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Mackenzie's Mountain by Linda Howard
Mary Elizabeth Potter is a self-appointed spinster with no illusions about love. When she meets Wolf Mackenzie, a man with a chip on his shoulder the size of Wyoming, she sets out to convince the whole town he’s a man worth loving. But Wolf’s not sure he — or their small town — is ready for the taming of Wolf Mackenzie...Categorized as:
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Mackenzie's Heroes: Mackenzie's Pleasure / Mackenzie's Magic by Linda Howard
Mackenzie's Pleasure Navy SEAL Zane Mackenzie is a pro. No mission has ever gotten the better of him…until now. Saving the ambassador's gorgeous daughter, Barrie Lovejoy, is textbook—except for their desperate night of passion. Though his job as a soldier ends with her freedom, he would sooner die than let the enemy harm the mother of his child... -
A SEAL's Desire by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTen years ago, in the middle of a natural disaster, Navy SEAL Greg Devon lost his heart to a young documentary film director, and when he found out she’d been put in charge of Base Camp, a reality television show, he jumped at the chance to participate. Now he’s in big trouble. If he doesn’t marry in forty days, the sustainable community he’s helping to build will be bulldozed... -
The Outlaw's Claim: A Passionate Western Romance by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThese friends with benefits are about to become parents…and all bets are off! A Westmoreland Legacy: The Outlaws story from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson.From friends to lovers to…having a baby? Maverick Outlaw is a man who knows his own mind—and he knew from the beginning that a fling with longtime friend Sapphire Bordella would be more than just sizzling, mind-blowing sex...Categorized as:
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A Photo Finish by Elsie Silver
I’ve seen every square inch of Violet Eaton’s delectable body and she has no idea who I am.Until now.What happened between us online, in our chats, was meant to stay anonymous and in the past.Until it didn’t.It’s a small world, but Ruby Creek is even smaller. When I move to the tiny town, the grumpy facade I’ve created slips when we’re forced to live under the same roof... -
Mackenzie's Mission by Linda Howard
HIS MISSION... Night Wing--the revolutionary test plane with a top secret weapons system--was Colonel Joe "Breed" Mackenzie's number-one priority. And weapons expert Caroline Evans was his number-one distraction. True, the stubborn blonde was giving him the cold shoulder, but Joe hadn't become the best of the best by giving up...Categorized as:
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Mackenzie's Mountain by Linda Howard
A small Wyoming town is about to learn a few lessons from a new schoolteacher with the courage to win the heart of a man who swore he had nothing to give.... Mary Elizabeth Potter is a self-appointed spinster with no illusions about love. But she is a good teacher and she wants Wolf Mackenzie s son back in school... -
Making Promises by Amy Lane
All Shane Perkins ever wanted to be was a hero. But after a career-shattering decision to go down fighting, Shane comes home from the hospital to four empty walls, a pile of money, and a burning desire for someone to miss him the next time he gets hurt in the line of duty...Categorized as:
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Mackenzie's Pleasure by Linda Howard
Mackenzie's PleasureNavy SEAL Zane Mackenzie was a pro. No mission had ever gotten the better of him—until now. Saving the ambassador's gorgeous daughter, Barrie Lovejoy, had been textbook—except for their desperate night of passion. And though his job as a soldier had ended with her freedom, his duties as a husband had only just begun...Categorized as:
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Warrior by Renee Rose, Vanessa Vale
Mistake #1: Sleeping with a friendHooking up with Quincy was a no-brainer.The sexy hot-shot Navy pilot wasn’t on my SEAL team.I thought she’d be safe for a one-night stand.Mistake #2: Letting her walk out the doorI realized too late she wasn’t a one-and-done for me.But now she thinks I’m a player. Okay, she knows I’m a player.Which is why she won’t go there with me again... -
Ride the Wind by Lucia St. Clair Robson
In 1836, when she was nine years old, Cynthia Ann Parker was kidnapped by Comanche Indians. This is the story of how she grew up with them, mastered their ways, married one of their leaders, and became, in every way, a Comanche woman. It is also the story of a proud and innocent people whose lives pulsed with the very heartbeat of the land. It is the story of a way of life that is gone forever...Categorized as:
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Thunderbird by Sable Hunter, Ryan O'Leary
Continuing the Hell Yeah Series with book 13 – Equalizers Soulmates. Twin souls. Two people destined to be together. Their journey to love is never an easy one, but when they meet – their hearts beat only for one another. Kyle Chancellor is a hero, an honest to God hero. After winning the Heisman, he turns down a lucrative career as a professional football player to fight in Afghanistan...Categorized as:
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Montana Storm by Josie Jade, Janie Crouch
Kill first, ask questions later.It’s the instinct former-SEAL Jude Williams must fight every time someone touches him. His six months being tortured in an enemy prison camp may be long over, but he’s got scars—all over his body and mind—keeping that time at the forefront of his psyche...Categorized as:
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Wild West Wedding by Caroline Lee, River's End Ranch
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDiscover River's End Ranch, a gorgeous "destination" ranch and resort in Riston, Idaho, that is run by the six Weston siblings and their well-meaning, semi-retired parents. Five bestselling western romance authors have created a world like no other--full of fun outdoor activities, a huge family in need of love, and side characters you will never forget... -
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Dreams of Forever: Seduction, Westmoreland Style\Spencer's Forbidden Passion by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMontana horse breeder McKinnon Quinn is adamant about his "no women on my ranch" rule. So when Casey Westmoreland asks for a job training horses, he turns her down flat. Despite her innocent looks, she tempts him beyond reason. Casey vows to get McKinnon to hire her, and to make him her first and only lover. But after every steamy encounter, he avoids her, infuriating her even more... -
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Since its original publication in 1936, Gone With the Wind—winner of the Pulitzer Prize and one of the bestselling novels of all time—has been heralded by readers everywhere as The Great American Novel...Categorized as:
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Dylan's Redemption by Jennifer Ryan
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThere's a new sheriff in Fallbrook … Meet Dylan McBride. Jessie Thompson had one hell of a week. Dylan McBride, the boy she loved, skipped town without a word. Then her drunk of a father tried to kill her, and she fled Fallbrook, vowing never to return. Eight years later, her father is dead, and Jessie reluctantly goes home—only to come face-to-face with the man who shattered her heart... -
Saving Amanda by Elle James
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor Ex-Navy SEAL, Carter Manning, nothing worthwhile is easy. Having lost the people he loved, he dedicates his life to the hard stuff to keep from looking back. The future is strictly about the next mission, not settling down or raising a family...Categorized as:
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Shattered Valor by Elaine Levine
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEvery step leads her deeper into danger... Eden Miller has her life arranged exactly as she wants it--until a reunion with her high school BFFs places her in the middle of a turf war with a ruthless prison gang, their terrorist allies, and the hunters tracking them...Categorized as:
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A Thorn in the Saddle by Rebekah Weatherspoon
Award-winning author Rebekah Weatherspoon delivers a charming contemporary tale about a brawny rancher, a brainy beauty--and a beast of a predicament...Ranch owner Jesse Pleasant always felt too big for his desert town--literally--and too brutish to fit in with his charming, cowboy brothers... -
The Marine's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIf Gunnery Sergeant Zane Hall wants to save his family’s ranch, he’ll need to fix up the buildings, stock the spread with cattle—and find a wife. The first two are easy with the help of his brothers, but getting hitched is proving more difficult. When he meets mountaineer Kenna North through an online ad, she seems like the perfect fit—at least in her e-mails...Categorized as:
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Honor Unraveled by Elaine Levine
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLove Isn’t a Battle… Kit Bolanger, ex-spec ops soldier, has followed the trail of an international drug lord back to his childhood town, the one place he swore never return to. He and his team of terrorist hunters are the only thing standing between the town’s residents and the evil threatening them. It doesn’t help to know that she’s here—the woman who betrayed his trust and shredded his heart... -
Beautifully Broken Pieces by Catherine Cowles
A woman who’s lost everything. Taylor is looking for peace and quiet away from the memories of all she’s lost. A small mountain town where no one knows her seems like the perfect escape. A man battling the ghosts of his past. Walker loves his life just the way it is. His town, his family, his brothers in blue. Everything simple and easy—until a chance encounter changes it all...Categorized as:
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Keeping Kenzie: A SANCTUM Novel by Pepper North
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when a Little girl wakes up in a fiery inferno? Heat no one expected…Try as she might to escape the deadly blaze, Kenzie finds herself trapped until he arrives—a dashing fireman who doesn’t question her determination to save her stuffie. To her amazement, everything about him feels right... -
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Back in the Saddle by Vanessa Vale
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI've always wanted her. After all these years, that's never changed.I thought Sarah O'Banyon had been The One. I'd been f-ing wrong.I moved on, made something of myself. Became police chief. Even had a beautiful daughter.When Sarah buys me at the bachelor auction, I'm stunned. It's been six years. She wants me for something now. When we end up in my bedroom, I know exactly what... -
Roping a Cowboy by Peyton Banks
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was so easy to piss her off. So he did it frequently, just to get a rise out of her. Wade Brooks lived and breathed the Blazing Eagle ranch. It was in his blood, and raising cattle was all he knew. But when it came down to the girl next door, Joy Whitaker, he knew one thing. He got a kick out of seeing her angry. She was a spitfire and challenged him every chance she got... -
Keeping Promise Rock by Amy Lane
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCarrick Francis has spent most of his life jumping into trouble with both feet. The only thing saving him from prison or worse is his absolute devotion to Deacon Winters. Deacon was Crick's sanity and salvation during a miserable, abusive childhood, and Crick would do anything to stay with him forever... -
Kissing My Crush by C.A. Harms
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAmaraTyler Collins has always been the object of my affection. He just doesn’t know it.I’ve spent years admiring him, fantasizing about him, but never once making a move.That is until I see him across the room, already a few beers in and drunkenly decide to press my lips to his. One minute I’m sharing a drink with a friend, and the next, I’m Kissing My Crush... -
Wild Dream by Leslie North
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes love brews where it's least expected… Between keeping his brothers in line and looking after Lockhart Bend, Sheriff Trevor Wild has enough on his plate. But he can't pass up the chance to get close to the town's newest resident, Marianne Stanton. She's as delicious as the beer she brews… But as stubborn as a hangover... -
The Navy SEAL's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsMason Hall, Navy SEAL, knows all about difficult assignments, but his current mission is one for the record books. Not only must he find a wife—and get her pregnant—or forfeit the ranch his family has prized for generations, he must also convince his three brothers to marry, too—before the year is up...Categorized as:
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Worth The Trouble by Becky McGraw
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHorse trainer and female ranch hand Roxanne Baker's daddy had warned her about smooth-talking city boys at sixteen. She had always taken his advice as gospel until she met the poster boy for smooth-talking city boys, Ethan Cassidy. Until then it had been easy, because she intimidated most men in her profession, most men in general... -
Romance Grows in Arcadia Valley by Mary Jane Hathaway, Lee Tobin McClain
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJoin us in the fictional town of Arcadia Valley, Idaho, where a foodie culture and romance grow hand-in-hand. Six popular and bestselling authors of contemporary Christian romance have teamed up to create an entire world exploring food, friends, and family. This is not your usual collection of novellas! Each one is set in Arcadia Valley... -
The Only Man by Rochelle Alers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOriginally published in 2004 as Very Private Duty , dive into the first book in the Blackstones of Virginia series by national bestselling author Rochelle Alers At one time, Jeremy Blackstone and Tricia Parker were inseparable. He lived for their passion-filled encounters even though they were from such different worlds. Then ugly accusations of her betrayal ripped them apart…... -
Justified by Jay Crownover
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Marked Men series comes an irresistible romance about a rugged Texas sheriff who must protect the woman who was once his sworn enemy... Case Lawton comes from a family of criminals. So as the sheriff of Loveless, Texas, he's determined to do everything by the book - until he's called to Aspen Barlow's office after a so-called break-in...Categorized as:
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Beautiful Lawman by Sophie Jordan
From the wrong side of the tracks and with most of her family in jail or dead, Piper Walsh is used to everyone in town thinking the worst about her. It doesn’t seem to matter that she’s worked hard to build a good life for herself. So she isn’t surprised that when she comes into contact with Sweet Hill’s wildly irresistible, arrogant sheriff, Hale Walters, they’re instant adversaries... -
Bodyguard by Tabatha Kiss
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’d give my life for hers. And they’re hell-bent on making me. Everyone has a celebrity they’re head over heels for. Mine is Roxie Roberts. Every man wants to date her and every girl wants to be her best friend. The perfect storm of talent and beauty. But I knew her before the fashion and the fame. Before all of that crap, she was my stepsister, Dani. Beautiful, off-limits Dani Roberts... -
Man Handle by Vanessa Vale
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat happened to my life? One minute I’m just a single dad and fire chief. The next, I’m Mr. January. That’s right, Georgia from Georgia’s been hired to organize the annual fundraiser. The former pageant queen’s not satisfied with a chili dinner. No. She came up with the crazy idea of a firefighter calendar. With puppies and kittens. The department’s gone crazy over the idea. And her... -
A False Start by Elsie Silver
I kissed my best friend’s little sister, and the world stood still.That night we were two perfect strangers, the town’s grumpy recluse and a gorgeous girl in the back of a bar. Until we weren’t.Because Nadia Dalca isn’t just some girl. She’s the girl I can’t have. Fourteen years younger than me and completely off-limits.My plan is to stay away, but the universe keeps pushing us together...Categorized as:
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The Front Runner by Elsie Silver
Stefan Dalca is beautiful, brooding, and bossy. He’s also public enemy number one in this small town, with a murky past that’s hard to overlook. And I just agreed to three fake dates with him. I may be a renowned veterinarian, but when I find myself in a sticky situation, Stefan is my last hope. I need his help to save a sick foal and what he wants in return is me...Categorized as:
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Against the Edge by Kat Martin
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA child he's never met. A danger he's never known. Deep in the humid, rank heart of the Louisiana bayou, a survivalist group has something that belongs to former navy SEAL Ben Slocum: his son. That he's a father is news Ben Slocum was not expecting... -
Out of the Gate by Elsie Silver
Dermot Harding is ten years older than me.A family friend. An employee on my father’s ranch.But I’ve loved him as long as I can remember.At eighteen, I kissed him and he pushed me away. He said I was too young.The army took him from me for three long years, but now he’s back at Gold Rush Ranch—looking at me like he’s never looked at me before. Letting his hands linger longer than they should...Categorized as:
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Everything He Couldn't by Harlow James
One of my favorite songs growing up was Jessie’s Girl by Rick Springfield.Ironically enough, I never realized I’d be living out those lyrics in my own life when I fell for my best friend’s girl—and then my best friend, John Schmitt, died... -
Ignite by Kim Loraine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe‘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. All I needed was the job to keep me going. Until Lark sparked something inside me... -
Justice for Laine by Susan Stoker
Reluctantly taking her best friend’s place at a photo shoot, realtor Laine Parker expects to assist the photographer for the day…not drool over the volunteer model, Westin King. The Texas Ranger and real-life cowboy is hot-on-hot sexy, from the tips of his boots to the top of his Stetson... -
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Down Low by Parker St. John
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsHis broken bones could finally mend their broken bond…Bull riding was the only thing that calmed the thrill-seeking, self-destructive beast inside of Calvin Craig. It allowed him to escape a small-minded town and the pain of his troubled youth, fleeing to bright lights and big city fame without looking back.One trip on the horns of the wrong bull changed everything...Categorized as:
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Torch by Roxie Noir
Playing with fire gets you hot, but playing with a fireman gets you wet. Fighting wildfires is dangerous as hell. If I f*ck it up I get a hundred-foot wall of flame coming at me with nowhere to run, no escape, and no rescue - but it’s still the best damn job in the world. And women? They practically line up to slide down my pole. I never did like repeating myself... -
Silent Scream by Karen Rose
When a teenage girl dies in a suspicious fire, Detective Olivia Sutherland is assigned to track down the arsonist. Then she discovers something more sinister: a vicious blackmailer who preys on young people and murders without hesitation. Making her work even harder is sexy firefighter David Hunter...Categorized as:
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Keeping Promise Rock by Amy Lane
Carrick Francis has spent most of his life jumping into trouble with both feet. The only thing saving him from prison or worse is his absolute devotion to Deacon Winters. Deacon was Crick's sanity and salvation during a miserable, abusive childhood, and Crick would do anything to stay with him forever... -
Husband Material by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA renowned Hollywood director will fight for the love of his life in this classic, must-read novel from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson! Husband Material Matthew Birmingham is used to getting what he wants…and what he wants his ex-wife. When she returns to their Hamptons estate for the summer, he vows to win her back... -
Choices by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDouglass Esmeralda Sullivan has just discovered that all men are gutter rats, all except for her six half-Irish, half-Mexican brothers, and sometimes she's not so sure about them. She's sitting in the middle of a dusty road on a hot Texas day, fuming because she's made a horrible mistake concerning Raymond Pierce, a despicable Yankee, one who has led her down the daisy path to destruction...
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