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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... -
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Secrets Collide by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe mysterious Cy Davies is coming home. He’s not coming alone either. Having rescued Gemma Perry, a sassy investigative reporter for a gossip magazine, he takes her to the one place he knows he can keep her safe. Keeneston. Gemma Perry was having a bad week. Now she was in a small town where gossip was a currency... -
![Relentless Pursuit by Kathleen Brooks]()
Relentless Pursuit by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPierce Davies watched as his older siblings fell in love – something this bachelor was not ready for. After all, he was now the most eligible man in all of Keeneston! Though Pierce enjoys the playboy lifestyle, his life is his work and that hard work is set to pay off big time with the unveiling of a big secret... -
![Issued to the Bride One Soldier by Cora Seton]()
Issued to the Bride One Soldier by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJack Sanders built his career as an army intelligence operative on his uncanny ability to anticipate what the enemy will do next--but he never anticipated the trouble he's landed in. Removed from duty, his future on the line, he'll have to accept a truly unusual mission to redeem himself... -
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![Issued to the Bride One Marine by Cora Seton]()
Issued to the Bride One Marine by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMarine Logan Hughes uses humor like a shield because the twists and turns his life has taken have led him far from the path he was supposed to tread. He’s no priest, and despite his parents’ continued hope, he has no desire to become one. Still, he’s no devil, either... -
![Beautifully Broken Spirit by Catherine Cowles]()
Beautifully Broken Spirit by Catherine Cowles
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsShe’s always been his safe place to land.Jensen has shared a special bond with Tuck for as long as she can remember, their friendship a language that never needed words. But as life threw her one curveball after another, that secret language turned to stony silence. He’s always been her protector.Tuck has looked out for Jensen since the day she was born... -
![A Secret Baby in the Show Me State by Jessie Gussman]()
A Secret Baby in the Show Me State by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA midnight tryst, an unknown admirer and a baby that is delivered to church with just a short note. On the day Deacon Hudson was set to be ordained, a bundle shows up at the church with a simple note on it. Deacon Hudson is the father. Take care of her.Deacon knows he’s not the father. The Immaculate Conception was a one time thing... -
![Malone's Fate by Laylah Roberts, Golden Czermak]()
Malone's Fate by Laylah Roberts, Golden Czermak
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe met the love of his life, and then she disappeared without a trace . . .That was it.Tanner wasn’t going to fall in love again. The pain wasn’t worth it. So what if all his brothers had met their soulmate?There had to be one wild, crazy Malone left to live up to their reputation.Right?Wrong.Because he hadn’t counted on fate walking back into his life.Only this time, she's not alone...Categorized as:
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![Montana Danger by Josie Jade, Janie Crouch]()
Montana Danger by Josie Jade, Janie Crouch
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSome mistakes haunt you forever. Harlan Young knows that from personal experience. Walking away from Grace Townsend, even with the best intentions and no other choice, still haunts him to this day. So when he had the chance to return to Montana, and be part of something as special as the Resting Warrior Ranch, he took it... -
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Rising Storm by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsKatelyn Jacks was used to being front and center as a model. But she never had to confront the Keeneston Grapevine! After retiring from the runway and returning to town to open a new animal clinic, Katelyn found that her life in the public eye was anything but over... -
![Acquiring Trouble by Kathleen Brooks]()
Acquiring Trouble by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis is the third book in the Bluegrass Brothers series by USA Today Best-selling author, Kathleen Brooks. As a natural born leader, Miles Davies accomplishes anything he puts his mind to. Upon returning home from his special forces duties, he has become the strong foundation of the Davies family and his company... -
![Cowboys Don't Have a Secret Baby (Sweet Water Ranch Billionaire Cowboys) by Jessie Gussman]()
Cowboys Don't Have a Secret Baby (Sweet Water Ranch Billionaire Cowboys) by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWaitress and single mother Louise Olson wouldn’t have missed church to stay home with her sick daughter if she knew the congregation was going to volunteer her to head up the town’s Harvest Festival. Truth be told, she didn’t mind, and would have enjoyed it. The problem was Sweet Water’s superstar hockey golden boy was back in town, and he had been named her co-chair...Categorized as:
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![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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![A Rogue Cowboy's Second Chance by Stephanie Rowe]()
A Rogue Cowboy's Second Chance by Stephanie Rowe
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFifteen years ago, he shattered her heart. Now she needs to trust him with her life. First in a new billionaire cowboy series by New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Rowe.Billionaire rancher Brody Hart protects others…no matter the cost to himself. When the woman he lost a decade ago needs his help, he has a second chance with the sassy country music star he never stopped loving... -
![Hidden Waters by Catherine Cowles]()
Hidden Waters by Catherine Cowles
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe world had tried to break her.Addie has dreamt of freedom for as long as she can remember—peace away from the torment of her old life. But now that it’s finally within her grasp, she’s struggling to take those first steps into her new reality... -
![Christmas in Winter Valley by Jodi Thomas]()
Christmas in Winter Valley by Jodi Thomas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRansom Canyon welcomes you back for a Christmas that has everything you’re looking for: romance, family and a whole lot of Texas. Cooper Holloway would take nature over people any day, so he heads for a remote cabin to get away once and for all. But when an unexpected visitor shows up needing his help, Cooper is torn between his deep need for solitude and the desire to do the right thing... -
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Meadow Falls by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn emotional novel about a small-town Texas family, forgiveness, and coming to terms with the past by New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown.Angela Marie has spent all of her thirty-five years on Meadow Falls, the farm that’s been in her Texas family for generations. It wasn’t her plan. It was an obligation... -
![Bourbon & Lies by Victoria Wilder]()
Bourbon & Lies by Victoria Wilder
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn Fiasco, Kentucky, there is one rule: never fall for a Foxx brother. Any woman who did, ended up dead—or so the rumor goes. Townies call it a curse. But I’ve lived it, and I won’t survive it again.I’m not a cop anymore, but I’ve seen enough danger to know that Laney Young, the beautiful stranger who just showed up in my small town, is running from it... -
![Beautifully Broken Redemption by Catherine Cowles]()
Beautifully Broken Redemption by Catherine Cowles
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe’s hiding secrets.For Anna, keeping her deepest scars hidden from the world has always been a necessity—from the bruises of her childhood to the mistake that nearly cost her everything. To keep herself safe, she must keep everyone around her at a distance—especially the man who has tempted her since the moment they met.His demons are taunting him... -
![Best Friends in the Show Me State by Jessie Gussman]()
Best Friends in the Show Me State by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMarlowe Glass and Clark Hudson grew up together, side-by-side, neighbors and best friends in the same small town. Now, both single parents, they are each other’s main support. They carpool together, kid sit for one another, and share pretty much everything except a home. And even though they are very different, they balance one another out perfectly. They are truly best friends... -
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Chasing Bliss by Sophie Oak, Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRe-released in a second edition with new content. Gemma Wells came to Bliss, Colorado, after a scandal cost her everything. Utterly lost, the disgraced attorney built walls so high that she thinks no one can get through them. She’s given up on love, friendship, and all matters of the heart... -
![Whiplash by Janet Dailey]()
Whiplash by Janet Dailey
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFans of edge of your seat romance and readers of B.J. Daniels, Lindsay McKenna, and Diana Palmer won’t want to miss this electrifying and genuine new page-turner from the bestselling romance legend. When Val Champion returns to the family ranch, she’s ready to put her past behind her. Her dreams of a Hollywood acting career have become a nightmare of fear... -
![Closer to You by Jill Sanders]()
Closer to You by Jill Sanders
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Jill Sanders strikes gold with a sizzling series about oil-rich playboys whose hearts are up for grabs. No one’s more surprised than Tyler McGowan when he discovers he has a knack for running the family’s oil business—a role he took on after his father’s sudden passing... -
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![Beautifully Broken Control by Catherine Cowles]()
Beautifully Broken Control by Catherine Cowles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA woman trying to rebuild her life.Kennedy is doing all she can to escape, to prove that she’s not the monster her father was. A simple life of peace and service is all she needs.A man haunted by a past he can’t forget.Cain has buried his demons under layers of control and success. The only thing he needs is his company and his solitude... -
![High Meadow by Freya Barker]()
High Meadow by Freya Barker
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn emergency call to pick up an injured stallion on the side of the road sends Alexandra Hart, the new owner of Hart's Horse Rescue, into action. A recent addition to the area, she is not impressed when the animal's taciturn owner shows up. With his less-than-stellar disposition, he’s the kind of man she normally avoids at all costs, unfortunately, he owns the ranch just down the road... -
![A Courtship on Huckleberry Hill by Jennifer Beckstrand]()
A Courtship on Huckleberry Hill by Jennifer Beckstrand
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere's nothing Huckleberry Hill, Wisconsin’s irrepressible eighty-somethings Anna and Felty Helmuth like better than a challenge. And the chance to matchmake their feisty granddaughter is their most delightful task yet… Elsie Helmuth’s plain-spoken ways got her in trouble once before, so she needs to make a good impression at her new teaching job in Huckleberry Hill... -
![Iron Will by B.J. Daniels]()
Iron Will by B.J. Daniels
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAre a dead woman’s secretsenough to kill for…? Hank Savage has always believed his old girlfriend was murdered. Now he’s come home to Cardwell Ranch and, with the help of PI Frankie Brewster, is determined to find the killer. Trying to keep their feelings at bay, Hank and Frankie quickly learn that every lead reveals a life steeped in secrets—and danger... -
![Tattered Stars by Catherine Cowles]()
Tattered Stars by Catherine Cowles
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBe brave. Just for sixty seconds. Twenty breaths.One night changed them both forever. Their lives shattered, beyond repair, with jagged edges and pieces askew. Now, Everly has a chance to make things right. To bring healing to the place where everything fell apart. But it means facing the family her father almost destroyed, and the boy with the dark eyes—now grown—who still haunts her dreams... -
![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... -
![A Second Chance at Forever by Alexis Winter]()
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...Categorized as:
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![Charming a Texas Beast by Katie Lane]()
Charming a Texas Beast by Katie Lane
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOnce upon a time in Texas . . . there was a ranch with a castle. In this castle lived a beast, a sleeping beauty, a big bad wolf, a Cinderella, and a lost prince. But these are no fairytale characters. These wild cowboys and cowgirls are about to raise some Texas hell on the way to their happily ever afters...Categorized as:
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![His Cowboy Heart by Jennifer Ryan]()
His Cowboy Heart by Jennifer Ryan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBound by honor and by love… That’s a Montana Man Ford Kendrick has often dreamed of the day that Jamie Keller would come home to Montana. After high school, she needed to leave—and he, duty-bound to rescue his family’s ranch, pushed her to go. The Army made Jamie a hero, but Ford still sees the gorgeous, loving woman who lit up his whole world... -
![Siren in Waiting by Sophie Oak, Lexi Blake]()
Siren in Waiting by Sophie Oak, Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRe-released in a second edition with new content. Bethany “Mouse” Hobbes spent her entire life waiting, especially for the love of Bo O’Malley. But for the first time in her life, she is ready to start living, with or without him. She has found her dream, restoring a rustic farmhouse on the outskirts of town... -
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![Picnic in Someday Valley by Jodi Thomas]()
Picnic in Someday Valley by Jodi Thomas
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe charming and uplifting new novel from the legendary author of dozens of unforgettable romances! Travel to the small town of Honey Creek where ties run deep and happiness is just around the next river bend… Marcie Latimer longs to run away from Someday Valley—especially since her ex-boyfriend spun a web of lies that almost led to tragedy in neighboring Honey Creek... -
![Fractured by Lori Sjoberg]()
Fractured by Lori Sjoberg
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCarter Phillips has returned from multiple deployments, and he’s brought a few demons home with him. War has left him scarred, inside and out, and he’s counting on the peace and isolation of his family’s farm to keep his head screwed on straight. What he doesn’t bargain for is Amy Williams, the new horse trainer... -
![Steal Her Heart by T.S. Joyce]()
Steal Her Heart by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsMaris Thurgood is in deep trouble. Abandoned to care for a ranch on her own, she’s struggling from sunup to sundown to keep up with the work. When a pack of werewolves begins preying on her herd, she has no choice but to sell. A chance meeting at the cattle auction has her wondering why someone as tall, dark, and growly as Bryson Locke would take any interest in a business venture with her... -
![Pure Bliss by Sophie Oak]()
Pure Bliss by Sophie Oak
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBliss, Colorado, gave Hope McLean a second chance at life, but she's hiding a dark secret. Raised as brothers, James Glen and Noah Bennett always dreamed of finding a woman to share their lives on the Circle G ranch. James would run the ranch, while Noah served the town of Bliss as the resident vet... -
![Southern Comfort (Southern Series ) by Natasha Madison]()
Southern Comfort (Southern Series ) by Natasha Madison
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBuried secrets never stay hidden in the South. Olivia When you find out that your fiancé is arrested for swindling over ten million dollars from his clients, you do what any sane woman would do. You escape reality and go undercover, trading in your city-girl Louboutins for country-pumpkin cowboy boots. It wasn’t a forever change—it was temporary... -
![Double Action Deputy by B.J. Daniels]()
Double Action Deputy by B.J. Daniels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJoin New York Times bestselling author B.J. Daniels at Cardwell Ranch for nonstop suspense in Big Sky country.A relentless marshal. A rogue detective. A bargain they may not live long enough to regret.When Montana deputy marshal Brick Savage asks homicide detective Maureen Mortensen to help him find the person who destroyed her family, she quickly accepts his offer... -
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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... -
![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... -
![Montana Wild by Vanessa Vale]()
Montana Wild by Vanessa Vale
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsViolet Miller is a teacher savoring her summer break until she's been called in as emergency reinforcements—of the dating kind. She volunteers to help an old flame by pretending to be his girlfriend. In Alaska. At a family reunion. Since the guy is a handsome, lumberjack-sized doctor she's never quite forgotten, faking a relationship won't be hard work—while wishing for more... -
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![Seeking Justice by Olivia Jaymes]()
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... -
![Rancher Wolf's Forbidden Mate: by Serena Meadows]()
Rancher Wolf's Forbidden Mate: by Serena Meadows
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI kept my identity a secret from her… but the reason we couldn’t be together was much worse.I spent my life living at a family ranch in Montana with my three brothers.Cheryl was a breath of fresh air.She was all I could think about after I laid my eyes on her.If only I’d known that she was off limits.That she was my nephew’s teacher...Categorized as:
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![Missing Witness at Whiskey Gulch by Elle James]()
Missing Witness at Whiskey Gulch by Elle James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis ex-soldier will break all the rulesto see justice done…Shattering loss taught former Delta Force operative Becker Jackson to play things safe—and never risk his heart again. Still, he can’t turn down Olivia Swann’s desperate plea to find her abducted sister. Nor resist the instant heat with the beautiful artist as they go undercover...Categorized as:
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![Justice Divided by Olivia Jaymes]()
Justice Divided by Olivia Jaymes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s just another normal day with the twins when Ava gets a frantic call from her sister. Mary’s husband Lyle Bryson has been shot dead and she’s the main suspect. She needs Ava to come home to Corville right away. Pressed back into service to find the killer of his half-brother, Logan finds himself once again at odds with the family... -
![Christmas Hideout by Susan Sleeman]()
Christmas Hideout by Susan Sleeman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCowboy lawmen make the best protectors A McKade Law novel Fleeing from her dangerous ex-boyfriend, on-the-run single mother Nicole Dyer takes refuge in a cabin—and is discovered by the ranch owner, Deputy Matt McKade. It’s easy to fall for the handsome lawman and his kind family, but staying at the ranch endangers them all... -
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Antonio by Kathy Ivan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTasked with locating a missing government witness, FBI agent Antonio Boudreau jumps at the chance to work closer to his home town of Shiloh Springs, Texas. Ever since somebody tried to kill her while under the feds protection, Serena Snowden’s been on the lam...
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