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Miles by H.J. Bellus
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI lost it all... My hope, my happiness, and my will to live. My heart was tattered and torn from the promise of real love. Until him... His profound love for living, fortune cookies and collection of rusty matchbox cars made me smile again. It is a simple love story. I found my rainbow, my pot of gold, my piece of beautiful all in one simple man. Miles. Not every happy ending is perfect..Categorized as:
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Jackson's Destiny by C.A. Harms
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsShaken to his core, the loss was excruciating… Jackson Sawyer was strong, confident, cocky, and arrogant, but when he loved, he loved hard. The Sawyer family was faced with a tragedy that rocked their foundation. Jackson, however, was hit the hardest. He’s the one who can't seem to rise above the grief. It has overtaken him… Until he finds Bailey Whitmore... -
The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks
Ira Levinson is in trouble. At ninety-one years old, in poor health and alone in the world, he finds himself stranded on an isolated embankment after a car crash. Suffering multiple injuries, he struggles to retain consciousness until a blurry image materializes and comes into focus beside him: his beloved wife Ruth, who passed away nine years ago... -
Undeniable by C.A. Harms
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSometimes in life you are forced to do things you may not agree with. Family meant everything to Jude Calvert. He would do whatever it took to keep them safe and provide for them no matter what it took to make that happen. Even if that meant putting his own safety at risk, he had no other choice. Callie Raine has always felt a heavy attraction toward Jude. He was fascinating... -
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Calder Grit by Janet Dailey
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA Romeo and Juliet romance with shades of Legends of the Fall powers the intense drama of this beautifully written and researched saga from a legendary New York Times bestselling author. Return to early twentieth century Montana with this compelling book that pits farmer against cattleman and brother against brother, in a story of America's westward expansion...Categorized as:
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We Redeemed the Rain by Ashley Dill
“Everyone should find someone to share their story with.”Exhausted and burnt-out, singer-songwriter, Bea Thompson, needs a break and some space from her once-promising career as an indie musician. Seeking refuge from the crushing pressures of the industry, she books a last minute stay at a special childhood sanctuary, the birthplace of her most treasured friendship, Meadowbrook Ranch...Categorized as:
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Stay by Willow Aster
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA scorching hot small town, age gap, single father/nanny romance by USA Today bestselling author Willow Aster... -
Corrode by Ella Fields
A standalone second chance romance. It didn't matter how young we were. We just knew. Forever was stamped on our hearts, no matter what forces tried to keep us apart. They tried, and they failed. We were happy. We lived, we loved, and we made plans. But as the years went by, we watched helplessly as those plans faded into dusty aspirations. Yet we endured...Categorized as:
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Tripp by H.J. Bellus
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsLacey’s Story... Covering up pain is easy. It’s keeping it tucked away that’s hard. I’ve always needed the cover of tattoos to hide the nasty past that leached its way into me, tainting me beneath my skin. Not the shiny, trendy tats, but the ugly broken kind, meant to keep the world at bay. If they weren’t enough, then my piercings, foul mouth and crazy hair usually did the trick... -
Ryan's Love by C.A. Harms
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsOne of the hardest things I have ever had to do was bury my wife. The second hardest thing would be watching my twelve-year-old daughter fall to her knees as they lowered her mother into the ground to rest. A heart-wrenching vision that will forever be etched in my mind. Claire was my best friend—she had been since we were barely old enough to talk...Categorized as:
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Even If It Breaks Your Heart by Erin Hahn
A heart-buckling ride of a romance by beloved author Erin Hahn, Even If It Breaks Your Heart is about two teens finding out that sometimes, the hardest part of discovering what you want is getting the courage to pursue it... -
Sunday Morning by Jewel E. Ann
Her boyfriend’s older brother should be off-limits, but he’s a sinful temptation.Sarah is a preacher’s daughter and a people pleaser. She’s also on the verge of graduating high school and following her dream of singing in Nashville. The only thing standing in her way is that the entire town of Devil’s Head, Missouri, thinks she will marry Matt, the son of the town’s richest rancher... -
Southern Pleasure by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsThey tell you that a parent’s love is all consuming. I never put much thought into it. Not until the minute I heard her take her first breath. That little girl is my world. I’d do anything to protect her. My ex signed over her rights and her family vowed that my daughter didn’t exist. Now that she’s gone, they want my little girl. They’re trying to say I can’t give her what she needs... -
What Happens When You Break by G.L. Strong
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsMaya Turner has spent most of her life hiding in the background. The only person who ever made her feel seen was Colton Grant, her brother's best friend. That is, until he leaves town after her freshman year of high school.Twelve years later, Maya's engaged and living across the country. Until she needs to return home and face what she ran away from. Who she ran away from... -
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Losers Weepers by Nicole Williams
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsIf we didn’t know darkness, we couldn’t fully appreciate the light. Garth Black’s more familiar with this concept than most people are. He hadn’t just lived in the dark for the majority of his life—he thrived in it... -
Branded as Trouble by Delores Fossen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvery town needs a bad boy, and Wrangler's Creek's has been gone far too long... Getting his high school girlfriend pregnant was just one square in Roman Granger's checkered past, but it changed him forever. When his son's mother skipped town after the birth, Roman decided to do the same, baby Tate in tow, hoping for a fresh start...Categorized as:
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That Cowboy of Mine by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIs he an enemy?Dillon Young is proud that she inherited her aunt’s ranch. The problem: someone is trying to run her off and is willing to do whatever it takes. Strange, dangerous things keep happening. Dillion suspects her no-good neighbor and fellow wealthy rancher Hank Stephens. Never a man to get his hands dirty, he sends others to get the job done...Categorized as:
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Let it be Me by Barbara Speak
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsArianna Dubray is nothing like the girl she left in Baltimore. Once a Prada shoe wearing, Michael Kors bag carrying, on top of the world seventeen-year-old girl, Arianna knew that her life would never be the same when she got out of the car in middle-of-nowhere Montana. Canyon Michaels is the keeper of his own dark secrets... -
Small Town Big Rumors: The Tequila Rose Duet by Willow Winters
He tasted like tequila and the fake name I gave him was Rose.Four years ago, I decided to get over one man, by getting under another. A single night and nothing more. I found my handsome stranger with a shot glass and charming but devilish smile at the end of the bar. The desire that hit his eyes the second they landed on me ignited a spark inside me, instant and hot...Categorized as:
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Midnight Thunder: A Spicy Cowboy Romance by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe lost cowboy… Thunder Mountain Ranch was the only place cowboy Cade Gallagher had ever called home. But after he and Lexi Simmons broke each other's hearts, he left it behind, along with his foster family. Since then, Cade has drifted, looking for something—anything—to call home. Until a call from Lexi changes everything… Cade has been gone too long... -
Colorado Cowboy: Includes a bonus novella by Sara Richardson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCome home to Topaz Falls, Colorado where a down-on-her-luck bull rider falls for the cowboy she can't resist in this heart-warming western romance! As a champion barrel racer, Charity Stone has learned to hold her own in the male-dominated rodeo world. There's no cowboy she can't handle...except for one. Officer Dev Jenkins has made it clear he doesn't look at her like one of the guys... -
Cree by H.J. Bellus
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsI'm Milly, and I am tired of taking kicks to the gut. A broken family, an asshole husband and the loss of loved ones have left me crying Uncle, and declaring a serious case of the Fuck-Its! I had my heart broken, stomped on and shattered before I ever started on my journey to find my little piece of happiness... -
Irish Rogue by Lydia Michaels
Opposites attract in this scorching romance from bestselling author, Lydia Michaels, when a small-town bad boy falls hard for the town virgin.Kelly McCullough has always gotten every woman he’s wanted. Of all the McCullough men, his charm and magnetism is unmatched. However, there’s one woman he cannot have. Ashlynn Fisher is saving herself for marriage.Ashlynn is everything Kelly is not...Categorized as:
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Cut and Run by Amy Elizabeth
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRaised in the crime-ridden neighborhood of South Boston, Rebecca Sheehan has learned the hard way that people can't be trusted. So when her unscrupulous boyfriend turns up without a pulse, she knows she needs to get out of Southie. Fast. She seeks refuge in the last place anyone would think to look for her–the picturesque town of Jackson, Wyoming... -
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Ménage A Cowboy by Jenny Klaire
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"If you are looking for a cowboy sandwich with lots of action, a bit of suspense, a few family issues and lots of hot, steamy $ex, make sure you read this! Wow!" When Grace offered to work at the animal clinic the summer between college and vet school, she did not expect her very first day to involve a sexy, shirtless cowboy, a misunderstanding of embarrassing proportions, or her arm...Categorized as:
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One Night with a Cowboy by Cat Johnson
One Sweet Ride… Oh yeah. A single look at the leggy blonde in the stands and Tucker Jenkins is ready to buck all night long. It’s time to forget all about his cheating ex and his usual hands off policy. One Hot Night… Becca Hart is an East Coast professor. Not a buckle bunny... -
The Lightkeeper by Susan Wiggs
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 23 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs sweeps readers away to the past in this classic tale of buried secrets and second chances.Jesse Morgan is a man hiding from the pain of his past, a man who has vowed never to give his heart again. Keeper of a remote lighthouse along a rocky and dangerous coast, he has locked himself away from everything but his bitter memories... -
Spurs & Stilettos by Ashley Johnson
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratings**Mature Content Warning** Recommended for ages 17+ due to language and sexual content. Who knew two separate events would turn Hope Trahan’s life completely upside down? After losing her sister in a tragic car accident and finding her fiancé cheating on her, Hope thought she’d never be the same again. That was, until her best friend drug her down to the rodeo to help clear her head...Categorized as:
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The Millionaire and the Cowgirl by Lisa Jackson
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA fan-favorite by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson, originally published in 1996. Ten years ago, an innocent Samantha Rawlings had surrendered herself to a man whose blue-eyed gaze promised forever. But when the summer sun faded, Kyle Fortune was gone, and Samantha was left to raise their child alone and in secret...Categorized as:
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Hawk's Way: Mac by Joan Johnston
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReturn to Texas with this fan-favorite by #1 New York Times bestselling author Joan Johnston, previously published in 1997 as The Virgin Groom Mac Macready has it made—women chase after him, men envy him, and he's got his dream job—until the day he loses everything...Categorized as:
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Strong & Wilde by L.G. Castillo
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsStrong & Wilde is a three-part novella serial with cliffhangers. A broken promise. An unbreakable love. The hardest thing Cody Wilde ever had to do was keep the promise he made to his dying father—stay away from trouble. Growing up in a rural Texas town and being bullied by the sheriff’s son made it nearly impossible to control the notorious Wilde temper... -
Texas Kissing by Helena Newbury
Staying single is how I stay alive--it's rule #1 for hiding out. But now I've met Bull…and he doesn't follow rules. Lily - To escape my uncle--one of New York's most dangerous mob bosses--I had to create a whole new life. I became an expert forger, fled to Texas and never let anyone get close to me again. I didn't figure on having my life saved by a huge, muscled cowboy...Categorized as:
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Shot Gun Grooms: Lucas's Convenient Bride / Jackson's Mail-Order Bride by Susan Mallery, Maureen Child
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSHOTGUN GROOMS by Susan Mallery and Maureen Child Lucas's Convenient Bride Lucas MacIntyre stands to inherit half of a saloon, gold mine, and ranch, but there’s just one problem: his uncle created a clause in his will, stipulating that he and his brother must marry if they want to claim their property...Categorized as:
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WILD WEST WIFE by Susan Mallery
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReturn to 1800s Whitehorn, Montana, in this fan favorite from New York Timesbestselling author Susan Mallery.All Haley Winthrop wants is a chance at building a home and family. So, aftercorresponding with a wealthy rancher, Lucas Stone, she finds herself in a stagecoach boundfor Montana, where she will become Lucas's wife. But before she even arrives her coach isheld up by a bandit... -
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Shattered by Octavia Wildwood
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWhen Amanda fled California, she was trying to escape an ugly past characterized by abuse and betrayal. Though she hoped Minnesota would offer a fresh start, she never expected to find solace in rough and rugged cowboy Nate Avery’s arms. But she did. A former rodeo star, Nate harbors scars of his own... -
Shattered Hearts by Octavia Wildwood
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe nightmares never stop. Amanda escaped her abusive past, but old wounds never truly heal. They scar. Meanwhile in Minnesota, siblings Nate and Maggie are struggling to keep the family farm afloat after their parents' fatal car accident... -
Shattered Dreams by Octavia Wildwood
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe wild violets that grow on the Avery farm are delicate and beautiful, yet strong and resilient. Like them, Amanda is also beginning to thrive in rural Minnesota. She's even beginning to like herself - and she isn't the only one. Nate Avery has a quiet strength about him that drew Amanda in right from the start. The more she gets to know him, the more he wins her over... -
Shattered Expectations by Octavia Wildwood
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsRunning away was the best decision Amanda ever made. She swore she would never go back to California, and why would she? Life in rural Minnesota with cowboy Nate Avery is everything she's ever wanted. On the farm, she has it all: stability, routine, safety and the love of a good man. It's simple, but it's all she needs. Then Amanda's little brother calls in a panic begging for her help... -
Shattered Hearts: A Novel by Octavia Wildwood
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe nightmares never stop. Amanda escaped her abusive past, but old wounds never truly heal. They scar. Meanwhile in Minnesota, siblings Nate and Maggie are struggling to keep the family farm afloat after their parents’ fatal car accident... -
The Devil in Blue Jeans by Stacey Kennedy
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA sharp, emotional novel about a tough-minded bar owner who makes a deal with a devil of a cowboy—and might just get burned…Moving to Montana to buy a dive bar with her two best friends sounds like a can’t-miss idea to Charly Henwood. The scenery is breathtaking, and the cowboys aren’t bad-looking either. Not that Charly’s interested. Her heart is as unmovable as the surrounding mountains...Categorized as:
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Ethan and Ava by Lynda Chance
New Adult 69K words Ethan Jackson has had a thing for Ava Anderson longer than he cares to remember. But her brother is one of his best friends and there are rules and crap about stuff like that. But she's always there, right in front of his eyes and the wanting is only getting worse as the days go by...Categorized as:
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The Enlightenment of Bees by Rachel Linden
Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsRachel Linden’s newest contemporary women’s fiction story speaks to the universal struggle of what it means to live a meaningful life where the passions we have meet the needs of the world. At 26, idealistic baker Mia West has her entire life planned out: a Craftsman cottage in Seattle, baking at The Butter Emporium, and the love of her life, her boyfriend Ethan, by her side... -
Seduced by the Boss by Sharon Kendrick
Rated: 3.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDan McKnight, Megan's boss, insisted that she pretend to be his lover! He wanted to convince a young girl with an obsessive crush on him that he was in love with someone else....But, after sharing a room--and a bed--Dan and Megan suddenly became overwhelmingly attracted to each other! In fact, they were so convincing as lovers they'd even made mad, passionate love... -
Crashing Into Tess by Lilly Christine
Rated: 3.18 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"A Bridget Jones Meets James Herriot" romantic adventure ~ Libra Press 2014 Bookseller's Best Finalist! Was “Crashing Into Tess” the hit of Jake’s lifetime? Ivy-educated veterinarian Tess Bamberger leaves suburban Philadelphia for a new adventure in Green Junction, Colorado... -
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