Books like 'Stud for Hire'
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Rough Country by Lauren Landish
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIs it really a dream come true if it means losing the one thing you never knew you needed? Willow Parker is excited to move to Podunk, Nowheres-ville. That’s what she’s telling herself, but it’s not working until she meets a dark-eyed, honey-voiced cowboy. That’s when her new small-town life starts looking a lot less temporary... -
Cowboys Don't Have a Marriage of Convenience by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt was supposed to be simple. Marry the tall Texan. Her children get a father. They save the ranch. A business transaction, nothing more. She definitely wasn’t going to fall in love. After her husband ran off with her little sister, she was no longer susceptible to cowboy charm. Except, the North Dakota girl had never met a Texas cowboy. He married her for the ranch...Categorized as:
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Perfect Secret by Molly McLain
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m done with men. Or at least I thought I was until I found Holden standing in my shower, naked, wet, and built like he could break my heart...and my bed... -
Malone's Heart by Laylah Roberts, Golden Czermak
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was going to be the wedding from hell . . .Lara needed a miracle.Not only was she having to attend her stepsister’s wedding without a date.But her stepsister was marrying her ex.No amount of chocolate, wine, or cute puppy videos were going to make her feel any better.Not when she needed a miracle . . .Enter Butch Malone.Sexy. Funny. Lover of chocolate chip cookies.He was her dream man...Categorized as:
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Rocky Mountain Home by Vivian Arend
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe FINAL NOVEL in the bestselling SIX PACK RANCH series by New York Times Bestselling Author Vivian Arend. ------------- There’s no distance you can run to escape the past. Too stubborn to face his sins, Jesse Coleman bolted from the Six Pack Ranch, only to fall straight into the arms of a beautiful stranger... -
Always Enough by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe second novel in New York Times bestselling author Kelly Elliott’s Meet Me in Montana series turns up the emotion with a story about finding true love and healing broken hearts.Grieving the loss of her fiancé two years ago, Kaylee longs for a fresh start... -
Ride Dirty, Cowboy by Elle Thorpe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAddie Sunny Burke is the all-American life of the party. The golden boy everybody loves, a talented cowboy, and the man who warms my bed at night.In rodeo circles, they call Kai Hunt ‘Frost’ because of his determination to win and his icy exterior. He’s never made it a secret he can’t stand his best friend’s girl. Aka, me.Then the three of us got into a car and everything changed... -
Knocking Boots by Jordan Marie
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’ve always heard, don’t fall in love with a cowboy. I just didn't listen. I've sworn off men. They’ve never given me much in life, except a bun in the oven and grief. My kids are my life and all that truly matter. Until him. Jansen Reed is a living fantasy straight from the old west. Sexy drawl, tight jeans and that glint in his eyes that make my knees weak... -
Blind Love by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHarley and I had our whole lives planned out, until her plans changed, and those plans didn’t include me. After years spent trying to get the love of my life out of my head and repair my too-damaged heart, I thought I was finally moving on…but life sure has a funny way of letting you know when those best-laid plans are about to be turned upside down... -
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... -
Stormee's Little St. Patrick's Day by Pepper North
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe'll outrun her bad luck straight into the arms of her Daddy this St. Patrick's Day...Like a good girl, Stormee Duncan was determined to please her family when she agreed to marry the rich man who set his sights on her. But for this sweet lass, no pot of gold is worth abandoning her secret desires and giving up on her dreams... -
The Cowboy's Hidden Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTurners: 1, Coopers: 1 Lance Cooper knows he shouldn’t try to escape his present problems by focusing on the past, but running Chance Creek’s Fourth of July Revolutionary War re-enactment is far easier than sorting out his family’s long-running feud with the Turners. At least it was until Maya Turner joins the historical society and upsets all his plans... -
Branded as Trouble by Lorelei James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIt’s hard to trust the future… when you’ve been branded by the past. Tattoo artist India Ellison is well acquainted with preconceived notions. As a walking advertisement for the tattoo shop she’s set up in a small Wyoming town, she’s used to off-color comments about her colorful tats and hair. Still, life is good... -
Having the Cowboy's Baby by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe laugh’s on him…Fun-loving cowboy Beau McLintock is floored when ex-girlfriend Jess Hartmann announces she’s pregnant. He’s the life of the party, not a father figure. He has a joke to fit every occasion. But there’s nothing funny about this.Although Jess feels honor-bound to inform Beau, he’s the last person she’d choose to be her baby-daddy. He’s not cut out to be a family man... -
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The Cowboy Earns a Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWedding bells are ringing on the Double-Bar-K and Luke Matheson is determined to make his move on his favorite bridesmaid—sweet, sexy Mia Start. Though she's shared his house for more than two months, she's remained elusive. Luke's ready to cross that divide, and win her love for good... -
Just a Cowboy and His Baby by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe's got her eyes on the prize... Gemma O'Donnell wasn't the first woman to win the ProRodeo buckle for bronc riding, but she was damn well going to be the second. What she didn't count on was her main competition sweeping her off her feet. He'll do whatever it takes to win... Trace Coleman isn't really after a title - he needs the cash prize to buy his dream ranch... -
What a Bachelor Needs by Kelly Hunter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYour date with ski champ Jett Casey is an either/or deal. He’ll take you off-piste for the ultimate Montana ski adventure or he’ll put his handyman skills at your disposal for a week. Which one would you choose? Single mom Mardie Griffin has a run-down old house in need of fixing and a memory of Jett Casey as her savior in a time of great need... -
The Cowboy's Second Chance at Love by Jenna Jacob
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe finds her high-school flame to scratch an itch…and loses her heart.Jade Hollis is having the crappiest day of her life. Laid off from her job? Check. Discovered her boyfriend is a lying, cheating snake? Check that, too. But she’s not wasting time on pity parties. Nope, she’s lighting a match to this dumpster fire and leaving town...Categorized as:
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Taken Home by Ruth Cardello
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPlayboy Mason Thorne is nothing short of complicated. Though he was a movie star at a young age, his life took a downward spiral when he turned to drugs after losing his mother. He cleaned up his act and became a senator but still keeps his distance from most everyone—including his own father. There are plenty of women around, but most are gone by morning... -
Eight-Second Ride by Anne Jolin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOwen Daniels lives his life eight seconds at a time. The thrill of anticipation that comes with sitting on twelve hundred pounds of untamed power is unparalleled. The adrenaline rush that floods his system when the chute opens is one of life’s most unique and natural highs. Ride eight seconds bareback on a bucking bronco—that’s his life... -
Full Coverage by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou can take the boy out of Quinn, Texas, but you can’t take the love for sexy cowgirls out of the boy. Evidently. Nolan Winters left his hometown after high school, wanting bigger things than Quinn could offer... -
Spur It On by Kitty Cox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThings can change in the spur of the moment.I'm qualified for the Professional Bull Rider's top series, even if a few people don't like it. Sadly, being a woman is going to make this harder than I expected. I've got three men on my side - or so I thought.Until we get to Cheyenne... -
Wild Mistake: A best friend's little sister forbidden romance by Kim Loraine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Best Friend's Little Sister RomanceIt seemed like a good idea at the time.A two-week Hawaiian vacation with a beautiful woman. What could go wrong?Well, when that woman is my best friend’s little sister, the answer is - everything.Mackenzie Langston has been in my life since we were kids, and until now, I didn’t see past her family and our friendship... -
Montana Wild by Vanessa Vale
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsViolet Miller is a teacher savoring her summer break until she's been called in as emergency reinforcements—of the dating kind. She volunteers to help an old flame by pretending to be his girlfriend. In Alaska. At a family reunion. Since the guy is a handsome, lumberjack-sized doctor she's never quite forgotten, faking a relationship won't be hard work—while wishing for more... -
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Country Thunder by Cheyenne McCray
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMiranda Hawthorne has made a new start in the small town of King Creek, Arizona. She’s a horse therapist who works with children and adults with disabilities and is perfectly fine being single and living a fulfilling life helping others. After what her ex put her through, she doesn’t need a man, thank you very much... -
How To Rope A Wild Cowboy by Anya Summers
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEmmett Benson makes no apologies for his bachelor status. He revels in a woman’s surrender but does not want the responsibility of claiming a submissive for his own, because no one is worth the price of his freedom. He appreciates his friends, loves his horse, and fancies wrangling cattle every day over interacting with people... -
River Road by Leanne Davis
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAJ Reed grew up in foster care until he ran away in his teens and started earning his way through the rodeo circuit, until injury made him quit. Left adrift with no real skills, he wandered through almost as many towns and jobs as he did women... -
Surprised by a Baby by Mindy Neff
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSurprised by a Baby Texas Sweethearts Series - Book Two As young girls, they vowed to be best friends forever—a promise they kept through happiness and heartbreak! Now these four Texas Sweethearts are all turning thirty...Categorized as:
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Her Unbridled Cowboy by Donna Michaels
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHomeless and unemployed thanks to an earthquake, divorced California chef Kerri Masters agrees to head back to her hometown to help plan her sister’s Texas wedding. It must be her weakened state that has her eyeing the neighbor she used to follow around as a child. Her tastes tend towards gentlemen in suits, cultured, and neatly groomed— not a dimple-glaring, giant of a cowboy... -
Noah's Journey by C.A. Harms
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe years that were taken can never be repaid. The memories stolen can never be returned. But I had to move forward…for him, my son. Noah had spent years wondering what he could have done differently. Wondering what he’d done wrong to make Stacey leave. The heartache from her absence and the what-ifs of their past eventually turned to anger—and then disgust... -
Red's Hot Cowboy by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe wasn't looking for trouble... But when the cops are knocking on your door, trouble's definitely found you. And this is where Wil Marshall finds himself after checking in to the Longhorn Inn. It could all be a big mistake, but Wil's not getting much sleep. Then the motel owner-who is drop dead gorgeous and feisty to boot-saves him from an even worse night behind bars... -
Prairie Heat by Tessa Layne
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Rancher's SonCowboy Blake Sinclaire is determined not to repeat the sins of his father. That means choosing to love no one and save the settling down for his younger brothers. But one woman has thrown a wrench in those plans – Maddie Hansen, the sexy scientist who also happens to be the daughter of his family’s greatest enemy... -
Fire by Molly McAdams
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI’m the oldest of all the Dixon boys.Yeah, that family.And, yeah, that Dixon. The one with a notorious temper and devastating fists.My family tried everything short of giving up on me, but there’s only one person who can calm me.Savannah Riley Dixon.Girl next door. My best friend.Sweeter than honey and stronger than whiskey. And the answer to my enraged soul... -
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Austin by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWorld champion rodeo star Austin McKettrick finally got bested by an angry bull. His career over, his love life a mess, the lone maverick has nowhere to go when the hospital releases him. Except back home to Blue River and the Silver Spur ranch. But his overachieving brothers won't allow this cowboy to brood in peace. They've even hired a nurse to speed his recovery... -
Rough Love by Lauren Landish
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSecond chances aren’t always easy. Sometimes, it takes some Rough Love.Bruce Tannen is better known by his nickname, Brutal, because once upon a time, he was a monster on the football field. Now, he’s a farmhand on what used to be his family’s land, and change is all around him. A new family, new expectations, and even new friends... -
Capturing the Texas Rancher's Heart by Debra Holt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe thought she’d protected her heart…After a tumultuous childhood, nurse Jamie Westmoreland craves the comfort of predictability. She loves her quiet life in a small Texas ranching town and finally feels in control until a handsome rancher becomes her newest patient. He challenges her at every turn, but Jamie is too stubborn to admit she enjoys their sparring, and that he makes her heart race... -
Sweet-Loving Cowboy by Stacey Kennedy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Stacey Kennedy comes the next riveting and sexy addition to the Kinky Spurs series, Sweet-Loving Cowboy.Harper McKinney finished culinary school with big dreams. Right now, she’s a bartender at Kinky Spurs. While she’s content with her life, her brother is determined that she make a name for herself, because he wants her far away from what he deems a trashy bar... -
His Favorite Cowgirl by J.S. Cooper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCowboys make the best friends, but can they also make the best boyfriends?Wyatt Hamilton has been my best friend since I was in diapers. He is the yin to my yang and we’ve always been inseparable. But now I’m trying to break away because I’m ready to find a man that looks at me as more than his best friend... -
Hornet's Nest by Jaycee Ford
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKatherine Klein has been warned: Stay far away from Lance Walton. After one night in the country, the quintessential city girl has the unwanted attention of the infamous country boy. For months, she’s been dodging his advances, but a moment of weakness changes everything. Lance Walton felt immediately drawn to Katherine from the moment she knocked on his best friend’s door Christmas morning... -
Home with the Cowboy by Mary Sue Jackson, Leslie North
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor as long as she can remember, Willa Markson has felt the call of the big city, so that’s where she headed as soon as she was able. In New York City, she found a place where she fit, a place filled with art and sophistication that her little Texas town lacked. While working as an au pair, Willa finally gets the opportunity to land the job of her dreams... -
Cowboy's Pregnant Partner by Leslie North
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCupid’s arrow strikes the Thorne ranch again...Rancher Jake Thorne needs a new stud horse—and he’s got his eye on a prize stallion owned by the beautiful local vet, Julia Letts. Problem is, Julia refuses to part with the handsome horse.Jake’s a man who's used to getting what he wants. But the more he butts heads with Julia, the harder it gets to deny their mutual attraction... -
Wild Card: Boys of Fall by Mari Carr
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s been a tough year for Lorelie. Following her dad’s heart attack, she put her own life on hold, terrified of losing the most important person in her life. As her father’s health improves, Lorelie struggles to find her way back to life as normal. Her girlfriends insist the answer is simple. Get laid. Enter Glen Rodgers, Wade’s former band mate... -
Texas Lullaby by Cynthia D'Alba
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWinner - Holt Medallion Best Short Contemporary for 2016 Sometimes what you think you don’t want is exactly what you need. After a long four-year engagement, Lydia Henson makes her decision. Forced to choice between having a family or marrying a man who adamantly against fathering children, she chooses the man. She can live without children. She can’t live without the man she loves... -
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Matching Little Megan by Leslie Ayla
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Ranch was supposed to be her safe space. Her sanctuary. A place where the worries and responsibilities of the outside world couldn't touch her.And for a little while, it is. Until the day two handsome strangers show up, and Megan finds herself inexplicably drawn to them... -
Something Unexpected by Rory Maxwell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDOMINIC LAUDER never thought he’d return to Split Rock Ranch. But after twenty years, he finds himself knocking on his aunt’s door. He just wishes he was there with better news... -
RUIN by Skye Jordan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnother pulse-pounding Renegades book from New York Times bestselling author Skye Jordan!Cameron Riggs never set out to be a stunt man. Renegades was meant to be a pit stop on the way to his next "real" career, but eighteen months later he's still there, searching for the brotherhood he's always wanted... -
Dear Blue Jean Cowboy by Lana Dash
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratings: a curvy girl romance (sincerely yours book... -
The Edens - A Legacy Short Story by Devney Perry
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA forced proximity, small town romance and short story in The Edens series by Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Devney Perry.Anne Snow planned to ring in the 1988 New Year wearing pajamas and watching Unsolved Mysteries . Instead, she’s been guilt tripped by her friends into a cabin getaway slash cross-country skiing fiasco...Categorized as:
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His Curvy Best Friend: A Friends to Lovers Romance (Curvy Girl Dating Agency) by Piper Sullivan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt all started with seeing my best friend naked...Now I can’t stop thinking about Stone.About his hot, hard body, with more muscles than any red-blooded woman could resist.And then we kissed, and it was hot.Hotter than it should have been...
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