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  • Rough Country by Lauren Landish

    Rough Country by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Is 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...
  • Brie Bows to Her Master by Red Phoenix

    Brie Bows to Her Master by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The final week at the Submissive Training Center has arrived! Join Brie as she encounters challenging sessions crafted specifically for her - five extraordinary days of training and pleasure. Her graduation includes interviews with potential Doms, but things get horribly complicated for Brie...
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    steamy  sad  suspense  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Happily Ever After in Bliss by Lexi Blake, Sophie Oak

    Happily Ever After in Bliss by Lexi Blake, Sophie Oak

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A man hiding from his natureHenry Flanders never dreamed his past would catch up to him. After all, the man he used to be is dead and buried. He made a clean break with life in the CIA. He moved to Bliss under a new name. For years he has been living a dream, married to his lovely Nell. Now a miracle has happened, and they have a baby on the way...
  • Four Weddings and a Vendetta by S.J. McCoy

    Four Weddings and a Vendetta by S.J. McCoy

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Each of the Remington brothers has met their special lady. They're ready to get married, settle down and embark upon the next chapter of their lives. You are cordially invited to join Mason and Gina, Shane and Cassidy, Carter and Summer, and Beau and Corinne in their celebrations. Of course, things never go smoothly when you're planning a wedding - let alone four of them...
  • Saxon's Soul by Laylah Roberts

    Saxon's Soul by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Many believed he didn’t possess a heart. Not true. It was just hidden beneath a layer of protection so deep no one would ever penetrate it. Until her. Aspen. Sweet. Innocent. Beautiful. And not the woman for him. Despite his reputation, Joel Saxon wasn’t in the habit of corrupting innocents. Especially when she had no clue about the dark desires he possessed...
  • The Rancher's Mail-Order Bride: Small Town Contemporary Romance by Mindy Neff

    The Rancher's Mail-Order Bride: Small Town Contemporary Romance by Mindy Neff

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Wanted: Women and Babies. Where: Shotgun Ridge, Montana. When: As soon as possible! Wyatt Malone had been ambushed! The little boy staring earnestly at him thought Wyatt was his new dad—and the boy’s pregnant mommy claimed to be his bride-to-be...
  • Ryder Revisited by Pamela M. Kelley

    Ryder Revisited by Pamela M. Kelley

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Chef Bethany Davis needs a job. Ryder Quinn needs a Chef. But she'd never make his short list. Bethany Davis has worked in some of the most exciting restaurants in New York City. She's from Quinn Valley, a small Idaho town and she hasn't been home for more than a few days in years...
  • Reckless Beat Boxed Set by Eden Summers

    Reckless Beat Boxed Set by Eden Summers

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This boxed set contains novel 1, 2 & novella 2.5 in the Reckless Beat series. Blind Attraction He can seduce with a single glance. Peering down at a sea of fans, rock star, Mitchell Davies can’t deny the innocent beauty of a woman in the front row. He’ll stop at nothing to get to know her...
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    humor  steamy  sad  romance  anthologies  contemporary  drama  fiction
  • I'll Remember You by Sable Hunter

    I'll Remember You by Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Aron and Libby McCoy became husband and wife. No woman could desire a more perfect love. But tragedy struck... while diving on their honeymoon, Aron does not come up from beneath the blue waters off the Cayman Islands. A massive rescue mission is launched, but the only clues found were his wedding ring and later a shredded wet suit covered in blood. The McCoy family is devastated...
    Categorized as:
    industrial-era  sad  steamy  suspense  western  adult  amnesia  book
  • Reveal Me, Sir by Laylah Roberts

    Reveal Me, Sir by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    All she wanted was a quiet life… Ria is a magnet for trouble. She’s on the run, living a secret life. She’s being blackmailed by an asshole. And she’s pretty certain the newest Dom at Club Indulgence is a thief, a private investigator or a cop. She’s not sure which is worse. And that is exactly why she should stay away from him...
    Categorized as:
    humor  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction
  • I'll See You In My Dreams - Sweeter Version by Sable Hunter, Ryan O'Leary

    I'll See You In My Dreams - Sweeter Version by Sable Hunter, Ryan O'Leary

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Hell Yeah! Sweeter Version Series continues with I'll See You in My Dreams (Hell Yeah! Sweeter Version Book 8) Zane Saucier is handsome, brilliant, powerful, a practicing cowboy and a successful attorney, but he cannot see. Presley Love is smart, intrepid, and attractive, but she wants not to be seen...
  • Solid Soul by Brenda Jackson

    Solid Soul by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In the real world there was no way flower shop owner Kylie Hagan would ever meet up with millionaire Chance Steele. But the world of single parents and teenage hormones brought them together the first time -- and a simmering passion they both tried to deny wouldn't keep them apart for long. Chance made her think of hot, sultry Southern nights...
  • Infinite Desire: A Savannah Novel #4 by Danielle Jamie

    Infinite Desire: A Savannah Novel #4 by Danielle Jamie

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Book 4 of The Savannah Series Over the last several months, Savannah’s life has been a never-ending roller coaster ride. Each time Savannah sees the light at the end of the tunnel, her world stops spinning and another obstacle is thrown in her path. Kayden has always been her rock, her constant during the most difficult months of her life...
  • Romancing My Love by Melissa Foster

    Romancing My Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    After months of caring for her terminally ill mother, Rebecca Rivera is left all alone in a world she doesn’t trust—but she’s determined not to let her mother’s death define her. Losing her job, having to pummel some jerk for being too handsy, and living in her car are just temporary setbacks to an otherwise solid plan in finding her footing...
  • Taking Catie by Helen Hardt

    Taking Catie by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Catie Bay has worshiped much older Chad McCray since she was a child. When she fumbles a seduction attempt after her graduation from high school, she flees to Europe, hoping she can forget her unrequited love. Four years later, Catie returns, now a beautiful, worldly woman, and Chad, the quintessential bachelor, takes notice...
  • Teasing Annie by Helen Hardt

    Teasing Annie by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Newly divorced from his greedy and deceptive first wife, Dallas McCray is convinced he wants a sweet country girl like his sister-in-law. So why is he lusting after the new veterinarian in town, striking New Jersey transplant Annie DeSimone? Also divorced, Annie yearns to leave her difficult past behind and start a new life in beautiful Colorado...
  • Red Dirt Christmas by N.R. Walker

    Red Dirt Christmas by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    **14,500 words, gay romance** Travis had been here at Sutton Station for just over a year. We were technically engaged, not that we’d told anyone. He was happy just knowin’ I’d said yes, and I had some head-clearin’ stuff to work through. Knowing I was good enough for Trav was one thing, but knowing if I was good enough to be a husband and father was somethin’ else entirely...
  • Taming Angelina by Helen Hardt

    Taming Angelina by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ranch heiress Angelina loves her leisurely life…until her father, a gorgeous ranch hand, and a long-buried secret turn it upside down. Learn to run a ranch? Angelina Bay would rather wear last season’s clothes. But if she doesn’t, her father demands, she can kiss her inheritance goodbye. Teach a spoiled heiress how to ride a horse? Not in this lifetime...
  • A Real Cowboy Always Comes Home by Stephanie Rowe

    A Real Cowboy Always Comes Home by Stephanie Rowe

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Caleb Stockton has been missing for more than ten years...and he's about to come home. But his homecoming isn't going to be what anyone expects. Not his brothers.Not him.And definitely not her. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Stephanie Rowe is "contemporary romance at its best" (Bex 'N' Books)...
  • Welcome To My World by Sable Hunter

    Welcome To My World by Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Continue the Hell Yeah! Series with book 14...The first time Bowie Travis Malone laid eyes on Cassie Cartwright, she knocked him for a loop. He was as drawn to her side as a moth to a flame. A green eyed angel with golden hair, she made his heart hammer in his chest and his body ache to hold her close...
  • How to Rope a McCoy by Sable Hunter

    How to Rope a McCoy by Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Is Texas big enough for more McCoys? Hell yeah! Heath McCoy, the oldest cousin of Aron and his brothers spends his days championing his family. He is no stranger to heartbreak, the woman he loved left him at the altar. From that moment on, Heath developed a new attitude - love'em and leave 'em wanting more. Until he meets Cato. Cato is determined to experience all life has to offer...
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    industrial-era  sad  steamy  suspense  western  abuse  adult  book
  • Thunderbird by Sable Hunter, Ryan O'Leary

    Thunderbird by Sable Hunter, Ryan O'Leary

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Continuing the Hell Yeah Series with book 13 – Equalizers Soulmates. Twin souls. Two people destined to be together. Their journey to love is never an easy one, but when they meet – their hearts beat only for one another. Kyle Chancellor is a hero, an honest to God hero. After winning the Heisman, he turns down a lucrative career as a professional football player to fight in Afghanistan...
  • Caleb by Kirsten Osbourne, Amelia C. Adams

    Caleb by Kirsten Osbourne, Amelia C. Adams

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Natalie Smythe moves to the small town of Bagley, Texas to follow her dreams and open a candy store, she has no intention to do anything other than work. Socializing is not on her calendar until the store is up and running. It doesn't even cross her mind that the morning she opens, a man will come into the store, she cannot say "no" to...
  • Most Eligible Cowboy by J.S. Cooper

    Most Eligible Cowboy by J.S. Cooper

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He's a bossy, grumpy cowboy, but that doesn't stop his hotness...Beau Hamilton is the biggest catch in Montana. He’s handsome, funny and rich. As the oldest son and heir to one of the largest ranches in the State, he’s one of the most eligible bachelors around. And he knows it. His brother is marrying my best friend and we’re both in the bridal party. He’s the best man and I’m the maid of honor...
  • A Cowboy's Heart by Red Phoenix

    A Cowboy's Heart by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A cowboy can’t resist a damsel in distressBrad Anderson, the bullwhip master, has guarded his heart ever since a certain redhead broke it. After attending the wedding of his best friend, Master Anderson decides to find his own happy ending. However, it seems Fate has different plans when he finds himself protecting a damsel in distress...
    Categorized as:
    humor  industrial-era  sad  steamy  western  adult  audiobook  book
  • Overdrive by Jessa York

    Overdrive by Jessa York

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tick, tock. It's deafening. The damn biological clock. There's only one way to silence it And it's not with the hot, sexy, rideshare driver. He's too young--even if he gets my motor running. One night is all he's getting, All I'm willing to give. Cutting him loose is my only option. But when we meet up again, I realize one thing...
    Categorized as:
    humor  suspense  steamy  sad  romance  contemporary  fiction  age-gap
  • Men of Rocky Mountain: The Complete Collection by Alexis Winter

    Men of Rocky Mountain: The Complete Collection by Alexis Winter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Meet the men of Rocky Mountain. Alpha, broken, protective…and down right filthy.These men are the definition of bold, rough, take charge mountain men that will leave you weak in the knees. This collection includes FIVE full-length novels of small town angst, drama and off the charts heat. Books Claiming Her ForeverI’m not Mr. Settle-Down-and-Start-a-Family.Tried it. Failed at it...
  • An Old-Fashioned Christmas by Laylah Roberts

    An Old-Fashioned Christmas by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It’s Christmas, Old-Fashioned style. Come celebrate Christmas with the gorgeous alpha Jamieson brothers and their sweet, strong wives. There will be eggnog, bad singing and, of course, a Christmas spanking or two. And it wouldn’t be Christmas without Sam in a sexy Santa suit...
  • Skye Blue by Sable Hunter

    Skye Blue by Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Noah McCoy loves his family more than anything, but he has always had trouble seeing anything from anyone else’s point of view. Some might say that Noah is narrow-minded or judgmental, some might call Noah a pain in the......ha! The truth is - Noah only sees black and white, he can’t see shades of grey until Skye makes a home for herself in his heart...
    Categorized as:
    industrial-era  sad  steamy  suspense  western  abuse  adult  book
  • Summer's Indiscretion by Heather Rainier

    Summer's Indiscretion by Heather Rainier

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Summer Heston is ready to give up on men and has sworn off blind dates permanently. A chance text message and phone conversation with two mysterious friends of Grace’s changes her mind. A dangerous situation literally thrusts her into their powerful arms as the attacks on her ladies’ adults-only boutique escalate and the tone of the Divine Morality blog grows more blatantly hateful...
  • Tangled in Divine by Heather Rainier

    Tangled in Divine by Heather Rainier

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Robbed of her family’s legacy, Gwen Henderson blindly sets out to win it back. In Divine she finds employment until she rejoins the rodeo circuit for one more winning year. What she doesn’t foresee is getting tangled up with two cowboys who have her yearning for life in Divine when her dreams are in Colorado...
  • Cowboy and His Runaway by Kaci Rose

    Cowboy and His Runaway by Kaci Rose

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Maybe if she'd known that running for herlife would have changed her life for the better, she would have done itsooner...RileyMy momma always believed in fate, but I didn't believe until I met him. The sexy cowboy who'd found me hiding in his barn. A series of disastrous events led me to...him. He and his family took me in, protected me, and gave me the life I always wanted...
  • Taming a Texas Bad Boy by Katie Lane

    Taming a Texas Bad Boy by Katie Lane

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to Bad Boy Ranch . . . where bad is, oh, so good. Six men return to the boys' ranch they spent one summer at as troubled teens. They're all searching for different things: peace, family, forgiveness, redemption, hope, and faith. It will take the love of strong Texas women to heal these wounded hearts and make these bad, bad boys realize they're good, good men...
  • The Cowboy and the Doctor by Eve Gaddy

    The Cowboy and the Doctor by Eve Gaddy

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dylan Gallagher loves playing the field. The only serious relationship he's ever had was with his horses and his ranch, and he had no intention of ever changing that... Until he met Dr. Samantha Striker, a challenge too tempting to resist. Samantha Striker doesn't fall easily, not even for Dylan and his heart-melting charm...
  • Sweet Home Cowboy by Marin Thomas

    Sweet Home Cowboy by Marin Thomas

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Marietta newcomer Elena Puente is coerced into attending a speed dating event at the popular Copper Mountain Chocolate Shop, she’s blindsided by a serious attraction to local cowboy, Wesley Banks. Still recovering from a broken engagement, the first-grade teacher from Las Vegas isn’t looking for romance...
  • Cowboys & Starlight by Jacqueline Winters

    Cowboys & Starlight by Jacqueline Winters

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This cowboy thought he could stay away from his best friend's little sister. This cowboy was wrong.Colten Livingston swore he'd never fall for another city girl. Not after his ex-wife left him, fed up with country living. Now that his mom plans to sell the family home, nothing is stopping him from returning to his dream job at Glacier National Park...
  • Jeremiah by Stasia Black

    Jeremiah by Stasia Black

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ruth was a pain in my neck when she lived under the same roof at the ranch. She’s even worse now that she’s helping my twin brother’s fiancée plan their wedding. It’s no secret that we can’t stand each other...
  • The Durango Affair by Brenda Jackson

    The Durango Affair by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "I'M HAVING YOUR BABY." Savannah Claiborne's simple statement set off an avalanche in Montana ranger Durango Westmoreland's carefully ordered life. Suddenly, an unforgettable night of passion with the hazel-eyed beauty had turned into a lifetime of obligation for the confirmed bachelor...
  • Claim & Protect by Rhenna Morgan

    Claim & Protect by Rhenna Morgan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Live hard, f*ck harder and follow only their own rules. Those are the cornerstones the six men of the Haven Brotherhood live and bleed by, refusing to conform to society's expectations, taking what they want and always watching each other's backs. Trevor Raines lives on the edge of legal...
  • Stripped Down: A Blacktop Cowboys Novella by Lorelei James

    Stripped Down: A Blacktop Cowboys Novella by Lorelei James

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lorelei James, a new steamy story of the Blacktop Cowboys... The heat is on when feisty cowgirl Melissa Lockhart challenges playboy rancher Wynton Grant to a game of sexual truth or dare..
  • Savannah Series Boxed Set by Danielle Jamie

    Savannah Series Boxed Set by Danielle Jamie

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Over 340,000 Words - 4 Full Novels and 1 Highly Anticipated Novella in Kayden Knox's Point of View Complete Box Set of the Savannah Series with Bonus scenes & Kayden's POVs from Southern Desire! After suffering a humiliating heartbreak Savannah Livingston gave up on love, in a bid to protect her fragile heart and rebuild her now shattered life...
  • Educating Holden by Melanie Shawn

    Educating Holden by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Stand-alone Wishing Well, Texas romance, complete with HEA—and plenty of heat and heart along the way!Holden ReedIn the blink of an eye, my whole world changed. One minute I was riding high at the peak of my career, the next I woke up flat on my back in a hospital bed.Returning to my hometown a broken man had never been part of the plan...
  • Santa Wore Spurs by Becky McGraw, Sable Hunter

    Santa Wore Spurs by Becky McGraw, Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    SANTA WORE SPURS is a wickedly hot Christmas anthology by Desiree Holt, Sable Hunter, Becky McGraw and Sandy Sullivan. This year you won’t need cocoa, you’ll want a fan and a hot cowboy! You’ll find four hot cowboys in this scorching contemporary western romance anthology...
  • Reaper's Girl by Laramie Briscoe

    Reaper's Girl by Laramie Briscoe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book 5 in the Rockin' Country Series Wife Husband Parents Entertainers Reaper and Harmony have enjoyed being Garrett and Hannah since their respective tours ended. They’ve become closer, learned to live as a married couple, and been successful in keeping relevant without having their faces on the covers of tabloids. Raising their eighteen-month-old son is the highlight of both their lives...
  • A Cowboy's Temptation by Vicki Lewis Thompson

    A Cowboy's Temptation by Vicki Lewis Thompson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Saddle up or settle down?After living a vagabond life with her hippie parents and rambunctious siblings, Morgan O’Connelli’s determined to put down roots at last. When a promotion for her new business goes off the rails, she’s rescued by the hottest cowboy in town. Too bad he comes with complications.Rancher Gabe Chance is blown away by the feisty redhead. Morgan’s perfect for him...
  • Love Under Two Kendalls by Cara Covington

    Love Under Two Kendalls by Cara Covington

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    [Siren Ménage Everlasting: Erotic Cowboy Ménage a Trois Romance, M/F/M, sex toys, HEA] After months of gentle wooing, Adam and Jake Kendall know their sweet Ginny Rose is on the verge of saying yes to a romance with them. But then her former abuser escapes from jail, and suddenly, all bets are off. Ginny can’t reason through the terror that grips her when she learns Deke Walters is free...
  • Rockin' Country Series Box Set by Laramie Briscoe

    Rockin' Country Series Box Set by Laramie Briscoe

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Only The Beginning Princess of Country Music America's sweetheart Survivor of the scrutiny that comes with it all Hannah "Harmony" Stewart has lived most of her adult life in the spotlight. It hasn't always been easy. One heartbreak almost ruined her. Some days it's hard to keep a smile on her face and stay positive,but there are a lot of people counting on her to keep it together...
  • 12-ALARM COWBOYS by Cora Seton, Becky McGraw

    12-ALARM COWBOYS by Cora Seton, Becky McGraw

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    AFTER THE FIRE by Cora Seton When a series of fires keeps bringing him to her door, a firefighter must uncover his ex-girlfriend’s secret or risk losing her forever. WHERE THERE'S SMOKE (A Cowboy Way Novella) by Becky McGraw Cowboy Austin McBride follows a herd to a new town, but firefighting is his passion, so he applies at a local station...
  • Cowboy Bikers MC #4 by Esther E. Schmidt

    Cowboy Bikers MC #4 by Esther E. Schmidt

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When eyes meet and make two hearts beat as one, there’s no holding the reins. Lust will take a turn and gallop toward love at full speed, taking on any danger it might face along the way. Ledger - I’m a biker in an MC located at a huge ranch which breeds both longhorns and quarter horses. I’m not just a biker, a cowboy, or a rancher, but I am a man of many trades and talents...
    Categorized as:
    humor  industrial-era  steamy  suspense  western  adult  biker  book
  • Country Thunder by Cheyenne McCray

    Country Thunder by Cheyenne McCray

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Miranda 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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