Books like 'His Christmas Bride'
Readers who enjoyed His Christmas Bride by Lara Van Hulzen also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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To Dream by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGreta Fields had planned to stay one night in Murray County, Oklahoma, to attend her brother's wedding, even though she thought he was making the biggest mistake of his life for the second time. But on her way out of town, she caused a three car pileup when she dropped her cell phone and tried to retrieve it while traveling ninety miles an hour... -
Kiss A Cowboy (Kiss A Cowboy Series) by Deanna Lynn Sletten
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew Release! Sometimes fate steps in and changes everything... Andi Stevens drives away from her home town of Seattle and says goodbye to her sister to begin a new life with her fiancé in Buffalo, New York. When her car breaks down in the mountains of Montana, she reluctantly knocks on the door of a cabin for help... -
Montana Darling by Debra Salonen
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHer marriage. Her job. Her body image. Mia beat cancer and is ready to rebuild her life in her hometown of Marietta, Montana. Literally. Her first order of business is to build a house on the ten-acre parcel she was awarded in her divorce settlement. And she's damned if she'll let some stranger camp on her land and claim squatter's rights. So maybe he's not a squatter... -
The Cowboy Imports a Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRob Matheson's a fighter. Flattening enemies with his fists or with his legendary practical jokes, he's a tough enemy, and a troublesome friend. But Rob doesn't know how much longer he can keep up the act. As his buddies get married one by one, he's left with his lonely life - and the sinking feeling he lost more than his dreams when he traded them for a thick skin... -
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His Christmas Miracle by Dani Collins
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsQuincy Ryan was just handed custody of a son he didn’t know existed. He knows how to be an architect, not a dad, so he looks to his own father for guidance, but that means moving with Pops to Marietta, Montana. Quincy knows he has to get over his shock and give Atlas the Christmas he deserves, but how? He needs a miracle... -
Desire a Donovan by A.C. Arthur
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe sexy, fast-living heir to a multimillion-dollar news-and-entertainment dynasty, Dion Donovan is the man every woman wants. Despite his playboy rep, Dion's heart belongs to Lyra Anderson. He's never forgotten the kiss they shared right before she left Miami for a new life in L.A. Now she's back, a successful photographer�and more desirable than ever... -
See You in Seattle by Brooke St. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMac Klein had made a series of disciplined life choices. He was now thirty years old and a successful professional athlete. He lived in a beautiful mansion in Seattle with plenty of room to surround himself with family and friends. He devoted all his time and energy to his career, and he had no interest in starting a serious relationship with a woman...Categorized as:
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The Crush by Kelly Fox
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAugustus Walker, Jr. is a problem. Every queer person I know has had a tragic crush on a straight person at some point in their lives, and for the last year, Walker has been mine.Not that my crush on him is serious—I'm just appreciating a sweet, sexy guy who happens to be a big fat goose egg on the Kinsey scale. Le sigh and all that... -
Melting by Sean Ashcroft
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsButt naked and dripping wet wasn't how I expected to meet the man of my dreams.After a bad breakup, a rough year at his New York ice cream parlour, and no luck jumping back into the dating pool, celebrated pastry chef Hayden agrees to spend the summer with his dad in his childhood home on the Oregon coast to get away from it all... -
A Cowboy to Keep by Barbara Ankrum
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn the run from her past, photographer Ali Thibeaux arrives undercover in Marietta to find her biological half-sister. Plan A: Meet Olivia, photograph her wedding, and disappear before endangering anyone. Plan B: All hell breaks loose. Reclusive rancher Adam Wolfe’s only plan when he hires Ali to manage his dysfunctional household is to go on hiding from the world... -
Embracing You by Daphne Elliot
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe offered me a deal I couldn't refuse.A little summer fling. Casual, no expectations ... and a firm expiration date.Samantha Sullivan and I have been best friends since childhood. Totally platonic. We had never crossed the line, not even once.Until now...Categorized as:
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Montana Maverick by Debra Salonen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBe careful what you wish for- Meg Zabrinski wants a child. She's a successful scientist, a well-known environmental advocate, and a tenured professor. She doesn't need a man in her life to make this happen. But having a baby alone is a weighty decision, so she retreats to her isolated mountain cabin to write and think... -
A Little Bit Broken by Michele Notaro
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI have felt alone in this world for a long time, so when new friends come into my life, I’m always afraid to let them get too close. I don’t know if I can risk my heart breaking when those people inevitably leave me. But I’m overwhelmed too. Overwhelmed and so incredibly lonely. Unfortunately, my past has a way of finding me and I’m going to need some help at the coffee shop I own... -
Smolder by Tracy Solheim
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFormer Army Ranger, Sam Gaskill, is starting over in Glacier Creek, Montana - far away from the plains of Texas and the memories of his late wife. Taking charge as the new captain of a squad of smoke jumpers should provide him with enough adrenaline to chase away the ghosts from his past... -
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All In One Place by Carolyne Aarsen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTerra Froese would never win Citizen of the Year and that's fine with her. She lives life on her own terms, bouncing from job to job and going her own way. But when a relationship goes sour she heads out of the city and across the country to find temporary refuge with her sister, Leslie... -
Taming the Texas Cowboy by Charlene Sands
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter a disaster destroyed nearly everything Maddie Brooks owned, Trey Walker offered the petite redhead shelter at 2 Hope Ranch. A veterinarian, Maddie was smart, sexy, and good with animals… Impossible to resist, yet Trey is convinced he is cursed when it comes to women. The temporary arrangement Maddie made with Trey was supposed to be strictly business... -
Take a Chance on Me by Jane Porter
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSavvy stylist Amanda Wright loves Marietta, her hair salon, and her clients, and no client is more dear to her heart then eighty year old Bette Justice–even if her years have made her a little fragile... -
Loved Enough by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEven though they’d never dated, Lily Shaw always just assumed she’d eventually end up with Ben, the boy who’s been her bestie since they were toddlers. So she’s understandably shocked to learn he’s getting married—and having a child with his fiancée. Shocked…but not terribly upset. The truth is, she's been feeling butterflies every time she’s near a particular horse trainer on her parents’ ranch...Categorized as:
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Good Together by C.J. Carmichael
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSome love stories have to begin with a falling-out-of-love story. Mattie Carrigan's been helping her rodeo cowboy husband Wes Bishop run his family's Tennessee Walking Horse operation since they were married nineteen years ago. Blessed with twin daughters who've recently left for college, Mattie is looking forward to this new stage in her and Wes's life... -
A Cowgirl's Christmas by C.J. Carmichael
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor years Callan Carrigan has been her father’s right hand man, so when her dad’s will names city slicker Court McAllister the new owner of The Circle C Ranch, Callan feels betrayed on every level. Then she and her sisters find their mother’s diaries, hidden from them by their father since their mother’s accidental death 18 years ago, and the shocking revelations explain a lot... -
Hiding in Park City by RaeAnne Thayne
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA single mom on the run and an injured FBI agent find their greatest danger is with each other in this story of secret identity, originally titled Nowhere to Hide and published in 2003! As an on-the-run single mother out to protect her little girls, Lisa Connors needs two things: money, and to keep her identity secret... -
Miracle on Chance Avenue by Jane Porter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRory Douglas is the oldest Douglas and McKenna’s adored big brother, but this big, quiet cowboy rarely returns to Marietta, choosing to exorcise his demons by a life on the road, riding bulls every night on the American Extreme Bull Riding Tour... -
Protect Me, Cowboy by Shelli Stevens
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWith his competing days behind him, Wyatt Marshall has settled into ranching life in Marietta, Montana. But with the Copper Mountain Rodeo, his only exception, just around the corner, the last thing he needs is a distraction – especially one in the form of a pretty, yet vaguely familiar country singer... -
Mistletoe Wedding by Melissa McClone
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvent planner at the Bar V5 Dude Ranch, Meg Redstone is dreaming of a white Christmas with twinkling lights, sparkly decorations and strategically placed mistletoe. She loves making dreams come true for others, whether planning a holiday wedding or giving her young daughter the best Christmas ever... -
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Her Mistletoe Cowboy by Alissa Callen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCorporate analyst, Ivy Bishop, intends spending Christmas holed up in an isolated Montana ranch house with only an abandoned puppy for company. When the festive season ends her broken heart might just have had just enough time to heal. Ex-rodeo rider, Rhett Dixon, has put his playing days behind him. He has something to prove... -
Perfection: The MacGregor Grooms / A Perfect Neighbor by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe MacGregor Grooms(1998)Daniel MacGregor sets his matchmaking skills against three of his grandsons - D.C., Duncan, and Ian.A Perfect Neighbor(1999)Daniel MacGregor is matchmaking again when he encourages playwright Preston McQuinn to move in across the hall from his granddaughter Cybill Campbell... -
Beauty and the Cowboy by Nancy Robards Thompson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt started with a ring that pinched and Charlotte Morgan didn’t like, but her long-term boyfriend ignored her preference for another ring before he left on another business trip, vaguely promising that they would look at other rings sometime... -
Two Nights With His Bride by Kat Latham
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWedding fever has hit the little town of Marietta... Soap opera star Nancy Parsons is madly in love with Hollywood’s favorite leading man, and they’re getting married on her parents’ stunning horse ranch just outside Marietta, Montana. Actors, athletes, and politicians will be there to watch Hollywood’s most extravagant couple say I do. There’s just one problem... -
Pride by E.M. Leya, Sara York
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe world is full of perfectly imperfect people. After being dumped by his longtime boyfriend, Milan finds himself back in the dating scene, and it isn't anything like he thought it would be. Shamed and ridiculed for how he looks, Milan decides that it's time to get back into shape, but stepping foot in a gym is harder than he imagined. Everything in Kelson's life is about fitness... -
Sleigh Bells for Dry Creek (Love Inspired by Janet Tronstad
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRodeo rider Wade Stone never thought he'd step foot in Dry Creek, Montana, but nine years later he's back on the Stone ranch and getting stared down by all of the townspeople, except for Amy Mitchell, whose heart he broke after one sweet kiss. Wade doesn't think there's a chance for them... -
Snowflake Sweethearts by Carrie Turansky
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBringing her daughter to the one place she feels safe, single mother Annie Romano returns to Fairhaven, Washington. Though hoping to start a new life as a personal chef, Annie accepts a different job. Alex Jameson, the handsome man she secretly loved as a teenager, needs a live-in caregiver for his ailing grandmother... -
In The Wind by C.E. Kilgore
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes you have to get good and lost before you'll have any hope at finding yourself. Dustin Hunter has returned to Alvarado after seven years of military service and one bad shot that shattered his self-assured ego. Struggling to forget what he left behind in the desert, he finds himself drifting in the wind, homeless and without direction... -
Scoring the Player by Samantha Lind, Juliana Cabrera
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCocky, man whore, player…. Those are all ways I have been described by the media and countless women. Are they accurate? Possibly. But, that’s all I let the media see of me, Brian Kelly, defensive player for the Indianapolis Eagles Hockey team. I have no intentions of settling down and changing the media's perception of me... -
Foul Ball by Haven Hadley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeclan Armitage. The right fielder Espen got in a trade.A powerful hitter, a hard throw, and an unmatched stolen base percentage. Not expecting to be traded, he was happy to learn where he was headed. If only he didn’t need to find a new place to live. One phone call from his brother and the plan was put into motion. Brock Richmond was loyal to a fault... -
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Lost in Cottonwood Canyon (The Searchers) / How to Train a Cowboy by RaeAnne Thayne, Caro Carson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOriginally published in 2004 and called Nothing to Lose, New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne brings readers a thrilling story of a sister desperate to save her brother’s life and the true crime writer who may be the only man who can help!Crime expert Wyatt McKinnon has built his career by turning high-profile cases into bestsellers... -
Feeling the Rhythm by S.J. Frost
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBrad Delfini once had the world in his hands, but misfortune and bad decisions showed him just how quickly the spotlight can go dark. For years, he was struggling to get by, when a fateful phone call brought him to famed rock band, Conquest. Since becoming their drummer, he’s hit the top of fame again and he has all he could ever want. Except for one thing... -
Montana Cowgirl by Debra Salonen
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSome dreams come with a big price tag. Bailey Jenkins left her hometown of Marietta, Montana, at eighteen, poised to take college and the rodeo world by storm–despite Paul Zabrinski. On the eve of her great escape, at the top of the Ferris Wheel at the Big Marietta Fair, he invoked his great-grandmother Hilda’s curse. “If you do this, Bailey Jenkins, I will hate you forever... -
All That Matters by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat happens in the Big Easy doesn’t always stay in the Big Easy. Thank goodness.The Billionaire Bargains, Book 3When billionaire Emily Steele breaks off her eight-year relationship with the only boyshe’s ever dated, she quickly realizes she has a lot to learn. About the world. About herself.And men. Definitely men... -
Montana Rogue by Debra Salonen
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRoommates with benefits. A temporary arrangement between two people with time on their hands. Who could possibly get hurt? “Get your Zip On” – That’s Tucker Montgomery‘s slogan for the new zip line he’s building near Marietta, Montana... -
A Recipe for Romance by Lara Van Hulzen
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWes planned a drive by trip to Marietta, Montana to help his dad close a business deal and then to head back to his life in New York. But when his dad volunteers him for the Bachelor Bake-Off to commemorate a local fallen first responder, Wes can’t say no, even though Marietta holds painful memories and baking eludes his skill set... -
The Christmas Challenge by Sinclair Jayne
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsProdigal daughter, infamous flirt and fiery-haired champion barrel racer Tucker McTavish blazes back home to Marietta with both a secret, and a personal challenge. She will keep a low profile at her twin sister’s Christmas wedding. Which means no whiskey. No kissing. No scandals. No fun... -
Doctor's Orders by Ann B. Harrison
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsApril Moore has always been an impulsive dreamer. So when she shows up in Cherry Lake, announcing that she's there to stay and start her own business–a design studio florist shop–her sisters are pleased, but more than a little skeptical... -
Rugged Hearts by Amanda McIntyre
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRugged, quiet, hardworking, Wyatt takes his position as head of the Kinnison family seriously. But the scars of betrayal by the women to whom he once trusted his heart now prompt his stark, simple game plan, and no one in hell is going to convince him any differently... -
The McCree's Star Spangled 4th by J.C. Isabella
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsChase and Briar and the rest of the McCree's are gearing up for 4th of July fun. It is a short story, under 10,000 words, and starts right before the epilogue in Chasing McCree... -
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A Sweet Montana Christmas by Roxanne Snopek
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMelinda Sweet loved her husband before she learned of his wealth and she loves him still, despite the fact that it’s gone. Unfortunately, while she knows the collapse of his Chicago financial services business had nothing to do with him, he believes otherwise. His upbeat adjustment to their new – and temporary – life on his grandfather’s rundown honey farm is a foil to cover the burden of failure... -
The Doctor's Husband by Ann B. Harrison, Deadra Krieger
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvan is desperate to go back home for his brother's wedding after being turned down for the job he wanted, He takes a gamble and asks Dr. Denver Sinclair to accompany him as his date and is surprised when she agrees. After all, he's been trying to get her to go out with him for the last two years with no luck. But Denver has a different agenda to Evan... -
Once Upon a Royal Christmas by Robin Bielman
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsColliding with a prince while dog walking isn’t how Rowan Palotay pictured meeting royalty, but then lately her life hasn’t gone according to plan. With one teensy tiny mistake, her job as a news reporter took a turn for the worse and now she’s lucky to have a small pet column in the local newspaper... -
Leaning Into Always by Lane Hayes
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLife is good for Eric Schuster. He owns a highly successful tech company, has a great group of buddies, and he’s about to marry the man of his dreams. Eric is pleasantly surprised to find the transition from friends to lovers has been easier than he thought... -
Kiss The Bride by Rachael Johns
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt seems that wedding fever has hit the little town of Marietta... And that suits single mom, Magdalena Davis, just fine. It means the local gossips will stop hounding her about returning to town and the secret she’s kept for fifteen years. Home to make peace with her sick mother, the last thing Mags wants is to get involved in Marietta’s big celebrity wedding... -
The Sheriff's Mail-Order Bride by Ann B. Harrison
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLaid off and down to her last few dollars, Gina Taylor is desperate to provide for her baby boy when she sees an advertisement for a mail order bride in Marietta, Montana. On just a photo of a serious but handsome man and the charm of his kind, deep voice on the phone, Gina packs up her few belongings and leaves the hardships of San Francisco behind...
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