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Heck's Journey by John Deacon
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAn epic tale of strength, compassion, and adventure on the western frontier.Orphaned at fourteen, Hector “Heck” Martin heads west, determined to see the far country and make a man of himself.Along the way, he falls in love with bold and beautiful Hope Mullen. But Heck is too young and poor to marry, so he heads west again...Categorized as:
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Montana Promise by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMONTANA PROMISE- The McCutcheon Family Series, Book Ten Montana Territory, 1887 Luke McCutcheon and his twelve-year-old son set out to attend a family friend's wedding, hoping for some rest and relaxation...Categorized as:
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To Hunt the Hunter by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGirls who dare – Inside every wallflower is the beating heart of a lioness, a passionate individual willing to risk all for their dream, if only they can find the courage to begin. When these overlooked girls make a pact to change their lives, anything can happen.Eleven girls – Eleven dares in a hat. Twelve passionate stories. Who will dare to risk it all?To Hunt the Hunter A doomed love affair..Categorized as:
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Montana Courage by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Caroline Fyffe is back with another epic tale of love and courage in the Montana Territory… MONTANA COURAGE - The McCutcheon Family Series, Book 9 Y Knot, Montana Territory, 1887 Shad Petty is a cowhand, plain and simple, whose days are filled with riding for the McCutcheon brand...Categorized as:
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Finding Lady Enderly by Joanna Davidson Politano
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRaina Bretton is a rag woman in London's east end when a handsome stranger appears in a dank alley and offers her a glittering smile and a chance for adventure. Rothburne Abbey has a unique position for her, one that will take her away from her hardscrabble life and give her a chance to be a lady. Things she could only dream of might be coming true. But some dreams turn out to be nightmares...Categorized as:
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Heart of Dreams by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJourney back to the frontier of Eden, Colorado in USA Today bestselling author Caroline Fyffe's Heart of Dreams, a story of danger, deliverance, love—and what matters most.Still reeling from a broken heart, Katie Brinkman, the youngest of the Brinkman sisters, does her best to keep busy...Categorized as:
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The Soul of a Rogue by K.J. Jackson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA lady who swore she’d never love again. A bitter rogue out to avenge horrors of the past. Two hardened souls are forced together in an adventure to break a curse, sparking to life a sizzling attraction that will not be denied in this newest novel from USA Today Bestseller, K.J. Jackson.A lady who swore she’d never love again.Eliana Graham, Dowager Countess of Raplan, had once had it all...Categorized as:
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Unmasked by Her Lover by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRevealing the true love of her life! The thrilling conclusion to the Season of Scandal series! Lady Meg’s parents decide that the best solution to the scandal breaking over her head, is to marry her to her old childhood friend, Harry. Meg will not allow it. Instead, she persuades Harry to take her secretly to her twin sister’s house in Kent to ride out the storm...Categorized as:
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Marine's Promise by Elle James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsUS Marine, Colin McKinnon, fell in love with Emily in high school, but when he elected to join the Marine Corps, Emily chose to marry Colin’s best friend, Alex, preferring a safe and secure life. Brokenhearted but resolute, at their wedding, Colin promised Alex he’d take care of Emily if anything ever happened to Alex. Though Emily loved Colin more, she married Alex, one of her best friends... -
Mysterious Lover by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to a thrilling new series, "Crime & Passion," from USA Today Bestselling Author Mary Lancaster.London, 1851In the shadow of the Great Exhibition, poverty and crime stalk the meaner backstreets of the city. But sin is not confined to the underworld. One couple passes seamlessly between the neighboring worlds of privilege and privation, solving crimes and enabling love to bloom... -
Texas Lonesome by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTEXAS LONESOME - The McCutcheon Family Series, Book 8 Rio Wells, Texas 1886 Dustin McCutcheon gets the surprise of his life when he comes face-to-face with Sidney Calhoun, the spitfire offspring of his father’s worst adversary. The whole of Texas knows that McCutcheons and Calhouns just don’t mix. Period. Yet Dustin is drawn to Sidney...Categorized as:
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The Queen and the Knave by Sarah M. Eden
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRomance and mystery come full circle in the fifth and final book of Sarah M. Eden’s best-selling Victorian Proper Romance series.London, 1866Móirín Donnelly has spent the last five years working in the shadows for the Dread Penny Society, but spending so much of her life in secret is taking a toll on her soul—and her heart... -
Moon Over Montana by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsY Knot, Montana Territory, 1886 The long-awaited wedding date has finally been set, but when a young Cheyenne woman shows up in the loft of her family's barn, life as Charity McCutcheon knew it is thrust into chaos. Secrets her parents and brother Luke have held now explode with the power to shake her foundations... -
Blind Tiger by Sandra Brown
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWith a “knack for romantic tension and page-turning suspense, this one is a winner.” The year 1920 comes in with a roar in this rousing and suspenseful New York Times bestselling novel by Sandra Brown. Prohibition is the new law of the land, but murder, mayhem, lust, and greed are already institutions in the Moonshine Capitol of Texas (Booklist, starred review)...Categorized as:
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A Shot in the Dark by Addison Cain
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMatthew is determined to find his run-away sweetheart. And then he’s going to marry her. Well, that is, if he can get her to hear him out before rival gangster, Tommy Kennedy, woos her into believing that Chicago power and prestige are better than quite towns and true love. And if she won’t listen, then he’ll just have to tie her up and drag her home. Part 2 of the A Trick of the Light duet...Categorized as:
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Love's Eternal Breath by Naomi Rawlings
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe bestselling Eagle Harbor Series continues with Book 4, Love’s Eternal Breath. Lindy Marsden once dreamed of having a husband, a house, some children, and maybe even a sewing machine. But since she grew ill five years ago, those dreams have become too much to hope for...Categorized as:
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Survivor Pass by Shirleen Davies
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSurvivor Pass, Book Five, Redemption Mountain Historical Western Romance Series “The Redemption Mountain series is as good as historical romance gets—vivid settings, memorable characters, love, and lots at stake. Shirleen Davies knows how to bring the old west to life. You feel as if you've traveled, with the characters, to the frontier...Categorized as:
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Dangerous Lover by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA danger to the world? Or just to her heart? Alexandra Battle is desperate enough to accept a new post as governess to the illegitimate daughter of Sir Nicholas Swan, without having met either of them. Fortunately, Evelina turns out to be delightful as well as challenging, though her father, from their first encounter in the dead of night, remains a disturbingly attractive mystery...Categorized as:
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Nolan's Vow by Linda K. Hubalek, Grooms with Honor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA historical romance set in 1885. Nolan Clancy finished his military career in Fort Ellis, Montana Territory and is traveling home to run his grandparent’s café in Kansas. His train is delayed in Miller Springs, MT because of a snow storm, and he helps a woman feed the waylaid passengers in the café in town...Categorized as:
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Logan by Margaret Tanner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA baby is discarded in the wilderness of South Dakota. Rancher, Logan McGregor, finds an abandoned baby and decides to keep her. He names her Alice after his dead wife. This child will fill the void in his lonely heart. Missie, a woman with no memory, is incarcerated in a local jail...Categorized as:
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Fall of the Lyon: The Lyon's Den Connected World by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“It’s all a bit sleight of hand, isn’t it? This business of seduction.” Faced with the devastating and impending loss of her stepfather and the all too real threat of unscrupulous relatives who would have her inheritance at any cost, Miss Margaret Upshaw flees to London. Her stepfather has tasked her to make her way to the Lyon’s Den to seek the assistance of Mrs...Categorized as:
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Temptations of a Duke's Daughter by Samantha Holt
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSolving a murder is dangerous business. So is falling in love…Lady Chastity Fallon will not stand idly by while her sister is suspected of murder. Since no one wants to help, she’ll take matters into her own hands. The plan? Simple. She’ll disguise herself as a servant and investigate...Categorized as:
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Wildfire Creek by Shirleen Davies
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“A passionate story of rebuilding lives, working to find a place in the wild frontier, and building new lives in the years following the American Civil War. A rugged, heartwarming story of choices and love in the continuing saga of Redemption Mountain...Categorized as:
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A Deadly Affair by Carla Simpson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLondon 1889 — Murder, mystery, and two people in a most unlikely partnership.She's an unconventional lady who has traveled the world, practices the art of self defense most excellently, and has an interesting tattoo in, ahem... a very unusual place...Categorized as:
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Through Each Tomorrow by Gabrielle Meyer
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn 1883, Charles Hollingsworth is a poor farmer desperate to secure financial stability for his mother and sister, as he is unsure which of his time-crossing paths he will choose on his twenty-fifth birthday. Posing as the Earl of Norfolk, he enters the opulent circles of Newport's elite to assist a fellow time-crossing friend, Drew...Categorized as:
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Texas Twilight by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTEXAS TWILIGHT - Book Two in the McCutcheon Family Series Fresh out of medical school, John McCutcheon finds his stagecoach under attack by brutal outlaws. With the help of a feisty acquaintance, Lily Anthony, he manages to fend off the assault. Lily is attracted to the charming cowboy-doctor, with his chiseled good looks and teasing ways, then heartbroken to learn he's engaged to be married...Categorized as:
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The Innkeeper's Daughter by Michelle Griep
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA London officer goes undercover to expose a plot against the Crown Dover, England, 1808: Officer Alexander Moore goes undercover as a gambling gentleman to expose a high-stakes plot against the king—and he’s a master of disguise, for Johanna Langley believes him to be quite the rogue. . .until she can no longer fight against his unrelenting charm...Categorized as:
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Shadow of the Moon by M.M. Kaye
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsM. M. Kaye, author of The Far Pavilions, sweeps her readers back to the vast, glittering, sunbaked continent of India. Shadow of the Moon is the story of Winter de Ballesteros, a beautiful English heiress who has come to India to be married. It is also the tale of Captain Alex Randall, her escort and protector, who knows that Winter's husband to be has become a debauched wreck of a man...Categorized as:
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Cowboys and Calico by Kirsten Osbourne, Amelia C. Adams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFive bestselling Western romance authors come together to bring you one collection of stories that will sweep you off your feet! MAIL ORDER MIDWIFE by Kirsten Osbourne - Widowed midwife Patsy Lawrence spent too much time working and not enough with her young daughter... -
Winds of Paradise by Vivi Holt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDusty Lewis has a hard heart. Years of loose living and of following the open trail have left him lonely and empty inside. All he has left, all he loves, is the homesteading life and the band of fellow ranch hands who he travelled with from Fort Worth Texas, to Montana Territory, to set up a new life. Paradise Ranch is his home now: he’s come to terms with not having a family of his own...Categorized as:
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Blind Faith by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA wounded horse. A half-dead man. She thinks she can save the horse. She doubts the man will survive...Painter Alena McClaine’s world turns upside down when an unconscious rider arrives on his injured horse at her isolated California cabin. Both the animal and the stranger sport bullet wounds. Much to her surprise, the man lives—and hasn’t a clue about his identity. Even worse, he’s now blind...Categorized as:
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Emma Rose by Cynthia Woolf
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen her mother is killed by the crossfire in a gun battle in the city, Emma Rose Murphy has no choice but to accompany her aunt and uncle on their journey to Oregon. The trail is hard and full of hard people, but Emma Rose knows two things for sure. One, she's never going to fall in love and two, she will never be able to trust a man who carries a gun...Categorized as:
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Angus' Trust by Linda K. Hubalek
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA sweet historical romance set in 1886. This book series showcase the six sons of Pastor and Kaitlyn Reagan, first featured in the 1873 year-based Brides with Grit series...Categorized as:
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Forsaken Falls by Shirleen Davies
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWyatt Jackson has lost everything. Successful in his role as a soldier, he can no longer find a home in the region he fought so hard to save. Sick and on the edge of starvation, he journeys west, searching for the one man who might help him. A deputy in Splendor, Montana.Nora Evans has never found a place to call home...Categorized as:
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An Agent for Audrey by Laura Beers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen heiress Audrey Hardwick is given the opportunity to become a Pinkerton Agent, she wholeheartedly leaves her life in Cincinnati behind and sets out for a new adventure. But her mission turns into mayhem when she meets Agent Warren Rockwell, a former gunslinger, who is too stubborn – and handsome – for his own good...Categorized as:
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An Agent for Belle by Nerys Leigh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMarriage is the last thing Belle wants, but she’ll have to get married to avoid it.When Isabelle Wood answers a newspaper advertisement for female Pinkerton detectives, it seems the perfect way to avoid her parents’ desire for her to wed… until she discovers she has to marry her training agent for the duration of her first case...Categorized as:
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An Agent for Victoria by Kate Marie Clark
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA desperate woman, determined to prove her worth to the agency. An ex-outlaw and seasoned agent who only works alone. When Mr...Categorized as:
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Restless Wind by Shirleen Davies
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA headstrong rancher determined to make it on his own. A society belle intent on creating her own life. Is there any chance they’ll become each other’s future? Restless Wind, Book Thirteen, Redemption Mountain Historical Western Romance Series Dominic Lucero is a man driven to succeed. Leaving his family’s profitable ranch in Texas, he strikes out to build a new life. Becoming a Montana U.S...Categorized as:
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Bride for the Innkeeper by Jovie Grace
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s a by-the-book kind of fellow. She’s a rule-breaker. Since opposites attract, sparks fly the moment they meet. Edward Remington made a promise he plans to keep. He’s determined to restore his family’s rundown inn to its former glory—despite a rugged band of cowboy brothers attempting to jump a claim on the place and despite a Comanche dispute over land boundaries that needs settling... -
Hidden Forever by Cat Cahill
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA necessary lie. A thief in plain sight. A love that breaks the rules.Dora Reynolds is just another Gilbert Girl at the Crest Stone Hotel, and she needs it to remain that way. If anyone found out who she truly is, she’d lose her friends and her position...Categorized as:
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Fall of the Lyon: The Lyon's Den by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEnter the world of the most notorious gambling den in London, where matches are made... unusually. Welcome to the world of THE LYON'S DEN: The Black Widow of Whitehall Connected World, where the underground of Regency London thrives... and loves...Categorized as:
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The Time for Love by Stephanie Laurens
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens explores what happens when a gentleman intent on acquiring a business meets the unconventional lady-owner, only to discover that she is not the biggest or the most lethal hurdle they and the business face...Categorized as:
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Out of the Embers (Mesquite Springs (1)) by Amanda Cabot
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTen years after her parents were killed, Evelyn Radcliffe is once more homeless. The orphanage that was her refuge and later her workplace has burned to the ground, and only she and a young orphan girl have escaped...Categorized as:
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Pursued by the Rake by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWelcome to the new series Season of Scandal by USA Today Bestselling Author Mary Lancaster!Four innocent young ladies-in-waiting to the Princess of Wales spend the night sheltering from a wild party in her residence – only to discover in the morning that Her Highness was never there. And the news is already out.The ladies flee the scene to fight as best they can for their lost reputations...Categorized as:
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Rescued by the Mountain Man by Dana Alden
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAmanda Hildreth jumped at the chance to start life anew in the booming town of Virginia City in Montana Territory. She heads West to work at her stepbrother’s mercantile and maybe find love one day. But, her mule train is attacked before she even gets there. Mountain Man Cal Ayers agrees to lead Amanda safely across the mountains...Categorized as:
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An Impossible Impostor by Deanna Raybourn
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhile investigating a man claiming to be the long-lost heir to a noble family, Veronica Speedwell gets the surprise of her life in this new adventure from the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author Deanna Raybourn.London, 1889. Veronica Speedwell and her natural historian beau Stoker are summoned by Sir Hugo Montgomerie, head of Special Branch...Categorized as:
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A Stroke of Malice by Anna Lee Huber
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLady Kiera Darby and her husband Sebastian Gage are looking forward to relaxing with new friends at an exciting yearly soiree, but they soon learn that murder never takes a holiday in the latest riveting installment in this national bestselling series. Scotland 1832...Categorized as:
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Tomorrow's Constant Hope by Naomi Rawlings
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe last thing a woman on the run needs is to find herself married to the richest rancher in Texas…Keely O’Brien has spent the past five months on the run, but no matter what she does, she can’t seem to evade the ring of dangerous criminals that killed her brother in Chicago...Categorized as:
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The Jackal’s House by Anna Butler
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSequel to The Gilded ScarabSomething is stalking the Aegyptian night and endangering the archaeologists excavating the mysterious temple ruins in Abydos. But is it a vengeful ancient spirit or a very modern conspiracy…...Categorized as:
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Gunsmoke and Gingham by Kirsten Osbourne, Amelia C. Adams
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings**Five never-before-seen novellas from five of your favorite bestselling authors!** MAIL-ORDER MEMORIES by KIRSTEN OSBOURNE: Mary Brown is forced to start over in Beckham, Massachusetts, when the love of her life is killed out West. She has no desire to be in the town where they grew up together and memories of him will flood through her at every turn...Categorized as:
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