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Crazy Heifer by Lani Lynn Vale
I fell in love with his rope skills. I stayed because somehow he took hold of my heart and made it his. Callum Valentine didn’t mean to eavesdrop. Then again? When a man is calling a woman fat right in front of your table, it’s kind of hard not to intervene. Especially when the town’s most beautiful creature ever is the one being called fat. Desi just wants to be left alone... -
Shelter by Jay Crownover
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsHis life is chaos and confusion. It’s a storm of uncertainty and raging emotion. Sutton Warner is a mess. Everything in his life feels like it’s unraveling. He’s let a lot of people down lately, including his daughter. Sutton always promised his little girl he would never disappoint her and that he would always be there when she needed him. Until he wasn’t... -
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... -
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... -
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The Rancher's Christmas Song: A Western Holiday Romance by RaeAnne Thayne
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsKeep a song in your heart this holiday season with this single dad Christmas romance from New York Times bestselling author, RaeAnne ThayneWhen Beckett McKinley’s twin boys need help preparing a Christmas song for their father, music teacher Ella Baker agrees on one condition: they teach her to ride a horse... -
Lone Star Husband by Kat Baxter
A Fake Marriage, Husky Man/Curvy Girl RomanceHarrisonEight months ago I married a stranger to help with a “green card” situation. Now I need a wife for real to help save my family’s ranch. I’ve only met Birdie the one time, but I remember very clearly that she’s remarkably smart, adorably shy and has curves I want to spend the rest of my life exploring...Categorized as:
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Perfect Enough by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOver the years, Joshua has watched most of his family fall in love. He and his cousin Nate are the last single Shaws standing, and while Nate’s seemingly content to stay that way, Josh wants the kind of love his sister, parents, and grandparents have found. In the meantime, he’s alone. And lonely...Categorized as:
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Justice for Laine by Susan Stoker
Reluctantly taking her best friend’s place at a photo shoot, realtor Laine Parker expects to assist the photographer for the day…not drool over the volunteer model, Westin King. The Texas Ranger and real-life cowboy is hot-on-hot sexy, from the tips of his boots to the top of his Stetson...Categorized as:
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Rocky Mountain Desire by Vivian Arend
Matt Coleman always figured at this point in his life, he d be settled down with a family. Since his ex split for the big city, though, no way will he give anyone else the chance to drop-kick his heart. Physical pleasure? Hell, yeah, he ll take and give with gusto, but nothing more...Categorized as:
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Spill the Sweet Tea by Lyra Parish
Some describe me as a quirky, free-spirited journalist who charges her crystals by moonlight. They’re not wrong. My instincts ensure I know everything that goes on in my small town. And not much surprises me. But when the man who destroyed my heart returns to care for his family’s business, I’m shaken to the core...Categorized as:
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Forever Enough by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNot long out of college, Mackenzie Reeves has found herself halfway across the country, relocated from Atlanta, Georgia, to small-town Hamilton, Montana. But it’s not just a fresh start—it’s an escape. For years, she’s been trying to steer clear of the abusive stepfather who’s made her life hell and turned her mother into someone she doesn’t recognize... -
Shattered Valor by Elaine Levine
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsEvery step leads her deeper into danger... Eden Miller has her life arranged exactly as she wants it--until a reunion with her high school BFFs places her in the middle of a turf war with a ruthless prison gang, their terrorist allies, and the hunters tracking them...Categorized as:
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Just in Time for Christmas by Carolyn Brown
New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown's Southern twang and inimitable sass shine through in this romantic second-chance story.Footloose Liz Hanson has finally come home to Ringgold, Texas with a hankering to settle down. All she wants for Christmas is a house of her own-and the man of her dreams. The house was easy...Categorized as:
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Creed's Honor by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsMeet a handsome, small-town rancher as he follows his dreams and his heart in this classic Montana Creeds novel from New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller!Conner Creed knows exactly who he is: a hardworking rancher carrying on his uncle's legacy in Lonesome Bend, Colorado. Maybe a small-town cowboy's life isn't his dream, but he owes the man who took him in as a kid... -
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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... -
Rocky Mountain Desire by Vivian Arend
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsBook 3 in the Six Pack Ranch series by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Vivian Arend---------Nothing comes easy. You've gotta work for it.Six Pack Ranch, Book 3Matt Coleman always figured at this point in his life, he'd be settled down with a family. Since his ex split for the big city, though, no way will he give anyone else the chance to drop-kick his heart... -
The Marine's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIf Gunnery Sergeant Zane Hall wants to save his family’s ranch, he’ll need to fix up the buildings, stock the spread with cattle—and find a wife. The first two are easy with the help of his brothers, but getting hitched is proving more difficult. When he meets mountaineer Kenna North through an online ad, she seems like the perfect fit—at least in her e-mails...Categorized as:
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Wild Dream by Leslie North
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSometimes love brews where it's least expected… Between keeping his brothers in line and looking after Lockhart Bend, Sheriff Trevor Wild has enough on his plate. But he can't pass up the chance to get close to the town's newest resident, Marianne Stanton. She's as delicious as the beer she brews… But as stubborn as a hangover... -
Home of the Heart by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA heartwarming novel of complicated families, new neighbors, and fresh hope from a New York Times bestselling author who writes "Southern comfort in a book." —Sheila Roberts Allie Logan has her hands full with a bad breakup, a struggling renovation business, a sister who won’t stop flaunting her engagement ring, and a grandmother who keeps wandering off at the most inopportune times... -
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... -
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... -
Country Born by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author, on Country Strong Don’t miss Country Born, the third book in Linda Lael Miller’s Painted Pony Creek series about three best buddies whose strength, honor and independence exemplify the Montana land they love. J.P. McCall has known Sara Worth his entire life. She’s his best buddy’s sister... -
Flawed by Vanessa Vale, Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe bad boy brother. The by-the-books detective. A random meeting that will change their lives.Miles Bridger would rather be home in New York than stuck on a Montana ranch with his newfound half brothers, thanks to his deadbeat dad’s will. Miles now works with bulls and hay bales instead of custom bikes... -
The Loner: A Novel by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"You just can't do better than a Diana Palmer story to make your heart lighter and smile brighter."— Fresh FictionDubbed the Queen of Western Romance, New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer writes about passion & heartache, revenge & justice all set within a small-town community.Tanner Everett spends most of his time jet-setting around the world... -
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How To Rope A Rich Cowboy by Anya Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsColt Anderson is burned out. Every part of his daily life has become a tedious chore. He cannot remember the last time he took a day off or, better yet, felt a woman’s willing surrender. And it’s just his luck that on his first day off in ages, he runs into a sexy squatter on his property, never expecting that single interaction would alter the very fabric of his world... -
Red Dirt Home by Renae Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTo move forward, she'll have to face the past.Paige Bennett is fulfilling her childhood dream of working and living on the land as a station hand on Whitetail Ridge. Getting her hands dirty, riding horses, working with cattle and kicking up red dust. Life can't get much better. Or so she thinks, until a devastating act of violent betrayal leaves her unemployed, homeless and broken... -
Everything But You by Harlow James
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratings“Speak now or forever hold your peace.”I hate that part in a wedding, where everyone waits on pins and needles to see if someone has a reason why the couple shouldn’t get married.So, when I ran into my high school sweetheart and found out that she was engaged, I said my peace before she ever walked down the aisle...Categorized as:
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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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Her Lucky Cowboy by Jennifer Ryan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsEverything's bigger in Big Sky country, including the hearts of the Montana Men... Champion rodeo rider Dane Bowden is eight seconds from winning under the Vegas lights, one last hurrah before reluctantly returning to his family's Montana ranch. But his bull has other plans. When Dane wakes up, he's sure he's died and gone to heaven . . -
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... -
Buckhorn Beginnings by Lori Foster
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSawyer The only doctor in Buckhorn County, Kentucky, Sawyer Hudson knows a thing or two about saving lives. But when he rescues the beautiful Honey Malone from a car wreck and nurses her to health at his home, he finds himself dreading the day she's well enough to leave. Because now that he's met the woman of his dreams, he's not about to let her go…... -
Long, Tall Texans by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsETHAN Arabella Craig was eighteen when Ethan Hardeman first opened her eyes to passion…and then turned around and married another woman. Four years later, tragedy brings Ethan, still just as tall and handsome, but newly divorced and bitter, back into her life. He runs his family's cattle empire with an iron hand, yet he refuses to loosen his grip on the reins holding back his heart...Categorized as:
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Lone Star Ex-Con by Kat Baxter
A Reverse Age-Gap/Curvy Girl RomanceMonroeI just got out of prison. I literally have blood on my hands. It doesn’t matter if it was an accident or even justified. I'm tainted. One look at the bespectacled, curvy librarian, and I’m hooked. Clean, educated, and polished, Callie is beautiful, sweet, and the sheriff’s sister. She’s the last person I should want because I’m the worst person for her...Categorized as:
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Kissing My Crush by C.A. Harms
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAmaraTyler Collins has always been the object of my affection. He just doesn’t know it.I’ve spent years admiring him, fantasizing about him, but never once making a move.That is until I see him across the room, already a few beers in and drunkenly decide to press my lips to his. One minute I’m sharing a drink with a friend, and the next, I’m Kissing My Crush...Categorized as:
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The Navy SEAL's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsMason Hall, Navy SEAL, knows all about difficult assignments, but his current mission is one for the record books. Not only must he find a wife—and get her pregnant—or forfeit the ranch his family has prized for generations, he must also convince his three brothers to marry, too—before the year is up...Categorized as:
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Christmas in Painted Pony Creek by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCan a Christmas miracle mend her broken heart?Tessa Stafford will do anything for her daughter, Isabel…even stay on the run to protect Isabel from her narcissistic grandmother. But when her car breaks down in Painted Pony Creek, Tessa gets caught up in the warm embrace of the town and feels safe enough to build a home—and a life—for them both... -
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... -
Man's Best Friend: A Fake Relationship/Husky Man-Curvy Girl Romance (Love At First Bark) by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA Fake Relationship/Husky Man-Curvy Girl RomanceBeckettI’m not good with first impressions, especially if the person I’m trying to impress is a gorgeous woman who our mutual friends are sure is my “perfect woman.” So when I bungle my blind date with the curvy bombshell, I’m sure I’ve missed my one shot...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... -
Worth The Trouble by Becky McGraw
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHorse trainer and female ranch hand Roxanne Baker's daddy had warned her about smooth-talking city boys at sixteen. She had always taken his advice as gospel until she met the poster boy for smooth-talking city boys, Ethan Cassidy. Until then it had been easy, because she intimidated most men in her profession, most men in general... -
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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Always a Cowboy: The Complete Series by Genevieve Turner
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll four sizzling, emotional cowboy romances in the Always a Cowboy series in one set! Forever a Soldier (Book One) A deeply wounded soldier, a determined scholar searching for a legend, and two hearts ready to break… or to heal. Forever a Maverick (Book Two) A parched farmer, a single mom in need of hope, and a convenient marriage that might become more... -
Home Is Where The Cowboy Is: A Sweet Small-Town Romance by Sophia Quinn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan a feisty loner teach this cowboy what it means to find home?Sierra O'Sullivan never got anything from her father when he was alive, and considering she wasn't even told he was dead, she doesn't have any expectations there either. So imagine her surprise when it turns out her deadbeat dad left her a ranch in Montana. Well, he left it to her . . . and the six sisters she never even knew she had... -
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Cowboy’s Christmas Past by Mary Sue Jackson, Leslie North
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChristmas with her cowboy ex. What could possibly go wrong?After his mother’s death, Beau Taylor returned from college to care for his baby sister. He left behind his dream of becoming a cinematographer—and his heart.The cowboy never thought he’d see Amelia Crawford again. She followed her dreams and became a big movie star... -
Snowed In With the Mountain Man: A Sweet Small-Town Romance by Sophia Quinn
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhat will it take to crack the city girl's armor? This gruff mountain man is about to find out... Dahlia O'Sullivan's trip to the small town of Aspire was never supposed to last this long. She should be back to her real life in New York City, not trapped on a ranch with the newfound sisters who call her 'the dragon' when they think she can't hear. Not that Dahlia cares what they think... -
Damaged Cowboy by Olivia Reign
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhy do the best women always have the darkest secrets?I lost it all when I got out of the military—my career, my wife, and my mental health. But with a little hard work on the ranch, I was able to pick myself up, piece by piece, and provide others with the support that I never had. So, when my best friend asks me to help his sister…I can’t help but agree. I mean, this is what I do for a living... -
Sticky-Sweet Christmas by Khloe Summers
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCan this older mountain man find love with his best friends daughter?DeeUsually, I'd laugh off a drunken night that ended with a psychic's adviceTonight, I'm elbow deep in a carton of ice cream wondering if maybe she's right.Tall, dark, handsome, and covered in tattoos.A rancher and a rodeo rider.There's only one guy I know that fits that bill and he's my father’s best friend... -
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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