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Ruby by Sadie Conall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIts 1846 and after escaping by wagon train from St Louis and heading west, Ruby leaves Fort Hall for California, hoping to start a new life and leave her past behind... -
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Velvet by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsVelvet is about to breathe her last and doesn't even know it when Patrick O'Leary lays her on the bed in a very strange house. When she does awake from a fever-induced coma, she finds herself in a cabin with Dr. Hoyt Baxter, who's hateful, mean and spiteful and doesn't care if she lives or dies, so long as she's out of his house and his life as soon as possible...Categorized as:
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![The Proud Breed by Celeste De Blasis]()
The Proud Breed by Celeste De Blasis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAN UNTAMED WOMAN... A FEARLESS MAN... A MAGNIFICENT LOVE. THE MONUNENTAL ADVENTURE THAT SWEEPS ACROSS A MIGHTY CENTURY OF AMERICAN HISTORY.The first time Gavin Ramsay sees Tessa MacLeod y Amarista -- a violet-eyed beauty swimming naked in a hidden pool--she reacts by attacking him with a knife. Realizing her mistake, she nurses him back to health and into a deep, enduring and courageous love... -
![Heart Sings: Heart Series Book 2 by Luci Dreamer]()
Heart Sings: Heart Series Book 2 by Luci Dreamer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when someone from Thomas' past threatens her and her family's future?When the Millers begin a new chapter in their lives, not even a year in the harsh environment of the Klondike could have prepared them for the types of obstacles they’ll face. Thomas and Rachel will need to rely on their bond like never before to overcome the threat neither saw coming... -
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![Caroline's Passion by Peggy L. Henderson]()
Caroline's Passion by Peggy L. Henderson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCaroline Hudson has always gone after what she wants. Leaving the wilderness to pursue a medical degree in Boston would seem unfathomable to most. Being taken seriously as a woman doctor may be her biggest obstacle to overcome. An unexpected offer appears to provide every opportunity for which she had hoped, until a face appears from the shadows to remind her of what she truly wants... -
![The Lure of a Rake by Christi Caldwell]()
The Lure of a Rake by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Lady Dreaming of Love Lady Genevieve Farendale has a scandalous past. Jilted at the altar years earlier and exiled by her family, she’s now returned to London to prove she can be a proper lady. Even though she’s not given up on the hope of marrying for love, she’s wary of trusting again. Then she meets Cedric Falcot, the Marquess of St. Albans whose seductive ways set her heart aflutter...Categorized as:
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Matt by Leigh Greenwood
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMatt Haskins proved to be the most difficult of all the orphans in The Cowboys to write about. It's not easy to make a hero out of a man who has been sexually molested, especially when the abuse has given him a mental block against physical contact. I had to find a way to make the reader see that Matt's strength was of a different kind from most cowboys...Categorized as:
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![In His Touch: Blemished Brides Book 2 by Peggy L Henderson]()
In His Touch: Blemished Brides Book 2 by Peggy L Henderson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA year has passed since a tragic event stole everything from Laura – her husband, her dreams for the future, and her sense of self-worth. Determined to run her farm alone, she resolves to never give in to the man who wants her land, or allow vicious rumors to break her spirit... -
![Jericho's Passion by Joann Baker, Patricia Mason]()
Jericho's Passion by Joann Baker, Patricia Mason
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill this cowboy break this curvy girl's heart once again? Marriage and Jericho Sanders went together about as well as oil and water. He was footloose and fancy free and he liked it that way. He just couldn’t imagine being shackled to one woman for the rest of his life... -
![A Mail Order Bride for Wyatt by Carré White]()
A Mail Order Bride for Wyatt by Carré White
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHired for a cattle drive, Wyatt Carson is surprised when his boss, Mr. Hardin, expects him to transport his mail order bride, Sofia Parker, from San Antonio, Texas to Abilene, Kansas. Little does Wyatt know that the real Sofia Parker has just passed away from blood poisoning. Her roommate, Eugenia Madsen, has taken her place, determined to escape poverty by marrying a rich cattle baron...Categorized as:
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![Westward Christmas Novel by Linda Bridey]()
Westward Christmas Novel by Linda Bridey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA clean historical western cowboy romance novel about a mail order bride. Montana Mail Order Brides - Westward Series Book 11 The last time Sasha McCall had been in Dawson, she had met the dashing Dr. Ben Walker and had been instantly smitten. His dark good looks and soft Georgia accent captivated her. Now back home in Nebraska, her life is devoid of warmth and joy...Categorized as:
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![The Tiger's Woman by Celeste De Blasis]()
The Tiger's Woman by Celeste De Blasis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSHE COULD FLEE HER PAST, BUT NOT ESCAPE IT! She called herself Mary Smith and hid her extraordinary beauty behind widow's weeds. She came to San Francisco in flight from a secret so shattering, a man so dangerous, that no disguise could long shield her. Then she met Jason Drake--The Tiger--lover, gambler, empire builder, the one man whose power offered sanctuary... -
![Yesteryear by Dorothy Garlock]()
Yesteryear by Dorothy Garlock
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAddie Hyde spent four years waiting to see if the high-spirited husband she had married in haste would come back after the South lost the war. Yet Kirby Hyde was never among the Confederates in rags and tatters straggling through Arkansas. Addie always had spunk, but now she also had a young son, two foster children she cherished, and trouble...Categorized as:
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![Lady Gouldian by Calia Read]()
Lady Gouldian by Calia Read
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI was just eight-years-old, looking up at the clouds, when Asa Calhoun became my one true love. He was my brother’s best friend. He was stoic and solemn, and always believed everything in life had to be perfect. But I saw past his eccentric mannerisms. I found him fascinating. I was seventeen when I had my debutante ball. Throughout the years, there was a gradual shift between us... -
![The Duke Who Lied by Jess Michaels]()
The Duke Who Lied by Jess Michaels
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe 8th Book in the bestselling 1797 Club series by USA Today Bestseller Jess Michaels Hugh Margolis, Duke of Brighthollow, has been keeping a secret that eats him up inside. His beloved sister was seduced and nearly ruined by a wicked man. The trauma sent her into exile and to protect her reputation, he never did anything about it...Categorized as:
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![A Run For Love by Callie Hutton]()
A Run For Love by Callie Hutton
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFeisty school teacher Tori Henderson values her independence and has no use for a husband. When she finds herself the legal guardian of her two nieces, two nephews, and facing eviction from her Kansas home, she enters the 1889 Oklahoma land run and confronts a new set of challenges...Categorized as:
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![To Capture a Duke's Heart by Jennifer McNare]()
To Capture a Duke's Heart by Jennifer McNare
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTheir attraction was immediate and undeniable, but not everyone was pleased with their burgeoning romance... -
![Passage West by Ruth Ryan Langan]()
Passage West by Ruth Ryan Langan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsON A WAGON TRAIN HEADING WEST, LOVE COULD BE AS FIERCE AS THE LAND--AND AS UNKNOWN! At seventeen, Abby Market left the only home she'd ever known--Missouri--in a covered wagon bound for California. With her sister and hard-drinking father in tow, she needed all her strength for the long trek westward. But Abby could hold her own with any man, until she met a rugged gunman named Rourke.. -
![A Highwayman's Mail Order Bride by Blythe Carver]()
A Highwayman's Mail Order Bride by Blythe Carver
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe last thing a mail order bride needs is a highwayman’s intervention in the form of a stagecoach robbery. Especially when time is of the essence and she needs a father for her baby. Preferably before she begins to show. When Melissa married John Carter because her family couldn’t afford to feed her, she had no idea of the cruelty of the man...Categorized as:
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![Emma and the Outlaw by Linda Lael Miller]()
Emma and the Outlaw by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDespite her unconventional upbringing -- she'd been adopted off the orphan train by the local "madam" -- Emma Chalmers was the most prim and proper young lady in all of Whitneyville... -
![To Wed in Texas by Jodi Thomas]()
To Wed in Texas by Jodi Thomas
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsReverend Daniel McLain desperately needs help in bringing guidance and peace to the mid-19th-century Western town of Jefferson, Tex., and with twin toddlers running him ragged, he can't get focused. He appeals to his late wife's family and expects the assistance of an elderly aunt. Instead, poor family relation and spinster Karlee Whitworth arrives...Categorized as:
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![Two Texas Hearts by Jodi Thomas]()
Two Texas Hearts by Jodi Thomas
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKora Adams doesn't believe in curses, but she has known nothing but bad luck all of her life. Until the night a handsome stranger knocks on her front door. Winter McQuillen has inherited a sprawling Texas ranch--but the only way he can claim it is to have a wife--this very night. Now, Kora has to make a choice--turn Winter out of her home or take a chance on the possibility of love...Categorized as:
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![How to Marry a Marquess by Stacy Reid]()
How to Marry a Marquess by Stacy Reid
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLady Evie Chesterfield is a darling of the ton who refuses to become engaged. She's been desperately in love with her brother's friend, Richard Maitland, Marquess of Westfall, since forever. But the dark, dangerous marquess only sees her as a friend and refuses to marry any woman...Categorized as:
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![The Treasure by Beth Williamson]()
The Treasure by Beth Williamson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a clumsy governess from New York meets a lonely, bitter rancher, more than her heart will fall. Book 4 of the Malloy family series. Ray Malloy is a single father in an age when every child has two parents. Abandoned by his shallow wife, he struggles to find the balance between being a father and being a successful rancher... -
![Trail of Destiny by Merry Farmer]()
Trail of Destiny by Merry Farmer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYoung widow, Alice Porter, never thought she would fall in love again, and that her family’s journey along the Oregon Trail was the end of her story. Rugged militiaman, Jarvis Flint, never thought he would fall in love in the first place, even though he is determined to be a man of honor and to do his duty... -
![Iris by Kirsten Osbourne]()
Iris by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIris Sullivan worked hard for many years for her medical degree. When she finally obtained it, no one would hire her simply because she was a woman. The town of Nowhere, Texas was the only place she could find work in her field, so she made the move with her companion Edna Petunia Blue, fully expecting to spend the rest of her life as a spinster... -
![The Agreement by Constance O'Banyon]()
The Agreement by Constance O'Banyon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the midst of the vast, windswept Texas plains stood a ranch wrested from the wilderness with blood, sweat and tears. It was the shining legacy of Thomas McBride to his five living heirs. But along with the fertile acres and herds of cattle, each would inherit a history of scandal, lies and hidden lust that threatened to burn out of control...Categorized as:
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![Tobias by Emma Lang]()
Tobias by Emma Lang
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA broken man. A woman who needs a hero. A love that should never have been.Rebecca Graham always knew she was to marry a hero and leave home in blissful happiness. She chose that man when she was seventeen. Unfortunately, her family hated him. In a fury over being swindled by someone else, Tobias burned down the Circle Eight, her family's ranch... -
![A Mail Order Bride for Bronson by Carré White]()
A Mail Order Bride for Bronson by Carré White
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDesperate for grandbabies, and cursed with four wayward sons, Maggie Carson concocts a scheme to impersonate them in letters sent back east for mail order brides. Fleeing from an abusive marriage, Charlotte Mills and her five-year-old son, Dudley, travel to Kansas in the hope of securing a better future. While on the train to Topeka, the passengers are robbed by a band of outlaws...Categorized as:
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![Hyacinth by Vanessa Vale]()
Hyacinth by Vanessa Vale
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen handsome Jackson Reed comes home from the army, he catches the immediate attention of the seven Lenox daughters. But he only has eyes for one — beautiful Hyacinth Lenox... -
![The Stolen Bride by Cynthia Woolf]()
The Stolen Bride by Cynthia Woolf
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIsabella “Bella” Latham's callous father sold her into marriage to settle a gambling debt. Rather than face life with a cruel man more than twice her age, she runs from New York and becomes a mail-order bride. Bella's dreams are simple. All she needs to be happy is a home, children and an honorable man to love her. Alex Hastings lost his wife in a riding accident two years before... -
![Fool for Love by Merry Farmer]()
Fool for Love by Merry Farmer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEric Quinlan was born a cowboy and a rancher and intends to die a cowboy and a rancher. But when his ranch is in danger of failing, he travels to the wilds of London looking for a business deal to save it. What he finds there are stuffed shirts, odd manners, and a damsel in distress. Amelia Elphick’s life is over... -
![An Unwilling Husband by Tera Shanley]()
An Unwilling Husband by Tera Shanley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill a child of Society have the backbone to love a tough, wild west cowboy? For adventurous Margaret Flemming, arrived from Boston to be with her father, the Old West town of her childhood is a far cry from the drawing rooms and balls of the high society life she’s used to. Her fancy gowns and proper manners have no place in the dusty, cruel land inhabited by Indians and rough cowboys... -
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![His Little Lapis by Renee Rose]()
His Little Lapis by Renee Rose
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnce a respectable young governess, Louise Small tumbled from society’s grace after her employer forced himself on her. She wound up at The Red Petticoat playing Little Lapis Lazuli, a submissive who dresses like a girl and offers her bottom up for frequent spankings...Categorized as:
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![Bid for a Bride by Ruth Ann Nordin]()
Bid for a Bride by Ruth Ann Nordin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter Loving Eliza, John and Eliza adopt a blind boy named Brian who was abandoned by his father. Bid for a Bride is Brian’s romance. The story begins in the quiet South Dakota town where Brian lives.Lucy finds out the man she just married already has a wife, and what’s worse is that he’s trying to sell her to the highest bidder... -
![Love and Cherish by Dorothy Garlock]()
Love and Cherish by Dorothy Garlock
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe was 17 and all alone. Running into the Kentucky wilderness from the family who had attempted to sell her, Cherish Riley knew her enemies were tracking her. She never dreamed that a tall buckskin-clad man with a large brown dog would offer his protection--and that within hours he would propose marriage...Categorized as:
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![Forever In My Heart by Jo Goodman]()
Forever In My Heart by Jo Goodman
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsForever in my dreams... Injured and lost, Mary Margaret Dennehy stumbled out into the night. When she awoke, the New York heiress remembered nothing of where she'd been—except for a haunting dream that filled her with hungry longing... Forever in my arms.. -
![Bride of Second Chances by Ruth Ann Nordin]()
Bride of Second Chances by Ruth Ann Nordin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJeremy Graham made a promise to Rebecca that he would never love another woman. After her death, her sister, Jane Syas, is about to be forced into marrying a man she can’t tolerate. Out of a sense of duty to help Rebecca’s younger sister, Jeremy steps in to give her his name and home...Categorized as:
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![A Husband for Hire by Patricia A. Knight]()
A Husband for Hire by Patricia A. Knight
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLady Eleanor Russell needed a husband. Immediately. With no male heir, when her father died, the vast family estate would revert to the Crown. But no man would choose an unattractive, outspoken, independent, spinster of mature years as a bride—so she’d buy a husband...Categorized as:
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![A Comfortable Alliance by Catherine Kullmann]()
A Comfortable Alliance by Catherine Kullmann
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan they open their hearts to something much deeper and passionate? Will their marriage only ever be a comfortable alliance?Six years ago, Helena Swift’s fiancé was fatally wounded at Waterloo. Locking away all dreams of the heart, she retreated to a safe family haven. On the shelf and happy to be there, Helena has perfected the art of deterring would-be suitors... -
![Second Duke's the Charm by Kate Bateman]()
Second Duke's the Charm by Kate Bateman
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMeet Her Majesty’s Rebels: three brilliant women who run King & Co., London’s most exclusive investigative agency...The wedding-night death of her much older husband left Tess Townsend the Dowager Duchess of Wansford—and still a virgin... -
![Skye by Linda Lael Miller]()
Skye by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor as long as she's known him, Skye McQuarry has been in love with Jake Vigil, a handsome but shy man who has been building a successful timber operation. Skye is eager to be married and knows that Jake is the man for her. But after Skye's cousin Christy left him at the altar, Jake has sworn never to love again...Categorized as:
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![Megan by Linda Lael Miller]()
Megan by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMegan McQuarry returned to Primrose Creek after attempting to become an actress -- and innocently losing both her heart and her beloved land. But instead of the healing homecoming she needs, Megan is met with a shocking revelation that changes everything she believed about her family. Feeling lost and betrayed, she finds herself befriending Webb Stratton, the handsome new owner of her land...Categorized as:
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![Never Run From Love by Maureen Driscoll]()
Never Run From Love by Maureen Driscoll
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnother Kellington brother finds love in the fourth book of Maureen Driscoll’s critically-acclaimed Regency romance series. When Hal Kellington sees a respectable reform worker with the stockings of a courtesan, he’s intrigued. When his friend wagers he cannot kiss the chit, he’s challenged... -
![Blackthorne's Bride by Joan Johnston]()
Blackthorne's Bride by Joan Johnston
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA rogue nobleman, a rescued lady, and revenge undone by romance all play a part in New York Times bestselling author Joan Johnston’s irresistible novel of best-laid plots, delicious deception, and unexpected passion. Two years have passed since Josie Wentworth was bought from the Sioux for a gold watch and whisked back to England by Marcus Wharton, the Duke of Blackthorne... -
![In His Eyes: Blemished Brides Book 1 by Peggy L Henderson]()
In His Eyes: Blemished Brides Book 1 by Peggy L Henderson
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCarefree and strong-willed, Katherine Montgomery is the daughter of a successful Montana horse rancher. When a tragic accident claims her father's life, Katherine is left to deal with an overbearing mother whose agenda does not include a young daughter. Fate deals her another devastating blow, leaving her to face an uncertain future far away from everything and everyone she's loved... -
![Montana Star by Deann Smallwood]()
Montana Star by Deann Smallwood
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWANTED: WIFE, WOMAN TO WORK BESIDE ME ON RANCH IN MONTANA. Aries read the ad Ben McCabe had placed in the paper and prayed the position hadn't been filled. She knew nothing about cooking, ranching, or being a wife for that matter. Aries had been trained by one of Philadelphia's best physicians, her father. Trained, but not board certified; trained but not allowed to practice... -
![The Windswept Flame (Evans Brothers) by Marcia Lynn McClure]()
The Windswept Flame (Evans Brothers) by Marcia Lynn McClure
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBroken—irreparably broken. The violent deaths of her father and the young man she’d been engaged to marry, had irrevocably broken Cedar Dale’s heart. Her mother’s heart had been broken, as well—shattered by the loss of her own true love...Categorized as:
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![A Lantern In the Window by Bobby Hutchinson]()
A Lantern In the Window by Bobby Hutchinson
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEver wondered what it might be like to be a mail order bride? Or the groom, already married to a woman he’s never laid eyes on? On the Canadian prairies in 1886, having a mail order romance wasn’t unusual. Noah Ferguson desperately needed help on his farm. Annie Tompkins knew she couldn’t go on working in Lazenby’s cotton mill...Categorized as:
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