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Burned by Greta Rose West
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJack Cade already has enough on his shoulders with his four brothers, his struggling Wyoming horse ranch, and his adopted mama going through chemo again. He doesn’t have time for a woman, and he doesn’t trust them, not since his real mama left when he was a boy. But when Everlea Donovan falls into his life—literally—he can’t stop fantasizing about her...Categorized as:
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Chasing Daylight by Brittney Sahin
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTrusting a traitor is dangerous--but falling in love with one is the deadliest sin of all.After eight years of completing missions around the world, A.J. Hawkins is ready for more--he's ready for love. The one person in his sights? A gorgeous redhead, a woman who isn't interested in a commitment after recently going through a divorce. And the last thing A.J. wants is to be a rebound... -
![Siren Unleashed by Sophie Oak, Lexi Blake]()
Siren Unleashed by Sophie Oak, Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwin detectives Ben and Chase Dawson have been sent to investigate an unusual murder at a resort owned by Julian Lodge. Julian wants them to protect the prime suspect, a young submissive who was the last person to see the victim alive. The job seems simple until Ben and Chase discover that the beautiful submissive they both desire has a dark past... -
![Montana Mystery by Josie Jade, Janie Crouch]()
Montana Mystery by Josie Jade, Janie Crouch
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSome nightmares you don’t wake up from.Noah Scott spent two months in an enemy prison camp but made it out alive—unlike most of his SEAL team. He’s one of the lucky ones but doesn’t always feel that way with his scarred body and daily fight against PTSD.Working with the animals at the Resting Warrior Ranch helps... -
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![Hidden by Stephanie St. Klaire]()
Hidden by Stephanie St. Klaire
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFirefighter Colton Sparks is beautiful, brawny, and lonely? Colton, a die-hard romantic, is looking for a Hallmark worthy happily ever after, but finding Mrs. Right has been as fruitful as playing the lottery. It’s no secret that he dreams of white picket fences, finding love, and having a family. He has the white picket fence, he just needs her. He’s every woman’s dream; they just aren’t his... -
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Fool Me Once by Catherine Bybee
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom Weekday Brides to First Wives, a dazzling series about four women and their alliance of newfound friendship, unexpected love, and second chances. Cynical divorce attorney Lori Cumberland lives by one motto: Love is grand, but divorce is a hundred grand. With one failed marriage under her own personal belt, Lori had fallen hard and early—and it isn’t something she plans on repeating... -
![I'll Remember You by Sable Hunter]()
I'll Remember You by Sable Hunter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAron and Libby McCoy became husband and wife. No woman could desire a more perfect love. But tragedy struck... while diving on their honeymoon, Aron does not come up from beneath the blue waters off the Cayman Islands. A massive rescue mission is launched, but the only clues found were his wedding ring and later a shredded wet suit covered in blood. The McCoy family is devastated... -
![Once You're Mine by Barbara Freethy]()
Once You're Mine by Barbara Freethy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy comes a page-turning, poignant and thrilling romantic suspense novel about love, courage and risking it all! Firefighter Dylan Callaway is no coward when it comes to running into burning buildings but running into love with a beautiful and seriously annoying brunette is another story... -
![Submitting to the Lawyer by B.J. Wane]()
Submitting to the Lawyer by B.J. Wane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWill they both let their reluctance to admit they want more from the other cost them everything? Nan Meyers returns to her beloved hometown of Willow Springs a broken woman, ten months after leaving for what was supposed to be a short vacation with her brother... -
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Bravo Tango Cowboy by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOpposites don’t only attract—they combust… Retired pilot Mike Modeen is happy to be part of the WEST Protection security team. Usually, anyway. But his current mission has him grounded—and working with a snarky and very sexy woman who happens to be his boss’s little sister. She’s totally off limits. And knowing that doesn’t make it any easier to keep his mind—or his hands—off her... -
![Montana Cowboy Christmas by Jane Porter]()
Montana Cowboy Christmas by Jane Porter
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s almost Christmas and nationally-ranked barrel racer Ivy Wyckoff has returned home to Montana desperate for a miracle. A cowgirl to her bones, she’s always solved her own problems, but when her ex—rodeo champ, Sam Wyatt—shows up offering more than a shoulder to cry on, Ivy’s tempted to grab the safety line he throws.Sam Wyatt just wrapped his most successful year on the PRCA circuit... -
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Shadows of the Mountain by Bev Pettersen
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA secret conspiracy. A remote mountain. A race to save the President's daughter. Kate Miller has worked hard to carve out a secure job at the Mustang River Ranch. The horrors she faced leading a mountain rescue attempt are firmly buried and she's content guiding sedate trail rides and instructing children in basic survival skills...Categorized as:
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![Thunder and Rain by Charles Martin]()
Thunder and Rain by Charles Martin
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThird generation Texas Ranger Tyler Steele is the last of a dying breed-- a modern day cowboy hero living in a world that doesn't quite understand his powerful sense of right and wrong and instinct to defend those who can't defend themselves. Despite his strong moral compass, Ty has trouble seeing his greatest weakness... -
![How to Rope a McCoy by Sable Hunter]()
How to Rope a McCoy by Sable Hunter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIs Texas big enough for more McCoys? Hell yeah! Heath McCoy, the oldest cousin of Aron and his brothers spends his days championing his family. He is no stranger to heartbreak, the woman he loved left him at the altar. From that moment on, Heath developed a new attitude - love'em and leave 'em wanting more. Until he meets Cato. Cato is determined to experience all life has to offer... -
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![Trouble In Dixie by Becky McGraw]()
Trouble In Dixie by Becky McGraw
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsProfessional rodeo team roper, Katie Upton, is tired of being called the "Mild Child" in relation to her less inhibited twin sister. She's spent a lifetime cleaning up her sister's messes, the last of which landed her working for the handsome, but standoffish, owner of the Rockin' D ranch in Amarillo...Categorized as:
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![Happy Truth About Love by Karice Bolton]()
Happy Truth About Love by Karice Bolton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter receiving a rather odd inheritance from an uncle she barely knew, Autumn Tucker decides to do something she’s never done before. Instead of overthinking what’s right in front of her, she embraces the freedom of the unknown and the thrill of leaving everything behind and moves to the small mountain town of Silver Ridge... -
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A Second Chance at Forever by Alexis Winter
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe last time I saw Landon Nash, he was leaving town with a target on his back and my heart in his hands.Fifteen years later, fate brought him back into town and stupidity brought him back into my bed.It’s hard not to admit that life is passing me by.It seems like all of my friends boarded the happily ever after train and somehow, I was left twiddling my thumbs when it left the station... -
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Reagan's Redemption: Book Eight In The Bodyguards Of L.A. County Series by Cate Beauman
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDoctor Reagan Rosner loves her fast-paced life of practicing medicine in New York City’s busiest trauma center. Kind and confident, she’s taking her profession by storm—until a young girl’s accidental death leaves her shaken to her core... -
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Texas Tall by Janet Dailey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe can’t forget him. The born rancher who stole her heart, her ex-husband, the tough, tender father of her child . . . Tori Tyler can’t let Will Tyler go to prison for a crime that was a simple accident. But she can’t deny that her feelings for the man run much deeper than loyalty, and her desire for his strong, sure embrace has never died...Categorized as:
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Montana Ranger by Elle James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA former Army Ranger’s first civilian assignment is to protect a spunky physical therapist from an unknown threat at a rehab ranch for disabled veterans Forced into medical retirement, Army Ranger Alex “Taz” Davila takes a job in the wilds of Montana with the Brotherhood Protectors. First assignment: undercover protection of a pretty physical therapist on a veteran's rehab ranch... -
![The Lone Cowboy by Maggie Shayne]()
The Lone Cowboy by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOriginally Titled: That Mysterious Texas Brand Man and Texas GuardianMarcus doesn’t celebrate Christmas anymore. Not since the holiday massacre of his entire family left him an orphaned child, traumatized and alone... -
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Somewhere Only We Know by Barbara Freethy
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratings#1 NY Times Bestselling Author delivers a romantic, emotional and suspenseful novel in SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW. Firefighter Burke Callaway has been living in the shadows since the tragic death of his fiancée. He had no interest in coming out of the dark, until the beautiful and unpredictable Maddie came back to town... -
![Shattered Valor by Elaine Levine]()
Shattered Valor by Elaine Levine
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEvery step leads her deeper into danger... Eden Miller has her life arranged exactly as she wants it--until a reunion with her high school BFFs places her in the middle of a turf war with a ruthless prison gang, their terrorist allies, and the hunters tracking them...Categorized as:
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Hillbilly Rockstar by Lorelei James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsShe’s protecting his body and guarding her heart... Country music star Devin McClain understands there’s a downside to life in the public eye, but the laidback Wyoming cowboy has never imagined he’d attract crazed fans who would do anything to garner his attention. When veiled threats become real, he agrees to hire a discreet security detail...Categorized as:
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South by Vanessa Vale
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe second book in the exciting Billionaire Ranch series!When South least expects it, love points him in the right direction.To Maisey. She's new to the small town. A beautiful mystery.Except South quickly learns she's living a lie, the one thing he can't abide...Categorized as:
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![Flawed by Helen Hardt, Vanessa Vale]()
Flawed by Helen Hardt, Vanessa Vale
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe bad boy brother. The by-the-books detective. A random meeting that will change their lives.Miles Bridger would rather be home in New York than stuck on a Montana ranch with his newfound half brothers, thanks to his deadbeat dad’s will. Miles now works with bulls and hay bales instead of custom bikes... -
![Under a Killer Moon by B.J. Daniels]()
Under a Killer Moon by B.J. Daniels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA celebration becomes a crime scene with a killer hiding in plain sight…With Buckhorn, Montana’s 125th anniversary on the horizon, it’s the job of straight-laced marshal Leroy Baggins to keep the peace during the four-day celebration... -
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Seeking Justice by Olivia Jaymes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes happily ever after isn’t forever… With a murderer on the loose, Kaylee is pitching in to help her best friend Ava take care of the twins while they’re in hiding. Unfortunately, that means being close to her estranged husband Reed. No one knows they’ve separated. Not wanting to burden her friends with her own issues, she’s going to have to pretend to be the happy, loving wife... -
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Set in Stone by Kelly Collins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’d lost control of her life, but now she was taking it back. Megan Connelly's time in prison for killing her tormentor is over. Now, she’s determined to put the past behind her. Living at Second Chance Ranch won’t be easy, especially with sexy Killian McKinley in charge. He’s everything she both desires and fears... -
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Set Up: Second Chance Series Book 4: Second Chance Series by Kelly Collins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s a thief whose victim was her own self. He’s a man who plays it safe. After spending the past three years in prison for grand larceny, Natalie Diamond is finally free. But living at the Second Chance Ranch won’t be easy. There’s no spa, no housekeeper, no help. Natalie isn’t paddocks—she’s Prada. She isn’t manure—she’s Marchesa...Categorized as:
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River by C.E. Johnson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first time I met Kalina Lawson, she nearly passed out. Being a firefighter, I couldn’t just walk back to my cabin. I stayed with her until I knew she was all right. But her warm and friendly company is refreshing, and I quickly become enamored with the stunning cabin manager... -
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Looking For Trouble by Becky McGraw
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCountry singer, Jess Sparks, is finally watching her star rise, after shedding the weight of a thieving manager and boyfriend three years ago. Jess has worked her butt off since to recover from it, and it's finally paying off, because she's on the verge of signing a big recording contract...Categorized as:
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![Wedding at Cardwell Ranch by B.J. Daniels]()
Wedding at Cardwell Ranch by B.J. Daniels
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe highly anticipated continuation of the Cardwell Ranch Collection, read by more than 2 MILLION! Jackson Cardwell won't stop until she is safe. In Montana for his brother's nuptials, Jackson Cardwell isn't looking to be anybody's hero. But the Texas single father knows a beautiful lady in distress when he meets her. Someone's hell-bent on making Allie Taylor think she's losing her mind... -
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Chasing Trouble by Becky McGraw
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEmergency Room Doctor, Jenny Anderson, might be manless right now, but she's come to find out her life is a lot less complicated that way. She's sorely tempted to change that situation though, when sexy wildcat oilman Chase Rhodes is brought into her ER for treatment of a gunshot wound, and then asks her to dinner...Categorized as:
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![Asking For Trouble by Becky McGraw]()
Asking For Trouble by Becky McGraw
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJazzie Ramos is at a crossroads in her life. Her best friend, Jess Sparks, the singer in the country band she plays fiddle for, has just gotten married and doesn't need her help anymore. Since Jazzie has always taken care of Jess, she really doesn't know what to do with herself now... -
![Here Comes Trouble by Becky McGraw]()
Here Comes Trouble by Becky McGraw
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrauma Nurse Terri Cassidy's life went to hell after her best friend and boss moved to Amarillo. Her new boss, a male doctor, has wandering hands and he thinks Terri has to put up with it. She files a complaint against him, but unbelievably the hospital board suspends her, instead of him...Categorized as:
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![Cowboy Up by Stacy Finz]()
Cowboy Up by Stacy Finz
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Stacy Finz delivers a fantastic tale of cowboys, cattle rustling and the power of love and family in the California gold country.” —Kate Pearce, New York Times bestselling authorCash, Jace, and Sawyer: Three cousins sharing an inheritance of five hundred acres of prime California ranch land—and a whole lot of surprises . . . Cash Dalton is no rancher... -
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Rescuing Rita by Pepper North
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen she walks in the wrong door at the worst time, will anyone be there to help her?Bartender Rita Alma discovers the new owner of the bar with a vast display of drugs. When he forces his full-figured employee out the backdoor, Rita takes the first opportunity to get away while no one else can get hurt... -
![The Trouble With Love by Becky McGraw]()
The Trouble With Love by Becky McGraw
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSabrina Roberts has become a reclusive workaholic, since her husband Kenny, an adrenaline junky cop, was killed in the line of duty eighteen months ago. Determined not to let the same thing happen to her after his death, Sabrina makes her job as a detective with the Phoenix Police Department her life... -
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Lucky Shot by B.J. Daniels
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe's determined to uncover the truth behind a decades-old disappearance—even if it kills him... When hotshot reporter Max Malone gets a rare shot of Buckmaster Hamilton with a blonde woman near Beartooth, Montana, he chases down one of the senator's daughters to verify that the woman is his supposedly long-dead first wife... -
![Cowboy Reckoning by Barb Han]()
Cowboy Reckoning by Barb Han
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIntent on proving her brother was murdered a decade ago, Ensley Cartier returns to the one place she vowed to never set foot in again. With the whole town against her, she finds an ally in Levi McGannon. He loves the land and the ranching way of life, but they quickly discover Cattle Cove isn’t the innocent town he once believed and somebody wants Ensley buried along with their secrets... -
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Call on Me by Roni Loren
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe new Loving on the Edge novel by the New York Times bestselling author of Nothing Between Us and Need You Tonight… Oakley Easton wants two things: to be a good mom to her daughter and to ditch her less than ideal night job. Hooking up with bad boy drummer Pike Ryland? Not on the agenda. She needs a promotion. Not sex, tattoos and rock ’n’ roll. Pike isn’t about to let Ms... -
![Honor Unraveled by Elaine Levine]()
Honor Unraveled by Elaine Levine
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLove Isn’t a Battle… Kit Bolanger, ex-spec ops soldier, has followed the trail of an international drug lord back to his childhood town, the one place he swore never return to. He and his team of terrorist hunters are the only thing standing between the town’s residents and the evil threatening them. It doesn’t help to know that she’s here—the woman who betrayed his trust and shredded his heart... -
![The Baddest Virgin in Texas by Maggie Shayne]()
The Baddest Virgin in Texas by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 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... -
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![No One But You by Brenda Novak]()
No One But You by Brenda Novak
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLibrarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found here New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak welcomes you to Silver Springs, a picturesque small town in Southern California where even the hardest hearts can learn to love againStruggling to make ends meet after a messy divorce, Sadie Harris is at the end of her tether... -
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Seeking the Sheriff by Calle J. Brookes
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTrouble. She doesn’t need his kind of trouble…The sheriff of Masterson County had always meant trouble—especially for the Tylers of Tyler Township.The last thing Phoebe Tyler needs is the sheriff complicating her life.She has to focus on helping her widowed father run their struggling ranch and raise her younger brothers... -
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Wrangled by B.J. Daniels
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLIFE OUT ON THE CHISHOLM RANCH WAS NEVER DULL That’s Dakota Lansing’s impression, anyway. But she was always on the other side of the fence, keeping her distance from Zach Chisholm, the cowboy with a bad reputation... -
![True North by M.E. Montgomery]()
True North by M.E. Montgomery
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlex and Kayla have found in each other what they need to move moved beyond the tragedies of their pasts and are ready to embrace their future together. But the problem with the past is it doesn’t always agree to be left behind, and sometimes it follows, unwilling to let go. Now everything they thought they knew to be true is suddenly turned up on end... -
![High Country Hideout by Elle James]()
High Country Hideout by Elle James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLast hope or second chance? Ranching was Angus Ketchum's first love -- until his last tour of duty shattered that dream. The wounded ex-soldier gets his second chance when he's recruited to go undercover to protect a widowed ranch owner. But from the moment he meets Reggie Davis, Angus can tell holding on to her land and keeping her young son safe is taking its toll... -
![Cardwell Christmas Crime Scene by B.J. Daniels]()
Cardwell Christmas Crime Scene by B.J. Daniels
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA conman's daughter takes refuge with the family she never knew she had in New York Times bestseller B.J. Daniels's latest addition to the Cardwell family saga. Dee Anna Justice had thought that her convict father was her only living relative. Now Walter Justice, fearing for his daughter's safety, urges her to seek out her cousins in Montana...
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