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House for Sale Navy SEAL Included by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s bringing a ghost town back to life…Ten years ago, desperate to save his father’s life, Carter Elliott pulled the plug on Elliott Ridge, the failing company town owned by his family for generations. After a decade with the Navy SEALs, he’s back to resurrect it so he can bring his father home. He’s ready to start a family of his own, too, but first he’ll need a wife... -
Cowboy Under Siege by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEveryone 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... -
Southern Heat by Natasha Madison
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWillowAfter being left for dead, I was given a fresh start by my knight in shining armor.My protector.I never had a family before they took me in.But I don’t know how to stay or trust.I always had a bag packed and ready just in case I needed to escape again.Like they say, old habits die hard.Being in the shadows is lonely, but lonely is safe...Categorized as:
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Romancing the Cowboy (Galentine's Getaway) by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen this older cowboy rescues a hot mess author from a crazy bull, she learns a whole lot more than she anticipated. If growly cowboys, sassy heroines, and laugh-out-loud comedy make your heart pitter-patter, you'll love Cord and Cassia's steamy-sweet story!Spying on a bossy cowboy lands this hot mess romance author in hot water.Cassia MurphyI'm used to getting fan mail from readers...Categorized as:
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Full Circle by Laramie Briscoe
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFirst comes loveThen comes marriageNow? The baby carriageGarrett and Hannah Thompson have a lot going on. They have a baby on the way, Garrett’s on tour, and Hannah’s enjoying being a wife and a soon-to-be mother.But with them nothing is ever easy. Paparazzi still want the inside scoop, Jared and Shell still have issues, and there’s her pesky record company that they have to deal with... -
Royal Atlas by H.J. Bellus
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsLove struck me at the early age of five. The boy turned into a man, and I fell even deeper. Guy Webb had no idea my fragile heart belonged to him for so many years. He was too busy being my brother’s best friend and a star on the football field. He was my daydream, and consumed every single thought, but he was always one step from my reach. Beartooth Ranch was our home...Categorized as:
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Finding Dandi by Sable Hunter
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLOVE IS PATIENT. LOVE IS KIND. Lucas thinks he has his life mapped out until fate throws a curvy little dancer in his lap. Soon he finds that it will take more than success or status to make him happy – it will take Dandi. LOVE IS NOT RUDE, IT IS NOT SELF-SEEKING, LOVE KEEPS NO RECORD OF WRONGS Dandi can’t change her past, but she can keep from hurting Lucas... -
The Cowboy Rescues a Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNed Matheson is sharing a house with the woman he loves, but he can’t kiss her, or even touch her. In fact, she can barely look him in the face. He knows he needs to be patient; Fila Sahar has been to hell and back as a captive of the Taliban for over a decade. Now she’s safely back on American soil, but her fears hem her in so tightly, she might as well be a prisoner again... -
Lone Star Best Friend by Kat Baxter
A Friends-to-lovers/Curvy Girl RomanceJohnnyHarper Rhodes and I were just kids when we promised to be each other’s first everything. I’m not sure if she thought I was kidding or lying. All I know is she’s left town because she thinks I got another woman pregnant. Little does she know I’ve been saving everything for her. Every kiss. Every touch. Every filthy-fueled fantasy. I’m tired of waiting... -
All She Ever Dreamed by Robin Lee Hatcher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA dream sometimes comes at great cost.Betrothed in a sensible match, even if the man isn’t the love she’s always imagined, Sarah McNeal relies on the advice her late grandmother gave as well as her own common sense. Dreams of a mysterious European count who rides in and sweeps her off her feet are the stuff of girlhood. And she’s a woman now... -
Country Nights by Winter Renshaw
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsSixty country days and nights—that’s all I wanted. I needed to get away from the city, away from the hot mess that had become my life. When I stumbled upon my childhood home on RentBnB.com, I took it as a sign, cleaned out my life savings, and hightailed it to the only place that ever meant something to me, a place I hadn’t seen since a lifetime ago... -
Virgin Cowboy by Kat Baxter
Can this runaway mail order bride find forever with the husky cowboy who saves her?JosieWhat kind of woman answers an ad for a mail-order bride and then backs out of the deal?A desperate one. Like me.My dad just died, leaving me alone in the world. I'm penniless and orphaned, trying to find the twin I never knew I had...Categorized as:
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His to Take by Tory Baker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m a man who knows what he wants and what I want is Birdie. It hurt like hell to watch her leave our small town to set off and chase her college dreams. I let her go once, I’m not letting it happen again.Now she’s home for good, and I’ll stop at nothing to keep her with me, always. Even if that means tying her to me in every way possible... -
My Favorite Cowboy by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Donna Grant rounds up the hottest cowboys in Texas in her latest novel of no-holds-barred passion.Audrey Martinez is a veterinarian who has devoted her whole life to the care and protection of horses―even if doing so leaves her little time for meeting a man... -
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Straight Fire by Abbi Glines
Twisted, unhinged, insane—all words used to describe Gage Presley by those closest to him. A pretty boy with a face that misleads you. He’s one of the deadliest members of The Family. Five years ago, his possessiveness and insane jealousy over a girl unleashed his crazy and in the wake of his retaliation he was given the prison or the United States Marines...Categorized as:
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A Christmas Bride for the Cowboy by Mia Brody
Grumpy cowboy seeks Mrs. Claus. Must love tattoos, beards, and sitting on Santa’s lap.WestI’ve been helping out my folks at the Kringle Christmas Tree Ranch my whole life. I’m what my mama calls “not particularly sociable”. That’s a nice way of saying “he’s a grumpy cowboy”.When a health scare forces my dad to slow down, it’s up to me to step into the big red suit and jolly demeanor... -
Taming the Mountain Man by Mila Crawford, Aria Cole
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsElliot Shephard has made the term “reclusive mountain man” into an art form. His job as sheriff of Thickwood is vital to his desire for law and order. Life growing up was no fairytale, but it shaped him into the man he is today. He didn’t think he needed anyone, completely content living in the fringes of the mountain town with just his trusted dog for company... -
Riding Wild by Khloe Summers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAn Age Gap, Curvy Girl, Enemies to Lovers, Mountain Man RomanceCan this older mountain biker find love with a curvy, smart-mouthed waitress?AxelDating is for young people.The small talk, the awkward conversation, the compromise.It's all exhausting and I don't have the capacity for it.So a dating site is the way to go ,and this one guarantees marriage or money back...Categorized as:
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Mischief Under the Mistletoe by Stephanie Rowe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA Christmas romance treat! For the first time ever, a three-book holiday romance bundle from New York Times bestselling author, Stephanie Rowe. Fun, sexy, and heartwarming, these three stories about the magic of Christmas are full of romance, laughter, and the deeply satisfying happily-ever-after that Christmas is all about... -
Redeemed Cowboy by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUSA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Hope Ford brings you a steamy cowboy romance about a frumpy administrative assistant with a secret crush that discovers sometimes even playboy cowboys can change their ways.MiaI’ve always been the ugly duckling. I never expected my Prince Charming to be wearing Wranglers and dusty cowboy boots.Crushing on one of my hot cowboy bosses isn’t smart...Categorized as:
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Hero for the Holidays by Maisey Yates
This Christmas, could the cowboy from her past unlock the key to her future?When Landry King shows up at Four Corners Ranch with Lila, the teenage daughter no one ever knew he had, it sets the gossip mill churning. Landry’s daughter has lost her adoptive parents and is in desperate need of a new family...Categorized as:
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Kidnapped by the Mountain Man by Mia Brody
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThis filthy mountain man is taking what he wants—his best friend’s little sister!GingerGrizz has been staring at me for a lifetime. My brother’s best friend lights my body on fire, but he’ll never make a move unless I push him. That’s why I show up at his cabin and pretend I’m looking for another man.But I didn’t count on the fact that he would tie me to his bed and say filthy things to me...Categorized as:
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Testing Limits by Emma Creed
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJoin these dark, dirty, and corrupt cowboys on the Carson’s ranch. Where boundaries are pushed, laws are broken and limits get tested…Life on the Carson Ranch is never boring.We have secrets to unearth and scores to settle.What I’m about to do is gonna cause us a whole heap of fresh trouble. The Masons are my family's biggest rivals.They play dirty and don’t like to lose...Categorized as:
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Veronica's Little Valentine's Day by Rogue London
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is not how I expected my best friend’s wedding to go. Kidnapped, driven halfway across the country, and forced to share a room at Rawhide Ranch with the one man I’ve always wanted but never dreamed I could have. Jacob seems determined to be the Daddy I need, and in those moments when I’m over his knee or pinned beneath him in bed, sobbing out his name, I can almost believe he could be...Categorized as:
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Obsessed Cowboy (Whiskey Run: Cowboys Love Curves) by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s the preacher’s daughter and she’s off limits.I’m an over-the-top, obsessed cowboy.I can lasso wild horses, loose cows and the orneriest of bulls...but I can’t seem to catch the curvy Janie Bradshaw.She’s too young and she’s way too good for the likes of this ol’ cowboy, but I can’t stop thinking about her. She has more curves than some men would know what to do with. But not me...Categorized as:
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Craved By The Cowboy (Roping Her Curves) by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI hate to lose and losing her is not an option.I’m a first place bull-riding legend and I’m about to take my last ride. Late nights, anything-goes-women, and broken bones has taken its toll and I’m wanting something more.I’m ready to retire, fix up my neglected ranch and then find a woman to cuddle next to me each night.But plans get hit by the horns when my last ride doesn’t go as expected...Categorized as:
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Double Trouble by C.P. Smith, Julia Goda
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWARNING: Author believes in soul mates and insta-love. Proceed with caution if you're not a romantic at heart. Book #2 in the Wallflower Series. (Not A Standalone) “ ’Tis better to never have loved and lost than to live with the regret of your stupidity.” ~ Sienna Miller, Wallflower They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, or in this case, Wallflowers to behave. Then again . . -
Lone Star Boss by Kat Baxter
An Age-Gap/Forced Proximity Curvy Girl RomanceQuinnThe minute I see Amber fending off handsy customers at the small-town diner, I know she needs protection. So I do the only logical thing, I bring her home to be my live-in housekeeper and cook. She’s too young and innocent for me, but every day is a battle not to claim her...Categorized as:
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The Cowboy's Virgin by Emerson Rose, LM Book Creations
Beau Hill is the one person on this Earth I was raised to loathe. His sparkling blue eyes, dimpled smile, and dusty Stetson may work like Kryptonite on every other girl in these parts, but they don’t work on me. A studious, virginal veterinary scholar like myself would never be caught dead falling for the charms and graces of the town’s most notorious horse-riding, cattle-roping Casanova... -
Choosing You by Lena Hendrix
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI’m the new girl in town. The oldest daughter of an affluent banker. Old money.He’s a lost soul from the wrong side of the tracks—and he has a reputation. Everyone knows to stay away from sinfully gorgeous mechanic Matthew Bailey.When our paths cross and he offers me a smirk and a ride on his motorcycle, I try to refuse, but he’s too tempting to resist... -
Hot Mess Wedding by Kat Baxter
ClearyUnlike my group of friends, I don’t have just one fear to conquer. I have a laundry list of phobias. Spiders, confined places, the color orange (don’t ask), flying, traveling alone… and the massive, inked, bearded, giant who’s my seat partner to Las Vegas. I don’t expect the ridiculously attractive stranger to be gentle or to hold my hand through turbulence...Categorized as:
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Suspicions by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEveryone’s a suspect in the beloved third book in New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Eden’s The Battling McGuire Boys series, which was originally published by Harlequin Intrigue in 2015.Mark Montgomery will never forget the night Ava McGuire galloped onto his ranch terrified out of her mind. Once he’d saved his best friend’s sister from harm, the hardest part was letting her go... -
Riding Dirty: Rugged Mountain MC by Khloe Summers
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCan this older mountain biker help a lost girl in need of redirection?GunnerI never imagined myself f alling for a younger woman .Hell, I never thought I’d fall for anyone.A pair of red cowboy boots and curves that don’t quit have me thinking differently.Trouble is, this curvy little girl is on the run, afraid to settle with anyone.I think it’s time she learned what it’s like to be wanted...Categorized as:
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Roped by Shaw Hart, Cameron Hart
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt started as a favor.I would do anything for my best friend so when she calls me up because her brother needs a date for a wedding, I say yes, even though I know that it’s a terrible idea.See, the thing is that I’ve been in love with Clara’s brother, Kai, for my entire life. I know that I can’t have him though... -
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Riding Savage by Khloe Summers
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCan this older mountain biker find love with a curvy firecracker on the mend?DocI have no right to touch Nora.She's young , injured, and everything in her life is going to hell.That said, I can't get her out of my head .Thick curves , snarky-sweet attitude, and the face of an angel.Trouble is, she's my brother's ex .I've always had pride in my self control.But right now, nothing can stop me... -
Tempted by the Mountain Man by Shaw Hart, Rebecca Wilder
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLet the games begin… This trip was supposed to be stress free. A way for me to unplug from the real world and unwind. Then he shows up. Amos Briggs. Even his name is sexy. He also booked this secluded cabin until his house is finished being built nearby. He wants me to leave, but that’s not happening. I need this. The sexy mountain man will just have to find someplace else to stay...Categorized as:
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Cowgirl Crazy by Becky McGraw
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCowboys are a different breed... They work hard, play hard and love harder. It's all about the ride, until the right woman makes them fall. Twyla Taylor is one frustrated cowgirl. She's not winning at barrel racing or in love. She's spent ten years nursing a crush on her brother's best friend, Ryan Easter, who thinks of her as no more than his little sister... -
The Rancher's Wedding by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer comes a sexy opposites attract tale of unbridled love, set against a breathtaking Colorado landscape made for happily ever after—if things don’t get too complicated . . . When a rugged Colorado rancher who’s in the red meets up with a screenwriter-turned-waitress dogged by scandal, they put their talents—and their hearts—together... -
Committed Cowboy: A Friends to Lovers Romance (Whiskey Run: Cowboys Love Curves) by Kaci Rose
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's her best friend. She's been his since high school only she doesn't know it. But she's about to find out with a little help from a small town and a good friend. I have a secret no one knows. I'm in love with my best friend.We dated in high school then she went away to school and I took over my parent's ranch.We stayed best friends and to keep her I may have done something stupid.. -
Dirty Talker by Khloe Summers
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCan this curvy young waitress find the excitement she's looking for with a dirty talking older man?AddieSmall town life is nice, but I’m craving excitement.So when a tall, inked stranger rolls in with plans of developing a club on the outskirts of the mountain, I’m intrigued... -
Getting Handsy With the Manicurist by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA Forbidden Love/Curvy Girl RomanceRenI’m in my last three weeks of desk duty after getting my shield suspended for being a “hot shot” agent. Thankfully my supervisor gives me an off-the-books assignment to bide my time. All I have to do is go undercover as a manicurist in his younger sister’s salon and keep her safe...Categorized as:
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Rugged Hero by Lana Love
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsOne scarred veteran in search of peace and a new life on King Mountain + One curvy yoga instructor with a broken heart = An age-gap, opposites attract romance with all the feels!People tell me I'm a hero. How am I the hero if I'm the only one who survived the IED?My VA therapist says my stress levels are dangerously high. His suggestion? Yoga.It sounds ridiculous, but I go... -
Welcome To My World by Sable Hunter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsContinue the Hell Yeah! Series with book 14 The first time Bowie Travis Malone laid eyes on Cassie Cartwright, she knocked him for a loop. He was as drawn to her side as a moth to a flame. A green eyed angel with golden hair, she made his heart hammer in his chest and his body ache to hold her close... -
Winning the Virgin: A Western Billionaire Cowboy Romance by Bella Love-Wins, Joanna Blake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI wanted the sassy little lady the second I first saw her. Caleb I had all the success that a self-made man like me could want. But something was still missing. Ready for a break, I returned to my hometown to find myself. And found her. Riley-Ann. The sassy, curvy bartender-slash-waitress at the local watering hole, with a body made just for me... -
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The Heartbreaker of Echo Pass by Maisey Yates
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan Gold Valley’s wallflower heal a damaged cowboy’s broken heart? Find out in this enthralling romance by New York Times bestselling author Maisey Yates.Shy Iris Daniels is on a mission to shake up her life. She’s sick of being underestimated, and she’s got a new business plan to prove it. The one thing she didn’t factor in is her new landlord, Griffin Chance... -
Broken by Khloe Summers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan this older mountain man protect a curvy girl on the run?EmmaSure, I'm an adult, but my life is run by my parents.Do as they say, live how they say, marry who they say.I'm content to live the life they chose, until I bump into a big, tattooed stranger who changes my mind about everything.He's protective, sweet, and hot as hell... -
Bucked by Shaw Hart, Cameron Hart
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI have a secret.I’m Kentucky Derby royalty and I am absolutely terrified of horses.It started after I was bucked off as a teen. I was injured and when I left the hospital and went back home to my dad’s ranch, I refused to go anywhere near the barns or animals.Now that his health is deteriorating though, I know that it’s time for me to face my fears so that I can take over for him...Categorized as:
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Curves for the Older Cowboy by Clara King
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's a gruff cowboy who thinks he's better off alone…Until he finds a curvy young beauty hiding in his barn.As the oldest Ryder sibling, I'm used to relying on myself. Being free and single is the way I like things, and after watching two of my brothers fall head over heels for their wives, I'm even more certain that marriage isn't for me. I never want to rely on somebody that much... -
Here With You by D.C. Kile
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSerena McKinney always gets what she wants. When Serena arrives in Thundersville to help plan her best friend Olivia’s wedding, she sets her sights on Bennett, the quiet, single dad working on Olivia’s farm. She needs a distraction from her real life, and he’s just the man to give it to her. Bennett has always kept to himself, and isn’t quite sure how to handle Serena’s attention... -
The Rival by Maisey Yates
This rugged cowboy has always been content going it alone…until he finally meets his match!Cowboy Levi Granger is his own man. He’s proud of his ranch, and he’s proud of the siblings he brought up after the devastating loss of their parents. The only thing he’s not proud of is the way the Sullivan family took advantage of him when he was struggling the most...
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