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Doing It Right: A Second Chance, Single Parent Romance by Harloe Rae
Rated: 4.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“This doesn’t have to be the end for us.”Except it was.What did we know about happily ever after at the age of eighteen?Mason Braxter was a football legend—destined for glory far bigger than the confines of our small town. Meanwhile, I had dreams of my own—a simpler life that included staying put and growing roots.And all those plans of mine were going splendidly... -
![Sweet Home Louisiana by Erin Nicholas]()
Sweet Home Louisiana by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA sexy, small town, second chance rom com! Thanks to a drawn-up-while-drinking-moonshine partnership agreement, Madison Allain has to spend thirty days back on the bayou before she can sell her part of the family business... -
![The Hope of Her Heart by Liz Isaacson]()
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![Edie Browne’s Cottage by the Sea: A heartwarming, hilarious romance read set in Cornwall! by Jane Linfoot]()
Edie Browne’s Cottage by the Sea: A heartwarming, hilarious romance read set in Cornwall! by Jane Linfoot
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratings‘Beautifully crafted and wrapped in romance’ Sunday Times bestseller Heidi Swain Those who don’t jump will never fly… Hurtling through the sky was supposed to be Edie Browne’s flight of independence. But when she falls head over champagne bucket while celebrating her successful landing, her life is changed in an instant...Categorized as:
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![Cowboy by Julie Capulet]()
Cowboy by Julie Capulet
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe's a hot rodeo hero from Montana. And he's about to meet the unexpected city girl who brings him to his knees ...After getting thrown and trampled by a rampaging bull six months ago, Will Finn just made his comeback in the ring. But out of it, he seems distracted -- even though every woman in Bozeman wants a piece of him...Categorized as:
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![A Secret Baby for the Grumpy Cowboy by Hanna Hart]()
A Secret Baby for the Grumpy Cowboy by Hanna Hart
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSullen cowboy billionaire Topher was the only Rolston brother that thought his small town of Isabel was the last place he would end up. Little did he know, that wasn’t the only surprise waiting for him there….His very successful jump racing event lead him back to living in Texas and inevitably to his old, abandoned ranch... -
![A Nanny for the Grumpy Cowboy by Hanna Hart]()
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... -
![A Secret Baby in the Show Me State by Jessie Gussman]()
A Secret Baby in the Show Me State by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA midnight tryst, an unknown admirer and a baby that is delivered to church with just a short note. On the day Deacon Hudson was set to be ordained, a bundle shows up at the church with a simple note on it. Deacon Hudson is the father. Take care of her.Deacon knows he’s not the father. The Immaculate Conception was a one time thing... -
![Cowboy Stealing My Heart by Jessie Gussman]()
Cowboy Stealing My Heart by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFive divorces, three boys, one snowstorm and two people who want to be anywhere other than where they are. Only God could use it all to make a beautiful love story.Bellamy Levine is the highest paid actress in Hollywood, but she just inked her name on her fifth divorce settlement and her personal life is in shambles. Again.She vows it’s for the last time... -
![Cowboys & Christmas Kisses by Natalie Dean]()
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... -
![The Rest Of Me: A Contemporary Country Romance by Ashley Munoz]()
The Rest Of Me: A Contemporary Country Romance by Ashley Munoz
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDeath never simply settles for the life it claims. It’s greedy. It stole all of our lives that night and while it put my husband in the ground, it left my four children and me behind. After an ugly year of grief, something had to change. My sister suggested open spaces, big skies and fresh air in the heart of Wyoming...Categorized as:
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![Cowboy Seeking a Second Chance by Janice Whiteaker]()
Cowboy Seeking a Second Chance by Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTen years ago Boone Pace made a mistake out of selfishness and immaturity.He’s regretted it ever since.Competing as a professional rodeo cowboy was everything he wanted. All that mattered. An opportunity he wouldn’t pass by.But it meant leaving his high-school sweetheart behind.Mae Wells was sweet, and innocent, and quiet... -
![Wild, Crazy Hearts by Melissa Foster]()
Wild, Crazy Hearts by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDiscover the magic of New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster's writing, and see why millions of readers have fallen in love with the Bradens and the rest of the Love in Bloom big-family romance collection. In WILD, CRAZY HEARTS... High school teacher Brindle Montgomery and rancher Trace Jericho have been close friends forever and on-again off-again lovers for years... -
![Winning the Cowboy Billionaire by Emmy Eugene]()
Winning the Cowboy Billionaire by Emmy Eugene
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe'll do anything to secure the funding she needs to take her perfumery to the next level...even date the boy next door.Except Spur Chappell is no boy.He's six-feet-two-inches of pure muscle, devilish grins, big hands, and loud laughter. Oh, and did Olivia Hudson mention his money?He's got a ton of that too... -
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![Cowboys Don't Have a Secret Baby (Sweet Water Ranch Billionaire Cowboys) by Jessie Gussman]()
Cowboys Don't Have a Secret Baby (Sweet Water Ranch Billionaire Cowboys) by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWaitress and single mother Louise Olson wouldn’t have missed church to stay home with her sick daughter if she knew the congregation was going to volunteer her to head up the town’s Harvest Festival. Truth be told, she didn’t mind, and would have enjoyed it. The problem was Sweet Water’s superstar hockey golden boy was back in town, and he had been named her co-chair...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![Her Last First Kiss: Christian Cowboy Romance by Liz Isaacson]()
Her Last First Kiss: Christian Cowboy Romance by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA cowgirl down on her luck hires a man who's good with horses and under the hood of a car. Can Hudson fine tune Scarlett's heart as they work together? Or will things backfire and make everything worse at Last Chance Ranch? Scarlett Adams has had enough. Enough of men breaking her heart. Enough of her boss saying she needs to do better. Enough of the traffic and hustle of the city... -
![Fool for You by Kelly Elliott]()
Fool for You by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was only supposed to be for a few months, so where was the harm in going along with it? That is, until the fake engagement Landon and I came up with after a misunderstanding threw us both into the spotlight, and threatened to destroy the lives we had both worked so hard for.Somewhere along the way, though, we realized everything had changed... -
![Ever Caring by Carolyne Aarsen]()
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... -
![Daisies & Devin by Kelsey Kingsley]()
Daisies & Devin by Kelsey Kingsley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvery story has a hero. Devin O'Leary was mine. Everybody has a dream, And mine could take me far. Just me, and my voice, A stage, and this guitar. With patience and some luck, I could see me, standing there. But, that was before I met her- The girl with the purple hair. Enchanted by her beauty, By her soul, and then, her eyes... -
![Brave Enough by Kelly Elliott]()
Brave Enough by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHunter Shaw is handsome, charming, and a minor celeb on the collegiate team roping circuit. Not to mention, he looks damn fine in a cowboy hat. So it’s no surprise when he’s ardently pursued to be the star on a new streaming network’s debut program—a reality dating show...Categorized as:
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![Cowboy of Convenience: Moss Creek PD by Janice Whiteaker]()
Cowboy of Convenience: Moss Creek PD by Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGrady’s spent his whole life in Moss Creek, Montana, helping out on his family’s ranch and keeping the town he loves safe. There’s nowhere else he’d rather be.Except for Evelyn Warwick’s bed.The newly arrived New Yorker is a breath of fresh air in his stagnant and stale life— one he seeks out at every opportunity...Categorized as:
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![Best Friends in the Show Me State by Jessie Gussman]()
Best Friends in the Show Me State by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMarlowe Glass and Clark Hudson grew up together, side-by-side, neighbors and best friends in the same small town. Now, both single parents, they are each other’s main support. They carpool together, kid sit for one another, and share pretty much everything except a home. And even though they are very different, they balance one another out perfectly. They are truly best friends... -
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![Show Me a Marriage of Convenience by Alexa Verde]()
Show Me a Marriage of Convenience by Alexa Verde
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn ex-player cowboy with a little son, the boy's shy plus-size aunt, and a reluctant modern marriage of convenience only the boy is excited about… A sweet, clean, wholesome romance with a happily-ever-after!After three near-death experiences in one day-okay, maybe burning dinner and falling from a tree shouldn't count-Kade Clark worries about his son's future if he's not around to protect him... -
![Crazy Hearts by Amber Kelly]()
Crazy Hearts by Amber Kelly
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“Who says you can’t wear boots with pearls?”I’ve always loved my life and career. That was until my boss, best friend, and partner in crime, fell in love during a trip to her hometown and made me become a bougie cowgirl. It only took a few visits to the sleepy town of Poplar Falls for me to understand the draw.So here I am, fighting the two girls that live inside of me... -
![How to Kiss a Movie Star by Jenny Proctor]()
How to Kiss a Movie Star by Jenny Proctor
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe’s Hollywood’s biggest star. She wouldn’t know him from the pizza delivery guy.I’m a wildlife biologist in a tiny mountain town, not some kind of law-breaking celebrity stalker. At least not on purpose.It was an accident when I wandered onto the property of one of Hollywood’s hottest movie stars. Five minutes ago, I'd never even heard of Flint Hawthorne...Categorized as:
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![No Going Back by Janice Whiteaker]()
No Going Back by Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDon’t fall for the sexy silver fox that just rolled into town.Easier said than done.Especially when he’s your new neighbor.Dianna came to Moss Creek for a fresh start. To learn from the mistakes of her past.But Griffin Fraley is testing her commitment to that task. Somewhere between those baby blue eyes and a set of hands she can imagine doing debaucherous things, her focus starts to shift...Categorized as:
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![Convincing Cara by Melanie Shawn]()
Convincing Cara by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCara McCord had a new lease on life. After hearing the news that she was cancer free, the Texas beauty was ready to move forward and live life to the fullest…starting with losing her virginity. There was only one problem, though—the gorgeous blonde’s heart beat for one cowboy alone, and he was someone she knew she could never have... -
![A Courtship on Huckleberry Hill by Jennifer Beckstrand]()
A Courtship on Huckleberry Hill by Jennifer Beckstrand
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere's nothing Huckleberry Hill, Wisconsin’s irrepressible eighty-somethings Anna and Felty Helmuth like better than a challenge. And the chance to matchmake their feisty granddaughter is their most delightful task yet… Elsie Helmuth’s plain-spoken ways got her in trouble once before, so she needs to make a good impression at her new teaching job in Huckleberry Hill... -
![Wedding at Lakeside Resort by Susan Schild]()
Wedding at Lakeside Resort by Susan Schild
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author, Susan SchildWhen it comes to love, forty-four year old Jenny Beckett's track record isn't great, but she's finally found Luke Hammond, a kind, down to earth man who adores her. And she's marrying him!But Jenny has no time to moon about the big day... -
![When I Come Home Again by Jennifer Rodewald]()
When I Come Home Again by Jennifer Rodewald
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a family crisis calls him back to Big Prairie, will Craig Erikson be able to work through past mistakes and the tragedy that had sent him searching for a new place to call home? Brenna Blaum had been sure of three things in her life—her brother, her running, and her dad’s star receiver. But in a matter of a year’s time, everything she’d counted on fell apart, leaving her devastated...Categorized as:
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![Holding Out For Love by Debra Clopton]()
Holding Out For Love by Debra Clopton
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJillian Sinclair needs a man and she needs him now. She dreams of being a mother-but the doctor just gave her the news that if she plans to carry a baby herself then her time is running out. She also wants true love like her sisters but will she have to settle for something less than that in order to get her baby?The last thing she needs is the only man she's loved and lost coming back to town... -
![32 Rowan Blvd by Kelsey Kingsley]()
32 Rowan Blvd by Kelsey Kingsley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGet married.Buy a house.Have a baby.That's every girl's dream, isn't it? Well, maybe not every girl, but for Christy Bush, it was.So, when her boyfriend realized he didn't want any of those things, the obvious answer was to set him free and find a man who did... -
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![Cowboy and the Convict by Janice Whiteaker]()
Cowboy and the Convict by Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSome days life is a little messy.Other days, you get arrested by the small-town cop who loves to lecture you on all the ways you could be doing better.Officer Peters has never been Janie’s biggest fan, but when he picks her up for a warrant she didn’t know she had, he lays into her.And, for the first time in years, she breaks...Categorized as:
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![The Brides of Purple Heart Ranch Boxset Volume 2: Three Sweet Marriage of Convenience Western Romances by Shanae Johnson]()
The Brides of Purple Heart Ranch Boxset Volume 2: Three Sweet Marriage of Convenience Western Romances by Shanae Johnson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThree SWEET Marriage of Convenience Western Romances in ONE Boxset! If you believe in heroes… If you know that the power of love will heal all wounds… Then you’ll love these light-hearted, clean and wholesome romances of convenient arrangements that unfold into lasting love...Categorized as:
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![Wrangled by Lilith by Remi Carrington]()
Wrangled by Lilith by Remi Carrington
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy plan is to start over without a man. But car woes and a cowboy are making it difficult.LilithI don’t need a man. And I definitely don’t need his money. After spending twenty-five years as a trophy wife, I’m single again and on my own. Well, not completely alone. I have my cat.My fresh start isn’t going well... -
![Just a Cowboy's Shotgun Wedding by Jessie Gussman]()
Just a Cowboy's Shotgun Wedding by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter her husband died, leaving her with six kids to raise on her own, Piper Hughes struggles to hold everything together on a hairdresser's small wage. She has no hope of expanding her two bedroom ranch house and doesn't want to rely on the charity of the town, either... -
![The Cowboy's Second Chance at Love by Jenna Jacob]()
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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![Stone Hearts by Amber Kelly]()
Stone Hearts by Amber Kelly
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA new friends-to-lovers small-town romance from Amber Kelly…When I returned to Poplar Falls six years ago, I’d given up on love.I’d made the mistake of marrying the sexy rebel right out of high school. He’d ended up in jail. I’d ended up pregnant. With a baby on the way, I decided to give up my wild, impulsive ways. All I wanted was a family and to watch my sweet son grow up, happy, and healthy... -
![DREAM WITH ME, COWBOY Enhanced Edition by Debra Clopton]()
DREAM WITH ME, COWBOY Enhanced Edition by Debra Clopton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom award-winning author Debra Clopton comes the Texas Matchmakers series—about three older women who set off a nationally advertised "Wives Wanted Campaign" to bring women to their small town of Mule Hollow to marry the lonesome cowboys... -
![His Seventh Stop by Liz Isaacson]()
His Seventh Stop by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe's a seasoned cowboy on a delivery mission. She's a resilient hobby farm owner braving the winter storm. Can Keith and Lindsay forge a bond in the heart of a tempest and find love in the calm that follows?Keith Whettstein is no stranger to life's challenges - a seasoned cowboy from the renowned Hammond Family Farm, he's weathered his fair share of trials... -
![Cowboy Strong by Stacy Finz]()
Cowboy Strong by Stacy Finz
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree cousins become cowboys when an unexpected inheritance leaves them with a ranch—and a future as wide open as the California sky . . . Sawyer Dalton may be an investigative journalist, but he has no interest in the story of the sexy stranger who has invaded his barn’s loft apartment on Dry Creek Ranch. After months on the road, he just wants to settle in... -
![Her Billionaire Cowboy's Secret Baby Surprise by Hope Moore]()
Her Billionaire Cowboy's Secret Baby Surprise by Hope Moore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo Billionaire Brothers determined to marry off their grandsons...one is going to do it even from the grave using his last will and testament...can the other do it before it’s too late! Veterinarian Ash McCoy is a billionaire had his heartbroken and now he’s working long hours at the new animal clinic, he’s opened in his small hometown of Stonewall, Texas... -
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![Cowboy Tough by Stacy Finz]()
Cowboy Tough by Stacy Finz
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFive hundred acres of gorgeous California land is a life-changer for cousins Cash, Jace, and Sawyer—and a surprising chance for each of them to find a game-changing love . . . Sheriff Jace Dalton’s plate is piled high even before he discovers a stranded motorist just a few miles from his home... -
![Say Yes to a Second Chance by Cindy Kirk]()
Say Yes to a Second Chance by Cindy Kirk
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes father knows best…At fourteen, one shared look convinced Adrianna Lee that she and her neighbor were soul mates. She’s older and wiser now, but a smile from Tripp Randall still makes her heart flutter.Tripp’s charmed life came to an abrupt end three years ago. When his wife died in childbirth, the loss brought him to his knees... -
![Finding Home in Good Hope by Cindy Kirk]()
Finding Home in Good Hope by Cindy Kirk
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom friendship to forever...Star stylist Gianna Ricci doesn’t do roots. Not in hair and not in hometowns. A lifetime of being shuffled from place to place means nowhere has ever felt like home. When she arrives in Good Hope, Gianna expects more of the same.Few families have stronger ties to Good Hope than Ethan Shaw’s. Yet it’s not just legacy that keeps Ethan local... -
![Since You've Been Gone by Tari Faris]()
Since You've Been Gone by Tari Faris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLeah Williams is back in the quaint town of Heritage, Michigan, and ready to try again to make her business a success. But blank slates are hard to come by, and a piece of her past is waiting for her there. Heir to the Heritage Fruits company, Jonathan Kensington is the guy who not only made Leah's past difficult, he also seems determined to complicate her present as well... -
![Loving the Coach by Cami Checketts]()
Loving the Coach by Cami Checketts
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan a football superstar convince a broken scuba instructor to trust and love him?Annie Holman escaped her hometown after her father’s murder to protect herself and her family from a mafia lord’s threats... -
![Perfect Casanova by Fabiola Francisco]()
Perfect Casanova by Fabiola Francisco
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe's a single mom. He's her sexy cowboy neighbor. Will he be able to break through her guarded heart? When I move next door to a sexy cowboy, I know right away that he’s trouble. I won’t fall for his charms, though. My priority is keeping my son safe and starting fresh in this new town.Levi keeps on knocking on my door, though, showing me what life could be like if I let my guard down...Categorized as:
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