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No Coming Back: Cross Creek Ranch by Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDon’t have a one-night stand in a small town.Not unless you’re real comfortable facing down your bad decisions in the daylight.It’s a lesson Amelie Gable learned the hard way.Which was turning out to be a recurring theme in her life since it was a string of hard lessons that led to her falling into bed with the first blue-eyed cowboy that said, yes ma’am to her... -
![Fireflies and Magnolias by Ava Miles]()
Fireflies and Magnolias by Ava Miles
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAmelia Ann Hollins might have been raised to be a sweet magnolia, but she’s found her inner fire—the quest for justice. The secrets she carries and a tragedy from her past prompt her to volunteer at a legal clinic in the worst part of town. Here she can serve and protect the one she couldn’t save. Here she will risk everything... -
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Beau by Nicole Edwards
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTHEIR LOVE IS UNDENIABLE… Happily married for four and a half years, Beau and Ethan Walker are ready for the next phase in their lives. They want what so many people dream of: A baby. THEIR COMMITMENT IS UNWAVERING… Expanding their family with a tiny bundle of joy isn’t as easy for them as it is for the rest of the Walker clan... -
![Chance Encounter by S.J. McCoy]()
Chance Encounter by S.J. McCoy
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsChance knew love once—a long time ago. She died when they were eighteen and the best of him died with her. Since then his work on a ranch in Montana has allowed him to keep his distance from people and from happiness. Eighteen years later, he may be ready to start living again—maybe. He’s watched all his friends find love and embark on the next stage of their lives... -
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![Cowboy Seeking a Second Chance by Janice Whiteaker]()
Cowboy Seeking a Second Chance by Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTen years ago Boone Pace made a mistake out of selfishness and immaturity.He’s regretted it ever since.Competing as a professional rodeo cowboy was everything he wanted. All that mattered. An opportunity he wouldn’t pass by.But it meant leaving his high-school sweetheart behind.Mae Wells was sweet, and innocent, and quiet... -
![Cowboy Seeking Nanny by Janice Whiteaker]()
Cowboy Seeking Nanny by Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs a widowed father trying to build a family empire while juggling dirty diapers and bed times, Brody Pace has full hands.And an empty bed.Losing his high school sweetheart after the birth of their twins left him broken, battered, and lonely. But business doesn’t wait, and neither do toddlers... -
![Jackson by Cynthia Dees]()
Jackson by Cynthia Dees
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAnnabelle Winters is sick of the big city. She hates her job, hates her boss, and hates her life. And then she receives a letter informing her she’s inherited a slice of land in Apple Pie Creek, Montana. Jack Sutter has just retired from the army and plans to renovate an old grist mill he recently inherited back home in Apple Pie Creek... -
![The Cowboy's Daughter (Three Sisters Ranch) by Jamie K. Schmidt]()
The Cowboy's Daughter (Three Sisters Ranch) by Jamie K. Schmidt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe’s moved home, but can she move on? One night with professional bull rider Trent Campbell had been everything that Kelly Sullivan had fantasized about. Unfortunately, it cost her everything... -
![Starting Over in Maple Bay by Brittney Joy]()
Starting Over in Maple Bay by Brittney Joy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to Maple Bay, a small Midwestern town with heaps of heart—where family dinner is a must, and someone will always leave the light on for you. A new series perfect for fans of Debbie Macomber, Jenny Hale, and Elana Johnson.An inheritance from a mother she never knew... -
![No Going Back by Janice Whiteaker]()
No Going Back by Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDon’t fall for the sexy silver fox that just rolled into town.Easier said than done.Especially when he’s your new neighbor.Dianna came to Moss Creek for a fresh start. To learn from the mistakes of her past.But Griffin Fraley is testing her commitment to that task. Somewhere between those baby blue eyes and a set of hands she can imagine doing debaucherous things, her focus starts to shift...Categorized as:
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![Kissing Beau by Melanie Shawn]()
Kissing Beau by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStand-alone Wishing Well, Texas romance, complete with HEA--and plenty of heat and heart along the way!Beau BriggsExes and weddings don't mix.I'd never been a big fan of weddings... -
![River on Fire by Leanne Davis]()
River on Fire by Leanne Davis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe ranch was their life. It was supposed to last forever.It wasn’t supposed to end this way.Hailey Starr seeks refuge at the Rydell River Resort in the wake of her bitter divorce and from the ensuing hatred she receives from her daughter and her confused, hurt son. While her ex honeymoons with his new wife, Hailey decides not to care... -
![Perfect Song by Lauren Runow]()
Perfect Song by Lauren Runow
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI came back to Mason Creek when my life was turned upside down, both literally and figuratively. Scared and alone, I packed my belongings and left New York where I’ve made a career as a writer for a national publication to stay with my parents in the town so different than the big apple they might as well be on different planets... -
![River's Return by Leanne Davis]()
River's Return by Leanne Davis
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShane Rydell is better fit to ride his Harley than any of his family’s horses. He has spent his life trying to find a road that can travel between the family he loves and the open road he is pulled towards. He often leaves River’s End, but eventually, he always comes back as he can’t quite sever the connection to a place he doesn’t want to be from, but which, he always seems destined to return to... -
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![A Cowboy's Kiss by Vicki Lewis Thompson]()
A Cowboy's Kiss by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCowboy to the rescue! When big-hearted Luke Bennett spots a dog stranded on the highway in a snowstorm, he leaps into action. Saving the day is what this sexy cowboy does. Whether it’s a stray animal in peril or a business going down the tubes, Luke’s the guy to call. But it will take all his management skills to rescue Abigail Summers from bankruptcy...Categorized as:
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![Rivers Between Us by Greta Rose West]()
Rivers Between Us by Greta Rose West
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA woman finds safety in the one man she hurt the most. Sheriff of Teton County, Carey Michaels, puts everyone else's needs before his own—always—but when his ex-best friend shows up in his life again, with a ten-year-old daughter and a mountain of problems in tow, he has to decide if he can handle his heart being broken. Again... -
![Tied Up, Tied Down by Lorelei James]()
Tied Up, Tied Down by Lorelei James
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe strongest bonds are the ones unseen… Businesswoman Skylar Ellison never intended to get tangled up with a sexy Wyoming cowboy—let alone conceive a baby with him in the parking lot of a honky-tonk. When it appears her baby daddy has taken off for greener pastures, Skylar pulls up her bootstraps and carries on alone... -
![Chasing Him by Kennedy Fox]()
Chasing Him by Kennedy Fox
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJohn Bishop isn’t your typical single dad.Reserved, impatient, and utterly clueless.Running the family’s bed and breakfast has many perks. Working long hours, picking up after the guests, and hearing couples going at it all night long aren’t any of them. Hooking up with girls who come to the ranch for horseback riding lessons? Best perk of them all... -
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Grit by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe’s been patient; she’s been busy. Patience is running out. Melissa Oxford is a widow with a ranch, an orange grove, a goat-obsessed ten-year-old, and not enough time. She doesn’t have time to make friends. She doesn’t have time to stop and chat, and she definitely does not have time for a boyfriend. Which is fine, because Cary Nakamura is far from being a boy... -
![Hot for the Handyman by Whitley Cox]()
Hot for the Handyman by Whitley Cox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's got just the right tool to fix her broken heart ...Welcome to Seattle, the Emerald City and home to The Single Moms of Seattle. Three sexy single ladies who drink a ton of wine every Saturday night, bitch about life, have each other's backs, are the ultimate mama bears, and hope to one day, just maybe find love again.This is Bianca’s story ...Bianca’s life is insane... -
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Hold Me Now by J.H. Croix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA brand new firefighter series from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix!He’s my new roommate.I can’t stand him, and he can’t stand me.Russell Dane thinks he’s all that. Maybe’s he’s so hot he should come with a too-hot-to-handle sign, but he drives me crazy. Not the good kind of crazy either.He thinks women shouldn’t be firefighters, he’s obnoxiously overprotective, and I can’t stand him...Categorized as:
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![Forgotten Angel by Suzie O'Connell]()
Forgotten Angel by Suzie O'Connell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShane McGuire and Becky Epperson have a history. They might have had much more, but the murders of two close friends killed their shot at forever before it had a chance to breathe, and Shane did what he hoped he never would. He broke Becky’s heart... -
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![Off Limits by Emma Creed]()
Off Limits by Emma Creed
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRanching isn’t easy, especially not in Fork River. The days are long, the competition is ruthless, and there’s always someone out there waiting to take what’s yours.For my family to survive things have to go back to the way they were.The Carsons used to run the town, we were feared, but my father changed that legacy by thinking he could run things legitimately... -
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![Colorado Golden Sunrise by Jill Haymaker]()
Colorado Golden Sunrise by Jill Haymaker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsForty-three year old, Kelly Charm, feels her life slipping away in Prairie, Nebraska. A single mom, she longs for a better life for herself and her teenage son, Ethan. Having scoured online job ads for months, she finally finds an ad for a hardware store manager in picturesque Peakview, Colorado and decides to take a chance... -
![Restoring You by Aria Bliss]()
Restoring You by Aria Bliss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI planned for everything.Everything except him .This unspoken attraction between us is turning my already shattered world upside down.♥♥♥It’s been two years, and I can’t move past my loss. I guess that’s what happens when I’m left alone after a tragic accident takes everything that matters to me. Now I’m stuck with the one label I never wanted in life—Widow.I need so much more than a distraction... -
![Big Bossy Cowboy by Mia Brody]()
Big Bossy Cowboy by Mia Brody
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis over the top cowboy is bossy and big…and every inch is just for her. EvieThe persistent cowboy is everywhere I look. He's at my work. He's at my apartment. He's even in my bathtub.He says we're soulmates.He says we're inevitable.I say he's wrong.GreerThe curvy little spitfire is everywhere I go. At her workplace. At her apartment. In her bathtub...Categorized as:
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![His Tainted Ways by Jessica Mills]()
His Tainted Ways by Jessica Mills
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI shouldn’t have lied about being engaged.But it got my mom off my case for a while. Now to find someone to go with me to my baby sister’s wedding.Lucky for me, a brooding cowboy from the bar will work just fine.Especially since he’s everything a girl might want by her side or in her bed.Crazily enough, when you fake it until you make it, sometimes you actually make it...Categorized as:
western industrial-era fake-relationship romance contemporary small-town fiction book -
![Rocky Mountain Vignettes by Vivian Arend]()
Rocky Mountain Vignettes by Vivian Arend
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter the stories are done, their stories go on. One of the great parts of writing a long, family saga is that I get to revisit characters who have already hit their happily-ever-after. Over the past couple years I’ve written short vignettes revisiting characters from the SIX PACK RANCH series... -
![Small-Town Sweetheart by Toni Aleo]()
Small-Town Sweetheart by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDelaney Abbot has never wanted to live anywhere other than Spring Grove, Kentucky. She loves the town, the people, and the whiskey made right down the road at McElroy’s Distillery. If only she could find a man in her beloved small town worthy of all that love she has to give. The first thing Reed McElroy did when he finished high school was get the heck out of Spring Grove, Kentucky... -
![Ridden Hard by Kim Loraine]()
Ridden Hard by Kim Loraine
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey call me the wild one. The Ryker brother who'd rather have more notches on his bedpost than rodeo championships.I'm good with horses, even better with women. I've been warned that sowing my oats might have consequences, but I'm always careful. And there's nothing wrong with having a little fun.But the truth is I want more than fun. I want it all. With the right girl... -
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Connor by Chris Keniston
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Farraday Country, set in cattle-ranching west Texas, with all the friends, family and fun that fans have come to expect from USA TODAY Bestselling Author Chris Keniston. Having a special way with horses since childhood, Connor Farraday has always wanted to establish his own stable... -
![The Cowboy's Outlaw Bride by Cora Seton]()
The Cowboy's Outlaw Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCoopers: 1, Turners 0. Noah Turner’s losing a war with his heart—and a war with his neighbors. Competing with the Coopers for the Founder’s Prize—and the Ridley property, the prime ranch land it confers—has pitted him against the woman of his dreams. The one woman he’s not supposed to love: Olivia Cooper. Olivia knows loving Noah is all wrong... -
![River Road by Leanne Davis]()
River Road by Leanne Davis
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAJ Reed grew up in foster care until he ran away in his teens and started earning his way through the rodeo circuit, until injury made him quit. Left adrift with no real skills, he wandered through almost as many towns and jobs as he did women... -
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![Cowboy Triplets Next Door by Summer Haze]()
Cowboy Triplets Next Door by Summer Haze
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen three dominant cowboys take over my ranch, they want more than just my land.It's their rules now. And this innocent girl is about to break every single one of them.Living alone on my family’s ranch was supposed to be peaceful. But then the Hellstone triplets moved in next door, turning my world upside down...Categorized as:
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![Blazing Hot Nights by Katie Mettner]()
Blazing Hot Nights by Katie Mettner
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTexas cowboy Blaze McAwley has made a lot of mistakes in life. His biggest one is alive and living on the neighboring ranch. He can't say she's well, and that's his fault too.Heaven Lane is in trouble. Dogged by an injury caused by Blaze McAwley's bison, she can barely keep her ranch above water. Her plan to use Blaze to save her ranch is the most fitting revenge of all... -
![Nome-o Seeks Juliet by Katy Regnery]()
Nome-o Seeks Juliet by Katy Regnery
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen a lonely vet(eran) and an ambitious vet(erinarian) work together to win the Qimmiq 200, sparks will fly… Montana-born veterinary student, Juliet Sanderson, is disappointed when her project on the treatment and care of sled dogs falls through due to the illness of a local musher... -
![Twice Shy by Suzie O'Connell]()
Twice Shy by Suzie O'Connell
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt has been nearly five years since Aaron Hammond's wife died in his arms and left him to raise their young daughter alone. Besieged by guilt and grief over her death, he has nearly given up hope of ever finding happiness again… until photographer Skye Hathaway shows up in Northstar. She isn't looking for love, however... -
![Prairie Passion by Tessa Layne]()
Prairie Passion by Tessa Layne
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe is SO not his type…They might have shared a fiery kiss at his brother’s wedding, but Brodie Sinclaire wants nothing to do with chef Jamey O’Neill and her sexy, all too sassy mouth. Except he desperately needs her to run the kitchen at his new hunting lodge.He’s a pain in her…...Categorized as:
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Cruz by Jacki James
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis lost boy needs a Daddy to take the reins...Nolan Carter is incredibly successful and wealthy. On paper, it seems he's gotten everything he could want. But he's lost himself along the way.When Nolan retreats to a Texas ranch he bought on a whim, hoping to figure out who he is without the influence of life coaches and socialites, he meets foreman Cruz Coban... -
![Pure Country by Kelly Fox]()
Pure Country by Kelly Fox
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’d sooner cage a wild bird than try to pin that cowboy down. But God, I want to make him mine.Our sizzling banter and filthy texts are the stuff of legends, but Rowdy is the king of one-night stands, and one night with him will never be enough.I crave a future with him, which is exactly why I’ve kept him at arm’s length... -
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Navarro by Kelly Fox
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy late wife made a bet with me: if I marry her brother, I have to take his last name. “That's the rule. You marry two Navarros, you become one of us.” Renée always did have a sense of humor—even as she was dying—but I’ll never love anyone the way I loved her. Falling for my brother-in-law? Psh. Desi’s almost twenty years younger than me and far too pretty. Besides, my son would never forgive me... -
![Wild With You by J.H. Croix]()
Wild With You by J.H. Croix
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen a grumpy hotshot firefighter meets a homecoming queen from the city, all bets are off.I don’t have time for romance, much less for prissy Madison Glen. The first time I meet her, I kiss her. The second time I meet her, she's breaking into my neighbor's house. She swears up and down she’s not a criminal. Maybe not, but she is definitely a distraction I don’t need... -
![Auctioned to the Cowboy by Hope Ford]()
Auctioned to the Cowboy by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’ve been in love with Cole Rogers, the cowboy next door, for as long as I can remember.Not for his money, but for his hard work, heart and protectiveness towards me. All he sees when he looks at me though is the tomboy working my daddy’s ranch.When my ranch is in financial danger, I sign up to sell the only thing I own of worth: my v-card...Categorized as:
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![Promise Me Never by Nichole Greene]()
Promise Me Never by Nichole Greene
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt was supposed to be a carefree summer, a chance for me to shed my bookworm ways and get some experience under my belt. Literally. Instead I find myself thrown in the path of the grumpy and frustratingly sexy, Luke Stone. He’s my grandpa’s right hand man on the ranch which makes him inescapable.After tragically losing my wife I swore off love...Categorized as:
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![Catching the Cowboy by Kennedy Fox]()
Catching the Cowboy by Kennedy Fox
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSettling down and starting a family is something Diesel has considered, regardless of his one-night stand reputation. However, he just might be single forever since who he wants is off-limits—his best friend’s little sister.He’s been in love with her for years, but betraying his friendship could ruin everything... -
![Truth is a Whisper by Mandi Blake]()
Truth is a Whisper by Mandi Blake
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThey both want the truth, but are they willing to pay the price?Ava Summers is more than ready to say goodbye to the breakneck pace of the city, and an invitation to her grandfather’s ranch is exactly what she needs. Finding out her former flame is running the ranch, on the other hand, was entirely unexpected... -
![Capturing the Texas Rancher's Heart by Debra Holt]()
Capturing the Texas Rancher's Heart by Debra Holt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe thought she’d protected her heart…After a tumultuous childhood, nurse Jamie Westmoreland craves the comfort of predictability. She loves her quiet life in a small Texas ranching town and finally feels in control until a handsome rancher becomes her newest patient. He challenges her at every turn, but Jamie is too stubborn to admit she enjoys their sparring, and that he makes her heart race... -
![Reckless by Elsie Silver]()
Reckless by Elsie Silver
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTheo Silva. Rowdy bull rider. Notorious ladies’ man. Scorching hot trouble wrapped up in a drool-worthy package.And he’s looking at me like I might be his next meal.But I’m almost free of my toxic marriage and have sworn off men entirely. So all I see when I look back is temptation served up with a heaping side of heartbreak.The man is hard to trust—and even harder to resist.Make that impossible...Categorized as:
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![True Blue & Carrera's Bride: True Blue\Carrera's Bride by Diana Palmer]()
True Blue & Carrera's Bride: True Blue\Carrera's Bride by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer continues her beloved Long, Tall Texans series by delving deep into the heart of San Antonio and one of its top detectives, Rick Marquez. He never met a case he couldn't solve or a woman he couldn't charm...
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