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  • Blinding Trust by Jennifer Foor

    Blinding Trust by Jennifer Foor

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Blinding Trust is told by Savanna and Colt. The book starts where book 6 left off. The family is at Conner and Amy’s oldest daughter’s fifth birthday party. Once the family arrives home, Colt is visited by someone from his past, (KRISTA’S BROTHER)who has changed his name to Zeke. He is a recovering addict and the lead singer of a popular rock band. Zeke is only visiting for one reason...
  • Loving Her by Jennifer Foor

    Loving Her by Jennifer Foor

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Tyler Mitchell has been called many things, but his favorite title will always be "Dad". Isabella (Izzy) was the reason he changed his ways and learned to be the man that he's become. For eleven years he and Miranda have lived with a lie; the kind that could destroy the bond between him and the child that he's always claimed to be his own...
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  • I'll See You in My Dreams by Sable Hunter

    I'll See You in My Dreams by Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Zane Saucier is handsome, brilliant, powerful, a practicing cowboy and a successful attorney, but he cannot see. Presley Love is smart, intrepid, and attractive, but she wants not to be seen. Through legal battles, family affairs, and a fight to make it in the world, these two unlikely partners discover a true love greater than any obstacle...
  • Sugarplum Dreams (Mistletoe Meadows Christmas romance) book 3 by Jessie Gussman

    Sugarplum Dreams (Mistletoe Meadows Christmas romance) book 3 by Jessie Gussman

    Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Wilson McBride has been working with Judd Landis to make the lives of the residents of Mistletoe Meadows better through their Secret Saint escapades. But there is one woman who needs more than a few little presents and a Christmas tree. She needs a husband...
  • I'll Remember You by Sable Hunter

    I'll Remember You by Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Aron and Libby McCoy became husband and wife. No woman could desire a more perfect love. But tragedy struck. .. while diving on their honeymoon, Aron does not come up from beneath the blue waters off the Cayman Islands. A massive rescue mission is launched, but the only clues found were his wedding ring and later a shredded wet suit covered in blood. The McCoy family is devastated...
  • A SEAL's Vow by Cora Seton

    A SEAL's Vow by Cora Seton

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Navy SEAL Clay Pickett needs a wife, fast, or he’ll lose the model sustainable community he and his friends came home to Chance Creek to build. He’s got just the woman for the job in mind: sexy, sensitive Nora Ridgeway. Too bad she’s not interested in rushing to the altar...
  • Burning Love by Sable Hunter

    Burning Love by Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    The Hell Yeah! Series continues with Burning Love (Hell Yeah! Sweeter Version Book 6 – Cajun Style). Beau’s passion burns hot for Harley Montoya. When he discovers that the woman who has enflamed his libido is the girl he fell in love with so long ago in a runaway shelter, he is overcome with joy. But Harley - or Nada as he knew her - has been burned by tragedy...
  • One Steamy Night by Brenda Jackson

    One Steamy Night by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    His plan for seduction went perfectly…until he asked her to marry him! Two can play the game of seduction. But after one night together, the rules are about to change…. Westmoreland family friend Jaxon Ravnell is in Wyoming for one reason to consummate his fiery attraction to Nadia Novak. But unbeknownst to him, Nadia has her own plan for seduction. Giving in to their mutual desire is a win-win…...
  • Wooing the Widower by Elle E. Kay

    Wooing the Widower by Elle E. Kay

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Horses, Heartstrings, and A Later-in-Life RomanceMargie, a successful Colorado realtor, finds herself looking for a change of scenery and a dash of adventure after her only daughter embarks on a missionary journey, so she heads to Redemption Ranch to fulfill a long-held learning to ride horses...
  • Operation: Integrity by Kari Trumbo

    Operation: Integrity by Kari Trumbo

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sam Elsner is the quiet type, especially when someone hurts him. He caught the love of his life with another man. He isn't the type to face her. If he did, he might get angry which isn't his way. So he let her go, but he's never forgotten her. Now she's at Wayside but it's not for second-chances. She's there as a patient...
  • The Proposal/Solid Soul by Brenda Jackson

    The Proposal/Solid Soul by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Brenda Jackson brings you the story of Jason Westmoreland. With one convenient proposal, he could have a Southern beauty in his bed and her birthright in his hands. If only the lovely lady would say yes…. Plus a Brenda Jackson classic—the first in the Steele family series, Solid Soul.
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    cowboys  length-short  contemporary
  • Bossy Alpha Protector by Ava Nichols

    Bossy Alpha Protector by Ava Nichols

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    My plan was to marry the kind of man I write about in my sweet romance novels, not lose my v-card to the ultimate bad boy… my brother’s best friend…Women always line up to be with Travis Ray—a handsome, arrogant, alpha, playboy, rodeo star, and billionaire cattle rancher. I can’t stand Travis, but my brother convinces me to work as his assistant while I get my writing career off the ground...
  • You Are Always on My Mind: Hell Yeah! by Sable Hunter

    You Are Always on My Mind: Hell Yeah! by Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    We all like to think we have a soulmate. Unfortunately for some of us, we miss them, passing unseen like two ships in the night. Revel and Harper were among the lucky ones, they knew without a shadow of a doubt that they were meant for one another. In a perfect world, they would’ve enjoyed a ‘happily ever after’. But this isn’t a perfect world...
  • Breaking in the Cowboy by Em Petrova

    Breaking in the Cowboy by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He never thought he’d see her again. Now he’s fighting for her life…and her heart. Ranch hand Casey Clayton has been tasked by the Wynton Ranch to ready the grounds for an important wedding in a few weeks. So when his best friend’s little sister turns up on the ranch seeking protection, it couldn’t come at a worse time. But denying her is impossible—she’ll definitely be safe in Casey’s arms…...
  • One Hundred Chances: An Aspen Cove Romance Book 21 by Kelly Collins

    One Hundred Chances: An Aspen Cove Romance Book 21 by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome back to Aspen Cove, where there is always a second chance for a first love…. Veterinarian Sara Arden made a mistake when she was a sixteen-year-old girl. The mistake wasn’t in falling in love with rancher Lloyd Dawson. It wasn’t even in getting pregnant. Sure, that part could have waited, but the mistake was in never telling him she had his daughter...
  • Kissing You by Aria Bliss

    Kissing You by Aria Bliss

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One mistaken kiss with my best friend’s sister, and all I can think about is kissing her again. ♥ ♥ ♥. A blind kissing booth isn’t exactly something I would normally do. But when my best friend begs me to take his place, I reluctantly agree. Leann shouldn’t have entered my booth. She’s my best friend’s sister, which means she’s off-limits. When I realize who she is, I should stop her. But I don’t...
  • Matched in Maple Bay by Brittney Joy

    Matched in Maple Bay by Brittney Joy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They aren't looking to rebuild a love from the past, but this renovation uncovers more than either of them expected. Valerie Ricci is determined to nail together the pieces of her career after a messy divorce from her husband and renovation show co-host. Things are looking up when she lands her own fixer-upper reality TV show where she will design & renovate old homes across the country...
  • Her Secret Ranger by Donna Michaels

    Her Secret Ranger by Donna Michaels

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Kissing the sexy soldier was a dare she couldn’t resist…. By-the-book event planner Beth Brannigan’s best friend dared her to kiss a cowboy. She should have said no. Instead, she said please…again and again. If her brother finds out she’s dating—okay, kissing—okay, sleeping with—one of his military buddies, he’ll kill her. Assuming he doesn’t kill his friend first...
  • Practically Perfect by Jennifer Youngblood

    Practically Perfect by Jennifer Youngblood

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Paradise isn’t quite what she thought. But is her unexpected attraction to an unruly, hunky cowboy really the best thing for this divorcée? Penelope Primrose has worked tirelessly to create her picket-fence bliss. After dreaming of a beautiful home and an idyllic small-town lifestyle, the would-be Southern belle perfected impeccable grooming and manners to land her childhood sweetheart...
  • Zane by Brenda Jackson

    Zane by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson�the first of a new trilogy starring three Westmorelands who are impossible to resist: Zane, Canyon and Stern. No woman walks away from Zane Westmoreland...
  • Romancing Paige by Remi Carrington

    Romancing Paige by Remi Carrington

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Previously published as Cheesy Romance with the Billionaire by Remi Carrington. WILL A SHY ARTIST AND A CHEESE-LOVING BILLIONAIRE FIND LOVE CHASING A DREAM? Paige spends her days working at a job she doesn’t like and spends her evenings working on her art and launching an online graphic design business—using a nickname so her day job won’t find out...
  • Love Of Country by Vicki Green

    Love Of Country by Vicki Green

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lost and betrayed,. Alone and forgotten,. Until the beauty of the land,. Shows the way home. Trevor Mackay has his own demons from his past but finds solace in his friends and owning a farm he’s always dreamed of. Boarding horses for those in town and giving riding lessons help him cope. However, when a lost young girl enters his life, his demons return to haunt him...
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    cowboys  length-short  suspense  contemporary
  • Crossing the Line by Kimberly Kincaid

    Crossing the Line by Kimberly Kincaid

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cocky farmer Eli Cross plays twice as hard as he works. When his latest stunt drums up a heap of negative PR for the family farm, he grudgingly agrees to play host to an ambitious New York City photographer. Her feature on Cross Creek could be just the ticket to show the country what the Cross brothers do best…which is more problem than solution for Eli...
  • Tremble by E. Davies

    Tremble by E. Davies

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The last place Evan Vincent expected to be dumped was at his engagement shoot… in a dude ranch in Tennessee. Four years of working for his ex for free and standing in his shadow leave Evan reeling with the sudden freedom. Escaping here and working for the ranch owner for a few months could give Evan a chance to regroup… and rebound...
  • Texas Christmas by R.J. Scott

    Texas Christmas by R.J. Scott

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Six men with lives linked to the Double D. .. Danger comes to the Double D from Liam's past and threatens everything Jack and Riley hold dear. Centering on Jack and Riley, parents, lovers and friends. Eli and Robbie have their home on Double D land. Their love is rooted in the Texas soil and they weather as many storms as can be thrown at them...
  • A Taste Of Country by Vicki Green, Kathy Krick

    A Taste Of Country by Vicki Green, Kathy Krick

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Sometimes beauty is skin deep,. Other times it is in the things we see inside,. Then there are times it is both. Colby Carter comes from a traditional country life, one that dates back for generations. He put that behind him by attending an out of state college. He came back and his parents gifted to him their large farm and estate...
  • Lost in Love by Kate Perry

    Lost in Love by Kate Perry

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Portia Summerhill feels like a loser. Thirty-something, jobless, and living at home. .. How could she not? Next to her accomplished sisters, Portia's achievements--or lack thereof--are that much more noticeable...
  • Tempting Dusty by Helen Hardt

    Tempting Dusty by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    El Diablo strikes no fear in the heart of Dusty O’Donovan. The accomplished rider knows life holds much greater fears than a feisty stud bull. Diablo’s owner, Zach McCray, is offering half a million dollars to anyone who can stay on him for a full eight seconds. That purse would go a long way helping rebuild Dusty and her brother’s nearly bankrupt ranch. Let a woman ride his bull? Not likely...
  • Let it be Us by Barbara Speak

    Let it be Us by Barbara Speak

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Montana has become everything Arianna Dubray never wanted it be. Home. Now, with every part of her Boston life behind her, she has all she needs to watch her future unfold in her little country life: her sister, Shelby, and the man that captured her heart and never let go, Canyon Michaels...
  • Second Chance Ranch by R.J. Scott

    Second Chance Ranch by R.J. Scott

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Rob runs to Crooked Tree determined to find a safe place for his nephews. A family for them is the final thing on his list, and then he can vanish completely. Falling for a local paramedic along the way is a disaster in Rob’s otherwise perfect plans. Paramedic Aaron, the middle of five brothers, would like someone to love...
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    cowboys  length-short  contemporary  m-m  military  queer
  • Red Velvet Revenge by Jenn McKinlay

    Red Velvet Revenge by Jenn McKinlay

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    From the New York Times bestselling author. .. It may be summertime, but sales at Fairy Tale Cupcakes are below zero--and owners Melanie Cooper and Angie DeLaura are willing to try anything to heat things up...
  • Mother Clucker (Cocky Hero Club) by Cat Johnson

    Mother Clucker (Cocky Hero Club) by Cat Johnson

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    He’s a Texas chicken farmer. She’s a California animal rescuer. Opposites attract but in this case they might just combust!
  • The Cowboy's Christmas Bride by Laurie LeClair

    The Cowboy's Christmas Bride by Laurie LeClair

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Rising country music star Cassidy James McCall is living her own version of a bad country song. After undergoing vocal chord surgery, her future is uncertain. To escape the constant presence of tabloid reporters, she accepts an invitation to celebrate Christmas with her McCall cousins...
  • A Cold Creek Baby by RaeAnne Thayne

    A Cold Creek Baby by RaeAnne Thayne

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    She'd often dreamed about him coming back, with a baby in his arms. And now, Cisco del Norte was home. But the baby he carried couldn't possibly be theirs. Still, Easton Springhill got part of her wish...
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    cowboys  length-short  contemporary
  • His Heart for the Trusting by Lisa Mondello

    His Heart for the Trusting by Lisa Mondello

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Ever since Mitch Broader set foot in Texas, he dreamed of owning his own ranch. Now that he's bought a share in the Double T Ranch, he's one step closer to the dream. Then his past greets him in the form of a baby basket, complete with infant and birth certificate naming him as Daddy. He can't change diapers and work toward his dream at the same time...
  • Daniel by R.J. Scott

    Daniel by R.J. Scott

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Daniel worked hard at college, using coping strategies to shut himself off from any situation that might hurt. But, persistent nightmares and fears for his future drive him to revisit the past. Now Legacy might be the only place to give him a chance at peace...
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    cowboys  length-short  m-m  contemporary  abuse  queer
  • Wild Crush by Kacey Shea

    Wild Crush by Kacey Shea

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I’ve loved Maeve Wilder my whole life. She’s never seen me as more than a friend but that’s my fault. By the time I was brave enough to confess my feelings, I was too late. She met the man she would marry and it wasn’t me. I missed my chance. Now we’re in our thirties, still the best of friends, and I’ve made peace with the fact my unrequited love will never amount to more than a wild crush...
  • Reckless by Cheryl Douglas

    Reckless by Cheryl Douglas

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As a publicist, Avery Collins knows that mixing business and pleasure is a recipe for disaster. Her bedroom is off-limits to clients, no matter how enticing and persistent they may be. Ty McCall is country music's newest rising star, but he needs the best team in the business to help him make it to the top...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  length-short  contemporary
  • The Wilde One by Savannah Young

    The Wilde One by Savannah Young

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    THE WILDE ONE is the second novel in the spicy contemporary romance series about four sexy brothers, their small-town bar and their local country band. Each novel in the OLD TOWN COUNTRY ROMANCE series can be read as a STAND ALONE NOVEL or as part of the SERIES. FOUR WILDE BROTHERS. .. ONE WILDE COUNTRY BAND...
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    cowboys  length-short  contemporary  military
  • Surrender to Temptation by E.B. Walters, Ednah Walters

    Surrender to Temptation by E.B. Walters, Ednah Walters

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A playboy in hiding. A woman searching for answers. Will he let her in or send her packing? After a tragic accident, Chef Chase Fitzgerald left his life in Los Angeles behind and moved to a ranch in Montana. He's convinced that all he needs to be happy are his horses, a few ranch hands and the Big Sky Country...
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    cowboys  length-medium  contemporary  suspense  m-f
  • The Cowboy's Spring Romance by Shanna Hatfield

    The Cowboy's Spring Romance by Shanna Hatfield

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Trent Thompson has carried a torch for the new schoolteacher since she moved to Grass Valley more than three years ago. Instead of asking her out, he's dated every single female in a 30-mile radius, giving her the impression he's not interested in her. Lindsay Pierce moved to Grass Valley to teach and quickly fell in love with the small community as well as the delightful people who live there...
  • Buffalo Gal by Bill Wallace

    Buffalo Gal by Bill Wallace

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It's her mother's crazy idea: a trip to Texas to save the buffalo. Amanda Guthridge just wants to ride horses with her boyfriend Philip and plan her coming-out party...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  length-short  contemporary
  • Dade by Delores Fossen

    Dade by Delores Fossen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kayla Brennan doesn't want Texas lawman Dade Ryland's protection. For one thing, his family hates her. For another, the attraction between them is too hot to handle - just like Dade. When the bullets begin to fl y, Dade shields her and her baby boy. But the question is, how long before Dade decides she's in on the crime? Kayla's testimony is all Dade should want. .
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    cowboys  length-short  contemporary  suspense  m-f
  • Almost Perfect by Claire Cain

    Almost Perfect by Claire Cain

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Callaway Rice is on the run-from the press, from her bad reputation, and from her live as an internationally known limit-pushing pop star. She needs peace, and quiet, and the mountains of her small hometown. She does not need a quiet cowboy alternately judging her and making her wish she could turn his head. Wyatt Saint wants the simple things: a wife, a family of his own, a peaceful existence...
  • Country Charm by Lee Jackson

    Country Charm by Lee Jackson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cassidy Walker is coming up to her thirtieth year on this earth, and looking back she’s feeling damn good about how she’s gone about her life so far. She has the job, the sweet downtown apartment, the friends, and the choice of a lover whenever she wants one. She can’t see herself anywhere else. Her friends have a different idea as to what her next decade should look like...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  length-medium  contemporary  humor
  • Missing Maverick by Anna Brooks

    Missing Maverick by Anna Brooks

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I was going to love her until my last breath, and she promised to do the same… but she lied. Cricket McBride packed up without warning, ditching our small town and the life we were going to build together. She left me with tears in her eyes, a kiss on my cheek, and an empty heart that had done nothing but hardened over the years...
  • Dream a Little Dream by Debra Clopton

    Dream a Little Dream by Debra Clopton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It was just a local newspaper column, "right? " But when reporter Molly Popp touted the marriage-worthiness of local rancher Bob Jacobs, would-be wives descended on his Mule Hollow ranch by the busload. Molly felt guilty for the ruckus she'd caused-- especially when Bob was injured rescuing an overzealous admirer from a bull...
  • Hornet's Nest by Jaycee Ford

    Hornet's Nest by Jaycee Ford

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Katherine Klein has been warned: Stay far away from Lance Walton. After one night in the country, the quintessential city girl has the unwanted attention of the infamous country boy. For months, she’s been dodging his advances, but a moment of weakness changes everything. Lance Walton felt immediately drawn to Katherine from the moment she knocked on his best friend’s door Christmas morning...
  • Endless Fate by Alicia Rae, Jovana Shirley

    Endless Fate by Alicia Rae, Jovana Shirley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Suspenseful Erotic Western Romance Novel. Book Three in the Fate for Love Series. Colton Kingston is set on rebuilding his ranch to what it once was before his livelihood was diminished to a pile of ashes from a revengeful dark act of arson. His brothers at heart are there with him every step of the way to help pick up the pieces of the old and replace them with the new...
  • As the Tallgrass Grows by Rachel Ember

    As the Tallgrass Grows by Rachel Ember

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    No matter how many times Johnny starts over, things eventually fall apart. Like they did when he left the family ranch he loves in Nebraska, or in his fledgling acting career in L. A. , or with his arguably perfect ex-boyfriend. Then he meets pretty, prickly, captivating Owen Galeo. A man who loves fiercely and protectively...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  length-medium  contemporary  m-m  queer
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