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The Delivery of Decor: Glover Family Saga & Christian Romance by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen he falls, he falls hard and deep. She literally drives away from every relationship she's ever had. Can Ward somehow get Dot to stay this Christmas?Ward Glover is now the foreman at Shiloh Ridge Ranch. He loves his new job, though he's over a lot more at a shallower depth... -
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 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 Cowboy's Best Friend's Sister by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratings*Previously titled Cowboys Don't Have a Fake Marriage with Their Best Friend's Sister*She’s his best friend’s little sister.He’s never noticed her. Not like that.He needs to marry to inherit his money, so he’s hired a woman to be his fake bride. Only he’s too sick to get married.Now he’s confined in his small house with his fake fiancée-to-be and his best friend’s little sister... -
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Cowgirl Fallin' for the Ranch Hand: Western Romance by Natalie Dean
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe’s a cowgirl who can no longer ride because of her disability. He’s a cowboy drifter trying to find his place in life. What will it take to get her on a horse again? And what will it take to get him to stay… Cassidy Miller is usually hard at work on the family ranch, riding horses and doing chores. When an accident sidelines her, she’s beyond frustrated... -
The Harmony of Holly: Glover Family Saga & Christian Romance by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCactus Glover has been living in a cabin on the edge of Shiloh Ridge Ranch for ten years. He's suffered tremendous losses, and it's taken him a long time to heal his heart, body, and mind. Recently, he's seen his brothers and cousins find the women of their dreams, and he wants to try again too... -
Her Last Cowboy Christmas: Christian Cowboy Romance by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe's tired of having her heart broken by cowboys. He waited too long to ask her out. Can Lance fix things quickly, or will Amber leave Last Chance Ranch before he can tell her how he feels? Amber Haws has never had a problem saying yes to a date. She's been out with lots of men in the time she's been at Last Chance Ranch, but she's finally gotten her heart broken one too many times...Categorized as:
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Her Cowboy Billionaire Bad Boy by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA cowboy billionaire who's rough around the edges, the woman he ghosted last Christmas, and their second chance at happily-ever-after.Ames Hammond loves rules and organization, and his job as a cop gives him the structure he craves. But he quit that job months ago, and he has no idea what he should be doing with his life... -
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... -
Cowgirl Fallin' for the Neighbor by Natalie Dean
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe’s the beauty with a smile that won’t quit and a heart of gold. He’s the cranky, prideful rancher who wants help from no one. Trouble is… she won’t take no for an answer.Quirky, six-foot-tall Clara Miller has it all. And although she’s on the bigger side, she’s gorgeous from head to toe... -
Cowgirl Fallin' for the Single Dad: Western Romance by Natalie Dean
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsShe’s a cowgirl with trust issues. He’s a doctor with a painful past. Headstrong cowgirl Charity Miller is the eldest of five children in a million-dollar ranching family. She had dreams, once… before a betrayal left her heartbroken. Now she’s convinced herself she doesn’t need anything other than taking care of the ranch and her siblings.Until she meets the new doctor in town... -
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... -
Eight Second Ride by Liz Isaacson, Elana Johnson
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe sixth book in the #1 bestselling Three Rivers Ranch Romance series, Eight Second Ride takes you beyond the ranch...to the rodeo. Ethan Greene wants no part of the rodeo circuit he left six years ago. Instead, he's spent the last year reinventing himself, trying to become a man he can be proud of... -
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... -
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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...Categorized as:
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Her Fake-Fiance Cowboy Protector by Natalie Dean
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey had to fake an engagement to protect her. He just wanted to keep her safe. If only it were that simple… The second to youngest of all the Miller brothers, Bradley has always been a bit of the odd one out. Good with numbers, but not especially with people. While his brothers played sports in high school, he got into theater...Categorized as:
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The Cowboy's Enemy by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings*Previously titled Cowboy's Don't Marry Their Enemy* Can you love someone and hate them at the same time? She led him on, lied about him, then dumped him for his cousin. She was his enemy. He walked. But he loved her still. Can people change? Cora Fischer knew they could... -
The Cowboy's Secret Romance by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings*Previously titled Cowboys Don't Have a Secret Romance* Called The Preacher, Clay Stryker has lived a life as straight as a North Dakota highway. Everyone thinks the pen and notebook he carries around is to jot down poetry or possibly notes on Scripture. They don't know he has a secret...romance. Reina Hall has never forgotten the night she was rescued from a child trafficking ring... -
Humbling Her Cowboy: Western Romance by Natalie Dean
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe’s a rich cowboy trying to help maintain his father’s ranching empire. She’s got a jaded view towards rich people like him. But when he offers to help her out, she may not be able to refuse… The McLintoc Millers aren’t quite like their cousins to the north. Solomon, the second oldest of the six sons, had never really thought of why... -
Fifth Generation Cowboy: An Inspirational Western Romance by Liz Isaacson, Elana Johnson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCan Tom and Rose navigate their friendship to find a new brand of happily ever after? The only thing Tom Lovell knows is ranching, having been raised by a single dad on a Montana cattle ranch before moving to Three Rivers Ranch. He's watched other men on the ranch get hitched one by one, but he's not sure he's the marrying type... -
Her Cowboy Billionaire Bachelor: An Everett Sisters Novel by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA holiday bachelor auction brings a doctor and a country music star together... Rose Everett isn't sure what to do with her life now that her country music career is on hold. After all, with both of her sisters in Coral Canyon, and one about to have a baby, they're not making albums anymore... -
The Cowboy's Enemy by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings*Previously titled Cowboy's Don't Marry Their Enemy* Can you love someone and hate them at the same time? She led him on, lied about him, then dumped him for his cousin. She was his enemy. He walked. But he loved her still. Can people change? Cora Fischer knew they could...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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Twins for the Cowboy by Linda Goodnight
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“There were regular men and then there were real men. Nate Caldwell was the latter.” Linda Goodnight is a RITA award-winning, New York Times and Publisher’s Weekly bestselling author of more than 3 million books sold. About TWINS FOR THE COWBOY: Her daughters are everything to her... Single mom Whitney Brookes needs this fresh start...Categorized as:
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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... -
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... -
Dreaming of His Pen Pal's Kiss by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJournee Barclay isn't interested in the big, hulky football player the town of Mistletoe wants her to date. She's been writing to a sweet, shy computer geek and she's hoping he'll eventually ask to meet her. But putting the town off is getting to be more difficult every day... -
Claiming the Cowboy by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA cowboy with a chip on his shoulder, a farrier who's got no roots, and their second chance at making a life together... Unwilling to be tied down, farrier Robin Cook has managed to pack her entire life into a two-hundred-and-eighty square-foot house, and that includes her Yorkie...Categorized as:
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Cherish Me by Autumn Macarthur
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll she ever wanted for herself was to be loved. At thirteen, Naomi Macnamara and her two best friends each pen a wish list of things they want to achieve. Deciding to bury a tin containing their life goals, the friends vow to unearth the metal box once they’ve all turned forty. But as the decades pass and each girl chases her dreams, the lists are forgotten...Categorized as:
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To Commit by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAfter a divorce from her want-to-be actor husband, Stelle Brannon came home to Sulphur, OK, to run Brannon Inn, a bed, breakfast and supper boarding house established by her late grandmother. She'd thought the Inn would be a white elephant when she inherited it a few months before her divorce, but she fell easily into the job of taking care of the place... -
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... -
The Quieting by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBestselling Author Delivers the Intrigue and Romance Fans Crave The Stoltzfus family faces serious problems, both in the church and at home. Everyone in the community expects minister David Stoltzfus to fix things--fast. But David doesn't work fast. He prefers to wait for God to work in individual hearts... -
Saving Her Cowboy by Natalie Dean
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s the man. He should be saving her. But instead, she’s the one saving him. After surviving a few combat fights in the military, Bart Miller is suffering from a severe case of PTSD. No matter how hard he tries, life on the ranch just isn’t the same anymore. His family thinks he’s improving, but they don’t know about the night terrors that plague him almost every night... -
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... -
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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... -
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... -
Best Friend's Sister At The Cowboy Billionaire Ranch by Hanna Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen cowboy billionaire Blake gives Penny a job at his ranch, he has no idea that her secret could destroy his dreams.Since his beloved wife’s death, Blake has been raising his nine-month-old son by himself. That is until Penny showed up in Pine Springs. His best friend’s sister captivates him more than he’d thought possible and she’s definitely off limits... -
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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Calvin by Katharine E. Hamilton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlice Wilkenson grew up with the Hastings brothers. She's always viewed them as family more than friends, and the feeling is mutual. Annoying, interfering, and frustrating to have seven brothers constantly on the look out for you. But one brother starts keeping a closer eye on Alice than the others: Calvin.Calvin Hastings works hard on the family ranch...Categorized as:
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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... -
A Cowboy and his Skipped Christmas by Emmy Eugene
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe's been in love with her forever. She's told him no more times than either of them can count. Can Theo and Sorrell find their way through past pain to a happy future together?Cowboy Theo Lange has worked Fox Hollow Ranch for a while now, and he's had his eye on the middle Adams sister since the day he started. He's asked her out plenty of times, but she's always said no... -
Wedding on the Beach by Kay Correll
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCindy Pearson is getting her wish — the perfect wedding on Belle Island. As she dodges a steady stream of obstacles that threaten to thwart her plans, she can’t quite avoid her nagging doubts about her fiancé. Jamie McFarlane has one wish — to make a success of the coastal inn he and his mother inherited... -
Overdrive by Juanita Kees
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsChase Calhoun has worked hard at making Calhoun Customs a world-wide sensation and keeping his father’s dream alive. He hasn’t had time to think about settling down, so he’s not expecting to find love or new life in their garage amongst the ghosts of his family’s past. Charlotte Jackson is on the run from a rebellious past, determined to prove she can be a good mom to three-month-old baby, Zoe... -
Her Cowboy Billionaire Birthday Wish by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAll the maid at Whiskey Mountain Lodge wants for her birthday is a handsome cowboy billionaire. And Colton can make that wish come true—if only he hadn’t moved to Coral Canyon after being left at the altar... Annie Pruitt has worked for the Whittaker Brothers for years, and now with the lodge a full-fledged mountain resort, she's the full-time maid up the canyon...Categorized as:
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The Construction of Cheer by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe's been going ranch-to-ranch looking for work. He's just finished most of the construction at Shiloh Ridge. Bishop hires Montana anyway, because she's the beautiful blonde he's attracted to, and she's worked with the best woodworker in the state for years... -
The Mechanics of Mistletoe by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBear Glover can be a grizzly or a teddy, and he's always thought he'd be just fine working his generational family ranch and going back to the ancient homestead alone. Then he meets and hires mechanic Samantha Benton. She's a genius with a wrench on Bear's tractors...and his heart... -
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... -
Chasing Change by Caroline Lee
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCait Quinn has never understood how some people can do the same thing day in and day out... -
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
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...
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