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![The Unwanted Bride And Her Protective Rancher by Ember Pierce]()
The Unwanted Bride And Her Protective Rancher by Ember Pierce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJane Blanchard is well-educated shy girl from New York.She recently lost both of her parents from cholera, but she wasn’t able to be there for them, at the end because of her work at the factory.She feels guilty about that, but also feels like there’s nowhere for her anymore. Thornton Duvall was orphaned at a young age, and he was taken in by a rancher... -
![The Lady and the Mountain Call by Misty M. Beller]()
The Lady and the Mountain Call by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Christian Historical Romance Novel The wild Montana mountains are no place for an aging widow to live alone with dementia. And when Cathleen Donaghue discovers the poor woman’s condition, there’s no way she’ll walk away without helping. After all, she left her comfortable Boston home to help her brothers with their mining town medical practice because she wanted to make a difference... -
![Luella's Longing by Kathleen Ball]()
Luella's Longing by Kathleen Ball
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Christian Historical Oregon Trail Romance Luella Barnes jumps off the wagon so she can walk along the Oregon Trail. Unfortunately her dress gets caught and her leg is run over by one of the wagon wheels. When her father sees that she is unable to do the chores he tells her she is on her own. No one offers to take the injured woman into their covered wagon... -
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![Cowboy Falling Hard by Jessie Gussman]()
Cowboy Falling Hard by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFamous pro-baseball player, Dwight Eckenrode, never thought he’d need the services of a group of small-town matchmakers.But nothing he does seems to catch the eye of Orchid Baldwin, and he’s just desperate enough to go along with his best friend’s suggestion – hire the Piece Makers.Except the Piece Makers don’t want him... -
![Cowboy Looking at Me by Jessie Gussman]()
Cowboy Looking at Me by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBrawley Powers made a mistake he's regretted for almost eleven years. But he didn't realize he had a daughter from that night until a stranger comes to town and puts the pieces together.Brawley sees the truth, but he's not sure if the mother of his daughter even knows who the father is, and whether she does or not, if she'll let him be a part of her life... -
![Honor in the Mountain Refuge by Misty M. Beller]()
Honor in the Mountain Refuge by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis epic journey is his last chance to start a new life.After being cast out of his Blackfoot village for his kindness to the Nez Perce captives, Chogan travels west in search of meaning for his life. Meaning that doesn’t require killing or torturing innocent people. Though the lovely face of Telípe, a Nez Perce woman, is imprinted on his heart, he avoids her village...Categorized as:
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![True Heart's Desire by Caroline Fyffe]()
True Heart's Desire by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Caroline Fyffe invites you back to Eden, Colorado, where five sisters have inherited the town—and are winning over men's hearts one by one.Since their father's death summoned Lavinia Brinkman and her four sisters to Eden, Colorado, Lavinia has been content with her new life. Well, almost... -
![A Heart's Yearning: Hearts of Willow Creek by Linda Ford]()
A Heart's Yearning: Hearts of Willow Creek by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom a fan favorite author with more than one million books sold: Four women chase their dreams of love in this western historical series.Jenny has a secret dream that she’s nurtured since childhood. It’s a simple dream. She longs to have a family of her own. But Jenny has always been told she’s far too pretty to make a good wife... -
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Dillon by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsaude’s husband, John, had been injured and she desperately needed some cowboys to work the ranch. She found Dillon down on his luck and gave him, and five other young men, a home and trains them. Seven years later she is set on finding brides for all of the young men. Dillon’s not interested. He was robbed of everything by Slick McCall—someone he trusted...Categorized as:
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![Jake's Honor by Linda Ford]()
Jake's Honor by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom a fan favorite author with more than one million books sold: Four brothers find love in unexpected places in this western historical series. Connie has always been the plain one. The responsible one. The dutiful one. She always stood in her beautiful cousin’s shadow, but now her cousin is dead... -
![Sophie's Dilemma by Lauraine Snelling]()
Sophie's Dilemma by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe couldn't wait to leave the Red River Valley. . .Certain she can't live without Hamre Bjorklund, the impetuous Sophie Knutson rejects her father's request to postpone her marriage until after graduation and convinces Hamre to elope. But far from her family, Sophie finds that life as a fisherman's bride in Ballard, Washington, is not all she had envisioned... -
![Taming the Cowboy by Carolyne Aarsen]()
Taming the Cowboy by Carolyne Aarsen
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan a tightly-wound wedding planner and a rough-riding cowboy uncover their true passion? Kinsley knows that passion doesn’t pay the bills. That’s why she went into wedding planning and called things off with her wishy-washy fiancee. But now to secure a lucrative partnership, the city girl must deliver a flawless country ceremony... -
![Hope's Amish Wedding by Samantha Price]()
Hope's Amish Wedding by Samantha Price
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHope is delighted her wedding day is finally approaching, but can anything in this family run smoothly?Debbie has to face her parents when an anonymous letter prompts them to visit... -
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![An Agent for Darcy by Laura Beers]()
An Agent for Darcy by Laura Beers
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWidow Darcy Spencer abhors the very idea of marriage, but to become a Pinkerton agent, she must marry her trainer. She's assured that it's in name only, so she begrudgingly takes the position. Although her new husband is infuriating, she’s determined to prove herself worthy as an agent – and as a person. Agent Porter Shaw can’t help but tease his tight-lipped, stubborn bride... -
![Persuading the Preacher by George H. McVey]()
Persuading the Preacher by George H. McVey
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReverend Callum Bing never considered marriage while his sister lived with him. His life was full: caring for his congregation and taking care of Millie. But now that Millie’s married, he wonders if he could court a woman and have a family of his own. When a very unique messenger from God tells him that God has chosen a wife for him, Callum is shocked by God’s choice... -
![Wanted: Innkeeper: Silverpines Series by Marianne Spitzer]()
Wanted: Innkeeper: Silverpines Series by Marianne Spitzer
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElla Grace Mulvaney, a twenty-two-year-old orphan, lives in the Howard House Orphanage for Girls in Silverpines, Oregon. Along with her eight “sisters,” she has been well educated in decorum, all aspects of taking care of a home, and every subject her spinster guardians deem necessary to survive in a man’s world. When tragedy strikes, Ella Grace is left in charge of the local Inn... -
![Faith in the Mountain Valley by Misty M. Beller]()
Faith in the Mountain Valley by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis epic journey is the only way to leave her secrets behind. After eleven years spent looking for the girl who stole his heart, Jean-Jacques Baptiste—better known as French to his friends—is tempted to give up. Until the day he spotted the flaxen-haired stranger traveling the wooded path with Blackfoot Indians...Categorized as:
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![On Eagles' Wings by Lynnette Bonner]()
On Eagles' Wings by Lynnette Bonner
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBoardinghouse owner Dixie Pottinger has done her best to avoid the attractive Dr. Griffin. But now that her mother-in-law is sick and he’s going to be coming around more to care for her, Dixie knows she must inform him about her past. She works up her courage and feels great relief when she finally tells Dr...Categorized as:
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![Defying the Darkness by Amelia C. Adams]()
Defying the Darkness by Amelia C. Adams
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLydia Pullman has done everything she can to put the past behind her, but as one of the women kidnapped and held prisoner in a Colorado cellar by a gang of ruthless men, she now struggles with anxiety and fear of the dark... -
![Dear Mr. Comforts by Kit Morgan]()
Dear Mr. Comforts by Kit Morgan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree Brides. Three Grooms. What can go wrong? How about everything! The Callahan sisters have a problem. They’re getting married. Unfortunately, they’d rather peel turnips as spinsters the rest of their lives than marry the men their Aunt Henrietta has chosen for them. Worse, the woman doesn’t exactly have their best interests in mind... -
![Evening Star by Carolyn Brown]()
Evening Star by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAddison Carter was hired by Magnolia Oil to work as their company doctor in Healdton, Oklahoma. In 1917, oil companies didn't hire women to work for them, so that alone was quite a miracle... -
![Just Grace by Carolyn Brown]()
Just Grace by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsGrace Benjamin Listen was just trying to rescue a poor helpless kitten. She certainly didn't plan on falling out of the tree and landing on Dodsworth's newest resident, Dr. Gatlin O'Malley-breaking her arm and wounding her pride in the fall. Gatlin only arrived from Atlanta, Georgia, the week before... -
![Violet's Wish by Carolyn Brown]()
Violet's Wish by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBe careful what you wish for; you just might get it. Violet did. After her husband died, she swore off lackluster men and a dull life. She wished for someone to put a sparkle in her eyes and excitement in her life, like an old love did year ago in Blue Ridge, Texas. Little did she realize that when she made the wish it was already in the process of being granted. Orrin Wilde did... -
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![The Carpenter’s Mail Order Dilemma by Karla Gracey]()
The Carpenter’s Mail Order Dilemma by Karla Gracey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat would you give up for love?For the most part, Geoffrey Drayton is content with his life in Iron Creek.Having thrown himself into work since the death of his wife, Geoffrey is now the most popular carpenter in town.But the life of a widower is a lonely and empty one...Categorized as:
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![Daughters Of The Valley by Leah Banicki]()
Daughters Of The Valley by Leah Banicki
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAngela Fahey has found a bit of inner strength after returning from California gold territory, with a botched family reunion and a budding romance abruptly cut short she is longing to settle down and begin her own life. Her dear friends in Oregon City are there to encourage her as she finds her own gifts... -
![For Love of Liberty by Julie Lessman]()
For Love of Liberty by Julie Lessman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Match Made in Heaven?Or Someplace a Whole Lot Warmer?She’s stubborn, educated, and lookingto give women the vote.He’s bullheaded, successful, and lookingto give her a piece of his mind.But when things heat up, they just may give each othera piece of their hearts... -
![Second-Chance Bride by Linda Ford]()
Second-Chance Bride by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom an award-winning author with more than one million books sold, a new series of four heartwarming historical romances about unexpected brides. America was supposed to provide a new life, but Freyda has found only bitterness since making the treacherous journey from Norway. With her husband now deceased, her survival is in her own hands...Categorized as:
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![Catching the Cowgirl by Lacy Williams]()
Catching the Cowgirl by Lacy Williams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s been a tomboy and a horsewoman her entire life. He’s a city-slicker who reminds her of a past she’d rather forget.Breanna White is a cowgirl to the bone. As the youngest adopted sibling — and the only girl — her protective older brothers have always told her that she’ll have to change her ways to attract a man. No thanks.Adam Cartwright is the wealthy son of a Philadelphia businessman...Categorized as:
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![Finding a Mother for Daisy by Emma Ashwood]()
Finding a Mother for Daisy by Emma Ashwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeautiful Katie Mason was engaged to the most eligible bachelor in town, Robson Brown. Robson was handsome, dashing and wealthy. But the young lawyer held many dark secrets. Tanner Dawson lamented over the possibility of his golden-haired toddler daughter growing up to be a lady with only male influence on the ranch, without a mother to teach her the ways of a woman... -
![Tara's Trials by Kathleen Ball]()
Tara's Trials by Kathleen Ball
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTara Carmichael watched her whole wagon party including her father killed. She stayed hidden as the men ransacked the wagons searching. Later that evening she heads back to Fort Bridger on the Oregon Trail. Tara has no supplies and the store clerk at Fort Bridger has no mercy. She sees a chance and she takes it by hiding in the back of the wagon Zander is driving... -
![No One's Bride by Nerys Leigh]()
No One's Bride by Nerys Leigh
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA mail order bride with no intention of marrying, a young postmaster determined to change her mind. It's 1870 and Amy Watts needs help, money, and to get as far away from New York City as possible, and her only hope is to answer an advertisement for a mail order bride. The last thing she needs, however, is a husband... -
![A Pony Express Romance by Misty M. Beller]()
A Pony Express Romance by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter growing up as an orphan, Josiah English wants nothing more than to have his own ranch and raise Arabian horses. Riding for the Pony Express seems like the ticket to his dream. And when he meets the stationmaster’s beautiful sister, it seems he may be within reach of the happy life he craves... -
![The Seven Days of Christmas by Tess Thompson]()
The Seven Days of Christmas by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMerry Christmas from Emerson Pass in this surprise bonus novella full of holiday cheer, romance, and family.Flynn Barnes and his wife Shannon have had an idyllic marriage. Until she discovers the dangerous secret he kept from her. One that threatens to ruin their marriage and the stability of a happy home for their two little girls...Categorized as:
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![Sharpshooter in Petticoats by Mary Connealy]()
Sharpshooter in Petticoats by Mary Connealy
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMandy McClellen Grey, has become the focus of a feud thanks to her husband, who made this mess and then died. Far from home, Mandy, the best little rifle woman in the west, has resigned herself to a lonely life under siege rather than call for help and endanger her family... -
![Healing the Mountain Man's Heart by Misty M. Beller]()
Healing the Mountain Man's Heart by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the wild mountains of the Montana Territory, the Coulter ranch is a place of family, loyalty…and a hidden fortune.Jericho Coulter, the eldest of six fiercely devoted brothers, is entrusted with safeguarding his family and the secret that binds them together: the Sapphire mine. To keep tragedy from striking again, he allows no outsiders on their land...Categorized as:
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![Sullivan: Cowboy Protector: Christian Historical Romance by Kathleen Ball]()
Sullivan: Cowboy Protector: Christian Historical Romance by Kathleen Ball
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpecial Price Ends 2/29/20 Christian Historical Western Romance Book Four of the Very Popular Kavanagh Brothers Series Sheila Kelly is on the run. The most frightening word she knows is witchcraft. She is a healer like her mother and all the Kelly women before her. When a distraught father brings his deceased daughter to Sheila’s house, he claims that Sheila killed her... -
![Rescuing the Bride by Susannah Calloway]()
Rescuing the Bride by Susannah Calloway
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLina Sterling loves her family enough to leave them. They’re struggling to scrape out a living on the cruel, unforgiving streets of 19th century Boston, and Lina can’t find a job. The only way she can support her family is to find a rich husband somewhere – and the East is chronically low on men. Her only choice is to head out West on a train in order to marry a man she’s never met...Categorized as:
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![Love's Unending Legacy & Love's Unfolding Dream by Janette Oke]()
Love's Unending Legacy & Love's Unfolding Dream by Janette Oke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first series from the pen of Janette Oke, follows the lives of one family through three generations. Lets the reader see the impact that Christian love has on relationships despite adversity and hardship... -
![A Groom for Claire by Patricia PacJac Carroll]()
A Groom for Claire by Patricia PacJac Carroll
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsClaire just lost her husband to a blizzard, and she’ll need a man before spring. With two children to raise, she wants out of the farming community and picks a man who she hopes will take her and her family to civilization.Ethan has lived in the city all his life and works as a librarian, but his dream is to be a pioneer farmer... -
![His Heart's Whisperer: A Historical Western Romance Book by Aurora Hanson]()
His Heart's Whisperer: A Historical Western Romance Book by Aurora Hanson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Lizzie Clark loses her job as a nanny, she's left hopeless and destitute while her family is completely in shambles. Luckily for her, her best friend steps in with the perfect solution that will guarantee her financial security. Before even Lizzie realizes it, she becomes a mail-order bride, traveling off to Texas to meet her husband-to-be... -
![A Pure Heart by Annie Boone, Cutter's Creek]()
A Pure Heart by Annie Boone, Cutter's Creek
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMary Pershing's quest for the perfect man to complement her elite status as the mayor's beautiful daughter has stalled. Embarrassed that her younger sister will be married before her, she feels lost. Practically hopeless. Her failure to find a worthy husband has dampened her spirit. Almost. Dante Holbrook hits the sleepy town of Cutter's Creek and Mary's world is immediately brighter... -
![Wanted: Man of Honor by Parker J. Cole]()
Wanted: Man of Honor by Parker J. Cole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen her brother dies in the earthquakes that destroy Silverpines, Elena Somersville knows she needs protection from the ruthless gunslinger, Mace Thorne. Her brother's gambling habit had betrothed her to the outlaw and now there is no one to keep him at bay. A mail order husband seems the only way to keep Mace from collecting his debt... -
![Loving the Landlord by Amelia C. Adams]()
Loving the Landlord by Amelia C. Adams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAriadne Stoker came to the Colorado town of Creede with her sister, Regina, in hopes of starting a new life when their father died. They established a tea shop in town and have enjoyed success, but now that Regina is married, Ariadne feels left out and lonely. There are plenty of single men in Creede, but none of them are right for her... -
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![Sweet on the Swede: A Ladies of Celeste's House Book by George H. McVey]()
Sweet on the Swede: A Ladies of Celeste's House Book by George H. McVey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNils Jorgenson has lived his entire life in Cottonwood, Iowa but after the recent death of first his wife and then his father he needs a fresh start. With his rambunctious four-year-old-daughter in hand, he answers a call for a furniture maker in Creede, Colorado. Having married once for duty he vows to only marry for love this time around, even if Nellie needs a mother... -
![Mail Order Rebecca by Charlotte Dearing]()
Mail Order Rebecca by Charlotte Dearing
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAdam Barstow comes to Elizaville seeking one thing only – redemption.He wants to be left alone to mend his ways. The good Lord has other plans.Many in his hometown see Adam as a brawler, someone who’d rather fight than talk. He admits his reputation might be deserved...Categorized as:
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![An Unexpected Gift by Kit Morgan]()
An Unexpected Gift by Kit Morgan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsViola Todd and her two small children, Wylie and Katie, set out for Morgan’s Crossing, Montana to start a new life, but not without a few unexpected bumps along the way! For one, Viola’s absent-minded brother, Clarence, their reason for leaving Baker City, Oregon and moving in the first place, forgot to pick them up from the train station! Stranded in Sweetwater Springs, Viola didn’t know what... -
![Erin by Rachel Wesson]()
Erin by Rachel Wesson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRunning from her past, Doc Erin arrives in Clover Springs for a short stay but it seems Father Molloy has other ideas. Mick Quinn can't leave his past behind him. There is trouble in Clover Springs. The opening of a new house, not the sort that hosts sewing bees or quilting circles, is having a negative impact on all residents particularly the girls who live there... -
![The Wayward Heart by Nerys Leigh]()
The Wayward Heart by Nerys Leigh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA heart isn't always the best thing to follow.Lizzy Cotton dreams of excitement, adventure, and falling madly in love with a cowboy, and she knows she's perfect to be a cattle rancher's mail order bride.But dreams don't always turn out as planned... -
![Wanted: Gunsmith by Lynn Donovan]()
Wanted: Gunsmith by Lynn Donovan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSarah Gillham has no intention of getting married EVER! Then a series of disasters wipe out the men in her hometown of Silverpines, Oregon, including her own dear poppa. With no men left, she and the other women of Silverpines are at the mercy of evil men who try to take advantage of their situation...
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