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  • Saving You by Kelly Elliott, Stephen Dexter

    Saving You by Kelly Elliott, Stephen Dexter

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    What happens when your head and heart contradict each other regarding the one person you've always wanted? Growing up, Luke Johnson and Libby Hayes thought they would be best friends forever. One kiss changed everything. Fearing his love for Libby could cost him their friendship, Luke chooses to listen to his head - instead of his heart...
  • Carter by S.J. McCoy

    Carter by S.J. McCoy

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Carter Remington is a stand-up kind of guy. He leads a quiet life, running his landscaping business and working out at the gym. Family is one of his main concerns. He likes to make sure his brothers and his parents are all okay. He used to think he’d have a family of his own to take care of someday. But that dream died the day he found his wife in bed with one of the ranch hands...
  • Beau by S.J. McCoy

    Beau by S.J. McCoy

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Beau Remington has built a good life for himself. He's worked hard to make his real estate company a success. He owns one of the nicest houses in town and comes from one of the most well-respected families in Paradise Valley. It's not that he isn't close to his family, it's just that he's never felt he quite belonged in the same way his brothers do...
  • Lucky in Love by Kelly Elliott

    Lucky in Love by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When it comes to luck, I’m on the wrong end of the good side with more mishaps than I care to remember. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a happy guy: single, decent looking, wealthy, with a waiting list of people who want me to make their kid’s dreams come true with my custom-designed playhouses. My life was exactly how I wanted it to be...
  • Jared by Nicole Edwards

    Jared by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jared Walker is a single dad who knows what it’s like to be burned by a woman. His ex-wife tormented him in a way that’s unforgivable. It makes sense that Jared doesn’t trust women. He’s not looking for love, but when his cousin Travis puts Jared in charge of the Walker family reunion, Jared just might find himself in over his head. In more ways than one. Hope Lambert has one goal in life...
  • Graham by Katharine E. Hamilton

    Graham by Katharine E. Hamilton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Receiving a frantic call from her friend Alice, Julia McComas packs her bags and heads to a ranch in Texas where she encounters critters, cows, and a handful of handsome cowboy brothers. Her presence interrupts their daily routine, and one brother in particular makes his annoyance well known: Graham...
  • Finding You by Kelly Elliott

    Finding You by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    If Grace Johnson knew one thing at all, it was that all men were dirt bags. All men … except Noah. “I was lost in his eyes. Lost in his tears. My goal was to pull him out of the darkness … if even if it dragged me in as well.” If Noah Bennet knew one thing at all, it was he needed Grace Johnson. Needed her … desperately. “My pain was pulling me under … she was my only saving grace...
  • That Summer: A Small Town, Friends-to-Lovers Romance by Jillian Dodd

    That Summer: A Small Town, Friends-to-Lovers Romance by Jillian Dodd

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Devaney Diamond’s summer break was shaping up to be the best one ever. Her longtime crush was finally interested in her, and by the time school rolled around in the fall, she knew he’d be her boyfriend...
  • Ayah by Andrea Hirata

    Ayah by Andrea Hirata

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Betapa Sabari menyayangi Zorro. Ingin dia memeluknya sepanjang waktu. Dia terpesona melihat makhluk kecil yang sangat indah dan seluruh kebaikan yang terpancardarinya. Diciuminya anak itu dari kepala sampai ke jari-jemari kakinya yang mungil. Kalau malam Sabari susah susah tidur lantaran membayangkan bermacam rencanayang akan dia lalui dengan anaknya jika besar nanti...
  • Raising Kane by Lorelei James

    Raising Kane by Lorelei James

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    She surrendered the reins. Now he’s raising the stakes. When attorney Ginger Paulson slips head-over-high-heels down a flight of stairs, she has no one to care for her young son…until lethally sexy Kane McKay shows up, determined to prove his cowboy chivalry. Past experience has inoculated her against take-charge men, but even Ginger isn’t immune to Kane’s Built Ford Tough body...
  • Folding Hearts by Jennifer Foor

    Folding Hearts by Jennifer Foor

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Book two in the Mitchell Series starts where Letting Go left off. Ty and Miranda have always considered themselves cousins, due to the fact that they both share a common relative - Colt - even though they aren't really related at all. After helping Miranda deliver her baby in the backseat of a car, Ty becomes closer to both she and her baby...
  • Solid Soul by Brenda Jackson

    Solid Soul by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In the real world there was no way flower shop owner Kylie Hagan would ever meet up with millionaire Chance Steele. But the world of single parents and teenage hormones brought them together the first time -- and a simmering passion they both tried to deny wouldn't keep them apart for long. Chance made her think of hot, sultry Southern nights...
  • Holding You by Kelly Elliott

    Holding You by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Lauren Reynolds wanted only two things in life—to run her father’s horse breeding business and Colt Mathews. Fearing Colt would take her position within the family business, she tried to push him far away from her heart. When life could no longer keep Lauren and Colt apart, their two worlds became one. Every second of every moment, they spent together...
  • Shane by SJ McCoy

    Shane by SJ McCoy

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Shane Remington has it all. He has a great family. He’s built his guest ranch into a great business. He’s a good-looking guy and he knows it. Everyone loves him. He may not have a woman, but that’s okay, he can have any woman he wants—and usually does. There is one woman who seems impervious to his charms though, and for some reason it bothers him. Cassidy Lane has it all, too...
  • Forever Falcon Ridge by D.L. Roan

    Forever Falcon Ridge by D.L. Roan

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The McLendon Family Saga continues in this epic, coming-of-age love story by USA Today bestselling author, D.L. Roan. A third-generation rancher, Dani McLendon is destined to become the first woman to ever manage her family's ranch. Running Falcon Ridge is her birthright, her honor, her responsibility...
  • Cherished by Kelly Elliott

    Cherished by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Jessie Rhodes has been in love with Scott Reynolds for most of her life. But he ran away from her once, leaving her heartbroken. When they find their way back to one another, things seem to fall into place, and they begin to plan their future together… Until Scott’s ex-fiancée deceives them all. With yet another broken heart, it is Jessie’s turn to run away...
  • Welcome To My World by Sable Hunter

    Welcome To My World by Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Continue 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...
  • Santa's Kiss by Pepper North, Paige Michaels

    Santa's Kiss by Pepper North, Paige Michaels

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to Little Cakes, the bakery that plays Daddy matchmaker!Stuffie love is wonderful, but it's no substitute for a Daddy's affection.After investing in the store franchise of her dreams, Rose Stewart creates cuddly friends for stuffie fans of all ages. A true Little at heart, the only thing missing from her life now is the Daddy of her dreams...
  • Melody by Helen Hardt

    Melody by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s the melody in her mind… Beautiful Brianna Steel has her life planned out. Graduate college early. Check. Work with her father in the Steel family orchard. Check. Marry Jesse Pike. No check there. Jesse has never given her a look. Finagling her way onto a rock and roll tour with Jesse and his band, Dragonlock, should help move her final goal along. At least Brianna hopes it will...
  • Cowgirls Don't Cry by Lorelei James

    Cowgirls Don't Cry by Lorelei James

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Good girls can play rough too… Jessie McKay’s marriage to Luke McKay wasn’t perfect. After two years as a widow, she’s decided it’s time to kick up her bootheels—until Luke’s younger brother shows up to ruin her fun. But if Brandt thinks she’ll take orders from another McKay man, he’s got manure for brains...
  • Addison by Jennifer Foor

    Addison by Jennifer Foor

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Addison is the youngest daughter of Colt and Savanna Mitchell.She's also turned out to be the most trouble during her adolescence. Now that a few years have passed since her last bout of problems, she's gotten back into the good graces of her whole family, by securing a job, and also donating her free time to community outreaches for those suffering from addictions...
  • Summer's Indiscretion by Heather Rainier

    Summer's Indiscretion by Heather Rainier

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Summer Heston is ready to give up on men and has sworn off blind dates permanently. A chance text message and phone conversation with two mysterious friends of Grace’s changes her mind. A dangerous situation literally thrusts her into their powerful arms as the attacks on her ladies’ adults-only boutique escalate and the tone of the Divine Morality blog grows more blatantly hateful...
  • Tangled in Divine by Heather Rainier

    Tangled in Divine by Heather Rainier

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Robbed of her family’s legacy, Gwen Henderson blindly sets out to win it back. In Divine she finds employment until she rejoins the rodeo circuit for one more winning year. What she doesn’t foresee is getting tangled up with two cowboys who have her yearning for life in Divine when her dreams are in Colorado...
  • Hard to Handle by Nicole Edwards

    Hard to Handle by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lynx Caine is no stranger to trouble. He’s found himself knee deep in it more times than he can count. But never has he found himself in the sort of hot water he’s in now. Lynx has been waiting what feels like a lifetime for Reagan Trevino to dump the loser she’s spent nearly a decade with. Now that she’s single, Lynx is free to make his move. And he fully intends to do so...
  • A Rancher's Bride by Vivian Arend

    A Rancher's Bride by Vivian Arend

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to Heart Falls, where there's more at stake than the future of the Silver Stone ranch. A standalone novel by New York Times bestselling author Vivian Arend. With the ranch teetering on the brink of disaster, accepting an invitation to the gala of the year is a top business priority for Luke Stone. Having a significant other on his arm isn’t merely a good idea, it’s a necessity...
  • Coming Home to the Cowboy by Megan Ryder

    Coming Home to the Cowboy by Megan Ryder

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The town bad boy with hidden pain…Champion bull-rider Chase Summers is everybody’s friend, but his affable personality hides a troubled childhood. The only thing that saved him from isolation was his foster dad and life on Redemption Ranch...
  • Rocky Mountain Devil by Vivian Arend

    Rocky Mountain Devil by Vivian Arend

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    New York Times Bestselling Author Vivian Arend​ brings you the penultimate book in the SIX PACK RANCH series. ------------- The sweetest part of temptation is giving in… Raphael (Angel) Coleman and Laurel Sitko were thick as thieves throughout their school years...
  • Maya's Triple Dare by Heather Rainier

    Maya's Triple Dare by Heather Rainier

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Kendall has adored Maya from afar for years, but he is done being her “go-to guy.” He’s always been her confidant and her husband’s best friend. Now widowed, Maya is through with living life in half-measures and regrets never asking both men for what she wanted. A posthumous letter reveals Maya's husband knew she loved Kendall and challenges her to follow her heart...
  • The Cowboy Earns a Bride by Cora Seton

    The Cowboy Earns a Bride by Cora Seton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Wedding bells are ringing on the Double-Bar-K and Luke Matheson is determined to make his move on his favorite bridesmaid—sweet, sexy Mia Start. Though she's shared his house for more than two months, she's remained elusive. Luke's ready to cross that divide, and win her love for good...
  • Western Ties by Mari Carr, Jayne Rylon

    Western Ties by Mari Carr, Jayne Rylon

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    How strong are the ties that bind? Leah Hollister’s sex life needs a swift kick in the pants. Small-town Compton Pass, though, isn’t the place to explore her need for bondage. When she gets an invitation to a BDSM party out in LA, she wastes no time booking a flight...
  • Santa Wore Spurs by Becky McGraw, Sable Hunter

    Santa Wore Spurs by Becky McGraw, Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    SANTA WORE SPURS is a wickedly hot Christmas anthology by Desiree Holt, Sable Hunter, Becky McGraw and Sandy Sullivan. This year you won’t need cocoa, you’ll want a fan and a hot cowboy! You’ll find four hot cowboys in this scorching contemporary western romance anthology...
  • Reaper's Girl by Laramie Briscoe

    Reaper's Girl by Laramie Briscoe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book 5 in the Rockin' Country Series Wife Husband Parents Entertainers Reaper and Harmony have enjoyed being Garrett and Hannah since their respective tours ended. They’ve become closer, learned to live as a married couple, and been successful in keeping relevant without having their faces on the covers of tabloids. Raising their eighteen-month-old son is the highlight of both their lives...
  • Into the Fire by Mari Carr, Jayne Rylon

    Into the Fire by Mari Carr, Jayne Rylon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    James Compton is a man of two worlds. For half the year, he’s Seth’s oldest boy, working with his family and the horses on Compass Ranch. The other half, he’s Jamie, a daring smokejumper on the West Yellowstone Squad. Those two halves make him feel whole, happy, satisfied. Until he meets his boss’s daughter, Ivy…   Ivy Wagner’s life should be complete...
  • Light as Air by Mari Carr, Jayne Rylon

    Light as Air by Mari Carr, Jayne Rylon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two rough and ready cowboys. An innocent scientist. And a cyclone of desire that takes down everything in its path. Doug never imagined life would send him chasing storms with stunning beauty, Rosalia. Rosalia puts herself in the path of tornadoes, but no twister has ever made her heart race like Doug....and his best friend, TJ...
  • Rock Me Harder by Jenna Jacob

    Rock Me Harder by Jenna Jacob

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I dazzle the world when I play the guitar,               But I never let anyone dazzle my heart…                                Until I spent one night with her. Darren Ash is living the dream. As lead guitarist for iconic rock band Licks of Leather, he seemingly has it all. But secretly he’s struggling to forget the woman he shared a scorching encounter with over two years ago...
  • Bourbon Bold by Jessica Mills, Ali Parker

    Bourbon Bold by Jessica Mills, Ali Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s got a bucket list, and I’m hoping I’m on it.Relationships should be short and sweet, or so I thought, until I meet a woman who shows me what an idiot I’ve been.An enchanting mix of innocence and sensuality, she’s part surgeon, part daredevil.She wants my help with her bucket list, a list filled with adventure and a hint of danger...
  • A Cowboy's Temptation by Vicki Lewis Thompson

    A Cowboy's Temptation by Vicki Lewis Thompson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Saddle up or settle down?After living a vagabond life with her hippie parents and rambunctious siblings, Morgan O’Connelli’s determined to put down roots at last. When a promotion for her new business goes off the rails, she’s rescued by the hottest cowboy in town. Too bad he comes with complications.Rancher Gabe Chance is blown away by the feisty redhead. Morgan’s perfect for him...
  • Rockin' Country Series Box Set by Laramie Briscoe

    Rockin' Country Series Box Set by Laramie Briscoe

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Only The Beginning Princess of Country Music America's sweetheart Survivor of the scrutiny that comes with it all Hannah "Harmony" Stewart has lived most of her adult life in the spotlight. It hasn't always been easy. One heartbreak almost ruined her. Some days it's hard to keep a smile on her face and stay positive,but there are a lot of people counting on her to keep it together...
  • A Cowboy's Salvation by Megan Ryder

    A Cowboy's Salvation by Megan Ryder

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He wanted to be left in peace… West Morgan knows all about second chances. After bouncing from foster home to foster home, he finally landed at the Rawlings Ranch as a teenager. There he found a home, something he’d never thought possible. Now an adult, he realizes he’s been given much more: a family and, most importantly, peace...
  • Mother Bucker by Elle Thorpe

    Mother Bucker by Elle Thorpe

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    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...
  • Wrangling the Cowboy's Heart by Leah Vale

    Wrangling the Cowboy's Heart by Leah Vale

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    His little sister’s best friend…The moment Amanda Rodrigues placed her hand over his heart to break up a fight, rancher Liam Neisson knew he was in trouble. He may have watched Amanda grow up next door and run in and out of his house indulging in wild escapades with his sister, but at this year’s rodeo, he suddenly can no longer think of her as the dark-haired little orphan girl running wild...
  • One-of-a-Kind Bride by Charlene Sands

    One-of-a-Kind Bride by Charlene Sands

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It’s a promise she intends to keep at all costsTaylor Preston never breaks a promise, especially to her dying mother about following her dreams to become a successful New York bridal gown designer. But when Taylor unexpectedly loses her high-profile job, she returns early to Last Stand, Texas where she happily spent childhood summers, to help with her cousin’s wedding...
  • Meet Me in Montana by Debra Salonen

    Meet Me in Montana by Debra Salonen

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s looking at her big picture…in MontanaWho swaps a golden parachute in the Bay Area for a share in a Montana thrift store and pipe dream flipping homes with her two sisters? Ambitious former investment rep Amber McCall who’s never abandoned her dream of a career in design...
  • A Rancher's Song by Vivian Arend

    A Rancher's Song by Vivian Arend

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can love help a champion bull rider face his fears and find his future? Welcome to Heart Falls, a new series from New York Times bestselling author Vivian Arend.Ivy Field's heart nearly broke when she left Heart Falls, but her high school sweetheart insisted she follow-through on her dream of becoming a teacher...
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  • Rock Star Cowboys by D.L. Roan

    Rock Star Cowboys by D.L. Roan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The McLendon Twins have become country music gods. Reckless and charming, Carson is the life of the party. Connor loves their music, but he’s had it with Carson’s antics and life on the road. He’s ready to call it quits when their beloved Papa falls ill and they are called home to their family ranch on Falcon Ridge...
  • Falling Softly by Jayne Rylon, Mari Carr

    Falling Softly by Jayne Rylon, Mari Carr

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Darkness has crept into Sterling Compton’s charmed life, relentlessly stealing what’s left of her grandmother’s memories. When she happens upon a compelling stranger leaning against a broken-down pickup in the middle of nowhere, grief and a gut-deep attraction spur her to take that too-safe life by the horns. From the instant Sterling emerges from her Jeep, Viho is drawn to her carefree spirit...
  • Spurs and Heels by Heather Rainier

    Spurs and Heels by Heather Rainier

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ash Peterson falls for her the moment he lays eyes on her. She’s a stereotypical city girl, from her manicure to her high heels. Judging by the sparks that fly between them, he knows there’s a fire burning deep inside the blue-eyed beauty. But department store manager Juliana Meyers is thrown by her attraction to Ash...
  • Lone Star Heartbreaker by Anne Marie Novark

    Lone Star Heartbreaker by Anne Marie Novark

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tyler McCade is the youngest McCade brother in Salt Fork, Texas, and the biggest heartbreaker of them all. Or he was--until a plane crash wrecks his body and sends his crop-dusting company into a tailspin...
  • Her Gentle Giant, Part 2: Remember to Dance by Heather Rainier

    Her Gentle Giant, Part 2: Remember to Dance by Heather Rainier

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Rachel and Eli prepare for a future together, as Grace and Kelly plan their Christmas-time wedding. Eli makes it worthwhile for Rachel to master her jealous tendencies as he shows her how much fun loving him can be. When Rachel comes face to face with painful memories from her past she claims to have moved on, but Eli struggles with the need to avenge the wrong done to her...
  • Summer Fling by Mari Carr, Jayne Rylon

    Summer Fling by Mari Carr, Jayne Rylon

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Summertime and the lovin’ is easy…until it’s not. Compass Girls, Book 3 Too much love and loss taught Jade Compton to protect her heart and her sanity by steering clear of all that romance nonsense. She’s doing just fine, working two jobs, hanging out with her cousins and her best friend, Liam...
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