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Readers who enjoyed Legacy by Lois McMaster Bujold also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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My UnTrue Love by Cassandra Gannon
Unlike most folks in Red River Valley, Pecos Bill has no dreams of becoming a country music singer. He just wants Clementine Miner. The cheerful muse won his heart the instant she smiled at him. Thanks to a curse, coyote-shifters don’t have True Loves, though. Bill knows it would be stealing some other fella’s happily-ever-after to claim her. Luckily, Bill’s got no issue with stealing...Categorized as:
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Mountain Man's Christmas Surprise: A Small Town Single Daddy Romance by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAbandoned. Alone. And cold. She's the family I never knew I had. I'll do anything to protect little Lilly. .. Even if that means melting the ice around my ice cold heart. The mountains were my escape from a cruel world. But a Christmas miracle is about to change everything. The moment I lay eyes on little Lilly I feel an instantaneous love... -
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The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen
From the author of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy comes a heartwarming fantasy with a best friends-to-lovers rom com twist--When Harry Met Sally, but with dragons! —set in the delightful demigod and donut-filled world of Tanria...Categorized as:
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Mountain Man's Gift (A Small Town Holiday Romance) by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDear Boone Callaghan,. You're BIG in every way. Your body. Your presence. Your big woody . .. . axe. I wanted to proclaim my love. But my ego got in the way. Except for that one night, when I drank my wits away. .. And offered my V-card to my best friend's older brother. That was the single worst night of my life. Life brings me back - and butterflies fill my belly. Boone has aged like fine wine... -
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Irish Doctor's Orders by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Meet me at my office and lock the door behind you. .. ". That's how my fantasy begins. His name: Aiden O'Neill. Hot. Intense. Strong aura of power. Once my childhood neighbor. Now the doctor I can't get out of my head. I knew exactly what I signed up for when I took this job. A reality show with millions of viewers. Strict office rules around relationships... -
Always Be My Forever by Alexis Winter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI was eight years old when I fell in love with August Belmore. Eighteen the first time our lips touched. Thirty-three when I became the bastard that broke her heart. The trail of my fingertips across her warm skin. Secret rendezvous in my truck. My name tumbling from her lips. Now, I’m only left with the haunting memories of what could have been... -
Mountain Man's Gift (A Small Town Holiday Romance) by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDear Boone Callaghan,. You're BIG in every way. Your body. Your presence. Your big woody . .. . axe. I wanted to proclaim my love. But my ego got in the way. Except for that one night, when I drank my wits away. .. And offered my V-card to my best friend's older brother. That was the single worst night of my life. Life brings me back - and butterflies fill my belly. Boone has aged like fine wine... -
How to Summon a Fairy Godmother by Laura J. Mayo
If a fairy godmother can get one sister into a marriage, getting another out of one should be easy…. Lady Theodosia Balfour has certainly gotten the short end of the stick—her stepsister, the newly crowned Princess Beatrice, is telling everyone in polite society that Theo, her sister, and their mother are evil, wicked, and horrid people who treated her like a slave... -
Cowboy Come Home by Carly Bloom
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWelcome to Big Verde, Texas, where a love-'em-and-leave-'em cowboy faces his greatest challenge yet---the woman he left behind. Perfect for fans of New York Times bestselling authors Lori Wilde and Carolyn Brown. Some cowboys aren't cut out to be Prince Charming---and Claire Kowalski knows that better than anyone...Categorized as:
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Must Love Cowboys by Carly Bloom
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn this charming, sexy romance, a bookish beauty needs a fake boyfriend and finds a handsome cowboy who is just the man for the job. Beau Montgomery is living his best life . . . until he's left in charge of Rancho Cañada Verde. With his dyslexia, he'd choose a saddle over spreadsheets any day. His best hope is to ask the town librarian for tutoring... -
Worth Her Weight in Gold by Sarah Gailey
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWinslow Remington Houdstooth, notorious outlaw, handsomest heartbreaker in the American South, has just finished a lucrative job, but he's faced with a hippo-sized problem that would test even the most seasoned of hoppers. "Worth Her Weight in Gold" is another slyly funny, raucous adventure in the alternate America of Sarah Gailey's River of Teeth and Taste of Marrow. -
Drums of War by Bruce Sentar
Winter was supposed to be a time for Ard to relax and train; instead, he finds himself repairing a ruined city. The battle at Faylin has made waves, and people are starting to have expectations for Ard and, more importantly, for Gwen. The Elder Trial is set, and Ard heads back into the den of vipers that is the capital... -
Dungeon Diving 202 by Bruce Sentar
Reeling from the conflict with the dwarves, Ken and several Haylon classes move to an event on the 28th floor of a dead branch of the dungeon to prepare for the raid. While he’s busy training, his grandparents give him his first mission to assess and carry out on his own... -
Dungeon Diving 204 by Bruce Sentar
Ken and company are back from the dungeon shuffle. Now on Earth once again, their levels outstrip the colleges they were attending. However, that isn't stopping the Headmistress from trying to put them back into the classroom... -
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The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen
Hart Ralston is a demigod and a marshal, tasked with patrolling the wasteland of Tanria. The realm the exiled old gods once called home is now a forsaken place where humans with no better options or no better sense come seeking adventure or spoils, but more often end up as drudges: reanimated corpses inhabited by the souls of those who’ve died in Tanria before...Categorized as:
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Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson
Shadows of Self shows Mistborn’s society evolving as technology and magic mix, the economy grows, democracy contends with corruption, and religion becomes a growing cultural force, with four faiths competing for converts. This bustling, optimistic, but still shaky society now faces its first instance of terrorism, crimes intended to stir up labor strife and religious conflict... -
Frigid Magic by Bruce Sentar
Ard is hunkering down in the mountains for the winter as the war cools with the snow. That means it’s time to practice his magic and stay out of trouble. Well… Ard might not be entirely proficient at the last one. At the very least, he’s staying away from the city and his penchant for annoying other people... -
Bone Rider by J. Fally
Riley Cooper is on the run. Misha Tokarev, the love of his life, turned out to be an assassin for the Russian mob, and when it comes to character flaws, Riley draws the line at premeditated murder. Alien armor system McClane is also on the run, for reasons that include accidentally crashing a space ship into Earth and evading U. S. military custody... -
Red Country by Joe Abercrombie
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 54 ratingsShy South comes home to her farm to find a blackened shell, her brother and sister stolen, and knows she'll have to go back to bad old ways if she's ever to see them again. She sets off in pursuit with only her cowardly old step-father Lamb for company. But it turns out he's hiding a bloody past of his own. None bloodier... -
Rescued by the Alien Bull Rider by Ursa Dax
A grumpy alien cowboy, a pregnant human woman, and the power of finding family in the most unexpected of places…. When I lose my home and my horse all in the same afternoon, I’m forced to take painful stock of my situation. I’m twenty-three years old. Single. And pregnant... -
After the Sunset by Mary Calmes
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsTwo years after riding off into the sunset with ranch owner Rand Holloway, Stefan Joss has made a tentative peace with his new life, teaching at a community college. But the course of true love never does run smooth. Rand wants him home on the ranch; Stef wants an exit strategy in case Rand ever decides to throw him out... -
Taken by Susan Copperfield
Six years following his marriage to Jessica and their coronation, Pat learns just how far greedy politicians will go to safeguard their wealth, status, and power. After being taken from his family and home, Pat decides he’ll just rescue himself and ruin their plans while he's at it. Texas is about to learn their king is far more than the horse loving, bootscraping of a chef they believe he is... -
Found by Imogen Keeper
Frankie and Yorke are trapped in a post-apocalyptic pot, the flame's on high, and they're one long look away from boiling over. KILLING A PERSON changes you. Killing your little brother destroys you. I should know. His name was Carl. When he was a kid, he always ate the blue M&Ms first and then the green. He dreamed of going to the moon. I didn't hesitate. I didn’t even blink...Categorized as:
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The Immortal Hunter by Lynsay Sands
Even vampires need a vacation. But Decker Argeneau's ends abruptly when he's asked to help hunt the group of rogue vampires targeting mortals -- one that might include a defector in his own family. Before he can worry about that, though, he's got to rescue the latest victim. It's all part of the job, including taking a bullet for a beautiful doctor. Dr... -
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Suspects & Scales by Maz Maddox
Deputy Cody Moore is shattered. The murder of someone dear to him has pushed him to a breaking point and awakened the monster sleeping inside him. While the young man is no stranger to tragedy and death, having someone slaughtered under his watch has left him rattled with heartache... -
Can't Ride Around It by Ann Charles, Sam Lucky
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSome things you just can't ride around . .. Jack “Rabbit” Fields knew a good thing when he saw it, whether it was a sound horse, a sure bet, or a pretty sage hen. When it came to locking horns with any curly wolves he ran into along the trail, he tended to shoot first—a notion that had saved his hide more times than he could count. But that was before he came to Deadwood... -
Trailer Park Bikini Vampires by Virgil Knightley, Edgar Riggs
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDean Castle arrived at Evermoon Hollow with nothing but his truck, his toolbox, and a whole lot of guns. Now he's the sole human handyman in a survival commune filled with gorgeous vampire women. With their unique diet compromising their strength, they need not only his practical skills but also his killer instinct to survive... -
Lucas by V.A. Dold
Krystal Le Beau has a secret—she's a psychic matchmaker. Little does her cousin, Lucas know she’s worked her magic on him. Lucas Le Beau’s dream of owning a ranch has come true. He thought he had everything he wanted…until the most beautiful woman he’d ever seen knocks him flat on his back. Three times! Kensie Brown has a plan... -
Optical Delusions in Deadwood by Ann Charles
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsFrom the Award-winning Author of Nearly Departed in Deadwood! "What a voice! Hilarious, original, and genuinely wonderful. This fresh and feisty mystery will instantly win your heart. Loved it! " ~HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN, Anthony, Agatha and Macavity winning author. "A smart, sassy, sexy and wonderfully resourceful heroine... -
All the Dead Shall Weep by Charlaine Harris
#1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author returns with the fifth installment in the bestselling Gunnie Rose series as sisters Lizbeth Rose and Felicia as well as brother Eli and Peter, are reunited in Texoma only to break apart before the Wizard’s Ball held in San Diego, which will determine all their fates...Categorized as:
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