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  • Give Hope a Chance by S.J. McCoy

    Give Hope a Chance by S.J. McCoy

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This is the final part of Chance and Hope's trilogy. We left them in a good place at the end of Finding Hope. Now it's time to see how their story concludes. Chance is starting to relax and to believe that he and Hope can have a future together...
  • Hannah by Chris Keniston

    Hannah by Chris Keniston

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Tuckers bluff isn’t done playing matchmaker for the Farradays. Welcome to Hannah, book 8 in the Farraday Country series 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...
  • Finding Hope by S.J. McCoy

    Finding Hope by S.J. McCoy

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    His time in Oregon didn’t end the way he’d hoped, and now Chance is back at the ranch. He put himself out there, made an attempt at opening up his heart to happiness, but it didn’t work out. Maybe he’s just not supposed to be happy? That’s what he’s starting to believe—until his Remington brothers convince him he shouldn’t give up Hope just yet...
  • The Maverick Meets His Match by Anne Carrole

    The Maverick Meets His Match by Anne Carrole

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Rodeos, wedding bells, and one crazy will! For love… When Mandy Prescott’s grandfather dies, this determined cowgirl expects to head up the family’s rodeo company. But JM Prescott’s last will not only gives that honor to Ty Martin, a man who broke Mandy’s heart a decade ago, it contains a crazy provision: to take back control, she must agree to marry Ty Martin for a period of six months...
  • Falling for Tender Heart by Katie Lane

    Falling for Tender Heart by Katie Lane

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Her Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys . . . New York editor Emery Wakefield has come to Bliss, Texas, in search of the fabled final novel in the Tender Heart series—a series that left readers the world over hanging when the author died. But finding a happily-ever-after for her beloved characters and editorial success for herself won’t be easy...
  • Wyatt  Men of Clifton, Montana Book 4 by Susan Fisher-Davis

    Wyatt Men of Clifton, Montana Book 4 by Susan Fisher-Davis

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Wyatt Stone knows how easily a woman can destroy a man’s trust, because he’s been there. So when his attraction for Olivia Roberts brings him to the point of giving in to his desire for her, he knows the safest thing to do is not start something he can’t finish, but Olivia is so irresistible...
  • Bring on the Night by S.J. McCoy

    Bring on the Night by S.J. McCoy

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's the head of a major country music record label. She's worked hard to get where she is. She demands the best of herself—and of everyone around her.He's the label's biggest star—and the biggest pain in the a** she ever met. It's not that he's one of those arrogant musicians; to be fair, he's not a bad guy. In fact, he's a great guy. It's just that he irritates the life out of her...
  • Montana Pines Winter Romance by Jill Haymaker

    Montana Pines Winter Romance by Jill Haymaker

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Never let your past define your future. Single mom, HALEY DUNN, is ready for a new start for herself and her four-year-old son, Noah. When she loses not only her job and home, but the man who she thought cared about her, she decides to leave her hometown in Michigan and head to the west coast...
  • Perfect Song by Lauren Runow

    Perfect Song by Lauren Runow

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I 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...
  • The Rancher Takes a Family by Paula Altenburg

    The Rancher Takes a Family by Paula Altenburg

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Rugged rancher Jake McGregor wrangles cattle better than kids, but when he's suddenly saddled with three grieving children, he's determined to step up. His sister's kids shouldn't pay for her error in judgment in naming him guardian. Problem is, he doesn't have a clue what he's doing. And the woman who attempts to help with his every fumble is the one woman he wants to steer clear of..
  • The Durango Affair by Brenda Jackson

    The Durango Affair by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "I'M HAVING YOUR BABY." Savannah Claiborne's simple statement set off an avalanche in Montana ranger Durango Westmoreland's carefully ordered life. Suddenly, an unforgettable night of passion with the hazel-eyed beauty had turned into a lifetime of obligation for the confirmed bachelor...
  • Cowboys of Chance Creek Vol 0 - 2 by Cora Seton

    Cowboys of Chance Creek Vol 0 - 2 by Cora Seton

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Three fast-paced, full-length, sexy western romance novels in one set! Available for a limited time only. Including: The Cowboy Inherits a Bride: When a big city chef and a hometown country boy go toe to toe to win an inheritance, the competition gets smoking hot...
  • All Cowboy and Charm by Rhonda Lee Carver

    All Cowboy and Charm by Rhonda Lee Carver

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    What happens at a fertility clinic stays at a fertility clinic...unless there's an accidental switch-a-roo...Successful author Melanie Jane decided after a very public divorce that she would prove to the world, especially her critiques, that she didn’t need a man to make her dreams come true. So, she wrote a best seller and used a fertility clinic to get pregnant...
  • Gabe by Susan Fisher-Davis

    Gabe by Susan Fisher-Davis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gabe Stone can’t get Emma Conner out of his mind, even though he knows she’s not the kind of woman to settle for a fling. Having known Emma all her life, he never noticed how grown up she’d become - until now. Emma has been in love with Gabe forever. When he finally shows her the attention she’s always hoped for, she falls even deeper in love with him, and soon discovers she’s pregnant...
  • Trouble With the Law by Becky McGraw

    Trouble With the Law by Becky McGraw

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Criminal defense attorney Veronica Winters always wondered what it would be like with sexy former detective Trace Rooks. Even though he’s an ex-convict now, because of her, she still wonders. Ronnie has always felt damned guilty for recommending a plea deal that sent an innocent man to jail...
  • Cowboy's Unexpected Family by Leslie North

    Cowboy's Unexpected Family by Leslie North

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Home is where the heart is…Single mom and widow Amy Thorne loves her beautiful town. It’s her job to market her little corner of heaven, and right now, she’s promoting the town’s upcoming rodeo. Everything is perfect—until rodeo star Cal Pierce arrives.Astonishingly, the smoldering cowboy is the spitting image of her late husband...
  • Brody by Susan Fisher-Davis

    Brody by Susan Fisher-Davis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Brody Morgan comes back to Clifton from Butte, it’s because his life is in turmoil. He slept with a married woman, lost his US Marshal job, and is firmly implanted in the crosshairs of a mobster that is out for blood. Not only that, but the woman he’s always loved, Madilyn Young, isn’t too happy with him either, since he left her five years earlier to join the Marshals...
  • Linda Howard Collection by Linda Howard

    Linda Howard Collection by Linda Howard

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Heartbreaker The ranch she'd inherited was nearly bankrupt, and now Michelle discovered that she was also deeply in debt to John Rafferty, the tough-talking, hard-loving rancher who'd fascinated her since their first meeting years ago. But that fascination also scared her, and never more so than now, when he suggested a bargain that was far more tempting than it should have been...
  • Six-Pack Rancher by Em Petrova

    Six-Pack Rancher by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s all glitz and glam, he’s rugged and broody. But when their worlds collide… there’s no dialing down the heat. Actor Bellarose Abbott finds herself completely out of her element the minute her private jet touches down in rural Washington State. The big hats and boots speak volumes that she isn’t in Hollywood anymore...
  • A Cowboy's Baby by Vicki Lewis Thompson

    A Cowboy's Baby by Vicki Lewis Thompson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ready or not, he’s a daddy… Gage Sawyer has been a rolling stone since he left the family ranch at eighteen. A year and a half ago he had a fling with Emma Green, and never forgot about her. But when he showed up at her door, she shut it in his face. He figured that was that…until she arrived in Eagles Nest with a baby. His baby...
  • Falling for a Cowboy's Smile by Katie Lane

    Falling for a Cowboy's Smile by Katie Lane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    No heart is safe when a charming cowboy comes to town... Dirk Hadley has bamboozled everyone in Bliss, Texas, into believing that he’s an easygoing drifter just passing through town. But Dirk is no drifter. He’s on a mission to discover the truth about his past. And when that past collides with the sweet and beautiful Gracie Arrington, he won’t be able to maintain his charade...
  • Falling Head Over Boots by Katie Lane

    Falling Head Over Boots by Katie Lane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Whatcha got cookin’, good-lookin’? After getting her heart broken, Carly Hanover believes the only person she can trust is herself. She works hard to become an executive chef and dreams of opening her own restaurant. But after being blackballed in the culinary world for losing her temper with a customer, that dream starts to fade . .
  • Bashful Banker by Cindy Caldwell

    Bashful Banker by Cindy Caldwell

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Olivia Hamilton loves everything about New York—her local coffee shop, the walk to work, the skyscrapers. As a young, single CPA working on audits, life is exciting—and longing for her Texas cowboy-boot history fades day by day. Fred Wharton, III, has spent his entire life in Riston, Idaho, working in his family’s business—the Bank of Riston...
  • Picture Perfect by Cindy Caldwell

    Picture Perfect by Cindy Caldwell

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Opal Hamilton’s newfound home at River’s End Ranch is everything she’d hoped it would be. With her new job at the gallery, she’s thrown herself into what’s most important to her—her family and her photography of the magnificent mountains and wildlife at River’s End Ranch. Her sister is happily married, and her father settled, and her own future is the furthest thing from her mind...
  • Forbidden Cowboy by Khloe Summers

    Forbidden Cowboy by Khloe Summers

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can this cocky, older cowboy win the boss’s curvy daughter?FORDKate is everything I’ve ever wanted.A pretty face and a smart-ass mouth.She’s someone who isn’t afraid to throw down with the boys.Not to mention, she’s got loads of curves.I’d do anything to make her mine.Trouble is, she’s way too young, and happens to be my boss’s daughter...
  • The Cowboy Takes A Bride by Kristi Rose

    The Cowboy Takes A Bride by Kristi Rose

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She's desperate to escape. He needs a wife. Could their temporary deal turn into something more?Meredith Hanover wants out. Living under the thumb of her despotic father has left her isolated and lonely. She wants nothing more than to escape and start over. When an offer presents itself to become a modern-day mail-order bride, she doesn’t think twice. Jace Shepard’s father is dying...
  • Baby-Daddy Cowboy by Vicki Lewis Thompson

    Baby-Daddy Cowboy by Vicki Lewis Thompson

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It’s all fun and games until… oh, baby!CJ Andrews loved every second of his brief affair with beautiful and witty Isabel Ricchetti. Under different circumstances, she could have been the one. Too bad her coffee shop is in Seattle, not Apple Grove, Montana.But when a failed condom turns their carefree fling into a serious commitment, CJ’s priorities shift...
  • Brown Eyed Handsome Man by Sable Hunter

    Brown Eyed Handsome Man by Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Continuing the Hell Yeah! Series with Book 4 Kane Saucier has chosen to walk away from a family fortune to wear a badge. As Sheriff of Kerrville County, he lives near his brother Zane and his friends, the McCoys of Tebow Ranch. His life is good, but something is missing. The Sheriff is lonely until love walks through the door of his office one day in the form of Lilibet Ladner...
  • A Cowboy for Alyssa by Shirley Penick

    A Cowboy for Alyssa by Shirley Penick

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Alyssa Jefferson is ready to start her veterinary internship at the Rockin' K ranch, in the beautiful Colorado Rockies, where she will be assisting with the births of over three hundred pregnant cows. It’s a dream come true, and she’s so excited the joy is oozing from her. As icing on the cake, it appears the brothers that own the ranch are sexy as can be...
  • Cowboy Up 2 by Allison Merritt, Leslie Garcia

    Cowboy Up 2 by Allison Merritt, Leslie Garcia

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Saddle Up with the best-selling authors who brought you Cowboy Up... And fall for Six more Cowboys ready to steal your heart! Good Ride, Cowboy by Allison Merritt Sometimes all you need is one good ride to clear your head. Cowboy in Waiting by Leslie P. Garcia She’d buried a hero. She wasn’t looking for another...
  • One Night with the Bad Boy by Eve Gaddy

    One Night with the Bad Boy by Eve Gaddy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Blues might be new to Whiskey River, Texas, but these illegitimate sons of the legendary Boots Kelly are no strangers to charisma. Xander Blue, IT genius, has always been a love 'em and leave 'em kind of guy. But when he meets the CFO of Kelly Boots, beautiful single mom, Bailey Richmond, he knows he's down for the count...
  • Four on the Floor by Parker Grey

    Four on the Floor by Parker Grey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    We’re snowed in all winter, high in the Rockies at an artist’s retreat. Just me… and the four men who want to share me. It was supposed to be three months of solitude and reflection. I’d paint all day, then maybe read before going to bed early. I thought I’d be surrounded by quiet, retiring artists...
  • Texas C.H.A.O.S. by Sable Hunter

    Texas C.H.A.O.S. by Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The letters C. H. A. O. S. don’t just refer to reality out of control, it’s an alert–the Chief Has Arrived On Scene! Logan Gray is that chief. He covers the ground he stands on and people show respect when he walks by. In his late thirties, Logan is a confirmed bachelor. While he may adore the young Jenna from afar, at 18, he considers her to be a lifetime too young for him...
  • Pastor's Prize by Kirsten Osbourne

    Pastor's Prize by Kirsten Osbourne

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rikki Dobson has spent her whole life living in her famous sister’s shadow. When she moves to Culpepper, Wyoming to recover from a harrowing experience, it’s the last place in the world she expects to find love. Working at a bakery with three loving women makes life easier, but she’s still afraid of the world around her...
  • Homeward Bound, Cowboy by Debra Holt

    Homeward Bound, Cowboy by Debra Holt

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Should he stay, or go…Nurse Dee McNamara knew heartbreak and tragedy. She’s a survivor but has built high walls to protect her heart. She takes care of everyone but herself, yet never imagined finding another man she’d be able to trust until one day she offered a ride to a tall, darkly handsome cowboy whose eyes hold the same pain and mistrust...
  • Kidnapped by the Cowboy by Mia Brody

    Kidnapped by the Cowboy by Mia Brody

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This OTT alpha cowboy isn’t about to let the curvy woman of his dreams get away…even if he has to kidnap her!StrikerMaisy has been teasing me for days, wandering around town in those tiny skirts and looking good enough to devour. But my woman is about to make the biggest mistake of her life and she doesn’t even know it.She’s marrying a man that’s hellbent on ruining her. I won’t let that happen...
  • Jacob's Joy by Taylor Rylan

    Jacob's Joy by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jacob always wanted three things. To find the man of his dream, have a family, and be the sheriff of a quiet little town. When he not only fell in love with Isaac, but his son Mack, too, he thought his life was finally complete. But was it? Isaac adores his son Mack. Some days more than others...
  • The Rancher’s Second Chance by Mary Sue Jackson, Leslie North

    The Rancher’s Second Chance by Mary Sue Jackson, Leslie North

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Samantha Jenson likes things ordered. She’s managed to carefully plot out her life, creating lists along the way to keep her on track: Leave small town. No more cowboys—especially him. Get educated. Don’t even think about him. Become a professor. So far, she’s put a check in every box but the last...
  • Ignite: An Everyday Heroes World Novel (The Everyday Heroes World) by Kim Loraine

    Ignite: An Everyday Heroes World Novel (The Everyday Heroes World) by Kim Loraine

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kim Loraine’s Ignite is a steamy, forbidden, age-gap contemporary romance written in K. Bromberg’s Everyday Heroes World. She‘s everything I swore to stay away from. But I was never good at resisting temptation. When I picked up my life and moved to California, I left my hometown, my past, and my heart back in Sunrise, Montana. I never wanted to look back. Didn’t want to look forward either...
  • Saddles and Soot by Cynthia D'Alba

    Saddles and Soot by Cynthia D'Alba

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Veterinarian Georgina Greyson will only be in Whispering Springs for three months covering for the town veterinarian while he is on a research trip. She isn’t looking for love or roots, just maybe a good time before she moves on. When his parents leave on their dream fantasy RV trip, Tanner Marshall is left in charge of his family’s cattle ranch, as well as his two younger brothers and sister...
  • Crawley Creek Ranch Bundle 1 by Lori King

    Crawley Creek Ranch Bundle 1 by Lori King

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Crawley Creek Series In a small town in North Dakota there resides a family of misfits on the Crawley Creek Ranch. Brought together by hardship, and heartache they’ve bonded without blood ties, and seek to help others...
  • Luke by Laylah Roberts

    Luke by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Luke Carlson swore he’d never set foot back on Baton Ranch. At least not while his father is still alive. Then the old bastard passes away and his death is the catalyst that sends his whole family into a dark hole of secrets and regrets.Ariana Monton has always loved Luke, ever since she was a little girl. Too bad he sees her more as a sister than a girlfriend...
  • Trouble in Texas by Eve Gaddy

    Trouble in Texas by Eve Gaddy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Trouble 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...
  • Long Hard Fall by Marie Johnston

    Long Hard Fall by Marie Johnston

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cash Walker always leaves a lady’s bed before morning—after all, he has a day full of chores waiting on his ranch. So when he wakes up one morning to his latest catch creeping out of the room, he figures he had it coming. Until later the same day, when she shows up in his barn. Turns out, she’s come to town to talk about the one subject Cash refuses to discuss with anyone...
  • Falling for a Texas Hellion by Katie Lane

    Falling for a Texas Hellion by Katie Lane

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can This Hellion Resist Hot Summer Love? Becky Arrington isn’t a daydreaming country girl just waiting for a handsome cowboy to come rescue her. She’s a strong, determined woman who can run a ranch as well as any man. To prove it, she needs a ranch all her own, and she has the perfect place in mind...
  • Spicy by Khloe Summers

    Spicy by Khloe Summers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can this older man help this curvy baker with a midnight break-in?JosieIf one more raccoon gets into my shop, I’m moving!At least that’s what I’ve convinced myself of.Until a tall, brooding, inked friend shows up to save the day.Now, I can’t take my eyes off him.And if raccoons mean he’s here longer, they are welcome to stay.WyattI haven’t been able to get Josie off my mind...
  • The Rebel and the Cowboy by Sarah Mayberry

    The Rebel and the Cowboy by Sarah Mayberry

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Casey Carmody may be the dreamer in his family, but he’s a born-and-bred cowboy. His days are spent on the family ranch while his nights belong to his band and the music they create. Casey would never dream of walking away from his responsibilities to pursue a career in music – until he meets urban artist Eva King.Eva has always been a rebel...
  • Secret Baby for the Mountain Man by Khloe Summers

    Secret Baby for the Mountain Man by Khloe Summers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can this grumpy mountain man find love with a pregnant, younger woman?AshI don't like being saved.I'm a grown woman and I can look out for myself.At least I think I can, until a man from the past comes around and threatens my baby.Dodge is the only friend I know big enough to scare him away.Trouble is, I've been in love with him from afar for months.He's big, strong, inked, and grumpy as hell...
  • Big, Bad, Mountain Man by Khloe Summers

    Big, Bad, Mountain Man by Khloe Summers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can this older mountain man help a curvy, single mom in need?BreeRule number one:Never trust a man.It's been my motto since my divorce.Am I a hot mess?Yes.Would I still rather be single?Yes.At least that's what I think, until Wylder shows up.He's big, inked, protective and makes me feel things I'm not ready to feel.WilderI like the quiet,And that's what I usually get...
  • Riding Cowgirl by Khloe Summers

    Riding Cowgirl by Khloe Summers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can this older mountain biker find love with a woman in restraints?TEXI don’t make a habit of kidnapping women,But this one is special.Firstly, she won’t shut her mouth.Second, she's making terrible decisions.Third, it's the only way I get to keep her for myself.Seems like a solid plan, right?SierraI’ve known Tex forever and a day.We used to be a thing.Rodeos, bike rides, secrets, the whole thing...
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