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Fire Along the Sky by Sara Donati
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsWith epic sweep and breathtaking adventure, Sara Donati’s bestselling saga of an Early American family’s struggle for survival in the Northeast wilderness continues with the story of an indomitable woman and an unforgettable journey of redemption across a young nation threatened by the flames of war. The year is 1812 and Hannah Bonner has returned to her family’s mountain cabin in Paradise...Categorized as:
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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... -
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... -
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Montana Mail Order Bride Box Set Books 16 - 18: Historical Cowboy Western Mail Order Bride Collection by Linda Bridey
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNow available as a Bundle Box Set, books 16, 17 , and 18 in the Montana Mail Order Bride series written by bestselling author Linda Bridey.(Historical cowboy romance)This sweet clean romance box set includes:Book 16 – Westward Joy.Rachel returns to Dawson after running away amid scandal and shame. Will Foster is the main reason she comes home...Categorized as:
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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... -
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... -
Lucky in Love by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen it comes to luck, I’m on the wrong end of the good side with more mishaps than I care to remember. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a happy guy: single, decent looking, wealthy, with a waiting list of people who want me to make their kid’s dreams come true with my custom-designed playhouses. My life was exactly how I wanted it to be... -
The Soldier's Daughter by AnneMarie Brear
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 15 ratings'Mesmerising from beginning to end.' Lizzie LaneYorkshire 1860With the heat of their beloved India far behind them, Evie Davenport and her widowed British Army officer father, are starting a new life in England. But Evie is struggling. With her dearest mother gone, Yorkshire with its cold, damp countryside and strict societal rules makes Evie feel suffocated and alone...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... -
Garrett by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFast track up the political ladder, fast cars, fast women, that's Garrett McKettrick. Make that was. A scandal has brought him home to Blue River, Texas, a place where a man can slow down, take stock and plan his next move. Which doesn't include staying at the family ranch with his brothers. A city boy, Garrett does not think he has the land in his blood...Categorized as:
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A Real Cowboy Never Walks Away by Stephanie Rowe
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNine brothers who stand by each other no matter what, even when all hell breaks loose…which it often does when the Stockton men are around. Country music superstar Travis Stockton used his music to escape the Wyoming town that betrayed him as a youth, but all his money and fame can't chase away the nightmares that still haunt him... -
Sarsaparilla Showdown by Caroline Lee
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen your first two loves are books and ice cream (not necessarily in that order!) who has time to fall for something else? Sadie Mayfield has gotten really good at admiring handsome men from afar… After all, it’s not like they’d be interested in her, would they? But when Shawn starts frequenting her ice cream and soda shop at River’s End Ranch, she sets out to become his friend... -
Tate by Susan May Warren
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat will it cost this bodyguard to save the woman he loves? Bodyguard, Tate Marshall, has always been the family troublemaker. Maybe it's his impulsive propensity to get into the middle of problems that don't belong to him. But once in, he can't stop himself from trying to solve them and that includes his recent dilemma... -
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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... -
The Spinster by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHer love died on a battlefield. He carries a torch for a woman he’s never met. Can the tragic death of a soldier entwine the souls of two strangers?Colorado, 1920. Josephine Barnes wrote every day to her beloved fiancé battling in the trenches of the Great War. Devastated when he’s killed in action, she vows never to marry and buries her grief in the construction of the town’s first library... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
The Billionaire's Convenient Bride by Holly Rayner
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe needs a green card; she needs the money Single mom and billionaire cowboy, married for convenience Can they ignite a passion that’ll last a lifetime? Marianne Lawson is a devoted single mom, working her fingers to the bone to support the light of her life, her daughter Zoe...Categorized as:
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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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The Brides of Purple Heart Ranch Boxset Volume 2: Three Sweet Marriage of Convenience Western Romances by Shanae Johnson
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThree SWEET Marriage of Convenience Western Romances in ONE Boxset! If you believe in heroes… If you know that the power of love will heal all wounds… Then you’ll love these light-hearted, clean and wholesome romances of convenient arrangements that unfold into lasting love... -
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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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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... -
Fourth and Long by Liz Isaacson, Elana Johnson
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCan one summer together make up for eight years of separation? Commander Brett Murphy left his family’s construction firm in Oklahoma City for a life of hard work at Three Rivers Ranch. Alone, without a wife and kids, Brett needs the camaraderie he enjoyed while serving overseas with his Army buddies, Squire Ackerman and Peter Marshall... -
The Rest Of Me by Ashley Munoz
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 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... -
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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A Real Cowboy for Christmas by Stephanie Rowe
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsOnly a deathbed promise would send Jaimi Hamilton to Rogue Valley for Christmas to track down her brothers, the nine Stockton cowboys who don't even know she exists... -
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... -
Sweet Kisses Limited Edition Sweet Romance Box Set by Tamie Dearen, Judith Lucci
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings21 New Heartwarming Romance Books that'll make you swoonA sweet contemporary romance anthology collection with twenty-one original, never-before-seen stories from bestselling and award-winning authors, Including WSJ and USA Today Bestselling Author, Judith Lucci.Each story written for this anthology is to benefit Pets for Vets... -
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 Girls of Bomber Command by Vicki Beeby
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPearl has given up on her dreams of being a journalist after being denied a promotion because of her gender. Joining the WAAF as a radio telephone operator for Bomber Command, Pearl's new job at RAF Fenthorpe serves two purposes – providing an income for her grandmother, and keeping a close eye on her younger sister, Thea , an instrument repairer at another Lincolnshire bomber station... -
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... -
Wild Horse Springs by Jodi Thomas
In the heart of Ransom Canyon, sometimes the right match for a lonely soul is the one you least expect Dan Brigman may not lead the most exciting life, but he's proud of what he's achieved: he's a respected lawman, and he's raised a bright, talented daughter on his own...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... -
The Substitute Wife by Cici Cordelia
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 17 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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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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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... -
Long, Tall Cowboy Christmas by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA heartwarming holiday read from USA Today bestselling author Carolyn Brown Nash Lamont is a man about as solitary as they come. That's exactly why ranch life in middle-of-nowhere Happy, Texas suits him. So what the heck is he doing letting a beautiful widow and her three rambunctious children temporarily move in? Before he knows it, they're stringing Christmas lights and decorating the tree. -
Texas Cowboy's Protection by Barb Han
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIsaac Quinn missed his chance with Gina Anderson when he broke up with her after high school years ago and joined the military. Now, he’s back home for a big family announcement. Staying in Gunner isn’t in his plans until single mother, Gina, crosses his path... -
Their Conquered Bride by Grace Goodwin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs a child conceived in one night of reckless passion, Elizabeth Lewis has carried the taint of her mother's indiscretion her entire life. Her life takes a turn for the worse when her father dies, leaving her fate, along with her two half-sisters, in the hands of a cruel and judgmental uncle...Categorized as:
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The Bad Boy Cowboy by Kate Pearce
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Morgan men thought they left their troubled pasts in the dust. But one by one, they find themselves returning to the northern California ranch where the bad times began. Together, they have a chance to forge a new future based on brotherhood, hope, and love . . -
These Healing Hills by Ann H. Gabhart
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrancine Howard has her life all mapped out until the soldier she planned to marry at WWII's end writes to tell her he's in love with a woman in England. Devastated, Francine seeks a fresh start in the Appalachian Mountains, training to be a nurse midwife for the Frontier Nursing Service... -
Mistletoe Miracles by Jodi Thomas
A small-town Texas Christmas story, where hearts are lost, love is found, and family always brings you back home. Griffin Holloway is desperate: the Maverick Ranch has been in his family for generations, but lately, it’s a money pit. He’d sooner marry one of his horses than sell the ranch. Marriage, though, could be a solution... -
Healing the Rancher by Mary Sue Jackson, Leslie North
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen rancher Carter Janus first sets eyes on the live-in physical therapist he’s hired to get him back in the saddle, he almost sends her packing. Willow Spalding is just too darned pretty, and too much of a distraction to have around his ranch. But when her young son, Tavish, lights up around the horses, Carter just can’t bring himself to disappoint the little guy... -
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... -
Mail Order Bride And The Gift of Children (A Western Historical Romance Book) (Evergreen Frontier) by Florence Linnington
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFinding love is never easy for a single mother listing herself as a mail order bride. But it is necessary.Eliza Buell has just given birth to her second child. Now a single mother after the death of her husband, she finds herself alone and desperate for a way to help her children survive the coming winter. With no other option, Eliza opts to become a mail order bride...
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