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Love You The Most by Julie Capulet
Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe final epilogue to the I Love You SeriesThis is a bonus conclusion to Rafe and Lexi's epic love story, including babies and an OTT steamy and romantic HEA :)*This book is a 50-page finale to the I Love You Series and is currently available with the I Love You Series box set.It's also FREE! Visit juliecapulet(dot)com for your free copy... -
Dead of Winter by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsBucking bull shifter, Dead of Winter, is desperately trying to hold onto one of the top three spots in the PBSRC. He’s coming off a shoulder injury though, and he’s looking for something to keep him motivated to put his body through the strain of bucking in rodeos every week... -
Tuff Enough by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTuff Enough Fast Burn is the son of the best bucking bull shifter in history. His career path took a hard right turn though, because he isn’t a bull, like his father. He inherited the wolf of his mother instead. Burning up the ranks as the best bronc rider in the world, Tuff is the circuits bad boy that everyone loves to hate... -
Perfect Secret by Molly McLain
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m done with men. Or at least I thought I was until I found Holden standing in my shower, naked, wet, and built like he could break my heart...and my bed... -
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Texas Forever by Janet Dailey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe one woman he didn’t dare touch … From the moment Luke Maddox sets eyes on Erin Tyler, he can think of nothing else but laying claim to Rimrock’s reigning beauty. But Erin is his boss’s daughter, and Luke knows Will Tyler has bigger plans for Erin’s future than a rough and tumble ranch hand with a brutal history and a talent for breaking hearts...Categorized as:
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Dreaming of His Pen Pal's Kiss by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJournee Barclay isn't interested in the big, hulky football player the town of Mistletoe wants her to date. She's been writing to a sweet, shy computer geek and she's hoping he'll eventually ask to meet her. But putting the town off is getting to be more difficult every day... -
Ian by Kat Mizera
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCaught on thin ice between desire and legacy... Scottish-born hockey player Ian Campbell is so much more than a professional athlete and he has the birthright to prove it. But all he cares about is the next championship. Not his law degree and not the weight of the family legacy waiting for him back home; but time is running out on the deal he made with his grandfather... -
Lucky Lifeguard by Amelia C. Adams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJoey Peterson works at the River’s End Ranch pool during the summer to earn money for college in the fall. His job as a lifeguard is fun and rewarding, although his real dream is to practice sports medicine. He’ll get there . . . one semester at a time. Chelsea McAllister is an Olympic-hopeful swimmer who damaged her knee on a training run... -
How We Fell in Love by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOption One: Wham, Bam, Thank You, Ma’am. Option Two: Till Death Do Us Part. Grace has only ever believed in Option One. But James makes her question that belief from the moment she meets him. James has only ever believed in Option Two. But Grace goes out of her way to shake his belief from the moment he meets her... -
Desired by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI thought all I wanted in my life was to succeed at football and one day take over my grandfather’s ranch. Nothing else mattered but those two things. Why suddenly did she appear every single night in my dreams? The faceless woman who had me waking up each morning soaked in sweat with my heart nearly pounding right out of my chest... -
Love Makes a House a Home: A Christian Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSPECIAL NEW RELEASE PRICE: $... -
Through the Mist by Liz Isaacson, Elana Johnson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan Landon and Megan use prayer and faith to find their happily ever after? Landon Edmunds has been a cowboy since birth, even winning in the rodeo for several years before an injury ended his career. He returned to his hometown of Gold Valley, where he works at Horseshoe Home Ranch as a cowhand, but now he's looking for something of his own... -
Inevitable by C.A. Harms
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHarper Jameson, had built the necessary walls to keep her heart safe. Never again would she allow herself to become weak and vulnerable. Confident and full of attitude. A mask she wore that many fell for… Accept Easton Black. He was equally confident, cocky and knew what he wanted. Determined. Things he wanted rarely escaped his grasp. He was immune to the façade Harper had created... -
What a Bachelor Needs by Kelly Hunter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYour date with ski champ Jett Casey is an either/or deal. He’ll take you off-piste for the ultimate Montana ski adventure or he’ll put his handyman skills at your disposal for a week. Which one would you choose? Single mom Mardie Griffin has a run-down old house in need of fixing and a memory of Jett Casey as her savior in a time of great need... -
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Borrowing Trouble by Becky McGraw
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDylan Thomas, a cowboy with a tough childhood, is as settled as the bucking bulls he used to ride for a living. His lifelong mode of operation has been to avoid attachments and only take care of himself, because nobody else was going to. After an almost career-ending injury, he's been stuck at the R & R Ranch teaching snobby rich guys to ride bulls until he can get back to the rodeo... -
Brokenhearted Beauty by Heather Rainier
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBrokenhearted and grieving, Leah Woodworth’s heart is filled with regret for never confessing her love to Patterson Elder. His loss haunts her dreams and she can’t set eyes on his brothers, James and Vincent without seeing his face... -
Eight-Second Ride by Anne Jolin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOwen Daniels lives his life eight seconds at a time. The thrill of anticipation that comes with sitting on twelve hundred pounds of untamed power is unparalleled. The adrenaline rush that floods his system when the chute opens is one of life’s most unique and natural highs. Ride eight seconds bareback on a bucking bronco—that’s his life... -
Reckless Rebel: A Hero Club Novel by T.C. Matson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKenlynI’m not reckless.I’m not wild.I play by the rules.It’s safer that way.Catching my boyfriend cheating on me confirmed every reason I’d kept my heart guarded.But being kissed by a sexy-as-sin stranger in front of him proved how little I was in control.It was passionate, electric, and it rocked me to my core.He stole my breath but replaced it with anger... -
Full Coverage by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou can take the boy out of Quinn, Texas, but you can’t take the love for sexy cowgirls out of the boy. Evidently. Nolan Winters left his hometown after high school, wanting bigger things than Quinn could offer... -
Waiting for the Sun by Lindsey Iler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m unapologetically in love with Nick Kovac. He can claim to hate me and blame me for everything. I’ll fight for us both. He severs the promise he made, leaving me on the hockey rink floor, heartbroken and alone. It doesn’t take me long to stand with my head held high, while he's being a coward. Stuck between push and pull, everything we are is in question... -
Flying Blind by Jodi Payne, B.A. Tortuga
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes the best thing about living in New York is leaving it.When January Bell takes a risk on a business trip to Denver and introduces himself to the hot as fire cowboy across the bar, he has no idea what he’s in for. Hawk is like nobody he’s ever met, and Jan finds he is intrigued enough to want more than just one night with the deceptively complex man... -
The Legacy series: The Love series, the Wrapped series, and the Burning Souls series. by M.J. Fields
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTen full length novels, three complete series, over 4500 real pages, for a limited time only. The Love series is a coming of age, new adult, contemporary series with a HEA, that is not typical. This series is raw and real. It will remind you of yours or someone you knows, first love. The Wrapped series is a single mothers love story with a younger man... -
The Cost of Forgetting You by Hannah Bird
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFalling in love with a Parker must be genetic. It's the only way Delilah Ridgefield can make sense of the mess that is her life. Some other things that are genetic? The hazel eyes she shares with her mom, the need to care for others that she gets from her dad, and her father's dementia diagnosis, which brings him back into her life after years of radio silence...Categorized as:
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Curvy Valentine Match by Piper Sullivan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat do you do when the love of your life strolls into your bakery like you hadn’t sacrificed your future for his? You pretend as if you hate his guts, that’s what.Then you stop pretending, because you do hate his guts.Even though he’s bigger and stronger and more handsome than you remember.History can’t repeat itself where Xander is concerned.I won’t let it... -
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Catching the Cowboy by Tia Souders, Theresa Thompson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here. He's a cowboy widower with wounds in his past. She's a broken-hearted city slicker seeking refuge. Can rancher Rhett Montgomery overcome his bitterness and loss for a second chance at love? When Danielle Roberts discovers her husband of three years is cheating on her, her life falls apart... -
Down and Dirty by Parker St. John
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne kiss ended in tragedy.Now they have a second chance to do it right.Lane:Bull fighter. Heart throb. Wild card.Rodeo pro Lane Bell knows a thing or two about taking damage. He’s made a career out of punishing himself, but he can’t outrun his troubled past. Not when it shows up in an irresistible package to spring him from county lock-up and demand he come home... -
Jonah: A Chicago Blaze Hockey Romance by Brenda Rothert
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReynaI don’t do relationships. A federal agent whose life revolves around rescuing kidnapped children, I’ve got no interest in catching any man who’s not a criminal. So when my new assignment in Chicago requires me to get closer to a VIP Chicago Blaze fan, Blaze goalie Jonah West is the perfect cover. Like me, he’s too focused on his career to make time for love, dates or even hookups... -
The Maverick Cowboy by Kate Pearce
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe heartbreak of their childhood drove the Morgan brothers far from their family’s California ranch—and one another. But as they face the wounds of the past, each feels the land calling him home . . . Blue Morgan never thought he’d crave long days on horseback, working the cattle ranch where he grew up... -
The Second Chance Rancher by Kate Pearce
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt might be the pride of hard work on rugged terrain, the welcoming community, or the memories—but wherever the folks of Morgantown may roam, they have a way of coming back to the ranch . . . There’s a reason Jackson Lymond left the Air Force, but he’s not telling a soul... -
Hotshot by Lane Hayes
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe rookie superstar, the cowboy, and the proposition… DennyI’m the rookie hot shot, the new guy who scores at will, and conjures plays out of thin air. But I’m a PR nightmare. Seriously. Ask my agent.The my anxiety is off the charts. I can’t talk to the press without breaking into a cold sweat and I’m the one they want a piece of. I just need to get through the season and regroup at home... -
Camden by Sawyer Bennett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCamden Poe is the last of The Lucky Three, the surviving Pittsburgh Titans who weren’t on the team plane the night it went down. By all outward appearances, he’s adjusted to post-crash life well but inside he’s wrestling with the guilt of living. The catastrophe that killed the Pittsburgh Titans changed my entire world. My teammates were more than my friends—they were my brothers... -
Her Restless Cowboy by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBen Buttars is the youngest of the four Buttars brothers who come to Steeple Ridge Farm, and he finally feels like he’s landed somewhere he can make a life for himself. At only twenty-five, and having been cared for by his older brother when their parents died a decade ago, Ben’s never dated, never had a serious relationship, never really worried about anything... -
Miss Moonshine’s Emporium of Happy Endings by Mary Jayne Baker, Sophie Claire
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes what you need is right there waiting for you...Miss Moonshine’s Wonderful Emporium has stood in the pretty Yorkshire town of Haven Bridge for as long as anyone can remember...Categorized as:
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Relentless by Cheryl Douglas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNikki Spencer is all grown up, but the world still sees her as the little girl she used to be. She's ready to prove to her adoring public, and a certain rough riding rodeo champion, that sweet little Nikki isn't as innocent as everyone seems to think. J.T. McCall has a reputation as a rough rider, both on the bull-riding circuit, and in the bedroom... -
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Montana Hearts: Sweet Talkin' Cowboy by Darlene Panzera
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDarlene Panzera continues her heartwarming Western series with a roughed-up cowboy, the feisty girl next door, and the deal that brings them together If it wasn't for an injury to his leg, Luke Collins would be riding rodeo broncos all day, every day. Until he heals, he's determined to help his family's guest ranch bring in money any way he can... -
A Brush Creek Brides Duo: A Wedding for the Widower & A Companion for the Cowboy by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis Brush Creek Brides Duo contains the first 2 books in the Brush Creek Brides Romance series: A Wedding for the Widower & A Companion for the Cowboy... -
Bobby Does Dallas by Sable Hunter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBobby Stewart is a man of many talents. He can ride a bull, catch a football and please a woman - its all in a day's work for one of the most eligible bachelors in the Texas Hill Country. He's wanted by the Dallas Cowboys and half the female population of the Lone Star State. But one stormy night, he meets Cecile Fairchild and she turns his world upside down... -
Drifter's Darling by Merry Farmer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey met at the Culpepper rodeo, and sparks flew… Veterinarian Elvie O’Donnell was done with men after breaking up with her self-absorbed, lawyer fiancé, Andy, but that’s when ruggedly handsome drifter Evan Lipinski walked into her life... -
The Cowboy's Accidental Bride by Cindy Roland Anderson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRuby Harrison is a glass-half-full kind of girl…except when it comes to her own love-life. Having already lost in the game of love, she’s satisfied being a single mother. But when her seven-year-old daughter asks if she can find her a new daddy, Ruby reluctantly ventures back into the dating world with one stipulation: the man can’t be a cowboy... -
Hot Shot’s Mistake by Gina Azzi
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTangling up with my new physical therapist, Mila Lewis, is a mistake. One I can’t seem to stop making.When I sign with the Tennessee Thunderbolts, I have two goals: prove my injury hasn’t benched my career and get back to New York.But then, I meet Mila, the enigmatic therapist tasked with rehabbing my shoulder... -
Wild Card: Boys of Fall by Mari Carr
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s been a tough year for Lorelie. Following her dad’s heart attack, she put her own life on hold, terrified of losing the most important person in her life. As her father’s health improves, Lorelie struggles to find her way back to life as normal. Her girlfriends insist the answer is simple. Get laid. Enter Glen Rodgers, Wade’s former band mate... -
Brody: The Long Road Home by Jan Scarbrough
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChampion bull rider Brody Caldera returns home after his stepfather’s accident only to discover things have changed big time. When rancher James McKenna is critically injured in a riding accident, his wife calls his daughter and stepson home for a family meeting. Ironically, home is just where stepson Brody Caldera wants to be. He’s taking stock of his life—past, present, and future... -
Toli & Tessa by Kat Mizera
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas...After a whirlwind romance, Las Vegas Sidewinders forward Anatoli Petrov is about to make Tessa Barber his wife…or so he thinks. When someone with a score to settle shows up and wreaks havoc on their special day, a past is revealed that he thought was buried a world away... -
Trouble in Texas by Eve Gaddy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTrouble comes in all guises—something undercover Fish and Wildlife Service agent Mark Kincaid knows better than most. Recovering from a gunshot wound in the tiny coastal town of Redfish, Texas the last thing he expects to find is trouble…especially of the female variety. Wild bird rehabilitator Cat Randolph loves everything about birds, especially saving them... -
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The Cowboy Meets His Match by Sarah Mayberry
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll Cassidy Jane Cooper wants is to fulfill her dream to compete in pro rodeo. CJ knows she’s going to have to work harder and smarter than everyone else to prove herself in the traditionally all-male saddle bronc competition. That means she shouldn’t look twice at handsome, charming cowboy, Jesse Carmody. She needs to focus on the competition, not one of her competitors... -
His Temporary Assistant by A.W. Scott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf you see this, no you don't. I can't tell you yet. It's a secret.Coming late 2024.MORE DETAILS SOON... -
Tutu's & Cowboy Boots: Part One by Casey Peeler
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCadence Lewis has been dancing since she could walk. Living in New York with her parents she has the chance to go to the best dance school in the country, but when her father does the unthinkable she’s forced to leave her dreams behind and move to a small southern town with her mom. Cadence is having a hard time adjusting to her new life when she meets Jade Carpenter... -
Rodeo Summer by Jillian Neal
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSummer Sanchez has a plan…Get full custody of her little boy from his good-for-nothing father and get as far away from the rodeo circuit as possible. Keeping her son safe is her only priority. She’ll figure out the rest later.Until Austin Camden takes her to his bed…Champion bull rider, Austin Camden, shows her just how much she’s been missing... -
Want Me, Cowboy by Sinclair Jayne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCowboy Luke Wilder only wanted a beer at Grey’s Saloon. Instead he ends up in a fight with a brother he never knew and dumped by a fiery red headed bull breeder he only asked to dance. So much for keeping a low profile. But Luke Wilder is stubborn, and no woman’s ever said no to him twice, in business or pleasure... -
The Worth Series: Books 1-3 by Mara Jacobs
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBooks 1-3 in the New York Times bestselling Worth Series 3 best friends - 3 new loves Book 1: Worth The Weight A New Body...A New Life...An Old Flame? Lizzie Hampton is literally a shadow of her former self. Having lost half her body weight, she's headed to her small hometown to test out her new body on an old flame...
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