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  • The Sinners on Tour Boxed Set by Olivia Cunning

    The Sinners on Tour Boxed Set by Olivia Cunning

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    USA Today and NYT bestseller Olivia Cunning has delighted readers with her wildly popular Sinners on Tour series, the perfect blend of steamy sex, heartwarming romance, and wicked humor. Now, get all five scorching reads for one low price: Backstage Pass, Rock Hard, Hot Ticket, Wicked Beat, and Double Time.. "The sex is incredible and the love is even better. Each rocker has a piece of my heart...
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    alpha-mc  humor  mlm  steamy  adult  anthologies  bdsm  contemporary
  • Brendon by Nicole Edwards

    Brendon by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling indie author Nicole Edwards comes the final scorching installment in her Alluring Indulgence series, erotic romances featuring the Texan Walker brothers and their sizzling-hot love interests. Brendon Walker’s life was altered drastically when his twin brother fell in love...
  • Rough Edge by Lauren Landish

    Rough Edge by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    This ain’t no love triangle. This is people not knowing when to let fate do its thing. Brody Tannen has been the boss for way too long, putting everyone’s needs above his own. It’s the way his family farm stood while fate took shot after shot against them. But now he’s got a chance to figure things out for himself...
  • Loving Her by Jennifer Foor

    Loving Her by Jennifer Foor

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Tyler Mitchell has been called many things, but his favorite title will always be "Dad".  Isabella (Izzy) was the reason he changed his ways and learned to be the man that he's become. For eleven years he and Miranda have lived with a lie; the kind that could destroy the bond between him and the child that he's always claimed to be his own...
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    alpha-mc  family  humor  industrial-era  steamy  western  adult  book
  • The Rancher's Mail-Order Bride: Small Town Contemporary Romance by Mindy Neff

    The Rancher's Mail-Order Bride: Small Town Contemporary Romance by Mindy Neff

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Wanted: Women and Babies. Where: Shotgun Ridge, Montana. When: As soon as possible! Wyatt Malone had been ambushed! The little boy staring earnestly at him thought Wyatt was his new dad—and the boy’s pregnant mommy claimed to be his bride-to-be...
  • Baker's Bob by Kirsten Osbourne

    Baker's Bob by Kirsten Osbourne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Miranda White loves her job as a baker at River’s End Ranch. She’s been there a year, and the only fly in the ointment is Bob, the chef for Kelsey’s Kafé, who picks a fight with her every single morning. December on the ranch doesn’t only bring skiers and snowmobilers, it also brings cookies. And at River’s End, cookies mean Miranda. Bob Blakely is clueless about women, and he knows it...
  • Seducing Sawyer by Melanie Shawn

    Seducing Sawyer by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Stand-alone Wishing Well, Texas romance, complete with HEA—and plenty of heat and heart along the way! I had to keep my distance… Sawyer Briggs could admit that she was all he ever thought about, but the tall, sexy alpha knew that if he truly wanted what was best for her, he would stay away… It's now or never… Delilah Turner was ready to go for who she really wanted! The curvaceous...
  • Texas Gift by R.J. Scott

    Texas Gift by R.J. Scott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Hayley arrived on the steps of the D, Riley and Jack knew life would never be the same. Told through Riley and Jack’s eyes, this is ten years in the life of their family and watching Hayley grow up, fall in love, and start her own life. Hurricanes, illness, babies, happiness, sadness, work, play, the barn, the office, horses, friends, enemies, and above all love...
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    family  industrial-era  mlm  north-america  usa  western  adult  book
  • Long Time Gone by Lorelei James

    Long Time Gone by Lorelei James

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The right love is worth the wait... Calvin McKay can't understand his twin brother's rush toward the altar—until he lays eyes on the bride's younger sister. But she's far too innocent for him to pursue…and yet something about that little blonde tornado gets his blood pumping and his heart all twisted up...
  • Romancing My Love by Melissa Foster

    Romancing My Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    After months of caring for her terminally ill mother, Rebecca Rivera is left all alone in a world she doesn’t trust—but she’s determined not to let her mother’s death define her. Losing her job, having to pummel some jerk for being too handsy, and living in her car are just temporary setbacks to an otherwise solid plan in finding her footing...
  • Red Dirt Christmas by N.R. Walker

    Red Dirt Christmas by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    **14,500 words, gay romance** Travis had been here at Sutton Station for just over a year. We were technically engaged, not that we’d told anyone. He was happy just knowin’ I’d said yes, and I had some head-clearin’ stuff to work through. Knowing I was good enough for Trav was one thing, but knowing if I was good enough to be a husband and father was somethin’ else entirely...
  • The Sawyer Brothers Series: Books 1 - 4 by C.A. Harms

    The Sawyer Brothers Series: Books 1 - 4 by C.A. Harms

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    *On SALE for A Limited Time! Regular Price $6.99* RYAN'S LOVE - BOOK #1 One of the hardest things I have ever had to do was bury my wife. The second hardest thing would be watching my twelve-year-old daughter fall to her knees as they lowered her mother into the ground to rest. A heart-wrenching vision that will forever be etched in my mind...
  • 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...
  • Sawyer by Nicole Edwards

    Sawyer by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling indie author Nicole Edwards comes the seventh book in her Alluring Indulgence series, erotic romances featuring the Walker brothers from Coyote Ridge, Texas, and their sizzling-hot love interests.Sawyer Walker has never run into problems with women. The female population tends to swarm toward him, in fact, and he’s never had a complaint...
  • Most Eligible Cowboy by J.S. Cooper

    Most Eligible Cowboy by J.S. Cooper

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He's a bossy, grumpy cowboy, but that doesn't stop his hotness...Beau Hamilton is the biggest catch in Montana. He’s handsome, funny and rich. As the oldest son and heir to one of the largest ranches in the State, he’s one of the most eligible bachelors around. And he knows it. His brother is marrying my best friend and we’re both in the bridal party. He’s the best man and I’m the maid of honor...
  • Lydia's Twin Temptation by Heather Rainier

    Lydia's Twin Temptation by Heather Rainier

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lydia Webster is stranded in west Texas, waiting tables to earn money to escape Fort Stockton and the clutches of her lecherous boss. Circumstances have brought the professional chef to west Texas and left her high and dry. Distance means nothing to Chance Carlisle when he recalls the beautiful waitress's smile and blue eyes...
  • Wild West Boys by Lorelei James

    Wild West Boys by Lorelei James

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Mistress Christmas When she fills in at a Christmas-themed strip club, Holly fears she'll be recognized--or exposed as a fraud. Instead she's shocked at how deliciously wicked the velvet mask and Mrs.-Claus-as-dominatrix outfit feel. Nick is determined to find out who robbed his friend at the club...
  • Heavenly Angel by Heather Rainier

    Heavenly Angel by Heather Rainier

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Angel Martinez has worked patiently for months to draw the fragile beauty out of her shell, wooing her with gentle kindness and falling for her delightful two-year-old in the process. Teresa left her painful past behind and built a new life for her and her son. She cares deeply for Angel, but is afraid to let down her guard...
  • Stripped Down: A Blacktop Cowboys Novella by Lorelei James

    Stripped Down: A Blacktop Cowboys Novella by Lorelei James

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lorelei James, a new steamy story of the Blacktop Cowboys... The heat is on when feisty cowgirl Melissa Lockhart challenges playboy rancher Wynton Grant to a game of sexual truth or dare..
  • 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...
  • Cowboy Casanova by Lorelei James

    Cowboy Casanova by Lorelei James

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    His rough touch makes her lose control... In Sundance, Wyoming, you can’t throw a boot without hitting a McKay cowboy, so Ben McKay is used to fading into the background. Except at The Rawhide Club, he’s known as Bennett, an imposing Dom surrounded by female subs eager for the attention of his long…whip...
  • After the Sunset by Mary Calmes

    After the Sunset by Mary Calmes

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Two years after riding off into the sunset with ranch owner Rand Holloway, Stefan Joss has made a tentative peace with his new life, teaching at a community college. But the course of true love never does run smooth. Rand wants him home on the ranch; Stef wants an exit strategy in case Rand ever decides to throw him out...
  • Educating Holden by Melanie Shawn

    Educating Holden by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Stand-alone Wishing Well, Texas romance, complete with HEA—and plenty of heat and heart along the way!Holden ReedIn the blink of an eye, my whole world changed. One minute I was riding high at the peak of my career, the next I woke up flat on my back in a hospital bed.Returning to my hometown a broken man had never been part of the plan...
  • Daddy's Little Bride by Laylah Roberts

    Daddy's Little Bride by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Wedding of Clint and...
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    alpha-mc  humor  industrial-era  steamy  western  adult  age-gap  angst
  • Country Thunder by Cheyenne McCray

    Country Thunder by Cheyenne McCray

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Miranda Hawthorne has made a new start in the small town of King Creek, Arizona. She’s a horse therapist who works with children and adults with disabilities and is perfectly fine being single and living a fulfilling life helping others. After what her ex put her through, she doesn’t need a man, thank you very much...
  • Surprised by a Baby by Mindy Neff

    Surprised by a Baby by Mindy Neff

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Surprised by a Baby Texas Sweethearts Series - Book Two As young girls, they vowed to be best friends forever—a promise they kept through happiness and heartbreak! Now these four Texas Sweethearts are all turning thirty...
  • 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...
  • Texas Wedding by R.J. Scott

    Texas Wedding by R.J. Scott

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sometimes Riley and Jack have to be the ones to fight other people's battles and stand up for what is right. With the life changing prospect of a yes vote from SCOTUS on the issue of same sex marriage, Riley and Jack realise they have decisions to make...
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    family  humor  industrial-era  mlm  north-america  steamy  usa  western
  • Her Unbridled Cowboy by Donna Michaels

    Her Unbridled Cowboy by Donna Michaels

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Homeless and unemployed thanks to an earthquake, divorced California chef Kerri Masters agrees to head back to her hometown to help plan her sister’s Texas wedding. It must be her weakened state that has her eyeing the neighbor she used to follow around as a child. Her tastes tend towards gentlemen in suits, cultured, and neatly groomed— not a dimple-glaring, giant of a cowboy...
  • Texas! Trilogy by Sandra Brown

    Texas! Trilogy by Sandra Brown

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Together in one volume, here are all three novels in #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown’s beloved Texas! trilogy—which follows the sweeping story of the tempestuous, troubled Tyler family. Lucky Tyler is a born rebel with a fiery temper...
  • Rules Of Desire by Leah Brooke

    Rules Of Desire by Leah Brooke

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    [Ménage Amour 100: Erotic Cowboy Ménage a Quatre Romance, M/F/M/M] Erin Robinson moved to Desire, Oklahoma to be with her pregnant sister, unprepared for the dynamics of her new home. Menage and Dom/sub relationships prevail in a town where the men protect their women at all costs. Men had always been more trouble than they were worth. Erin can't imagine trying to put up with any man...
  • Texas Twist by Cynthia D'Alba

    Texas Twist by Cynthia D'Alba

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Real bad boys can grow up to be real good men. Paige Ryan has lost everything important in her life. Her parents, her lover, her horse, her life on the rodeo tour. Lost about her future, she moves to Whispering Springs, Texas to be near her step-brother...
  • Conner's Courage by S.J.D. Peterson

    Conner's Courage by S.J.D. Peterson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    John Price and Conner Burnett have been part of the Whispering Pines Ranch for the past thirty-seven years. A loving couple who have overcome every obstacle thrown at them, John and Conner are a testament to the strength of true love. But now John is in the hospital with a diagnosis of cancer, fighting for his very life. As his lover struggles, Conner looks back on when they first met...
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    industrial-era  mlm  north-america  steamy  usa  western  adult  book
  • Love Under Two Adventurers by Cara Covington

    Love Under Two Adventurers by Cara Covington

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    [Siren Ménage Everlasting: Erotic Cowboy Ménage a Trois Romance, M/M/F, HEA] Rebecca Jessop had just decided to damn her pride and go after Greg Benedict, when he arrives with his lover Cody Harper! But loving two adventurers brings complications she never saw coming...
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    family  industrial-era  mlm  steamy  western  adult  book  contemporary
  • Josh's Justice by Patrice Michelle

    Josh's Justice by Patrice Michelle

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sabrina Gentry isn't one to take life lightly. The last thing she would ever do is cut loose, but when her boyfriend breaks up with her, claiming she's too controlling, she decides to throw out everything she thought she knew about relationships...
  • Handsome Cowboy by Lori Wilde, Liz Alvin

    Handsome Cowboy by Lori Wilde, Liz Alvin

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jared Kendrick knows in his cowboy gut that Leigh is the one for him. All he has to do is convince her. Ha! She wants to celebrate her singleness and not get hog-tied to a relationship...
  • Colt's Choice by Patrice Michelle

    Colt's Choice by Patrice Michelle

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    COLT'S CHOICE is novel length and is the third book in the Bad in Boots series. Elise has never really felt settled, be it in relationships or her career. Regardless of her nomadic ways, one constant has always held true--her love for horses and being outdoors. When she inherits half-ownership to a rodeo ranch, she realizes her path in life has finally been laid...
  • Love Under Two Strong Men by Cara Covington

    Love Under Two Strong Men by Cara Covington

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tracy has been in love with Jordan Kendall forever. When Jordan gets together with Peter Alvarez, she couldn’t be happier. She fell in love with the handsome Fed at first sight, and she knows the sparks are there for all three of them. But while Peter seems receptive, Jordan still thinks of her as a kid. So Tracy takes the biggest gamble of her life. When it works, she’s thrilled...
  • Wishing in Wisconsin by Kirsten Osbourne

    Wishing in Wisconsin by Kirsten Osbourne

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cindy Lambert thought she was done with the small town of Blevins, Wisconsin, but here she is, back in her home town, managing a bed and breakfast and following her grandmother's dream. The problem is, she's tired of being alone, and there are no single men for miles that she's interested in. Plus, with her busy schedule, she has no time to date anyway...
  • I'm Not Your Enemy by Cara Dee

    I'm Not Your Enemy by Cara Dee

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Family | Book 2 of 2 | Lovers to Enemies | Enemies to…The line between love and hate has never been so thin, and Blake and Sebastian return in this sequel with bottled-up hurt that somehow just brings them even closer. Sebastian was right. I was a coward. I ran my closeted tail all the way back to Georgia. Once I got there, I had no place left to hide. My life imploded...
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    humor  industrial-era  mlm  steamy  western  adult  book  contemporary
  • Ranchers Only (Lone Star Burn Universe) by Elle Christensen

    Ranchers Only (Lone Star Burn Universe) by Elle Christensen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A ranchers only dating site? Go ahead, read it again, I’ll wait. No, this is not a joke. Just ask Ophelia Cooper. Her life is quickly spinning out of control and her best friend decides to cheer her up by setting her up with an account on a ranchers only matchmaking site...
  • Breaking in Bella by Isabella Laase

    Breaking in Bella by Isabella Laase

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After Bella Mikelson wrecks her car while driving drunk, the spoiled twenty-two-year-old faces a difficult choice...
  • Midnight with You by Cheyenne McCray

    Midnight with You by Cheyenne McCray

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Bailey McBride finishes grad school, her four older brothers give her the gift of a lifetime—a trip to a Hawaiian paradise. She’s looking to relax before diving into her professional plans full force. Seth Greer, a Montana rodeo cowboy, is on the island to guest star in a charity island rodeo. He’s got several possibilities for a good career and life lined up...
  • Ty's Temptation by Patrice Michelle

    Ty's Temptation by Patrice Michelle

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    TY'S TEMPTATION is novel length and is the second book in the Bad in Boots series. Ty Hudson never expected a trip to Texas for his sister's wedding would turn into a seductive lesson of patience. When a sexy cowgirl ties him up then offers a suggestive proposal, Ty's more than willing to accommodate her, but only on his terms...
  • Taming the Texas Cowboy by Charlene Sands

    Taming the Texas Cowboy by Charlene Sands

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After a disaster destroyed nearly everything Maddie Brooks owned, Trey Walker offered the petite redhead shelter at 2 Hope Ranch. A veterinarian, Maddie was smart, sexy, and good with animals… Impossible to resist, yet Trey is convinced he is cursed when it comes to women. The temporary arrangement Maddie made with Trey was supposed to be strictly business...
  • The Cajun Cowboy by Sandra Hill

    The Cajun Cowboy by Sandra Hill

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Charmaine LeDeux, who owns not one but two beauty salons on the Louisiana bayou, has a loan shark on her tail. As if that's not bad enough, Raoul Lanier, who she thought she divorced years ago, tells her that they're still married! Plus, they've inherited his father's rundown cattle ranch together...
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    family  humor  industrial-era  north-america  usa  western  adult  book
  • Blade's Desire by Leah Brooke

    Blade's Desire by Leah Brooke

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Desire for Three: Winning Back Jesse [Siren Menage Everlasting: Erotic Cowboy Menage a Trois Romance, M/F/M, light consensual BDSM, spanking, HEA] Living in Desire, Oklahoma, and married to two incredible men, Jesse Erickson felt her world was perfect, until she walks through the door of her home one day and has her world turned upside down...
  • Winter's Thaw by Mari Carr, Jayne Rylon

    Winter's Thaw by Mari Carr, Jayne Rylon

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sometimes life doesn’t go according to plan. Sometimes it’s better. Sienna Compton has it all figured out. Her life’s goals are set and it is all systems go. At least, it was. Until her long-time boyfriend Josh threw a ringer into the master plan, requesting a “break” from their relationship...
  • Chasing Dreams by Nicole Edwards

    Chasing Dreams by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Cooper Krenshaw knows what it’s like to feel the bright lights upon him, the sound of the crowd roaring when he walks on stage; after all, he happens to be one of the biggest names in country music at the moment. And he has knowingly just dropped off the grid. The first decision he has made on his own in quite some time...
  • Miss Firecracker by Lorelei James

    Miss Firecracker by Lorelei James

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    She's the match, he's the fuse...an explosive combination One year ago Willow Gregory entered the Miss Firecracker contest on a dare-and ended up with the crown. As a working carpenter, she's not exactly the tears-and-tiara type, and after a year of walking the straight and narrow she's ready to cut loose...
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