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We Redeemed the Rain by Ashley Dill
“Everyone should find someone to share their story with. ”. Exhausted and burnt-out, singer-songwriter, Bea Thompson, needs a break and some space from her once-promising career as an indie musician. Seeking refuge from the crushing pressures of the industry, she books a last minute stay at a special childhood sanctuary, the birthplace of her most treasured friendship, Meadowbrook Ranch...Categorized as:
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Calder Grit by Janet Dailey
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA Romeo and Juliet romance with shades of Legends of the Fall powers the intense drama of this beautifully written and researched saga from a legendary New York Times bestselling author. Return to early twentieth century Montana with this compelling book that pits farmer against cattleman and brother against brother, in a story of America's westward expansion...Categorized as:
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![Corrode by Ella Fields]()
Corrode by Ella Fields
A standalone second chance romance. It didn't matter how young we were. We just knew. Forever was stamped on our hearts, no matter what forces tried to keep us apart. They tried, and they failed. We were happy. We lived, we loved, and we made plans. But as the years went by, we watched helplessly as those plans faded into dusty aspirations. Yet we endured...Categorized as:
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One to Leave by Tia Louise
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSome demons can't be shaken off. Some wounds won't heal. Until a pair of hazel eyes knocks you on your ass, and you realize it's time to stop running. A STAND-ALONE, ONE TO HOLD NOVEL. Adult Contemporary Romance: Due to strong language and elements of erotic romance, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18. (M/F) #SexyCowboys.Categorized as:
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![Sunday Morning by Jewel E. Ann]()
Sunday Morning by Jewel E. Ann
Her boyfriend’s older brother should be off-limits, but he’s a sinful temptation. Sarah is a preacher’s daughter and a people pleaser. She’s also on the verge of graduating high school and following her dream of singing in Nashville. The only thing standing in her way is that the entire town of Devil’s Head, Missouri, thinks she will marry Matt, the son of the town’s richest rancher... -
![Even If It Breaks Your Heart by Erin Hahn]()
Even If It Breaks Your Heart by Erin Hahn
A heart-buckling ride of a romance by beloved author Erin Hahn, Even If It Breaks Your Heart is about two teens finding out that sometimes, the hardest part of discovering what you want is getting the courage to pursue it...Categorized as:
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![Unlucky in Love by Maggie McGinnis]()
Unlucky in Love by Maggie McGinnis
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings** Formerly published in 2016 by Penguin Random House under the same title, this book has not been revised from the original. ***. After Alexis Maguire’s wedding day comes and goes without a groom, she decides that it’s time for a change. Tired of being the dependable, steady—and apparently boring—one, Alexis hopes that a cross-country road trip will help her loosen up and find her inner sparkle... -
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Make Your Move by Heather Garvin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI can do that. I can pretend it didn’t happen. But when he’s standing this close to me, I can’t deny I want to kiss him again. Abbie Linley loves her small-town life. Leaving for college may be the next step for her friends, but she’s not ready to walk away from the horses. She’d happily keep her world the same, but everything around her seems to be changing. Starting with her gruff, new farrier...Categorized as:
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![Small Town Big Rumors: The Tequila Rose Duet by Willow Winters]()
Small Town Big Rumors: The Tequila Rose Duet by Willow Winters
He tasted like tequila and the fake name I gave him was Rose. Four years ago, I decided to get over one man, by getting under another. A single night and nothing more. I found my handsome stranger with a shot glass and charming but devilish smile at the end of the bar. The desire that hit his eyes the second they landed on me ignited a spark inside me, instant and hot...Categorized as:
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![Where Leads The Heart by Colleen Coble]()
Where Leads The Heart by Colleen Coble
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Coble is a great writer, she knows what readers want and she does not disappoint. "-Romantic Times. The Civil War has taken the one thing Sarah Montgomery values most, her fiancé, Rand Campbell. Only after she agrees to marry another man does she realize Rand is not dead after all...Categorized as:
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![Midnight Thunder: A Spicy Cowboy Romance by Vicki Lewis Thompson]()
Midnight Thunder: A Spicy Cowboy Romance by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe lost cowboy…. Thunder Mountain Ranch was the only place cowboy Cade Gallagher had ever called home. But after he and Lexi Simmons broke each other's hearts, he left it behind, along with his foster family. Since then, Cade has drifted, looking for something—anything—to call home. Until a call from Lexi changes everything…. Cade has been gone too long...Categorized as:
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![Irish Rogue by Lydia Michaels]()
Irish Rogue by Lydia Michaels
Opposites attract in this scorching romance from bestselling author, Lydia Michaels, when a small-town bad boy falls hard for the town virgin. Kelly McCullough has always gotten every woman he’s wanted. Of all the McCullough men, his charm and magnetism is unmatched. However, there’s one woman he cannot have. Ashlynn Fisher is saving herself for marriage. Ashlynn is everything Kelly is not... -
![Taken: A One to Take Primer by Tia Louise]()
Taken: A One to Take Primer by Tia Louise
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsStuart Knight is an injured Marine turned angry cowboy. Mariska Heron is a beautiful young artist with vivid dreams and a healing touch. When the two cross paths, their chemistry is explosive, their attraction undeniable. But Stuart has one thing on his mind—returning to active duty. He says he’s leaving. She walks away first. Still, neither of them can deny their hearts are taken... -
![To Love a Stranger by Colleen Coble]()
To Love a Stranger by Colleen Coble
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBessie Randall is shocked to discover that, thanks to her sister’s meddling, she is now married by proxy to Jasper Mendenhall, a man she’s never met. Since her plain looks have attracted no other suitor, Bessie travels to Fort Bridger to take up life with this stranger and discover what surprises God has in store for them both... -
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![The Lightkeeper by Susan Wiggs]()
The Lightkeeper by Susan Wiggs
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 23 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs sweeps readers away to the past in this classic tale of buried secrets and second chances. Jesse Morgan is a man hiding from the pain of his past, a man who has vowed never to give his heart again. Keeper of a remote lighthouse along a rocky and dangerous coast, he has locked himself away from everything but his bitter memories... -
![The Millionaire and the Cowgirl by Lisa Jackson]()
The Millionaire and the Cowgirl by Lisa Jackson
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA fan-favorite by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson, originally published in 1996. Ten years ago, an innocent Samantha Rawlings had surrendered herself to a man whose blue-eyed gaze promised forever. But when the summer sun faded, Kyle Fortune was gone, and Samantha was left to raise their child alone and in secret...Categorized as:
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![One Night with a Cowboy by Cat Johnson]()
One Night with a Cowboy by Cat Johnson
One Sweet Ride…. Oh yeah. A single look at the leggy blonde in the stands and Tucker Jenkins is ready to buck all night long. It’s time to forget all about his cheating ex and his usual hands off policy. One Hot Night…. Becca Hart is an East Coast professor. Not a buckle bunny... -
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WILD WEST WIFE by Susan Mallery
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReturn to 1800s Whitehorn, Montana, in this fan favorite from New York Timesbestselling author Susan Mallery. All Haley Winthrop wants is a chance at building a home and family. So, aftercorresponding with a wealthy rancher, Lucas Stone, she finds herself in a stagecoach boundfor Montana, where she will become Lucas's wife. But before she even arrives her coach isheld up by a bandit... -
![The Devil in Blue Jeans by Stacey Kennedy]()
The Devil in Blue Jeans by Stacey Kennedy
A sharp, emotional novel about a tough-minded bar owner who makes a deal with a devil of a cowboy—and might just get burned…. Moving to Montana to buy a dive bar with her two best friends sounds like a can’t-miss idea to Charly Henwood. The scenery is breathtaking, and the cowboys aren’t bad-looking either. Not that Charly’s interested. Her heart is as unmovable as the surrounding mountains...Categorized as:
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![Summer on the Ranch by Susan Mallery]()
Summer on the Ranch by Susan Mallery
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRediscover this opposites-attract cowboy romance by New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery. Princess Alexandra Wyndham’s mission to find her long-lost brother—the rightful heir to the throne—brings her to a ranch in Arizona, where she meets handsome cowboy Mitch Colton...Categorized as:
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![Ethan and Ava by Lynda Chance]()
Ethan and Ava by Lynda Chance
New Adult. 69K words. Ethan Jackson has had a thing for Ava Anderson longer than he cares to remember. But her brother is one of his best friends and there are rules and crap about stuff like that. But she's always there, right in front of his eyes and the wanting is only getting worse as the days go by. What, exactly, is a guy supposed to do? Excerpt:...Categorized as:
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![Crashing Into Tess by Lilly Christine]()
Crashing Into Tess by Lilly Christine
Rated: 2.99 of 5 stars · 11 ratings"A Bridget Jones Meets James Herriot" romantic adventure ~ Libra Press. 2014 Bookseller's Best Finalist! Was “Crashing Into Tess” the hit of Jake’s lifetime? Ivy-educated veterinarian Tess Bamberger leaves suburban Philadelphia for a new adventure in Green Junction, Colorado... -
![Peace Like a River by Leif Enger]()
Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 64 ratingsA boy searches for his fugitive brother in 1960s Minnesota in this New York Times bestseller—“a stunning debut novel [of] faith, miracles, and family” ( Publishers Weekly , starred review). An eleven-year-old asthmatic boy, Reuben Land has reason to believe in miracles. But he will soon learn that life, even when touched by the divine, is never easy... -
![Canton's Protection by Diana Palmer]()
Canton's Protection by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTycoon Canton Rourke has fallen on hard times. When he planned a vacation with his daughter to escape the pressure of rebuilding his company, he didn’t think he would find himself in another hotbed of trouble. Yet Canton is now beset and besieged—and all because of his neighbor, Janine Curtis. The woman is out to get him. He’s sure of it...Categorized as:
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![Wild Obsession by Lietha Wards]()
Wild Obsession by Lietha Wards
Tess was in love with a doctor. Her father's boss to be exact, only he didn't even know that she existed, or did he? Every time something unfortunate happened it was Jacob Hartley that was there to take care of her. Other books in the 'Wild Series'. Wild Obsession. Wild Rush. Micah Rush. Wild Heart. Hartley's Crush. Wild Desire (Coming Soon).Categorized as:
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![Lassoing the Virgin Mail-Order Bride by Alexa Riley]()
Lassoing the Virgin Mail-Order Bride by Alexa Riley
When Clare Stevens walked onto the McCallister ranch, she expected her life to be a certain way. She was the mail-order bride of the owner, and she was to fulfill her duties. Clean the house, cook for his men, and warm his bed at night. What she didn't expect was the beefy cowboy who walked in and literally swept her off her feet. Cash McCallister didn't have time to date and find a wife...Categorized as:
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