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Her Cowboy Billionaire Butler by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe broke up with him to date another man...who broke her heart. He's a former CEO with nothing to do who can't get her out of his head. Can Wes and Bree find a way toward happily-ever-after at Whiskey Mountain Lodge?Breeann Richards plans events that everyone loves at Whiskey Mountain Lodge, where she lives and works... -
![The Wanted Short Stories by Kelly Elliott]()
The Wanted Short Stories by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe story that was never told… Three short stories based off the best selling novels, Wanted, Saved, and Faithful by Kelly Elliott. Step into the future to get a glimpse of some of your favorite characters from the Wanted Series. Take a journey with Gunner and Ellie, Jeff and Ari, and Josh and Heather as they learn to love continues to make them feel wanted, saved, and forever faithful... -
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Crash Into You by J.H. Croix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA swoon-worthy romance from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix!A hotshot pilot and a Southern princess looking for a fresh start collide in the wilds of Alaska.The first time I met Daphne involved three things: a cute skirt, a bear, and mud. Lots of mud. Daphne is everything I don’t need, and she makes me crazy in all the wrong ways. This princess does not belong in the wilderness...Categorized as:
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![An Auction Bride for the Grumpy Cowboy by Hanna Hart]()
An Auction Bride for the Grumpy Cowboy by Hanna Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA callous cowboy’s life completely changes when he meets his worst enemy at the town’s cattle auction. Little does he know that his arch nemesis is also the key to unlocking his grumpy heart.When Theo Rolston buys a struggling cattle ranch, he has bigger fish to fry with his equally grouchy older brother Dean than dealing with the no-nonsense-know-it-all owner Hetty... -
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![A SEAL's Triumph by Cora Seton]()
A SEAL's Triumph by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s bound to the past. She believes in the futureLieutenant Walker Norton might be cynical, but he isn’t a broken man—yet. Raised to understand the looming catastrophe of climate change, promised to a woman he doesn’t love, he long ago decided to live a life of service to his country, family and friends. It’s enough—until he meets Avery Lightfoot and realizes he wants so much more... -
![Denying the Devil by Calle J. Brookes]()
Denying the Devil by Calle J. Brookes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPersephone Tyler was the last holdout. Just because her sisters had gone nuts over the rugged, good-looking, perfect cowboy Masterson brothers didn’t mean Perci was going to meekly fall in line—especially not with the last Masterson brother. Dr. Nate Masterson had been the biggest thorn in her side since Perci first started working at the tiny Masterson County Hospital... -
![The Soldier's Second Chance by Elana Johnson]()
The Soldier's Second Chance by Elana Johnson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA wounded Marine returns to Hawthorne Harbor years after the woman he was married to for exactly one week before she got an annulment...and then a baby nine months later. Can Hunter and Alice make a family out of past heartache? Love's second chance on the beach! Hunter Magleby hasn't been back to Hawthorne Harbor in nine years...Categorized as:
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![Daddy's Lost Love by Laylah Roberts]()
Daddy's Lost Love by Laylah Roberts
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDaisy is a Little fending for herself in a scary world. All her life she’s taken care of everyone else. And she’s completely drained. She needed a change of pace. She never expected that moving forward would bring her straight back to her past. And the boy she’d been forced to leave so many years ago. Only, he’s no longer a boy. He’s hard. Rough. Stern. Dominant. He both arouses and terrifies her... -
![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... -
![Hopeful Cowboy by Elana Johnson]()
Hopeful Cowboy by Elana Johnson
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCowboys looking for a second chance at life, love, and happiness.Nathaniel Mulbury is released early from his six-year term in prison to care for his brother's four-year-old son. Dealing with grief over his brother's death and continued guilt for his role in the embezzlement scheme that landed him in jail, Nate has one more problem... -
![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 Love Like Ours by Becky Wade]()
A Love Like Ours by Becky Wade
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBecky Wade Is the New Name to Know in Contemporary Romance Former Marine Jake Porter has far deeper scars than the one that marks his face. He struggles with symptoms of PTSD, lives a solitary life, and avoids relationships. When Lyndie James, Jake’s childhood best friend, lands back in Holley, Texas, Jake cautiously hires her to exercise his Thoroughbreds... -
![Capturing Christmas by Shanna Hatfield]()
Capturing Christmas by Shanna Hatfield
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes love arrives softly... But it storms in like the blizzard of the century for one hunky cowboy Life is hectic on a good day for rodeo stock contractor Kash Kressley. Between dodging flying hooves and babying cranky bulls, he barely has time to sleep...Categorized as:
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![Montana SEAL Undercover Daddy by Elle James]()
Montana SEAL Undercover Daddy by Elle James
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJilted at 27, Kate Phillips focused on her career and left marriage and children to her twin sister. She’s on track to realize all of her dreams, until her sister disappears, leaving her little girl on Kate’s doorstep. Normally awkward with children, Kate has a lot to learn about childrearing and cuddles. The lively three-year-old teaches Kate how to open her heart to the possibilities...Categorized as:
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![Colorado Free Rein by Elle James]()
Colorado Free Rein by Elle James
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDevin Layne, Former Green Beret from 10th Special Forces Group, returns home after a disastrous mission. Feeling less of a man due to injuries, he struggles to navigate civilian life, avoiding his former fiancée, convinced she deserves better.Horse trainer and champion barrel racer, Mallory Watts, is heartbroken when the love of her life returns from deployment but wants nothing to do with her... -
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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... -
![Her Guarded Hero by Caitlyn O'Leary]()
Her Guarded Hero by Caitlyn O'Leary
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCan He Save Her Life? Can She Save His Soul?Navy SEAL Dalton Sullivan, once again, seeks solace in the wilderness. As he treks through the forests surrounding Lake Tahoe shots ring out, and he watches in horror as a woman is thrown off her horse and lands unconscious at his feet.Aurora Chance has no idea why someone wants her dead... -
![Wish Me Home by Kay Bratt]()
Wish Me Home by Kay Bratt
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn her first work of contemporary women’s fiction, bestselling author Kay Bratt draws on her own life experiences to create a raw, yet inescapably warm, novel about friendship and a wary heart’s unexpected capacity to love. A hungry, stray dog is the last thing Cara Butter needs. Stranded in Georgia with only her backpack and a few dwindling dollars, she already has too much baggage... -
![Louder Than Hunger by John Schu]()
Louder Than Hunger by John Schu
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsRevered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as an act of survival—in a wrenching and transformative novel-in-verse. But another voice inside me says, We need help. We’re going to die. Jake volunteers at a nursing home because he likes helping people...Categorized as:
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![Protecting His Cowgirl by Mary Sue Jackson, Leslie North]()
Protecting His Cowgirl by Mary Sue Jackson, Leslie North
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHeroes aren’t supposed to drive beat-up old trucks, and they don’t go around breaking a girl’s heart. But Garrett Grayson, Macy Joyce’s particular hero, does both of those things. Well, Macy doesn’t need a hero, just a little bit of help around her ranch. Someone to figure out who’s been cutting fences and throwing rocks through her windows... -
![Her Volunteer Cowboy: Tanner by Donna Michaels]()
Her Volunteer Cowboy: Tanner by Donna Michaels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCowboy Tanner Hathaway, part time firefighter and National Guardsman, is great at volunteering his time, never his heart, but when his Pocono one-nighter shows up in Texas to help a friend, sparks ignite a flame neither of them expect... -
![Cowboy's Secret Son by Leslie North]()
Cowboy's Secret Son by Leslie North
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLights, Camera, Romance…Remington’s late father left him half of the family’s famous cowboy camp. But he left the other half to a kid Remington has never met—although the adorable child's mother is no stranger. Melody Naly was Remington’s childhood best friend, until they foolishly spent a night together... -
![Jake's Way by Eileen Dreyer, Kathleen Korbel]()
Jake's Way by Eileen Dreyer, Kathleen Korbel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEverybody knows Jake Kendall. Jake is a success story. Orphaned early, he did such a good job turning around a failing Wyoming horse ranch, he put his three siblings through school and gained a nationwide reputation. Amanda Marlow is the epitome of an east coast author: bright, funny, curious. When she shows up at a cabin on Jake’s land to research a book, she threatens Jake’s entire world...Categorized as:
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![Stand By Your Man: A Bad Boy Rancher Love Story by Ali Parker]()
Stand By Your Man: A Bad Boy Rancher Love Story by Ali Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA Today Best Selling Author Ali Parker Me and my brothers have a reputation around town. And it ain’t a good one. We’re not so bad, though. Working hard for our father’s ranch by day and chasing skirts by night. It’s what Texas cowboys do. But someone is trying to f*ck with our crops, and when I find him, he’s gonna wish I hadn’t...Categorized as:
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![Her Secret Ranger by Donna Michaels]()
Her Secret Ranger by Donna Michaels
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKissing the sexy soldier was a dare she couldn’t resist… By-the-book event planner Beth Brannigan’s best friend dared her to kiss a cowboy. She should have said no. Instead, she said please…again and again. If her brother finds out she’s dating—okay, kissing—okay, sleeping with—one of his military buddies, he’ll kill her. Assuming he doesn’t kill his friend first... -
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Scorpion by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe didn't ask if I like it rough. It wasn't up to me.I thought I could get away with pissing off a big, tough Marine. I ended up with my face planted in the sheets, my burning bottom raised high, and my hair held tightly in his fist as he took me long and hard and taught me the kind of shameful lesson only a man like Scorpion could teach.She was begging for a taste of my belt...Categorized as:
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![And Baby Makes Five by Debra Clopton]()
And Baby Makes Five by Debra Clopton
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTWO STUBBORN HUMANS, HIS DOG, HER DONKEY...AND A BRAND-NEW BABYA donkey with a penchant for breaking and entering...in search of alfalfa? Cort Wells had never heard of such a thing, until he and his dog moved into Mule Hollow. And the donkey's eight-months-pregnant owner was Lilly Tipps, raised by her man-hating grandmas... -
![Texas Free by Janet Dailey]()
Texas Free by Janet Dailey
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA woman with a burning need to break free from her past . . . Rose Landro is on the run. Seeking refuge at the Rimrock Ranch, she is finally ready to claim the land her granddaddy left her and make a fresh start. But her return is rife with controversy when cattle begin disappearing—and a handsome menace named Tanner McCade starts watching Rose a little too closely... -
![Tangled in Texas by Kari Lynn Dell]()
Tangled in Texas by Kari Lynn Dell
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Look out, world! There's a new cowboy in town."—Carolyn Brown, New York Times Bestselling Author It took 32 seconds to end his career.But it only took 1 to change his life. Thirty-two seconds. That's how long it took for Delon Sanchez's life to end. One minute he was the best bronc rider in the Panhandle and the next he was nothing... -
![Mistletoe Cowboy by Diana Palmer]()
Mistletoe Cowboy by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this heartwarming story of holiday romance, one cowboy is ready for love—whether he knows it yet or not . . .Horse whisperer Parker doesn't drink, smoke, or gamble, and he doesn't have much to do with women, either. But that may change when a runaway Palomino leads him to his small Colorado town’s new schoolteacher. Widowed Katy, and her sweet daughter, are new in Benton... -
![Spun Out (Blacktop Cowboys Novel) by Lorelei James]()
Spun Out (Blacktop Cowboys Novel) by Lorelei James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Lorelei James returns for another wild ride in Wyoming with a new Blacktop Cowboys(R) novel.Years in the Army equipped Bailey Masterson for many things: target shooting, rappelling off cliffs, dodging grenades. She's lived through horrors that still give her nightmares... -
![Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green]()
Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFaking the best summer ever is a lot harder than it looks...At the start of summer, Jack and Nate find themselves dumped as their respective exes, Dylan and Tariq, start up a new relationship together. Not only that, their exes start posting pics on social media, showing the whole world how fabulous their new life together is!Jack and Nate are reeling...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![Shifting Calder Wind by Janet Dailey]()
Shifting Calder Wind by Janet Dailey
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsChase Calder has no recollection of who he is, why he came to Fort Worth...or who tried to put a bullet in his head the night that a cowboy named Laredo Smith saved his life. Laredo recognizes him as the owner of Montana's Triple C Ranch--but according to the local papers, Chase has just been declared dead, the victim of a fiery car crash. The only place Chase can find answers is at the Triple C... -
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![Montana D-Force by Elle James]()
Montana D-Force by Elle James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMedically discharged from the army, Tate “Bear” Parker, former Delta-Force soldier, now works for Brotherhood Protectors as a bodyguard. Gruff but outgoing, his in-your-face cheerful exterior hides wounds invisible from the outside. He hopes to keep those scars undercover and get on with his life and his job, with no one the wiser. Mia Chastain grew up in Eagle Rock, Montana...Categorized as:
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![Loving A Cowboy by Anne Carrole]()
Loving A Cowboy by Anne Carrole
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSaddle bronc rider Chance Cochran knows a bad omen when he sees one, and Libby Brennan isn’t just a bad omen, she’s the woman he was married to, five years ago, for all of forty-eight hours—before her father dragged her away and started divorce proceedings. It isn’t by coincidence Libby Brennan shows up where Chance is celebrating the win that put him in the million-dollar cowboy class... -
![Dinner on Primrose Hill by Jodi Thomas]()
Dinner on Primrose Hill by Jodi Thomas
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe delightful and touching new novel from the bestselling author of dozens of treasured romances. Return to the picturesque Texas town of Honey Creek—a place where friendship and warm welcomes can be relied on, and love always finds a way… Benjamin Monroe is pretty sure how his life will play out... -
![Sunday at the Sunflower Inn by Jodi Thomas]()
Sunday at the Sunflower Inn by Jodi Thomas
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFans of Carolyn Brown and B.J. Daniels will adore this slice of Americana delivered with warmth, endearing characters, and authentic Texan flair. The legendary New York Times and USA Today bestselling author brings a sense of nostalgia to the town in this delightful journey of second chances...Categorized as:
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![Lonestar Homecoming by Colleen Coble]()
Lonestar Homecoming by Colleen Coble
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFor most, it's the safest place on earth. For Gracie, it's the last place she wants to be...and the one place she must return. With nothing but five dollars and the wedding dress she's wearing, Gracie Lister flees with her daughter by train to West Texas, to the town she ran away from so long ago... -
![Red Hot by Cat Johnson]()
Red Hot by Cat Johnson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt figures . . . I went my whole adult life with a crush on Cashel Morgan. Since we both graduated from Mudville High—Go, Hogs! But I never got out of the friend zone with him. Until now. More than a decade after graduation. And why is Cash interested in something more now when he never was before? That’s the most annoying, frustrating, exasperating, ridiculous part... -
![Healing the Rancher by Mary Sue Jackson, Leslie North]()
Healing the Rancher by Mary Sue Jackson, Leslie North
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen rancher Carter Janus first sets eyes on the live-in physical therapist he’s hired to get him back in the saddle, he almost sends her packing. Willow Spalding is just too darned pretty, and too much of a distraction to have around his ranch. But when her young son, Tavish, lights up around the horses, Carter just can’t bring himself to disappoint the little guy... -
![The Cowboy's Baby Mistake by Mary Sue Jackson, Leslie North]()
The Cowboy's Baby Mistake by Mary Sue Jackson, Leslie North
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNo man should be as sexy as Trey Cantor when he’s mucking out a horse stall. But then again, there’s no man quite like Trey. Charity has known Trey all her life, but she can still appreciate a fine-looking man when she sees one, and Trey is far more to Charity than just a fine-looking man... -
![The Rancher's City Girl by Leslie North]()
The Rancher's City Girl by Leslie North
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Becca Harding was ten years old, she spent one idyllic week at a ranch camp she’s never forgotten. After her aunt dies and leaves her a small fortune, Becca immediately knows what she wants to do with her inheritance: buy a ranch and live her dream life. Finding one for sale near her childhood camp seems like fate... -
![Backstretch Baby by Bev Pettersen]()
Backstretch Baby by Bev Pettersen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe can accept his past...but can he? Private investigator Rick Talbot shuns polite society, preferring to keep horrific memories at bay by hunting the most hardened of criminals. Tracking down stolen bridles at a California racetrack is a mind-numbing assignment that’s way beneath his pay grade... -
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![Last Hope by Patricia Mason]()
Last Hope by Patricia Mason
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFormer solider and EOD specialist Kellon Granger had pretty much kept to himself since his last tour of duty ended. Drifting from job to job prevented him from forming relationships and he liked that just fine. Guilt over his brother’s death plagued him, making him aware that for him, a bond with another human being was too fragile... -
![Don't Close Your Eyes: A Bad Boy Rancher Love Story by Ali Parker]()
Don't Close Your Eyes: A Bad Boy Rancher Love Story by Ali Parker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA Today Best Selling Author Ali Parker I’m a country boy. We get messy for fun. The good times are over, though. Hard work, long days, and the heat of the sun have calloused my hands and my heart. My brother split, and my folks headed out for a trip, leaving me and my pup to manage the ranch...Categorized as:
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![Something About a Mountain Man by Em Petrova]()
Something About a Mountain Man by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRyan Stone was once called a leader of men. But since leaving the military minus two fingers and a good chunk of his thigh, he hasn’t seen or spoken to a human in nearly a year. In the mountains of Wyoming, he’s more than happy with his solitary, off-the-grid lifestyle... -
![The Ranger's Fake Bride by Lia Rae]()
The Ranger's Fake Bride by Lia Rae
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe wants her inheritance, he wants to save his ranch. The only way to accomplish both is to marry someone they’ve never met.Sadie has done everything her father asked, but when she returns home from college he gives her an ultimatum. Leave town and get married to a stranger to get her inheritance and stay out of his life, or get nothing...Categorized as:
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![Cowboy's Barmaid by Piper Sullivan]()
Cowboy's Barmaid by Piper Sullivan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBar Owner. Orphan. Badass. Jack Winchester was everything to me growing up. With his burning blue eyes, Army Ranger-fit body and chestnut hair cropped to military perfection. Too bad Jack only saw me as his sister’s annoying best friend. Then came Halloween, and everything changed. Hero. Hometown boy. Rancher. I was back home in Lucky Flats after a decade in the Army... -
![Cowboy’s Doorstep Baby by Mary Sue Jackson, Leslie North]()
Cowboy’s Doorstep Baby by Mary Sue Jackson, Leslie North
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRomance is cookin' for this grumpy cowboy and his new ranch chef…Rancher Sam Carden has got a lot on his plate. But things get more complicated when an old flame shows up with their infant daughter, Molly, and hands her off—permanently.Witnessing this is Arielle Rose, Sam’s delicious new ranch cook...Categorized as:
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