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  • Secrets Collide by Kathleen Brooks

    Secrets Collide by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    The mysterious Cy Davies is coming home. He’s not coming alone either. Having rescued Gemma Perry, a sassy investigative reporter for a gossip magazine, he takes her to the one place he knows he can keep her safe. Keeneston. Gemma Perry was having a bad week. Now she was in a small town where gossip was a currency...
  • Cruising Cowboys: A Cruise Ship Cozy Mystery Novel by Hope Callaghan

    Cruising Cowboys: A Cruise Ship Cozy Mystery Novel by Hope Callaghan

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    When a famous cowboy dies after a fall from a mechanical bull while onboard Siren of the Seas, the cruise line’s CEO dispatches staff to investigate. The ship’s head of security and Captain Armati are forced to step down pending further investigation. For Millie, it’s a race against time to figure out if the cowboy recklessly put his life in danger or if something much more sinister is afoot...
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  • Saving Us by Jennifer Foor

    Saving Us by Jennifer Foor

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Book six in the Mitchell Family Series starts off right where #5 left off. As Conner and Amy hope for a future together, they are faced with troubles standing in their way. With a baby in their near future, Conner takes charge and will stop at nothing until he can claim Amy as his, forever. There is only one thing stopping them... Amy's ex...
  • Justice for Boone by Susan Stoker

    Justice for Boone by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Sheriff’s Deputy Hayden Yates has worked hard to gain the respect and admiration of her fellow law enforcement officers. She’s succeeded so well, in fact, that she’s become just one of the guys. As her friends slowly begin to meet their soul mates, Hayden longs to be seen as a desirable woman, and not the tomboy she’s always been...
  • I'll See You in My Dreams by Sable Hunter

    I'll See You in My Dreams by Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Zane Saucier is handsome, brilliant, powerful, a practicing cowboy and a successful attorney, but he cannot see. Presley Love is smart, intrepid, and attractive, but she wants not to be seen. Through legal battles, family affairs, and a fight to make it in the world, these two unlikely partners discover a true love greater than any obstacle...
  • I'll Remember You by Sable Hunter

    I'll Remember You by Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Aron and Libby McCoy became husband and wife. No woman could desire a more perfect love. But tragedy struck... while diving on their honeymoon, Aron does not come up from beneath the blue waters off the Cayman Islands. A massive rescue mission is launched, but the only clues found were his wedding ring and later a shredded wet suit covered in blood. The McCoy family is devastated...
  • Digitalis by Ronie Kendig

    Digitalis by Ronie Kendig

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Step into the boots of a former Marine in this heart-pounding adventure in life and love. Colton “Cowboy” Neeley is a Marine trying to find his footing as he battles flashbacks now that he’s back home. Piper Blum is a woman in hiding—from life and the assassins bent on destroying her family. When their hearts collide, more than their lives are at stake...
  • Burning Love by Sable Hunter

    Burning Love by Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    The Hell Yeah! Series continues with Burning Love (Hell Yeah! Sweeter Version Book 6 – Cajun Style) Beau’s passion burns hot for Harley Montoya. When he discovers that the woman who has enflamed his libido is the girl he fell in love with so long ago in a runaway shelter, he is overcome with joy. But Harley - or Nada as he knew her - has been burned by tragedy...
  • Wooing the Widower by Elle E. Kay

    Wooing the Widower by Elle E. Kay

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Horses, Heartstrings, and A Later-in-Life RomanceMargie, a successful Colorado realtor, finds herself looking for a change of scenery and a dash of adventure after her only daughter embarks on a missionary journey, so she heads to Redemption Ranch to fulfill a long-held learning to ride horses...
  • The Last Dance You Saved by L.J. Evans

    The Last Dance You Saved by L.J. Evans

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    RAFEI swore I’d never go back to the ranch that brought me nothing but pain and heartbreak. But when my brother dies in a mysterious accident, what choice do I have?Once I’m there, it isn’t just seeing how my daughter flourishes that cracks open old wounds. It’s the woman with bluebell-colored eyes who shows me just how empty my life has become...
  • A Rush of Wings by Kristen Heitzmann

    A Rush of Wings by Kristen Heitzmann

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 28 ratings
    Running from terrors both recent and remembered, Noelle flees her New York mansion for the Rocky Mountains, seeking a place to hide from the men who betrayed her. Her sanctuary is a horse ranch, where she discovers solace in the breathtaking scenery she paints...
  • You Are Always on My Mind: Hell Yeah! by Sable Hunter

    You Are Always on My Mind: Hell Yeah! by Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    We all like to think we have a soulmate. Unfortunately for some of us, we miss them, passing unseen like two ships in the night. Revel and Harper were among the lucky ones, they knew without a shadow of a doubt that they were meant for one another. In a perfect world, they would’ve enjoyed a ‘happily ever after’. But this isn’t a perfect world...
  • Flashpoint by Susan May Warren, Lisa Phillips

    Flashpoint by Susan May Warren, Lisa Phillips

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    SECRETS. BETRAYAL. SACRIFICE.THIS TIME, THEY'RE NOT JUST FIGHTING FIRE.An original series created by bestselling authors Susan May Warren and Lisa Phillips.The Hollywood heartthrob and the firefighter with a secret…Rookie firefighter Emily Micah is determined to prove herself as a new recruit to the elite Jude County Hotshots wildfire team...
  • Resonance of Stars by Anne Malcom

    Resonance of Stars by Anne Malcom

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I was a movie star.I'd let the world convince me I was nothing more than that.Until him...Duke is employed to protect me. To make me disappear before I testify. Nothing more.There aren't many places in the world that someone like me can disappear to. Not when billions of people know my name. I'd worked hard to make it that way. To hide underneath layers of fame, beauty and wealth...
  • Maddox's Truce: Special Edition by Heather Slade

    Maddox's Truce: Special Edition by Heather Slade

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Hatfields and McCoys have nothing on the Butler and Avilla families. The feud between the families has been going on for decades and doesn't look like it will end anytime soon. But neither the feud, nor the fence between the wineries can keep two determined young lovers apart...
  • Lone Star Rescue by Delores Fossen

    Lone Star Rescue by Delores Fossen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Former Air Force Combat Rescue Officer, Rafe Cross, has seen it all, not only while in uniform but as an operative on the elite Maverick Ops security team that has a reputation of doling out hard justice. However, nothing could have prepared him for his current assignment in his hometown of Canyon Ridge, Texas...
  • Say You Won't Let Go: A Return to Me/Masters and Mercenaries Novella by Corinne Michaels, Andi Arndt

    Say You Won't Let Go: A Return to Me/Masters and Mercenaries Novella by Corinne Michaels, Andi Arndt

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Emily Young had two goals in her life: 1. Make it big in country music. 2. Get the hell out of Bell Buckle.   She was doing it. She was on her way, until Cooper Townsend landed backstage at her show in Dallas.   This gorgeous, rugged, man of few words was one cowboy she couldn't afford to let distract her. But with his slow smile and rough hands, she just couldn't keep away...
  • Rewriting Grey by L.A. Ferro

    Rewriting Grey by L.A. Ferro

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "Bad choices make epic stories. Write one with me."Iverson Grey wasn’t supposed to be my happily ever after.He wasn’t even on my radar.I came to Copper Falls, expecting to settle my sister's estate and learn about the woman I never knew existed until I was notified of her death. Little did I know that stories about her weren't the only thing that awaited me in the small town...
  • Tall, Dark and Fearless by Suzanne Brockmann

    Tall, Dark and Fearless by Suzanne Brockmann

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    New York Times and USA TODAY Bestselling Author SUZANNE BROCKMANN returns with two more classic tales of tall, dark and dangerous men who face the msot daring adventure of all -- FALLING IN LOVEFRISCO'S KIDBeing a Navy SEAL is more than a career to Alan Frisco Francisco--it is his whole world. So when a bullet wound threatens his future in the Navy, he is determined to achieve a full recovery..
  • Love Of Country by Vicki Green

    Love Of Country by Vicki Green

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lost and betrayed, Alone and forgotten, Until the beauty of the land, Shows the way home Trevor Mackay has his own demons from his past but finds solace in his friends and owning a farm he’s always dreamed of. Boarding horses for those in town and giving riding lessons help him cope. However, when a lost young girl enters his life, his demons return to haunt him...
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    suspense  cowboys  contemporary  length-short
  • Redemption by Laura Lee

    Redemption by Laura Lee

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I fell in love with Beckett Armstrong before either one of us knew what that meant. He was my first kiss. My first love. My entire world. We promised each other forever, and we meant it wholeheartedly. But unfortunately, when tragedy struck, love wasn't nearly enough to save us. Little did we know... it would only get worse from there...
  • Live for Me : A Hallow Ranch Novel by Brittany Ann

    Live for Me : A Hallow Ranch Novel by Brittany Ann

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is a dark cowboy romance set at Hallow Ranch, home of the Langston Brothers and their morally grey ranch hands.BeauI made a promise long ago to protect her.As we grew up, I fell in love with her.I was ready to give her everything, to be anything she wanted.Then, instead of riding off into the sunset together, she left me broken and confused.Six years later, I thought I was over her...
  • Out of Focus by Nancy Naigle

    Out of Focus by Nancy Naigle

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    **A woman is caught in a web of deception as she desperately searches for her missing son.** Kasey Phillips thought her biggest problem was deciding whether to photograph Cody Tuggle’s honky-tonkin’ tour, until an accident on Route 58 claims the life of her husband. Hurricane Ernesto threatens the region...
  • Grayson by Delores Fossen

    Grayson by Delores Fossen

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Sheriff Grayson Ryland wasn't easily shocked. But then his old flame, Eve Warren, returns to Silver Creek for the sole purpose of asking him to impregnate her. And although he's never forgiven Eve for walking away and breaking his heart, her anguish is hard to watch. Before he can reject the most hardheaded - yet still impossibly alluring - woman in Texas, he has to protect her...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  cowboys  contemporary  m-f  length-short
  • A Taste Of Country by Vicki Green, Kathy Krick

    A Taste Of Country by Vicki Green, Kathy Krick

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Sometimes beauty is skin deep, Other times it is in the things we see inside, Then there are times it is both Colby Carter comes from a traditional country life, one that dates back for generations. He put that behind him by attending an out of state college. He came back and his parents gifted to him their large farm and estate...
  • Four Play by Cindy Blackburn

    Four Play by Cindy Blackburn

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Bad news comes in . . . fours? For romance author and former pool shark Jessie Hewitt it does. She hasn’t written a decent sex scene in months, she hasn’t shot a decent game of eight ball all year, and don’t even ask about her supposed love life. And just when Jessie thinks things can’t get any worse, a body lands on her car...
  • Falling for Owen by Jennifer Ryan

    Falling for Owen by Jennifer Ryan

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The McBrides of Fallbrook return with reformed bad boy Owen. He'll do whatever he must to protect the woman who's captured his heart. Attorney by day, rancher by night Owen McBride conquered his dark past and made it his mission to help the innocent-even at the expense of a personal life...
  • Surrender to Temptation by E.B. Walters, Ednah Walters

    Surrender to Temptation by E.B. Walters, Ednah Walters

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A playboy in hidingA woman searching for answersWill he let her in or send her packing? After a tragic accident, Chef Chase Fitzgerald left his life in Los Angeles behind and moved to a ranch in Montana. He's convinced that all he needs to be happy are his horses, a few ranch hands and the Big Sky Country...
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    suspense  cowboys  contemporary  m-f  length-medium
  • Dade by Delores Fossen

    Dade by Delores Fossen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kayla Brennan doesn't want Texas lawman Dade Ryland's protection. For one thing, his family hates her. For another, the attraction between them is too hot to handle - just like Dade. When the bullets begin to fl y, Dade shields her and her baby boy. But the question is, how long before Dade decides she's in on the crime?Kayla's testimony is all Dade should want..
    Categorized as:
    suspense  cowboys  contemporary  m-f  length-short
  • She's Still The One by Kaci Rose

    She's Still The One by Kaci Rose

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bro Code Rule #1 – You can’t have your best friend's younger sister.AustinWhat is it that guys I date don’t seem to understand what a causal relationship is?That doesn’t mean to propose to me. This is why I packed up everything into my car and I’m now heading to my brothers.Only he’s not there. His best friend Dallas is.Dammit, he’s the reason none of my relationships have worked out...
  • Rogue Knight by Pamela O'Rourke

    Rogue Knight by Pamela O'Rourke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “You meant everything to me, Emerson Hart... you still mean everything to me.”The world knows her as America’s Sweetheart, but to me, she’ll always be my friend’s little sister.The girl who blossomed into the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen.The one who stole my heart when I wasn’t quite paying attention.My Tink.Yet, when confronted with my demons, I made a decision that tore us apart...
  • Sawyer by Lori Foster

    Sawyer by Lori Foster

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    This Buckhorn brother will fight for the woman of his dreams in this beloved classic from New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster… As the only doctor in Buckhorn County, Kentucky, Sawyer Hudson knows a thing or two about saving lives...
  • Blood Ties by Sharon Sala

    Blood Ties by Sharon Sala

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 14 ratings
    The truth will set you free if it doesn't get you killed Savannah Slade is not the person she thought she was. The reading of her "father's" will has led her to a world-shattering revelation: her sisters are not her blood kin—and she may be the heiress to a massive fortune. Her not-quite-fiancé Judd doesn't care where she came from—he only wants her by his side...
  • Goldie and the Billionaire Bear by Catelyn Meadows

    Goldie and the Billionaire Bear by Catelyn Meadows

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Of the women he's dated, she isn't too picky or too critical. For Adrian, Goldie fits him just right. Goldie Bybanks is terrible at following directions. After a mysterious letter arrives from a long-lost aunt, Goldie sets out to find answers. But one wrong turn leads to another. The sun is setting. There isn't a town in sight, much less a hotel...
  • Protecting Kate by Amy J. Hawthorn

    Protecting Kate by Amy J. Hawthorn

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Trent Dawson, horse trainer and former soldier, smells trouble at a simple charity auction. His good intentions get the better of him and he bids a small fortune on a damsel in distress. It turns out there's far more than meets the eye to the former Ms. Kentucky and their chemistry is off the charts...
  • Camp Nerd by Bella Jewel

    Camp Nerd by Bella Jewel

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The newest series by USA TODAY bestselling author Bella Jewel, coming 2022...Firstly, let me make this clear, I didn’t come here for drama.I came here to escape, to unwind, to relax in paradise.This place is meant to be everything epic the world can offer.A ranch, run by hot tattooed mountain men, that has been made into a retreat.An escape from the world, from all the stresses of daily life...
  • Threat of Exposure by Lynette Eason

    Threat of Exposure by Lynette Eason

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Pages full of indecipherable codes are all that stand between DEA agent Brock Martin and drugs crossing the border. But if he wants to crack the case, he'll have to work with Texas Ranger Gisella Hernandez. Brock feels the case is way too dangerous for a female agent—especially one who refuses to admit she needs protection...
  • Hitched! by B.J. Daniels

    Hitched! by B.J. Daniels

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Following a trail of secrets back to his family ranch, Jack Winchester needed a cover to solve a decades-old mystery. And Josey Smith offered him the perfect one--if she would agree to pose as his wife for a week. The gorgeous redhead was up to her neck in trouble, and Jack protected what was his, pretend marriage or not...
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    suspense  cowboys  contemporary  length-short
  • Corralled by B.J. Daniels

    Corralled by B.J. Daniels

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When a mystery woman with a gleam in her eye and trouble on her mind hops on the back of Logan Chisholm's Harley, he thinks he's in for a wild ride. But Jennifer "JJ" Blythe James might be more than he bargained for. The pretty pop star is running scared. Desperately trying to escape her past, JJ's defenses are on high alert...
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    suspense  cowboys  contemporary  length-short
  • Second Chance Cowboy by B.J. Daniels

    Second Chance Cowboy by B.J. Daniels

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The gorgeous hunk of cowboy flesh had a name--Hank Monroe--and just about every woman in Whitehorse dreamed of being his match...
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    suspense  cowboys  contemporary  length-short
  • Unspoken Promises: A Small Town, Grumpy Sunshine Romantic Suspense by Sienna Judd

    Unspoken Promises: A Small Town, Grumpy Sunshine Romantic Suspense by Sienna Judd

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Running a tech company that brings down the ugliest criminals makes trust impossible.I won’t let anyone in. Worse yet, let anyone down, like I did all those years ago.My focus is on keeping my family safe in our small town and protecting my life’s work.That was easier before Ava came to live on our land. The spunky winner of our hacking contest isn’t who she says she is...
  • Say You Won't Let Go by Corinne Michaels, Lexi Blake

    Say You Won't Let Go by Corinne Michaels, Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Emily Young had two goals in her life: 1. Make it big in country music. 2. Get the hell out of Bell Buckle. She was doing it. She was on her way, until Cooper Townsend landed backstage at her show in Dallas. This gorgeous, rugged, man of few words was one cowboy she couldn’t afford to let distract her. But with his slow smile and rough hands, she just couldn’t keep away...
  • Don't Mess with Texas by Christie Craig

    Don't Mess with Texas by Christie Craig

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Nikki Hunt thought her night couldn't get worse when her no-good, cheating ex ditched her at dinner, sticking her with the bill. Then she found his body stuffed in the trunk of her car and lost her two-hundred-dollar meal all over his three-thousand-dollar suit. Now not only is Nikki nearly broke, she's a murder suspect...
  • Montana SEAL by Elle James

    Montana SEAL by Elle James

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Former SEAL and shining Hollywood starlet struggle against their burgeoning desire while trying to stay alive in the crosshairs of a murderous stalker. Hank “Montana” Patterson never thought his call to duty would force him to leave his band of brothers in the Navy SEALs to return to the family ranch in the foothills of the Crazy Mountains of Montana...
  • The Key To Micah's Heart by Sable Hunter, Ryan O'Leary

    The Key To Micah's Heart by Sable Hunter, Ryan O'Leary

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Micah Wolfe is one cocky, sexy, son-of-a-gun. He wears many hats–former intelligence officer, Equalizer, rancher, and a secret career that’s about to become public knowledge–erotic writer Don Juan. To most he seems like an open book: flirtatious, audacious, and devil-may-care. But there’s a side of Micah that he keeps locked away...
  • Lone Star Justice by Tori Scott

    Lone Star Justice by Tori Scott

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Judge Madelyn Cooper never shows signs of weakness, but when a killer threatens her daughter's life, Maddie does what any mother would do. Run to the place where her daughter will be safe. And that place is Greendale, Texas. Maddie left Greendale fourteen years earlier, pregnant, broke, and without saying a word to Rand McCade...
  • Cowboy's Triplet Trouble by Carla Cassidy

    Cowboy's Triplet Trouble by Carla Cassidy

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She had one reckless one-night stand and now Grace Sinclair has to face the fact that Justin Johnson, her triplets' father, is an irresponsible cad. But his cowboy brother Jake--smoldering hot and single--welcomes Grace and her infant daughters to their family's Oklahoma ranch. It's a quiet place..
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    suspense  cowboys  contemporary  length-short
  • Safe by His Side by Rita Herron

    Safe by His Side by Rita Herron

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A woman scarred from the past, a killer out for revenge, a Texas Ranger who will protect her – or die trying… Lenora Lockhart survived a dangerous killer once, but she was traumatized by the brutal kidnapping and attack. Knowing the man is in prison has given her a chance to start a new life...
  • Hearth Fires by Dorothy M. Keddington

    Hearth Fires by Dorothy M. Keddington

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Mackenzie Graham's ideal assignment - writing an article on storybook homes - takes a dangerous turn when she photographs a clandestine meeting between a prominent judge, a black-market kingpin, and a crooked cop. Rescued from harm's way by a rugged cowboy-attorney, Mackenzie finds her career and life forever changed...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  cowboys  length-medium
  • Three Cowboys: Virgil\Morgan\Wyatt by Julie Miller, Dana Marton

    Three Cowboys: Virgil\Morgan\Wyatt by Julie Miller, Dana Marton

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    This Christmas, the McCabe brothers are coming home to Texas… Birgil by USA TODAY bestselling author Julie Miller Detective Virgil "Bull" McCabe hadn't been back on the J-Bar-J Ranch in more than a decade. What he finds is his family in turmoil and his childhood friend, Tracy Cobb, all grown up…and more beautiful than ever...
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