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What You See by Cherise Sinclair
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe will risk everything to rescue her friend.Frankie's BFF and four-year-old son are trapped inside a fanatical militia's compound. In Alaska, no less. Wilderness rescues are so not in the New Yorker's skill set. But she'll figure it out. She must.Bull's new roadhouse server is a mass of contradictions.The city girl's reasons for being in Alaska don't add up. Bull's been burned by liars before... -
Hard to Lose by K. Bromberg
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn all new series of standalone books by New York Times Bestselling author, K, Bromberg. Four sisters set out to try to save their family business. Book 4, Hard to Lose: More info coming soon... -
Lethal Balance by Cherise Sinclair
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHis name means hunter. Once the best assassin in black ops, Cazador is now the best at saving lives. His path has changed from seeking bloody vengeance to running a health clinic in Rescue, Alaska. He will never again risk loving someone he can’t protect. His mother and sister were murdered in front of him, his fiancée slaughtered in a war zone... -
Issued to the Bride One Soldier by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJack Sanders built his career as an army intelligence operative on his uncanny ability to anticipate what the enemy will do next--but he never anticipated the trouble he's landed in. Removed from duty, his future on the line, he'll have to accept a truly unusual mission to redeem himself... -
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Issued to the Bride One Marine by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMarine Logan Hughes uses humor like a shield because the twists and turns his life has taken have led him far from the path he was supposed to tread. He’s no priest, and despite his parents’ continued hope, he has no desire to become one. Still, he’s no devil, either... -
Only for You by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLove only works when your heart is in the right place. Hers could be right next door… Single mom Bridgette Dalton doesn’t have time to stop and smell the roses—not even in her own flower shop. But that doesn’t mean she hasn’t noticed Bodhi Booker. Her ruggedly handsome next-door neighbor would be the perfect candidate for a no-strings fling... -
Issued to the Bride: One Airman by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAirman Connor O’Riley never believed in love until he saw proof of it in the most unlikely place--a battlefield in the middle of the Syrian civil war. Now he's in hot water with the Air Force, and if he wants to clear his name he'll have to put his new-found belief in love to the test--by convincing his superior officer's daughter to marry him. Sadie Reed is done with love... -
Echo by Janie Crouch
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSometimes the deepest scars are the ones that can't be seen. Single mom Peyton Ward works three jobs to make ends meet. At Linear Tactical she’s surrounded by heroes on a regular basis…but none of them are hers. She thought she'd found one in Linear’s silent partner, and country music superstar, Cade Conner. She was wrong. Unintended wounds still cut as deep... -
A SEAL's Desire by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTen years ago, in the middle of a natural disaster, Navy SEAL Greg Devon lost his heart to a young documentary film director, and when he found out she’d been put in charge of Base Camp, a reality television show, he jumped at the chance to participate. Now he’s in big trouble. If he doesn’t marry in forty days, the sustainable community he’s helping to build will be bulldozed... -
Love in a Sandstorm by Zoe York
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA standalone military romance in the gripping Pine Harbour series of small town romances from ten-time USAT bestselling author Zoe York. Captain Sean Foster came back from war broken from the inside out. And he doesn't care about being fixed. Not even by a woman who followed him halfway around the world due to some misguided loyalty... -
A Hero's Heart: Resolution Ranch by Tessa Layne
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe second book in this captivating new series from USA Today Bestselling Author, Tessa Layne. Featuring five stand-alone books with HEA’s and your favorite characters from the Cowboys of the Flint Hills series...Categorized as:
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Sweet Haven by K.C. Lynn
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsRECIPE: Two cups of an arrogant, dirty talkin’ firefighter who has an obsession with peaches and the forbidden girl who smells like them. One tablespoon of a sweet schoolteacher trying to find her place in the world while attempting to resist her brother’s sworn enemy. A slice of fate that has their hearts questioning the past and the consuming need they have for one another... -
Montana Danger by Josie Jade, Janie Crouch
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSome mistakes haunt you forever. Harlan Young knows that from personal experience. Walking away from Grace Townsend, even with the best intentions and no other choice, still haunts him to this day. So when he had the chance to return to Montana, and be part of something as special as the Resting Warrior Ranch, he took it... -
Montana Sanctuary by Josie Jade, Janie Crouch
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSometimes the worst wounds can’t be seen.Lucas Everett knows that firsthand. It's why he and his former Navy SEAL brothers created the Resting Warrior Ranch.They aren’t doctors, but they can offer the healing freedom of their Montana range. And they specialize in training service and emotional support animals to help sooth even the worst emotional scars.Usually, soldiers show up at their door... -
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The Butterfly Effect (Boggy Creek Valley) by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe butterfly effect — one small change, one moment in time that impacts the future.At twenty-six years old I never dreamed I’d walk in on my husband in bed with my best friend. At twenty-seven years old I found myself divorced, and the mother of a one-year-old son. Never mind I was learning to take the reins of my family’s apple orchard business... -
Get You Some by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratings-You want some?- She snarls those words at him with barely concealed hostility the moment he arrives at her window to ask for her license and registration. After a few choice words, he lets her go with not one ticket, but three. Next time she should check the attitude at the door and realize that he’s a cop, and just doing his job. -Come get some... -
Whose Waves These Are by Amanda Dykes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the wake of WWII, a grieving fisherman submits a poem to a local newspaper asking readers to send rocks in honor of loved ones to create something life-giving but the building halts when tragedy strikes. Decades later, Annie returns to the coastal Maine town where stone ruins spark her curiosity and her search for answers faces a battle against time... -
Not a Hero by Cherise Sinclair
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIn the Alaska wilderness, four streetwise boys became men—and brothers Now the crazy ex-military survivalist who plucked Gabriel and three other boys from an abusive foster care home has died. But the sarge leaves them a final mission--to revive the dying town of Rescue. Gabe is done with being a hero... -
Ranger's Baby by Elle James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDuncan McKinnon is on leave from the Army Rangers to help his brothers find their missing father. Having sustained a shrapnel wound to the leg, his continued military service is up before a medical review board. A chance meeting in the airport with the woman he’d seduced on his last trip home makes him want to launch a mission to rekindle their desire...Categorized as:
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No More Secrets by Lucy Score
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratings“I can’t wait anymore.” His mouth claimed hers in a storm of heat and power. Carter Pierce is a man who believes in signs. He just doesn't know what to do with this one. In the small town of Blue Moon Bend, where everybody is a matchmaker, Carter wants to be left alone to tend the family farm. After returning from Afghanistan with scars, his only goal is recovery...Categorized as:
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Southern Sunshine by Natasha Madison
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsReed I never wanted to be a cowboy, living in a small town was suffocating.The military was my out.I saw every place I ever wanted and everything that nightmares are made of. Until I almost lost my life and then I ended up back home.HazelFinding out that I was pregnant the night before I left for college changed everything.I left that small town and vowed to never return...Categorized as:
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Coming Home: Baytown Boys Series by Maryann Jordan, Andrea Michelle
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Baytown Boys Mysteries Military duty called them away to war zones, but after tours overseas, the group of friends found their way back home as men, seeking the peaceful little seaside town. Now, the band of brothers, together once more, work to provide a place for less fortunate veterans to call home... -
A SEAL's Pledge by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNavy SEAL sniper Harris "Hawk" Wentworth thinks he's run out of chances for love until he picks up the bride intended for his friend's arranged marriage--and decides she's the one for him... -
Silver Brewer (The Silver Foxes of Blue Ridge) by L.B. Dunbar
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsL.B. Dunbar pitches her tent and stakes her claim as the queen of second chance, sexy silver fox romances, and this story is no different. - Goodreads. Olivet Pierson needs his land. Name your price, Mr. Harrington. She has her reasons, and this muscular mountain of masculinity isn’t going to get in her way... -
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Blow Me Away by Christina Hovland
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt's all fun and games until somebody falls in love... Jase Dvornakov has always loved women, 80's hair band music, and things that go boom. He used to disarm bombs in the Navy, but he's back in Denver after a mission overseas went sideways and destroyed his future, including his marriage. Now he arranges flowers in his family's floral business because flowers don't explode... -
Serve and Protect: a small town romantic suspense novel by Lori Ryan
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s hiding from memories that could tear her apart. He knows getting her to face her past is the key to the most important murder investigation he’ll ever handle. Ashley Walker was one of the lucky ones. Adopted when she was fourteen years old by a family who loved her as their own and stuck beside her through all she put them through. She can’t outrun the hell of her past, though... -
Join the Club by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThere are a few lessons one has to learn for themselves. Then there are the lessons that most people don’t have to learn because it’s just not done. For instance, most people know instinctively that they shouldn’t crave the mother of their brother’s child. Bourne Pena isn’t most men... -
Chute Yeah by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCandy Ray Sunshine--Yes, that is my real name, thank you very much, Mom and Dad--knew two things. One, she was going to work her butt off and open her very own coffee shop, even if she had to die doing it. Two, Banks Valentine was the world’s worst ex-boyfriend in the history of ex-boyfriends. Even if they were only boyfriend and girlfriend for one evening...Categorized as:
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Crazy Heifer by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI fell in love with his rope skills. I stayed because somehow he took hold of my heart and made it his. Callum Valentine didn’t mean to eavesdrop. Then again? When a man is calling a woman fat right in front of your table, it’s kind of hard not to intervene. Especially when the town’s most beautiful creature ever is the one being called fat. Desi just wants to be left alone...Categorized as:
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Southern Sunrise by Natasha Madison
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBuried secrets never stay hidden in the South. Emily I fell in love with him when I was fourteen. Under the stars, he told me he loved me, and under the stars we promised to love each other always. But under the stars, he broke my heart by walking away.He left me without a second glance. I was just an afterthought.Now he's back, but this time, I'm not falling for his Southern charm.Maybe...Categorized as:
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The Airman's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTormented by the knowledge that his father died thinking the worst of him, Colt Hall never meant to come home to Chance Creek. But with his brothers banding together to rebuild the family’s old ranch, he’s finding it hard to stay away. In accordance with the conditions for them to inherit the spread, Colt must soon marry... -
Falling for Jillian by Kristen Proby
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJillian thought she was a city girl through and through; the fast cars, high fashion, and glamour—she loves it all. But when her ex tells her he’s having a baby with his new wife (after Jillian struggled for years to get pregnant), she hightails it back to Montana to cry on the shoulder of her best friend, Cara... -
The Lucky Heart by Devney Perry
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLife on his ranch could be their future. If they can overcome their past. Felicity’s life story reads like the script to a bad soap opera. Girl’s high-school boyfriend becomes a drug addict. Girl falls for boyfriend’s best friend. Girl leaves them both behind only to return home years later for murdered ex-boyfriend’s funeral. Now she’s back home in Montana, ready to start fresh... -
Ethan by Chris Keniston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Ethan, book 5 in Farraday Country, a 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... -
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The Patriot: A Small Town Romance (Hayden Family) by Jennifer Millikin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m a soldier.A cattle rancher.A Hayden.My family’s legacy is spread out in front of me, just waiting for me to seize it. If it weren’t for one outdated rule, I’d be the owner of the Hayden Cattle Company and my aging father could retire.When Dakota Wright shows up to buy and develop twenty acres of Hayden land, I see more than a pretty mouth and strawberry blonde hair... -
Can't Resist Him by Molly McLain, Sommer Stein
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings*** SPECIAL PRE-ORDER PRICE OF $2.99!*** Sometimes what you want and what you need are two very different things. Always relegated to the "friends with benefits" corner of small town River Bend, Jenny Riley is done giving the milk for free. Falling hard for a bad boy? Not in the plan, either. Sexy, emotionally-wounded Marine Reservist Brody Nelson just needs someone to lend an ear... -
Adam by Roxanne St. Claire
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings7 Brides for 7 Soldiers Fall in love with seven sexy and irresistible soldiers who find their courage and heart tested like never before in the battle for love! This multi-author collaborative series of contemporary romance novels is brought to you by bestselling authors Barbara Freethy, Roxanne St. Claire, Christie Ridgway, Lynn Raye Harris, Julia London, Cristin Harber and Samantha Chase... -
Ford: 7 Brides for 7 Soldiers Book 7 by Samantha Chase
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFall in love with seven sexy and irresistible soldiers who find their courage and heart tested like never before in the battle for love! This multi-author collaborative series of contemporary romance novels is brought to you by bestselling authors Barbara Freethy, Roxanne St. Claire, Christie Ridgway, Lynn Raye Harris, Julia London, Cristin Harber and Samantha Chase... -
Last Chance Harbor by Vickie McKeehan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwenty years ago, a pair of lovers disappear into the night to begin a new life. But is that really what happened?New principal Julianne Dickinson is overseeing the renovation of the brand-new elementary school when an old wooden box surfaces among the rubble... -
A SEAL's Vow by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNavy SEAL Clay Pickett needs a wife, fast, or he’ll lose the model sustainable community he and his friends came home to Chance Creek to build. He’s got just the woman for the job in mind: sexy, sensitive Nora Ridgeway. Too bad she’s not interested in rushing to the altar...Categorized as:
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His Cowboy Heart by Jennifer Ryan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBound by honor and by love… That’s a Montana Man Ford Kendrick has often dreamed of the day that Jamie Keller would come home to Montana. After high school, she needed to leave—and he, duty-bound to rescue his family’s ranch, pushed her to go. The Army made Jamie a hero, but Ford still sees the gorgeous, loving woman who lit up his whole world... -
Sunrise Point by Robyn Carr
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTom Cavanaugh may think he wants a traditional woman, but in Virgin River, the greatest tradition is falling in love unexpectedly....Former Marine Tom Cavanaugh’s come home to Virgin River, ready to take over his family’s apple orchard and settle down. He knows just what the perfect woman will be like: sweet, decent, maybe a little naive. The marrying kind.Nothing like Nora Crane... -
Quadruplets for the Mountain Man: A Mountain Man's Baby Romance by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA standalone novel from the bestselling Mountain Men of Liberty Series. "Hold up!! Did you say FOUR heartbeats?" My babies' father is a war hero. Beautifully broken mountain man. And my brother's best friend. Basically... the one I've wanted since adolescence. I can't even process the fact I'm having his babies. Four babies!!!! Ground Rules of our Arrangement: #1... -
Fractured Honor by Kaylea Cross
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn elite warrior struggling to find his place in the civilian world. Weary from his years on the battlefield, SF Captain Beckett Hollister has returned home to Crimson Point to take over the family business for his dying father. But adjusting to life outside the military is harder than he imagined, and being back home forces him to confront things he’d rather not face... -
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Fractured by Lori Sjoberg
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCarter Phillips has returned from multiple deployments, and he’s brought a few demons home with him. War has left him scarred, inside and out, and he’s counting on the peace and isolation of his family’s farm to keep his head screwed on straight. What he doesn’t bargain for is Amy Williams, the new horse trainer... -
The Marine's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIf Gunnery Sergeant Zane Hall wants to save his family’s ranch, he’ll need to fix up the buildings, stock the spread with cattle—and find a wife. The first two are easy with the help of his brothers, but getting hitched is proving more difficult. When he meets mountaineer Kenna North through an online ad, she seems like the perfect fit—at least in her e-mails... -
The Navy SEAL's Christmas Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt’s Christmas time at Crescent Hall, but don’t expect expect peace, harmony and goodwill among men... -
Army Ranger with Benefits by Donna Michaels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmma Roberts is done losing her heart to military men who don’t stick around. Desperate to shake up her love life, she launches a plan to get her handsome, dependable crush to finally notice her. And her neighbor’s sexy older brother that just arrived in town is the perfect man for the job. But there’s a problem. Emma’s ridiculously attracted to her fake boyfriend... -
Justice Divided by Olivia Jaymes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s just another normal day with the twins when Ava gets a frantic call from her sister. Mary’s husband Lyle Bryson has been shot dead and she’s the main suspect. She needs Ava to come home to Corville right away. Pressed back into service to find the killer of his half-brother, Logan finds himself once again at odds with the family... -
Her Secret Ranger by Donna Michaels
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKissing the sexy soldier was a dare she couldn’t resist… By-the-book event planner Beth Brannigan’s best friend dared her to kiss a cowboy. She should have said no. Instead, she said please…again and again. If her brother finds out she’s dating—okay, kissing—okay, sleeping with—one of his military buddies, he’ll kill her. Assuming he doesn’t kill his friend first...
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