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Hitched by Rhonda Lee Carver
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLove blossoms in the unlikeliest places…Tarnation, Texas. Buzz Colt was a liar, cheat, and a scrooge but the one thing he did right was father five sons. Growing up without a father, Baxter Colt learned how to be a man on his own. He’d written Buzz out of his life until he passed and left a few surprises and secrets—and hoops to jump through...Categorized as:
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![Rough Country by Lauren Landish]()
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... -
![Rocky Mountain Home by Vivian Arend]()
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... -
![Fated Hearts by Kelly Elliott]()
Fated Hearts by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was only meant to be a short trip—up to Chicago for two days and then back to Texas. At least, that was the plan until a massive snowstorm leaves me trapped in Chicago at a local hotel with no definite timeframe of when I can go back home. If that wasn’t a crazy-enough turn of events—I wake up to a beautiful princess standing in my hotel room... -
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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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![Shelter by Kristen Proby]()
Shelter by Kristen Proby
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA small town, close proximity romance from New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kristen Proby.Remi Carter has survived her fifteen minutes of fame and is putting LA in her rearview mirror. As a former reality show contestant, she’s trading staged expeditions and faked wilderness tours for real adventures... -
![Discovering Harmony by Melanie Shawn]()
Discovering Harmony by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHarmony Briggs always knew what she wanted—until she realized she wanted more. The gorgeous Southern beauty knew that only one man would be able to fulfill her wildest dreams and fantasies, but unfortunately, he was just out of reach… Hudson Reed was used to playing by the rules and sticking to reality... -
![Tempting Promises by Corinne Michaels]()
Tempting Promises by Corinne Michaels
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat’s the worst thing you could do when you’re stranded in the woods with your rival? Sleep with him. That’s what.Not only is Rowan Whitlock my sister’s ex, but we’re both vying for the contract that would save my family farm...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... -
![The Cowboy's Christmas Bride by Cora Seton]()
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... -
![Seeing Red by Bailey Hannah]()
Seeing Red by Bailey Hannah
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAll Cassidy Bowman wants is one night of recklessness… and to get back at her ex.Cassidy has strict rules: she doesn’t date locals, she doesn’t sleep with men she isn’t dating, and she doesn’t do anything that might jeopardize her good girl reputation. But after a run-in with her ex-boyfriend—and a few too many drinks—she’s ready to buck those rules and get revenge...Categorized as:
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![House for Sale Navy SEAL Included by Cora Seton]()
House for Sale Navy SEAL Included by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s bringing a ghost town back to life…Ten years ago, desperate to save his father’s life, Carter Elliott pulled the plug on Elliott Ridge, the failing company town owned by his family for generations. After a decade with the Navy SEALs, he’s back to resurrect it so he can bring his father home. He’s ready to start a family of his own, too, but first he’ll need a wife...Categorized as:
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![Borrowing Bentley by Melanie Shawn]()
Borrowing Bentley by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑-𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑊𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑊𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒, 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐻𝐸𝐴--𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑦!𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐲Maisy Turner and I had been butting heads since we were five years old. That girl knew every one of my buttons and loved to push 'em... -
![Sweetness by Ashley A. Quinn]()
Sweetness by Ashley A. Quinn
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDaisy O'Malley couldn't take it anymore. She had to get away from her overbearing brothers before they smothered her completely. So, she did what any sane woman in her situation would do--she pointed blindly at a map, then packed up her belongings and her cat and left...Categorized as:
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![Having the Cowboy's Baby by Vicki Lewis Thompson]()
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... -
![Rocky Mountain Devil by Vivian Arend]()
Rocky Mountain Devil by Vivian Arend
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew York Times Bestselling Author Vivian Arend brings you the penultimate book in the SIX PACK RANCH series. ------------- The sweetest part of temptation is giving in… Raphael (Angel) Coleman and Laurel Sitko were thick as thieves throughout their school years... -
![The Cowboy Earns a Bride by Cora Seton]()
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]()
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... -
![Rivers Between Us by Greta Rose West]()
Rivers Between Us by Greta Rose West
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA woman finds safety in the one man she hurt the most. Sheriff of Teton County, Carey Michaels, puts everyone else's needs before his own—always—but when his ex-best friend shows up in his life again, with a ten-year-old daughter and a mountain of problems in tow, he has to decide if he can handle his heart being broken. Again... -
![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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![Rocky Mountain Rebel by Vivian Arend]()
Rocky Mountain Rebel by Vivian Arend
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe best type of growing up involves getting down and dirtyVicki Hansol made different choices than her less-than-reputable mom and sister, yet her fiery temper has left her branded with the same town-bad-girl label. When she desperately needs a change of scenery, her get-out-of-town-free ticket arrives—and requires she face down one of her deepest fears... -
![Taken Home by Ruth Cardello]()
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... -
![Full Coverage by Erin Nicholas]()
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... -
![Flawed by Helen Hardt, Vanessa Vale]()
Flawed by Helen Hardt, Vanessa Vale
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe bad boy brother. The by-the-books detective. A random meeting that will change their lives.Miles Bridger would rather be home in New York than stuck on a Montana ranch with his newfound half brothers, thanks to his deadbeat dad’s will. Miles now works with bulls and hay bales instead of custom bikes... -
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![Wild Mistake: A best friend's little sister forbidden romance by Kim Loraine]()
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... -
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![Perfect Pact by Cary Hart]()
Perfect Pact by Cary Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife hasn’t been easy for Beth, and her sexy new neighbor isn’t making it any easier.When she inherits a beautiful old barn on the outskirts of Mason Creek, things are looking up—until she meets the stubborn cowboy next door. Turns out, he’s the absentee grandson of the man she was caring for. He got the house; she got the barn. The problem? A single driveway shared between the two...Categorized as:
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![With This Promise by Debra Clopton]()
With This Promise by Debra Clopton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSchool teacher Lana Presley has sworn off cowboys. Which should work fine since she’s relocated from Texas and is happily adjusting to her new life in Windswept Bay. After a bad breakup-that involved her using her cheating ex as target practice for hurling chocolate covered cherries at…she’s happy to be single. And happy not to have her protective brothers and dad meddling in her business...Categorized as:
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![Playing it Country by Alexandra Hale]()
Playing it Country by Alexandra Hale
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaking the world believe I was a playboy was easy.Falling for the girl with one foot out the door? Even I didn’t see that coming.I’d do anything for my twin brother.Even put my own life on hold when his first love disappeared and left him heartbroken.I donned the mask. I played the part. I smiled at the whispers around town.I took the heat so my brother wouldn’t have to... -
![Big Bossy Cowboy by Mia Brody]()
Big Bossy Cowboy by Mia Brody
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis over the top cowboy is bossy and big…and every inch is just for her. EvieThe persistent cowboy is everywhere I look. He's at my work. He's at my apartment. He's even in my bathtub.He says we're soulmates.He says we're inevitable.I say he's wrong.GreerThe curvy little spitfire is everywhere I go. At her workplace. At her apartment. In her bathtub...Categorized as:
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![The Cost of Forgetting You by Hannah Bird]()
The Cost of Forgetting You by Hannah Bird
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFalling in love with a Parker must be genetic. It's the only way Delilah Ridgefield can make sense of the mess that is her life. Some other things that are genetic? The hazel eyes she shares with her mom, the need to care for others that she gets from her dad, and her father's dementia diagnosis, which brings him back into her life after years of radio silence...Categorized as:
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![Texas Tango: A Texas Montgomery Maverick Book Fake Marriage Novel by Cynthia D'Alba]()
Texas Tango: A Texas Montgomery Maverick Book Fake Marriage Novel by Cynthia D'Alba
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSex in a faux marriage can make things oh so real. Dr. Caroline Graham is happy with her nomadic lifestyle fulfilling short-term medical contracts. No emotional commitments, no disappointments. She's always the one to walk away, never the one left behind... -
![Lone Star Playboy by Kat Baxter]()
Lone Star Playboy by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHayesSaddle Creek was a great place to grow up, but I got out as soon as I could. I go back to visit my siblings, but there is nothing in the world that could lure me back there for good. Until I meet Rory Reynolds, a delectable, sassy-mouthed bombshell. Now, for the first time in my life, I want to give up my one-and-done ways and settle down, even if it means returning to Saddle Creek for good... -
![Country Thunder by Cheyenne McCray]()
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... -
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![How To Rope A Wild Cowboy by Anya Summers]()
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... -
![The Rebel by Lena Hendrix]()
The Rebel by Lena Hendrix
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI was supposed to lay low while my Hollywood drama blew over. Not fall for a man with golden retriever energy who isn’t afraid to take what he wants. I was supposed to lay low while my Hollywood drama blew over. Not fall for a man with golden retriever energy who isn’t afraid to take what he wants...Categorized as:
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![River Road by Leanne Davis]()
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... -
![Mother Bucker by Elle Thorpe]()
Mother Bucker by Elle Thorpe
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGetting pregnant then realising your baby daddy is a cheating, lying, scumbag? That happened.But then Abel James walks into my life. One hot look from the broad-shouldered cowboy and I’m ready for all the sexy fun I won’t be having once I start showing.Only one problem. He’s my father’s best friend and almost twenty years older than me.He’s off limits. I’m completely forbidden...Categorized as:
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![Surprised by a Baby by Mindy Neff]()
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]()
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... -
![Back in the Saddle by Vanessa Vale]()
Back in the Saddle by Vanessa Vale
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI've always wanted her. After all these years, that's never changed.I thought Sarah O'Banyon had been The One. I'd been f-ing wrong.I moved on, made something of myself. Became police chief. Even had a beautiful daughter.When Sarah buys me at the bachelor auction, I'm stunned. It's been six years. She wants me for something now. When we end up in my bedroom, I know exactly what... -
![Rocky Mountain Shelter by Vivian Arend]()
Rocky Mountain Shelter by Vivian Arend
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Vivian Arend, the next book in the bestselling Six Pack Ranch series! ~~**~~ Innocence and passion are an addictive mix… The dark-haired stranger next door triggers every protective instinct Trevor Coleman never knew he had... -
![Seducing the Cowboy by Kennedy Fox]()
Seducing the Cowboy by Kennedy Fox
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter leaving his hometown seven years ago, Payton hasn’t returned. One heartbreak was enough to turn him off relationships forever. As soon as he arrived at the Circle B Ranch, they treated him like family—something he’s never had—and he met the one woman he shouldn’t want. He’s put her in the friend zone, but after agreeing to her proposition, he can’t hold back anymore... -
![Auctioned to the Cowboy by Hope Ford]()
Auctioned to the Cowboy by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’ve been in love with Cole Rogers, the cowboy next door, for as long as I can remember.Not for his money, but for his hard work, heart and protectiveness towards me. All he sees when he looks at me though is the tomboy working my daddy’s ranch.When my ranch is in financial danger, I sign up to sell the only thing I own of worth: my v-card...Categorized as:
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![Red's Hot Cowboy by Carolyn Brown]()
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]()
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... -
![Capturing the Texas Rancher's Heart by Debra Holt]()
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... -
![Reckless by Elsie Silver]()
Reckless by Elsie Silver
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTheo Silva. Rowdy bull rider. Notorious ladies’ man. Scorching hot trouble wrapped up in a drool-worthy package.And he’s looking at me like I might be his next meal.But I’m almost free of my toxic marriage and have sworn off men entirely. So all I see when I look back is temptation served up with a heaping side of heartbreak.The man is hard to trust—and even harder to resist.Make that impossible...Categorized as:
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![Sweet-Loving Cowboy by Stacey Kennedy]()
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... -
![Dragonfly Awakening by Jaycee Ford]()
Dragonfly Awakening by Jaycee Ford
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Paul Harris laid eyes on Ellie Caldwell the first day of high school, his heart stopped and never beat the same again. However, his best friend Lance spoke first and ended up with the girl. Paul watched them from the sidelines as he fell harder and harder, caught beneath rules of friendship and bro codes. Ellie secretly desired Paul, but he never made a move...
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