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Luke by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe swore off women when his ex told him he might not be their daughter's father. But a paternity test confirmed he is, and Luke Young has dedicated his life to Corrine and his brothers' band. There hasn't been time for a girlfriend anyway. He's tried here and there, and the women in small-town Coral Canyon are certainly interested in him... -
Jem: A Young Brothers Novel by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe's hung up his championship rodeo belts in favor of being a father to his two children. She's his high school sweetheart...and the woman he stood up last summer. Can Jem make amends in order to have a second chance with Sunny?Jem Young is still healing from his vices, but he's determined to dedicate everything he has to his two kids... -
Blaze: A Young Brothers Novel by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe's dark as night, a single dad, and a retired bull riding champion. With all his money, his rugged good looks, and his ability to say all the right things, Faith has no chance against Blaze Young's charms. But she’s his complete opposite, and she just doesn't see how they can be together......so she ends things with him.But Faith Cromwell can't seem to stay away from Blaze... -
Gabriel: A Young Brothers Novel by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe's a father's rights advocate lawyer with a sweet little girl. She's fighting for her own daughter. Can Gabe and Hilde find happily-ever-after when they're at such odds with one another?Gabe Young is splitting his time between Jackson Hole and Coral Canyon, where he's opened up a second branch of his family law firm... -
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Bryce: A Young Brothers Novel by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBryce Young has been broken and drifting for years. After the pain of giving up his infant son for adoption, he left Coral Canyon behind and hasn't returned...until now.In the five years since coming back home, his horse rescue ranch has been going well enough... -
Hot for Love: Nick Braden by Melissa Foster
Discover the magic of New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster's writing and see why millions of readers have fallen in love with the fiercely loyal and sassily sexy characters in the Love in Bloom big-family romance families. All Love in Bloom books can be enjoyed as stand-alone novels or as part of the larger series.In HOT FOR LOVE.. -
The Outlaw's Claim: A Passionate Western Romance by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThese friends with benefits are about to become parents…and all bets are off! A Westmoreland Legacy: The Outlaws story from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson.From friends to lovers to…having a baby? Maverick Outlaw is a man who knows his own mind—and he knew from the beginning that a fling with longtime friend Sapphire Bordella would be more than just sizzling, mind-blowing sex...Categorized as:
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Her Cowboy Billionaire Bad Boy: A Hammond Brothers Novel by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA cowboy billionaire who's rough around the edges, the woman he ghosted last Christmas, and their second chance at happily-ever-after.Ames Hammond loves rules and organization, and his job as a cop gives him the structure he craves. But he quit that job months ago, and he has no idea what he should be doing with his life... -
The Delivery of Decor: Glover Family Saga & Christian Romance by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen he falls, he falls hard and deep. She literally drives away from every relationship she's ever had. Can Ward somehow get Dot to stay this Christmas?Ward Glover is now the foreman at Shiloh Ridge Ranch. He loves his new job, though he's over a lot more at a shallower depth... -
The Wrangling of the Wreath by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's been so busy trying to find Miss Right. She's been standing right in front of him the whole time. This Christmas, can Mister and Libby take their relationship out of the best friend zone?Mister Glover has been inspired by his brothers and cousins as they've all found someone to spend their lives with...Categorized as:
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Her Cowboy Billionaire Butler by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe can make any space beautiful, but her personal life is a mess. He's got secrets he doesn't want anyone to know. When these co-workers collide at Whiskey Mountain Lodge, it's not just another day on the job. It could be love...if they don't self-destruct first. Breeann Richards knows exactly where to put a vase of flowers to bring life to any room... -
The Marriage He Demands by Brenda Jackson
This ranching heir wants it all, including the woman who stands in his way. Alaskan businessman Cash Outlaw has inherited almost all of his late mother's Wyoming ranch...except the fifty acres left to her former caretaker. But she'll only sell him the property, if he gives her a baby! Cash's counteroffer? That the mother of his child will need to also be his wife... -
Buttercup Farms by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne horse trainer finds his heart opening up to new possibilities—and a second chance at love—in this heartwarming story from the New York Times bestselling author of Small Town Charm. Mama Pearl always told Lucas that home is where the heart is. But after two decades of constantly moving from place to place, he’s not sure he agrees... -
Issued to the Bride: One Sniper by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSniper Hunter Powell thought he lost everything when he took the rap for a crime he didn't commit in order to save a friend. Now he's got a chance to redeem himself. There's only one catch--he has to leave the military, settle down on a Montana ranch--and marry a woman he's never met before...Categorized as:
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Pretend To Be My Cowboy: A Sweet Small-Town Romance by Sophia Quinn
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe only way to keep her safe is to make everyone think she’s his...Inheriting the ranch in Montana after her estranged father’s death is a surprise, but finding out she’s one of seven daughters is the real shock. And now Emma has to track them all down in order to sell? Oh yeah, this short trip to the middle of nowhere just got a whole lot more complicated...Categorized as:
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Chase Our Forever by Kat Singleton
Dean Livingston needs a new live-in nanny, and I need a safe place to stay.I’d been running from my past when I stumbled into the small town of Sutten Mountain, tired and alone.That’s where I met a broken single dad and his adorable daughter.Dean has more money than he could ever spend but couldn’t keep a nanny. After firing every eligible candidate in town, he was desperate for help...Categorized as:
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Her Cowboy Billionaire Birthday Wish by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAll the maid at Whiskey Mountain Lodge wants for her birthday is a handsome cowboy billionaire. And Colton can make that wish come true—if only he hadn’t moved to Coral Canyon after being left at the altar... Annie Pruitt has worked for the Whittaker Brothers for years, and now with the lodge a full-fledged mountain resort, she's the full-time maid up the canyon... -
Humbling Her Cowboy: Western Romance by Natalie Dean
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe’s a rich cowboy trying to help maintain his father’s ranching empire. She’s got a jaded view towards rich people like him. But when he offers to help her out, she may not be able to refuse… The McLintoc Millers aren’t quite like their cousins to the north. Solomon, the second oldest of the six sons, had never really thought of why... -
Cowboys Don't Buy Their Bride at Auction by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsCan love bloom between a woman who was forced to sell herself and the man who bought her to get her ranch? Roxane Rosthchild is up for auction. Well, her and her ranch. She knew it would be too much to hope for that the man who bought her would be more interested in her than in the property, and money, that came with her. But she’s been down this road before – a marriage that isn’t perfect... -
A Rogue Cowboy's Second Chance by Stephanie Rowe
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFifteen years ago, he shattered her heart. Now she needs to trust him with her life. First in a new billionaire cowboy series by New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Rowe.Billionaire rancher Brody Hart protects others…no matter the cost to himself. When the woman he lost a decade ago needs his help, he has a second chance with the sassy country music star he never stopped loving... -
Olivia's Ride by C.A. Harms
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsKeeton Pearce hadn’t lived a life full of supportive, loving family… In fact, it was just the opposite. He had been on his own for so long he had no idea what it felt like to belong. He didn’t want to rehash the life he left behind, or even think about it. But the hate from his father followed him, slowly eating away at the life he had begun to build for himself...Categorized as:
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Billionaire's Bargain by Caroline Lee
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis Easter, go hunting for a real bargain! Kenneth Weston's name is a household term...that is, in households of crazy rich brides. His design house, Weston Creations, is known for one-of-a-kind wedding and formal gowns, each more stunning and elaborate than the last. It's taken a careful balance of creativity and business sense, and Kenneth is always very much in control... -
Cowboy Brothers of Rainbow Canyon: A Western Contemporary Cowboy Romance by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWelcome to the scenic family ranch nestled in the heart of Texas and run by the devilishly handsome and charming Walker brothers.You know what they say about Texas! Take part in the sizzling romances of four deliciously rugged cowboys and the lucky ladies who capture their wild stallion hearts.From International Bestselling author, KC Crowne comes the sexy, small town, western romance series... -
His Second Chance by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey broke up over twenty years ago. She's lost everything when she shows up at the farm in Ivory Peaks where he works. Can Matt and Gloria heal from their pasts to find a future happily-ever-after with each other?Matthew Whettstein has been working the Hammond family farm for over fifteen years—every summer when the family left for Coral Canyon... -
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One More Glance by Bonnie R. Paulson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith Christmas riding in on Santa’s sleigh, and Kali’s home up for sale, there’s a chance Mistletoe will lose one of its darlings… Unless one of its princes can ride to the rescue.Kali Stanfords has a family legacy wrapped up in taking care of the horses of Mistletoe, Montana. She loves the animals, the simplicity of the life, and the land. In essence, she’s home... -
Training the Cowboy Billionaire: A Chappell Brothers Novel by Emmy Eugene
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe'll do anything to keep her ranch...even marry the cowboy she likes just so she can enter her horse in a race.Beth Dixon lost her husband almost three years ago. She's up to her eyeballs in debt, and her to-do list around the ranch only gets longer with each passing day... -
Irish Doctor's Valentine by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's a docuseries about your career as an OB/GYN, they said.We'll keep your personal life out of it, they said. Bollocks!! Can't believe I let my brothers sign me up for this shite!Dr. Casanova?!? Could the producers be any more vanilla?At least give me some character. Doctor with the hot Irish arse is more like it... -
Otis: A Young Brothers Novel by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's finished with his last album and looking for a soft place to fall after a devastating break-up. She runs the small town bookshop in Coral Canyon and needs a new boyfriend to get her old one out of her life for good... -
His Fourth Date: A Hammond Family Farm Novel by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTheir relationship has been nothing but loose goats, a leaking roof, and her complete humiliation after he pays her mortgage so she won't lose her farm. Travis wants to go back in time and start over with Poppy, but he doesn't know how. Can a small town speed-dating event get their second chance off on the right foot?Travis Thatcher has found his life's calling as a cowboy... -
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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Both Sides of the Fence by Amelia Elliot
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey’ve been in love since they were kids. But for twenty-five years, everything kept them apart.Dee acted responsibly her whole life. She worked hard, went to college, and became a veterinarian. But she ended up stuck in the one place she always vowed to leave. Abandoned and alone, she was tired of waiting for her life to start... -
His Eighth Ride: A Hammond Family Farm Novel by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTag has secretly admired Opal from afar. He even went so far as to ask her out, but the timing was all off, and now he’s just awkward around his best friend’s little sister. Then, she finds Tag in a precarious situation as he’s breaking a horse... -
What a Westmoreland Wants by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsMr. September: Callum Austell, sexy Australian ranch ownerHis Deepest Desire: The elusive Gemma Westmoreland The Seduction Plan: Get her on his turf--ASAP! He'd been biding his time, and now the perfect opportunity had arrived to pursue the ultimate object of his affections. Offering Gemma a job to decorate his new home meant she had to come to him...Categorized as:
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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... -
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Mountain Man's Valentine: A Small Town Romance by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsClay Callaghan.Stoic. Rugged. Mountain Man.Seeing him again gives me ALL the feels.But does Cupid have a scheme to make our second chance actually stick?Clay is six-foot-four of pure muscled alpha.It's a good thing he isn't lacking in the confidence department...Because only a real man can handle a female Sheriff by his side... -
Wild, Crazy Hearts by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDiscover the magic of New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster's writing, and see why millions of readers have fallen in love with the Bradens and the rest of the Love in Bloom big-family romance collection. In WILD, CRAZY HEARTS... High school teacher Brindle Montgomery and rancher Trace Jericho have been close friends forever and on-again off-again lovers for years...Categorized as:
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Almost Fired by the Cowboy: Western Romance by Natalie Dean
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe’s a billionaire cowboy with something to prove. She’s not impressed with money or power.Salvatore is the blondest and burliest son in the Miller family ranching empire. Tension is flaring up between his brothers and father. Now Sal is out to prove he can take over as favorite son.There’s just one problem—nothing he tries is going right... -
Faking a Date with Her Cowboy Boss: Western Romance by Natalie Dean
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHow far will a cowboy go to protect the woman he’s forbidden to love?Handsome cowboy Simon Miller has traveled the world, gone to college, and put off going home to Texas for as long as he can. Now he’s back on his family’s billion-dollar ranch. And he remembers why he stayed away.Time for him to find a bigger purpose, so he doesn’t end up like his father... -
In Debt to the Cowboy: Western Romance by Natalie Dean
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe thinks he’s a rich land shark come to steal her home and livelihood. He’s out to prove her wrong…Silas Miller is going through life just doing what his Dad tells him to. What he’s best at—finding properties in poor neighborhoods to buy out, tear down, and make way for the rich to use. As a son in a billion-dollar ranch family, he sees nothing wrong with that... -
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... -
Just One Date by Chris Keniston
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHome for a family wedding, Chase Baron has a plan to avoid his grandfather’s matchmaking—hire an actress to be his date. No strings and no commitments is just the ticket for no complications. When CJ Lawson’s ditzy sister takes a last minute acting role out of town, CJ has to take over her sister’s local job —cozying up to a wealthy and sinfully handsome billionaire... -
The Billionaire Falls by Melody Anne
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsJoseph Anderson has been successful in finding brides for his two eldest sons. In this book he finds the perfect bride for his youngest son Mark. Mark has a billion dollar ranch operation that takes many employees to run successfully. He loses his cook and leaves it to his father to find a new one... -
Forsaken Trail by Devney Perry
Aria Saint-James has planned the perfect getaway: sweatpants, takeout and two weeks alone with her sister and nephew. Nowhere on that list is wearing a low-cut dress and uncomfortable heels to attend a wedding where she knows neither the bride nor the groom. Toss in her nemesis, Brody Carmichael, and her road trip to Arizona is officially a bust.But at least there is champagne...Categorized as:
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Talk to the Heart by Rachael Johns
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHow hard can it be to resist temptation?Adeline Walsh never thought she would give up her worldly possessions - her iPhone, her make-up and even her successful life as a dog breeder - to join a convent on the other side of the country. But after the discovery of a shocking family secret she feels called to a life of poverty, chastity and obedience... -
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River Strong by B.J. Daniels
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFor two rival families, the only thing that matters more than land…is love.There’s a lifetime of tension between the McKenna and Stafford ranching families, and Oakley Stafford has the bullet scar to prove it. Defying the bitter rivalry between their families, Oakley grew up thick as thieves with Duffy McKenna. But now the Staffords and the McKennas are competing to buy a neighboring property... -
Her Billionaire Cowboy's Secret Baby Surprise by Hope Moore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo Billionaire Brothers determined to marry off their grandsons...one is going to do it even from the grave using his last will and testament...can the other do it before it’s too late! Veterinarian Ash McCoy is a billionaire had his heartbroken and now he’s working long hours at the new animal clinic, he’s opened in his small hometown of Stonewall, Texas... -
Matched with her Cowboy Billionaire Fake Husband: A sweet western romance by Bonnie R. Paulson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis Christmas, if Brock and Lily want to fix up the best matches, they have to pretend to be married to each other… or lose the town’s largest money-making event of the year. ‘Tis the season and the Mistletoe Matchmakers are working in full force to find the perfect match before Santa slips down the chimney... -
Hand Me The Reins by Vanessa Vale
Bought in an auction by a shy baker? No problem.Pretending to be her boyfriend for her sister's wedding? On it.I can pretend all day long because I'm Thatcher Manning, the guy who doesn't do relationships.I'll give a woman a wild romp. Hell, I'll give her anything. Anything but my heart.I decided a long time ago I'd never get serious with a woman... -
Back in the Saddle by Vanessa Vale
I've always wanted her. After all these years, that's never changed.I thought Sarah O'Banyon had been The One. I'd been f-ing wrong.I moved on, made something of myself. Became police chief. Even had a beautiful daughter.When Sarah buys me at the bachelor auction, I'm stunned. It's been six years. She wants me for something now. When we end up in my bedroom, I know exactly what...Categorized as:
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A Cowboy and his Skipped Christmas: An Adams Sisters Novel by Emmy Eugene
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's been in love with her forever. She's told him no more times than either of them can count. Can Theo and Sorrell find their way through past pain to a happy future together?Cowboy Theo Lange has worked Fox Hollow Ranch for a while now, and he's had his eye on the middle Adams sister since the day he started. He's asked her out plenty of times, but she's always said no...
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