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Sign of Seven trilogy by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsNora Roberts presents a collection that includes all three novels in her Sign of Seven Trilogy—a compelling paranormal romance series about three brothers bound by fate, blood, and a timeless enemy. In the town of Hawkins Hollow, every seven years, on the seventh day of the seventh month, strange things happen... -
![A Home For Love: A Hollister Series Crossover by Kris Michaels]()
A Home For Love: A Hollister Series Crossover by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsLife throws a curve ball. Alex Thompson thought he’d live and die as a Delta Force Special Operator. Unfortunately, fate had different ideas. His career ended during a training exercise while stateside. Discharged and displaced after serving in the Army for twelve years, Alex had no idea where his life was heading. Life calls a time out... -
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![Quicksand by Janet Dailey]()
Quicksand by Janet Dailey
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe rugged, exciting new story from the New York Times bestselling author tells the tale of an Arizona family ranch in trouble, as the Champion sisters fight to keep their legacy bull-rearing operation strong, going head-to-head —and heart to heart—with some of the toughest men on the rodeo circuit...Categorized as:
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![The Runaways by Devney Perry]()
The Runaways by Devney Perry
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsOne car. One cross-country road trip. Five small town romances about six runaways finally finding home. From Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author, Devney Perry, this collection includes Runaway Road, Wild Highway, Quarter Miles, Forsaken Trail and Dotted Lines. Londyn McCormack didn’t have a typical childhood... -
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![Hunted Hearts by Em Petrova]()
Hunted Hearts by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA hunted violinist. A haunted SEAL. Trust is their only shot at survival—desire might be their downfall. Theo Malone doesn’t know how to live a quiet life—not after everything he’s seen as a Navy SEAL. Back home on his family’s Wyoming ranch, he’s restless…until his next mission lands in his lap. Guard a violinist? It sounds simple. Until he meets her... -
![Relentless Hearts by Em Petrova]()
Relentless Hearts by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s in more danger than she realizes. And the only man who can keep her safe is the one determined to keep his distance. Willow Malone has spent her life holding the ranch—and her family—together with common sense and pots of coffee. From wrangling her brothers’ security business to running horse therapy for the veterans program, she’s the one everyone counts on... -
![Jason's Justice: Brotherhood Protector World by Deanna L. Rowley]()
Jason's Justice: Brotherhood Protector World by Deanna L. Rowley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeing a high powered lawyer for the government, Jason Black has prosecuted all walks of life. Each new case is a challenge. When the case against several high ranking law enforcement officers comes across his desk, he jumps at the chance to bring them to justice. Ilsa Miller fears for both her and her daughter’s life after learning the truth about her husband... -
![His Fifth Kiss: A Hammond Family Farm Novel by Liz Isaacson]()
His Fifth Kiss: A Hammond Family Farm Novel by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey once had a few summers together. Now, Michael Hammond is back in town after a devastating injury overseas. He's looking to reset and recover. .. not to fall in love. Of course Mike looks for and hopes Gertrude Whettstein will be on the farm. She was so much of Ivory Peaks and so important to him when they were teens... -
![Soldier's Fake Fiancée: Trinity Falls Sweet Romance - Home for Christmas - Book 3 by Clara Pines]()
Soldier's Fake Fiancée: Trinity Falls Sweet Romance - Home for Christmas - Book 3 by Clara Pines
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThis military mechanic can fix anything, except his own broken heart…. Beau Wilson’s past is littered with mistakes. But he has two things going for him—the know-how that only an Army-trained mechanic can boast, and his fierce, funny, four-year-old daughter Zandy... -
![Ranchers Unexpected Love : Enemies to Lovers Ranch Romance by Olivia Kay]()
Ranchers Unexpected Love : Enemies to Lovers Ranch Romance by Olivia Kay
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI wanted to prove myself on this ranch… not fall for him, kiss him, and end up carrying his baby. I came to Ironwood Bluff to follow my dream, not fall for the most irritatingly sexy cowboy in Texas. . Zane Lawson is every kind of off-limits, single dad, widowed, and built like sin in a black Stetson,. He’s doing his best to raise his little girl who’s already wrapped me around her finger... -
![Issued to the Bride One Sergeant for Christmas by Cora Seton]()
Issued to the Bride One Sergeant for Christmas by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOrphaned at seven, kicked out by his aunt and uncle at 16, Sergeant Emerson Myers gave up on family until General Augustus Reed chose him as his assistant, becoming as much a father-figure as a commanding officer... -
![Her Cowboy Billionaire Bad Boy: A Hammond Brothers Novel by Liz Isaacson]()
Her Cowboy Billionaire Bad Boy: A Hammond Brothers Novel by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA cowboy billionaire who's rough around the edges, the woman he ghosted last Christmas, and their second chance at happily-ever-after. Ames Hammond loves rules and organization, and his job as a cop gives him the structure he craves. But he quit that job months ago, and he has no idea what he should be doing with his life... -
![Stranded with a Very-Kissable Cowboy by Hope Ford]()
Stranded with a Very-Kissable Cowboy by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA cocky, arrogant, single Dad. A curvy Nanny that wears her heart on her sleeve. Together, in an age gap, all the feels, cowboy romance. -
![Issued to the Bride One Soldier by Cora Seton]()
Issued to the Bride One Soldier by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJack Sanders built his career as an army intelligence operative on his uncanny ability to anticipate what the enemy will do next--but he never anticipated the trouble he's landed in. Removed from duty, his future on the line, he'll have to accept a truly unusual mission to redeem himself... -
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![Locked and Loaded: A small town romantic suspense novel by April Wilson]()
Locked and Loaded: A small town romantic suspense novel by April Wilson
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMicah Jackson's life is turned upside down when he's called in the middle of the night to tow the car of a young woman who's stranded on the side of the road in his small town of Bryce, Colorado. She has nowhere to go, so of course Micah offers her a safe place to spend the night... -
![Where We Bloom: A Small Town, Billionaire Romance by Kristen Proby]()
Where We Bloom: A Small Town, Billionaire Romance by Kristen Proby
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Kristen Proby comes Where We Bloom, an. Age Gap, Billionaire, Best Friend’s Brother romance set in Bitterroot Valley! Connor. After an explosive night together, I thought I’d never see the gorgeous bookstore owner again. We didn’t exchange names and numbers, and when I left her asleep the following morning, I didn’t intend to pursue her... -
![Locked and Loaded: A small town romantic suspense novel by April Wilson]()
Locked and Loaded: A small town romantic suspense novel by April Wilson
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMicah Jackson's life is turned upside down when a young woman shows up at his auto repair shop in Bryce, Colorado, in the middle of the night in desperate need of repairs on her minivan camper. The more Micah gets to know her, the more he wants to protect her from the mysterious threat looming over her. -
![Montana Justice by Josie Jade]()
Montana Justice by Josie Jade
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe ran to save her life. Now the man she once betrayed is her only hope. Home to both the Resting Warrior Ranch and Pawsitive Connections, Garnet Bend, Montana is a small town full of big heroes. Anyone would want to live there. Anybody but Piper Matthews. She swore she’d never come back after what her father did to the town and what she did to Sheriff Lachlan Calloway... -
![Cowboy Conspiracy Theory by Em Petrova]()
Cowboy Conspiracy Theory by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey call her the Ice Queen…but he’s determined to thaw her. Bodyguard Mathias Trace is more comfortable on the back of a horse than guarding people. But when his next job involves brainy woman on a hunt for treasure, he’s as frustrated as he is turned on... -
![Guarding Leah: Brotherhood Protectors World by Desiree Holt]()
Guarding Leah: Brotherhood Protectors World by Desiree Holt
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSome battles don’t have a winner--only survivors. Wade Fielding turned tragedy into a career--going up against man and nature as a search and rescue specialist with the 10th Mountain Division. He and his team have saved countless lives through the years, yet the scars on his heart remain... -
![Zero Dark Cowboy by Em Petrova]()
Zero Dark Cowboy by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA relentless bodyguard seeks justice…but he doesn’t expect to find the perfect woman. New bodyguard on the WEST Protection team Judd Abel draws the short straw that sends him to a snooty tech conference in Boston instead of the MMA fight in Vegas he’s been looking forward to. He’s far from excited until a stunning, smart and sexy woman with secrets galore and legs for miles demands his help... -
![Cruel Expectations by Em Petrova]()
Cruel Expectations by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen his best friend’s little sister is too untamed for her own good, how can Hunter resist taking matters into his own hands? Following an op that ended the lives of several Navy SEALs in Hunter’s squadron, he struggles with survivor’s guilt. After a brother-in-arms invites him to a Montana ranch to help protect and serve in another way, Hunter is eager for the change... -
![Protecting Silver by Deanna L. Rowley]()
Protecting Silver by Deanna L. Rowley
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDouglas "Patch" Atwal was an adrenaline junkie, from working as a medic in the Marines, to being a trauma surgeon in the emergency room. He thrived on the action. If he didn't his past would start to haunt him, and after having dreams of himself as a little boy, he began to question his entire existence... -
![Soldier's Christmas Crush by Clara Pines]()
Soldier's Christmas Crush by Clara Pines
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s snowed in with his forbidden crush—his best friend’s little sister…. Single dad Jensen Webb is completely dedicated to his toddler, Henry, and the sweet, simple life they share in small town Trinity Falls. After losing Henry’s mom, the veteran knows how lucky they are to have a big, extended family all around. But he has two regrets... -
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![A Fake Marriage for the Grumpy Cowboy : Rolston Ranch Brothers by Hanna Hart]()
A Fake Marriage for the Grumpy Cowboy : Rolston Ranch Brothers by Hanna Hart
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAugust Rolston wanted to escape his small town Texas lifestyle when a gorgeous enemy complicated his reality even more. The arrogant overachiever, Belle Danson, was the hydroponics expert that he needed for his organic greenhouse. She was annoyingly driven and also had a special talent for driving August crazy... -
![Dark and Dangerous: A romantic suspense novel by April Wilson]()
Dark and Dangerous: A romantic suspense novel by April Wilson
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRuth owns a tavern in a small town at the foot of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Jack is a retired assassin who wants to settle down and build a life for himself after completing his last job. But the Russian mafia whose leader he took out has other plans for him. Jack has been on the move for the past six months, always managing to stay one step ahead of the mob... -
![Dark and Dangerous by April Wilson]()
Dark and Dangerous by April Wilson
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRuth owns a tavern in a small town at the foot of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Jack is a retired assassin who wants to settle down and build a life for himself after completing his last job. But the Russian mafia whose leader he took out has other plans for him. Jack has been on the move for the past six months, always managing to stay one step ahead of the mob... -
![A SEAL's Devotion by Cora Seton]()
A SEAL's Devotion by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe’s got a secret. She’s telling lies. Anders Olsen has a big problem. When he joined forces with nine other Navy SEALs to build a model sustainable community, he didn’t know he’d be filmed—or that the resulting television show would become a nationwide sensation. Now everyone’s watching Base Camp, which means everyone’s watching him. The show’s rules dictate it’s his turn to marry... -
![Guarding Eris by Reina Torres]()
Guarding Eris by Reina Torres
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBefore his team even heard about the Brotherhood Protectors, Alex “Ridge” Ridgely took a trip to West Yellowstone to revisit the property his grandfather left to him near Yellowstone National Park. That’s where he met Eris Lange and spent a few days with the woman whose memory he couldn’t shake... -
![A SEAL's Consent by Cora Seton]()
A SEAL's Consent by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNavy SEAL Jericho Cook is living a lie. In order to save Base Camp, the sustainable community he’s building with his friends in Chance Creek, Montana, he must marry in the next forty days—and try for a family. But after the horrors he’s witnessed, Jericho's sworn to never put himself in charge of a child he can’t completely protect. At least he’s found the perfect wife... -
![Borrowing Bentley by Melanie Shawn]()
Borrowing Bentley by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 14 ratings𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑-𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑊𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑊𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒, 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐻𝐸𝐴--𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑦! 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐲. Maisy Turner and I had been butting heads since we were five years old. That girl knew every one of my buttons and loved to push 'em... -
![Colorado Free Rein by Elle James]()
Colorado Free Rein by Elle James
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDevin Layne, Former Green Beret from 10th Special Forces Group, returns home after a disastrous mission. Feeling less of a man due to injuries, he struggles to navigate civilian life, avoiding his former fiancée, convinced she deserves better. Horse trainer and champion barrel racer, Mallory Watts, is heartbroken when the love of her life returns from deployment but wants nothing to do with her... -
![The Airman's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton]()
The Airman's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsTormented by the knowledge that his father died thinking the worst of him, Colt Hall never meant to come home to Chance Creek. But with his brothers banding together to rebuild the family’s old ranch, he’s finding it hard to stay away. In accordance with the conditions for them to inherit the spread, Colt must soon marry... -
![Ranch Enemies by Olivia Kay]()
Ranch Enemies by Olivia Kay
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s the grumpy cowboy foreman. I’m the city girl who inherited this ranch from my father. How the hell did we end up almost kissing in the barn? I didn’t come back to Painted Sky Ranch to fall for the Casanova cowboy who’s been glaring at me since I rolled up in my SUV. Cash Bennett is all growl, grit, and maddening control... -
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![Awaiting the Storm by Amber Kelly]()
Awaiting the Storm by Amber Kelly
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve poured everything I have into Wildhaven Ranch—ever since Mom died, I’ve done my best to hold this family together. My sisters, my dad, my grandparents… this land is who we are. There’s no room for mistakes—and definitely no time for falling for the enemy. Then he shows up. Caison Galloway. New manager of the neighboring ranch. Smooth talker. Knows exactly how to push every one of my buttons...Categorized as:
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![Justice for the Cowboy by Em Petrova]()
Justice for the Cowboy by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe knows too much. Including dark secrets about her sexy protector. Jennings Abel is undercover for the FBI Task Force known as Sentry. His mission? Take down a biker gang with a drug ring spanning several states. Just as he’s getting close, he makes a huge misstep. Defending a woman was never in the plan. Neither is roping her into keeping his position under wraps... -
![Heartland Mistletoe by Jessie Gussman]()
Heartland Mistletoe by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsLate one night Lincoln was delivering a yard decoration when he came upon a wild, unruly teenager throwing stones at the window of his neighbor’s house. He tackled the belligerent child and was about to call the cops when she informed him she was his neighbor’s sister who had been locked out of the house. Oops...Categorized as:
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![Stolen Hearts by Em Petrova]()
Stolen Hearts by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA wounded SEAL. The one who got away. And a secret that makes her a target. After years of high-stakes missions, Navy SEAL Denver Malone returns to his family’s Wyoming ranch hoping to find peace and time to heal from the aftereffects of a head injury—but instead, he finds Rhae Rivers, the one real regret in his life... -
![Rescued Hearts by Em Petrova]()
Rescued Hearts by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe’s her protector. She’s his second chance. But danger is closing in…. Honor St. James walked away from an unfulfilling life to chase her dream of building her own creative business and starting fresh in the Wyoming mountains with her older sister. But her past won’t stay buried. She keeps spotting her ex around town, and she can’t help but wonder what’s coming... -
![Londyn: The Ambrose Girls of Calaway Crossing by Leigh Fenty]()
Londyn: The Ambrose Girls of Calaway Crossing by Leigh Fenty
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsLike her older sister, Londyn Ambrose was holding out for someone special. Growing up in a small town and having gone to school with everyone in their age range, finding love was hard in Calaway Crossing. When a scraggly stranger showed up at the café Londyn managed with her sister and cousin, he was nowhere near Londyn’s idea of the perfect man. She couldn’t even tell how old he was... -
![Sarsaparilla Showdown by Caroline Lee]()
Sarsaparilla Showdown by Caroline Lee
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen your first two loves are books and ice cream (not necessarily in that order! ) who has time to fall for something else? Sadie Mayfield has gotten really good at admiring handsome men from afar… After all, it’s not like they’d be interested in her, would they? But when Shawn starts frequenting her ice cream and soda shop at River’s End Ranch, she sets out to become his friend... -
![SEAL's Vow by Elle James]()
SEAL's Vow by Elle James
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReal estate agent Brenna Meyers is in a good position to work a side job as a private investigator searching for the money stolen from a bank. On a routine visit to a potential listing, Brenna discovers a grisly scene in an abandoned home. Her first thought is Squatters. A closer look reveals the house had been used as a place of torture... -
![Warrior's Resolve by Elle James]()
Warrior's Resolve by Elle James
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMolly McKinnon’s father disappeared on a manhunt for an escaped convict. From what they’ve been able to piece together, whoever kidnapped her father, wants the location of the money the convict escaped to retrieve. Getting desperate, the kidnappers will do anything to get the McKinnon patriarch to tell what the convict told him, even go after the rest of the McKinnon family... -
![Saving Chelsea by Elle James]()
Saving Chelsea by Elle James
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe prefers the four-legged wolves over the two-legged kind. Chelsea Youngblood’s first love is her only true love. Wolves. Raised on a wildlife rescue ranch, she grew up with wolves as her siblings. It was only natural she would become a wolf biologist and work with the wolves of Yellowstone National Park... -
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![Guarding Payton: Brotherhood Protectors World by Jen Talty]()
Guarding Payton: Brotherhood Protectors World by Jen Talty
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife has a way of coming full circle—we just have to open our hearts and let go of the past. As a little girl, all Payton Wheeler dreamed about was coming to Montana and living at her grandfather’s ranch. However, life took a different turn and instead of following her dreams, she followed the path of least resistance. That is until her granddad passed away and left her the Wheeler Creek Ranch... -
![Saving Londyn by Elle James]()
Saving Londyn by Elle James
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFormer Delta Force Operator, Nash Nelson, is out of the Army after fourteen years of giving his all to his country. With both external and internal scars, he’s struggling to find his place in a civilian world where his combat skills seem to be more of a hindrance than an asset... -
![Clark's Decision by Deanna L. Rowley]()
Clark's Decision by Deanna L. Rowley
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsClark Riceman had finally retired from the military. It was time to get out and go home to support his sister and see what she had done with the family ranch while he’d been doing what he loved. The day he returned, he hadn’t even reached his home when he suspected that someone on The Broken Wheel Ranch was in trouble... -
![Memories for Eternity: Taming Clint Westmoreland\Cole's Red-Hot Pursuit by Brenda Jackson]()
Memories for Eternity: Taming Clint Westmoreland\Cole's Red-Hot Pursuit by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTaming Clint Westmoreland. In name only? The moment former Texas Ranger Clint Westmoreland learns that he is still married, he sets the limits for his wife's stay at his exclusive horse ranch. But when she arrives, Clint's boundaries begin to blur. He and Alyssa Barkley have thirty days to untangle the legal knot that bound them together during an undercover assignment years before... -
![Unbreakable Hearts by Em Petrova]()
Unbreakable Hearts by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe survived the battlefield, but nothing can prepare this military vet for the woman he’d risk it all to keep. Gabe Thorne is the success story everyone pointed to—the veteran who came home shattered, healed through the Black Heart Ranch therapy program and walked out ready to rebuild. He tried. He really did... -
![A SEAL's Purpose by Cora Seton]()
A SEAL's Purpose by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen Kai Green joined nine other Navy SEALs to build a sustainable community in Chance Creek, Montana, he never dreamed the day would come when he’d have to marry a woman sight unseen—or lose everything. Now he has to find a way to build a life with a perfect stranger—one who seems perfectly unqualified for happiness at Base Camp—or with him...
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