Books like 'Branded by the Cowboy'
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Cowboy Truth by Olivia Jaymes
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGenre: Contemporary Western Erotic Romantic Suspense. Series: Cowboy Justice Association. FULL LENGTH NOVEL. People will do desperate things to keep the truth dead and buried. Sheriff Logan Wright might be the sexiest bad boy Ava Hayworth has ever seen but she’s not interested in the least. He can have every other woman in town and probably already has... -
![Romancing the Cowboy (Galentine's Getaway) by Nichole Rose]()
Romancing the Cowboy (Galentine's Getaway) by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen this older cowboy rescues a hot mess author from a crazy bull, she learns a whole lot more than she anticipated. If growly cowboys, sassy heroines, and laugh-out-loud comedy make your heart pitter-patter, you'll love Cord and Cassia's steamy-sweet story! Spying on a bossy cowboy lands this hot mess romance author in hot water. Cassia Murphy. I'm used to getting fan mail from readers...Categorized as:
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![Claimed by the Cowboy by Violet Rae, Fern Fraser]()
Claimed by the Cowboy by Violet Rae, Fern Fraser
He agreed to marry a stranger. He didn’t expect to fall for her sister. Tom. I didn’t mean to get married. Not that I was kidnapped or anything dramatic—I just sort of… volunteered. Mostly. Look, I’ve always been the funny one. The peacekeeper. The guy you call when a goat’s in labor or your brother’s having an emotional crisis about fence posts... -
![Imperfect Justice by Olivia Jaymes]()
Imperfect Justice by Olivia Jaymes
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBorn into a prominent ranching family and brought up in a disciplined household, Sheriff Jared Monroe has high standards of how to live his life and he doesn’t hesitate to hold the people around him to the same accountability. Misty Foster is a girl from the wrong side of the tracks. Her mother slept her way through the men in town and everyone thinks Misty has followed in her mother’s footsteps... -
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![Auctioned to the Cowboy by Violet Rae]()
Auctioned to the Cowboy by Violet Rae
Henry. I thought losing my mom before the holidays would be the hardest thing I’d ever have to face–until her will threw me a marry by Christmas, or the family ranch is gone. I swore off marriage once before, and a wife wasn’t part of my plans for the future. But my brothers had other ideas and bought me a bride. Shay is everything I didn’t expect–beautiful, kind, and full of sunshine... -
![Finding Dandi by Sable Hunter]()
Finding Dandi by Sable Hunter
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLOVE IS PATIENT. LOVE IS KIND. Lucas thinks he has his life mapped out until fate throws a curvy little dancer in his lap. Soon he finds that it will take more than success or status to make him happy – it will take Dandi. LOVE IS NOT RUDE, IT IS NOT SELF-SEEKING, LOVE KEEPS NO RECORD OF WRONGS. Dandi can’t change her past, but she can keep from hurting Lucas... -
![The Cowboy Rescues a Bride by Cora Seton]()
The Cowboy Rescues a Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNed Matheson is sharing a house with the woman he loves, but he can’t kiss her, or even touch her. In fact, she can barely look him in the face. He knows he needs to be patient; Fila Sahar has been to hell and back as a captive of the Taliban for over a decade. Now she’s safely back on American soil, but her fears hem her in so tightly, she might as well be a prisoner again... -
![All She Ever Dreamed by Robin Lee Hatcher]()
All She Ever Dreamed by Robin Lee Hatcher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA dream sometimes comes at great cost. Betrothed in a sensible match, even if the man isn’t the love she’s always imagined, Sarah McNeal relies on the advice her late grandmother gave as well as her own common sense. Dreams of a mysterious European count who rides in and sweeps her off her feet are the stuff of girlhood. And she’s a woman now... -
![Naughty List Cowboy by Hope Ford]()
Naughty List Cowboy by Hope Ford
Dear Santa,. I’ve been nice, and what I’d like more than anything… is a cowboy from your naughty list. One that loves his ranch and family too. He’s protective of the ones he loves and honest to a fault. He doesn’t care what anyone thinks; he just does what he thinks is right. One that cusses a little too much. He’s grumpy and set in his ways... -
![Lone Star Best Friend by Kat Baxter]()
Lone Star Best Friend by Kat Baxter
A Friends-to-lovers/Curvy Girl Romance. Johnny. Harper Rhodes and I were just kids when we promised to be each other’s first everything. I’m not sure if she thought I was kidding or lying. All I know is she’s left town because she thinks I got another woman pregnant. Little does she know I’ve been saving everything for her. Every kiss. Every touch. Every filthy-fueled fantasy...Categorized as:
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![A Christmas Bride for the Cowboy by Mia Brody]()
A Christmas Bride for the Cowboy by Mia Brody
Grumpy cowboy seeks Mrs. Claus. Must love tattoos, beards, and sitting on Santa’s lap. West. I’ve been helping out my folks at the Kringle Christmas Tree Ranch my whole life. I’m what my mama calls “not particularly sociable”. That’s a nice way of saying “he’s a grumpy cowboy”. When a health scare forces my dad to slow down, it’s up to me to step into the big red suit and jolly demeanor... -
![Kidnapped by the Cowboy by Mia Brody]()
Kidnapped by the Cowboy by Mia Brody
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThis OTT alpha cowboy isn’t about to let the curvy woman of his dreams get away…even if he has to kidnap her! Striker. Maisy has been teasing me for days, wandering around town in those tiny skirts and looking good enough to devour. But my woman is about to make the biggest mistake of her life and she doesn’t even know it. She’s marrying a man that’s hellbent on ruining her... -
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Rogue by Sable Hunter
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA loner by choice and a renegade by nature. Rogue is living up to his name. He’s lived life on his own terms, doing everything from team-roping in college, Texas Hold ‘em champion to founding his own company, Lone Wolf Oil. Everything he’s accomplished has been in spite of Dusty Walker, a man who sired four sons by four women – none of them his wife...Categorized as:
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![A Long Way from Yesterday by Lynda J Cox]()
A Long Way from Yesterday by Lynda J Cox
THIS IS A PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED WORK. ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AS *THE DEVIL'S OWN DESPERADO*. He's everything she fears…. Colt Evans didn’t choose to be a gunfighter. When he’s injured in a shootout and stumbles onto a remote homestead, he didn’t expect to find compassion. But beautiful Amelia McCollister is like no other woman...Categorized as:
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![Stalked by the Mountain Man by Mia Brody]()
Stalked by the Mountain Man by Mia Brody
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThere’s only one man I’ve ever loved—my father’s best friend, my stalker. Mackenzie. He follows me around town. He prowls around my house. He’s always in the shadows. My father’s best friend thinks I don’t know he’s the man stalking me. But here’s what he’s about to I’m as obsessed with him as he is me. And tonight, I want to tease him out of the shadows and into my bed. Ace... -
![Kidnapped by the Mountain Man by Mia Brody]()
Kidnapped by the Mountain Man by Mia Brody
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThis filthy mountain man is taking what he wants—his best friend’s little sister! Ginger. Grizz has been staring at me for a lifetime. My brother’s best friend lights my body on fire, but he’ll never make a move unless I push him. That’s why I show up at his cabin and pretend I’m looking for another man. But I didn’t count on the fact that he would tie me to his bed and say filthy things to me...Categorized as:
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![His to Claim by Tory Baker]()
His to Claim by Tory Baker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJW Johnson thought he was doing the right thing, keeping to himself and away from the pretty little baker in town. She’s younger, a hell of a lot more innocent for the likes of him. He should leave her alone and keep his distance like he has been all along. She’s too good and too pure. Try telling that to the hunger he’s got buried deep inside of him... -
![Blind Faith by Alexa Aston]()
Blind Faith by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA wounded horse. A half-dead man. She thinks she can save the horse. She doubts the man will survive. .. Painter Alena McClaine’s world turns upside down when an unconscious rider arrives on his injured horse at her isolated California cabin. Both the animal and the stranger sport bullet wounds. Much to her surprise, the man lives—and hasn’t a clue about his identity. Even worse, he’s now blind... -
![Big and Bold by Hope Ford]()
Big and Bold by Hope Ford
She was never supposed to stay. Confident. Curvy. A city girl who belonged to a world I could never touch. But I married her anyway thinking I could keep her at arm’s length and still call her mine. I never let her all the way in. Never let her see how deep she got under my skin. And now she’s done pretending that’s enough... -
![Playing with You by Cheyenne McCray]()
Playing with You by Cheyenne McCray
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRicki Sparks knows she can make a mean red velvet cake but can’t believe she’s let herself be talked into a blind date. When she opens the door to see the man she’s been secretly sweet on since the first day he walked into her bakery, she fears her heart will be demolished. At least she knows she’s in for a wild ride... -
![Obsessed Cowboy (Whiskey Run: Cowboys Love Curves) by Hope Ford]()
Obsessed Cowboy (Whiskey Run: Cowboys Love Curves) by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s the preacher’s daughter and she’s off limits. I’m an over-the-top, obsessed cowboy. I can lasso wild horses, loose cows and the orneriest of bulls. .. but I can’t seem to catch the curvy Janie Bradshaw. She’s too young and she’s way too good for the likes of this ol’ cowboy, but I can’t stop thinking about her. She has more curves than some men would know what to do with. But not me...Categorized as:
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![Lone Star Boss by Kat Baxter]()
Lone Star Boss by Kat Baxter
An Age-Gap/Forced Proximity Curvy Girl Romance. Quinn. The minute I see Amber fending off handsy customers at the small-town diner, I know she needs protection. So I do the only logical thing, I bring her home to be my live-in housekeeper and cook. She’s too young and innocent for me, but every day is a battle not to claim her...Categorized as:
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![Roped by Shaw Hart, Cameron Hart]()
Roped by Shaw Hart, Cameron Hart
It started as a favor. I would do anything for my best friend so when she calls me up because her brother needs a date for a wedding, I say yes, even though I know that it’s a terrible idea. See, the thing is that I’ve been in love with Clara’s brother, Kai, for my entire life. I know that I can’t have him though... -
![Suspicions by Cynthia Eden]()
Suspicions by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEveryone’s a suspect in the beloved third book in. New York Times. bestselling author Cynthia Eden’s The Battling McGuire Boys series, which was originally published by Harlequin Intrigue in 2015. Mark Montgomery will never forget the night Ava McGuire galloped onto his ranch terrified out of her mind. Once he’d saved his best friend’s sister from harm, the hardest part was letting her go... -
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![Calico Bride by Jillian Hart]()
Calico Bride by Jillian Hart
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSafe, predictable Angel Falls, Montana, is Lila Lawson's home—but she secretly wishes it had adventures like the novels she loves to read. Then the new deputy stumbles into her father's mercantile, gravely injured, and Lila gets more excitement than she can handle! A harsh childhood left Burke Hannigan with two options— get tough or give in...Categorized as:
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![Cowgirl Crazy by Becky McGraw]()
Cowgirl Crazy by Becky McGraw
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCowboys are a different breed. .. They work hard, play hard and love harder. It's all about the ride, until the right woman. makes them fall. Twyla Taylor is one frustrated cowgirl. She's not winning at barrel racing or in love. She's spent ten years nursing a crush on her brother's best friend, Ryan Easter, who thinks of her as no more than his little sister... -
![Last Chance by Joann Baker, Patricia Mason]()
Last Chance by Joann Baker, Patricia Mason
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChance Mooreland left home at eighteen to join the army. Somewhere out there—away from the 50-acre patch of land in nowhere Colorado—was the life he was meant to live and he intended to find it. Eight years later, he returned. A lot of things had changed in his absence—except for his feelings for the beautiful but untouchable girl next door... -
![The Rancher's Wedding by Diana Palmer]()
The Rancher's Wedding by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer comes a sexy opposites attract tale of unbridled love, set against a breathtaking Colorado landscape made for happily ever after—if things don’t get too complicated . . . When a rugged Colorado rancher who’s in the red meets up with a screenwriter-turned-waitress dogged by scandal, they put their talents—and their hearts—together... -
![White Eagles Touch by Karen Kay]()
White Eagles Touch by Karen Kay
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo worlds. Forbidden love. Blackfoot Warriors, Book 2. Katrina Wellington is vexed. She must marry to obtain the rest of her inheritance. But her uncle, who left her in New York with a governess to make his fortune out West, has suddenly decided he must approve of her fiancé before he will loosen the purse strings to her dowry...Categorized as:
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![What I Should Have Known by R.L. Atkinson]()
What I Should Have Known by R.L. Atkinson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne shot could change everything—even their chance at love. Following a funeral, Navy SEAL operator Bernie Phillips finds himself in a small town filled with gossip and traditions he doesn’t understand. Battling survivor’s guilt, he throws himself into reckless adventures, but nothing prepares him for the fiery, curvy cowgirl he accidentally hit with a bottle cap a week earlier... -
![Bun Sticker by Megan Wade]()
Bun Sticker by Megan Wade
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCity girl Mariah is longing for adventure. So when her annual vacation rolls around, she heads to the idyllic countryside town of Cedarwood Valley, planning to ogle some hot farmers and let loose. Enter Clark, a hunky ranch hand with dreamy dimples and a devilish twinkle in his eye. He's everything Mariah is looking for—a hot fling with no strings attached... -
![Welcome To My World by Sable Hunter]()
Welcome To My World by Sable Hunter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsContinue the Hell Yeah! Series with book 14. The first time Bowie Travis Malone laid eyes on Cassie Cartwright, she knocked him for a loop. He was as drawn to her side as a moth to a flame. A green eyed angel with golden hair, she made his heart hammer in his chest and his body ache to hold her close... -
![Winning the Virgin: A Western Billionaire Cowboy Romance by Bella Love-Wins, Joanna Blake]()
Winning the Virgin: A Western Billionaire Cowboy Romance by Bella Love-Wins, Joanna Blake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI wanted the sassy little lady the second I first saw her. Caleb. I had all the success that a self-made man like me could want. But something was still missing. Ready for a break, I returned to my hometown to find myself. And found her. Riley-Ann. The sassy, curvy bartender-slash-waitress at the local watering hole, with a body made just for me...Categorized as:
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![Wingwoman by Katana Collins]()
Wingwoman by Katana Collins
As a country rockstar, I know one thing for Every hit song starts with one thing. .. heartbreak. She had two weeks to find my next muse. .. . .. or she, herself, had to become it. As a country rockstar, I know one thing for Every hit song starts with one heartbreak . I've got six weeks to write my next hit album or else I'll lose My label. My ranch. My horse rescue... -
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![The Rival by Maisey Yates]()
The Rival by Maisey Yates
This rugged cowboy has always been content going it alone…until he finally meets his match! Cowboy Levi Granger is his own man. He’s proud of his ranch, and he’s proud of the siblings he brought up after the devastating loss of their parents. The only thing he’s not proud of is the way the Sullivan family took advantage of him when he was struggling the most...Categorized as:
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![Long, Tall Texans: Boone by Diana Palmer]()
Long, Tall Texans: Boone by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsDiana Palmer delivers a classic tale of cowboy love with Long, Tall Texans: Boone (originally published Heart of Stone in 2008). Rancher Boone Sinclair is the ultimate Long, Tall Texan—reticent, noble and blessed with a Texas-size stubbornness. He’s always been beguiled by the lovely Keely Welsh, but he’s kept his distance to protect her innocence... -
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Connal by Diana Palmer
A New York Times Bestselling Author Connal Tremayne lived in torment since he lost his wife in a tragic accident. On the anniversary of that date, he drank to drown the remorse and Pepi Mathews, the daughter of his boss, wanted to help him. However, the young woman had expected to follow him to a bar in Mexico City, and instead he took her to a chapel and asked her to marry him...Categorized as:
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![Hot Mess Wedding by Kat Baxter]()
Hot Mess Wedding by Kat Baxter
Cleary. Unlike my group of friends, I don’t have just one fear to conquer. I have a laundry list of phobias. Spiders, confined places, the color orange (don’t ask), flying, traveling alone… and the massive, inked, bearded, giant who’s my seat partner to Las Vegas. I don’t expect the ridiculously attractive stranger to be gentle or to hold my hand through turbulence...Categorized as:
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![Wyatt the Military Veteran: A Curvy Girl, Pen Pals Romance by Hallie Bennett]()
Wyatt the Military Veteran: A Curvy Girl, Pen Pals Romance by Hallie Bennett
She wasn't meant for him. Major Wyatt Lincoln secretly longs for connection, but after years on his own, will his dream ever be fulfilled? He's not who she expected...Categorized as:
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![Never Love a Cowboy by Lorraine Heath]()
Never Love a Cowboy by Lorraine Heath
"I would not make a good husband. I do, however, make an excellent lover . . . " Harrison Bainbridge, the second son of an English earl, left his home seeking a scandal-free life away from society's stuffy restraints. Then he arrives in Texas, never expecting that a sassy saloon-keeper's daughter would capture his eye. With her outspoken ways and flashing eyes, Jessye Kane is more than tempting... -
![Carrera's Bride by Diana Palmer]()
Carrera's Bride by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsBut there was one woman who could see beyond Marcus Carrera's notorious reputation and imposing stature to the gruffly tender man inside. And their destinies collided when Delia Mason was unexpectedly swept up in the kind of trouble only a man of mystery like Carrera could resolve— if he chose to step out of his dangerous social circle. Would he leave it all behind to make Delia his bride? -
![Nelson's Brand: A Heartfelt Western Romance Novel by Diana Palmer]()
Nelson's Brand: A Heartfelt Western Romance Novel by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA gentle ex-missionary and a daredevil rancher fight to overcome their haunted pasts in this opposites-attract romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer! Hidden away from the world, Allison Hathoway is a woman with a heavy past. A former missionary, her life took a tragic turn when she was taken captive with her now-deceased parents in Central America...Categorized as:
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![Kodiak Lumberjack by Katy Regnery]()
Kodiak Lumberjack by Katy Regnery
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Katy Regnery returns in the fall of 2023 with TWO all-new Odds-Are-Good Alaskan romances! Influencer Nola positions herself as the sophisticated beauty behind a big bucks Instagram page, while in reality, she was the victim of a gruesome, childhood accident. As a result, she lives a sheltered life, hiding behind the internet and quietly longing for love...Categorized as:
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![Paper Rose by Diana Palmer]()
Paper Rose by Diana Palmer
Her love for him was like a paper rose, which longed for the magic to make it real Compellingly handsome Tate Winthrop once boldly came to Cecily Peterson's rescue. Her devotion to him knew no bounds, but since the fiercely proud Native American refused to consider a mixed marriage, their passion remained unfulfilled... -
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![Micah by Kat Baxter]()
Micah by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsMicah. Being left at the altar wouldn't have been nearly as humiliating if it hadn’t happened in front of the whole damn world. But when you have an international reputation as the “Bad Boy of Country Music” someone is always watching. Is it any wonder, my beloved grandmother tells me its time I return home to my small Texas town roots... -
![Along the Way Home by Christi Corbett]()
Along the Way Home by Christi Corbett
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKate Davis is intrigued when her father reveals his dream of starting a horse ranch in Oregon Territory. Settlers out west value a strong woman, and though she manages the financials of her father’s mercantile her competence earns her ridicule, not respect, from Virginia’s elite society. Jake Fitzpatrick, an experienced trail guide, wants land out west to raise cattle and crops... -
![Falling for Her Cowboy Boss (Cowboys of Colton County) by Joan Baker, Patricia Mason]()
Falling for Her Cowboy Boss (Cowboys of Colton County) by Joan Baker, Patricia Mason
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter a military career that could have ended his life, Jacob McKay came back to his family ranch a different man—physically and emotionally. He was content with running the Triple M and building on the success his father had created. And, of course, the occasional no-strings-attached affair... -
![Love and Cherish by Dorothy Garlock]()
Love and Cherish by Dorothy Garlock
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe was only seventeen years old . . . and terribly alone. Running deep into the Kentucky wilderness from the low-down family that dared to sell her, Cherish Riley knew that her enemies were relentlessly tracking her, and that she risked all the dangers an untamed land had to offer... -
![Long, Tall Texans: Jobe by Diana Palmer]()
Long, Tall Texans: Jobe by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew York Times. bestselling author Diana Palmer revisits a classic tale of a rogue rancher falling in love at long last. No one expects heartbreaker cowboy Jobe Dodd to settle down and take a wife. Sandy Regan, his longtime rival, takes that as a challenge. She is determined to make the rugged Texan her own, now and forever...Categorized as:
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![The Heartbreaker of Echo Pass by Maisey Yates]()
The Heartbreaker of Echo Pass by Maisey Yates
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsCan Gold Valley’s wallflower heal a damaged cowboy’s broken heart? Find out in this enthralling romance by New York Times bestselling author Maisey Yates. Shy Iris Daniels is on a mission to shake up her life. She’s sick of being underestimated, and she’s got a new business plan to prove it. The one thing she didn’t factor in is her new landlord, Griffin Chance...
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