Books like 'Dark Horse'
Readers who enjoyed Dark Horse by Maggie Rawdon also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
contemporary western dark romance cowboys from hate to love age difference mafia suspense forced proximity siblings-bff
-
Tied by Carian Cole
"Holy dark and delicious angst. Carian Cole did not hold back. I dare you not to shed a tear."― L.J. Shen, USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author of VICIOUS My innocence was stolen when I was abducted at five years old. For eleven years I held on by clinging to childhood fairytales. I waited for a prince to someday save me and carry me off to a happily ever after...Categorized as:
dual-pov cold hero small town age difference m-f first-person-pov bad boys grumpy sunshine -
![Corruptor's Claim by K. Loraine, Meg Anne]()
Corruptor's Claim by K. Loraine, Meg Anne
I’m in love with my brother’s wife.When River came back, I thought I’d gotten a second chance to make her mine. I had Mama’s ring ready and everything. Until the moment I found out she was already married–to Cross.On paper, it’s a good thing, especially since the head of the Russian Bratva has her in his sights...Categorized as:
suspense super rich hero forced proximity from hate to love mafia mystery cowboys age difference -
![]()
![]()
Sponsored links -
![Deadly Debt by K. Loraine, Meg Anne]()
Deadly Debt by K. Loraine, Meg Anne
I blew my cover for the woman I love. The second River Adams walked into my life, I knew my days undercover were numbered. The FBI gave me one mission: bring down the Cross brothers and their criminal empire. But no one counted on her, and now that she’s been taken, I’ll do anything to get her back. Even if it means working with the men I was ordered to catch...Categorized as:
age difference cowboys mafia suspense forced proximity from hate to love grumpy sunshine alpha male -
![High Frequency by Freya Barker]()
High Frequency by Freya Barker
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the rug is pulled from under Detective Sloane Eckhart, she leaves the Billings PD and returns to Libby, Montana.Eight years ago she left with her pride and the promise of a future, but her heart was broken. On her return, there is no pride left, no prospects to speak of, but at least her heart is safely secured in the back seat... -
-
![Come Sundown by Nora Roberts]()
Come Sundown by Nora Roberts
Librarian’s note: An alternate cover for this Kindle ASIN can be found here. A saga of love, family ties, and twisted passions from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Obsession…The Bodine ranch and resort in western Montana is a family business, an idyllic spot for vacationers... -
![Sinner's Secret by K. Loraine, Meg Anne]()
Sinner's Secret by K. Loraine, Meg Anne
I might be a cowboy, but I’m no gentleman.Ten years ago I crossed the line with my younger brother’s best friend. I knew she was in love with me, and I couldn’t resist her. River Adams gave me her innocence on her eighteenth birthday. I broke her in return and made her hate me. I thought walking away from her would be easy, but I never expected to come face to face with everything I gave up...Categorized as:
mafia dual-pov super rich hero alpha male cowboys forced proximity suspense small town -
![Montana Danger by Josie Jade, Janie Crouch]()
Montana Danger by Josie Jade, Janie Crouch
Some mistakes haunt you forever. Harlan Young knows that from personal experience. Walking away from Grace Townsend, even with the best intentions and no other choice, still haunts him to this day. So when he had the chance to return to Montana, and be part of something as special as the Resting Warrior Ranch, he took it... -
![Smoke Bomb by Abbi Glines]()
Smoke Bomb by Abbi Glines
HuckTwo places I never thought I’d a church and my little brother’s funeral.I was the one who was supposed to die first. Not Hayes.He hadn’t chosen my path. I took lives but Hayes had wanted to save souls.Yet here I was drinking from a flask, around people that fucking hated me, unable to take my eyes off the fiancé he’d left behind...Categorized as:
mafia super rich hero forced proximity alpha male bad boys age difference dual-pov suspense -
![Sing for Me by Brittany Ann]()
Sing for Me by Brittany Ann
Mason: I never wanted to go back home. Hallow Ranch was my own personal hell, and I was lucky to escape in one piece. My brother’s betrayal was the last straw, but he doesn’t know the real reason I left. No one does. For the last decade, I’ve focused on one thing: bull riding. I don’t care about anything but my eight seconds. When I’m on a bull, everything goes quiet. Until her...Categorized as:
suspense grumpy sunshine alpha male cowboys dual-pov possessive hero cold hero first-person-pov -
![Fallen Foe by L.J. Shen]()
Fallen Foe by L.J. Shen
Arsène Corbin does not intend to marry for love. His fiancée has always been a means to an end, a woman he wants to conquer. But when she dies suddenly in an accident, Arsène’s grand plan unravels.Still reeling from his fiancée’s death, he meets Winnifred Ashcroft, a struggling actress who lands a coveted role in a play at his theater…and knows things about his late fiancée no one else does... -
![Notorious by Leslie McAdam]()
Notorious by Leslie McAdam
Picking up your favorite adult film star at a bar in Vegas is a bad idea—especially when you wake up the next morning married to him. Ask me how I know.Before I met Velvet the Cowboy, the public knew me as an innocuous guy who was running for office.Now I’ve gone from boring to notorious in twenty-four hours...Categorized as:
cowboys super rich hero age difference forced proximity m-m hurt-comfort height-difference queer -
![Justice for Mackenzie by Susan Stoker]()
Justice for Mackenzie by Susan Stoker
Daxton Chambers loved being a part of the oldest and most distinguished law enforcement agency in the state of Texas…the Texas Rangers. But whoever was burying women alive in his city of San Antonio was always two steps ahead of him…and he hated it. Mackenzie Morgan lived what she considered a normal life...Categorized as:
suspense alpha male cowboys sassy heroine strong heroine mystery age difference dual-pov -
![Auctioned to the Cowboys by Stephanie Brother]()
Auctioned to the Cowboys by Stephanie Brother
When I’m auctioned to clear my father’s debts, the three rugged cowboys who bid on me want more than just a wife.Life in my abusive father’s clutches has left me tired of fighting to survive. Escaping was always my plan until he found a final way to destroy selling me to three brooding strangers whose remote ranch promises to be another kind of hell... -
![Montana Mystery by Josie Jade, Janie Crouch]()
Montana Mystery by Josie Jade, Janie Crouch
Some nightmares you don’t wake up from.Noah Scott spent two months in an enemy prison camp but made it out alive—unlike most of his SEAL team. He’s one of the lucky ones but doesn’t always feel that way with his scarred body and daily fight against PTSD.Working with the animals at the Resting Warrior Ranch helps... -
-
![Burn by Abbi Glines]()
Burn by Abbi Glines
From the moment she fell out of the tree in his backyard, ruining his eighth birthday party, Genesis Stoll had been Kye Levine’s best friend. The one person he knew would be there no matter what. She was his escape, his sunshine when the darkness in his world got too deep. When he had her to run to, he knew no matter how twisted his life got, she would remind him who he was...Categorized as:
mafia first-person-pov male-pov competent heroine bad boys possessive hero dual-pov contemporary -
![Looking for a Cowboy by Donna Grant]()
Looking for a Cowboy by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA cowboy finds love in the most unlikely place in New York Times bestseller Donna Grant's newest Heart of Texas novel, Looking for a CowboyA beautiful stranger has come to Clearview, asking questions that are nobody’s business. Cooper Owens also wasn’t born yesterday. He knows that this out-of-towner is hiding a dark secret of her own... -
![Montana Sanctuary by Josie Jade, Janie Crouch]()
Montana Sanctuary by Josie Jade, Janie Crouch
Sometimes the worst wounds can’t be seen.Lucas Everett knows that firsthand. It's why he and his former Navy SEAL brothers created the Resting Warrior Ranch.They aren’t doctors, but they can offer the healing freedom of their Montana range. And they specialize in training service and emotional support animals to help sooth even the worst emotional scars.Usually, soldiers show up at their door... -
![Love Me Today by A.L. Jackson]()
Love Me Today by A.L. Jackson
A jaded single dad. A woman returning to her small-town roots. Neither was prepared for their paths to collide… I should have known I was in trouble when I backed my old, beat-up truck into the shiny Range Rover. The driver looked like a gorgeous fallen angel – one who’d been booted right out of paradise for being a giant prick. Good thing I’ll never have to see him again... -
![Honey Bee Hearts by Kendra Moreno]()
Honey Bee Hearts by Kendra Moreno
Fable has never quite fit in anywhere she goes. She’s always been quirky, a special brand of weird only her best friend understands. After a tragic accident changes her life, she’s not sure how to move forward. When she receives an email with the chance of a lifetime, she seizes the opportunity, if only to escape the darkness...Categorized as:
cowboys found-family forced proximity suspense m-f dual-pov first-person-pov competent heroine -
![Hollow Out the Dark by James Wade]()
Hollow Out the Dark by James Wade
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAward-winning author James Wade blends atmospheric prose with soul-stirring themes in Hollow Out the Dark, a gothic adventure set against a Depression-era landscape where a whiskey war threatens to decimate a small Texas town.A veteran of the Great War, Jesse Cole is grateful for the quiet life he now leads... -
![Bounty by Piper Stone]()
Bounty by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsShe came to collect a bounty. She got my belt instead.I went undercover to take down a mob boss and ended up betrayed, framed, and on the run. Harper Rollins tried to bring me in, but instead of collecting a bounty she earned herself a hard spanking and then an even rougher lesson that left her cute bottom sore in a very different way.She's not one to give up on a paycheck, but that's fine by me... -
![Broken Road by Addison Kline]()
Broken Road by Addison Kline
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt is often said that time heals all wounds. The words are spoken like a promise... A vow. These words are said to people who have been beaten down to their lowest state. To the poor souls who have nothing left to lose. Whispered into the ear of a grieving daughter, told with a shrug to a man who has nothing left to live for. These are dangerous people. The down-trodden. The grieving... -
![Blood Sports by Daniel May, Augustus Roth]()
Blood Sports by Daniel May, Augustus Roth
There are deadly games... and then there are blood sports.In Hanged Men territory, there are two rules: you don’t steal horses, and you don’t disturb their leader in his cozy retirement.Someone broke the rules.Jove Alms, an infamous kingpin who passed his crime empire onto his sons, is called home by signs of a traitor in his old territory... -
![Crimson River by Devney Perry]()
Crimson River by Devney Perry
Lyla Eden has spent the last few years watching her siblings fall in love. Meanwhile, she’s married to her job. It’s on her hundredth consecutive workday that her sister stages an intervention, kicking Lyla out of her own coffee shop. With nothing else to do, Lyla sets out on her favorite hiking trail.It’s there that she spots a man washing blood from his hands in a stream... -
-
![Bull Rush by Maggie Rawdon]()
Bull Rush by Maggie Rawdon
Still married.Those words change everything.Now my should-be ex-husband, Ramsey Stockton, the former pro football star turned felon and hero who left this town—and me—behind years ago, is at my door offering me a deal with the devil.If I let him stay and play his wife again for ninety days, he’ll give me a quiet divorce and his family ranch—the one my inn is on...Categorized as:
cowboys forced proximity bad boys from hate to love found-family siblings-bff m-f dual-pov -
![All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy]()
All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 54 ratingsThe national bestseller and the first volume in Cormac McCarthy's Border Trilogy , All the Pretty Horses is the tale of John Grady Cole, who at sixteen finds himself at the end of a long line of Texas ranchers, cut off from the only life he has ever imagined for himself... -
![Barbed Wire Hearts by Kendra Moreno]()
Barbed Wire Hearts by Kendra Moreno
Kate has always been a city girl. The city is all she knows, and she’s fine with that until an ex-boyfriend knocks on her door and destroys all her carefully made plans. Now, she has no choice but to run and get as far away from the city as possible. Head west. Move fast. She doesn’t stop until she finds herself in the mountains of Wyoming...Categorized as:
found-family cowboys suspense mystery anal sex from hate to love alpha male forced proximity -
![The Renegade by Silvia Violet]()
The Renegade by Silvia Violet
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI followed my gut and defied orders.I'd do it again even though I was left with a stain on my record and no where to go until an old friend pulled me back into the world of organized crime.Now I spend my days doing two things I love, raising horses and protecting people. Just like before, my life is filled with danger, bad men, and their badder enemies.I didn't think I had time for anything else... -
![Lying Lyrics by Ashley Amy]()
Lying Lyrics by Ashley Amy
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere was nothing quite like having that certain itch to watch over your shoulder. A waiting time bomb that could go off at any random minute because he could find me. He, the man that ruined my life with his charming smiles and thoughtful gifts.Bently Baker, the most known popstar in recent years, was the misery of my existence. To the world, he was a breath of fresh air... -
![Deep Blue by Yolanda Olson]()
Deep Blue by Yolanda Olson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI had always been able to accomplish anything I had put my mind to.Sometimes I felt like it was a gift, and other times it felt like a curse.Hard work and dedication were things that served me best when nothing else could.When I got the idea to form my own little Garden of Eden, I knew that only the best and most beautiful flowers would do... -
![Backstroke by L.B. Martin]()
Backstroke by L.B. Martin
The boys of Frampton University’s swim team are renowned for their prestige and excellence. Their dominance and ruthless competitiveness invoke fear in any who cross them. Their leader, Remington Frampton, is the enigmatic heir to the university’s legacy and my own, personal nightmare.FallonMy plan was simple. Attend classes, study hard then graduate, leaving this town behind...Categorized as:
from hate to love dual-pov m-f anal sex sassy heroine possessive hero alpha male bad boys -
![Another Dawn by Sandra Brown]()
Another Dawn by Sandra Brown
Betrayal had ruined Banner Coleman's wedding day and on her wedding night she was a jilted bride. Now old seeds of greed and desire are harvesting a scandal --- and Banner's affair with an old family friend could shatter a friendship and a family...Categorized as:
alpha male cold hero age difference dual-pov male-pov small town competent heroine sassy heroine -
![Milk & Cookie by Elena Dawne]()
Milk & Cookie by Elena Dawne
They call her… The Baby-maker,I call her MINE.This book is a ridiculously sweet and smutty romp with a serious and MASSIVE mountain man and the small, curvy, free spirited, young woman of his dreams.For fans of the Milk & Honeymoon group incident — this is Vince’s story... -
-
![The Alias by Lena Hendrix]()
The Alias by Lena Hendrix
The moment I kissed my wife, I knew I was in trouble.A stoic, dangerous man with ties to the Mafia has no business keeping a gorgeous ray of sunshine like her, but she was scared and I was desperate.On the run, we land at a secluded ranch designed to protect federal witnesses... -
![The Cowboy's Revenge by Zoe Blake]()
The Cowboy's Revenge by Zoe Blake
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn alternate cover edition for ASIN B01N0A8P8W. USA Today Bestselling author Zoe Blake brings you her FIRST Historical Western Romance. When Mason caught sight of the beautiful woman with honey-brown hair and violet eyes, he could think of only one thing...revenge. For three longs years during the War Between the States, he was forced to wait to learn who had murdered his brother... -
![Sing You Home by Ava Hunter]()
Sing You Home by Ava Hunter
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsIt's been nine months since country superstar Luke Kincaid lost his wife in a tragic plane crash. Unable to cope with the pain of losing her, Luke is damn close to giving it all up—the music, his band, even his life. Until he learns his wife is alive. He rushes to bring her home, only to find himself heartbroken as the woman he loves has no memory of him or their life together... -
![The Wallace Girl by Eliot Scott, Ginger Scott]()
The Wallace Girl by Eliot Scott, Ginger Scott
** 99 cents special release price - limited time only! This book will go into KU upon release. ** A feud that spans generations. A love doomed from its very beginning. I fell in love with Alex Sinclair when we were kids. Our love was innocent and it was real. It was also dangerous... -
![Roughneck by Piper Stone]()
Roughneck by Piper Stone
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA Dark RomanceHe's rough, he's dirty, and he's not going to be gentle.When I took a job on an oil rig to escape my scheming stepfather's efforts to set me up with one of his business cronies, I knew I'd be working with rugged men...Categorized as:
bad boys from hate to love alpha male anal sex m-f daddy-kink working class heroine cowboys -
![Lily by Patricia Gaffney]()
Lily by Patricia Gaffney
The Maid She arrived at Darkstone Manor without friends or fortune, welcomed only by the hiss of the sea in the midnight hush. Lily Trehearne had been born a lady, but now she resigned herself to a life of backbreaking drudgery, inescapable poverty . . . and unquestioning obedience to the lord of the manor... -
![His Reluctant Cowboy by A.M. Arthur]()
His Reluctant Cowboy by A.M. Arthur
From acclaimed author A.M. Arthur comes a tender, sexy new novel in the Woods Ranch series.He thought his cowboy days were behind him. But life—and love—had other plans. Michael Pearce left the small-town life of Weston and cattle ranching for the hustle of Austin, and never looked back—until his father suffers a stroke and requires in-home care...Categorized as:
age difference cowboys suspense forced proximity anal sex found-family male-pov dual-pov -
![Bound to the Jerk by Amaryllis Lanza]()
Bound to the Jerk by Amaryllis Lanza
I’m Katrina Sanchez and I have to marry Mark Finley, the bully who made my life miserable in high school. I hate everything about Mark – his icy blue eyes, his sneering smile, his bulked-up tattooed body, his insufferable grumpiness and bossy attitude. But my dad is in real trouble and if I don’t marry Mark, Dad will lose everything...Categorized as:
mystery suspense mafia from hate to love anal sex sassy heroine poor heroine working class heroine -
![The Harder They Ride by Coralee June]()
The Harder They Ride by Coralee June
He turned me into a woman of extremes, living a life of intense passion and fierce emotions in the rugged landscape of West Texas. When I cried, I drowned. When I loved, I burned. Declan Wilder, a man with a deadly past and a killer smile, made me feel alive like never before...Categorized as:
cowboys suspense sassy heroine dual-pov first-person-pov small town possessive hero mafia -
![Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore]()
Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsAn astonishing debut novel that explores the lingering effects of a brutal crime on the women of one small Texas oil town in the 1970s.Mercy is hard in a place like this . . .It’s February 1976, and Odessa, Texas, stands on the cusp of the next great oil boom. While the town’s men embrace the coming prosperity, its women intimately know and fear the violence that always seems to follow... -
-
![Redneck Rebellion (Redneck) by Jordan Silver]()
Redneck Rebellion (Redneck) by Jordan Silver
This is the edited version of the book that was originally titled Redneck which was banned and republished as T-Bone, which was banned. This is a work of fiction, and yes it's hot, proceed at your own discretion. T-Bone Riley is a man of few words. Raised pretty much off the grid his whole life, he tends to see things a little different... -
![Caught by a Cowboy by Lilah Raine]()
Caught by a Cowboy by Lilah Raine
I’ve always lived a simple life,The ranch and my horse are all I’ve ever needed.My world was quiet and solitude.It suited me just fine.Until I met her…Maddison Mackenzie ended up in Clearwater Creek by chance.She’s beautiful, she’s chaotic,And she’s everything I never knew I wanted.Now I just have to convince her to stay...Categorized as:
cowboys grumpy sunshine possessive hero forced proximity age difference alpha male m-f small town -
![T-Bone (Redneck) by Jordan Silver]()
T-Bone (Redneck) by Jordan Silver
Rated: 3.37 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsPreviously published as REDNECK.T-Bone Riley is a man of few words. Raised pretty much off the grid his whole life, he tends to see things a little different. Now that he's all alone after the death of his dad, he's thinking it may be time to find him some company...Categorized as:
cowboys alpha male dual-pov age difference forced proximity possessive hero m-f male-pov -
![Big Sky by Kitty Thomas]()
Big Sky by Kitty Thomas
"I've broken horses. I have never-ending patience with women."I'd lost my job and was about to be homeless when a sinfully attractive man offered me a job on his ranch that felt too good to be true.I turned him down, but he wouldn't take no for an answer.Now I'm his captive, a domestic servant on his beautiful ranch in the middle of nowhere--for my own good, supposedly...Categorized as:
cowboys alpha male m-f super rich hero suspense bad boys poor heroine forced proximity
Fantastic book recommendations by romance book lovers for romance book lovers.
Find out more about romance.io.
Find out more about romance.io.
Get recommendations by genres & tropes
Use the romance book finder to mix and match over 100 content keywords to find the books that match your preferences
Or - use our amazing romance book finder to get recommendations based on your favorite content tropes and themes. Mix and match at will.
