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Sheriff's Treasured Teacher by Clara Pines
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe’s sworn to protect his heart, but she’s ready to serve up some holiday cheer.When it comes to happiness, grumpy Sheriff Cal Cassidy is an officer in need of assistance. But he’s not ready for it to come in the form of his son’s pretty new pre-school teacher. Sure, she’s kind and she’s patient and she smells like cinnamon cookies... -
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... -
Cowboy Marrying the Lady by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTadgh O’Reilly followed the racehorse he fell in love with across the ocean and to the barren fields of North Dakota.Content to live with his young daughter in his small, caretaker’s cottage as long as he gets to see his beloved Thoroughbred every day, he never dreams that his life is missing something very important... -
The Horsepower of the Holiday: Glover Family Saga & Christian Romance by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe told her once he wasn't interested in dating her if they weren't exclusive. She's a former racecar driver just trying to find the right man for her at 200 miles per hour. Can Oakley slow down enough to have a relationship with Ranger, or will they both be left lonely this Christmas?Ranger Glover has worked at Shiloh Ridge Ranch his entire life... -
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Wyatt's Pretend Pledge: Christmas Brides for Billionaire Brothers by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTo get her inheritance, she needs a husband. He's wanted to fly with her for ages. Can their pretend pledge turn into something real? Marcy Payne has been flying the crop-dusters over farms and ranches in Three Rivers for two decades... -
Micah's Mock Matrimony: Christmas Brides for Billionaire Brothers by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThey were just actors auditioning for a play. The marriage was just for the audition – until a clerical error results in a legal marriage. Can these two ex-lovers negotiate this new ground between them and achieve new roles in each other's lives? Simone Foster has been breaking out of her normal routines more and more lately, and that includes joining the Three Rivers Theater Group... -
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... -
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 Chemistry of Christmas: Glover Family Saga & Christian Romance by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's the black sheep of the family, and she's a chemist who understands formulas, not emotions. Can Preacher and Charlie take their quirks and turn them into a strong relationship this Christmas?Preacher Glover doesn't feel like he fits in the loud, loving Glover Family... -
Skyler's Wanna-Be Wife: Christmas Brides for Billionaire Brothers by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe needs a new last name to stay in school. He's willing to help a fellow student. Can this wanna-be wife show the playboy that some things should be taken seriously? Mallery Viera only has two semesters left to finish her degree. But her visa has expired, and through some identity theft and other confusing mishaps, she can't get it renewed... -
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 Secret of Santa: Glover Family Saga & Christian Romance by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's a fun-loving cowboy with a heart of gold. She's the woman who keeps putting him on hold. Can Ace and Holly Ann make a relationship work this Christmas?Ace Glover loves to laugh, and everywhere he goes, luck seems to follow... -
The Harmony of Holly: Glover Family Saga & Christian Romance by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCactus Glover has been living in a cabin on the edge of Shiloh Ridge Ranch for ten years. He's suffered tremendous losses, and it's taken him a long time to heal his heart, body, and mind. Recently, he's seen his brothers and cousins find the women of their dreams, and he wants to try again too... -
The Networking of the Nativity by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's had a crush on her for years. She doesn't want to date until her daughter is out of the house. Will June take a chance on Judge when the success of his Christmas light display depends on her networking abilities?Judge Glover has been trying to win Three Rivers' Christmas lights display contest for over a decade. He's never been able to do it, but he's more determined than ever... -
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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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Healing the Cowboy by Mandi Blake
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWill her dedication to tending her friend’s injury allow him to get close enough to heal her wounded heart?Nora St. James returns from helping out her uncle in Texas to find her family ranch falling apart. Her dad’s gambling addiction is out of hand, and they’re on the verge of losing everything... -
Heartland Cowboy Christmas Box Set by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThis set of cowboy romances includes every book in Jessie Gussman's nine book Heartland Cowboy Christmas Romance series.Book 1 Heartland Joy Will the Bad Luck Widow ever find her happily ever after?Book 2 Heartland Cheer They got married in secret then she was falsely accused and her prison sentence came between them... -
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... -
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... -
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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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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Jeremiah's Bogus Bride: Christmas Brides for Billionaire Brothers by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe wants to prove to his brothers that he's not broken. She just wants him. Will a fake marriage heal him or push her further away? Jeremiah Walker moved to Three Rivers three years ago with one rule: No women. Period. The end. He doesn't need to be left at the altar again, and his heart bears some deep wounds that still affect him... -
When Justice Rides by B.J. Daniels
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn Buckhorn, roots run deep—and so do grudges…Deputy Jaxson Gray has found the fresh start he needed in small-town Montana. In Luna Declan, he finds something he didn’t even know he craved. Wary of getting too close, he backs away, only to become enmeshed in a local investigation that brings his past and present crashing together... -
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... -
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Coming Home to Paradise by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll seven sisters are finally home for Christmas, but can the last two find love like the others?As Endora Simmons plans her Christmas wedding, she's delighted to have her last two sisters, Rae and Bo, finally back in Spanish Fort, Texas. Endora figures if she keeps them busy, they won't have time to think about leaving again. So, Endora talks Rae into teaching Sunday school... -
Memories for Eternity: Taming Clint Westmoreland\Cole's Red-Hot Pursuit by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTaming Clint WestmorelandIn name only? The moment former Texas Ranger Clint Westmoreland learns that he is still married, he sets the limits for his wife's stay at his exclusive horse ranch. But when she arrives, Clint's boundaries begin to blur. He and Alyssa Barkley have thirty days to untangle the legal knot that bound them together during an undercover assignment years before... -
Honky Tonk Christmas (Honky Tonk Cowboys) by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA Christmas celebration that no one will ever forget...Sharlene Waverly is bound and determined to finally get going on that mystery novel she's been researching ever since the Year One, but she gets distracted by the Honky Tonk's previous barmaids' romance stories... -
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... -
The Navy SEAL's Christmas Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsIt’s Christmas time at Crescent Hall, but don’t expect peace, harmony and goodwill among men... -
The Navy SEAL's Christmas Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsIt’s Christmas time at Crescent Hall, but don’t expect expect peace, harmony and goodwill among men... -
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... -
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... -
Give In To Me by Edith Lalonde
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHE’S A MAN WHO PUTS FAMILY FIRST…After discovering he’s incapable of having children of his own, Dean Morgan is convinced he’s not meant to have the family of his dreams. But when fate intervenes, and he’s run over by an F-bomb-dropping heartbreaker, he’s in for the surprise of his life... -
Mistletoe Mistake by Cindy Caldwell
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGillian Wharton’s world is rosy—her son, Fred, has found his beloved, their wedding is on track and the bank is running quite smoothly. Maybe grandchildren are in the future, and her world as head of the town’s oldest bank is humming along. Nothing could be better, and as Christmas and the Jingle Bell Jam fundraiser loom, her world is in order... -
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Perfect Guy by Fabiola Francisco
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter a terrible experience, I decided to move back home and help my family run our ranch. I’ve always been a cowgirl at heart, and this is where I belong. When I start a side job as an architect, Canaan and I get closer. The guy I’ve known most of my life is suddenly luring me in with his playful charm... -
Rocking the Cowboy's Christmas by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis Christmas a promise brings more than they expected…Farrier Bret McLintock never dreams that delivering a Christmas tree for Molly Dixon will lead to a night of passion. She just moved to Wagon Train, and he’s eager to spend the holidays exploring their fiery relationship. Then he meets her adorable 10-month-old son. Stuff just got real... -
River Justice by B.J. Daniels
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen you look for the truth, there’s no telling what you’ll find… Brand Stafford has long felt he didn’t quite fit in with his siblings. Now he has the DNA evidence to prove his real father is the Staffords’ ranching rival, Holden McKenna. That secret does more than complicate his family—it’s also made him the prime suspect in a kidnapping... -
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... -
Peppermint Proposal by Kirsten Osbourne, River's End Ranch
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Joni Kley finished her degree in social work, she didn’t feel like she could immediately quit her job as assistant manager of Kelsey’s Kafé on River’s End Ranch. Now that she is free to look around for something else, she’s not sure where she wants to go. She loves Idaho and the ranch, and can’t imagine living anywhere else, but there aren’t exactly a lot of social work jobs in town... -
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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McKettrick Men Complete Collection: McKettrick's Luck\McKettrick's Pride\McKettrick's Heart by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMcKettrick Men Complete Collection by Linda Lael Miller released on Aug 14, 2017 is available now for purchase... -
Cowboy Haven by B.A. Tortuga
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Heath Barron leaves Texas for Northern New Mexico, he thinks he's getting a luxury house rental for a steal, getting away from his ex, and finding a home for his newborn triplets. What he finds is a broken down trailer, a freezing winter, and the feeling that he's at rock bottom in his life. Again.Former rodeo champ Kolt Cordova has a good life... -
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... -
Sunday at the Sunflower Inn by Jodi Thomas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFans of Carolyn Brown and B.J. Daniels will adore this slice of Americana delivered with warmth, endearing characters, and authentic Texan flair. The legendary New York Times and USA Today bestselling author brings a sense of nostalgia to the town in this delightful journey of second chances... -
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Justified Vengeance: Brotherhood Protectors World by Lori Matthews, Brotherhood Protectors World
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLangley Frost ditched her fast-paced career as a massage therapist to the A-list celebrities in L.A. for a simpler, down-to-earth life in Canyon Springs, Montana. When her new home is broken into, her uncomplicated life is turned upside down. She needs help, and she needs it fast. Griffin Kane relied on gut instinct during his missions as an elite military operative... -
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... -
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... -
Christmas at Home by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Carolyn Brown brings her 100% unique and authentic voice to this heartwarming tale of the magic of Christmas.Sage Presley's Western paintings are in big demand. She should be at her gallery's holiday show, but she has to race back to Palo Duro Canyon in a desperate effort to prevent her grandmother from selling her ranch... -
Bitter Roots by C.J. Carmichael
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsDispatcher Zak Waller prefers working behind the scenes in the Sheriff’s Office of Lost Trail, Montana, but when a newcomer to the sparely populated town is brutally murdered—and the Sheriff is quick to pin the death on an unknown outsider—Zak starts his own private sleuthing... -
Hot on Her Heels by Susan Mallery
Sleeping with the enemy just might have its own rewards... Dana Birch vowed never to put herself at the mercy of a powerful man. She became a deputy so that she could take care of herself, and protect those she loved. Especially her best friends, the Titan sisters. Twenty years ago, Garth Duncan swore revenge on Jed Titan for abandoning Garth and his mother...
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