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The Secret of Santa by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe's a fun-loving cowboy with a heart of gold. She's the woman who keeps putting him on hold. Can Ace and Holly Ann make a relationship work this Christmas?Ace Glover loves to laugh, and everywhere he goes, luck seems to follow... -
![The Family Journal by Carolyn Brown]()
The Family Journal by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsJoin the millions who have fallen in love with New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown in her landmark hundredth novel. At the end of her rope, single mom Lily Anderson is determined to move her rebellious children in the right direction... -
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![One Hundred Heartbeats by Kelly Collins]()
One Hundred Heartbeats by Kelly Collins
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKindle Scout Winner Kelly Collins welcomes you back to Aspen Cove, the tiny Colorado town where fresh starts, hope, and true love live… Katie Middleton knows what it’s like to stare death in the face. Growing up with a serious heart defect stopped her from really living. Now that she has a new heart, she’s determined not to miss out on anything wonderful ever again... -
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![A Secret Baby for the Grumpy Cowboy by Hanna Hart]()
A Secret Baby for the Grumpy Cowboy by Hanna Hart
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSullen cowboy billionaire Topher was the only Rolston brother that thought his small town of Isabel was the last place he would end up. Little did he know, that wasn’t the only surprise waiting for him there….His very successful jump racing event lead him back to living in Texas and inevitably to his old, abandoned ranch... -
![A Vineyard White Christmas by Katie Winters]()
A Vineyard White Christmas by Katie Winters
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJoin Susan, Christine, and Lola Sheridan for the magic of a snow-capped Martha’s Vineyard Christmas. After six months of their newfound lives on the island, it’s time to enjoy the nostalgia, laughter, and love that every Christmas brings... -
![The Truth in Tiramisu by Rachael Bloome]()
The Truth in Tiramisu by Rachael Bloome
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEliza Carter can't keep a secret.Except the one she's been hiding for over eight years. And it's not the recipe for her world-famous tiramisu. With her bakery undergoing a remodel, her son struggling in school, and planning her best friend's wedding, Eliza's secret is the last thing on her mind. Until her high school sweetheart reappears, stirring up old feelings faster than her electric mixer... -
![The Art of Rivers by Janet W. Ferguson]()
The Art of Rivers by Janet W. Ferguson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRivers Sullivan bears both visible and invisible scars—those on her shoulder from a bullet wound and those on her heart from the loss of her fiancé during the same brutal attack. Not even her background as an art therapist can help her regain her faith in humanity. Still, she scrapes together the courage to travel to St... -
![Cowboy Stealing My Heart by Jessie Gussman]()
Cowboy Stealing My Heart by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFive divorces, three boys, one snowstorm and two people who want to be anywhere other than where they are. Only God could use it all to make a beautiful love story.Bellamy Levine is the highest paid actress in Hollywood, but she just inked her name on her fifth divorce settlement and her personal life is in shambles. Again.She vows it’s for the last time... -
![Arrested by Love by Erin Wright]()
Arrested by Love by Erin Wright
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s a fighter, not a lover … Two years ago, Wyatt Miller lost his family to a drunk driver. His heart broken, he slowly put the pieces of his shattered life back together. Running his thousand-acre ranch from dawn till dusk helps him forget about his broken heart. When he stops a drunk from getting behind the wheel one night, he ends up in a bloody fight … and then behind bars...Categorized as:
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![A Cowboy's Forever Faithful by Jessie Gussman]()
A Cowboy's Forever Faithful by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the friendly town of Sweet Water, North Dakota, Ellen and Travis's friendship flourished, firmly rooted in shared laughter and dreams.As Travis returned to Sweet View Ranch, his purchase of Ellen at auction seemed to shatter the boundaries they had once embraced. Stirred by newfound emotions, Ellen grappled with conflicting feelings when Travis asked her to assist him in finding a wife... -
![The Meaning in Mistletoe: A Hopeful Christmas Romance: Poppy Creek Book 4 (A Poppy Creek Novel) by Rachael Bloome]()
The Meaning in Mistletoe: A Hopeful Christmas Romance: Poppy Creek Book 4 (A Poppy Creek Novel) by Rachael Bloome
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsReturn to Poppy Creek in the fourth book in the beloved small-town series by Rachael Bloome... -
![Wish Upon a Christmas Star by Karen McQuestion]()
Wish Upon a Christmas Star by Karen McQuestion
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGet caught up in a special holiday story about the magic of Christmas and a second chance at love.When Gwen Hayward moves to the quaint town of Poplar Creek, she’s too mired in post-divorce misery to meet the neighbors. That changes when she spots a little girl leave an anonymous wish on the local bookstore’s Christmas tree... -
![The Memory Keeper by Jenny Hale]()
The Memory Keeper by Jenny Hale
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the USA Today bestselling author of The Summer House comes a story about family bonds, one small town, and a reunion that changes everything.Hannah Townsend’s life is just as she’s always wanted it to be. She has the perfect job at a New York magazine, a small but elegant apartment in the upper west side, and an incredibly successful beau named Miles Monahan... -
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![Overprotective Cowboy by Elana Johnson]()
Overprotective Cowboy by Elana Johnson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCowboys looking for a second chance at life, love, and happiness.Ted Burrows is ready to start his life over again, even if he has to go to a work-parole ranch to get out from behind the walls that have caged him for the past thirty months... -
![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... -
![Pieces of Forever by Valerie M. Bodden]()
Pieces of Forever by Valerie M. Bodden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe scars on her face are nothing to the scars on her heart. But can God help her find healing―and love?Eight years ago, Ava and Joseph had the perfect future planned—he would go to veterinary school, she would embark on a career with an exclusive modeling agency, and they’d eventually get married and have three dogs and four children. Until a terrible accident changed everything... -
![Taking What Is Mine by Abby Brooks, Will Wright]()
Taking What Is Mine by Abby Brooks, Will Wright
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRaising cattle is hard work, but Chet Wilde’s been doing it since he was a boy. It’s the kind of grind that takes a toll on a man and reveals who he is, deep down. What kind of man is Chet? He may just be the last real cowboy. He carries himself with a quiet dignity that commands respect from everyone he meets. Lately though, Chet’s started wondering if there’s more to life than work... -
![All That It Takes by Nicole Deese]()
All That It Takes by Nicole Deese
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the ever-cautious Val Locklier finally agrees to a cross-country move with her nine-year-old son to take a job with her best friend, Molly, everything she had planned for the future unravels within the first week. After pushing aside her anxieties about renting an apartment from Molly's twin brother, whom she barely knows, she accepts an invitation for an elite filmmaker's mentorship... -
![The Amish Teacher's Gift by Rachel J. Good]()
The Amish Teacher's Gift by Rachel J. Good
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Teacher's Love Widower Josiah Yoder wants to be a good father. But it's not easy with a deaf young son who doesn't understand why his mamm isn't coming home. At a loss, Josiah enrolls Nathan in a special-needs school and is relieved to see his son immediately comforted by his new teacher, a woman whose sweet charm and gentle smile just might be the balm they both need...Categorized as:
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![The Secret in Sandcastles by Rachael Bloome]()
The Secret in Sandcastles by Rachael Bloome
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo childhood enemies. One adventure-filled summer. And an unexpected romance they're trying hard to resist...Penny Heart likes to play it safe... in life and in love. When she’s asked to brave her town's most thrilling adventures to revamp their outdated guidebook, things quickly go from bad to worse. The person assigned to help? None other than her childhood nemesis... -
![Down the Hidden Path by Heather Burch]()
Down the Hidden Path by Heather Burch
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJeremiah McKinley is the first of his enlisted brothers to return home to River Rock, Missouri—their sleepy but charming hometown in the Ozarks—in the wake of their father’s death in combat. While he’s grateful to be home with his sister nearby, his grief over losing the man known as Major Mack proves almost overwhelming, especially without his brothers around... -
![Finding Peace in Wishing Bridge by Ruth Logan Herne]()
Finding Peace in Wishing Bridge by Ruth Logan Herne
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCreator of the bestselling "Welcome to Wishing Bridge" and "At Home in Wishing Bridge" award-winning author Ruth Logan Herne invites readers back to the little town with the big heart with "Finding Peace in Wishing Bridge". Being a supermodel isn't just hard... -
![Cowboy Marrying the Lady by Jessie Gussman]()
Cowboy Marrying the Lady by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTadgh O’Reilly followed the racehorse he fell in love with across the ocean and to the barren fields of North Dakota.Content to live with his young daughter in his small, caretaker’s cottage as long as he gets to see his beloved Thoroughbred every day, he never dreams that his life is missing something very important... -
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![A Seaside Wonder by Melissa Tagg]()
A Seaside Wonder by Melissa Tagg
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn one evening, Indi's world falls apart. Enter the shy professor her family mistakes for her fiancé...make that ex-fiancé.Professor Philip West never wanted to return to Maine . . . or his grandfather’s miserable old house. But after his mother’s death, he’s now the guardian of a teenage half sister he barely knows—one who doesn’t want anything to do with him... -
![The CEO's Companion by Rose Fresquez]()
The CEO's Companion by Rose Fresquez
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDespair held him captive. Can her love break his chains?After a deadly fire robbed him of his wife and children, billionaire Eric Stone clings to God and buries himself in work to distract himself from his grief. But when a mysterious illness takes away his ability to work, Eric must retreat to his childhood home to rest and recover... -
![Soldier's Secret Baby by Clara Pines]()
Soldier's Secret Baby by Clara Pines
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsan a secret miracle give this wounded veteran a second chance at love?Chris Bell’s world was shattered when the woman he loved suddenly left him. Now a serious injury is cutting his military career short, and sending him home to Trinity Falls years before he expected... -
![Keep Holding On by Melissa Tagg]()
Keep Holding On by Melissa Tagg
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSwoon-worthy Romance. Small-town Charm. Best friends reunite in Tagg's latest novel of second chances and enduring love. Beckett Walker hasn't stepped foot in Maple Valley in years. There's no getting past the painful memories, and there's every chance he'll be arrested as soon as he shows his face. Which is exactly what happens when he finally returns... -
![Colton by Olivia Sands]()
Colton by Olivia Sands
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWelcome to Elm Ridge, Kentucky, where you’ll swoon, smile, and fall helplessly in love with the Green family. Colton Green thinks he’s got life all figured out. He’ll run the Red Widow Bourbon factory—a business that’s been in his family’s name for generations—build a beautiful home, marry a nice country girl, and start a family. After all, family is what the Greens are all about... -
![A Winter Cabin Christmas by Megan Squires]()
A Winter Cabin Christmas by Megan Squires
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLining up the perfect gig for her clients makes talent agent, Samantha Day, giddier than a kid on Christmas morning. When a job comes along requesting the likeness of Mr. and Mrs. Claus, she knows her parents are a shoe-in. But when they arrive in Cedar Crest, along with a dozen other hopefuls, Samantha fears she made her parents a promise she can’t keep...Categorized as:
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![Just a Cowboy's Fairy Tale by Jessie Gussman]()
Just a Cowboy's Fairy Tale by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFormer firefighter Hines Cannon saved a life. But in the process, he lost his own. Hines Cannon, a recluse haunted by the scars of his heroic sacrifice, never expected to find love in the rural North Dakota town of Sweet Water.But when a freak accident leaves him helpless, Eliza Walton, the woman he once saved, becomes his lifeline... -
![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... -
![Holding Out For Love by Debra Clopton]()
Holding Out For Love by Debra Clopton
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJillian Sinclair needs a man and she needs him now. She dreams of being a mother-but the doctor just gave her the news that if she plans to carry a baby herself then her time is running out. She also wants true love like her sisters but will she have to settle for something less than that in order to get her baby?The last thing she needs is the only man she's loved and lost coming back to town... -
![Thankful in Good Hope by Cindy Kirk]()
Thankful in Good Hope by Cindy Kirk
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKeeping this secret could cost him everything…Trinity McConnell came to Good Hope expecting to reconnect with a former colleague, not a former fling. But within hours of arriving in the picturesque small town, she’s face-to-face with Ryder Goodhue, the man who gave her the hottest, most romantic night of her life... -
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![Back to the Bayou by Brooke St. James]()
Back to the Bayou by Brooke St. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBack to the Bayou is the fifth and final installment in the Martin Family Series, but it can also be read as a standalone. Amelia Martin was the youngest of three girls. Both of her older sisters had already found their soul mates, and Amelia felt like she was well on her way to that with Hank Marksberry. Hank seemed to have everything she was looking for... -
![Discovering Home by Carol Moncado]()
Discovering Home by Carol Moncado
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJonathan William Langley-Cranston IV has come to terms with the idea that he just might remain single and childless for the rest of his life. It’s not his first choice, but it seems to be what God has for him, at least for now. Until a chance encounter with a familiar face changes his outlook. MacKenzie Davidson has been a single mom since before her daughter was born... -
![The Farm Stand by Amy Clipston]()
The Farm Stand by Amy Clipston
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsExperience some sweet, garden-fresh romance in the next installment of Amy Clipston's Amish Marketplace series. Salina Petersheim runs her own booth at the Amish market, where she’s known for having the freshest and most delicious produce in the area. Her father is the bishop of her church district, and her brother is a deacon... -
![Just a Cowboy's Shotgun Wedding by Jessie Gussman]()
Just a Cowboy's Shotgun Wedding by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter her husband died, leaving her with six kids to raise on her own, Piper Hughes struggles to hold everything together on a hairdresser's small wage. She has no hope of expanding her two bedroom ranch house and doesn't want to rely on the charity of the town, either... -
![Just a Cowboy's Midnight Bride by Jessie Gussman]()
Just a Cowboy's Midnight Bride by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA woman who beat cancer, but longs for a family.A man who can't shake his youthful reputation of instability.A desperate midnight marriage.Mav Stryker can't seem to convince the town of Sweet Water that he's not the kid he used to be. Of course, taking a gamble on high dollar cattle that didn't pay off, isn't helping anything. Especially when it causes him to face foreclosure... -
![Driftwood Bay by Irene Hannon]()
Driftwood Bay by Irene Hannon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter tragedy upends her world, Jeannette Mason retreats to the tiny Oregon seaside town of Hope Harbor to create a new life. Vowing to avoid emotional attachments, she focuses on running her lavender farm and tea-room--until a new neighbor with a destructive dog and a forlorn little girl invades her turf. But she needn't worry. Dr... -
![Pelican Point by Irene Hannon]()
Pelican Point by Irene Hannon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA crumbling lighthouse is not part of the inheritance Army doctor Ben Garrison expects to claim when he journeys to Hope Harbor. Fresh out of the service, he wants only to unload the tower of bricks, decompress from years of treating battlefield trauma, and prepare to launch his civilian career.Hope Harbor Herald editor Marci Weber has other ideas... -
![Come Rain or Come Shine by Jan Karon]()
Come Rain or Come Shine by Jan Karon
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratings#1 New York Times–bestselling author Jan Karon returns—with the story readers have been waiting for. Over the course of ten Mitford novels, fans have kept a special place in their hearts for Dooley Kavanagh, first seen in At Home in Mitford as a barefoot, freckle-faced boy in filthy overalls... -
![Gareth by Kimberly Rae Jordan]()
Gareth by Kimberly Rae Jordan
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWelcome to the fictional town of Serenity Point, Idaho, home to the large Halverson family.A mixed family with both biological and adopted children,their lives and relationships are held together by their love for each other and their faith.Gareth Halverson has studied for years to become a doctor, planning one day to take over his parents’ clinic in Northern Idaho... -
![Mulberry Hollow by Denise Hunter]()
Mulberry Hollow by Denise Hunter
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsContractor Wes Mathews is nearly finished hiking the Appalachian Trail in honor of his recently deceased best friend when he falls terribly ill. He stumbles into the nearest town and soon finds himself indebted to the beautiful young doctor who owns the clinic... -
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![Remember to Forget by Deborah Raney]()
Remember to Forget by Deborah Raney
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne morning changed everything about her life But could it also set her free?Graphic designer Maggie Anderson has lived under her boyfriend's tyranny for nearly two years...until she's carjacked in New York... -
![Cry in the Night by Colleen Coble]()
Cry in the Night by Colleen Coble
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBree Nichols gets the shock of her life when her husband-presumed dead-reappears. Bree Nichols and her search and rescue dog Samson discover a crying infant in the densely forested woods outside of Rock Harbor, Michigan. Against objections from her husband, Kade, who knows she'll become attached, Bree takes the baby in... -
![His Seventh Stop by Liz Isaacson]()
His Seventh Stop by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe's a seasoned cowboy on a delivery mission. She's a resilient hobby farm owner braving the winter storm. Can Keith and Lindsay forge a bond in the heart of a tempest and find love in the calm that follows?Keith Whettstein is no stranger to life's challenges - a seasoned cowboy from the renowned Hammond Family Farm, he's weathered his fair share of trials... -
![Just a Cowboy's Secret Baby by Jessie Gussman]()
Just a Cowboy's Secret Baby by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJonah Mills is content keeping a low profile on the Sweet Briar Ranch, drumming up business for their crop-dusting service and learning how to be a rancher after years in the Air Force. His marriage was a mistake he doesn't intend to repeat... -
![The Truth Between Us by Tammy L. Gray]()
The Truth Between Us by Tammy L. Gray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNine years to win her. Three years to love her. And one decision that destroyed it all. April Duncan was raised with three clear truths: the family name is absolute, ambition and success rule over every emotion, and love always comes with strings attached. Image was everything in her carefully crafted world... until the mirror cracked... -
![One Southern Cowboy by Jennifer Youngblood]()
One Southern Cowboy by Jennifer Youngblood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes you have to forget all that you know … to learn how to love again.The player in the family, Jaxson goes through girlfriends faster than a hot knife through butter. A near fatal accident with a familiar face might be the very thing to give this cowboy a fresh take on love and loyalty.Jaxson locked his heart a long time ago and has no intention of opening it back up for anyone...
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