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Montana Mail Order Brides Box Set: Books 4 - 6 by Linda Bridey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFREE for Kindle Unlimited. Books 4 -6 in the series that critics describe as “a wonderful blend of hope, humor, passion, romance, and forgiveness.” Westward Destiny Jamie Collins doesn’t have much to live for in Walhalla, North Dakota. Her husband passed away two years ago and she has been working as a housekeeper on a ranch... -
![If the Dark Wins by Calle J. Brookes]()
If the Dark Wins by Calle J. Brookes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe didn't need a lover... He wanted to be more than a friend... Travis Worthington-Deane appreciated the good life--he'd worked his butt off to build his ranch into one of the finest in Texas. But that didn't mean he was all work and no play.He was more than willing to play with Dr. Lacy McGareth. His pretty neighbor took everything far too seriously... -
![A Lark's Flight by Lynn Messina]()
A Lark's Flight by Lynn Messina
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVerity Lark — England's most tenacious gossip, the London Daily Gazette ’s most dogged reporter — relishes a challenge, which is why she refuses Colson Hardwicke's offer of menial employment... -
![A Trick of the Light by Carolyn Brown]()
A Trick of the Light by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAngels would have trouble getting along with Micah Burnet, and Tempest Lavalle's halo is twisted plumb out of shape by the time she gets to the plantation where her two married sisters are living. Micah was the handsomest of the three outlaws who escorted her and her sisters from San Antonio to Louisianabut he also has the biggest ego... -
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![A Gentleman Fallen on Hard Times by Grace Burrowes]()
A Gentleman Fallen on Hard Times by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA man dwelling in darkness...Lord Julian Caldicott has come home from the war in ragged health and with a reputation in tatters. All he wants is to recuperate in private without bringing any further scandal on the family’s good name... -
![Blessing in Disguise by Lauraine Snelling]()
Blessing in Disguise by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHer first mistake was emigrating alone. Was this one even worse? Augusta Bjorklund, after discovering her intended bridegroom married someone else, decided to leave her broken heart in Norway and start a new life in America. But knowing no English, Augusta misunderstands a ticket agent's directions in St. Paul, Minnesota, and in the harried confusion, she boards the wrong train... -
![Heart on the Line by Karen Witemeyer]()
Heart on the Line by Karen Witemeyer
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGrace Mallory is tired of running, of hiding. But when an old friend sends an after-hours telegraph transmission warning Grace that the man who has hunted her for nearly a year has discovered her location, she fears she has no choice... -
![Lightning and Lawmen by Shanna Hatfield]()
Lightning and Lawmen by Shanna Hatfield
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow did a simple hello turn into something so complicated? Love is about to leave one lawman thunderstruck in this sweet historical romance! Cultured and full of grace, Delilah Robbins agrees to accompany her meteorologist father to his new post in Baker City, Oregon... -
![Rafferty: Cowboy Trail Boss: Christian Historical Western Romance by Kathleen Ball]()
Rafferty: Cowboy Trail Boss: Christian Historical Western Romance by Kathleen Ball
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChristian Historical Western RomanceIt’s chaos at the Kavanagh Ranch between cattle rustlers and his brother’s wives having babies Rafferty becomes the Trail Boss. He’s taking on the Chisholm Trail from Fort Worth, Texas to Abilene, Kansas. The trail is fraught with hardship and danger... -
![Paradise Sky by Joe R. Lansdale, Brad Sanders]()
Paradise Sky by Joe R. Lansdale, Brad Sanders
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA rollicking novel about Nat Love, an African-American cowboy with a famous nickname: Deadwood Dick.Audio run time: 14 hours, 8 minutesYoung Willie is on the run, having fled his small Texas farm when an infamous local landowner murdered his father. A man named Loving takes him in and trains him in the fine arts of shooting, riding, reading, and gardening... -
![Texas Twilight by Caroline Fyffe]()
Texas Twilight by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTEXAS TWILIGHT - Book Two in the McCutcheon Family Series Fresh out of medical school, John McCutcheon finds his stagecoach under attack by brutal outlaws. With the help of a feisty acquaintance, Lily Anthony, he manages to fend off the assault. Lily is attracted to the charming cowboy-doctor, with his chiseled good looks and teasing ways, then heartbroken to learn he's engaged to be married... -
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![Snowy Ridge by Peter McKelvie]()
Snowy Ridge by Peter McKelvie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOften, before a storm, there is that moment of eerie silence, stillness, tranquillity. A moment of absolute peace. Everything in nature stands motionless in anticipation. Even the initiated can be drawn into the deception.The moment Jack saw a lone figure on a horse riding toward him on that hot day in early spring was such a moment in time, literally and figuratively... -
![Love Conquers All by Annie Boone]()
Love Conquers All by Annie Boone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLana Garrett has met the man of her dreams. As luck would have it, there's a problem. He lives across the country. Will that keep them apart forever? Maybe. When Lana met Max Tolbert, she was intrigued. When he met her, he fell for her right away. But alas, they only had a short time together before he left Cutter's Creek to return to New York, his job, and his life... -
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![Winds of Paradise by Vivi Holt]()
Winds of Paradise by Vivi Holt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDusty Lewis has a hard heart. Years of loose living and of following the open trail have left him lonely and empty inside. All he has left, all he loves, is the homesteading life and the band of fellow ranch hands who he travelled with from Fort Worth Texas, to Montana Territory, to set up a new life. Paradise Ranch is his home now: he’s come to terms with not having a family of his own... -
![Brady by Carra Copelin]()
Brady by Carra Copelin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTexas Ranger, Brady Forester, has come home to Sugar Springs, Texas. He needs to rest and recover from a gunshot wound and high on his list of priorities is to rework his parent's homestead, get back in touch with his former love, and find the man who shot him in the back. The last thing he had counted on was finding a baby on his front step. Molly Butters' life has spiraled out of her control... -
![Blind Faith by Alexa Aston]()
Blind Faith by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA wounded horse. A half-dead man. She thinks she can save the horse. She doubts the man will survive...Painter Alena McClaine’s world turns upside down when an unconscious rider arrives on his injured horse at her isolated California cabin. Both the animal and the stranger sport bullet wounds. Much to her surprise, the man lives—and hasn’t a clue about his identity. Even worse, he’s now blind... -
![A Ruby Glows by Kari Trumbo]()
A Ruby Glows by Kari Trumbo
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRuby’s heart froze as she threw her dead husband over the cliff. When Beau walks into her life, one glance has her running from her past. He couldn’t want someone like her. It should be easy to avoid his quiet charm. If he can convince her she’s a prize, not prey, he might have a chance. Beau’s captivated when Ruby scrambles from him whenever he gets too close... -
![The Baby Assignment by Christy Barritt]()
The Baby Assignment by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBABY IN JEOPARDY Tasked with figuring out who left a baby girl at the Houston FBI office, Special Agent Tanner Wilson has only one hint—his ex-girlfriend’s name written on a scrap of paper. But child psychologist Macy Mills doesn’t recognize little Addie, and someone’s dead set on abducting her…even if it costs Tanner’s and Macy’s lives... -
![Wuthering Frights by Elise Sax]()
Wuthering Frights by Elise Sax
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMatilda Dare has a ring on her finger, a thriving business, a beautiful, historical home, two dogs, and an amazing group of friends. She should be happy. But her fiancé might be a serial killer, the sheriff’s dead wife is visiting her, and her husband has escaped from prison. All of that is throwing a wrench into Matilda’s celebrations... -
![Homicide at Whiskey Gulch by Elle James]()
Homicide at Whiskey Gulch by Elle James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSomeone murdered his father.He’s home to set things right.The moment he learns his father has been murdered, Delta Force soldier Trace Travis knows he must return home. But finding resourceful Lily Davidson, his high school sweetheart, helping his mother in the wake of the tragedy leaves him shaken... -
![Proposing Mischief by Regina Jennings]()
Proposing Mischief by Regina Jennings
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaisie Kentworth is stuck on the ranch. Having fallen in love with the wrong guy, she can't risk inflaming things between her former beau and her protective family. Left to rue her mistakes, she keeps busy exploring the idle mine at the edge of their property.Boone Bragg is also stuck...Categorized as:
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![Uma's Umbrage by Dallis Adams]()
Uma's Umbrage by Dallis Adams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUma is a spitfire who is usually in an uproar about something—whether it's women's rights, or the Morgan dollar, or labor laws for children. But when she discovers the reason for her abandonment at the orphanage doorsteps was to save her infant self from the same demise as her murdered mother, she finds a new calling... -
![Kidnapped by Margaret Daley]()
Kidnapped by Margaret Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAbduction. Death. Second chances. When Beth Sherman interrupts a break-in at her house, her life changes drastically. When K9 police officer, Colby Parker, returns to his hometown after years of staying away, he finally must face his feelings concerning the murder of his fiancée... -
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![A Lark's Conceit by Lynn Messina]()
A Lark's Conceit by Lynn Messina
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVerity Lark is in a new flap!Bedeviled by Colson Hardwicke’s treatment—summarily dumping her via tersely worded message!—Verity Lark is lying awake in her bed seething over his behavior when she hears a floorboard creak. Immediately alert to the presence of a late-night intruder, she deftly thwarts the attack. Taking her would-be kidnapper captive is easy... -
![Last Will by Ron Schwab]()
Last Will by Ron Schwab
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen the dead body of one of lawyer Ian Locke’s wealthy clients is discovered in a place most unbefitting for a man of his station, it is just one piece of a complicated legacy that Ian must unravel...Categorized as:
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![Life at the Coffin Joint by Ann Charles, Sam Lucky]()
Life at the Coffin Joint by Ann Charles, Sam Lucky
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDeadwood (late 1876) ... A rowdy and reckless undertaker’s delight. What better place for a killer to blend in?Enter undertaker Clementine Johanssen, tall and deadly with a hot temper and short fuse, hired to clean up Deadwood’s dead … and the “other” problem. She’s hell-bent on poking, sticking, or stabbing anyone that steps out of line... -
![A Doom with a View by Elise Sax]()
A Doom with a View by Elise Sax
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMatilda Dare still can’t sleep. Since she’s arrived in Goodnight, New Mexico, she’s solved one murder and had more than one conversation with a dead woman. Obsessed with finding the woman’s killer, she has to put that on hold when her newspaper receives a mysterious, coded letter. When the author of the letter winds up dead, Matilda is thrust into a mystery that puts her new friends into danger... -
![The Cairo Curse by Pepper Basham]()
The Cairo Curse by Pepper Basham
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsClue meets Indiana Jones with a fiction-loving twist only Grace Percy can provide. Newlyweds Lord and Lady Astley have already experienced their fair-share of suspense, but when a honeymoon trip takes a detour to the mystical land of Egypt, not even Grace with her fiction-loving mind is prepared for the dangers in store... -
![Long Time Gone by Mary Connealy]()
Long Time Gone by Mary Connealy
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsConnealy Combines Western Action and Charming Historical RomanceThe Boden clan thought their problems had ended with the death of a dangerous enemy, but have they truly uncovered the real plot to take their New Mexico ranch? Rancher Justin Boden is now in charge. He is normally an unshakable and rugged man, but with his brother, Cole, shot and in mortal danger, even a tough man faces doubts... -
![Coyote Alibi by Jena Burges, Dennis Burges]()
Coyote Alibi by Jena Burges, Dennis Burges
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFirst book in a laugh-out-loud small-town murder mystery series. A lighthearted small-town mystery on the edge of the Navajo NationOn the edge of the Navajo Nation, Rookie paralegal Naomi Manymules pauses on a lakeside clifftop to enjoy a moonlit moment. When she hears what might be gunshots, she decides to head for home... -
![Mojado by R. Allen Chappell]()
Mojado by R. Allen Chappell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsChappell takes a bold new direction with this thriller, raising storytelling and knowledge of the Navajo culture to an entirely new level. When Mexico's bloodiest predator invades the Reservation it's up to Charlie Yazzie and his friends to take charge the Navajo way... -
![No Way Up by Mary Connealy]()
No Way Up by Mary Connealy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew Western Romance Series from Bestselling Author Mary Connealy When Cimarron ranch patriarch Chance Boden is caught in an avalanche, the quick actions of hired hand Heath Kincaid save him. Badly injured, Chance demands that his will be read and its conditions be enforced immediately. Without anyone else to serve as a witness, Heath is pressed into reading the will... -
![A Ghastly Spectacle by Lynn Messina]()
A Ghastly Spectacle by Lynn Messina
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSince the new Duchess of Kesgrave cannot be swayed from her unfortunate interest in dead bodies, Lady Abercrombie decides to confront the matter head-on by hosting a murder mystery dinner party.Gathering together several of society’s most influential members, she concocts an amusing puzzle-play, assigns roles, and stands back to allow Bea to impress them all with her ingenuity... -
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![The Royal Assassin: A Victorian era clean cozy mystery by Kate Parker]()
The Royal Assassin: A Victorian era clean cozy mystery by Kate Parker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen the Duke of Blackford enters her bookstore, Georgia knows the Archivist Society is in need of her services. The Tsar of Russia and his family are visiting Queen Victoria on the auspices of the engagement of the Russian princess Kira to the son of the Queen’s cousin...Categorized as:
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![Murder at the Serpentine Bridge by Andrea Penrose]()
Murder at the Serpentine Bridge by Andrea Penrose
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFor fans of Bridgerton looking for a mysterious twist on the glittering ballrooms of the Regency—a masterfully plotted story from a USA Today bestselling author that combines engaging protagonists with rich historical detail and international intrigue, plus a touch of romance that readers of Amanda Quick and Deanna Raybourn will savor... -
![The Sackett Brand by Louis L'Amour]()
The Sackett Brand by Louis L'Amour
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsForty gunslingers from the Lazy A have got Tell Sackett cornered under the Mogollon Rim. They're fixing to hang him if they can capture him alive, fill him extra full of lead if they can't. But the Sacketts don't cotton to that kind of treatment. Hunt one Sackett and you hunt 'em all. So they're riding in from all over—mountain Sacketts, outlaws, cattlemen, bankers and the rest... -
![Fighting for Love by Emma Ashwood]()
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![Trail of Lies: Faith in the Face of Crime (Texas Ranger Justice) by Margaret Daley]()
Trail of Lies: Faith in the Face of Crime (Texas Ranger Justice) by Margaret Daley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe danger deepens in the Texas Ranger Justice series As the mother of a beautiful daughter and the wife of a wealthy entrepreneur, Melora Hudson seemed happy. No one knew about the secrets hidden behind closed doors—secrets Melora was forced to keep. Now, two years after her husband’s disappearance, the truth may be exposed. His body has been found, and everyone has questions... -
![Grayson by Linda Carroll-Bradd]()
Grayson by Linda Carroll-Bradd
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWINNER of short historical category of 2020 IDA contestA year ago, lawyer Grayson Wainwright's brother was killed due to faulty metal bridge braces. When Grayson files a wrongful death case against a company accused of supplying shoddy materials to the Transcontinental Railroad, he relishes his chance to achieve justice... -
![Forsaken by B.J. Daniels]()
Forsaken by B.J. Daniels
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDanger runs high and passions burn hot in Montana's wild country Big-city detective Bentley Jamison is a long way from home in the Beartooth wilderness when one of local rancher Maddie Conner's ranch hands goes missing. Towering mountains and a small, tight community are as unfamiliar to Jamison as herding sheep, but he's never shied away from a challenge... -
![Massacre Canyon by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone]()
Massacre Canyon by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Greatest Western Writer Of The 21st Century Two outlaw brothers have been leaving a blood-trail on their way to infamy on the western frontier. Until bounty hunter Luke Jensen catches one of the black-hearted Kroll brothers away from his gang. But while Luke is trying to get Mordecai Kroll from jail to justice, he's ambushed by the Kroll gang and taken prisoner... -
![The Express Bride by Kimberley Woodhouse]()
The Express Bride by Kimberley Woodhouse
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Wilderness Is a Great Place to Hide Jacqueline Rivers manages a Pony Express station in 1860 Utah territory after her father’s death. There are daily stresses placed on her in this unconventional role—and now a government official is asking her to sniff out counterfeiters... -
![Violence of the Mountain Man by William W. Johnstone]()
Violence of the Mountain Man by William W. Johnstone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDEAL WITH THE DEVILSmoke Jensen has seen the worst that men can do on the lawless frontier. But even the mountain man is not prepared for the outlaw band that strikes Smoke's ranch, kidnapping Sally and the daughter of Smoke's neighbor. Now, the women are gone and a ranch hand and his young daughter are dead. AND PAY THE PRICE IN BLOOD.. -
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![A Soul Bonding Moment by Aurora Hanson]()
A Soul Bonding Moment by Aurora Hanson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJulie Brandt has found out the hard way that being rich does not guarantee happiness. On the contrary, wealth comes with huge expectations, especially since her father happens to be the richest rancher in the area. Julie dreams to fall in love one day, but her father insists on her finding a financially equal match... -
![Out of Time by Shirlee McCoy]()
Out of Time by Shirlee McCoy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSomeone plans to disrupt the 175th anniversary celebration of the Battle of the Alamoand it's Alamo Ranger Susannah Jorgenson's job to stop the culprit. But that means partnering with Levi McDonall, who skipped town years ago with her heart. Levi's now a Texas Ranger, sworn to protect her at any cost, but Susannah knows she'll pay the price if she falls for him again... -
![The Amish Heiress by Patrick E. Craig]()
The Amish Heiress by Patrick E. Craig
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRachel Hershberger’s life in Paradise, Pennsylvania is far from happy. Her papa struggles with a terrible event from the past, and his emotional instability has created an irreparable breach between them. Rachel’s one desire is to leave the Amish way of life and Paradise forever. Then her prayers are answered... -
![Sarah and the Doctor by Kit Morgan]()
Sarah and the Doctor by Kit Morgan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSarah Clemmons had parents who wanted only the best for her. Their best being Oswald Petite. He had money and position. What more could a girl want? But Sarah did want more. A lot more. She had a healing touch and wanted to use it. Her parents thought the notion silly. She thought it practical. But what would Oswald think? She was staring spinsterhood in the face. Which made Oswald her last hope... -
![A Gentleman of Mystery by Ellie St. Clair]()
A Gentleman of Mystery by Ellie St. Clair
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Georgina Jenkins pulls a half-dead man out of the Thames, little does she realize that her life will never be the same.As the only woman at Bow Street, Georgie lives by two rules—to never be swayed by emotion, and to seek justice—but only when it’s warranted. For she despises the fact that the punishment fits the station in life, and not the crime, a reality she knows all too well...Categorized as:
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