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Guarding the Mountain Man’s Secret by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn the wild mountains of the Montana Territory, the Coulter ranch is a place of family, second chances…and a hidden fortune. Miles is the youngest of six brothers, and he’s spent most of his life helping guard the family’s a sapphire mine hidden deep within the Montana mountains...Categorized as:
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![A Heart's Gift by Lena Nelson Dooley]()
A Heart's Gift by Lena Nelson Dooley
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIs a marriage of convenience the answer?Franklin Vine has worked hard to build the ranch he inherited into one of the most successful in the majestic Colorado mountains. If only he had an heir to one day inherit the legacy he's building. But he was burned once in the worst way, and he doesn't plan to open his heart to another woman... -
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![Wild Heart's Haven by Lacy Williams]()
Wild Heart's Haven by Lacy Williams
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRachel never wanted to travel into the wilderness. The westward trail has stolen everything from her. Her home. Her family. Her husband. Now a match made out of necessity has trapped her in a marriage with a man she can’t stand.Owen likes Rachel about as much as his horse likes a burr under its saddle. She’s bossy and stubborn with an independent streak a mile wide. And a baby on the way... -
![Amish Christmas Miracles by Jennifer Beckstrand, Kathleen Fuller]()
Amish Christmas Miracles by Jennifer Beckstrand, Kathleen Fuller
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs snow falls softly outside the window, curl up by the fire with this collection of 14 stories by your favorite Amish fiction authors. Let them transport you to Amish communities all across the country. Travel to small towns where horses clip-clop down the road, farms dot the snow-covered landscape, and families gather to celebrate the real meaning of Christmas... -
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![The Delivery of Decor: Glover Family Saga & Christian Romance by Liz Isaacson]()
The Delivery of Decor: Glover Family Saga & Christian Romance by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen he falls, he falls hard and deep. She literally drives away from every relationship she's ever had. Can Ward somehow get Dot to stay this Christmas?Ward Glover is now the foreman at Shiloh Ridge Ranch. He loves his new job, though he's over a lot more at a shallower depth... -
![Montana Reunion by Caroline Fyffe]()
Montana Reunion by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMONTANA REUNION - The McCutcheon Family series, Book ElevenArizona, May 1888A year and a half after Chaim McCutcheon was essentially left at the altar—for reasons he's yet to discover—one steadfast aim remains firm in his mind and heart... -
![The Christmas Kiss by Shanna Hatfield]()
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... -
![His Surprise Christmas Family by Faith Reynolds, Gretchen Wheeler]()
His Surprise Christmas Family by Faith Reynolds, Gretchen Wheeler
A desperate widow. A rancher wrestling doubt. A tragic, unwed mother and her son.After losing her husband, Rebecca Brown is driven to build a future for herself and her young daughter Mary. Facing imminent eviction, she gambles their lives on an advertisement in The Matrimonial Times. On the journey west, her path crosses with the young, unwed Nellie and her toddler Noah...Categorized as:
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![A Very Braden Christmas by Melissa Foster]()
A Very Braden Christmas by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDiscover the magic of New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster's writing and see why millions of readers have fallen in love with the Bradens... -
![Donovan's Daughter by Lori Wick]()
Donovan's Daughter by Lori Wick
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWhen an angry snowstorm forces Marcail Donovan to seek shelter for the night at the town doctor’s house, the pretty new schoolteacher is thrust into a scandal that threatens her career. The unfortunate but innocent circumstances bring harsh condemnation to Marcail, but the compassionate bachelor doctor offers her a way to remain the town’s teacher...Categorized as:
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![The Stable Master's Bride by Christine Sterling]()
The Stable Master's Bride by Christine Sterling
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratings★★★ The second book in a brand new series from the author that brought you THE CHAPMANS and the best-selling THE BLIZZARD BRIDES series. ★★★A woman needing a home; a man needing a mother for his children and a marriage of convenience that is nothing like they imagined.Hannah Woods has lost everything...Categorized as:
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![The Construction of Cheer: Glover Family Saga & Christian Romance by Liz Isaacson]()
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... -
![Calico Canyon by Mary Connealy]()
Calico Canyon by Mary Connealy
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsLet yourself be swept away by this fast-paced romance, featuring Grace Calhoun, an instructor of reading, writing, and arithmetic, who, in an attempt to escape the clutchs of a relentless pursuer, runs smack dab into even more trouble with the 6R's—widower Daniel Reeves, along with his five rowdy sons...Categorized as:
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![Once Upon a Blissful Christmas: A Historical Western Romance Novel by Lorelei Brogan]()
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... -
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![Out West for Christmas by Emma Ashwood]()
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... -
![Joy on the Mountain Peak by Misty M. Beller]()
Joy on the Mountain Peak by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWill this epic journey be their second chance or the final heartbreak?Heidi Wallace came west with secrets. When she accompanied her cartologist cousin to map terrain in the Montana Territory, she never imagined he would die from a snakebite. As she and her maid bury the body in this wild country, the last person she expects to come to their aid is the man she's no longer sure she wants to find...Categorized as:
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![The Widower's Mail-Order Bargain: Inspirational Western Cowboy Romance by Karla Gracey]()
The Widower's Mail-Order Bargain: Inspirational Western Cowboy Romance by Karla Gracey
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter Jonas lost his wife, he swore he would never marry again, but unless he does, he fears his in-laws will never let him have custody of his son, Teddy, again. The only course of action is to find a new bride… so he advertises for one, making it clear that although he can offer her a good home and a stable life, he will never be able to love her. That suits Geraldine just fine...Categorized as:
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![Earning the Mountain Man's Trust by Misty M. Beller]()
Earning the Mountain Man's Trust by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the wild mountains of the Montana Territory, the Coulter ranch is a place of family, second chances…and a hidden fortune. Naomi Wyatt has finally given up on the man who once promised to love her for the rest of his life—then disappeared after a business trip, never responding to her letters...Categorized as:
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![A Rugged Beauty by Lacy Williams]()
A Rugged Beauty by Lacy Williams
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHollis Tremblay has no memory of why he’s out in the wilderness alone or whether the woman with him is his wife. She’s beautiful and her rosy outlook makes everything seem brighter, even the dangers they face...When Hollis’s memory crashes back, he realizes that Abigail is the sister his childhood best friend charged him with looking after across the dangerous westward journey... -
![A Willow Creek Christmas by Lily Graison]()
A Willow Creek Christmas by Lily Graison
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWidowed with two young children, Keri Hilam is desperate to escape her abusive brother-in-law, going so far as sneaking away in the dead of night in hopes of finding a better life. She never regrets leaving, not even when they find themselves stranded, starving, and alone... -
![Wagon Train Wife by Catherine Kennedy]()
Wagon Train Wife by Catherine Kennedy
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe will do anything to ensure her sister's safety...even marry a man she barely knows.Eliza Fairchild arrived in America from England with her sister and parents expecting to continue her sheltered, upper-class lifestyle in the new country. However, the death of her parents and the cruelty of her guardians leaves Eliza and her sister, Hannah, in a precarious situation...Categorized as:
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![Sean Donovan by Lori Wick]()
Sean Donovan by Lori Wick
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsLori Wick's bestselling series The Californians (more than 500,000 copies sold) has a fresh new cover design to delight avid Lori Wick fans and readers just introduced to Lori's beloved fiction. Caught in his first bank robbery, Sean Donovan is sentenced to hang. But Charlotte Cooper, who needs a blacksmith for her livery, has other ideas...Categorized as:
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![Montana Rose by Mary Connealy]()
Montana Rose by Mary Connealy
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFire up your love of romance with Montana Rose , where Cassie Griffin, a seemingly spoiled pregnant woman, is widowed one day and wedded the next. Marrying handyman Red Dawson seems the only alternative to Cassie’s being hitched to a brutal rancher...Categorized as:
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![To Bluff a Bride by Kate Condie]()
To Bluff a Bride by Kate Condie
She’s looking for freedom. When her ex brother-in-law insists she belongs to him, Ellen Moren must escape the town that never felt like home. Determined that another marriage is the only way to convince him to leave her alone, Ellen proposes a fake marriage to the kind bachelor whose family is heading west on the Oregon trail. He’s looking for home... -
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![Love's New Beginnings by Penny Zeller]()
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... -
![Their Christmas Love is Born under a Bright Star by Chloe Carley]()
Their Christmas Love is Born under a Bright Star by Chloe Carley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Godsent dream guides her to the mountains of Wyoming. But, unfortunately, his faith in a sweet Christmas family time is missing. How can they accept their love as their end-of-the-year gift?“Again, she saw the light shining over the mountain in her dream, like the star must have hung over the stable in Bethlehem. She was home... -
![Honor's Mountain Promise by Misty M. Beller]()
Honor's Mountain Promise by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey both want a new start, but nothing prepared them for this treacherous journey.Finally on the right side of the law, Aaron Long expected his life to take an upward turn. Instead, he ends up with a bum leg and driving a freight wagon through the wild Rocky Mountains. At least he has the joy of his newfound faith in God... -
![A Convenient Heart by Lacy Williams]()
A Convenient Heart by Lacy Williams
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpinster schoolmarm Merritt Harding is done waiting for the future she’s always wanted. Which is why she answered a mail-order bride ad and is anticipating her groom’s arrival on the eve of Christmas. She’s about to get everything she’s dreamed of...Except the Jack who steps off the train can’t be the same man who wrote her letters. That Jack was a steady, mild-mannered businessman... -
![A Wife for the Rancher by Jody Hedlund]()
A Wife for the Rancher by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the high country of Colorado, hardships are a given, but love has a way of overcoming all the losses.Millionaire heiress, Genevieve Hollis, has everything she wants except one thing, freedom, because her guardian stepmother insists on overseeing every move she makes... -
![Recipe for Christmas by Kit Morgan]()
Recipe for Christmas by Kit Morgan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEldon Judrow searched for his brother Lucius for years, during which, he just happen to strike it rich. Imagine Lucius’s surprise when Eldon shows up in Cutter’s Creek! But even though Eldon’s bank account makes it appear he has everything a man could want, his brother has something far more precious. A wife... -
![Marshaling Her Heart by Mary Connealy]()
Marshaling Her Heart by Mary Connealy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBecky Pruitt has always prided herself on knowing everything that's happening on her successful ranch, which makes her foreman Nate Paxton's admission to her quite a surprise. With the notorious Deadeye Gang on the loose, Nate--a former U.S. Marshal--believes that Becky's ranch might be the best spot for a group of Marshals to use as a base and hideout...Categorized as:
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![First Christmas at Flat River by Christine Sterling]()
First Christmas at Flat River by Christine Sterling
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.A woman stronger than she realizes, the man who underestimates her love, and the adventure of a lifetime that waits for them on the trail.Ingrid Aland is heartbroken when she hears Weston Chapman has decided to join a wagon train headed west... -
![Sing in the Sunlight by Kathleen Denly]()
Sing in the Sunlight by Kathleen Denly
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA marriage of convenience is the last thing Richard Stevens needs when his own identity is in question.Clarinda Humphrey’s singing career was destroyed when an accident left her with disfiguring scars. The aftermath forced her to leave her home and family, but she refuses to let her appearance steal her future... -
![Marrying the Mountain Man's Best Friend by Misty M. Beller]()
Marrying the Mountain Man's Best Friend by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the wild mountains of the Montana Territory, the Coulter ranch is a place of family, loyalty…and a hidden fortune. Two Stones has lived most of his life as an outsider, shifting between two different worlds—the orderly village of his Salish family and wild mining towns... -
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![An Agent for Alexandra by Rebecca Connolly]()
An Agent for Alexandra by Rebecca Connolly
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlexandra Drake is determined that her spoiled, Southern upbringing will have no effect on her new life as one of the few female Pinkerton agents. Tucker Waite is convinced that the wealthy heiress has no idea what she is in for and will get him killed... -
![Wrangling the Wandering Rancher: A Sweet Historical Romance by Jody Hedlund]()
Wrangling the Wandering Rancher: A Sweet Historical Romance by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the high country of Colorado, love endures all things, even the solitary way of life in the wilderness.Maisy Merritt has vowed she’ll never marry a mountain man. Even though she loves the Colorado Rockies and the wild creatures she helps, she hates the way her pa’s mountain-man ways took him away from his family and caused her ma to die of loneliness... -
![Yukon Yuletide by Caroline Lee, River's End Ranch]()
Yukon Yuletide by Caroline Lee, River's End Ranch
This year, Christmas is coming by dog sled! Nine months ago, Mack Holmes' dreams of another Iditarod win--and a legacy which would insure his kennels' success--drowned under a frozen river with half of his team...Categorized as:
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![The Doctor's Lady (Hearts of Faith) by Jody Hedlund]()
The Doctor's Lady (Hearts of Faith) by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHistorical Romance from the Author of "The Preacher's Bride " Priscilla White knows she'll never be a wife or mother and feels God's call to the mission field in India. Dr. Eli Ernest is back from Oregon Country only long enough to raise awareness of missions to the natives before heading out West once more...Categorized as:
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![The Heavenly Surrender by Marcia Lynn McClure]()
The Heavenly Surrender by Marcia Lynn McClure
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsGenieva Bankmans had willfully agreed to the arrangement. She had given her word and she would not dishonor it. But when she saw, for the first time, the man whose advertisement she had answered…she was desperately intimidated. The handsome and commanding Brevan McLean was not what she had expected. He was not the sort of man she had reconciled herself to marrying...Categorized as:
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![A Lawman's Christmas by Linda Lael Miller]()
A Lawman's Christmas by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe sudden death of the town marshal leaves Blue River, Texas, without a lawman...and twenty-five-year-old Dara Rose Nolan without a husband. As winter approaches and her meager seamstress income dwindles, she has three options... -
![Shotgun Bride by Linda Lael Miller]()
Shotgun Bride by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsOne ranch. Three sons. Only one will inherit...and on one condition. Tired of waiting for his sons to settle down, Arizona-territory rancher Angus McKettrick announces a competition: the first son to marry and produce a grandchild will inherit Triple M ranch. Now, three distinctly different, equally determined cowboys are searching high and low for brides... -
![An Outlaw's Christmas by Linda Lael Miller]()
An Outlaw's Christmas by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCelebrate the holidays with this remarkable McKettrick tale by beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller With his wild heart, Sawyer McKettrick isn't ready to settle down on the Triple M family ranch in Arizona. So he heads to Blue River, Texas, to seek a job as marshal. But in a blinding snowstorm, he's injured--and collapses into the arms of a prim and proper lady in calico... -
![The Captive Heart by Michelle Griep]()
The Captive Heart by Michelle Griep
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsProper English governess Eleanor Morgan flees to the colonies to escape the wrath of a brute of an employer. When the Charles Town family she’s to work for never arrives to collect her from the dock, she is forced to settle for the only reputable choice remaining to her—marriage to a man she’s never met... -
![Yuletide Cowboy by Debra Clopton]()
Yuletide Cowboy by Debra Clopton
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter three years in Mule Hollow's women's shelter, single mother Lynn Perry is finally spending the holidays in her own house. And then the town's matchmakers send over a hunky cowboy to hang Christmas lights…Lynn hopes there's no mistletoe around...Categorized as:
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![Mail Order Holly by Charlotte Dearing]()
Mail Order Holly by Charlotte Dearing
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTo avoid an unwanted suitor, Holly Ross becomes a mail order bride. She travels to Copper Creek a few short weeks before Christmas. Along the way, she’s asked to take a bundle of letters to a certain cowboy in Copper Creek. They’re from another mail order bride who’s had a change of heart.The journey seems endless. Holly peeks at the letters, reads one, and then another... -
![From the Ruins Comes Love: An Inspirational Romance Novel by Lilah Rivers]()
From the Ruins Comes Love: An Inspirational Romance Novel by Lilah Rivers
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJoyce finds herself stuck when her brother-in-law wants her out of the house and sends her to his family living a few towns away. In a leap of faith, Joyce moves on to a town a bit further in order to avoid living with some strangers that could be just like him...Categorized as:
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![Wishing for the Rancher's Love: A Sweet Historical Romance by Jody Hedlund]()
Wishing for the Rancher's Love: A Sweet Historical Romance by Jody Hedlund
In the high country of Colorado, danger sometimes causes enemies to work together . . . and fall in love.As the only one of her siblings who hasn’t married, Clementine Oakley feels left behind. But she does her best to focus on her candy-making business, hoping to someday have a shop of her own instead of a lone counter in Worth’s General Store... -
![Texas Christmas Bride by Jean Brashear]()
Texas Christmas Bride by Jean Brashear
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom New York Times and USAToday bestselling Texas romance author Jean Brashear... It’s the first Christmas in Sweetgrass Springs, Texas for several newcomers who have found a real home for the first time—or found home again... -
![The Dove: The Second Day by Shanna Hatfield]()
The Dove: The Second Day by Shanna Hatfield
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBewitched, beguiled, and in over his head. . . The marvelous, mysterious woman is his bride-to-be? Culver Daniels spent years cultivating a peaceful, orderly existence with his blacksmith shop and livery business. Then the pastor of Noelle landed upon a crazy scheme to save the town by sending for a bunch of mail-order brides... -
![Merry Hearts by Amber Kelly]()
Merry Hearts by Amber Kelly
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSexy, festive and full of Merry and Bright…Pull up a chair and enjoy a snowy Christmas with your favorite Colorado ranchers.It’s December in Poplar Falls and the small town is thrumming with activity and alight with festivecheer. Merry Hearts features all your favorite couples coming together in one story to bring you joy,happiness, and a little Christmas hometown joy...
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