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Sign of Seven trilogy by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsNora Roberts presents a collection that includes all three novels in her Sign of Seven Trilogy—a compelling paranormal romance series about three brothers bound by fate, blood, and a timeless enemy.In the town of Hawkins Hollow, every seven years, on the seventh day of the seventh month, strange things happen... -
![A Taste of Whiskey: Sasha Whiskey by Melissa Foster]()
A Taste of Whiskey: Sasha Whiskey by Melissa Foster
Sasha Whiskey is done being the good girl. She’s ready to wrangle in the one man not looking to be caught and give him a taste of Whiskey. With any luck, one taste won’t be nearly enough. Come along for the steamy, emotional ride in this friends-to-lovers, forbidden romance... -
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![Declan by Kris Michaels]()
Declan by Kris Michaels
Life couldn’t get any better.Declan Howard had it made. He owned the town’s only bar, and there was a vast ocean of women to choose from. All right, so perhaps vast was an overstatement. Hollister wasn’t New York City, but he was content. Footloose and fancy-free, he lived in the fast lane and loved it… until recently.Life was incredibly difficult...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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![The Runaways by Devney Perry]()
The Runaways by Devney Perry
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsOne car. One cross-country road trip. Five small town romances about six runaways finally finding home.From Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author, Devney Perry, this collection includes Runaway Road, Wild Highway, Quarter Miles, Forsaken Trail and Dotted Lines.Londyn McCormack didn’t have a typical childhood... -
![Cherished Enough by Kelly Elliott]()
Cherished Enough by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMorgan Shaw is my soulmate. She has no idea how much I desire her to fill the needs I crave. I've dedicated the last four years to learning everything I could about her. If my desire for her ever came to light before she realized how much she loved me, I would be labeled a stalker.Some might find it a little creepy how I watch her every move. I find it exhilarating...Categorized as:
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![The Cowboy Contract by B.A. Tortuga]()
The Cowboy Contract by B.A. Tortuga
Ryder Vittor has almost everything he could ever want. He was a successful bull rider, he runs a rodeo company and a ranch for his family, and he's right where he wants to be. Until his grandmother issues him an ultimatum... -
![Christy by Catherine Marshall]()
Christy by Catherine Marshall
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsIn the year 1912, nineteen-year-old Christy Huddleston leaves home to teach school in the Smoky Mountains -- and comes to know and love the resilient people of the region, with their fierce pride, their dark superstitions, their terrible poverty, and their yearning for beauty and truth... -
![Forsaken Trail by Devney Perry]()
Forsaken Trail by Devney Perry
Aria Saint-James has planned the perfect getaway: sweatpants, takeout and two weeks alone with her sister and nephew. Nowhere on that list is wearing a low-cut dress and uncomfortable heels to attend a wedding where she knows neither the bride nor the groom. Toss in her nemesis, Brody Carmichael, and her road trip to Arizona is officially a bust.But at least there is champagne...Categorized as:
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![Sunshine and Sammy by Melanie Moreland]()
Sunshine and Sammy by Melanie Moreland
Luke Adler lives for his ranch. It’s the only reason he agreed to get on board with his sister’s grand plan for guests staying on the property.Nothing prepares him for the force of nature that is Samantha Morrison. When she arrives on his ranch to help construct this new part of his business, what he expects and what he gets are two entirely different things.He expects a no-nonsense businessman... -
![Good Behavior by Kelly Fox]()
Good Behavior by Kelly Fox
From USA Today Best-Selling Author Kelly Fox comes a spicy forbidden romance between an ex-con and his prison therapist.There’s not much I miss about prison, save for the buttoned-up therapist who doled out subtle commands and generous praise in equal measure...Categorized as:
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![Protecting Silver by Deanna L. Rowley]()
Protecting Silver by Deanna L. Rowley
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDouglas "Patch" Atwal was an adrenaline junkie, from working as a medic in the Marines, to being a trauma surgeon in the emergency room. He thrived on the action. If he didn't his past would start to haunt him, and after having dreams of himself as a little boy, he began to question his entire existence... -
![A Fake Marriage for the Grumpy Cowboy : Rolston Ranch Brothers by Hanna Hart]()
A Fake Marriage for the Grumpy Cowboy : Rolston Ranch Brothers by Hanna Hart
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAugust Rolston wanted to escape his small town Texas lifestyle when a gorgeous enemy complicated his reality even more. The arrogant overachiever, Belle Danson, was the hydroponics expert that he needed for his organic greenhouse.She was annoyingly driven and also had a special talent for driving August crazy... -
![Make Me Stay by Kennedy Fox]()
Make Me Stay by Kennedy Fox
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNever trust a man who wears nothing more than a cowboy hat and ripped jeans who asks if you’d like to save a horse and ride a . . . well, you get the picture.Being a travel photographer has its perks but when Colton Langston collides into me and offers to model, he’s an unexpected surprise for my current project...Categorized as:
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![The Brawl by Willa Nash, Devney Perry]()
The Brawl by Willa Nash, Devney Perry
A small town, single parent romance from Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Devney Perry. On Ronan Thatcher’s first week in Montana, he spots the most beautiful woman in the world. Love at first sight? Nah. He doesn’t believe in love. But he wouldn’t mind a date or two with the local beauty. Ronan is the type of man who gets what he wants, and he wants Larke Hale...Categorized as:
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![Buttercup Farms by Carolyn Brown]()
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... -
![Axe-identally Married by Daphne Elliot]()
Axe-identally Married by Daphne Elliot
I used to be a good girl. That is until I woke up in Vegas married to a former hockey player who also happens to be my best friend’s ex. Cole Hebert and I are opposites. I’m the new town doctor, a rule follower, and five-five on a good day. He’s the six-seven bad boy currently doing court-ordered community service...Categorized as:
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![Sweet Like Whiskey by Emmy Sanders]()
Sweet Like Whiskey by Emmy Sanders
The only thing worse than letting him in is the thought of letting him go. JacksonIf there’s one thing I don’t need upsetting my quiet and comfortable routine in the small town of Darling, Montana, it’s newcomer Ash Alcott crash landing on my family’s ranch like some sort of blonde angel.I don’t need his flirting. Or his smile... -
![Issued to the Bride: One Sniper by Cora Seton]()
Issued to the Bride: One Sniper by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSniper Hunter Powell thought he lost everything when he took the rap for a crime he didn't commit in order to save a friend. Now he's got a chance to redeem himself. There's only one catch--he has to leave the military, settle down on a Montana ranch--and marry a woman he's never met before...Categorized as:
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![The Front Runner by Elsie Silver]()
The Front Runner by Elsie Silver
Stefan Dalca is beautiful, brooding, and bossy. He’s also public enemy number one in this small town, with a murky past that’s hard to overlook. And I just agreed to three fake dates with him. I may be a renowned veterinarian, but when I find myself in a sticky situation, Stefan is my last hope. I need his help to save a sick foal and what he wants in return is me... -
![Make Me Stay by Kennedy Fox, Aiden Snow]()
Make Me Stay by Kennedy Fox, Aiden Snow
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsNever trust a man who wears nothing more than a cowboy hat and ripped jeans who asks if you’d like to save a horse and ride a...well, you get the picture.That should’ve been enough for me to walk away.I’ve been warned on several occasions about southern men - with their sexy accents, charming manners, and the ability to easily get any woman in bed - which is something I’ll be avoiding... -
![Spill the Sweet Tea by Lyra Parish]()
Spill the Sweet Tea by Lyra Parish
Some describe me as a quirky, free-spirited journalist who charges her crystals by moonlight. They’re not wrong. My instincts ensure I know everything that goes on in my small town. And not much surprises me. But when the man who destroyed my heart returns to care for his family’s business, I’m shaken to the core...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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![Heartland Mistletoe by Jessie Gussman]()
Heartland Mistletoe by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsLate one night Lincoln was delivering a yard decoration when he came upon a wild, unruly teenager throwing stones at the window of his neighbor’s house. He tackled the belligerent child and was about to call the cops when she informed him she was his neighbor’s sister who had been locked out of the house.Oops... -
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![Chase Our Forever by Kat Singleton]()
Chase Our Forever by Kat Singleton
Dean Livingston needs a new live-in nanny, and I need a safe place to stay.I’d been running from my past when I stumbled into the small town of Sutten Mountain, tired and alone.That’s where I met a broken single dad and his adorable daughter.Dean has more money than he could ever spend but couldn’t keep a nanny. After firing every eligible candidate in town, he was desperate for help...Categorized as:
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![When Justice Rides by B.J. Daniels]()
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]()
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... -
![Memories for Eternity: Taming Clint Westmoreland\Cole's Red-Hot Pursuit by Brenda Jackson]()
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... -
![Tempt Our Fate by Kat Singleton]()
Tempt Our Fate by Kat Singleton
Camden Hunter doesn't belong here.I've spent my entire life in the small town of Sutten Mountain where everyone knows everyone and you can spot trouble from a mile away.Camden is trouble.He’s an arrogant, self-absorbed billionaire from the city with too much money and not enough manners.And he just opened a fancy art gallery next door to my bakery... -
![Creed's Honor by Linda Lael Miller]()
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... -
![A Simple Life by Melanie Moreland]()
A Simple Life by Melanie Moreland
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFrom NYT bestselling author Melanie Moreland comes a feuding to lovers standalone romance -John Elliott is a busy man. He runs his farm and his business, keeping to himself, with no time for anything else in his life.Quinn Harper is a single mother, looking for a fresh start.The small town she picked seemed perfect—until her first run-in with John... -
![Borrowing Bentley by Melanie Shawn]()
Borrowing Bentley by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 13 ratings𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑-𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑊𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑊𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒, 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐻𝐸𝐴--𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑦!𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐲Maisy Turner and I had been butting heads since we were five years old. That girl knew every one of my buttons and loved to push 'em... -
![Stay With Me by Brooke Montgomery]()
Stay With Me by Brooke Montgomery
A best friend’s brother stand-alone from small-town romance author Brooke Montgomery about a girl who falls pregnant by the wrong man and the cowboy who takes her in… I've crushed on my best friend's brother for years.He's a six-foot-three, dark-haired cowboy who works on his family's ranch and sends butterflies to my stomach anytime he looks at me...Categorized as:
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![Country by Khloe Summers]()
Country by Khloe Summers
Can this older mountain biker find love with his bounties ex?CountryI don't date. I have a busy job and a daughter to think about. But when I meet the ex wife of the man I'm hunting, I can't keep my mind off her. She's strong, determined, curvy, and sweet as hell. That, and she needs my protection.I shouldn't mix work with pleasure. Yet here I am, desperate to touch her and make everything right...Categorized as:
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![Darling Bride by Raya Morris Edwards]()
Darling Bride by Raya Morris Edwards
Darling Bride is the accompanying novella set after Westin. It is an extended epilogue/accompanying novella to Westin and cannot be read as a standalone.It is part of the Sovereign Mountain Series and must be read after reading Westin, book two in the Sovereign Mountain Series... -
![Home of the Heart by Carolyn Brown]()
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... -
![Scrape the Barrel by Karley Brenna]()
Scrape the Barrel by Karley Brenna
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHurt people know hurt people. Years ago, Sage McKinley thought settling down in small town Bell Buckle was the only way to protect her daughter. It didn't hurt that she managed to get a job at the local cafe, doing what she loved most: baking. The perfect life she'd built for them was all that mattered—until everything was turned upside down...Categorized as:
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![The Brood by Devney Perry]()
The Brood by Devney Perry
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsA small town, forced proximity, age gap romance from Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author, Devney Perry.The last thing Wilder Abbott needs is a houseguest. Solitude has been his stoic companion for nearly a decade. He prefers to brood over his mistakes in seclusion. Besides, he gets enough social interaction as a high school science teacher in Calamity, Montana... -
![Talk to the Heart by Rachael Johns]()
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... -
![Stranded with a Grumpy Cowboy by Hope Ford]()
Stranded with a Grumpy Cowboy by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA snowstorm. One bed.And one night to make the grumpy cowboy mine.He’s my older brother’s best friend.He doesn’t have any interest in me.As a matter of fact, he grunts and then goes the other direction any time I’m around.He’s too old for me.He’s set in his ways.And he thinks he can boss me around.But he’s the one man I compare all others to and they don’t even come close.I’m about to give up... -
![No More Secrets by Lucy Score]()
No More Secrets by Lucy Score
#1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lucy Score brings to life the "nosiest small town in upstate New York," Blue Moon Bend, in a charming and compelling, sexy romantic comedy with an intriguing loner on the slow path to healing and an ambitious out-of-towner who just keeps slipping past his defenses...Categorized as:
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![See It Through by Julia Wolf]()
See It Through by Julia Wolf
This house isn't big enough for the both of us... As my older brother’s best friend, Remington Town used to be like a member of my family. But the minute he turned eighteen, he left our small town of Sugar Brush, Wyoming and never looked back.Thirteen years later, Remi shows up to settle his father’s estate, but as far as I’m concerned, he should’ve stayed gone... -
![Give In To Me by Edith Lalonde]()
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... -
![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... -
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![River Justice by B.J. Daniels]()
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]()
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... -
![Big Bossy Cowboy by Mia Brody]()
Big Bossy Cowboy by Mia Brody
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThis over the top cowboy is bossy and big…and every inch is just for her. EvieThe persistent cowboy is everywhere I look. He's at my work. He's at my apartment. He's even in my bathtub.He says we're soulmates.He says we're inevitable.I say he's wrong.GreerThe curvy little spitfire is everywhere I go. At her workplace. At her apartment. In her bathtub... -
![Perfect Song by Lauren Runow]()
Perfect Song by Lauren Runow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI came back to Mason Creek when my life was turned upside down, both literally and figuratively. Scared and alone, I packed my belongings and left New York where I’ve made a career as a writer for a national publication to stay with my parents in the town so different than the big apple they might as well be on different planets... -
![McKettrick Men Complete Collection: McKettrick's Luck\McKettrick's Pride\McKettrick's Heart by Linda Lael Miller]()
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]()
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...
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