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This Healing Journey by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe’s never left her home in the mountain wilderness of the Canadian Rockies—until now. Little did she realize this journey would change her life in every way. The mountain wilderness of her family’s home in the Canadian Rockies is all Hannah Grant has ever known. Now at the age of twenty-four, she’s on a journey to help her father to find the son he gave up for adoption three decades before... -
![Walkin' On Clouds by Carolyn Brown]()
Walkin' On Clouds by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIsaac Burnet didn't want to go to Louisiana to deliver the letter from Delia to her sister Fairlee, but he did. He sure didn't want to be party to kidnapping the sassy, spirited lass on the eve of her wedding, or journey two weeks with a woman who didn't like him, but he did. Fairlee Lavalle was determined to marry Matthew Cheval no matter what her sisters, aunt, or uncle thought... -
![Love's New Beginning by Dorothy Wiley]()
Love's New Beginning by Dorothy Wiley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLoss took everything, love gave him even more. It's 1800 Philadelphia, and the city cowers before a mysterious killer—Yellow Fever. Daniel Armitage and his family are respected members of Philadelphia society. But their status cannot save Daniel’s loved ones. His entire family succumbs to the horrifying disease. His mother’s startling deathbed confession, shakes Daniel to his soul... -
![Away in Montana by Jane Porter]()
Away in Montana by Jane Porter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBeautiful, spirited heiress McKenna Frasier–daughter to one of the Butte Copper Kings—vowed eternal love to Sinclair Douglas before she left for college and an introduction to society. Four years in New York and travel abroad have opened her eyes, making her realize she wanted more than marriage and a simple Montana life... -
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![Jeni Finds Safety by Krissyann Granger]()
Jeni Finds Safety by Krissyann Granger
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA mail-order bride shouldn’t have to trap a man.Jeni MacGregor fled from Massachusetts to Montana to marry Scott Maxwell. Being a mail-order bride had to be better than staying behind, where a violent suitor won’t take no for an answer.When Scott refuses to marry her, without explanation, she’s left desperate in a town full of strangers—and she’s running out of time...Categorized as:
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![Beyond This Moment by Tamera Alexander]()
Beyond This Moment by Tamera Alexander
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLives are made up of tiny steps. Some are chosen for us; some we choose. All hold the power to change who we become—but only if we let them. When Dr. Molly Whitcomb, Professor of Romance Languages, steps off the train in Colorado Territory, she makes a choice—one that goes against everything she stands for. Yet it’s the only choice that offers her a chance to regain a fraction of all she’s lost... -
![A Clean Slate by Amelia C. Adams]()
A Clean Slate by Amelia C. Adams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOlivia Markham is a socialite from New York City who came to Topeka with one goal—to marry Adam Brody. But Adam has married someone else, and Olivia has nowhere to go. Taking a job at the Brody Hotel requires her to swallow her pride, but she has no choice in the matter. Now she must learn to adjust to simple living and wearing cotton dresses—cotton, when she should be wearing silk... -
![Prairie Desire by Tessa Layne]()
Prairie Desire by Tessa Layne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat’s a guy to do when the girl of his dreams makes a pass at him?Saying no to Hope Hansen was the hardest thing Ben Sinclaire has ever done. Despite their age difference and a family feud, he's loved her since grade school, but a romance between them was always forbidden. Now she’s back and the girl he loved has become all woman... -
![Vera's Virtues by Cissie Patterson]()
Vera's Virtues by Cissie Patterson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVera Mae Wigg is ready for an adventure, and her fellow teachers at The Wigg Foundling Home and School have been given the opportunity for just that. They are all heading west to start their own schools... -
![Yetta's Yearning by Michele Lindsey]()
Yetta's Yearning by Michele Lindsey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNow that his mine has paid out, Nathaniel can finally hang up his pickaxe and fulfill his dream of owning a cattle farm. He's also looking forward to settling down and starting a family. But he'll need a wife first.Yetta has spent her whole life at the Wigg Foundling Home and School in New York City. First as a foundling herself, now as teacher, living in the dorms... -
![Scars of the Heart by Kristene Holloway]()
Scars of the Heart by Kristene Holloway
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill their pasts keep them apart? Or can love heal their scars?Adelaide Harris is seeking a new future. Jilted by an unrequited love, she heads West, beginning a new chapter of her life as a mail-order bride in a marriage of convenience, determined to never fall in love again. However, she is about to discover that fate has other plans in store for her.Jackson Preston is haunted by his past... -
![Jake by Leigh Greenwood]()
Jake by Leigh Greenwood
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe freedom of the range, the bawling of the longhorns, the lonesome night watch beneath a vast, starry sky--they got into a man's blood until he knew there was nothing better than the life of a cowboy...except the love of a good woman. Isabelle Born and bred in Savannah, Georgia, she was the kind of woman Jake Maxwell avoided at all cost... -
![High Desert Haven by Lynnette Bonner]()
High Desert Haven by Lynnette Bonner
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Is Jason Jordan really who he says he is? Everything in Nicki's life depends on the answer." "Oregon, 1887" When her husband dies in a mysterious riding accident, Nicki Trent is left with a toddler and a rundown ranch. Determined to bring her ranch back from the brink of death, Nicki hires handsome Jason Jordan to help... -
![When the Meadow Blooms by Ann H. Gabhart]()
When the Meadow Blooms by Ann H. Gabhart
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWidow Rose Meadows eagerly accepts her brother-in-law's offer for her and her two daughters to live on his farm after her treatments in a sanatorium finds them needing a home... -
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![Painted Montana Sky by Debra Holland]()
Painted Montana Sky by Debra Holland
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn Painted Montana Sky, a NOVELLA from the acclaimed Montana Sky Series, USA Today bestselling author Debra Holland brings together two people who have turned their backs on love and relationships. In 1894, Lily Maxwell, aspiring painter, travels to Sweetwater Springs, Montana, with her precious cocker spaniel to work on an artistic project that could launch her career... -
![Montana Sky Christmas: A Sweetwater Springs Short Story Collection by Debra Holland]()
Montana Sky Christmas: A Sweetwater Springs Short Story Collection by Debra Holland
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn Montana Sky Christmas, USA Today Bestselling author, Debra Holland, offers seven short stories set in the fictional town of Sweetwater Springs, Montana in 1894. These stories are about various kinds of Christmas love—the romance between a man and a woman, the devotion of a husband to his wife’s memory, and the love of a child for her goose... -
![Waiting for Hope by Karen J. Hasley]()
Waiting for Hope by Karen J. Hasley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s 1905 and the new century overflows with opportunities for the smart, the strong, the confident, and the determined. All words that describe Hope Birdwell to a T. Her first twenty years had their share of trouble and torment, but she’s certain the next twenty hold only promise. Hope leaves a sordid past behind and heads for Wyoming to take up homesteading...Categorized as:
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![Dusty Britches by Marcia Lynn McClure]()
Dusty Britches by Marcia Lynn McClure
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAngelina Hunter was seriously minded, and it was a good thing. Her father’s ranch needed a woman who could endure the strenuous work of ranch life. Since her mother’s death, Angelina had been that woman. She had no time for frivolity; no time for a less severe side of life...Categorized as:
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![Pillsbury Crossing by Donna Foley Mabry]()
Pillsbury Crossing by Donna Foley Mabry
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the second of The Manhattan Stories, Emma is nine on the day they meet, hot-headed and wild-haired. Akecheta is twelve, already the man of his house. He saves her life and tells her she belongs to him... -
![Love's Reckoning by Laura Frantz]()
Love's Reckoning by Laura Frantz
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOn a bitter December day in 1785, Silas Ballantyne arrives at the door of master blacksmith Liege Lee in York, Pennsylvania. Just months from becoming a master blacksmith himself, Silas is determined to finish his apprenticeship and move west. But Liege soon discovers that Silas is a prodigious worker and craftsman and endeavors to keep him in York...Categorized as:
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![A Measure of Mercy by Lauraine Snelling]()
A Measure of Mercy by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEighteen-year-old Astrid Bjorklund has always dreamed of becoming a doctor. She had intended to study medicine in Chicago or Grand Forks, but when a disaster wiped out a major portion of her family's income, Astrid stayed home instead, receiving hands-on training from Dr. Elizabeth. Joshua Landsverk left Blessing two years ago, but he's never forgotten Astrid...Categorized as:
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![The Wren by Kristy McCaffrey]()
The Wren by Kristy McCaffrey
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFull-length novel ~ Rating: Steamy ~ Word Count: 74,000 Ten years have passed since her ranch was attacked, her folks murdered and Molly Hart was abducted. Now, at nineteen, she’s finally returning home to north Texas after spending the remainder of her childhood with a tribe of Kwahadi Comanche...Categorized as:
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![Oh, Kentucky! by Betty Layman Receveur]()
Oh, Kentucky! by Betty Layman Receveur
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSixteen-year-old Kitty Gentry and her family came to Fort Boonesborough to farm the rich land. But when fierce Shawnee attacked the white settlers, the horrified young Kitty was forced to seek refuge within the walls of the fort... -
![Savage Innocence by Cassie Edwards]()
Savage Innocence by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife in small-town Minnesota was too confining for an independent young woman who yearns for adventure --- so Danette leaves home to seek a new life along the rugged frontier. She never expects to find herself wrapped in the arms of Gray Wolf, the magnificent Chippewa warrior who rules the land with battle-hardened courage ... and unexpected compassion .. -
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![Texas Tender by Leigh Greenwood]()
Texas Tender by Leigh Greenwood
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe is the most beautiful man Idalou Ellsworth has ever set eyes on. When he appears at her front door, she is struck speechless at the very sight of him. Folks in Dunmore, Texas think her bossy, too focused on rescuing her familyâ��s failing ranch to be interested in courting. But in Willâ��s company, she canâ��t think of anything but him... -
![The Dangerous Thaw of Etta Capstone by Karen J. Hasley]()
The Dangerous Thaw of Etta Capstone by Karen J. Hasley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Revenge is very good eaten cold” For most people food serves a purpose and the purpose isn’t complicated. You eat it. But for Etta Capstone it’s not that simple. An excellent cook and the owner of a successful restaurant on the Texas frontier, she’s had years to perfect other uses for food besides the obvious. Food as shield. As wall. As love letter. As peace offering... -
![Dreaming on Daisies by Miralee Ferrell]()
Dreaming on Daisies by Miralee Ferrell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen her father's debts, brought on by heavy drinking, threaten Leah Carlson's family ranch, she fights to save it. When handsome banker Steven Harding must decline her loan request, he determines to do what he can to help. Just as he arrives to serve as a much-needed ranch hand, Leah's family secrets—and the pain of her past—come to a head. They could destroy everything she's fought for... -
![The Mavericks by Leigh Greenwood]()
The Mavericks by Leigh Greenwood
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHawk and Zeke have been inseparable ever since boyhoodâ��two loners, outsiders, as free as the wild horses they chase across the Arizona desert. So when they join up with two misplaced dancehall girls on the trail, they react about the same way as unbroken mustangs to the saddle... -
![Savage Torment by Cassie Edwards]()
Savage Torment by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFree-spirited Judith McMahon's idea of a good adventure doesn't involve taking over her father's lumber business, but the Chippewa country surrounding the mill inflames her imagination. The reality is something she could never have prepared for - a virile stranger who sets her blood on fire, makes her tremble like a fawn, and calls her his enemy... -
![Brides of Beckham: The First Four Books by Kirsten Osbourne]()
Brides of Beckham: The First Four Books by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis box set includes the first four books in the bestselling Brides of Beckham Series by Kirsten Osbourne. Included are: Mail Order Mayhem, Mail Order Mama, Mail Order Madness and Mail Order Mix-up. Harriett Long, a widow in Beckham, Massachusetts, begins her journey as a matchmaker by matching up four brides with grooms in the West... -
![A Free Heart by Amelia C. Adams]()
A Free Heart by Amelia C. Adams
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHarriet Martin left her plantation home in Atlanta and came to Kansas with one thought on her mind—finding the mother of the man she was supposed to marry. She will never find peace or be able to move on until she knows that Jane, a former slave, is safe and happy... -
![Trails Of the Heart Boxset: Oregon Trail Romance books 1-3 by Rachel Wesson]()
Trails Of the Heart Boxset: Oregon Trail Romance books 1-3 by Rachel Wesson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree books in one, based on true diaries from Oregon Trail pioneers Oregon Bound 1852 Illinois, Eva Thompson has her future mapped out. Marriage to David Clarke and a family is all she wants. Her Pa has other ideas. He insists on taking the Oregon Trail to a better life and favors Harold Chapman as Eva’s suitor. Marriage to Harold will provide Eva with everything she needs except ...Categorized as:
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![Jed by Linda Devlin, Linda Winstead Jones]()
Jed by Linda Devlin, Linda Winstead Jones
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJed Rourke has been a soldier, miner, cowhand, gambler, and most recently a Pinkerton detective. Stopping in Rock Creek to see his sister, Jed finds a compelling reason to stay--prim and sensible Hannah Winters. Hannah has come to comfort her sister, whose husband has been charged with murder. Hannah doesn't believe the claim and sets out to solve the crime--with Jed's help...Categorized as:
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![A Mail Order Bride for Wyatt by Carré White]()
A Mail Order Bride for Wyatt by Carré White
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHired for a cattle drive, Wyatt Carson is surprised when his boss, Mr. Hardin, expects him to transport his mail order bride, Sofia Parker, from San Antonio, Texas to Abilene, Kansas. Little does Wyatt know that the real Sofia Parker has just passed away from blood poisoning. Her roommate, Eugenia Madsen, has taken her place, determined to escape poverty by marrying a rich cattle baron...Categorized as:
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![The Dark and the Dawn by Amelia C. Adams]()
The Dark and the Dawn by Amelia C. Adams
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJeanette Peterson and her sister, Abigail, are running from a dark past and hiding from an even darker future. When they happen upon the Brody Hotel in Topeka, Kansas, they're given a chance at a whole new life, one where they can choose who they want to become. When Jeanette assists the town doctor with a difficult case, she realizes she has a calling and a passion to become a nurse. Dr... -
![Sarah Finds Freedom by Krissyann Granger]()
Sarah Finds Freedom by Krissyann Granger
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Heading out West as a mail-order bride is a damn stupid idea..."~Sarah1886, Boston.Sarah Forbes is a cowgirl at heart, but if she obeys her father's wishes she'll be living in a gilded cage. When she witnesses a crime and needs to flee the city, a mail-order bride agency seems like her only ticket to freedom and safety. But life throws her an unexpected responsibility and complicates everything...Categorized as:
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![Savage Obsession by Cassie Edwards]()
Savage Obsession by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhile her beloved family struggle to put down stakes in the harsh Minnesota territory, Lorinda Odell is in St. Paul to get a proper education. But the bustling city is not without its own hazards, especially for a young woman as lovely as Lorinda... -
![Lily by Leigh Greenwood]()
Lily by Leigh Greenwood
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsZac Randolph owns and runs the Little Corner of Heaven Saloon in San Francisco's notorious Barbary Coast. He's a gambler by trade and by nature. He takes care of the girls who work for him, but no woman is as exciting as gambling, no woman means as much to him as his saloon. His life is perfect until a distant cousin, Lily Sterling, arrives from Virginia and upsets everything... -
![A Cowboy's Temptation by Michelle Beattie]()
A Cowboy's Temptation by Michelle Beattie
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith a thirst for adventure and a new life, Katie Matthews heads west to Marietta, Montana to reconcile with her estranged sister and prove she’s matured. But during her journey, her stagecoach is robbed leaving her destitute and on foot and later framed for theft, which lands her in jail. Not the ideal beginning to prove she’s turned over a new leaf... -
![A Sheriff's Passion by Michelle Beattie]()
A Sheriff's Passion by Michelle Beattie
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShane McCall has dedicated his life to rising above the smear his father put on his last name. As sheriff of Marietta, Montana, his reputation is finally above reproach and he aims to keep it that way. A difficult task made impossible since he made the mistake of kissing Silver Adams...Categorized as:
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![His Wagon Train Sweetheart by Catherine Kennedy]()
His Wagon Train Sweetheart by Catherine Kennedy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRiding the Santa Fe Trail is a difficult and lonely profession...especially for a girl named George.Georgianna Walton's father sat her on the back of a horse the moment she could sit up straight. Ever since, they have traveled together from one side of the country to the other with no place to call home...Categorized as:
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![Laurel by Leigh Greenwood]()
Laurel by Leigh Greenwood
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe latest historical romance in the bestselling series about the Randolph brothers--and the women who tame their hearts. Hen Randolph is the perfect choice for sheriff, but he's no one's idea of a model husband. Then a beauty with a tarnished reputation catches his eye, and the thought of taking a wife suddenly appeals to him as never before... -
![The Texan's Dream by Jodi Thomas]()
The Texan's Dream by Jodi Thomas
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNineteenth-century Texas was alive with lovers and scoundrels, drifters and dreamers. It was a land brimming with wild, glorious passions—passions USA Today bestselling author Jodi Thomas tenderly evokes in this exquisite new novel…Fleeing trouble in Pittsburgh, young Kara O’Riley has no choice but to travel as far West as her meager funds will take her...Categorized as:
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![Daisy by Leigh Greenwood]()
Daisy by Leigh Greenwood
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhile Tyler Randolph is prospecting for gold in New Mexico to get the money to build the hotel of his dreams he finds a woman wounded and left to die in a blizzard. He can't take her into Albuquerque because he doesn't know who's trying to kill her, so he takes her to his cabin. When the killers come after her, he makes it his job to protect her. Tyler is a loner not used to have a woman around... -
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![Mail Order Mystery by Robin Deeter]()
Mail Order Mystery by Robin Deeter
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLeigh Hawthorne, a widow and local farmer in Beckham, Massachusetts, enlists the services of Elizabeth Miller, the creator of the nationally published, Groom’s Gazette, to find a husband. Leigh is a strong woman, who knows her own mind, and she’s willing to travel across the country to Oklahoma to in the hope of finding love again... -
![His Stubborn Sweet Bride by Chloe Carley]()
His Stubborn Sweet Bride by Chloe Carley
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Englishman Nate Trowbridge inherits his uncle’s American ranch, he and his sister Leonie travel to Colorado. Nate plans to become a gentleman rancher, and to marry Emmaline Chiswick, the daughter of family friends in Denver. But Nate’s orderly world is turned upside down when his proposal letter to Emmaline is accidentally delivered to the wrong woman... -
![A Highwayman's Mail Order Bride by Blythe Carver]()
A Highwayman's Mail Order Bride by Blythe Carver
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe last thing a mail order bride needs is a highwayman’s intervention in the form of a stagecoach robbery. Especially when time is of the essence and she needs a father for her baby. Preferably before she begins to show. When Melissa married John Carter because her family couldn’t afford to feed her, she had no idea of the cruelty of the man...Categorized as:
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![The Light of the Lovers' Moon by Marcia Lynn McClure]()
The Light of the Lovers' Moon by Marcia Lynn McClure
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsViolet Fynne was haunted—haunted by memory. It had been nearly ten years since her father had moved the family from the tiny town of Rattler Rock to the city of Albany , New York . Yet the pain and guilt in Violet’s heart was as fresh and as haunting as ever it had been. It was true Violet had been only a child when her family moved...Categorized as:
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![Ride with Me by Janith Hooper]()
Ride with Me by Janith Hooper
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe is her dream come to life. She is invisible to him... Jessica Harper is a sweet and innocent woman, held back from a life of her own. Clint Wilkins is a cut above the rest, but he’s broken, and emotionally unavailable. When Clint’s vow to never marry and his attraction to Jessie square off, will he take her innocence...or her heart, and change both their lives forever... -
![Tall, Dark, and Texan by Jodi Thomas]()
Tall, Dark, and Texan by Jodi Thomas
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLARGE PRINT edition prepared especially for Jove Books/Doubleday Large Print Home Library/Berkley Publishing Group. Teagen McMurray would ride to hell and back to protect his land. He'd certainly never felt that way about a woman. At least not until Jessie Barton showed up with her three little girls, desperate for a place to stay...Categorized as:
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