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Mose Cabot by R.O. Lane
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMose Cabot leaves Virginia as a young man, gets jobs on steamboats and works his way to Fort Benton, Montana. Along the way, he runs into a lost little boy named Gabriel Allsop. Together they strike out and file a mining claim in Montana Gulch. They work for three years at their mining claim before settling on a homestead in the Bitterroot Valley, where they build a horse ranch... -
Mariposa by R.O. Lane
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNash Powell and Ewell Roberts take jobs Mariposa, Texas, to tame the town and bring law and order. It's a tough assignment, and both men escape with their lives repeatedly. Along the way, the men find love and romance. It's a story of two men who grow to respect one another because they always do their duty as their consciences dictate. Another exciting novel from the pen of R. O... -
Wilbur by R. O. Lane
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWilbur dreams of being a U.S. Deputy Marshal, and when he's old enough, he's sworn in and has a taste of the life. He's shot, recovers and goes after the outlaws with an Osage tracker to help him. Eventually, he captures the head of the outlaw gang and transports him back to Fort Smith to face Judge Isaac C. Parker, the hanging judge... -
The Poker Chip by R. O. Lane
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Poker Chip is another classic western with a bit of romance. Vance Brennan falls in love with Lexie Moody, but she marries someone else, who turns out to be a scoundrel. Jeff Warren bets his wife, Lexie, on a game of poker. The winner insists that Warren pay up, and he devises a scheme to have his wife kidnapped and taken to Mexico to pay off his gambling debt... -
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Retribution by C.J. Petit
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJoey couldn’t imagine a better thirteenth birthday. He’d been given his first pistol and now was going to join his six older brothers on tomorrow’s job. They were going to trust him with covering their escape after robbing the bank and he was determined to do it right. He was immensely proud to be a Hogan, and his tough brothers were his heroes... -
Waylon Nance by R. O. Lane
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA young vaquero leaves a cattle drive to look for a woman stolen by Comanches. He spends months in Comanche country only the find that the Army will offer no help whatever. So he hires his own Lipan scout, and travels over much of Indian Territory and Texas to find the woman he loves... -
An Orphan's Journey by Rosie Goodwin
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratings1874.Growing up in extreme poverty in London, Pearl thinks life can get no worse. But when her parents discover there's yet another baby on the way, they have to tighten the belt even further. Pearl's mother decides to send her and her younger sister Eliza to the workhouse, where they are forced into a new life of hardship and struggle... -
War Adams by C J. Petit
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsUnited States Marshal War Adams stared at the telegram in disbelief... -
Virgil's Herd by C.J. Petit
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsVirgil Scott and his best friend Roy Sheffield left their horse ranch and were making one of their routine runs to Denver to deliver thirty-two horses... -
Hank by R.O. Lane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHenry Hankins of the Tennessee Hankins rides west to find his elder brother, Seth, who has disappeared into the gold fields of Montana. Henry's search takes him to Virginia City and all over the mining centers of southwest Montana. Eventually it leads him to Nevada. On the trip he finds love and romance and adopts a little boy that he learns to love... -
Beyond the Distant Hills by AnneMarie Brear
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of The Slum Angel.Beyond the Distant Hills is the sequel to A Distant Horizon.Australia 1853Settled in the colony, Ellen embarks on making a happy new life for her family and to forget the horrors of famine-struck Ireland... -
When The Ties Bind by Duane Boehm
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of the Gideon Johann Western Series , the Wild Horse Westerns Series , and the Hand Of Western Series comes When The Ties Bind , a story of loss, love, acceptance, and revenge! With the death of his pa, Wyatt Roundtree not only lost the last of his family, but he also lost their ranch at the hands of an unscrupulous banker and a vengeful rancher... -
A Distant Horizon by AnneMarie Brear
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the author of The Slum Angel and The Kitty McKenzie series.1851 Ireland.After enduring years of a devastating potato famine, Ellen Kittrick is a survivor. Crop failures and a descent into poverty changes her from a happy wife and mother to a woman struggling to keep her children alive... -
Navarro by R. O. Lane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNavarro is a bounty hunter who stumbles upon a woman who has been kidnapped in the wilds of Colorado in 1877. He rescues her and befriends her, but she has enemies, lots of enemies. She talks Navarro into being her bodyguard, and he takes off after her enemies and the result is another exciting novel from the pen of R. O. Lane... -
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Texas Paladin Rides Again by R. O. Lane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTexas Ranger Jubal Coe returns to the Texas Rangers and tackles one assignment after another. He goes after three escapees from Huntsville Prison and kills all three after they riddle him with bullets. He's assigned to Eagle Pass to stop the cattle rustling and murders of gangs on both sides of the border... -
The Scalawags by C.J. Petit
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsUnion Army sergeant Sam Walker returns home to Iowa after leaving a prisoner of war camp, only to discover that his sweetheart has married his brother. He heads down to Mulberry, Texas, to keep a promise to his fallen Union army brother-in-arms, Joe Farrell, to make sure that his family is safe... -
Sam's County by C.J. Petit
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsYavapai County in Arizona Territory was bigger than Pennsylvania, and Sheriff Sam Hicks and his three deputies were the only law that most of its residents knew. When China Joe's gang knocked off the huge cash shipment heading for Prescott, Sheriff Hicks left his office unsure if this would be his last job one way or the other... -
Tate by C.J. Petit
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLaramie had just been hit by the Clayton gang, leaving Sheriff Joe Tate without any deputies to serve the entire county. But, as bad as the gunfight had been, the visitor to his office to file a complaint for something that wasn’t even a crime turned out to be much more significant and life-changing... -
Augusta by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAugusta "Gussie" Dulan is the only Dulan sister to make it all the way to California on the wagon train for brides. Each of her four sisters has taken off along the trail to marry up with a man they fell in love with and now Gussie is hoping to find a man to love here at the end of the trail...Categorized as:
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Unwanted by C.J. Petit
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFifteen-year-old Joe Beck wasn’t listening as the minister eulogized his uncle but was already planning on what he would have to do as soon as they returned to the Quimby farm. He wasn’t welcome there even before his uncle had died and knew that his cousin John would soon order him to leave... -
A Mother's Wish by Dilly Court
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSince the untimely death of her husband, young mother Effie Grey has been forced to live on a narrowboat owned by her tyrannical father-in-law Jacob. In spite of her own despair, she is determined to protect her brother Tom and her baby son Georgie from Jacob's bullying ways - for she is all they have in the world... -
Sun Over The Mountains by Duane Boehm
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSun Over The Mountains is the latest novel by bestselling Western author Duane Boehm.When Sammy Landon is called home by his dying mother, he returns to his hometown to find that the things he ran from all those years ago are still as much a part of him as they ever were. Central City still holds the same old heartbreak, temptations, and problems that it always had for his troubled life...Categorized as:
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From Wine to Water by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAll Tyrell Fannin and his cousins Isaac and Micah Burnet want is to get out of a Texas jail and go home to Mississippi. Delia Lavalle didn't need three outlaws to escort her and her sisters to Louisiana but she doesn't really have a choice. The outlaws aren't happy about escorting nuns, but figure they might bring them luck, because not even Santa Anna would harm a holy woman... -
Sophie's Dilemma by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe couldn't wait to leave the Red River Valley. . .Certain she can't live without Hamre Bjorklund, the impetuous Sophie Knutson rejects her father's request to postpone her marriage until after graduation and convinces Hamre to elope. But far from her family, Sophie finds that life as a fisherman's bride in Ballard, Washington, is not all she had envisioned... -
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Ha'Penny Chance by Gemma Jackson
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIvy Rose Murphy dreams of a better future. For years she has set out daily from the tenements known as ‘The Lane’ to beg for discards from the homes of the wealthy – discards she turns into items to sell around the Dublin markets. And now she has grander schemes afoot... -
McKettrick's Choice by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen news came that there was trouble back in Texas, Holt McKettrick left his mail-order bride at the altar and never looked back. He just hoped he'd be in time to save the man who raised him as a son and stop his best friend from hanging...Categorized as:
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The Beauty of Love by Dorothy Wiley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBrought together after tragedy, Edward Wyllie and Dora Tudor find the true beauty of love in this poignant and thrilling historical romance set in 1800 Boston and New Hampshire. In an unlikely place for new beginnings, a cemetery, Edward and Dora meet for the first time. But in that forlorn place, the beauty of love blossoms... -
Love's New Beginning by Dorothy Wiley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLoss took everything, love gave him even more. It's 1800 Philadelphia, and the city cowers before a mysterious killer—Yellow Fever. Daniel Armitage and his family are respected members of Philadelphia society. But their status cannot save Daniel’s loved ones. His entire family succumbs to the horrifying disease. His mother’s startling deathbed confession, shakes Daniel to his soul... -
Horse Hunt by Wyatt Cochrane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMost never get their heart’s desire…, But for a moment, Gus has his. On his own and chasing adventure, he is finally free. Be careful what you wish for. Raised to hate injustice and trained to use guns and fists, he can’t look away and ride on... -
A Mother's Courage by Dilly Court
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Eloise Cribb receives the news that her husband's ship has been lost at sea she wonders how she is ever going to manage. With two young children, the rent overdue and almost nothing to live on, she has no alternative but to turn to his estranged family for help... -
The Orphan's Scandal by Jessica Weir
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWill the sins of the mother condemn the daughter to a life of loss?Heartwarming saga romance FREE on Kindle Unlimited. London, 1879. At just 13 years old, Florence Smith's life will change forever. Losing almost everything, she must grow up quickly and hope that a secret scandal does not come back to haunt her... -
Last Breath by Duane Boehm
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLast Breath is the highly anticipated fifth book in the Gideon Johann Western series. It joins #1 bestseller novels on Amazon.com in Western Classics, Last Stand, Last Chance, Last Hope, & Last Ride. Cattle are being rustled from ranches around Last Stand and seem to vanish into the night by the time they are discovered missing... -
Isabelle's Choice by AnneMarie Brear
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHalifax, 1876. On the death of her mother and sister, Isabelle Gibson is left to fend for herself and her brother in a privately-run workhouse. After the matron's son attacks her, Isabelle decides to escape him and a life of drudgery by agreeing to marry a moorland farmer she has never met. But this man, Farrell, is a drunkard and a bully in constant feud with his landlord, Ethan Harrington... -
First Rites by Wyatt Cochrane
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGus craves adventure… A real-life challenge… Not a made-up obstacle course of ropes and tin cans. Bred and trained to be a warrior–up to now–boredom and hard work have been his fiercest enemies. The winter’s hay safely in the barn, he finally gets a few days of leisure with his best friends. They discover one of his father’s cows butchered and only the best cuts taken... -
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Dreams of Eagles by William W. Johnstone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the greatest western writers of the 21st century, the classic second adventure in The Eagles, one of the most iconic and beloved sagas of the American frontier, is back in print as legendary Scottish frontiersman Jamie MacCallister blazes through the Wild West.In peace and war, he was the soul of a nation—and the flesh and blood of the American Frontier . .Categorized as:
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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... -
The Long Way Home by Sam Scott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn the arid lands of Arizona, a guilt-ridden rancher protects a vulnerable young woman from a vicious outlaw. A year after burying the last of his family, Texan rancher, Newton Tanner, sets out for Arizona to buy horses from the legendary horseman, Joey Thunder. The trip offers Newt a respite, both from the past and from the lonesomeness of the Tanner homestead... -
Broken Dog Ranch by Mike Mackessy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA brand new Mountain Man series--- this is “Broken Dog Ranch” from Mike Mackessy! Ride with Clint Hunter, one of the most exciting Mountain Men of today!Clint Hunter the Mountain Man, army scout, soldier, Texas Ranger, and the friend to the Crow Indians is shedding the horrors of his past... -
Secondhand Bride by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTo win his father's ranch, a hard-living cowboy settles down and takes a wife--another man's wife! The youngest McKettrick brother, Jeb, is the wild one who never could stay out of trouble. And trouble is what he gets when he proposes to Chloe Wakefield... -
Starry Montana Sky by Debra Holland
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSince her husband’s death, Samantha Sawyers Rodriguez and her son have been little more than prisoners on her father-in-law’s estate in 1890s Argentina. Now, thanks to her late uncle, she has an inheritance—a Montana ranch that she plans to transform into a sanctuary for orphaned boys while raising her family’s miniature horses... -
Deadlier Than the Rest by Shirleen Davies
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“A passionate, heartwarming story of the iconic MacLarens of Fire Mountain. This captivating historical western romance grabs your attention from the start with an engrossing story encompassing two romances set against the rugged backdrop of the burgeoning western frontier.” Connor MacLaren’s search has already stolen eight years of his life...Categorized as:
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Harder Than the Rest by Shirleen Davies
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill MacLaren is a hardened, plain-speaking bounty hunter. His life centers on finding men guilty of horrendous crimes and making sure justice is done. There is no place in his world for the carefree attitude he carried years before when a tragic event destroyed his dreams. Amanda is the daughter of a successful Colorado rancher...Categorized as:
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Tanner by Cheryl St. John
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's focused on the future...The past is all she knows.Together they're forced to face today. His months in Salisbury prison taught Union Captain Tanner Bell to detest a southern drawl, and Widow Cranford's exaggerated Dixie twang has him gritting his teeth. His plans for a ranch are threatened when his orphaned newborn niece is delivered to him, and he desperately needs her help...Categorized as:
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The Dawn Wakers by Angela Castillo
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEighteen-year-old Ellie's been on the Oregon trail for almost four months, with her mother and four siblings to care for. Though scarlet fever left her with a weakened heart, she's pushed ahead with resolve and determination. Thaddeus dreams of becoming a pastor, though his affluent family expects him to follow in his banker father's footsteps... -
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Stronger than the Rest by Shirleen Davies
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Smart, tough, and capable, the MacLarens protect their own no matter the odds. Set against America’s rugged frontier, the stories of the men from Fire Mountain are complex, fast-paced, and a must read for anyone who enjoys non-stop action and romance.” Drew MacLaren is focused and strong...Categorized as:
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A Clean Slate by Amelia C. Adams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOlivia Markham is a socialite from New York City who came to Topeka with one goal—to marry Adam Brody. But Adam has married someone else, and Olivia has nowhere to go. Taking a job at the Brody Hotel requires her to swallow her pride, but she has no choice in the matter. Now she must learn to adjust to simple living and wearing cotton dresses—cotton, when she should be wearing silk... -
In the Shadow of the Mountains by Rosanne Bittner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBold, headstrong, and passionate, the indomitable Kirklands struggled to survive in a treacherous, hostile land. From penniless settlers to wealthy mine owners to Denver's regal first family, together—and separately—they pursued their dazzling dreams of love and glory... -
Front Range Cowboys by Evie Nichole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnjoy with KINDLE UNLIMITED... FIVE full-length books. Guaranteed NO CLIFFHANGERS. Cowboy’s Last Down Football is the only thing I’ve ever cared about. Then I twisted my knee. My career is over. There’s no place to go but home. Mamas don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys. My mama raised five of them. But I’m no good at ranching and I’m no good at business. I’m no good for anything... -
Eleanor by Rachel Wesson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEleanor Templeton, recently arrived in Clover Springs, is looking for a place to hide and nurse her invisible wounds. Gary Barrett, the saloon owner, tries to break down the barriers she has erected, convinced he has found the woman of his dreams. Wilma, usually the first to help new arrivals, doesn’t want to meet the new school teacher...
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