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The Chemistry of Christmas: Glover Family Saga & Christian Romance by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe's the black sheep of the family, and she's a chemist who understands formulas, not emotions. Can Preacher and Charlie take their quirks and turn them into a strong relationship this Christmas?Preacher Glover doesn't feel like he fits in the loud, loving Glover Family... -
![The Gift At Sugar Sand Inn by Leigh Duncan]()
The Gift At Sugar Sand Inn by Leigh Duncan
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEscape to Sugar Sand Beach with Michelle Robinson and her best friends for a second chance at all life has to offer.At forty-five, Michelle has a great life. A husband who loves her. Two children on the fast track to success. A beautiful home in the rolling hills of Virginia. And three of the best friends a girl could ever want... -
![Gulf Coast Moonlight by Maggie Miller]()
Gulf Coast Moonlight by Maggie Miller
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEscape to the Gulf Coast of Florida with Georgia Carpenter as she gets a second chance at life, love, and happiness. With the storm behind her, Georgia Carpenter looks forward to reaching her goal of reopening the inn left to her by her great aunt. It seems very attainable, too, thanks to all the help she’s been getting from family and friends... -
![Sold! In the Show Me State by Jessie Gussman]()
Sold! In the Show Me State by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe town outcast buys a date with Cowboy Crossing’s own A-List movie star. Ivory Haines is the daughter of the town’s resident retired prostitute and possibly the town drunk, although her mother wasn’t entirely certain.She resents her position in the town – and especially resents the teasing she’d been subjected to – and has vowed to show everyone that she is just as good as they are... -
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![Grumpy Cowboy by Elana Johnson]()
Grumpy Cowboy by Elana Johnson
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe can find the negative in any situation. Like that time he got upset with the woman who brought him a free chocolate-and-caramel-covered apple because it had melted in his truck... Can William and Gretchen start over and make a healthy relationship after it's started to wilt?William Cooper doesn't mean to see red the moment things start to go bad. It's the red hair, he swears... -
![Saltwater Promises by Amelia Addler]()
Saltwater Promises by Amelia Addler
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAn FBI agent’s work is never really done…Mike isn’t about to let a little thing like being forced into retirement stop him from investigating the mob activity on San Juan Island. Sure, it’s dangerous, but he can handle it. He’s about to crack the case wide open, too…then he sees her again and everything gets way more complicated.Lynn Campbell loves retirement... -
![The Cowboy's Marriage Mistake by Jessie Gussman]()
The Cowboy's Marriage Mistake by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRancher Cordell Stryker just wants to settle down on his ranch, and he’s convinced the twin sister of his best friend to tie the knot with him. But as the wedding day approaches, he finds himself drawn more to her sister. But that can’t be, because she’s his best friend...Categorized as:
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![Country Romance by Carolyne Aarsen]()
Country Romance by Carolyne Aarsen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwo lonely strangers and a snow storm. Recipe for romance? If Adele Marten’s troubled childhood taught her anything it was that family is everything.So when the time comes to keep a promise she made to her dying friend, she knew she would do whatever it takes to reunite a father and son... who have never met. Even risk her fragile heart... -
![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... -
![A Cowboy and his Daughter by Emmy Eugene]()
A Cowboy and his Daughter by Emmy Eugene
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey were married for a few months. She lost their baby...or so he thought. Rex Johnson knows he's the loudest brother. He doesn't even try to hide it, because he has plenty of other secrets he's never told anyone. Not his parents. Not his brothers. No one. I was only married for four months. No one needs to know... -
![The Rancher's Mail-Order Bride: Small Town Contemporary Romance by Mindy Neff]()
The Rancher's Mail-Order Bride: Small Town Contemporary Romance by Mindy Neff
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWanted: Women and Babies. Where: Shotgun Ridge, Montana. When: As soon as possible! Wyatt Malone had been ambushed! The little boy staring earnestly at him thought Wyatt was his new dad—and the boy’s pregnant mommy claimed to be his bride-to-be... -
![Sarsaparilla Showdown by Caroline Lee]()
Sarsaparilla Showdown by Caroline Lee
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen your first two loves are books and ice cream (not necessarily in that order!) who has time to fall for something else? Sadie Mayfield has gotten really good at admiring handsome men from afar… After all, it’s not like they’d be interested in her, would they? But when Shawn starts frequenting her ice cream and soda shop at River’s End Ranch, she sets out to become his friend... -
![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... -
![Forever Family by Kirsten Osbourne, River's End Ranch]()
Forever Family by Kirsten Osbourne, River's End Ranch
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter thirty-five years of peaceful marriage, Bobbi and Wilber Weston have come to a crossroads. They each want something different, and neither is willing to give in to the other. Bobbi loves her children and grandbabies more than she’d ever imagined, and she doesn’t think asking for a change in the plans she’d made with Wilber many years ago should be a difficult thing... -
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![Romancing Rachel by Pamela M. Kelley]()
Romancing Rachel by Pamela M. Kelley
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAspiring actress Rachel McIntyre is also a waitress at Kelsey's Kafe at River's End Ranch. She plans to eventually move to L. A. to chase her dream, but money is tight at home, so she is going to wait a few years... -
![Gulf Coast Sunsets by Maggie Miller]()
Gulf Coast Sunsets by Maggie Miller
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEscape to the Gulf Coast of Florida with Georgia Carpenter as she gets a second chance at life, love, and happiness. With a hurricane barreling toward Blackbird Beach, Georgia Carpenter is faced with new problems and the need to work faster than ever. The last thing she needs is more damage to the inn, but she can’t control nature... -
![Baker's Bob by Kirsten Osbourne]()
Baker's Bob by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMiranda White loves her job as a baker at River’s End Ranch. She’s been there a year, and the only fly in the ointment is Bob, the chef for Kelsey’s Kafé, who picks a fight with her every single morning. December on the ranch doesn’t only bring skiers and snowmobilers, it also brings cookies. And at River’s End, cookies mean Miranda. Bob Blakely is clueless about women, and he knows it... -
![Where Forever Ends by K. Street]()
Where Forever Ends by K. Street
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings𝑴𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔—𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒘. Then: I was a wife. Married to a man who was my world and the father of my child. Then, one day, half of my heart was ripped out of my chest. Now: I’m a widow. A single mom who has spent the last nine months trying like hell not to drown in an ocean of grief... -
![A Cowboy and his Boss by Emmy Eugene]()
A Cowboy and his Boss by Emmy Eugene
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe's his boss. He's had a crush on her for a couple of summers now. Can Toni and Griffin mix business and pleasure while making sure the teens they're in charge of stay in line? Griffin Johnson likes getting away from his brothers and the ranch every summer, going to Camp Clear Creek, where he's a counselor for teenage boys. Finally, some peace. He loves his brothers, don't get him wrong... -
![A Cowboy and his Fake Marriage: A Western Cowboy Sweet Romance by Emmy Eugene]()
A Cowboy and his Fake Marriage: A Western Cowboy Sweet Romance by Emmy Eugene
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe needs a husband to keep her ranch...can she convince the cowboy next-door to marry her? Darren Dumond has been working at Chestnut Ranch since he sold his place after the death of his first wife. But he starts to see the woman who owns the ranch just north of where he works over the summer, and he thinks his heart can handle a new relationship. His heart was wrong... -
![Finding Redemption by Christine Gael]()
Finding Redemption by Christine Gael
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTodd Sullivan has been working his tail off to make his mother's veterinary clinic the best its ever been so she can enjoy her retirement, but he's burning the candle at both ends to do it. When he gets a request for a house call, he thinks it's all in a day's work...until he walks into a cottage of horrors... -
![Finding Love: Addison & Clay by Rachel Hanna]()
Finding Love: Addison & Clay by Rachel Hanna
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings** This is book 4 of the January Cove series! Please enjoy book 1 (The One For Me) for FREE and then pick up books 2 and 3 to learn more about the Parker family! ** In book 4, we meet the only sister in the Parker clan - Addison. When Addison Parker comes home for Christmas without her husband, she's carrying a huge secret... -
![Lucky Number Thirteen by Liz Isaacson, Elana Johnson]()
Lucky Number Thirteen by Liz Isaacson, Elana Johnson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA bonus novella in the #1 bestselling Three Rivers Ranch Romance series, featuring Tanner Wolf! Tanner's in Three Rivers, a changed man, to compete in the rodeo. He's glad to be forgiven of the misdeeds he's done, and he looks to his friends in Three Rivers as examples. He's ridden hundreds of bulls over the years, but when he draws Lucky Number Thirteen, the personal stakes for winning go up... -
![Catching the Cowboy by Shanna Hatfield]()
Catching the Cowboy by Shanna Hatfield
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe’s fresh out of jail...He’s fresh out of luck.Spoiled billionaire heiress Emery Brighton indulges in one mimosa too many, attempts to steal a horse, and winds up in jail. A sentence of community service leaves her at the mercy of strangers on a remote ranch near a small town in Oregon...Categorized as:
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![Jingle-Bell Jam by Pamela M. Kelley]()
Jingle-Bell Jam by Pamela M. Kelley
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBryan Baker is kind and good-natured, with a weakness for sweets. He's been indulging more often than he should lately, turning to comfort food and focusing on work to keep his mind off a recent breakup. When he injures his back, his doctor reads him the riot act and he agrees to see a personal trainer to get in shape... -
![Saltwater Falls by Amelia Addler]()
Saltwater Falls by Amelia Addler
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLights, camera…romance!Now that Connor is home on San Juan Island, he knows it’s time to give up his carefree lifestyle and put down some roots. But then he meets a Hollywood-bound beauty and starts to question everything…Teresa has only one goal. She will succeed as a location scout for her first big-time film. Falling for the distractingly handsome Connor was not on her agenda... -
![Pet Peeves by Amelia C. Adams]()
Pet Peeves by Amelia C. Adams
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKerry Holt has a lot of hang-ups about life. She's worked hard to prove herself as a strong, successful black woman in the corporate world, and between her career and caring for her aging mother, her stress levels are through the roof. A trip to River's End Ranch should help relax her ... or so her therapist hopes... -
![Fanning Flames by Cindy Caldwell]()
Fanning Flames by Cindy Caldwell
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes when you search for something, you find more than you bargained for. Wildfires threaten River’s End Ranch as Lindsey Montgomery arrives out to find the brother she just found out she has. Family has never meant much to her, her adoption not what she’d hoped for. After years of loneliness, she finds out that she had a twin brother, and they were separated as toddlers... -
![Haylee's Homecoming by Kay P. Dawson]()
Haylee's Homecoming by Kay P. Dawson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHaylee Evans has never had a real family or a place to call home. Her whole life, all she wanted to do was work with animals. After working hard to finally realize that dream, she suddenly finds herself with a thirteen-year-old sister to raise. They both need a fresh start, so they move to Quinn Valley where her sister can have the life Haylee never did... -
![Summer Serenade by Melissa McClone]()
Summer Serenade by Melissa McClone
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe wanted to be a star—until he crushed her dreams in front of millions. When Ivy Quinn’s father dies, her dream of moving to Nashville gets put on hold, but she isn’t giving up on a music career. At least not until country superstar Nash Bennett delivers a devastating critique of her audition…on national television. Returning home to her supportive family and a stable job makes the most sense... -
![Landscaping Love by Liz Isaacson]()
Landscaping Love by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe hired her to landscape the yard, but she's going to make him re-evaluate who he lets into his heart. Rhodes Quinn is only months away from taking over Quinn Valley Ranch, and he doesn't have time to deal with water leaking into the basement at the homestead. But since it's his future home, he hires a landscape architect to get things right with the yard... -
![Forever Falcon Ridge by D.L. Roan]()
Forever Falcon Ridge by D.L. Roan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe McLendon Family Saga continues in this epic, coming-of-age love story by USA Today bestselling author, D.L. Roan. A third-generation rancher, Dani McLendon is destined to become the first woman to ever manage her family's ranch. Running Falcon Ridge is her birthright, her honor, her responsibility... -
![Jamison by Chris Keniston]()
Jamison by Chris Keniston
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove the Farradays, the Ladies Afternoon Social Club, the mysterious dogs and their pups, Sisters, and so much more happening in Tuckers Bluff? Then you won’t want to miss Jamison, the next matchmaking escapade as he tumbles into love with everyone's friend and favorite café owner, Abbie... -
![Catching the Cowboy: A Royal Brothers Novel by Liz Isaacson]()
Catching the Cowboy: A Royal Brothers Novel by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA cowboy who can't get off the ranch to meet anyone, a stylist who hasn't been on a second date in a year, and the relationship that starts when they're stranded in a cabin together... Cowboy Dylan Royal is good at two things: whistling and caring for cattle. When his cows are being attacked by an unknown wild animal, he calls Texas Parks & Wildlife for help... -
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![Cheering the Cowboy: A Royal Brothers Novel by Liz Isaacson]()
Cheering the Cowboy: A Royal Brothers Novel by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA cowboy with anger management issues, the woman whose ranch he "stole," and their chance to get everything they want for Christmas...including each other. Austin Royal loves his life on his new ranch with his brothers. But he doesn't love that Shayleigh Hatch came with the property, nor that he has to take the blame for the fact that he now owns her childhood ranch... -
![Rugged Rockclimber by Amelia C. Adams]()
Rugged Rockclimber by Amelia C. Adams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDiscover River's End Ranch, a gorgeous "destination ranch and resort" in Riston, Idaho, that is run by the six Weston siblings and their well-meaning, semi-retired parents. Five bestselling Western romance authors have created a world like no other--full of fun outside activities, a huge family in need of love, and side characters you will never forget... -
![Wild West Wedding by Caroline Lee, River's End Ranch]()
Wild West Wedding by Caroline Lee, River's End Ranch
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDiscover River's End Ranch, a gorgeous "destination" ranch and resort in Riston, Idaho, that is run by the six Weston siblings and their well-meaning, semi-retired parents. Five bestselling western romance authors have created a world like no other--full of fun outdoor activities, a huge family in need of love, and side characters you will never forget... -
![Flyboy's Fancy by Kirsten Osbourne, River's End Ranch]()
Flyboy's Fancy by Kirsten Osbourne, River's End Ranch
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDebbie White visited River’s End Ranch over Christmas to spend time with her daughter, and she fell in love with the place. When she realizes there’s a job open in her chosen field, she jumps at the chance to move there. As the director of the Kids’ Korral, she has a lot to do to get it ready to open before one of the daughters of the family has her baby... -
![Bernie's Birthday by Pamela M. Kelley, River's End Ranch]()
Bernie's Birthday by Pamela M. Kelley, River's End Ranch
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBernie's Birthday stars Wade Weston's assistant Bernie, who is turning twenty-seven when the story begins. All is going well in her life, she loves her job at the ranch and recently had a promotion. She has a full life between work, friends, and family. She's super close to her older brother, Jack, who is a bit of a ladies man, but a sweetheart too. He just hasn't found 'the one'... -
![Peppermint Proposal by Kirsten Osbourne]()
Peppermint Proposal by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Joni Kley finished her degree in social work, she didn’t feel like she could immediately quit her job as assistant manager of Kelsey’s Kafé on River’s End Ranch. Now that she is free to look around for something else, she’s not sure where she wants to go. She loves Idaho and the ranch, and can’t imagine living anywhere else, but there aren’t exactly a lot of social work jobs in town... -
![Yukon Yuletide by Caroline Lee]()
Yukon Yuletide by Caroline Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis year, Christmas is coming by dog sled! Nine months ago, Mack Holmes' dreams of another Iditarod win--and a legacy which would insure his kennels' success--drowned under a frozen river with half of his team... -
![Stepdad Surprise by Caroline Lee]()
Stepdad Surprise by Caroline Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis Fourth of July, there's all sorts of fireworks at River's End Ranch! A year ago, Jackie Novak looked into the eyes of her infant daughter and made the decision to run. She's spent months hiding at River's End Ranch, hoping and praying her violent ex won't track them down... -
![Most Eligible Cowboy by J.S. Cooper]()
Most Eligible Cowboy by J.S. Cooper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's a bossy, grumpy cowboy, but that doesn't stop his hotness...Beau Hamilton is the biggest catch in Montana. He’s handsome, funny and rich. As the oldest son and heir to one of the largest ranches in the State, he’s one of the most eligible bachelors around. And he knows it. His brother is marrying my best friend and we’re both in the bridal party. He’s the best man and I’m the maid of honor... -
![Blacksmith's Beauty by Caroline Lee, River's End Ranch]()
Blacksmith's Beauty by Caroline Lee, River's End Ranch
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStart with a hot anvil, add a little bit of aloha, a failure of an anxiety pig, a whole lotta Elvis Presley, and what do you get? Christmas at River's End Ranch! Since moving to River’s End Ranch to take over the blacksmith shop, Elvis “Elf” Redfern has been surrounded on all sides by deliriously happy couples in love. And despite his well-earned reputation as a flirt, he’s beyond jealous... -
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![Discovering Dani by Cindy Caldwell]()
Discovering Dani by Cindy Caldwell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Dani Weston must fill in as general manager of her family’s guest ranch in the high country of Idaho, she figures she’ll have plenty of help, and ramping up to Christmas will be a breeze. But the Christmas spirit has other ideas, and help turns out to be something she never expected—an interesting and solitary driver and her twin sister Kelsi and even they family’s banker... -
![Mistletoe Mistake by Cindy Caldwell]()
Mistletoe Mistake by Cindy Caldwell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGillian Wharton’s world is rosy—her son, Fred, has found his beloved, their wedding is on track and the bank is running quite smoothly. Maybe grandchildren are in the future, and her world as head of the town’s oldest bank is humming along. Nothing could be better, and as Christmas and the Jingle Bell Jam fundraiser loom, her world is in order... -
![Grace by Chris Keniston]()
Grace by Chris Keniston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Grace Book 7 in Farraday Country, a modern twist on the favorite 7 Brides for 7 Brothers theme set in cattle-ranching west Texas, with all the friends, family and fun that fans have come to expect from USA TODAY Bestselling author Chris Keniston... -
![Anchored in Alaska by Kirsten Osbourne]()
Anchored in Alaska by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeverly Snow lived a charmed life until a car accident when she was eighteen. She lost her father and sister, and her mother became a quadriplegic all in one night. After giving up her own life for twenty years to care for her mother, she’s at loose ends in the midst of her grief with her mother’s passing... -
![Teasing Tammy by Pamela M. Kelley]()
Teasing Tammy by Pamela M. Kelley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCharming orthopedics doctor Clark Baker is known for being a big flirt. He loves women, they love him and he's never lacked for dates. But he's ready to settle down now and find a serious relationship, and the one person he sets his sights on, bookstore manager, Tammy Burns, does not take him seriously. She likes him quite a bit. He's easy to like... -
![Show Me Best Friends: Small-Town Single-Father Cowboy Romance by Alexa Verde]()
Show Me Best Friends: Small-Town Single-Father Cowboy Romance by Alexa Verde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA “steel cowboy” with a wounded spirit, an ex-cop who’s never forgotten him, and a baby in need of love… Can these childhood best friends become more? A sweet, clean, wholesome romance with a happily-ever-after!Damaged and scarred after an accident that ended his racing career, Maverick Clark returns to his family ranch to find a new purpose...
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