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A Home For Love: A Hollister Series Crossover by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsLife throws a curve ballAlex Thompson thought he’d live and die as a Delta Force Special Operator. Unfortunately, fate had different ideas. His career ended during a training exercise while stateside. Discharged and displaced after serving in the Army for twelve years, Alex had no idea where his life was heading... -
Cowboy Whispering My Name by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsKatie Dettinger didn’t expect to be a single mom. Didn’t expect to have her husband cheat and leave. Didn’t think she’d be alone raising her kids.But she is. And it’s harder than she thought. There’s never enough time, never enough money and now she’s lost her job and might be losing her house... -
Montana Justice by Josie Jade
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe ran to save her life.Now the man she once betrayed is her only hope.Home to both the Resting Warrior Ranch and Pawsitive Connections, Garnet Bend, Montana is a small town full of big heroes. Anyone would want to live there.Anybody but Piper Matthews.She swore she’d never come back after what her father did to the town and what she did to Sheriff Lachlan Calloway... -
Frank by Kris Michaels
A life well-lived.Frank Marshall’s life before he married and had a family is a closely held secret. The past should remain in the past until it doesn’t.A love for the ages.Never in a million years did Frank think he’d find the type of love his parents shared. Until her. Until Amanda King... -
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Searching for Home by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is the first installment of the 2022 season of The Long Road Home series. No matter the road we travel, it seems our hearts are always Searching for Home. Join the Binge Read Babes on another trip home...Categorized as:
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Southern Sunshine by Natasha Madison
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsReed I never wanted to be a cowboy, living in a small town was suffocating.The military was my out.I saw every place I ever wanted and everything that nightmares are made of. Until I almost lost my life and then I ended up back home.HazelFinding out that I was pregnant the night before I left for college changed everything.I left that small town and vowed to never return...Categorized as:
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Murder Gone Cold & Crossfire: A Montana Western Mystery by B.J. Daniels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCould his unsolved murder case reveal all of her family’s past secrets? Murder Gone Cold by B.J. Daniels When James Colt decides to solve his late father’s final murder case, he has no idea of the danger he’s unleashing... -
Colorado Free Rein by Elle James
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDevin Layne, Former Green Beret from 10th Special Forces Group, returns home after a disastrous mission. Feeling less of a man due to injuries, he struggles to navigate civilian life, avoiding his former fiancée, convinced she deserves better.Horse trainer and champion barrel racer, Mallory Watts, is heartbroken when the love of her life returns from deployment but wants nothing to do with her... -
Meant to be Mine by Becky Wade
Ty Porter has always been irresistible to Celia Park. All through high school--irresistible. When their paths cross again after college-- still irresistible. This time, though, Ty seems to feel exactly the same way about Celia. Their whirlwind romance deposits them at a street-corner Las Vegas wedding chapel. The next morning they wake to a marriage certificate and a dose of cold reality... -
Warrior of Mercia by M.J. Porter
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIcel is a lone wolf no more...Oath sworn to Wiglaf, King of Mercia and acknowledged as a member of Ealdorman Ælfstan’s warrior band, Icelcontinues to forge his own destiny on the path to becoming the Warrior of Mercia.With King Ecgberht of Wessex defeated and Londonium back under Mercian control, the Wessex invasion of Mercia is over. But the Wessex king was never Mercia’s only enemy... -
Tyler by Regan Black
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe's a vigilante on a mission...Autumn Curley has no interest in changing her ways. After escaping her captors, her sole purpose is to destroy the gangs that prey on Native American women and make sure no one else suffers like she did. But she doesn't know the gangs are closing in and about to spring a trap... -
Locked and Loaded: A small town romantic suspense novel by April Wilson
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMicah Jackson's life is turned upside down when he's called in the middle of the night to tow the car of a young woman who's stranded on the side of the road in his small town of Bryce, Colorado. She has nowhere to go, so of course Micah offers her a safe place to spend the night... -
Cowboy Conspiracy Theory by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey call her the Ice Queen…but he’s determined to thaw her.Bodyguard Mathias Trace is more comfortable on the back of a horse than guarding people. But when his next job involves brainy woman on a hunt for treasure, he’s as frustrated as he is turned on... -
Saving Amanda by Elle James
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor Ex-Navy SEAL, Carter Manning, nothing worthwhile is easy. Having lost the people he loved, he dedicates his life to the hard stuff to keep from looking back. The future is strictly about the next mission, not settling down or raising a family...Categorized as:
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Guarding Leah: Brotherhood Protectors World by Desiree Holt
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSome battles don’t have a winner--only survivors.Wade Fielding turned tragedy into a career--going up against man and nature as a search and rescue specialist with the 10th Mountain Division. He and his team have saved countless lives through the years, yet the scars on his heart remain... -
Cruel Expectations by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen his best friend’s little sister is too untamed for her own good, how can Hunter resist taking matters into his own hands?Following an op that ended the lives of several Navy SEALs in Hunter’s squadron, he struggles with survivor’s guilt. After a brother-in-arms invites him to a Montana ranch to help protect and serve in another way, Hunter is eager for the change... -
Protecting Silver by Deanna L. Rowley
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDouglas "Patch" Atwal was an adrenaline junkie, from working as a medic in the Marines, to being a trauma surgeon in the emergency room. He thrived on the action. If he didn't his past would start to haunt him, and after having dreams of himself as a little boy, he began to question his entire existence... -
Dark and Dangerous by April Wilson
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRuth owns a tavern in a small town at the foot of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Jack is a retired assassin who wants to settle down and build a life for himself after completing his last job. But the Russian mafia whose leader he took out has other plans for him. Jack has been on the move for the past six months, always managing to stay one step ahead of the mob... -
A SEAL's Desire by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTen years ago, in the middle of a natural disaster, Navy SEAL Greg Devon lost his heart to a young documentary film director, and when he found out she’d been put in charge of Base Camp, a reality television show, he jumped at the chance to participate. Now he’s in big trouble. If he doesn’t marry in forty days, the sustainable community he’s helping to build will be bulldozed... -
Guarding Eris by Reina Torres
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBefore his team even heard about the Brotherhood Protectors, Alex “Ridge” Ridgely took a trip to West Yellowstone to revisit the property his grandfather left to him near Yellowstone National Park. That’s where he met Eris Lange and spent a few days with the woman whose memory he couldn’t shake... -
Issued to the Bride: One Navy SEAL by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsMarry—or else. Navy SEAL Brian Lake is out of luck. Going rogue on his last mission landed him on a fast track out of the Navy—years too soon to have saved up enough money to buy the ranch he’s always wanted. Without a career—or the cash to start over—Brian’s options are few, until Army general Augustus Reed steps in with an intriguing new mission—a permanent one...Categorized as:
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Ford by Susan May Warren
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNavy Seal Ford Marshall isn’t the kind to stand by and let a woman get hurt—especially when it involves his twin sister, RJ. So, when she is named an assassin and goes missing in Russia, he doesn’t care what it takes—he’s going to find her and bring her home... -
Dylan's Redemption by Jennifer Ryan
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThere's a new sheriff in Fallbrook … Meet Dylan McBride. Jessie Thompson had one hell of a week. Dylan McBride, the boy she loved, skipped town without a word. Then her drunk of a father tried to kill her, and she fled Fallbrook, vowing never to return. Eight years later, her father is dead, and Jessie reluctantly goes home—only to come face-to-face with the man who shattered her heart...Categorized as:
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McKettricks of Texas: Austin by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWorld-champion rodeo star Austin McKettrick finally got bested by an angry bull. His career over, his love life a mess, the lone maverick has nowhere to go when the hospital releases him. Except back home to Blue River and the Silver Spur ranch. But his overachieving brothers won't allow this cowboy to brood in peace. They've even hired a nurse to speed along his recovery...Categorized as:
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Austin by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 28 ratings#1 New York Times bestseller Linda Lael Miller brings you the next installment in her unforgettable McKettricks of Texas series. The three McKettrick brothers meet their matches in the three Remington sisters, and now it's Austin's turn… World champion rodeo star Austin McKettrick finally got bested by an angry bull...Categorized as:
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The Airman's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsTormented by the knowledge that his father died thinking the worst of him, Colt Hall never meant to come home to Chance Creek. But with his brothers banding together to rebuild the family’s old ranch, he’s finding it hard to stay away. In accordance with the conditions for them to inherit the spread, Colt must soon marry... -
Joshua Healy by Jennifer Foor
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThey say without the support from his family, a man is lost. My parents have been pushing me to make the right choices throughout my life. Instead of taking their advice, I’ve gone against their guidance more times than I care to admit. Now I’ve done the unthinkable; something they would never approve of...Categorized as:
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The Heart of a Hero by Susan May Warren
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJake Silver may not be able to put the memories of his time as a sniper and Navy SEAL behind him, but at least he can put his skills to use as a part of the Jones Inc. rescue team. Saving the life of pediatric heart surgeon Dr. Aria Sinclair on Denali helped too... -
Cowboy Accidentally Hitched for Christmas by Jo Grafford
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnxious to make it home for Christmas, a rodeo star hits the road in a hurry, only to discover he’s hitched his truck to the wrong trailer! In his defense, it’s the same model and color as his. Plus, it’s dark outside. Not to mention he’s trying to beat a snowstorm out of town... -
Sphinx Security: Complete 5-Part Series by Camilla Blake
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“There’s beauty in this world, Remington,” the social worker told him once. “You just have to figure out where to find it.”He’d finally found it. It was inside this woman. And it was perfect.—RemingtonPart 1The boys from Golden Sphinx Ranch are trying to have a quiet breakfast in the local diner when one of them sees a man attempting to pull a woman out of her car by her hair... -
Saving Chelsea by Elle James
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe prefers the four-legged wolves over the two-legged kindChelsea Youngblood’s first love is her only true love. Wolves. Raised on a wildlife rescue ranch, she grew up with wolves as her siblings. It was only natural she would become a wolf biologist and work with the wolves of Yellowstone National Park... -
Morris by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s back in his mountain hometown after an NFL-career-ending injury. She’s in the same small town helping her brother recover after a car racing crash. When Morris and Leighann run into each other at a wedding, he immediately asks her out, only to have a shockingly familiar little boy run up to her and call her “Momma.”Morris Young has always felt like the odd man out in the huge Young family...Categorized as:
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Saving Londyn by Elle James
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFormer Delta Force Operator, Nash Nelson, is out of the Army after fourteen years of giving his all to his country. With both external and internal scars, he’s struggling to find his place in a civilian world where his combat skills seem to be more of a hindrance than an asset... -
Clark's Decision by Deanna L. Rowley
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsClark Riceman had finally retired from the military. It was time to get out and go home to support his sister and see what she had done with the family ranch while he’d been doing what he loved. The day he returned, he hadn’t even reached his home when he suspected that someone on The Broken Wheel Ranch was in trouble... -
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How to Rope a Valiant Cowboy by Anya Summers
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRetired Navy Seal Duncan has a stellar set up. After years of covert operations dodging bullets, he’s living the high life, teaching tourists basic outdoor survival skills at Silver Springs Ranch. The only thing he is evading these days are the countless women trying to trap him into a relationship... -
Guarded Hearts by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe told her he would love her forever…then he changed. Can they overcome their differences and get their second chance?After leaving his special ops unit, Carson “Ghost” Malone doesn’t have to look far for his next big project... -
The Rancher Returns by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDiscover New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson's The Westmoreland Legacy—a navy SEAL returns to his ranch…and finds irresistible desire! Returning from active duty to find his ranch being dug up by a beautiful stranger isn't the homecoming navy SEAL Gavin Blake expected. Layla Harris is convinced there's buried treasure on his land... -
Tyler by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWhether winning championship belt buckles or dealing with Hollywood types for endorsement deals, former rodeo star Tyler Creed can handle anything. Except standing on the same patch of land as his estranged brothers. Yet here they are in Stillwater Springs, barely talking but trying to restore the old Creed ranch-and family. Lily Kenyon knows all about family estrangements and secrets... -
Tyler by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThis Creed brother will go from rodeo star to family man in this beloved classic from New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller!Whether winning championship belt buckles or dealing with Hollywood types, former rodeo star Tyler Creed can handle anything. Except being in the same place as his estranged brothers. Yet here they are, all three of them, back in Stillwater Springs...Categorized as:
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A SEAL's Struggle by Cora Seton
She broke his heart. Now she’s back. When Win Lisle walked out on him five months ago, Angus McBride hardened his heart and committed to marrying a stranger to save Base Camp, the sustainable community he came to Montana to build. Now there’s just over a month until his wedding, he knows he can never love his backup bride, Leslie, and Win has come back—pregnant with his baby... -
Out of the Storm by B.J. Daniels
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe can’t lose him again…One look at his warm brown eyes and Kate Jackson knows she’s found her husband. It’s been twenty years since Daniel was declared dead in a refinery explosion, but Kate never gave up hope, convinced he was somewhere out there, suffering from amnesia. Then, on a trip to Buckhorn, Montana, she sees him—working as a carpenter, scarred, but still her Danny...Categorized as:
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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... -
Cowboy Bikers MC #2 by Esther E. Schmidt
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 10 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... -
Against the Sun by Kat Martin
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Kat Martin comes another thrilling story in The Raines of Wind Canyon series. It’s not in bodyguard Jake Cantrell’s job description to share his suspicions with his assignments. Beautiful executive Sage Dumont may be in charge, but Jake’s not on her payroll... -
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Honor Unraveled by Elaine Levine
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsLove Isn’t a Battle… Kit Bolanger, ex-spec ops soldier, has followed the trail of an international drug lord back to his childhood town, the one place he swore never return to. He and his team of terrorist hunters are the only thing standing between the town’s residents and the evil threatening them. It doesn’t help to know that she’s here—the woman who betrayed his trust and shredded his heart...Categorized as:
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Rescued by the Cowboy by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRoss Wynton, leader of WEST Protection.He’s got a head for the tactical and an instinct for danger.Then in walks the one person who reminds him that he’s also a man.After a big breakthrough with her gene editing project, Doctor Pippa Hamlin is neck-deep in danger and threats. On the run, she turns to the only person she knows who can protect her—the hot cowboy crush from her gawky teen years...Categorized as:
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Drake by Elle James
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEx-SEAL, then mercenary, Drake Morgan, is tired of war. He’s ready to make a life for himself building rather than killing. Hired as a carpenter by an old Navy buddy, he’s focused on rebuilding the Lucky Lady Lodge in Montana. When he discovers bones in one of the walls, his work site becomes a crime scene... -
Cowboy Bikers MC #12 by Esther E. Schmidt
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 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.Nick - I’m the sheriff of this town as well as a member of an MC located at a huge ranch which breeds both longhorns and quarter horses... -
If I Can Dream by Sable Hunter
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe moment Tennessee McCoy lays eyes on Molly Reyes sitting astride a horse in the desert sun, love hits him like a bolt of lightning from out of the blue. She is his soulmate, his other half. They speak the same language, they want the same things. Their attraction is complete, the passion they share nearly consumes them. Knowing she is meant to be his, Ten can’t wait to make her his bride... -
Guarding Harper: Brotherhood Protectors World by Desiree Holt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHarper Young devoted every minute of her life to caring for her wolves at Yellowstone’s Wolf World. It wasn’t an easy task. Government entities wanted to impose their own rules, often at odds with each other. The rich ranchers wanted to forget the hunting rules and shoot the wolves any time they had the urge, mostly for trophies. And her meager budget barely covered all her needs...
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