would deem Justus as a trustworthy person? That’s exactly what happens when a friend of the family turns up on the Daltons’ ranch and thrusts a baby at him to watch because nobody else is home. After she leaves, he realizes he doesn’t even know her name—or how to care for an infant... -
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The Rest Of Me by Ashley Munoz
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeath never simply settles for the life it claims. It’s greedy. It stole all of our lives that night and while it put my husband in the ground, it left my four children and me behind. After an ugly year of grief, something had to change. My sister suggested open spaces, big skies and fresh air in the heart of Wyoming... -
The Pastor’s Doubtful Bride: Historical Western Bride Romance by Amelia Rose
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMagic can happen when two paths cross by chance. But does love have the power to heal the traumas of the past? It is 1894, and with his troubled past behind him, Pastor Barthelme Munster has been traveling from chapel to chapel in Montana, living by his promise to God and spreading the word... -
One Southern Cowboy by Jennifer Youngblood
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes you have to forget all that you know … to learn how to love again.The player in the family, Jaxson goes through girlfriends faster than a hot knife through butter. A near fatal accident with a familiar face might be the very thing to give this cowboy a fresh take on love and loyalty.Jaxson locked his heart a long time ago and has no intention of opening it back up for anyone... -
Stolen Hearts by Kelly Moore
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIt was a day like any other on the ranch. Hard work and no play make for a cranky cowboy. Needing a night out on the town left me sneaking into my father’s house like a teenage boy. That was my first mistake of the day. The second was playing hero to a damsel in distress that turned out to be no damsel at all, but a sexy, snarky woman who took me by surprise... -
Montana Mail Order Brides Box Set: Books 4 - 6 by Linda Bridey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFREE for Kindle Unlimited. Books 4 -6 in the series that critics describe as “a wonderful blend of hope, humor, passion, romance, and forgiveness.” Westward Destiny Jamie Collins doesn’t have much to live for in Walhalla, North Dakota. Her husband passed away two years ago and she has been working as a housekeeper on a ranch...Categorized as:
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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... -
Impressing Her Billionaire Cowboy Boss by April Murdock, Josephine Blake
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChad Bolton is the heir to his father’s ranch. The son his mother is counting on. The one who has to do it all. But he’s a rancher at heart. A cowboy. Spending his days in a corporate office isn’t for him. In fact, the thought that most every day from now on will be spent indoors is depressing.Annie Shipley has worked hard for her credentials... -
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... -
Choices of the Heart by Sarah M. Eden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the USA Today bestselling author of the Longing for Home series, CHOICES OF THE HEART is set in the beloved world of Hope Springs... -
Sing in the Sunlight by Kathleen Denly
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA marriage of convenience is the last thing Richard Stevens needs when his own identity is in question.Clarinda Humphrey’s singing career was destroyed when an accident left her with disfiguring scars. The aftermath forced her to leave her home and family, but she refuses to let her appearance steal her future... -
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Wagon Train Dreams by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsForbidden love and unwavering courage.Seeking a fresh start, widowed Hazel packs her belongings and joins her family in a covered wagon headed west. She yearns for a safe and stable life for herself and her son. But the tranquility she seeks is disrupted when she finds herself drawn to Joe Dumont, the half-native, half-white scout for their wagon train... -
Pretending to Wed by Melissa Jagears
It’s a match made in heaven, as long as they don’t fall in love!The ranch Nolan Key has spent decades working for, even lost a leg for, is now his—or at least it should be. But an absurd clause in his father’s will means he’s in danger of losing the place to his lazy, undeserving cousin. Nolan finds himself scrambling to save his home—by proposing marriage to the town laundress... -
The Lady and the Mountain Man by Misty M. Beller
Leah Townsend, a recently orphaned heiress, flees Richmond after discovering her fiancé’s plot to kill her after their wedding. She needs a safe place to hide, and finds herself accepting a newspaper marriage proposal from a God-fearing young rancher in the Montana Territory...Categorized as:
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A Noble Groom by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA New Historical Romance from Fan-Favorite Jody Hedlund Recently widowed Annalisa Werner has the feeling her husband was murdered but can't prove it. Alone with her young daughter in 1881 Michigan, she has six months left to finish raising the money needed to pay back the land contract her husband purchased, and the land is difficult to toil by herself. She needs a husband...Categorized as:
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The Substitute Wife by Cici Cordelia
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHARRISON . . .Once his fortune in silver mining is secured, Harrison Carter finally sends back home for his fiancée. It's been four years since he's seen Jenny.But it's Retta Pierce, Jenny's sister, who arrives by stagecoach with young daughter Adeline in tow...Categorized as:
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Love at First Sight by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLove at first sight. That’s what it was when Rip Myers came up to me in kindergarten. From that point on, we were inseparable best friends. When I work up the courage to tell Rip I love him, I am met with rejection. He tells me he treasures our friendship too much. That statement might as well be a knife to my heart. I want to hold out hope that he’ll change his mind...Categorized as:
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Ranger Courage by Lynn Shannon
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe 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... -
His Wagon Train Sweetheart by Catherine Kennedy
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRiding the Santa Fe Trail is a difficult and lonely profession...especially for a girl named George.Georgianna Walton's father sat her on the back of a horse the moment she could sit up straight. Ever since, they have traveled together from one side of the country to the other with no place to call home...Categorized as:
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Rivers of Gold by Tracie Peterson
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsBook 3 of Yukon Quest historical fiction series set in Alaska in the late 1800s. Miranda Colton, presumed dead, finds herself under the care of a native Alaskan and a studious botanist from England, Teddy Davenport. Miranda only longs to find her friends and and continue north. She fears that her chances are diminishing with each passing day...Categorized as:
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Woman of Sunlight by Mary Connealy
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter years of isolation on top of Hope Mountain, Ilsa Nordegren may finally be ready to leave. Raised to fear the world, Ilsa and her sisters never planned on coming down, but when the Warden family arrived in need, they had to help. And it may cost them everything. Having made his fortune, Mitch Warden returned home and found the family homestead abandoned... -
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Nothing Short of Wondrous by Regina Scott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt is 1886, and the government has given the US Cavalry control of Yellowstone. For widowed hotelier Kate Tremaine, the change is a welcome one. She knows every inch of her wilderness home like the back of her hand and wants to see it protected from poachers and vandals... -
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
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... -
The Way of Love by Tracie Peterson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFaith Kenner is pursuing her dream to become a doctor and use her gift to help the native populations on reservations... -
Montana Westward Brides Box Set: Books 1-4: Mail Order Bride Historical Western Romance by Amelia Rose
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIs it possible to outrun your destiny? Can true love triumph in the face of danger? These four brides are determined to find out.Lucy Magee fears she may be cursed with bad luck forever. Desperate for her marriage to Dr. Sam Slater to finally bring her the good fortune she longs for, Lucy’s fears are confirmed when a tragic death clouds her journey to meet him... -
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...
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