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Play It Safe by Kristen Ashley
No connections. Play it safe. These were the rules Ivey lived her life by. Until she hit Mustang, Colorado, a perfectly imperfect town where the citizens were welcoming and one of them included the tall, beautiful, macho man rancher cowboy, Grayson Cody. On the run for a decade, Ivey knew she was supposed to play it safe. But she was tired of being on the run. She wanted a normal...Categorized as:
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Wild Highway by Devney Perry
Gemma Lane built an empire. Not a small feat, considering her home as a teenager was a makeshift tent in a California junkyard. She’s dedicated her life to turning pennies into millions. She has power, fortune and prestige. And she’s leaving it all behind...Categorized as:
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![She's a Wild One by Kristen Proby]()
She's a Wild One by Kristen Proby
From New York Times Bestselling author Kristen Proby comes the final installment in her beloved Wilds of Montana series, featuring a small town, marriage of convenience, second chance love for the ages! I have loved Millie Wild for more than eight years. Since that summer long ago when we were inseparable, stealing moments, keeping our love a secret. And my girl has hated me for just as long...Categorized as:
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![Just a Cowboy's Enemy by Jessie Gussman]()
Just a Cowboy's Enemy by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan these life-long enemies set aside their differences for the sake of a little girl and her horse?Cormac Henderson is shocked when he discovered his friend from college has willed him half-interest in a high-dollar roping horse...and his daughter. But then he finds out that the woman who has hated him since high school is the person he's supposed to be sharing custody of both with... -
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![Down and Dirty by Parker St. John]()
Down and Dirty by Parker St. John
One kiss ended in tragedy.Now they have a second chance to do it right.Lane:Bull fighter. Heart throb. Wild card.Rodeo pro Lane Bell knows a thing or two about taking damage. He’s made a career out of punishing himself, but he can’t outrun his troubled past. Not when it shows up in an irresistible package to spring him from county lock-up and demand he come home... -
![Dylan's Redemption by Jennifer Ryan]()
Dylan's Redemption by Jennifer Ryan
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThere's a new sheriff in Fallbrook … Meet Dylan McBride. Jessie Thompson had one hell of a week. Dylan McBride, the boy she loved, skipped town without a word. Then her drunk of a father tried to kill her, and she fled Fallbrook, vowing never to return. Eight years later, her father is dead, and Jessie reluctantly goes home—only to come face-to-face with the man who shattered her heart...Categorized as:
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![Shattered Dreams by Natasha Madison]()
Shattered Dreams by Natasha Madison
Montgavin Township will never be the same when one night changes the lives of six people. The course of their lives and the trajectory of the town sets them on a collision course for disaster.CharlieIt was supposed to be a regular day out.Three couples celebrating the last days of summer.When tragedy struck.I thought I was going to marry her.Instead, I was burying her...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![Frog by Mary Calmes]()
Frog by Mary Calmes
Weber Yates's dreams of stardom are about to be reduced to a ranch hand’s job in Texas, and his one relationship is with a guy so far out of his league he might as well be on the moon. Or at least in San Francisco, where Weber stops to see him one last time before settling down to the humble, lonely life he figures a frog like him has coming... -
![Daring Enough by Kelly Elliott]()
Daring Enough by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRose Shaw has no idea what she wants. She put aside passion for practicality, earning her degree in a subject she likes, but doesn’t love. Same for her job as an junior architect. And don’t even get started on her personal life…been there, done that, got betrayed for her effort... -
![Cowboy Walking Away by Jessie Gussman]()
Cowboy Walking Away by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnjoy the newest series from USA Today best-selling author, Jessie Gussman - Coming Home to North Dakota.Jessie writes sweet and inspirational romance from her farm in central Virginia. Having attended, but never graduating from the school of hard knocks, Jessie uses real life on the farm to inspire her cowboy, rural and blue-collar fiction... -
![A Rancher's Vow by Vivian Arend]()
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![When the Storm Breaks by Emery Rose]()
When the Storm Breaks by Emery Rose
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsOur worlds never should have collided, but it seemed our paths were always destined to cross. Brody McCallister was only supposed to be a means to an end. My golden ticket to get me closer to what I really needed—a way to make peace with what I’d done when I was eighteen, dirt poor, and left to fend for myself. I only had six weeks in the middle of a hectic world tour to do it...Categorized as:
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![Full Circle by Laramie Briscoe]()
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... -
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![A SEAL's Struggle by Cora Seton]()
A SEAL's Struggle by Cora Seton
She broke his heart. Now she’s back. When Win Lisle walked out on him five months ago, Angus McBride hardened his heart and committed to marrying a stranger to save Base Camp, the sustainable community he came to Montana to build. Now there’s just over a month until his wedding, he knows he can never love his backup bride, Leslie, and Win has come back—pregnant with his baby... -
![Out of the Storm by B.J. Daniels]()
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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![Silent Scream by Karen Rose]()
Silent Scream by Karen Rose
When a teenage girl dies in a suspicious fire, Detective Olivia Sutherland is assigned to track down the arsonist. Then she discovers something more sinister: a vicious blackmailer who preys on young people and murders without hesitation. Making her work even harder is sexy firefighter David Hunter...Categorized as:
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![A Cowboy for Christmas by Susan Fisher-Davis]()
A Cowboy for Christmas by Susan Fisher-Davis
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsReid Callahan misses his best friend and blames himself for not doing more to save him from the bull that killed him. He also carries the guilt of being in love with his best friend’s wife who blames him too—or did. Now she says she’s always been attracted to him...Categorized as:
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![Wish You Were Here by Jess K. Hardy]()
Wish You Were Here by Jess K. Hardy
She thought she could forget him. He’ll never stop trying to prove she shouldn’t.Davis Thompson had never been so happy or so in love as she was with Kevin Lowes. Until his relapse shattered their world. After finding him at his lowest, in a moment that will haunt her forever, she’s convinced he’d not only chosen drugs over her. But he’d chosen another woman too...Categorized as:
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![Wild Love by Leslie North]()
Wild Love by Leslie North
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe heart wants what the heart wants…Web designer Zoe Wilson has two good reasons to avoid Cafferty ranch. First, she’s scared of horses. And second, she absolutely does not want to bump into her first love, Jake Cafferty. Too bad her best friend just happens to be Jake’s sister.When she asks Zoe to update the ranch’s outdated website, Zoe agrees—happy to lose herself in the digital world... -
![Wrangling Love by Leslie North]()
Wrangling Love by Leslie North
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter the humiliation of getting fired from her job in the city, Fiona Cafferty finds herself back home on the family ranch. Like it or not, she’ll be stuck working there until she can find another job. But she wasn't prepared to work beside her old high school nemesis, Eli Carter.Eli sure had changed over the years. For one thing, he’s grown up to become a smoking hot cowboy... -
![The Cowboy's Second Chance Family: Clean as a Whistle Contemporary Western Romance by Shirleen Davies]()
The Cowboy's Second Chance Family: Clean as a Whistle Contemporary Western Romance by Shirleen Davies
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis cowboy will do everything possible to get his family back.He never expected to uncover the treachery which tore his marriage apart.Trace Griffin loved his life as a rodeo competitor. Leaving it behind to recover his family hadn’t been a difficult choice. Blindsided years earlier when his wife wrongly accused him of cheating, he found a new focus... -
![Whiskey Ryder's Second Chance by Rhonda Lee Carver]()
Whiskey Ryder's Second Chance by Rhonda Lee Carver
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA single father is looking for a nanny, but what he gets is an old flame.Whiskey Ryder spends most of his time on the back of a horse on a mountain. Whether it’s on a search and rescue mission, or on the Ryde Hard Ranch working the land with his brothers. He’s all about being a cowboy…and a single father of a preteen who woke up one morning hating him... -
![Seaside Cowboy's Second Chance by Alexa Verde]()
Seaside Cowboy's Second Chance by Alexa Verde
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA woman with broken dreams and promises. A cowboy with a broken—by her—heart. A stray dog with a possibly broken paw. And everyone with a dangerous secret. Even the dog. When free-spirited Skylar Rafferty left her beachside hometown, she promised her high school sweetheart she’d return soon and marry him... -
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![Cowboy's Sassy Roommate by J.P. Comeau]()
Cowboy's Sassy Roommate by J.P. Comeau
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis cowboy has me going back in time. Back to when we were high school sweethearts. Will and I ran into each other when he was surrounded by a herd of hot cowgirls. I shouldn’t even be surprised. He’s rich, the biggest playboy ever, and the guy I should never trust again. I made the mistake of giving him my heart once. But something makes me want to stare into his eyes again... -
![Cowboys & Wedding Woes: Western Romance by Natalie Dean]()
Cowboys & Wedding Woes: Western Romance by Natalie Dean
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s from the rival ranch next door. He’s trying to save his family legacy. Will his secret ruin their chance at happiness?Adeline Callahan is hardworking, beautiful, speaks her mind, and desperately needs a husband. None of her sisters can even date until there’s a ring on her finger. But the local boys are scared of her headstrong nature and her tough, ranch-owning father... -
![Truly, Madly, Deeply by Erika Kelly]()
Truly, Madly, Deeply by Erika Kelly
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat's the worst thing that can happen to a single dad trying to avoid temptation? Crossing paths with the sexy runaway bride who's looking to get as far away from her ex as possible.When runaway bride Grace Giordano needs somewhere to regroup, groomsman Jaime Dupree offers her a guest house on his ranch. It’s no skin off his nose—she’s only in town a few days...Categorized as:
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![Flashover by Megan Besing, Susan May Warren]()
Flashover by Megan Besing, Susan May Warren
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSECRETS. BETRAYAL. SACRIFICE.THIS TIME, THEY'RE NOT JUST FIGHTING FIRE.An original series created by bestselling authors Susan May Warren and Lisa Phillips.She never expected her second chance to show up…When her special ops brother was killed, Sophie Lamb left everything—and everyone—behind to start over. Now the owner of a ranch that rescues neglected horses, they’ve become her entire life... -
![It's Your Love by Rachel D. Russell]()
It's Your Love by Rachel D. Russell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Grayson Fox is asked to return home to Deep Haven and run the wrangler activities for the local camp, the last thing he expects is to run into the one woman he never wanted to see again. Worse…she’s his boss. But Grayson has big hopes for a life back in Oregon, and he must keep the promise to the camp in order to keep his dreams alive... -
![That Touch by Alexis Winter]()
That Touch by Alexis Winter
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA Small Town Friends to Lovers RomanceI didn’t mean to fall in love with my best friend’s wife.We were just kids when it happened.Now, a decade and a half later she and I have bonded over tragedy—she lost the love of her life and I lost my best friend.I always knew Dolly was gonna break my heart—but the truth is, she never even got the chance. The second she saw my best friend Dean, I was history...Categorized as:
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![Lost in the Wild by Cassie Mint]()
Lost in the Wild by Cassie Mint
I came out here to interview a cryptid.Now he’s carrying me off to his cave.The Wild Man of Starlight Ridge is a local legend. A man who wanders the mountains barefoot and bare-chested, with a shaggy beard and long, unkempt hair.I’ve been sent out here to interview him, but when we finally meet… well, let’s just say he’s not my biggest fan... -
![Saving Grace by Alexandra Banks]()
Saving Grace by Alexandra Banks
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsGrace Weston left a loving stable home and family to follow her heart. And with her parents disowning her for running off and leaving a bright future behind. At only twenty, she is utterly alone. Apart from the man who has taken a severe nosedive in the boyfriend department. Convincing herself her part time work and art is all she needs, she ignores the bad (Joel), and gets on with it... -
![Down Low by Parker St. John]()
Down Low by Parker St. John
His broken bones could finally mend their broken bond…Bull riding was the only thing that calmed the thrill-seeking, self-destructive beast inside of Calvin Craig. It allowed him to escape a small-minded town and the pain of his troubled youth, fleeing to bright lights and big city fame without looking back.One trip on the horns of the wrong bull changed everything...Categorized as:
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![Catching the Cowboy by Kennedy Fox]()
Catching the Cowboy by Kennedy Fox
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSettling down and starting a family is something Diesel has considered, regardless of his one-night stand reputation. However, he just might be single forever since who he wants is off-limits—his best friend’s little sister.He’s been in love with her for years, but betraying his friendship could ruin everything...Categorized as:
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![Broken In by B.A. Tortuga]()
Broken In by B.A. Tortuga
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsGreyson Hayden wants to prove to his ex that he's made it. He's a successful stock contractor with a couple of million dollar bulls, a ranch owner with more acres than he can count, and he stopped drinking when Kyler kicked him out. He's had a lot to prove, but now he's back in town to show Kyler that he has. And maybe rub it in... -
![The One I Left Behind by Piper Rayne]()
The One I Left Behind by Piper Rayne
It’s the classic story—boy goes off into the world to fulfill his dreams and leaves the girl behind.Not every boy returns home, and I wish Ben Noughton wouldn’t have come back to our small ranching town at all after he retired from playing professional football.I figure it’s a quick layover for him. He always wanted out of this town and off his family’s ranch... -
![Country Nights by Winter Renshaw]()
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... -
![Home Free by Jodi Payne, BA Tortuga]()
Home Free by Jodi Payne, BA Tortuga
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsConnor Westin and Early Jericho have a comfortable, busy life in Denver. Connor is a lawyer who brings home the bacon and Early is a stay at home dad to their two young boys.Sure, Early is a cowboy at heart, but he loves their kids and as far as Connor is concerned they’re happy in their suburban home... -
![Wyoming Proud by Diana Palmer]()
Wyoming Proud by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.38 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 Fiction on Wyoming RuggedA sudden romance leads to betrayal and a shocking secret…It takes one night for Erianne Mitchell to fall heart-first for dashing architect Ty Mosby. They work together and have friends in common—and a searing attraction that seems far too good to last...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![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... -
![An Unfinished Memory by Marie Johnston]()
An Unfinished Memory by Marie Johnston
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI never keep secrets from my best friend, but I’m not sure how to tell her I’m sneaking around with her brother…who’s also my ex-husband. I might be single, but I’m not ready to mingle. I should’ve stayed home from the street dance. My feet are barely surviving the two-step and my dance partners are looking for dates while I’m only interested in forgetting the man I was once married to...Categorized as:
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![Sullivan's Promise by Joan Johnston]()
Sullivan's Promise by Joan Johnston
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo unforgiving lovers reunite for the sake of their child in this fiery contemporary romance from Joan Johnston, the New York Times bestselling author of Surrender... -
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![With Every Breath by J.H. Croix]()
With Every Breath by J.H. Croix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA swoony, small town romance from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix!✔️ A nosy, matchmaking grandmother.✔️ Meet cute in birthday suit.✔️ A broody, smokin’ H-O-T hero.✔️ A brilliant, tomboy heroine.✔️ A three-legged sweet rescue dog.✔️ Plenty of small town shenanigans.AliceI didn’t mean for the whole wedding party to see me skinny dipping...Categorized as:
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![All It Takes by J.H. Croix]()
All It Takes by J.H. Croix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA swoony, firefighter romance from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix!✔️ Nerdy guy turned smokin’ hot firefighter.✔️ A smart, sassy heroine.✔️ The boy who brings them together... -
![The Cowboy and the Outcast by Jackie North]()
The Cowboy and the Outcast by Jackie North
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEverywhere I go, I look for home. You are my home.On the run for two years from an abusive family situation, Kell searches for a safe harbor. Instead of that happening, Kell gets arrested, but, unbelievably, amidst the horrors of prison, there shines a glimmer of hope. Marston’s life is a mess. Everything he touches crumbles to dust... -
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Mac by Delta James
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe got away once ...He'll make sure this time she is thoroughly reclaimed.When US Marshal Ethan McDaniel is sent to Arizona on a fugitive retrieval assignment, he is confronted by his former love, Willa Reynolds.Sparks fly when Willa becomes a material witness and must submit to Mac’s authority as her protector... -
![Crazy, Hot Love by K.L. Grayson]()
Crazy, Hot Love by K.L. Grayson
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsClaire Daniels is good at a lot of things, but dating isn't one of them. Although she enjoys men of all different shapes, colors, and sizes, she has one requirement: they must have a job on her approved-occupation list. It has to be safe, so they can come home every night, which means no cops, pilots, doctors, ranchers, and absolutely no firefighters... -
![Ignite My Heart by Kat Baxter]()
Ignite My Heart by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsGarrett and Felicity were best friends growing up, but when he finally made his move, he blew it. Now, she’s back in town after college and still won’t give him the time of day. Until she decides she has to “save” him from his coniving ex-girlfriend, by kidnapping him and eloping to Vegas. She thinks she’s just protecting an old friend, but he has no intention of messing things up again...
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