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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 Horsepower of the Holiday by Liz Isaacson]()
The Horsepower of the Holiday by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe told her once he wasn't interested in dating her if they weren't exclusive. She's a former racecar driver just trying to find the right man for her at 200 miles per hour. Can Oakley slow down enough to have a relationship with Ranger, or will they both be left lonely this Christmas?Ranger Glover has worked at Shiloh Ridge Ranch his entire life... -
![Sheriff's Treasured Teacher by Clara Pines]()
Sheriff's Treasured Teacher by Clara Pines
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe’s sworn to protect his heart, but she’s ready to serve up some holiday cheer.When it comes to happiness, grumpy Sheriff Cal Cassidy is an officer in need of assistance. But he’s not ready for it to come in the form of his son’s pretty new pre-school teacher. Sure, she’s kind and she’s patient and she smells like cinnamon cookies... -
![Texas Roses by Samantha Christy]()
Texas Roses by Samantha Christy
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsQuinn comes from a rich, dirty, Texas family he wants nothing to do with.Amber is searching for a place to belong.When their worlds collide in an unexpected way, her past may help guide his future... -
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![The Hope of Her Heart by Liz Isaacson]()
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![His Fourth Date by Liz Isaacson]()
His Fourth Date by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTheir relationship has been nothing but loose goats, a leaking roof, and her complete humiliation after he pays her mortgage so she won’t lose her farm. Travis wants to go back in time and start over with Poppy, but he doesn’t know how. Can a small town speed-dating event get their second chance off on the right foot?Travis Thatcher has found his life’s calling as a cowboy... -
![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 Nanny for the Grumpy Cowboy by Hanna Hart]()
A Nanny for the Grumpy Cowboy by Hanna Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDrake Rolston is a grumpy single dad with a chip on his shoulder larger than Texas.When his long-time nanny quits, he is in desperate need of a new one.Carefree dreamer Freddie Dover seems like the last girl on earth that he would pick.But when there is slim pickings in a small town, desperate times call for desperate measures…and Drakedecides to take a chance with Freddie and his heart... -
![Anything for You by Jessie Gussman]()
Anything for You by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter the circus she works for goes bankrupt, Jillian Powell takes advantage of a dubious family connection.The little farm in Pennsylvania that belongs to her “cousin” is a safe haven for Jillian, and she’s sure no one will ever uncover the incriminating truth she’s hiding……until an elephant shows up on her doorstep... -
![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... -
![A Fake Marriage for the Grumpy Cowboy by Hanna Hart]()
A Fake Marriage for the Grumpy Cowboy by Hanna Hart
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAugust Rolston wanted to escape his small town Texas lifestyle when a gorgeous enemy complicated his reality even more.The arrogant overachiever, Belle Danson, was the hydroponics expert that he needed for his organic greenhouse.She was annoyingly driven and also had a special talent for driving August crazy... -
![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... -
![A Second Chance in the Show Me State by Jessie Gussman]()
A Second Chance in the Show Me State by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey were high school sweethearts, but money and pride came between them. Can their twin sons trick them into falling in love again? Reid Hudson would be happy on his Missouri farm except he’d always thought he’d be sharing it with his soulmate, Emerson. Instead, he gets six months with each of his boys and splits the holidays. Not the life he’d planned... -
![When I'm With You by Kimberly Rae Jordan]()
When I'm With You by Kimberly Rae Jordan
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe’s been told he’s the enemy, but she needs something from him.Leilani Alexander’s plan had always been to return to New Hope Falls once she’d finally finished college to help her mom with her florist shop. Unfortunately, tragedy dictated a different path... -
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![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... -
![Cowboy Finding Love by Jessie Gussman]()
Cowboy Finding Love by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEnjoy the newest series from USA Today best-selling author, Jessie Gussman - Coming Home to North Dakota.Jessie writes sweet and inspirational romance from her farm in central Virginia. Having attended, but never graduating from the school of hard knocks, Jessie uses real life on the farm to inspire her cowboy, rural and blue-collar fiction... -
![Cowboys & Christmas Kisses by Natalie Dean]()
Cowboys & Christmas Kisses by Natalie Dean
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe loves Christmas on the ranch. She dreads all the fake holiday cheer. Will Christmas derail their chance at love?Tate Baker is a handsome cowboy who loves Christmas. He’s bound and determined to help his mom and five brothers enjoy the season—the first Christmas on the ranch without their father. Then he rescues a beautiful young woman from an avalanche... -
![The Rest Of Me: A Contemporary Country Romance by Ashley Munoz]()
The Rest Of Me: A Contemporary Country Romance by Ashley Munoz
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDeath never simply settles for the life it claims. It’s greedy. It stole all of our lives that night and while it put my husband in the ground, it left my four children and me behind. After an ugly year of grief, something had to change. My sister suggested open spaces, big skies and fresh air in the heart of Wyoming...Categorized as:
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![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...Categorized as:
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![Forgotten Secrets by Christy Barritt]()
Forgotten Secrets by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFBI Special Agent Jesse Marx doesn’t know which is worse—waking up in a horse stable with no memories of the past several days or waking up to discover he’s wearing a wedding band. Not only has he been injured, but he’s also gotten hitched—something he vowed never to do.Sienna Fleming refuses to feel a connection to any man, much less be tied down to one... -
![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... -
![Winning the Cowboy Billionaire by Emmy Eugene]()
Winning the Cowboy Billionaire by Emmy Eugene
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe'll do anything to secure the funding she needs to take her perfumery to the next level...even date the boy next door.Except Spur Chappell is no boy.He's six-feet-two-inches of pure muscle, devilish grins, big hands, and loud laughter. Oh, and did Olivia Hudson mention his money?He's got a ton of that too... -
![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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![Liam's Invented I-Do by Liz Isaacson]()
Liam's Invented I-Do by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe's desperate to save her ranch. He wants to help her any way he can. Will their invented I-Do open doors that have previously been closed and lead to a happily-ever-after for both of them? Callie Foster is at her wit's end when it comes to running the Shining Star Ranch. She can't give it up and let it go into foreclosure. But she doesn't know how to save it either...Categorized as:
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![Tex by Liz Isaacson]()
Tex by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe's back in town after a successful country music career. She owns a bordering farm to the family land he wants to buy...and she outbids him at the auction. Can Tex and Abigail rekindle their old flame, or will the issue of land ownership come between them?Tex Young has spent the last two decades traveling around the world with his brothers as part of Country Quad, a successful cowboy boy band... -
![Dreaming of Her Secret Santa's Kiss by Jessie Gussman]()
Dreaming of Her Secret Santa's Kiss by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBurgundy Gannon went to Hollywood to make it big. That was a bust.Crew Pittman was one of the world’s top underwater welders. Until a freak accident left him permanently unable to work.When Burgundy shows up at Crew’s new home to be a caretaker to the elderly woman who won’t leave, it seems like three unlikely people are trapped unwillingly together... -
![Heartland Holidays by Jessie Gussman]()
Heartland Holidays by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCandace McClosky thought the billionaire tycoon actually loved her and would help her save her family’s ranch. She fancied herself in love for the first time in her life.She was a fool.Now she’s stuck with even more problems and, as the oldest, she feels responsible for helping her sisters and saving their ranch.So…she comes up with a desperate plan and pitches it to an even more desperate cowboy... -
![Salty Cowboy: A Cooper Family Novel by Elana Johnson]()
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![A Calm and Gentle Rain by Kimberly Rae Jordan]()
A Calm and Gentle Rain by Kimberly Rae Jordan
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe has lived her life in the midst of a storm.With a demanding, overbearing father dictating her life, Cecelia Albrecht has never been able to stand on her own. Searching for a way to free herself from him has led her into situations that have only added to the turbulence in her life.He knows Cecelia in a way that most don’t and would do anything for her... -
![Tender Mercies by Jessie Gussman]()
Tender Mercies by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan someone over fifty still find their soulmate?Bev became a successful business woman, designing her own line of spandex undergarments for plus sized women and amassing a fortune as the company grew to a multibillion dollar international conglomerate... -
![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... -
![Cowboy Angel in Disguise for Christmas by Jo Grafford]()
Cowboy Angel in Disguise for Christmas by Jo Grafford
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA visit home for the holidays rekindles a childhood crush in this sweet, small-town Christmas romance.Celebrity country western singer Willa Morgan receives a gift from a secret admirer that ultimately leads to a long overdue visit home for Christmas...Categorized as:
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![Cowgirl Fallin' for Her Best Friend's Brother by Natalie Dean]()
Cowgirl Fallin' for Her Best Friend's Brother by Natalie Dean
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCici Miller is a life-long nerd. Now that she’s a college graduate, she’s determined and assertive and brave. Except when it comes to love.Cici’s had a crush on her best friend’s big brother since she was eight years old. But she’s never told him. She knows she’s not his type. And he’s moved out of town and had the same girlfriend for years.Now Cici’s best friend is getting married... -
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![Her Last First Kiss: Christian Cowboy Romance by Liz Isaacson]()
Her Last First Kiss: Christian Cowboy Romance by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA cowgirl down on her luck hires a man who's good with horses and under the hood of a car. Can Hudson fine tune Scarlett's heart as they work together? Or will things backfire and make everything worse at Last Chance Ranch? Scarlett Adams has had enough. Enough of men breaking her heart. Enough of her boss saying she needs to do better. Enough of the traffic and hustle of the city... -
![Unforgettable Cowboy by Debra Clopton]()
Unforgettable Cowboy by Debra Clopton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to Dew Drop, Texas. A small town full of characters who will make you smile and help heal hearts of those who come to town or become part of Sunrise Ranch—a wonderful place for foster kids to become family... Everyone is thrilled that vivacious Jolie Sheridan has returned to Sunrise Ranch. Everyone except Morgan McDermott... -
![Ever Caring by Carolyne Aarsen]()
Ever Caring by Carolyne Aarsen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe lost his wife. She gave up her baby. Can these troubled souls find true love beneath their secrets? Attorney Zach Truscott is ready for a fresh start with his grief-stricken daughter. After the widower and his eight-year-old move to a new town, he hopes creating a commemorative photo album will help ease the girl’s suffering... -
![Cowboys & Wedding Woes by Natalie Dean]()
Cowboys & Wedding Woes by Natalie Dean
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe’s from the rival ranch next door. He’s trying to save his family legacy. Will his secret ruin their chance at happiness?Adeline Callahan is hardworking, beautiful, speaks her mind, and desperately needs a husband. None of her sisters can even date until there’s a ring on her finger. But the local boys are scared of her headstrong nature and her tough, ranch-owning father... -
![Morris by Liz Isaacson]()
Morris by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s back in his mountain hometown after an NFL-career-ending injury. She’s in the same small town helping her brother recover after a car racing crash. When Morris and Leighann run into each other at a wedding, he immediately asks her out, only to have a shockingly familiar little boy run up to her and call her “Momma.”Morris Young has always felt like the odd man out in the huge Young family... -
![Secret Baby At The Cowboy Billionaire Ranch by Hanna Hart]()
Secret Baby At The Cowboy Billionaire Ranch by Hanna Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s a cowboy billionaire who prioritizes his luxury tourist ranch andhorses above all else. She’s a single mother who could use moremoney to raise her child. Will the two of them come together and fallin love… once again?Single dad Cooper Forrester doesn’t have an option but to ask forLeliana’s help... -
![Show Me a Marriage of Convenience by Alexa Verde]()
Show Me a Marriage of Convenience by Alexa Verde
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn ex-player cowboy with a little son, the boy's shy plus-size aunt, and a reluctant modern marriage of convenience only the boy is excited about… A sweet, clean, wholesome romance with a happily-ever-after!After three near-death experiences in one day-okay, maybe burning dinner and falling from a tree shouldn't count-Kade Clark worries about his son's future if he's not around to protect him... -
![Crazy Hearts by Amber Kelly]()
Crazy Hearts by Amber Kelly
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“Who says you can’t wear boots with pearls?”I’ve always loved my life and career. That was until my boss, best friend, and partner in crime, fell in love during a trip to her hometown and made me become a bougie cowgirl. It only took a few visits to the sleepy town of Poplar Falls for me to understand the draw.So here I am, fighting the two girls that live inside of me... -
![The Cowboy's Christmas Bride by Cora Seton]()
The Cowboy's Christmas Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter traveling around the globe for over a year, Cole Linden is more than ready to return home to Montana, so when his fiancée, Sunshine, suddenly cuts their trip short and books them flights back to Chance Creek, Cole feels like the holidays have come early this year. He hopes she’ll love the present he bought her: a restaurant space downtown... -
![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... -
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![Amish Christmas Miracles by Jennifer Beckstrand, Kathleen Fuller]()
Amish Christmas Miracles by Jennifer Beckstrand, Kathleen Fuller
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs snow falls softly outside the window, curl up by the fire with this collection of 14 stories by your favorite Amish fiction authors. Let them transport you to Amish communities all across the country. Travel to small towns where horses clip-clop down the road, farms dot the snow-covered landscape, and families gather to celebrate the real meaning of Christmas... -
![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... -
![When I Come Home Again by Jennifer Rodewald]()
When I Come Home Again by Jennifer Rodewald
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a family crisis calls him back to Big Prairie, will Craig Erikson be able to work through past mistakes and the tragedy that had sent him searching for a new place to call home? Brenna Blaum had been sure of three things in her life—her brother, her running, and her dad’s star receiver. But in a matter of a year’s time, everything she’d counted on fell apart, leaving her devastated...Categorized as:
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![Her Hidden Falls Ex Military Billionaire Cowboy by Taylor Hart]()
Her Hidden Falls Ex Military Billionaire Cowboy by Taylor Hart
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA cowboy avoiding his hometown. The woman from ten years ago. When he stumbles upon a man proposing to her, all he knows is that he has to get her back!Kane Hardman, ex-soldier turned computer programmer billionaire, only wanted to hang out with his business partner and grow their Forbes top 100 company. When he sees the woman he never stopped loving being proposed to, he takes swift action...Categorized as:
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![The Cowboy's Unexpected Love by S.J. McCoy]()
The Cowboy's Unexpected Love by S.J. McCoy
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Cowboy’s Unexpected Love is the first book in the new, sweet n steamy, western romance series from USA Today Bestselling author SJ McCoy.The MacFarland Ranch series takes us back to Paradise Valley, Montana, where the winters are cold and hard, and the cowboys are hot and harder.Wade MacFarland is one of life’s good guys. He built and runs a guest lodge on the family ranch... -
![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...
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