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Heartless by Elsie Silver
Working as a nanny for the world’s grumpiest single dad should have been simple. Except I can’t keep my eyes off him. And he can’t keep his hands off of me.Cade Eaton is thirteen years older than I am and barely looks my way. Until I get him into the hot tub one night for a game of truth or dare. Then all bets are off—and so are our clothes. He’s gruff, a little rough around the edges... -
Wild Eyes by Elsie Silver
A rugged mountain town seemed like the perfect escape from a life in shambles. But on day one, she ran full tilt into the world's hottest single dad, and now all her plans are ruined. As a chart-topping country singer with a recent streak of bad press, it's hard for Skylar Stone to find any peace. But she finds it in Rose Hill...Categorized as:
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The Lost Fisherman by Jewel E. Ann
It’s been five years since I’ve seen him. An unexpected event takes me back to the place where it all began. But I’m no longer the naive young woman he once knew. And he’s no longer the man who took nearly everything from me... -
Fractured Sky by Catherine Cowles
Damaged. Broken. Destroyed. I’ve heard it all. A single moment of trusting the wrong person shattered my life into pieces, and my family has never looked at me the same. It’s impossible to convince them that I’m anything more than the broken girl they rescued all those years ago.Until I meet him.Ramsey’s grumpy demeanor and menacing scowl scare most of the world away. But not me...Categorized as:
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Lost and Lassoed by Lyla Sage
She thrives in chaos. He prefers routine. The only thing they have in common? How much they hate each other.From the author of Done and Dusted and Swift and Saddled, the highly anticipated next book in the Rebel Blue Ranch series, a small town romance in which enemies turn to lovers when they're forced to work together during one hot summer.Teddy Andersen doesn’t have a plan...Categorized as:
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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... -
Mackenzie's Mountain by Linda Howard
A small Wyoming town is about to learn a few lessons from a new schoolteacher with the courage to win the heart of a man who swore he had nothing to give.... Mary Elizabeth Potter is a self-appointed spinster with no illusions about love. But she is a good teacher and she wants Wolf Mackenzie s son back in school...Categorized as:
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Sold! In the Show Me State by Jessie Gussman
The town outcast buys a date with Cowboy Crossing’s own A-List movie star.Ivory Haines is the daughter of the town’s resident retired prostitute and possibly the town drunk, although her mother wasn’t entirely certain.She resents her position in the town – and especially resents the teasing she’d been subjected to – and has vowed to show everyone that she is just as good as they are...Categorized as:
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Faking Mr. Right by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Let's make this fun and really give them something to talk about." Levi's nothing like I remembered.Once the nerd from school two years my junior. Desperately trying to hide his crush. Now he's built like a stallion. Tall enough to tower any man. And pulls off a flannel shirt like no mountain man I know.But there lies a scorned heart in his chest. Jaded and broken...Categorized as:
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Grit by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsHe’s been patient; she’s been busy. Patience is running out. Melissa Oxford is a widow with a ranch, an orange grove, a goat-obsessed ten-year-old, and not enough time. She doesn’t have time to make friends. She doesn’t have time to stop and chat, and she definitely does not have time for a boyfriend. Which is fine, because Cary Nakamura is far from being a boy...Categorized as:
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No Going Back by Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDon’t fall for the sexy silver fox that just rolled into town.Easier said than done.Especially when he’s your new neighbor.Dianna came to Moss Creek for a fresh start. To learn from the mistakes of her past.But Griffin Fraley is testing her commitment to that task. Somewhere between those baby blue eyes and a set of hands she can imagine doing debaucherous things, her focus starts to shift... -
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... -
Daddy's Little Darling by Laylah Roberts
She was desperate, homeless and alone… Charlie was used to fending for herself. She wasn’t necessarily that good at it, considering she was currently living in her car, but it was the only life she knew. She didn’t have family or friends and she certainly wasn’t used to anyone caring about what she did... -
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... -
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Cherish by Catherine Anderson
SHE WAS AN INNOCENT IN A DANGEROUS WORLD, AND HE'D RISK ANYTHING TO KEEP HER SAFE. HE LONGED FOR HER ... Race Spencer's gunslinging days are far behind him. He is now a respectable rancher, but it's a solitary life. But then Fate lead Race to an earthbound angel --- lost and alone, the sole survivor of an outlaw attack --- and even his hardened heart is moved... -
Never Enough by Kelly Elliott
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Cowboys and Angels series comes an intricate romance that asks the question, Can love heal the pain of the past? Longing to forget the pain of his wife’s death, Brock Shaw has immersed himself in the one thing that lets him escape the guilt. Bull riding. But life on the road means leaving his young son at home with his parents...Categorized as:
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Grumpy Cowboy by Max Monroe
ATTENTION: If you have been a victim of false advertising, you may be entitled to compensation...Categorized as:
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Romancing the Cowboy (Galentine's Getaway) by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen this older cowboy rescues a hot mess author from a crazy bull, she learns a whole lot more than she anticipated. If growly cowboys, sassy heroines, and laugh-out-loud comedy make your heart pitter-patter, you'll love Cord and Cassia's steamy-sweet story!Spying on a bossy cowboy lands this hot mess romance author in hot water.Cassia MurphyI'm used to getting fan mail from readers...Categorized as:
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Big Nick Energy by Morgan Elizabeth
When Connor Finch insists his one-time Tinder match, Shae, comes to his dad’s house for Thanksgiving with her two daughters, it’s because he refuses to let them be alone on her first-holiday post-divorce... -
The One I Didn't See Coming by Piper Rayne
It’s the classic story—girl returns to her hometown only to end up moving in with her high school crush, who she hates. Returning to Willowbrook was my only option after Chicago chewed me up and spit me out. Technically, it wasn’t Chicago’s fault. It was his fault—the man I thought I knew who turned out to be a liar...Categorized as:
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Wishing Hearts by Emmy Sanders
A shameless flirt. A single dad. And an unexpected chance at love. HarrisonWhen I left Plum Valley ten years ago, I never thought I’d return. But a call about animals in crisis brings me back to the town that inadvertently broke my heart.What I don’t expect? Sam. The animal control officer looks every bit a cowboy wet dream, and for whatever reason, he’s latched on to me like a dog with a bone...Categorized as:
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Christmas in Chestnut Springs by Elsie Silver
T’was the night before Christmas . . . in Chestnut Springs! Check in with the Eaton family to see holiday pranks, new friendships formed, and maybe even a new baby born. Five chapters as told by five of your most beloved heroes...Categorized as:
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Arrogant Devil by R.S. Grey
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsEveryone in Cedar Creek, Texas, knows Jack McNight is an arrogant devil. Physically, I get it: he’s tan and fit, with coal-black hair that’s clearly been scorched by hellfire. Oh, and his personality? It burns just as hot.When I show up on the doorstep of Blue Stone Ranch, I’m run-down and rockin’ my last pair of underwear. I’m hoping for a savior, but instead, I find him...Categorized as:
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Downpour by Maggie Gates
Ray:Rule #1 of almost dying: Make sure someone knows your passwords. It’s hard to cancel your phone plan if you’re dead.Rule #2 of almost dying: Make sure your house is clean before you walk up the steps to the pearly gates. It makes selling off your life easier.Back-up plans are for people who plan on losing...Categorized as:
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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... -
Falling by Willow Aster
When Little Miss Sunshine and a Hot, Grumpy Rancher are forced to live together, what could possibly go wrong?To the small town of Landmark Mountain, Callum Landmark is a man of few words and considered to be the family grump. Uninvited and unexpected, I crash into his world like a wrecking ball and disrupt the delicate balance of his carefully constructed existence...Categorized as:
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Stolen Hearts by Kelly Moore
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIt was a day like any other on the ranch. Hard work and no play make for a cranky cowboy. Needing a night out on the town left me sneaking into my father’s house like a teenage boy. That was my first mistake of the day. The second was playing hero to a damsel in distress that turned out to be no damsel at all, but a sexy, snarky woman who took me by surprise...Categorized as:
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Show Me a Marriage of Convenience: Small-Town Single-Father Cowboy Romance by Alexa Verde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn ex-player cowboy with a little son, the boy's shy plus-size aunt, and a reluctant modern marriage of convenience only the boy is excited about… A sweet, clean, wholesome romance with a happily-ever-after!After three near-death experiences in one day-okay, maybe burning dinner and falling from a tree shouldn't count-Kade Clark worries about his son's future if he's not around to protect him... -
The Meaning of Life by BA Tortuga
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen tragedy strikes in the parking lot of a rodeo event, bullfighter Jasper Dean loses his best friend Kayla, inherits her barrel racing horse, her pack of dogs, and her two babies, who also happen to be his biological kids. He has no idea what to do about any of it, and JD struggles to juggle all of his new responsibilities... -
ISO: In Search Of by Lucy Lennox, Molly Maddox
How in the world does a grumpy rancher end up falling for a rich dilettante? Richard Dunning has it all: private school education, an exquisite designer wardrobe, a last name that ensures he’s invited to all the best parties, and a skincare regimen that’s to die for. The only thing he doesn’t have is… well, a job. Or a home. Or money in the bank. Not since his dad cut him off...Categorized as:
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The Prospector's Only Prospect by Dani Collins
After eight days in a cramped stagecoach, divorcée Marigold Davis already regrets her decision to come to Denver City to marry. She certainly didn’t realize she’d signed up for mosquitoes, mud, and scores of rough men eyeing her like a hot meal on a cold day. But with her life in Kansas all but incinerated, Marigold needs a husband... -
That Feeling by Alexis Winter
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe’s one of those girls—Mysterious, driven, all kinds of sexy.The first time I saw her wrapped up in skintight denim and a cowboy hat riding a mechanical bull, I knew she was trouble.The kind of trouble you spend all night praying never ends and a decade trying to forget.But somehow, after losing a bet, I not only promised her a date but I tasted her cherry red lips...Categorized as:
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The Badge by Lena Hendrix
One wrong turn down a dark alley and my career as one of Chicago’s most decorated female officers is at risk.Working on a remote Montana ranch designed to protect federal witnesses is easy. Not falling for the criminal who saved my life proves to be nearly impossible.Evan Walker is determined to start over––be a better man... -
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Yours to Hold by Emily Silver
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe’s my best friend’s older brother. I have no business having these feelings for him. But I do.I’ve had a crush on Mason Winchester for as long as I can remember. To him, I’ve never been anything more than a family friend. His little sister’s annoying friend.But what happens when he needs a nanny for his daughter for the summer? He calls me.That’s when things change.Suddenly there are feelings... -
Protected by my Stalker by Khloe Summers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCan this older mountain man find love with a younger employee?KenzieWorking my way through school has been a pain.Jobs are in short supplyAnd the only thing available is a cleaning gig with a local rancher.Trouble is, he's the biggest jerk I've ever met.He's stubborn, he barely talks, and wants me working weird hours.I know I should quit, but something about him keeps me interested...Categorized as:
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Stay With Me Forever by Kayla Chase
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA Small Town, Single Dad, Best Friend's Older Brother RomanceHe’s a single dad who never wants to marry again. She’s his little sister’s best friend who can’t stand him... -
Back in the Saddle by BA Tortuga
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen David Garcia's family suffers a loss, he comes back to New Mexico to help, leaving his life in Austin behind. He knows he has to make the best of it, so he uses his skills as a teacher to set up a daycare business on his parents' ranch and start helping out local friends and family who need a babysitter now and then... -
Seeds and Sunshine by Jodi Payne, B.A. Tortuga
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShiloh Williams lost his husband in the bullriding ring two years ago and hasn’t been able to move on. It’s been so long since he was happy he’s forgotten how to be. After making the long drive up to Vermont to visit friends, he finally decides that getting out of Texas might be the only way to leave the hard days of his past behind... -
Heath by R.M. Neill
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan tattoos induce a sexual awakening?HeathI met this guy, Marko. He has the best tattoos.We hang out all the time and he even loves the farm animals as much as I do. He’s Croatian and he kisses me on the cheek sometimes, too. That’s such a kind gesture and I really like it when he does that.He speaks another language and even likes to paint on paper, not just the skin of his tattoo clients...Categorized as:
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Chasing Him by Kennedy Fox
John Bishop isn’t your typical single dad. Reserved, impatient, and utterly clueless. Running the family’s bed and breakfast has many perks. Working long hours, picking up after the guests, and hearing couples going at it all night long aren’t any of them. Hooking up with girls who come to the ranch for horseback riding lessons? Best perk of them all...Categorized as:
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Bossing the Cowboy by Kennedy Fox
After surviving a messy divorce and custody battle, Dr. Connor Wallen quickly became married to his job. Helping animals is the perfect distraction from his crazy ex, but he finds it difficult to concentrate when an attractive woman joins his veterinary clinic. Getting involved with someone who works for him would only lead to disaster, so staying professional is key...Categorized as:
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Protected by the Cowboy by Khloe Summers
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCan an older cowboy help this curvy woman on a fake date?AustinWhen I’m out on the range, everything’s simple.It’s just a herd in front, and the sun at your back.It’s served me well for decades,Until I met Dolly.She's wound tighter than a rattlesnake under a bucket.When she comes looking for a date to her mom's wedding,I know I should keep moving...Categorized as:
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Holding the Reins by Paisley Hope
In this steamy cowboy romance, a woman returns to her family's ranch after a broken engagement and finds herself falling for her brother's best friend—the first novel in the Silver Pines Ranch series.Take a deep breath and let go of the reins.Cecilia “CeCe” Ashby is finally escaping the toxic relationship that has consumed her entire adult life...Categorized as:
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Rough Country by Kelly Fox
Good fences do NOT make good neighbors, especially when that neighbor is a city boy with more dollars than sense.Emery McAvoy is a walking disaster who should never be allowed to step foot on another ladder. Heck, I’d bet my favorite Golden Girls T-shirt that he rearranged his entire life because his ten-year-old daughter likes ponies... -
Hitched to the Gunslinger by Michelle McLean
Gray “Quick Shot” Woodson is the fastest gun west of the Mississippi. Unfortunately, he’s ready to hang up his hat. Sure, being notorious has its perks. But the nomadic lifestyle—and people always tryin’ to kill you—gets old real fast. Now he just wants to find a place to retire so he can spend his days the way the good Lord intended. Staring at the sunset. And napping... -
Lily's Forest by Kat Baxter
My dearest Lily,I won’t ever send this letter despite all the ones we’ve shared in the past. Things are different. I’m home now, something else I won’t tell you. War changes everyone, that’s no secret, but some changes can’t be hidden. I am no longer the man I was and you, my beautiful Flower, deserve more. Better. I wish I’d said goodbye in our last exchange…told you how much you mean to me...Categorized as:
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Second Chance Cowboy by B.A. Tortuga
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen Liam McMartin calls Cowboy Wanted, he just wants to hire a cowboy to take him to an event. Objective? To make his ex-husband Sawyer Canton insanely jealous. He and Sawyer just couldn't make things work, but they see each other all the time to exchange their two daughters, and Liam wants Sawyer to believe he's doing better with this whole divorce thing than he really is... -
Make Me Exhale by Marie Johnston
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrust fund? Check. Plans to restore an old train foundry into a brewery? Check. Grumpy project manager? Sigh . . . check.From Marie Johnston comes a small town, grumpy/sunshine romance.If I wanted to deal with a man just like my uptight dad, I would’ve told my parents what my brewery plans were. Only I didn’t tell anyone... -
One Last Thing: A Small Town, Friends to Lovers, He Falls First Romance by Susan Henshaw
One shattered farm girl. The cowboy who's always loved her. Ninety days under one roof.After high school, Silas Dupree couldn’t put his hometown in the rearview mirror fast enough.His hopes? That two thousand miles would be enough distance to make his stupid heart forget Clementine Shepherd, his sister’s best friend.But a decade later, when his twin, Sophie, dies, Silas is forced to return home...Categorized as:
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