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The Runaways by Devney Perry
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsOne car. One cross-country road trip. Five small town romances about six runaways finally finding home.From Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author, Devney Perry, this collection includes Runaway Road, Wild Highway, Quarter Miles, Forsaken Trail and Dotted Lines.Londyn McCormack didn’t have a typical childhood... -
![A Real Cowboy for the Holidays by Stephanie Rowe]()
A Real Cowboy for the Holidays by Stephanie Rowe
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA single mom returns to Wyoming to save her family Christmas tree farm…with the help of a reluctant cowboy who just might be the dad her little boy needs.★★★★★ " An epic heartwarming story." ~Vicki R (Amazon Review on A Real Cowboy for Christmas)After a shattering divorce, former NYC ad exec Emma Rollins moved back home to Wyoming to give her son a better life... -
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![Hot for Love: Nick Braden by Melissa Foster]()
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.. -
![Cowboy of Convenience: Moss Creek PD by Janice Whiteaker]()
Cowboy of Convenience: Moss Creek PD by Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsGrady’s spent his whole life in Moss Creek, Montana, helping out on his family’s ranch and keeping the town he loves safe. There’s nowhere else he’d rather be.Except for Evelyn Warwick’s bed.The newly arrived New Yorker is a breath of fresh air in his stagnant and stale life— one he seeks out at every opportunity... -
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![The Cowboy's Best Friend by Jessie Gussman]()
The Cowboy's Best Friend by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsHe's a cowboy with a billion dollar problem. His best friend can solve it, but it might break his heart.*Previously titled Cowboys Don't Marry Their Best Friend*Palmer wouldn't trade his family's land for the world. But the only way to save the ranch from financial disaster and claim his billion-dollar inheritance is to find himself a wife... -
![Eight Seconds To Fly by Grace McGinty]()
Eight Seconds To Fly by Grace McGinty
Tessa May Everett had grown up loving four things in life; bull riding, her father and her best frenemies, Branch and Beau. But in less than eight seconds, she’d lost all four things and the single most important person in her life. Four years later, Tessa May is back and ready to reclaim her dreams...Categorized as:
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![Cherished Enough by Kelly Elliott]()
Cherished Enough by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMorgan Shaw is my soulmate. She has no idea how much I desire her to fill the needs I crave. I've dedicated the last four years to learning everything I could about her. If my desire for her ever came to light before she realized how much she loved me, I would be labeled a stalker.Some might find it a little creepy how I watch her every move. I find it exhilarating...Categorized as:
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![Fool for You by Kelly Elliott]()
Fool for You by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was only supposed to be for a few months, so where was the harm in going along with it? That is, until the fake engagement Landon and I came up with after a misunderstanding threw us both into the spotlight, and threatened to destroy the lives we had both worked so hard for.Somewhere along the way, though, we realized everything had changed... -
![Just a Cowboy's Best Friend by Jessie Gussman]()
Just a Cowboy's Best Friend by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Teagan Lepley is asked to cat-sit by a kindly lady in town, she wasn't expecting the neighbor to be so "friendly." So she asks her best friend to hang out with her so she can honestly say she's busy. What she wasn't expecting was the entire town to think that there is - finally - something more going on between her and her best friend...Categorized as:
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![Ranger Justice by Lynn Shannon]()
Ranger Justice by Lynn Shannon
Deception can lead to murder…Prosecutor Hannah Lawton is thrust into the spotlight after a local doctor is arrested and charged with the murder of his wife. The case has fractured the county and made her a target for death threats. When she’s attacked and nearly killed, Hannah believes it’s connected to the upcoming trial. She refuses to back down... -
![Brave Enough by Kelly Elliott]()
Brave Enough by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHunter Shaw is handsome, charming, and a minor celeb on the collegiate team roping circuit. Not to mention, he looks damn fine in a cowboy hat. So it’s no surprise when he’s ardently pursued to be the star on a new streaming network’s debut program—a reality dating show... -
![Southern Secrets by Natasha Madison]()
Southern Secrets by Natasha Madison
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAmeliaNever make the same mistake twice is my motto.After being left in the dust of an old pickup truck, I promised that I would take care of myselfand never trust another man with a sexy smirk and cowboy boots.Then he showed up, and he's everywhere I turn, making me want something I shouldn't.AsherI grew up in foster care, and on my eighteenth birthday, I was set free... -
![Buck You! by Elle Thorpe]()
Buck You! by Elle Thorpe
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSummer Hunt was destined to be the first woman on the pro bull riding tour, until a devastating accident shattered her dreams. With the injury not healing, and her fiancé pushing to move to the city, there’s nothing left for her at the small-town bull riding school she runs with her father. Dominic West has always secretly longed to know his biological parents... -
![Grit by Elizabeth Hunter]()
Grit by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsHe’s been patient; she’s been busy. Patience is running out. Melissa Oxford is a widow with a ranch, an orange grove, a goat-obsessed ten-year-old, and not enough time. She doesn’t have time to make friends. She doesn’t have time to stop and chat, and she definitely does not have time for a boyfriend. Which is fine, because Cary Nakamura is far from being a boy...Categorized as:
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![Dating a Cowgirl by Natalie Dean]()
Dating a Cowgirl by Natalie Dean
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe needs a mechanic. And he needs a cowgirl. When they strike a deal, will they get more than they bargained for?Faye Callahan would give anything to get her mother’s old truck fixed. It’s the only memory she has of her. But there’s a problem… Faye has no money. She’s too busy helping her family on the ranch to have a paying job... -
![Both Sides of the Fence by Amelia Elliot]()
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... -
![Southern Sunshine by Natasha Madison]()
Southern Sunshine by Natasha Madison
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 14 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... -
![Almost Everything: A Christian Cowboy Romance by Mandi Blake]()
Almost Everything: A Christian Cowboy Romance by Mandi Blake
Her fairytale ending turns into a disaster. Can her brother’s best friend convince her that she was chasing the wrong happily ever after?Everly Cooper had it all. A successful fiancé, a dream home being built, and the life she always wanted away from the spotlight.And then it all crashed and burned… publicly, and her brother’s best friend, Blake, was all too eager to race to her rescue...Categorized as:
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![A Rancher's Vow by Vivian Arend]()
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![Sin With Me by Brooke Montgomery]()
Sin With Me by Brooke Montgomery
A hidden identities stand-alone from small-town romance author Brooke Montgomery about a girl who wakes up married in Vegas to her ex-boyfriend’s twin brother… From the moment he calls the crisis hotline, I'm drawn to his voice. As I help him through his darkest moments, we slowly get to know each other. The more he needs me, the more I need him, too...Categorized as:
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![Uncontrollable by C.A. Harms]()
Uncontrollable by C.A. Harms
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAvery Nolan’s father has never been a part of her life. As a result, she finds herself becoming a caretaker. Always trying to please other people, willing to tuck her own concerns aside for the happiness of others. She is selfless. She is a nurturer. On the outside, it appears Kade Thomas has it all, but no one can understand the guilt and ache he feels daily... -
![Make Me Stay by Kennedy Fox]()
Make Me Stay by Kennedy Fox
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNever trust a man who wears nothing more than a cowboy hat and ripped jeans who asks if you’d like to save a horse and ride a . . . well, you get the picture.Being a travel photographer has its perks but when Colton Langston collides into me and offers to model, he’s an unexpected surprise for my current project...Categorized as:
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![The Cook and the Gangster by Jackie North]()
The Cook and the Gangster by Jackie North
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratings“Time cannot erase the love I feel for you, my friend.” Levi has worked very hard to find a private corner of the world where his past can’t catch up to him. His life, with its fourteen-hour days working in the ranch’s kitchen, is a little humdrum, but he likes it that way. And it’s safe, because he lets no one get close... -
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![Stalked by the Mountain Man by Mia Brody]()
Stalked by the Mountain Man by Mia Brody
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThere’s only one man I’ve ever loved—my father’s best friend, my stalker.MackenzieHe follows me around town. He prowls around my house. He’s always in the shadows. My father’s best friend thinks I don’t know he’s the man stalking me.But here’s what he’s about to I’m as obsessed with him as he is me. And tonight, I want to tease him out of the shadows and into my bed... -
![Make Me Stay by Kennedy Fox, Aiden Snow]()
Make Me Stay by Kennedy Fox, Aiden Snow
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsNever trust a man who wears nothing more than a cowboy hat and ripped jeans who asks if you’d like to save a horse and ride a...well, you get the picture.That should’ve been enough for me to walk away.I’ve been warned on several occasions about southern men - with their sexy accents, charming manners, and the ability to easily get any woman in bed - which is something I’ll be avoiding... -
![Royal Atlas by H.J. Bellus]()
Royal Atlas by H.J. Bellus
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsLove struck me at the early age of five. The boy turned into a man, and I fell even deeper. Guy Webb had no idea my fragile heart belonged to him for so many years. He was too busy being my brother’s best friend and a star on the football field. He was my daydream, and consumed every single thought, but he was always one step from my reach. Beartooth Ranch was our home...Categorized as:
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![A Forbidden Romance for the Grumpy Cowboy : Rolston Ranch Brothers by Hanna Hart]()
A Forbidden Romance for the Grumpy Cowboy : Rolston Ranch Brothers by Hanna Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSurly Sutton Rolston is a big grouchy billionaire cowboy with an even bigger secret. Bethany, his best friend, is back in their small town and hiding her own skeletons in her closet. Will these forbidden secrets keep them apart or bring them closer than they have ever been?Sutton realizes that his meddling brother has decided to hire Bethany at his hospitality ranch as a horse-riding teacher... -
![A Match for a Disgraced Bride by Tess Thompson]()
A Match for a Disgraced Bride by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUnwanted. Unwed. Unexpectedly matched? Can a daring plan bring together a pregnant social outcast and a lonely lighthouse keeper forced to marry in this slow burn romance set in the gilded age? Sara Rose My heart shattered when my sister's fiancé took what he wanted against my will, leaving me pregnant and disavowed by my family... -
![Midnight Confessions by Tory Baker]()
Midnight Confessions by Tory Baker
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAmos Ellison never imagined he’d fall for his sister’s quiet best friend, but that’s exactly what’s happening. Genevieve has always been a mystery to him--her shyness turning every encounter into a silent puzzle. When Amos is near, she retreats, leaving him questioning if he’s done something wrong. Her nervousness is enough to give this cowboy a complex.Fate has other plans... -
![The Line by Amie Knight]()
The Line by Amie Knight
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI was a thief. The invisible girl only he could see. The woman who wanted to be more. He was the mark. The extraordinary cowboy who stole my sixteen-year-old heart. The damaged man who still owned it, even four years later.The Line was where we began.Where fates collided. Where truths derailed.The place where our love story ends... -
![Kissing My Crush by C.A. Harms]()
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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![See It Through by Julia Wolf]()
See It Through by Julia Wolf
This house isn't big enough for the both of us... As my older brother’s best friend, Remington Town used to be like a member of my family. But the minute he turned eighteen, he left our small town of Sugar Brush, Wyoming and never looked back.Thirteen years later, Remi shows up to settle his father’s estate, but as far as I’m concerned, he should’ve stayed gone... -
![Rocky Mountain Desire by Vivian Arend]()
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... -
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![Escape by Jay Crownover]()
Escape by Jay Crownover
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsEverything inside of him is screaming that he needs to run, he needs to go, he needs to escape. Lane Warner is used to being overshadowed and overlooked. After all, he’s the youngest brother and the most laid back one in the family. He’s the one known for going with the flow and not making waves, even when things seem to be at their worst... -
![Holding Out for a Cowboy (The Murphys of Meadow Valley) by A.J. Pine]()
Holding Out for a Cowboy (The Murphys of Meadow Valley) by A.J. Pine
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA brand-new sweet and steamy contemporary cowboy romance series from USA Today bestselling author A.J. Pine. Holding out for a Cowboy features:Second chances at success―and at love.Childhood sweethearts who broke each other's hearts and are now determined to be friends. Not so easy.Finding out how to do whatever it takes to live the life you want... -
![Stay With Me by Brooke Montgomery]()
Stay With Me by Brooke Montgomery
A best friend’s brother stand-alone from small-town romance author Brooke Montgomery about a girl who falls pregnant by the wrong man and the cowboy who takes her in… I've crushed on my best friend's brother for years.He's a six-foot-three, dark-haired cowboy who works on his family's ranch and sends butterflies to my stomach anytime he looks at me...Categorized as:
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![Love at First Sight by Kelly Elliott]()
Love at First Sight by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLove at first sight. That’s what it was when Rip Myers came up to me in kindergarten. From that point on, we were inseparable best friends. When I work up the courage to tell Rip I love him, I am met with rejection. He tells me he treasures our friendship too much. That statement might as well be a knife to my heart. I want to hold out hope that he’ll change his mind... -
![The Rebel by Lena Hendrix]()
The Rebel by Lena Hendrix
I was supposed to lay low while my Hollywood drama blew over. Not fall for a man with golden retriever energy who isn’t afraid to take what he wants. I was supposed to lay low while my Hollywood drama blew over. Not fall for a man with golden retriever energy who isn’t afraid to take what he wants...Categorized as:
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![Rowdy and Willing by Frankie Love]()
Rowdy and Willing by Frankie Love
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWilliams and Windy have been best friends since grade school.But now that they are all grown up, things are changing.For one, their invention has a shot at being more than a pipedream.If they get an investor, they could make their dream a reality.As they work toward their joint goal, William starts to realize he doesn’t just want to run a business with Windy. He wants a whole life with her... -
![Lovers Heights by Annie Dyer]()
Lovers Heights by Annie Dyer
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe deal was simple… Pretend to be in a relationship without falling for each other. Only I’m not sure I can hold my end of the bargain. I’m the sensible one out of my brothers. The reliable one. The one who doesn’t make hasty decisions. Or at least that was me until Ruby Murray turned up in my small town with her long legs and red lips, and a secret she needed me to help keep... -
![Remembering the Rancher: A Small Town Christian Cowboy Romance by Liwen Y. Ho]()
Remembering the Rancher: A Small Town Christian Cowboy Romance by Liwen Y. Ho
Will her forgotten memories of the past be the key to healing their future? Annabella Knight would be the first to admit that her marriage has been on the rocks for a while, but she never expected to be served divorce papers at work. Already feeling like a disappointment to God and to her family, there’s plenty that she would like to change about her past...Categorized as:
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![The Gamble by LaVyrle Spencer]()
The Gamble by LaVyrle Spencer
Only the Gift of Love Could Free Their Lonely Hearts AGATHA was the picture of primness and propriety although her green eyes could blaze with anger or sparkle with humor... SCOTT was the picture of lazy charm and happy indifference to what others thought was right and wrong. They were enemies, then friends. Then the sweet innocence of a child opened their eyes and their hearts... -
![Choosing You by Lena Hendrix]()
Choosing You by Lena Hendrix
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI’m the new girl in town. The oldest daughter of an affluent banker. Old money.He’s a lost soul from the wrong side of the tracks—and he has a reputation. Everyone knows to stay away from sinfully gorgeous mechanic Matthew Bailey.When our paths cross and he offers me a smirk and a ride on his motorcycle, I try to refuse, but he’s too tempting to resist... -
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![Feels Like Home by Dakota Harrison]()
Feels Like Home by Dakota Harrison
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s the last person she ever wants to see again…Zac Hartford swore he’d never return to sleepy Kurrajong Crossing, but after finally making it big in the music business there’s only one thing left on his mind—to ask for forgiveness from the only woman he’s ever loved. If that means stepping foot in the town that turned its back on him, so be it. He’s not there to cause trouble... -
![Harper: The Stewarts of Skagway #2 by Katy Regnery]()
Harper: The Stewarts of Skagway #2 by Katy Regnery
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Katy Regnery is back with her second Stewarts of Skagway romance!Joe Raven. My first love. My only, ever love.Harper Stewart and Joe Raven have loved each other since childhood. From elementary school to middle school, through high school and into college, they were each other's first crush, first kiss, first love, first everything..Categorized as:
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![The Cowboy's Challenge by Sinclair Jayne]()
The Cowboy's Challenge by Sinclair Jayne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe needs a favor. He needs a bride.Langston Carr is back in her hometown Marietta as the temporary event planner for the Graff Hotel... -
![Meant to Be by Maggie McGinnis]()
Meant to Be by Maggie McGinnis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt twenty-eight, Shelby Quinn’s already a has-been. Scooped off a country stage at sixteen and remolded into glittery pop princess Tara Gibson, she toured the country for a decade, playing to sold-out stadiums while slowly losing her soul. Now her sales are waning, and when her beloved father dies in a fiery plane crash, she finally comes apart at the seams... -
![Echoing Heartbeats by Debra Kayn]()
Echoing Heartbeats by Debra Kayn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll Hank Sweeney has ever wanted to do is run far away from Glacier Crest Ranch. Run from the fists that beat him. Run from the demons that chase him.Jade is the only reason he's alive and not in prison. The little girl, ten years younger than him, wiggles her way into his hardened heart and refuses to leave. She stops the bleeding, heals the bruises, and gives him the sweetness he craves...Categorized as:
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![Jess's Journey by S.J.D. Peterson]()
Jess's Journey by S.J.D. Peterson
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“The only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does with brave men is, not to frighten them, but to challenge them.” ~Woodrow Wilson~ At an early age, Jess Jenkins learned to take care of his family and friends and put their needs before his own. He dreamed of finding the same simple happiness his parents had and followed their example...Categorized as:
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