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Wyatt's Pretend Pledge: Christmas Brides for Billionaire Brothers by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTo get her inheritance, she needs a husband. He's wanted to fly with her for ages. Can their pretend pledge turn into something real? Marcy Payne has been flying the crop-dusters over farms and ranches in Three Rivers for two decades... -
Micah's Mock Matrimony: Christmas Brides for Billionaire Brothers by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThey were just actors auditioning for a play. The marriage was just for the audition – until a clerical error results in a legal marriage. Can these two ex-lovers negotiate this new ground between them and achieve new roles in each other's lives? Simone Foster has been breaking out of her normal routines more and more lately, and that includes joining the Three Rivers Theater Group... -
Cowboy's Christmas Hope by Clara Pines
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe only thing the country boy and the city girl have in common is that they both think they’ve sworn off dating…Jacob Cassidy is a good man with a streak of mischief a mile wide. He’s generous, smart, and the guy in small town Trinity Falls most everyone comes to with animal troubles. Unfortunately, his family has deemed him “hopeless” because he’ll never get serious about a woman... -
Cowboy's Cafe Crush by Clara Pines
Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s keeping his fortune a secret and pretending to date his crush. But if this city kid-turned cowboy wants to land true love this holiday season, he might just have to lay all his cards on the table. Holly Fields loves her small town, her job at the local café, and even her gruff boss. But life has handed her a difficult year. Her big sister passed away, breaking her heart... -
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Wilde & Shore: A Miller's Pointe Christmas by K.C. Mills
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA lawyer with a failed career…A cowboy who refuses to settle…Wilde and ShoreA Miller’s Pointe... -
The Chemistry of Christmas: Glover Family Saga & Christian Romance by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's the black sheep of the family, and she's a chemist who understands formulas, not emotions. Can Preacher and Charlie take their quirks and turn them into a strong relationship this Christmas?Preacher Glover doesn't feel like he fits in the loud, loving Glover Family... -
The Hope of Her Heart by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe's the only Glover without a significant other. He's been searching for someone who can love him and his daughter. Can Etta and August make a meaningful connection this Christmas?Etta's resigned herself to being the designated babysitter for the growing family and wearing the label of "bestest aunt" with pride... -
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... -
Skyler's Wanna-Be Wife: Christmas Brides for Billionaire Brothers by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe needs a new last name to stay in school. He's willing to help a fellow student. Can this wanna-be wife show the playboy that some things should be taken seriously? Mallery Viera only has two semesters left to finish her degree. But her visa has expired, and through some identity theft and other confusing mishaps, she can't get it renewed... -
Cowboy's Secret Baby by Clara Pines
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCan a secret son and a second chance at love show this wounded quarterback there’s life after football?Ian Cassidy’s chance to play pro football was shattered along with his shoulder in a terrible accident. But his heart was broken before that, when his college sweetheart dropped him and disappeared without a word... -
Doctor’s Secret Santa by Clara Pines
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s the town doctor. But a mysterious young widow might be his prescription for true love.When Dr. Kellan Webb is offered the opportunity to trade in his job at a fancy city hospital and take over the small practice in his hometown, he’s overjoyed. Working one-on-one with patients and raising his son close to his family will more than make up for the pay cut... -
The Secret of Santa: Glover Family Saga & Christian Romance by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's a fun-loving cowboy with a heart of gold. She's the woman who keeps putting him on hold. Can Ace and Holly Ann make a relationship work this Christmas?Ace Glover loves to laugh, and everywhere he goes, luck seems to follow... -
The Harmony of Holly: Glover Family Saga & Christian Romance by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCactus Glover has been living in a cabin on the edge of Shiloh Ridge Ranch for ten years. He's suffered tremendous losses, and it's taken him a long time to heal his heart, body, and mind. Recently, he's seen his brothers and cousins find the women of their dreams, and he wants to try again too... -
The Networking of the Nativity by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's had a crush on her for years. She doesn't want to date until her daughter is out of the house. Will June take a chance on Judge when the success of his Christmas light display depends on her networking abilities?Judge Glover has been trying to win Three Rivers' Christmas lights display contest for over a decade. He's never been able to do it, but he's more determined than ever... -
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The Christmas Kiss by Shanna Hatfield
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s a devoted single dad still grieving the loss of his wife.She’s an outrageously fun female with a temper that runs as hot as a teakettle.Will the two of them find a way to work together to give his son a Merry Christmas?When Gracy Randall returns to Hardman after almost six years away, she can’t wait to see the look of surprise on her parents’ faces... -
Firefighter's Fake Fiancée by Clara Pines
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHis ring isn’t the only thing wrapped around her finger…Ashton Beck has been in love with his best friend’s little sister forever, but Lucy was always off limits. Now they’re both grown up, and he’s finally back home in small town Trinity Falls, working his dream job as a firefighter. When he hears that her engagement was broken off, Ashton knows the time to declare his feelings has finally come... -
Cowboy's Holiday Housesitter by Clara Pines
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey’re forced to share a home for the holidays, but only a miracle could make them share their hearts…Single dad Ansel Williams is the strong, silent type. After losing his wife, he settled into a quiet life with his young son. Working the farm, spending time with his parents, and being there for his boy have kept him plenty busy for years. He has no need for a woman’s company... -
Rancher's Christmas Cowgirl by Clara Pines
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s the billionaire businessman everyone loves to hate. Can a cheerful cowgirl turn the single dad’s frown upside down in time for Christmas?Sebastian Radcliffe can’t wait to move to Trinity Falls with his son. His happy memories of summers with his grandfather in the familiar countryside sustained him through years of hard work in the city after losing his wife... -
Cowboy's Second Chance by Clara Pines
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan this single dad stuntman survive a second chance at true love this Christmas?Honey Peterson has worked for Channel Twelve News practically forever. Though her friends think she needs to move on to a job where she can report the real news, Honey loves sharing local happenings and human-interest pieces in her hometown... -
Teacher's Christmas Cowboy: Trinity Falls Sweet Romance - Icicle Christmas - Book 5 by Clara Pines
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA young widow is determined to give her son a quiet Christmas in their new town. Will a restless cowboy turn all her plans upside down? When Cora Davies packs up her life and travels to Trinity Falls just before Christmas, her goal is simple. She wants to raise her seven-year-old son in the same small town where his late father grew up... -
Healing the Cowboy by Mandi Blake
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWill her dedication to tending her friend’s injury allow him to get close enough to heal her wounded heart?Nora St. James returns from helping out her uncle in Texas to find her family ranch falling apart. Her dad’s gambling addiction is out of hand, and they’re on the verge of losing everything... -
Heartland Cowboy Christmas Box Set by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThis set of cowboy romances includes every book in Jessie Gussman's nine book Heartland Cowboy Christmas Romance series.Book 1 Heartland Joy Will the Bad Luck Widow ever find her happily ever after?Book 2 Heartland Cheer They got married in secret then she was falsely accused and her prison sentence came between them... -
Buttercup Farms by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne horse trainer finds his heart opening up to new possibilities—and a second chance at love—in this heartwarming story from the New York Times bestselling author of Small Town Charm. Mama Pearl always told Lucas that home is where the heart is. But after two decades of constantly moving from place to place, he’s not sure he agrees... -
The Rancher's Christmas Song: A Western Holiday Romance by RaeAnne Thayne
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsKeep a song in your heart this holiday season with this single dad Christmas romance from New York Times bestselling author, RaeAnne ThayneWhen Beckett McKinley’s twin boys need help preparing a Christmas song for their father, music teacher Ella Baker agrees on one condition: they teach her to ride a horse... -
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The Construction of Cheer: Glover Family Saga & Christian Romance by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsShe's been going ranch-to-ranch looking for work. He's just finished most of the construction at Shiloh Ridge. Bishop hires Montana anyway, because she's the beautiful blonde he's attracted to, and she's worked with the best woodworker in the state for years... -
Just in Time for Christmas by Carolyn Brown
New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown's Southern twang and inimitable sass shine through in this romantic second-chance story.Footloose Liz Hanson has finally come home to Ringgold, Texas with a hankering to settle down. All she wants for Christmas is a house of her own-and the man of her dreams. The house was easy...Categorized as:
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Jeremiah's Bogus Bride: Christmas Brides for Billionaire Brothers by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe wants to prove to his brothers that he's not broken. She just wants him. Will a fake marriage heal him or push her further away? Jeremiah Walker moved to Three Rivers three years ago with one rule: No women. Period. The end. He doesn't need to be left at the altar again, and his heart bears some deep wounds that still affect him... -
Savoring Christmas by Shanna Hatfield
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s a former rodeo star who gave up his career to run the family ranch.She’s an aspiring chef with a food truck, a dream, and no interest in another man coming along to ruin her plans.Troy Lucas walked away from his winning rodeo career to run the family ranch after the death of his grandfather. Now, being a rancher, a farrier, and even team roping just for fun can’t seem to keep him satisfied... -
Once Upon a Blissful Christmas: A Historical Western Romance Novel by Lorelei Brogan
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeatrice sets out on a journey in the West to find her missing brother, relying on her nursing skills to survive. Upon arriving in a small mining town, she accepts the kind sheriff's accommodation offer, hoping he will assist her in her search. But the longer she stays in his house, the more she realizes there is one thing she couldn't imagine finding: love... -
Out West for Christmas by Emma Ashwood
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Mail Order Bride seeking adventure, a runaway orphan boy and a cowboy with secrets to hide at Christmas.Harper Scott lost her parents when she was very young. Having been raised and cared for by her older sister, Harper realizes it's time to move on. Harper doesn't have dreams of children and romance. Instead, she yearns for a life filled with adventure — a life out West... -
When Justice Rides by B.J. Daniels
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn Buckhorn, roots run deep—and so do grudges…Deputy Jaxson Gray has found the fresh start he needed in small-town Montana. In Luna Declan, he finds something he didn’t even know he craved. Wary of getting too close, he backs away, only to become enmeshed in a local investigation that brings his past and present crashing together... -
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... -
Cowboy's Christmas Librarian by Clara Pines
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMiss Caroline spends her days warming hearts as the children’s librarian at Trinity Falls Community Library.This Christmas, find out who will win Miss Caroline’s heart…Praise for the Trinity Falls "This book brought me so many emotions! Had me crying, laughing, and sitting on edge of my seat... -
Coming Home to Paradise by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll seven sisters are finally home for Christmas, but can the last two find love like the others?As Endora Simmons plans her Christmas wedding, she's delighted to have her last two sisters, Rae and Bo, finally back in Spanish Fort, Texas. Endora figures if she keeps them busy, they won't have time to think about leaving again. So, Endora talks Rae into teaching Sunday school... -
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Memories for Eternity: Taming Clint Westmoreland\Cole's Red-Hot Pursuit by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTaming Clint WestmorelandIn name only? The moment former Texas Ranger Clint Westmoreland learns that he is still married, he sets the limits for his wife's stay at his exclusive horse ranch. But when she arrives, Clint's boundaries begin to blur. He and Alyssa Barkley have thirty days to untangle the legal knot that bound them together during an undercover assignment years before... -
Creed's Honor by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsMeet a handsome, small-town rancher as he follows his dreams and his heart in this classic Montana Creeds novel from New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller!Conner Creed knows exactly who he is: a hardworking rancher carrying on his uncle's legacy in Lonesome Bend, Colorado. Maybe a small-town cowboy's life isn't his dream, but he owes the man who took him in as a kid... -
The Navy SEAL's Christmas Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsIt’s Christmas time at Crescent Hall, but don’t expect peace, harmony and goodwill among men... -
The Navy SEAL's Christmas Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsIt’s Christmas time at Crescent Hall, but don’t expect expect peace, harmony and goodwill among men... -
Home of the Heart by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA heartwarming novel of complicated families, new neighbors, and fresh hope from a New York Times bestselling author who writes "Southern comfort in a book." —Sheila Roberts Allie Logan has her hands full with a bad breakup, a struggling renovation business, a sister who won’t stop flaunting her engagement ring, and a grandmother who keeps wandering off at the most inopportune times... -
Talk to the Heart by Rachael Johns
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHow hard can it be to resist temptation?Adeline Walsh never thought she would give up her worldly possessions - her iPhone, her make-up and even her successful life as a dog breeder - to join a convent on the other side of the country. But after the discovery of a shocking family secret she feels called to a life of poverty, chastity and obedience... -
Give In To Me by Edith Lalonde
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHE’S A MAN WHO PUTS FAMILY FIRST…After discovering he’s incapable of having children of his own, Dean Morgan is convinced he’s not meant to have the family of his dreams. But when fate intervenes, and he’s run over by an F-bomb-dropping heartbreaker, he’s in for the surprise of his life... -
Mistletoe Mistake by Cindy Caldwell
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGillian Wharton’s world is rosy—her son, Fred, has found his beloved, their wedding is on track and the bank is running quite smoothly. Maybe grandchildren are in the future, and her world as head of the town’s oldest bank is humming along. Nothing could be better, and as Christmas and the Jingle Bell Jam fundraiser loom, her world is in order... -
The Rancher's Christmas Clause by Emma Ashwood
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA rancher in need of a wife, a widowed mother in need of a home – desperate situations call for a marriage of convenience...before Christmas arrives.Tucker Stone is the sole heir to his father’s ranch. But when his father passes away on Christmas Eve, Tucker is distraught to hear he can only inherit once he takes a wife... -
Love's New Beginnings by Penny Zeller
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhere it all began…Lydie Beauchamp recently moved with her aunts—sisters Myrtle and Fern—to the untamed Wyoming Territory... -
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River Justice by B.J. Daniels
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen you look for the truth, there’s no telling what you’ll find… Brand Stafford has long felt he didn’t quite fit in with his siblings. Now he has the DNA evidence to prove his real father is the Staffords’ ranching rival, Holden McKenna. That secret does more than complicate his family—it’s also made him the prime suspect in a kidnapping... -
River Strong by B.J. Daniels
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFor two rival families, the only thing that matters more than land…is love.There’s a lifetime of tension between the McKenna and Stafford ranching families, and Oakley Stafford has the bullet scar to prove it. Defying the bitter rivalry between their families, Oakley grew up thick as thieves with Duffy McKenna. But now the Staffords and the McKennas are competing to buy a neighboring property... -
McKettrick Men Complete Collection: McKettrick's Luck\McKettrick's Pride\McKettrick's Heart by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMcKettrick Men Complete Collection by Linda Lael Miller released on Aug 14, 2017 is available now for purchase... -
Country Born by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author, on Country Strong Don’t miss Country Born, the third book in Linda Lael Miller’s Painted Pony Creek series about three best buddies whose strength, honor and independence exemplify the Montana land they love. J.P. McCall has known Sara Worth his entire life. She’s his best buddy’s sister... -
Justified Vengeance: Brotherhood Protectors World by Lori Matthews, Brotherhood Protectors World
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLangley Frost ditched her fast-paced career as a massage therapist to the A-list celebrities in L.A. for a simpler, down-to-earth life in Canyon Springs, Montana. When her new home is broken into, her uncomplicated life is turned upside down. She needs help, and she needs it fast. Griffin Kane relied on gut instinct during his missions as an elite military operative... -
The Loner: A Novel by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.50 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 FictionDubbed the Queen of Western Romance, New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer writes about passion & heartache, revenge & justice all set within a small-town community.Tanner Everett spends most of his time jet-setting around the world...
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