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Mackenzie's Heroes: Mackenzie's Pleasure / Mackenzie's Magic by Linda Howard
Mackenzie's Pleasure Navy SEAL Zane Mackenzie is a pro. No mission has ever gotten the better of him…until now. Saving the ambassador's gorgeous daughter, Barrie Lovejoy, is textbook—except for their desperate night of passion. Though his job as a soldier ends with her freedom, he would sooner die than let the enemy harm the mother of his child... -
![Montana Storm by Josie Jade, Janie Crouch]()
Montana Storm by Josie Jade, Janie Crouch
Kill first, ask questions later.It’s the instinct former-SEAL Jude Williams must fight every time someone touches him. His six months being tortured in an enemy prison camp may be long over, but he’s got scars—all over his body and mind—keeping that time at the forefront of his psyche...Categorized as:
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![Lost and Found by April Wilson]()
Lost and Found by April Wilson
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBook 2 of the McIntyre Search and Rescue series featuring Maggie and Owen.Welcome back to Bryce, Colorado, a small town in The Rocky Mountains. Maggie's a divorced mom with two teenage sons. Owen is a retired U.S. Marine who suffers from PTSD. She needs him just as much as he needs her. What's it going to take to bring them together? This romantic suspense novel is filled with heart and feels... -
![The Cowboy Who Came Home by Liz Isaacson]()
The Cowboy Who Came Home by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHe’s been serving in the military for a decade. She’s been quietly grieving a devastating loss. When Finn and Edith reunite in small-town Three Rivers where they grew up together, can their second chance romance provide hope, healing, and the happily-ever-after they both crave?Finley Ackerman left home ten years ago, determined to figure out who he was and what he wanted his life to be... -
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![His Fifth Kiss: A Hammond Family Farm Novel by Liz Isaacson]()
His Fifth Kiss: A Hammond Family Farm Novel by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey once had a few summers together. Now, Michael Hammond is back in town after a devastating injury overseas. He's looking to reset and recover...not to fall in love.Of course Mike looks for and hopes Gertrude Whettstein will be on the farm. She was so much of Ivory Peaks and so important to him when they were teens... -
![Tyler by Regan Black]()
Tyler by Regan Black
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe's a vigilante on a mission...Autumn Curley has no interest in changing her ways. After escaping her captors, her sole purpose is to destroy the gangs that prey on Native American women and make sure no one else suffers like she did. But she doesn't know the gangs are closing in and about to spring a trap... -
![House for Sale Navy SEAL Included by Cora Seton]()
House for Sale Navy SEAL Included by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s bringing a ghost town back to life…Ten years ago, desperate to save his father’s life, Carter Elliott pulled the plug on Elliott Ridge, the failing company town owned by his family for generations. After a decade with the Navy SEALs, he’s back to resurrect it so he can bring his father home. He’s ready to start a family of his own, too, but first he’ll need a wife... -
![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 SEAL's Desire by Cora Seton]()
A SEAL's Desire by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTen years ago, in the middle of a natural disaster, Navy SEAL Greg Devon lost his heart to a young documentary film director, and when he found out she’d been put in charge of Base Camp, a reality television show, he jumped at the chance to participate. Now he’s in big trouble. If he doesn’t marry in forty days, the sustainable community he’s helping to build will be bulldozed... -
![Issued to the Bride: One Navy SEAL by Cora Seton]()
Issued to the Bride: One Navy SEAL by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsMarry—or else. Navy SEAL Brian Lake is out of luck. Going rogue on his last mission landed him on a fast track out of the Navy—years too soon to have saved up enough money to buy the ranch he’s always wanted. Without a career—or the cash to start over—Brian’s options are few, until Army general Augustus Reed steps in with an intriguing new mission—a permanent one...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... -
![A SEAL's Consent by Cora Seton]()
A SEAL's Consent by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNavy SEAL Jericho Cook is living a lie. In order to save Base Camp, the sustainable community he’s building with his friends in Chance Creek, Montana, he must marry in the next forty days—and try for a family. But after the horrors he’s witnessed, Jericho's sworn to never put himself in charge of a child he can’t completely protect. At least he’s found the perfect wife... -
![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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![Never Stay Gone by Tal Bauer]()
Never Stay Gone by Tal Bauer
Six bodies in a single grave… in the same West Texas country where Dakota left everything behind. Every beat of my heart belongs to you. Thirteen years ago, Dakota Jennings thought he'd found his forever when he fell in love with Shane Carson. But one afternoon shattered their love story, and both Dakota and Shane left Rustler, Texas, with broken hearts... -
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![The Airman's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton]()
The Airman's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsTormented by the knowledge that his father died thinking the worst of him, Colt Hall never meant to come home to Chance Creek. But with his brothers banding together to rebuild the family’s old ranch, he’s finding it hard to stay away. In accordance with the conditions for them to inherit the spread, Colt must soon marry... -
![Shattered Valor by Elaine Levine]()
Shattered Valor by Elaine Levine
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsEvery step leads her deeper into danger... Eden Miller has her life arranged exactly as she wants it--until a reunion with her high school BFFs places her in the middle of a turf war with a ruthless prison gang, their terrorist allies, and the hunters tracking them...Categorized as:
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![Sarsaparilla Showdown by Caroline Lee]()
Sarsaparilla Showdown by Caroline Lee
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen your first two loves are books and ice cream (not necessarily in that order!) who has time to fall for something else? Sadie Mayfield has gotten really good at admiring handsome men from afar… After all, it’s not like they’d be interested in her, would they? But when Shawn starts frequenting her ice cream and soda shop at River’s End Ranch, she sets out to become his friend... -
![Saving Chelsea by Elle James]()
Saving Chelsea by Elle James
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe prefers the four-legged wolves over the two-legged kindChelsea Youngblood’s first love is her only true love. Wolves. Raised on a wildlife rescue ranch, she grew up with wolves as her siblings. It was only natural she would become a wolf biologist and work with the wolves of Yellowstone National Park... -
![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... -
![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... -
![Brotherhood Protectors Boxed Set 1: Books 1-3 by Elle James]()
Brotherhood Protectors Boxed Set 1: Books 1-3 by Elle James
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFirst 3 books in the Brotherhood Protectors Series MONTANA SEAL Former SEAL and shining Hollywood starlet struggle against their burgeoning desire while trying to stay alive in the crosshairs of a murderous stalker. BRIDE PROTECTOR SEAL A Navy SEAL bodyguard and his client’s bride struggle with rising desire while fighting to stay alive in the mountains of Montana... -
![The Navy SEAL's Christmas Bride by Cora Seton]()
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... -
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![The Navy SEAL's Christmas Bride by Cora Seton]()
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... -
![The Marine's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton]()
The Marine's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIf Gunnery Sergeant Zane Hall wants to save his family’s ranch, he’ll need to fix up the buildings, stock the spread with cattle—and find a wife. The first two are easy with the help of his brothers, but getting hitched is proving more difficult. When he meets mountaineer Kenna North through an online ad, she seems like the perfect fit—at least in her e-mails...Categorized as:
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![The Marine's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton]()
The Marine's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsIf Gunnery Sergeant Zane Hall wants to save his family’s ranch, he’ll need to fix up the buildings, stock the spread with cattle—and find a wife. The first two are easy with the help of his brothers, but getting hitched is proving more difficult. When he meets mountaineer Kenna North through an online ad, she seems like the perfect fit—at least in her e-mails... -
![A SEAL's Struggle by Cora Seton]()
A SEAL's Struggle by Cora Seton
She broke his heart. Now she’s back. When Win Lisle walked out on him five months ago, Angus McBride hardened his heart and committed to marrying a stranger to save Base Camp, the sustainable community he came to Montana to build. Now there’s just over a month until his wedding, he knows he can never love his backup bride, Leslie, and Win has come back—pregnant with his baby... -
![Royal Atlas by H.J. Bellus]()
Royal Atlas by H.J. Bellus
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsLove struck me at the early age of five. The boy turned into a man, and I fell even deeper. Guy Webb had no idea my fragile heart belonged to him for so many years. He was too busy being my brother’s best friend and a star on the football field. He was my daydream, and consumed every single thought, but he was always one step from my reach. Beartooth Ranch was our home...Categorized as:
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![Heart of Texas Volume 3: Nell's Cowboy / Lone Star Baby by Debbie Macomber]()
Heart of Texas Volume 3: Nell's Cowboy / Lone Star Baby by Debbie Macomber
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWelcome to the town of Promise, deep in the heart of Texas! Promise, a ranching community in the Hill Country, has a mysterious past. Yet it's the kind of place that represents the strength of small-town and rural America. Because Promise is built on family and friendship. Hard work and endurance. Laughter and, above all, love... -
![The Cowboy Rescues a Bride by Cora Seton]()
The Cowboy Rescues a Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNed Matheson is sharing a house with the woman he loves, but he can’t kiss her, or even touch her. In fact, she can barely look him in the face. He knows he needs to be patient; Fila Sahar has been to hell and back as a captive of the Taliban for over a decade. Now she’s safely back on American soil, but her fears hem her in so tightly, she might as well be a prisoner again... -
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Wild Dream by Leslie North
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSometimes love brews where it's least expected… Between keeping his brothers in line and looking after Lockhart Bend, Sheriff Trevor Wild has enough on his plate. But he can't pass up the chance to get close to the town's newest resident, Marianne Stanton. She's as delicious as the beer she brews… But as stubborn as a hangover... -
![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... -
![Honor Unraveled by Elaine Levine]()
Honor Unraveled by Elaine Levine
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsLove Isn’t a Battle… Kit Bolanger, ex-spec ops soldier, has followed the trail of an international drug lord back to his childhood town, the one place he swore never return to. He and his team of terrorist hunters are the only thing standing between the town’s residents and the evil threatening them. It doesn’t help to know that she’s here—the woman who betrayed his trust and shredded his heart...Categorized as:
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![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... -
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Wait For You by J.H. Croix
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA swoony, small town romance from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix!When a grumpy billionaire falls first. We’re just going to be friends, right? My kind of forever is staying single. It took too many years to escape my disaster of a marriage. As a single mom who’s barely scraping by, most men don’t even notice me. So when Adam Cannon almost kisses me, I’m not expecting it... -
![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... -
![Perfect Mess by Fabiola Francisco]()
Perfect Mess by Fabiola Francisco
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA toxic relationship crumbled my self-esteem, so when my uncle needs someone to temporarily run his butcher shop, I swap the hectic city for small-town life. I have no idea what butchering entails, and Wilder James, the sexy—albeit grumpy—rancher, reminds me of it every time I see him. His snap judgment of me because I’m a city girl is infuriating, but I’m forced to work with him... -
![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... -
![Sunday at the Sunflower Inn by Jodi Thomas]()
Sunday at the Sunflower Inn by Jodi Thomas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFans of Carolyn Brown and B.J. Daniels will adore this slice of Americana delivered with warmth, endearing characters, and authentic Texan flair. The legendary New York Times and USA Today bestselling author brings a sense of nostalgia to the town in this delightful journey of second chances... -
![Justified Vengeance: Brotherhood Protectors World by Lori Matthews, Brotherhood Protectors World]()
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]()
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... -
![Red Dirt Home by Renae Black]()
Red Dirt Home by Renae Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTo move forward, she'll have to face the past.Paige Bennett is fulfilling her childhood dream of working and living on the land as a station hand on Whitetail Ridge. Getting her hands dirty, riding horses, working with cattle and kicking up red dust. Life can't get much better. Or so she thinks, until a devastating act of violent betrayal leaves her unemployed, homeless and broken... -
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![Back in the Saddle by Vanessa Vale]()
Back in the Saddle by Vanessa Vale
I've always wanted her. After all these years, that's never changed.I thought Sarah O'Banyon had been The One. I'd been f-ing wrong.I moved on, made something of myself. Became police chief. Even had a beautiful daughter.When Sarah buys me at the bachelor auction, I'm stunned. It's been six years. She wants me for something now. When we end up in my bedroom, I know exactly what...Categorized as:
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![Virgin Cowboy by Kat Baxter]()
Virgin Cowboy by Kat Baxter
Can this runaway mail order bride find forever with the husky cowboy who saves her?JosieWhat kind of woman answers an ad for a mail-order bride and then backs out of the deal?A desperate one. Like me.My dad just died, leaving me alone in the world. I'm penniless and orphaned, trying to find the twin I never knew I had...Categorized as:
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![Long, Tall Texans by Diana Palmer]()
Long, Tall Texans by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsETHAN Arabella Craig was eighteen when Ethan Hardeman first opened her eyes to passion…and then turned around and married another woman. Four years later, tragedy brings Ethan, still just as tall and handsome, but newly divorced and bitter, back into her life. He runs his family's cattle empire with an iron hand, yet he refuses to loosen his grip on the reins holding back his heart...Categorized as:
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![Her Uniform Cowboy by Donna Michaels]()
Her Uniform Cowboy by Donna Michaels
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHER UNIFORM COWBOY Harland County Series/Book 3: Kade 85,000 words Heat Index: Hot Desperate for change after a verbally abusive relationship, Brandi Wyne leaves a symphony career, her family, and the Poconos to fall back on a designing degree and a chance to renovate a restaurant/pub in Texas... -
![Lone Star Ex-Con by Kat Baxter]()
Lone Star Ex-Con by Kat Baxter
A Reverse Age-Gap/Curvy Girl RomanceMonroeI just got out of prison. I literally have blood on my hands. It doesn’t matter if it was an accident or even justified. I'm tainted. One look at the bespectacled, curvy librarian, and I’m hooked. Clean, educated, and polished, Callie is beautiful, sweet, and the sheriff’s sister. She’s the last person I should want because I’m the worst person for her...Categorized as:
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![The Navy SEAL's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton]()
The Navy SEAL's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsMason Hall, Navy SEAL, knows all about difficult assignments, but his current mission is one for the record books. Not only must he find a wife—and get her pregnant—or forfeit the ranch his family has prized for generations, he must also convince his three brothers to marry, too—before the year is up...Categorized as:
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