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Heck's Journey by John Deacon
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAn epic tale of strength, compassion, and adventure on the western frontier.Orphaned at fourteen, Hector “Heck” Martin heads west, determined to see the far country and make a man of himself.Along the way, he falls in love with bold and beautiful Hope Mullen. But Heck is too young and poor to marry, so he heads west again...Categorized as:
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An Agent for Darcy by Laura Beers
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWidow Darcy Spencer abhors the very idea of marriage, but to become a Pinkerton agent, she must marry her trainer. She's assured that it's in name only, so she begrudgingly takes the position. Although her new husband is infuriating, she’s determined to prove herself worthy as an agent – and as a person. Agent Porter Shaw can’t help but tease his tight-lipped, stubborn bride... -
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Lightning and Lawmen by Shanna Hatfield
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow did a simple hello turn into something so complicated? Love is about to leave one lawman thunderstruck in this sweet historical romance! Cultured and full of grace, Delilah Robbins agrees to accompany her meteorologist father to his new post in Baker City, Oregon...Categorized as:
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![The Captive Within by Vikki Kestell]()
The Captive Within by Vikki Kestell
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe house in Denver has been empty and neglected for years and is almost beyond saving . . . almost. The young women seeking sanctuary in the old mansion are as empty and damaged as it is...Categorized as:
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![Petteril's Thief by Mary Lancaster]()
Petteril's Thief by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA missing family heirloom – and one of the family stole it.In the spring of 1812, Piers Withan is dragged from his beloved Oxford to be the new Viscount Petteril. Burdened by responsibilities he doesn’t want and the remnants of a family who don’t want him, he is saved from an irredeemable mistake by Ape, the small thief burgling his house... -
![Corsets and Cuffs: by Shanna Hatfield]()
Corsets and Cuffs: by Shanna Hatfield
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSheriff Tully Barrett never knew trouble had such a pretty face. Brianna Dumont never knew the law could be so handsome and hardheaded. Pampered and privileged, Brianna Dumont escapes the life she’s always known in an effort to clear her father’s good name. She arrives in Baker City, Oregon, intent on selling her father’s shares in a mine... -
![Blaze's Hope: Cowboys of Coulee Crossing by Linda Ford]()
Blaze's Hope: Cowboys of Coulee Crossing by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom a fan favorite author with more than one million books sold: Four brothers find love in unexpected places in this western historical series. Blaze Hooper has honored the promise he made to his dying mother to take care of his brothers. He’s the responsible one. But sometimes being the responsible one isn’t enough... -
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The Poacher’s Daughter: A Western Story by Michael Zimmer
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe Poacher’s Daughter is an extraordinary story of betrayal and redemption, set within an uncompromising landscape of raw brutality and unimaginable beauty. In 1885 young Rose Edwards is widowed by Montana vigilantes who hang her husband for an alleged theft, then burn her Yellowstone Valley cabin to the ground as a warning for her and others of her kind to quit the territory...Categorized as:
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No One's Bride by Nerys Leigh
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA mail order bride with no intention of marrying, a young postmaster determined to change her mind. It's 1870 and Amy Watts needs help, money, and to get as far away from New York City as possible, and her only hope is to answer an advertisement for a mail order bride. The last thing she needs, however, is a husband... -
![Barclay by Charlene Raddon]()
Barclay by Charlene Raddon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNo bachelor could be prepared for what happens to the Givens brothers one stormy night in 1876. Finding a pregnant woman on their road, they take her in. Before they can learn anything about her, she gives birth to triplets and disappears. Luckily, the doctor supplies a much-needed wet-nurse— Cynara, a recent widow who lost her baby...Categorized as:
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![The Mail-Order Bride Carries a Gun by Wanda Ann Thomas]()
The Mail-Order Bride Carries a Gun by Wanda Ann Thomas
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBOOK ONE in the BRIDES OF SWEET CREEK RANCH SERIES—A SWEET HISTORICAL WESTERN ROMANCEThe Brides of Sweet Creek Ranch is an uplifting Sweet Historical Western Romance series set in Wyoming Territory on a frontier homestead ranch. The books follow the untamed Haven brothers, the spirited brides they marry, and the struggle to find love and joy amid the rugged wilds of the West...Categorized as:
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![Snowy Ridge by Peter McKelvie]()
Snowy Ridge by Peter McKelvie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOften, before a storm, there is that moment of eerie silence, stillness, tranquillity. A moment of absolute peace. Everything in nature stands motionless in anticipation. Even the initiated can be drawn into the deception.The moment Jack saw a lone figure on a horse riding toward him on that hot day in early spring was such a moment in time, literally and figuratively... -
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Seven Brides for Seven Texans by Erica Vetsch, Susan Page Davis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMeet the seven Hart brothers of the 7-Heart ranch in central Texas. Each man is content in his independent life, without the responsibilities of a wife and children—until their father decides 1874 will be the year his grown sons finally marry, or they will be cut from his will...Categorized as:
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![Brady by Carra Copelin]()
Brady by Carra Copelin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTexas Ranger, Brady Forester, has come home to Sugar Springs, Texas. He needs to rest and recover from a gunshot wound and high on his list of priorities is to rework his parent's homestead, get back in touch with his former love, and find the man who shot him in the back. The last thing he had counted on was finding a baby on his front step. Molly Butters' life has spiraled out of her control... -
![Blind Faith by Alexa Aston]()
Blind Faith by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA wounded horse. A half-dead man. She thinks she can save the horse. She doubts the man will survive...Painter Alena McClaine’s world turns upside down when an unconscious rider arrives on his injured horse at her isolated California cabin. Both the animal and the stranger sport bullet wounds. Much to her surprise, the man lives—and hasn’t a clue about his identity. Even worse, he’s now blind...Categorized as:
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![A Clear Hope by Amelia C. Adams]()
A Clear Hope by Amelia C. Adams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs a daughter, an older sister, and now a hotel waitress, Abigail Peterson is used to taking care of everyone around her. When a nameless stranger collapses on the train platform and is brought to the Brody Hotel to recover, Abigail steps in to nurse her back to health. Deputy Marshal Gabriel Hanks has seen a lot of violence in his life, and now he works every day to fight it... -
![The Pinkerton Matchmaker by Christine Sterling, Marianne Spitzer]()
The Pinkerton Matchmaker by Christine Sterling, Marianne Spitzer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPairing prospective lady Pinkerton detectives with rough and ready agents? What could possibly go wrong? Head of the Denver Pinkerton office, Archie Gordon, has been tasked with hiring female agents. The problem? They need to be trained by existing agents while solving cases. Alone and unchaperoned. In 1871. The solution? Have each pair marry temporarily, for the duration of the case... -
![An Agent for Delilah by Kate Marie Clark]()
An Agent for Delilah by Kate Marie Clark
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA seasoned agent, dreading the prospect of marrying to keep his job, and a feisty woman determined to make her own way in life. Will they learn to trust each other and find their own happy ending? Delilah Fulmer is bent on escaping the rowdy home of her childhood. With little to recommend herself besides scrappiness and grit, she answers an ad to become a Pinkerton agent... -
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Mistress of Netherfield by Julia Winter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt is a truth universally acknowledged that on escaping an unhappy marriage, a young widow will be delighted to remove to the dower house and lease the marital abode to a single man in possession of a good fortune, provided he looks elsewhere to fulfil his want of a wife... -
![Uma's Umbrage by Dallis Adams]()
Uma's Umbrage by Dallis Adams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUma is a spitfire who is usually in an uproar about something—whether it's women's rights, or the Morgan dollar, or labor laws for children. But when she discovers the reason for her abandonment at the orphanage doorsteps was to save her infant self from the same demise as her murdered mother, she finds a new calling... -
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Dixie Moon by Shirleen Davies
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGabe Evans is a man of his word with strong convictions and steadfast loyalty. As the sheriff of Splendor, Montana, the ex-Union Colonel and oldest of four boys from an affluent family, Gabe understands the meaning of responsibility. The last thing he wants is another commitment—especially of the female variety. Until he meets Lena Campanel... Lena’s past is one she intends to keep buried... -
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Mail Order Ruth by Charlotte Dearing
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRuth travels to Texas to become a mail-order bride and to care for an orphaned baby.She finds the child living in squalor. Worse, her fiancé is a rogue and probably a thief. With nothing more than her wits, she must fend for herself and the baby.Her only hope lies with Gideon, a gruff but charming cowboy. The tall, gallant Texan offers Ruth safety, a haven for her and the baby... -
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Ilsa by Shanna Hatfield
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne of the most talented seamstresses of her time, Ilsa Thorsen could sell her creations anywhere in the world, but she ends up on her sister’s ranch in the western town of Pendleton, Oregon. Disgusted with the dust, smells, and nearly every aspect of rural life, Ilsa wonders how she’ll survive, particularly with the arrogant Tony Campanelli constantly underfoot... -
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![Devil's Bride and A Rake's Vow by Stephanie Laurens]()
Devil's Bride and A Rake's Vow by Stephanie Laurens
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to the wonderful world of the Cynsters! When I embarked on the stories of the Cynster clan, I knew they fascinated me, but I had no idea how much they would appeal to readers. This volume contains the books that first introduced readers to the glittering, glamorous, passionate, and sometimes dangerous lives of the Cynster cousins and their ducal dynasty... -
![Long Time Gone by Mary Connealy]()
Long Time Gone by Mary Connealy
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsConnealy Combines Western Action and Charming Historical RomanceThe Boden clan thought their problems had ended with the death of a dangerous enemy, but have they truly uncovered the real plot to take their New Mexico ranch? Rancher Justin Boden is now in charge. He is normally an unshakable and rugged man, but with his brother, Cole, shot and in mortal danger, even a tough man faces doubts... -
![Iron Lace by Emilie Richards]()
Iron Lace by Emilie Richards
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Aurore Gerritsen watched her lover kill her father, it was just one act of violence in a long chain of dramatic events.Years later, behind the iron lace gates of wealthy New Orleans, beneath the veneer of her society name, linger secrets that Aurore Gerritsen has hidden for a lifetime, and truths that threaten to change forever the lives of her unsuspecting family... -
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A Stolen Heart by Amanda Cabot
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom afar, Cimarron Creek seems like an idyllic town tucked in the Texas Hill Country. But when former schoolteacher Lydia Crawford steps onto its dusty streets in 1880, she finds a town with a deep-seated resentment of Northerners--like her. Lydia won't let that get her down, though. All will be well when she's reunited with her fiancé... -
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![Emmeline's Exile by Josephine Blake, Covers and Cupcakes]()
Emmeline's Exile by Josephine Blake, Covers and Cupcakes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmmeline was abandoned at Madame Wigg's School and Foundling Home as a small child. When, as a young woman, her eyesight begins to fade, she is prepared to spend the rest of her life teaching and managing her blindness in the only home she has ever known.Madame Wigg has other ideas... -
![A Fine Day for Revenge by Ethan Westfield]()
A Fine Day for Revenge by Ethan Westfield
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShaun Hickman's deepest desire has always been to become a horse trainer. The day his stepfather dies, however, his world will suddenly turn upside down. Even though Shaun grows increasingly suspicious of his stepfather's death, believing that something treacherous has happened to him, no one wants to listen to his fears... -
![Massacre Canyon by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone]()
Massacre Canyon by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Greatest Western Writer Of The 21st Century Two outlaw brothers have been leaving a blood-trail on their way to infamy on the western frontier. Until bounty hunter Luke Jensen catches one of the black-hearted Kroll brothers away from his gang. But while Luke is trying to get Mordecai Kroll from jail to justice, he's ambushed by the Kroll gang and taken prisoner... -
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Violence of the Mountain Man by William W. Johnstone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDEAL WITH THE DEVILSmoke Jensen has seen the worst that men can do on the lawless frontier. But even the mountain man is not prepared for the outlaw band that strikes Smoke's ranch, kidnapping Sally and the daughter of Smoke's neighbor. Now, the women are gone and a ranch hand and his young daughter are dead. AND PAY THE PRICE IN BLOOD.. -
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![The Blacksmith by Kelli Ann Morgan]()
The Blacksmith by Kelli Ann Morgan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe wanted a fresh start... Grace Nolan left the city for the small town of Stone Creek, Kansas, but wants nothing to do with the legends surrounding her family's name there. However, when her new life is threatened, she must follow a map that will lead her to the truth with the aid of the one man whose very touch promises forever. He'd lost all hope.. -
![Montana Hearts by Linda Bridey]()
Montana Hearts by Linda Bridey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCheyenne brave, Wild Wind, discovers that Roxie Ryder has been harboring feelings for him for a long time... -
![Holly by Vivi Holt]()
Holly by Vivi Holt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOrphaned as a girl, and now a widow with five children to feed, Holly leans on her sister and brother-in-law for support. But when her sister’s husband turns them out, she’s overcome by despair. With nowhere to turn and no one to help them, she discovers an advertisement for a Mail Order Bride in the local newspaper...Categorized as:
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![An Agent for Regina by Marianne Spitzer]()
An Agent for Regina by Marianne Spitzer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRegina Caulfield was unhappy with the choices facing her in her life and with her step-mother’s overbearing attitude. She dreamed of adventures and finding a job in law enforcement unheard of for a lady in 1871. Luke Tucker was a seasoned Pinkerton agent and a ladies’ man. He loved his job as an agent and the freedom of working cases alone...Categorized as:
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![People of the Morning Star by W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear]()
People of the Morning Star by W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAward-winning archaeologists and New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear begin the stunning saga of the North American equivalent of ancient Rome in People of the Morning Star. The city of Cahokia, at its height, covered more than six square miles around what is now St. Louis and included structures more than ten stories high...Categorized as:
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Blackfoot Messiah by William W. Johnstone
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the seventh book in his bestselling Preacher series, William W. Johnstone gives his millions of avid fans exactly the kind of gritty, action-packed Western novel they look for from this prolific and hugely popular writer. "A Messiah Shall Lead Them..."... -
![Wishing on Buttercups by Miralee Ferrell]()
Wishing on Buttercups by Miralee Ferrell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan Love Survive When Secrets Collide? She’d kept her secrets safely hidden—those from her past, and those in the present. Some things, Beth Roberts knows, a lady simply doesn’t share, even in the 1880’s West. The townspeople would never understand. No one ever has. Jeffery Tucker, a handsome young writer, has kept his own secrets... -
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Love Finds You in Tombstone, Arizona by Miralee Ferrell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove and second chances aren't easy to come by in a town named Tombstone. When Christy Grey receives an urgent summons to Tombstone, Arizona, she reluctantly leaves her new life in California. The trip goes from bad to worse when three masked men hold up Christy's stage. She finally arrives in Tombstone to find her mother ill and her brother trapped in a life of gambling... -
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Poisoned Legacy by Jenny Wheeler
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUnsolved deaths. Untold treasure. Can she uncover the secret of her inheritance before dark forces claim another victim? Graysie Castellanos is ready to take her final bow. When the traveling singer inherits a rundown mine, she thinks it’s her golden opportunity to provide her adopted daughter with a happy childhood and a prosperous future... -
![The Way to Healing by Malory Ford]()
The Way to Healing by Malory Ford
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter their first meeting, Edith “Edie” Carmichael would have been content to never lay eyes on Lucas Brown again.She thinks he’s no more than the grumpy owner of Pine Creek’s lumber company, and he thinks she’s a know-it-all lady doctor intent on putting folks in their place...Categorized as:
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![A New Beginning by Amelia C. Adams]()
A New Beginning by Amelia C. Adams
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHandsome young heir Charles Brody sees nothing but possibilities in the sprawling old building he's just purchased. With a little hard work, he will transform it into a hotel to meet the needs of those traveling by railroad. Aunt Caroline believes he's lost his mind, but she agrees to help him give it a try. Left a widow with a small daughter, Elizabeth Caldwell must find work... -
![The Boden Birthright (The Cimarron Legacy .5) by Mary Connealy]()
The Boden Birthright (The Cimarron Legacy .5) by Mary Connealy
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter the death of his wife, prosperous businessman Chance Boden heads west along the Santa Fe Trail with his son to escape the powerful, controlling hands of his in-laws. He has plans to establish his own ranch, but instead he finds work with Frank Chastain, owner of a vast amount of land...Categorized as:
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![The Last Earl Standing by Gemma Blackwood]()
The Last Earl Standing by Gemma Blackwood
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA bluestocking with a secret nom de plume and a dashing spy compete to uncover a scandal – and their undeniable attraction puts all their secrets at risk. Lady Anthea Balfour has never had much luck with eligible gentlemen – and she’d have even less if they knew she was the infamous Lady X behind London’s most popular newspaper column...Categorized as:
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![Mail Order Mystery by Cynthia Woolf]()
Mail Order Mystery by Cynthia Woolf
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCivil war devastated the country and left Rachel Sawyer stranded in a dead-end job as a seamstress with no prospects for marriage. Men are thin on the ground in Massachusetts, so Rachel and her best friend travel west, to Seattle, with the handsome Talbot brothers...Categorized as:
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![The Renegade Wife by Caroline Warfield]()
The Renegade Wife by Caroline Warfield
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBetrayal by his cousin and the woman he loved may have made Rand Wheatly crave solitude, but his heart isn’t as hard as he likes to pretend. When he discovers that the squatters in his house include sick and injured children, he lets them stay.Meggy Campeau is harboring a secret, but she’ll do whatever it takes to keep her children safe...Categorized as:
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Texas Princess by Jodi Thomas
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHiding out from her fiancé in her father's barn, Liberty Mayfield can't deny that she made the biggest mistake of her life when she agreed to marry ruthless Captain Samuel Buchanan. If only she could find a way to stop the wedding without risking her father's life.Ever since he defended the Whispering Mountain Ranch as a boy, Tobin McMurray vowed to steer clear of outsiders...
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