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She's a Wild One by Kristen Proby
From New York Times Bestselling author Kristen Proby comes the final installment in her beloved Wilds of Montana series, featuring a small town, marriage of convenience, second chance love for the ages! I have loved Millie Wild for more than eight years. Since that summer long ago when we were inseparable, stealing moments, keeping our love a secret. And my girl has hated me for just as long...Categorized as:
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Blaze: A Young Brothers Novel by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe's dark as night, a single dad, and a retired bull riding champion. With all his money, his rugged good looks, and his ability to say all the right things, Faith has no chance against Blaze Young's charms. But she’s his complete opposite, and she just doesn't see how they can be together......so she ends things with him.But Faith Cromwell can't seem to stay away from Blaze... -
Strong Enough by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe fourth, and final novel in New York Times bestselling author Kelly Elliott’s Meet Me in Montana series fires up the passion in a story about forgiveness and finding your soul mate.Dirk Littlewood had the world at his feet and a life he claimed to love. He was a world-champion bull rider with plenty of women to keep his nights busy and make his inner loneliness nothing but a delusion...Categorized as:
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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... -
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Butter My Biscuit by Lyra Parish
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMy bestie was off-limits until he kissed me and changed everything…Harrison Valentine is my best friend and the king of one-night stands.And hi—nice to meet you—I’m the queen of failed relationships.Commitment issues are something we have in common, or so I thought.Then the devil delivers his kiss of death, and it puts me in a chokehold.I expect a f*ck boy, but he wants forever.And it scares me...Categorized as:
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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... -
Winning the Cowboy by Kennedy Fox
Working on the ranch and settling down is all Grayson’s ever wanted in life. When he meets the woman who could make that a reality, he learns she hates him with every fiber of her being. He knows she’s being unreasonable since their bickering is the hottest foreplay he’s ever had. Mackenzie Bishop’s an elementary school teacher and can tolerate a lot until it comes to Grayson...Categorized as:
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McKettricks of Texas: Austin by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWorld-champion rodeo star Austin McKettrick finally got bested by an angry bull. His career over, his love life a mess, the lone maverick has nowhere to go when the hospital releases him. Except back home to Blue River and the Silver Spur ranch. But his overachieving brothers won't allow this cowboy to brood in peace. They've even hired a nurse to speed along his recovery...Categorized as:
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Austin by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 28 ratings#1 New York Times bestseller Linda Lael Miller brings you the next installment in her unforgettable McKettricks of Texas series. The three McKettrick brothers meet their matches in the three Remington sisters, and now it's Austin's turn… World champion rodeo star Austin McKettrick finally got bested by an angry bull...Categorized as:
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Make Me Stay by Kennedy Fox, Aiden Snow
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsNever trust a man who wears nothing more than a cowboy hat and ripped jeans who asks if you’d like to save a horse and ride a...well, you get the picture.That should’ve been enough for me to walk away.I’ve been warned on several occasions about southern men - with their sexy accents, charming manners, and the ability to easily get any woman in bed - which is something I’ll be avoiding... -
Cowboy Walking Away by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnjoy the newest series from USA Today best-selling author, Jessie Gussman - Coming Home to North Dakota.Jessie writes sweet and inspirational romance from her farm in central Virginia. Having attended, but never graduating from the school of hard knocks, Jessie uses real life on the farm to inspire her cowboy, rural and blue-collar fiction... -
Love's Healing Path by Lacy Williams
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMaddie Fairfax may be young, but on this Oregon-bound wagon train, the pioneers welcome help from the self-trained nurse. Until Dr. Jason Goodwin joins up with their company. The doctor portrays a frosty exterior, but Maddie may be the only one who sees the profound loneliness that haunts him.After losing his wife and children in a terrible accident, Jason has vowed not to open his heart again...Categorized as:
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Love's Healing Path by Lacy Williams
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMaddie Fairfax may be young, but on this Oregon-bound wagon train, the pioneers welcome help from the self-trained nurse. Until Dr. Jason Goodwin joins up with their company. The doctor portrays a frosty exterior, but Maddie may be the only one who sees the profound loneliness that haunts him.After losing his wife and children in a terrible accident, Jason has vowed not to open his heart again... -
A Real Cowboy Rides a Motorcycle by Stephanie Rowe
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn USA Today bestselling author Stephanie Rowe's newest novel, a woman who has forfeited her dreams for a family finds love and hope in the arms of a rebellious cowboy. After inexplicably abandoning a championship bull riding career, Zane Stockton has become a vagabond. He lives on his motorcycle, using the open road to shield himself from the dark shadows which haunt him...Categorized as:
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When the Storm Breaks by Emery Rose
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsOur worlds never should have collided, but it seemed our paths were always destined to cross. Brody McCallister was only supposed to be a means to an end. My golden ticket to get me closer to what I really needed—a way to make peace with what I’d done when I was eighteen, dirt poor, and left to fend for myself. I only had six weeks in the middle of a hectic world tour to do it...Categorized as:
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A Simple Life by Melanie Moreland
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFrom NYT bestselling author Melanie Moreland comes a feuding to lovers standalone romance -John Elliott is a busy man. He runs his farm and his business, keeping to himself, with no time for anything else in his life.Quinn Harper is a single mother, looking for a fresh start.The small town she picked seemed perfect—until her first run-in with John... -
A Real Cowboy Knows How to Kiss by Stephanie Rowe
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Stephanie Rowe returns to Rogue Valley, Wyoming, where a missed opportunity for love a decade ago is given a second chance. It's been four years since Steen Stockton has been able to see the sky without having to look through steel bars. Betrayal got him locked up, and it shut down his heart forever.. -
Mother Bucker by Elle Thorpe
Getting pregnant then realising your baby daddy is a cheating, lying, scumbag? That happened.But then Abel James walks into my life. One hot look from the broad-shouldered cowboy and I’m ready for all the sexy fun I won’t be having once I start showing.Only one problem. He’s my father’s best friend and almost twenty years older than me.He’s off limits. I’m completely forbidden...Categorized as:
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The Wrong Ride Home by Maya Alden
She’s my first love. She’s also my father’s mistress’s daughter.I’m Duke Wilder, and this is my story.I left Wildflower Canyon and Wilder Ranch ten years ago away from my father and Elena—the girl I loved before I found out she was the daughter of my father’s mistress.Now my father is gone, and he’s left the ranch to me... -
The Baddest Virgin in Texas by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsJessi Brand decided she wanted Lash Monroe. He was the man she'd saved herself for. But this male was going to need some convincing - Lash had vowed never to settle down - but he couldn't get Jessi out of his mind. And he couldn't resist her tempting offer. But when he discovered Jessi was pregnant with his child, everything changed...Categorized as:
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Redeem My Heart by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsShelby silently nursed a crush on Dane all through high school, despite the fact that he was way out of older, handsome, and dating the most popular girl in school. Years later when he returns, wounded, after serving abroad, Shelby accidentally starts a rumor that they’ve been secretly dating...Categorized as:
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Down in Flames by Parker St. John
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHe’s been in love with a rugged, hunky cowboy for years.The problem?Michael is fifteen years older…and straight.West Owens grew up suffocated by his overprotective family. To prove he’s not the frail child he once was, he’s shredding through local rodeos on the wildest broncs around. But the man he most wishes would stop seeing him as a sickly child is Michael... -
To Bluff a Bride by Kate Condie
She’s looking for freedom. When her ex brother-in-law insists she belongs to him, Ellen Moren must escape the town that never felt like home. Determined that another marriage is the only way to convince him to leave her alone, Ellen proposes a fake marriage to the kind bachelor whose family is heading west on the Oregon trail. He’s looking for home... -
Sweet Beloved by Raya Morris Edwards
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSweet Beloved is the accompanying novella set seventeen years after Deacon. It is an extended epilogue/accompanying novella to Deacon and cannot be read as a standalone.It is related to the Sovereign Mountain Series and must be read after reading Deacon, the third book...Categorized as:
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Wrangling Love by Leslie North
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter the humiliation of getting fired from her job in the city, Fiona Cafferty finds herself back home on the family ranch. Like it or not, she’ll be stuck working there until she can find another job. But she wasn't prepared to work beside her old high school nemesis, Eli Carter.Eli sure had changed over the years. For one thing, he’s grown up to become a smoking hot cowboy... -
Hard Lover by Deborah Garland
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m an exhibitionist. For a reason. And not the one you think.I’m not complaining. Having people watch me at my club is a new kink I’m enjoying.Until I look down in the voyeur pit and see the one person who should never be watching me and my pierced (coughs)…My best friend’s little sister.I should stop and she shouldn’t be touching herself watching me... -
The Cowboy's Second Chance Family: Clean as a Whistle Contemporary Western Romance by Shirleen Davies
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis cowboy will do everything possible to get his family back.He never expected to uncover the treachery which tore his marriage apart.Trace Griffin loved his life as a rodeo competitor. Leaving it behind to recover his family hadn’t been a difficult choice. Blindsided years earlier when his wife wrongly accused him of cheating, he found a new focus... -
Whiskey Ryder's Second Chance by Rhonda Lee Carver
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA single father is looking for a nanny, but what he gets is an old flame.Whiskey Ryder spends most of his time on the back of a horse on a mountain. Whether it’s on a search and rescue mission, or on the Ryde Hard Ranch working the land with his brothers. He’s all about being a cowboy…and a single father of a preteen who woke up one morning hating him... -
Cowboys & Wedding Woes: Western Romance by Natalie Dean
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s from the rival ranch next door. He’s trying to save his family legacy. Will his secret ruin their chance at happiness?Adeline Callahan is hardworking, beautiful, speaks her mind, and desperately needs a husband. None of her sisters can even date until there’s a ring on her finger. But the local boys are scared of her headstrong nature and her tough, ranch-owning father... -
Always a Fake Bridesmaid by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe moment Ewan McBride entered my life, my world tilted on its axis.When we part, I promise him I owe him anything for saving my daughter’s life.What I didn’t expect?Being his fake date to a wedding—in two days.It was only supposed to be a favor, but we can’t deny the attraction.Only he lives a state away and my life is in Colorado with my daughter and the Montgomerys...Categorized as:
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Bourbon Promises by Walker Rose
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI left for a weekend in Las Vegas and came back with a husband. Gideon James isn’t just any husband. He’s a wealthy CEO of a Vegas casino and hotel, but he’s also from my small hometown in Montana. And it’s his family land my brothers are in the middle of purchasing from his father. Our marriage isn’t just any union. I’m a school teacher, in my thirties, and I’m sick of getting let down by men... -
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... -
McKettricks of Texas: Tate by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 29 ratings“Linda Lael Miller creates vibrant characters and stories I defy you to forget.”—Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling authorThis McKettrick man is about to meet his match …There aren’t enough hours in the day for everything divorced dad Tate McKettrick has to run the Silver Spur Ranch, do the suit-and-tie thing for his business and ride herd on his adorable six-year-old twin girls...Categorized as:
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Saving Grace by Alexandra Banks
Grace Weston left a loving stable home and family to follow her heart. And with her parents disowning her for running off and leaving a bright future behind. At only twenty, she is utterly alone. Apart from the man who has taken a severe nosedive in the boyfriend department. Convincing herself her part time work and art is all she needs, she ignores the bad (Joel), and gets on with it... -
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Catching the Cowboy by Kennedy Fox
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSettling down and starting a family is something Diesel has considered, regardless of his one-night stand reputation. However, he just might be single forever since who he wants is off-limits—his best friend’s little sister.He’s been in love with her for years, but betraying his friendship could ruin everything...Categorized as:
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Hot and Rowdy by Frankie Love
When Cassidy Jones shows up at the Burly Bar I know what I need.Her.Gentle in ways my calloused hands aren’t and tender in the ways I crave, there is no denying the spark.She just moved to town to nanny, but after one night I want to be the one looking after her.She’s never ridden a cowboy — let alone a horse, but it’s time she learns.And I’m just the cowboy to teach her... -
Tough Love by Alexandra Banks
Hudson Rawlins is the eldest of four sons, and a chip off the old block. He doesn't do relationships. He is happy working the ranch and being left alone.Addy Howard has a six month contract as the new equine vet for Lewistown, Montana. And she has just been assigned as the ride along vet for the Rosewood ranch annual muster...Categorized as:
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Taboo Cowboy by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMolly is too young. Too innocent.And she's pretending to be my son's girlfriend.It's a real shame how her sweet curves challenge this cowboy's code.When my son comes to visit the family ranch, he brings Molly along.A pretty little temptation my son tries to pass off as his girlfriend.But I know one thing's for certain: My son doesn’t chase women.Molly’s a tiny little thing.. -
Riding Wild by Khloe Summers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAn Age Gap, Curvy Girl, Enemies to Lovers, Mountain Man RomanceCan this older mountain biker find love with a curvy, smart-mouthed waitress?AxelDating is for young people.The small talk, the awkward conversation, the compromise.It's all exhausting and I don't have the capacity for it.So a dating site is the way to go ,and this one guarantees marriage or money back...Categorized as:
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The Stardust Cowboy by Anne McAllister
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe is nobody’s hero…Wyoming rancher Riley Stratton has nothing in common with his newly discovered young nephew Jake’s imaginary “stardust cowboy”—the one who makes dreams come true. Riley’s own dreams died so many years ago, he doesn’t even think about them anymore. Now he just works hard, doing his duty by the family ranch. He knows it’s only fair to buy out Jake’s half... -
The Innocent Wife by Cici Cordelia
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJOSHUA . . .As the Sheriff of Little Creede, Joshua Lang has had his hands full more than once. Protecting his town from a criminal bent on destructive revenge. Keeping the peace when Little Creede grows too fast for its own good during the height of the silver mining boom...Categorized as:
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The Cowboy's Challenge by Sinclair Jayne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe needs a favor. He needs a bride.Langston Carr is back in her hometown Marietta as the temporary event planner for the Graff Hotel... -
Wishing for the Rancher's Love: A Sweet Historical Romance by Jody Hedlund
In the high country of Colorado, danger sometimes causes enemies to work together . . . and fall in love.As the only one of her siblings who hasn’t married, Clementine Oakley feels left behind. But she does her best to focus on her candy-making business, hoping to someday have a shop of her own instead of a lone counter in Worth’s General Store... -
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... -
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Wild As Her by Erin Branscom
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 4 ratingsLosing my family’s ranch was bad enough. Finding out my enemy bought it? That’s just infuriating.Jack was the last person I ever expected to deal with again. But he’s been back in Bridger Falls, quietly rebuilding his family’s ranch and pretending the past doesn’t exist...Categorized as:
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Damaged Cowboy by Olivia Reign
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhy do the best women always have the darkest secrets?I lost it all when I got out of the military—my career, my wife, and my mental health. But with a little hard work on the ranch, I was able to pick myself up, piece by piece, and provide others with the support that I never had. So, when my best friend asks me to help his sister…I can’t help but agree. I mean, this is what I do for a living... -
Montana Cowboy Bride by Jane Porter
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsBriar Phillips was thrilled to finally find her half-brother but it's been far from smooth sailing. Single and pregnant—and hiding her pregnancy—Briar retreats to the Sundowner Ranch to figure out her next steps but isn't greeted with open arms. Older brother Cade Hunt assigns her to the kitchen and warns every ranch hand to stay away from her... -
Bourbon Sunset by Walker Rose
Teller Bailey is the last single son in a Montana bourbon empire. He’s also arrogant, infuriating, and unfairly handsome with his beard and flannel.Everyone in town loves him. Everyone in town detests me.I’m “Mad Maddy” Townsend, the only surviving daughter of Bourbon Canyon’s most reviled family. I’m also mouthy, broke, and spectacularly alone... -
Eight Seconds to Ride: A Rivals to Lovers Small Town Romance by Ashley James
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA steamy one night stand in the bathroom of a bar in Las Vegas after a world championship win? Yes, please. Meeting him again months later, only to learn he’s my newest competition? Not so much. The weight of the legacy I carry is a constant tug in my mind, with the ghosts of the generations before me always whispering for me to push harder, train longer, be better...Categorized as:
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Sticky-Sweet Christmas by Khloe Summers
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCan this older mountain man find love with his best friends daughter?DeeUsually, I'd laugh off a drunken night that ended with a psychic's adviceTonight, I'm elbow deep in a carton of ice cream wondering if maybe she's right.Tall, dark, handsome, and covered in tattoos.A rancher and a rodeo rider.There's only one guy I know that fits that bill and he's my father’s best friend...
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