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Heck's Journey by John Deacon
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAn epic tale of strength, compassion, and adventure on the western frontier.Orphaned at fourteen, Hector “Heck” Martin heads west, determined to see the far country and make a man of himself.Along the way, he falls in love with bold and beautiful Hope Mullen. But Heck is too young and poor to marry, so he heads west again...Categorized as:
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The Doctor’s Mail Order Bride by Amelia Rose
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrue love is not about loving despite the things that make us different— but because of them.As the only doctor in Birch River, Nate Scott is trusted and known within the town.But being seen foremostly as a doctor doesn’t provide much opportunity to meet new people and form meaningful attachments.And that is exactly what Nate hopes to change...Categorized as:
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The Weaver's Legacy by Olive Collins
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratings1865: Goldie O’Neill was nine years of age when she trekked across the unclaimed American West with her family to form their own Irish catholic Colony. Their new community had dreams of self-governance and prosperity far removed from the anti-Irish sentiment and prejudice of the ruling classes. They soon learned about the extremes of the American West and the ongoing Indian war... -
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Murder at the Abbey by Irina Shapiro
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen the body of a young woman is found near the ruins of a haunted abbey, everyone assumes she died of fright. A postmortem examination tells a different story. Not only was Elizabeth Barrett poisoned, but the lethal dose of cyanide must have been administered by someone close to her—someone she trusted, who may have known her secret... -
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Montana Sky Justice by Debra Holland
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMONTANA SKY JUSTICE Book Nine in the Montana Sky Series K.C. Granger is the sheriff of Sweetwater Springs. Since she was five, K.C. has dressed like a man and been treated as such. She’s efficient at her job and has garnered the respect of the inhabitants of Sweetwater Springs. Red Charlie is a Blackfoot Indian and the blacksmith of Sweetwater Springs... -
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Montana Mail Order Brides Box Set: Books 4 - 6 by Linda Bridey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFREE for Kindle Unlimited. Books 4 -6 in the series that critics describe as “a wonderful blend of hope, humor, passion, romance, and forgiveness.” Westward Destiny Jamie Collins doesn’t have much to live for in Walhalla, North Dakota. Her husband passed away two years ago and she has been working as a housekeeper on a ranch...Categorized as:
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Lake in the Clouds by Sara Donati
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsLake in the CloudsIn her extraordinary novels Into the Wilderness and Dawn on a Distant Shore, award-winning author Sara Donati deftly captured the vast, untamed wilds of late-eighteenth-century New York and the trials and triumphs of the spirited Bonner family...Categorized as:
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An Agent for Darcy by Laura Beers
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWidow Darcy Spencer abhors the very idea of marriage, but to become a Pinkerton agent, she must marry her trainer. She's assured that it's in name only, so she begrudgingly takes the position. Although her new husband is infuriating, she’s determined to prove herself worthy as an agent – and as a person. Agent Porter Shaw can’t help but tease his tight-lipped, stubborn bride... -
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Petteril's Thief by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA missing family heirloom – and one of the family stole it.In the spring of 1812, Piers Withan is dragged from his beloved Oxford to be the new Viscount Petteril. Burdened by responsibilities he doesn’t want and the remnants of a family who don’t want him, he is saved from an irredeemable mistake by Ape, the small thief burgling his house... -
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A Darkness in Seven Dials by Ashley Gardner, Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMarch 1820When James Denis is arrested for murder and lands himself in Newgate, it falls to me to prove his innocence. I have nowhere to start but in a dark street in Seven Dials and the name of the unknown man Denis is supposed to have killed.I soon find myself beleaguered by enemies from Denis’s past, secret societies, and a host of people who want Denis to hang... -
![Artifacts of Death by Rich Curtin]()
Artifacts of Death by Rich Curtin
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEvents which took place in 1938 lead to the present-day killing of a ranch hand in the remote canyon country near Moab, Utah, a mecca for outdoor adventure seekers. The only clue besides a 9-mm slug in the victim's head is an ancient-Indian potsherd stuck into his chest. Deputy Sheriff Manny Rivera is assigned the case and judges that it's likely related to a drug deal gone bad... -
![Corsets and Cuffs: by Shanna Hatfield]()
Corsets and Cuffs: by Shanna Hatfield
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSheriff Tully Barrett never knew trouble had such a pretty face. Brianna Dumont never knew the law could be so handsome and hardheaded. Pampered and privileged, Brianna Dumont escapes the life she’s always known in an effort to clear her father’s good name. She arrives in Baker City, Oregon, intent on selling her father’s shares in a mine... -
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Blaze's Hope: Cowboys of Coulee Crossing by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom a fan favorite author with more than one million books sold: Four brothers find love in unexpected places in this western historical series. Blaze Hooper has honored the promise he made to his dying mother to take care of his brothers. He’s the responsible one. But sometimes being the responsible one isn’t enough... -
![A Gentleman of Dubious Reputation by Grace Burrowes]()
A Gentleman of Dubious Reputation by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA matter of matrimony...Lord Julian Caldicott is summoned to the family seat by his ducal brother, whose bachelorhood is imperiled by the very determined Lady Clarissa Valmond. As the only titled Eligible the hostesses avoid including on their guest lists, Julian has little sympathy for the duke’s situation... -
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![The Poacher’s Daughter: A Western Story by Michael Zimmer]()
The Poacher’s Daughter: A Western Story by Michael Zimmer
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe Poacher’s Daughter is an extraordinary story of betrayal and redemption, set within an uncompromising landscape of raw brutality and unimaginable beauty. In 1885 young Rose Edwards is widowed by Montana vigilantes who hang her husband for an alleged theft, then burn her Yellowstone Valley cabin to the ground as a warning for her and others of her kind to quit the territory...Categorized as:
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No One's Bride by Nerys Leigh
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA mail order bride with no intention of marrying, a young postmaster determined to change her mind. It's 1870 and Amy Watts needs help, money, and to get as far away from New York City as possible, and her only hope is to answer an advertisement for a mail order bride. The last thing she needs, however, is a husband... -
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Barclay by Charlene Raddon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNo bachelor could be prepared for what happens to the Givens brothers one stormy night in 1876. Finding a pregnant woman on their road, they take her in. Before they can learn anything about her, she gives birth to triplets and disappears. Luckily, the doctor supplies a much-needed wet-nurse— Cynara, a recent widow who lost her baby...Categorized as:
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![Lady Violet Goes for a Gallop by Grace Burrowes]()
Lady Violet Goes for a Gallop by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLady Violet has decided that life in noisy, crowded, busy London is simply not her cup of tea. Her search for a rural property to purchase must be set aside when she learns that Hugh St. Sevier has been accused of murder. Worse, the handsome physician is doing nothing to aid those trying to exonerate him... -
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Bone Walker by Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael Gear
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsW. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear, award-winning archaeologists and international bestselling authors, break extraordinary new ground in the riveting sequal to their bestselling The Summoning God. Bone Walker is more than a murder mystery, it is a psychological thriller filled with the action that have made this the dynamic duo of the historical... -
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![Seven Brides for Seven Texans by Erica Vetsch, Susan Page Davis]()
Seven Brides for Seven Texans by Erica Vetsch, Susan Page Davis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMeet the seven Hart brothers of the 7-Heart ranch in central Texas. Each man is content in his independent life, without the responsibilities of a wife and children—until their father decides 1874 will be the year his grown sons finally marry, or they will be cut from his will...Categorized as:
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A Clear Hope by Amelia C. Adams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs a daughter, an older sister, and now a hotel waitress, Abigail Peterson is used to taking care of everyone around her. When a nameless stranger collapses on the train platform and is brought to the Brody Hotel to recover, Abigail steps in to nurse her back to health. Deputy Marshal Gabriel Hanks has seen a lot of violence in his life, and now he works every day to fight it... -
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Montana Fire by Linda Bridey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA clean historical western mystery romance novel . Echo Canyon Brides: Book 5 When famous bounty hunter, Thad McIntyre, and lonely widow, Jessie Alderman, meet, a fiery romance flares between them, but terrible events threaten their happiness. A mysterious stranger also arrives in Echo Canyon... -
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Montana Christmas by Linda Bridey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA clean historical western mystery romance novel . Echo Canyon Brides: Book 7 When womanizer, Sal Terranova, meets Lulu Johansson, he’s captivated by the beautiful, exciting brunette...Categorized as:
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![The Road to Newgate by Kate Braithwaite]()
The Road to Newgate by Kate Braithwaite
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat price justice? London 1678. Titus Oates, an unknown preacher, creates panic with wild stories of a Catholic uprising against Charles II. The murder of a prominent Protestant magistrate appears to confirm that the Popish Plot is real. Only Nathaniel Thompson, writer and Licenser of the Presses, instinctively doubts Oates’s revelations. Even his young wife, Anne, is not so sure...Categorized as:
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Last Will by Ron Schwab
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen the dead body of one of lawyer Ian Locke’s wealthy clients is discovered in a place most unbefitting for a man of his station, it is just one piece of a complicated legacy that Ian must unravel...Categorized as:
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Fire the Sky by W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew York Times bestselling novelists W. Michael and Kathleen O’Neal Gear have long been considered the foremost chroniclers of early Native American life. Now, in a critically acclaimed, sweeping new series, they recreate the conflict-filled years following one of the first European invasions...Categorized as:
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![The Fateful Marriage by Elizabeth Bailey]()
The Fateful Marriage by Elizabeth Bailey
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA brand new mystery featuring Lady Fan! For fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Barbara Erskine and Jane Austen. Wherever Lady Fan goes, murder follows… 1791, England Lady Ottilia and Lord Francis Fanshawe are holidaying in Tunbridge Wells when they stumble across the scene of a horrific accident... -
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Dixie Moon by Shirleen Davies
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGabe Evans is a man of his word with strong convictions and steadfast loyalty. As the sheriff of Splendor, Montana, the ex-Union Colonel and oldest of four boys from an affluent family, Gabe understands the meaning of responsibility. The last thing he wants is another commitment—especially of the female variety. Until he meets Lena Campanel... Lena’s past is one she intends to keep buried... -
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Ilsa by Shanna Hatfield
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne of the most talented seamstresses of her time, Ilsa Thorsen could sell her creations anywhere in the world, but she ends up on her sister’s ranch in the western town of Pendleton, Oregon. Disgusted with the dust, smells, and nearly every aspect of rural life, Ilsa wonders how she’ll survive, particularly with the arrogant Tony Campanelli constantly underfoot... -
![The Return of Kid Cooper by Brad Smith]()
The Return of Kid Cooper by Brad Smith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe year is 1910. Nate Cooper is an old-school cowboy who has spent nearly thirty years in a Montana prison of a wrongful life sentence for a false murder conviction. Nate's moral compass is true and unwavering: he does all the wrong things for all the right reasons. Upon his release he learns that the turn of the century has brought great change--none of it good...Categorized as:
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![A Vigil of Spies by Candace Robb]()
A Vigil of Spies by Candace Robb
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA callous murder. A devastating secret. A crime of passion.York, 1373: John Thoresby, the Archbishop of York, lies dying... -
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The Dawn Country by W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe epic tale that began in "People of the Longhouse "continues in this second book of the thrilling new Iroquois quartet by "New York Times "and "USA Today "bestselling authors and archaeologists Kathleen O'Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear. War Chief Koracoo and Deputy Gonda of the Standing Stone People have successfully rescued their children, Odion and Tutelo, from Gannajero the Trader... -
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The Dagger Dance by Elizabeth Bailey
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLady Fan returns in another twisty murder case! For fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Barbara Erskine and Jane Austen.Can Lady Fan unravel another mystery…?1793, EnglandAfter a not-so-relaxing holiday in Tunbridge Wells, Lady Ottilia and Lord Francis Fanshawe have returned to their home with a young orphaned girl, Pertesia ‘Pretty’ Brockhurst... -
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![Dr. Bones and the Lost Love Letter (Dr Benjamin Bones Mysteries) by Emma Jameson]()
Dr. Bones and the Lost Love Letter (Dr Benjamin Bones Mysteries) by Emma Jameson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere's no such thing as privacy in the tiny village of Birdswing. Everywhere Dr. Benjamin Bones turns, someone is spying from a window, listening through a wall, or gossiping over a garden fence. "The birds sing in Birdswing," says the vicar, Father Cotterill, and in February 1940 this is more true than ever... -
![The Candlelit Coffin by Elizabeth Bailey]()
The Candlelit Coffin by Elizabeth Bailey
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA thrilling mix of mystery and romance! For fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Barbara Erskine and Jane Austen. Murder lurks behind the scenes… 1791, England Lord Francis and Lady Ottilia Fanshawe have suffered a devastating blow. With Ottilia sunk deep into a depression, Francis is desperate to get his beloved wife back... -
![The Mortal Blow by Elizabeth Bailey]()
The Mortal Blow by Elizabeth Bailey
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe intrepid Lady Fan is back! For fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Barbara Erskine and Jane Austen. Lady Fan is back to full health but can she solve the trickiest case yet…? 1791, England Lord Francis and Lady Ottilia Fanshawe are on their way home when their coach comes to a sudden stop. A woman is standing in the middle of the road — covered in blood... -
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Murder in the Library by Martha Bond
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMurder mystery at the manor!After months of travel, former maid, Lottie Sprigg, returns to Fortescue Manor in the rolling hills of Shropshire. Her arrival coincides with a celebratory dinner to mend a family feud. But the flow of champagne dwindles to a trickle when a body is found in the library…Who committed the atrocity? Suspicion falls on several some above stairs and some below... -
![The Summoning God by Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael Gear]()
The Summoning God by Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael Gear
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsStep back into the year A.D. 1263...and the secret lair of a killer. He walks the ruins of a dying civilization, stalking the weak, the chosen, stalking them into terror.When War Chief Browser stumbles into a subterranean ceremonial chamber filled with headless bodies, he know it is just the beginning. The darkness that has haunted him for most of his life has returned... -
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Coyote Alibi by Jena Burges, Dennis Burges
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFirst book in a laugh-out-loud small-town murder mystery series. A lighthearted small-town mystery on the edge of the Navajo NationOn the edge of the Navajo Nation, Rookie paralegal Naomi Manymules pauses on a lakeside clifftop to enjoy a moonlit moment. When she hears what might be gunshots, she decides to head for home... -
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Mojado by R. Allen Chappell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsChappell takes a bold new direction with this thriller, raising storytelling and knowledge of the Navajo culture to an entirely new level. When Mexico's bloodiest predator invades the Reservation it's up to Charlie Yazzie and his friends to take charge the Navajo way... -
![A Stolen Heart by Amanda Cabot]()
A Stolen Heart by Amanda Cabot
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom afar, Cimarron Creek seems like an idyllic town tucked in the Texas Hill Country. But when former schoolteacher Lydia Crawford steps onto its dusty streets in 1880, she finds a town with a deep-seated resentment of Northerners--like her. Lydia won't let that get her down, though. All will be well when she's reunited with her fiancé... -
![The Piccadilly Pickpocket by Karen Charlton]()
The Piccadilly Pickpocket by Karen Charlton
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis is an alternate cover edition for ASIN: B00Y3KKHGA There’s no honour among thieves. When a robbery in the crowded streets of Piccadilly takes an unusual twist, Constable Woods is blamed and a royal scandal threatens to erupt. Detective Stephen Lavender must act quickly to track down the rogues, clear his friend’s name and avert the crisis... -
![Curse of the Poppy by Emily Organ, Gabrielle Baker]()
Curse of the Poppy by Emily Organ, Gabrielle Baker
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDiscovered Penny Green yet? A woman dies in a burglary in Fitzrovia. A man is murdered in an opium den in Limehouse. Gutsy Fleet Street reporter Penny Green suspects the two deaths are connected, but how can she prove it? The answer may lie in Whitehall where the India Office reaps the benefits of Britain’s opium trade...Categorized as:
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![Jubal Sackett: The Sacketts by Louis L'Amour]()
Jubal Sackett: The Sacketts by Louis L'Amour
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn Jubal Sackett, the second generation of Louis L’Amour’s great American family pursues a destiny in the wilderness of a sprawling new land. Jubal Sackett’s urge to explore drove him westward, and when a Natchez priest asks him to undertake a nearly impossible quest, Sackett ventures into the endless grassy plains the Indians call the Far Seeing Lands...Categorized as:
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![A Gentleman Under the Mistletoe by Grace Burrowes]()
A Gentleman Under the Mistletoe by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Cozy Regency Holiday MysteryLord Julian Caldicott is standing in for his ducal brother as manager of Yuletide merriment at the family seat. Alas for his lordship, nothing is going as planned. Cranky relatives arrive uninvited, family squabbles ensue, and Julian's annual case of the blue devils is worsening by the day... -
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The Shadow Catcher by Micah S. Hackler
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA serial killer. An Apache legend. A time of murder and magic on ancient ground ...The owl moves on heavy wings, his eyes piercingly bright, his cry loud and haunting.The owl is the last thing they see before the sharpknife flashes ...Sheriff Cliff Lansing is a single father, a part-time rancher, and an overworked lawman suddenly faced with a serial killing spree... -
![Savage Conquest by Janelle Taylor]()
Savage Conquest by Janelle Taylor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere was no Virginia belle more irresistible than ebon-haired Miranda Lawrence. Though the willful beauty had her pick of handsome beaux, she felt a wild need deep within her for the kind of man she'd never meet in polite society. Heeding the call of her destiny, Miranda stole away from her plantation home, back to the land of her mother's people... -
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Jane and the Year without a Summer by Stephanie Barron
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf you have a Jane Austen-would-have-been-my-best-friend complex, look no further . . . [Barron] has painstakingly sifted through the famed author's letters and writings, as well as extensive biographical information, to create a finely detailed portrait of Austen's life--with a dash of fictional murder . . . Some of the most enjoyable, well-written fanfic ever created...
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