Books like 'Shattered Expectations'

I lost it all... My hope, my happiness, and my will to live. My heart was tattered and torn from the promise of real love. Until him... His profound love for living, fortune cookies and collection of rusty matchbox cars made me smile again. It is a simple love story. I found my rainbow, my pot of gold, my piece of beautiful all in one simple man. Miles. Not every happy ending is perfect..

Shaken to his core, the loss was excruciating… Jackson Sawyer was strong, confident, cocky, and arrogant, but when he loved, he loved hard. The Sawyer family was faced with a tragedy that rocked their foundation. Jackson, however, was hit the hardest. He’s the one who can't seem to rise above the grief. It has overtaken him… Until he finds Bailey Whitmore...

Being the son of Colton Mitchell isn't what Noah Mitchell wants to be known for. Though he works along side of his father, he feels the strain to go out on his own. Being the next in line to be in control of the family's ranch, he debates on taking his life in a completely different direction. Leaving town to clear his head he meets Shalan, a beautiful singer that longs for a life in the city...

A standalone second chance romance. It didn't matter how young we were. We just knew. Forever was stamped on our hearts, no matter what forces tried to keep us apart. They tried, and they failed. We were happy. We lived, we loved, and we made plans. But as the years went by, we watched helplessly as those plans faded into dusty aspirations. Yet we endured...

Some demons can't be shaken off.Some wounds won't heal. Until a pair of hazel eyes knocks you on your ass, and you realize it's time to stop running. A STAND-ALONE, ONE TO HOLD NOVEL. Adult Contemporary Romance: Due to strong language and elements of erotic romance, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18...

One of the hardest things I have ever had to do was bury my wife. The second hardest thing would be watching my twelve-year-old daughter fall to her knees as they lowered her mother into the ground to rest. A heart-wrenching vision that will forever be etched in my mind. Claire was my best friend—she had been since we were barely old enough to talk...

When Paul Harris laid eyes on Ellie Caldwell the first day of high school, his heart stopped and never beat the same again. However, his best friend Lance spoke first and ended up with the girl. Paul watched them from the sidelines as he fell harder and harder, caught beneath rules of friendship and bro codes. Ellie secretly desired Paul, but he never made a move...

He’s inherited billions, but he must leave his home and family to claim it.She’s no longer a captive, yet will she ever be free? Austin Bridger is struggling to keep his seaplane business afloat and help his ailing mother. When his father, who never acknowledged his existence, dies, he leaves his billions to Austin and his two half brothers...

Ian MacKenzie's been a cranky pain in the *ss for going on three years now, still bitter over his failed engagement and his life on the ranch. Enter Candice, his sister-in-law Andie's best friend, out for a two-week visit as they await the birth of Ian's first niece...

THE COWGIRL'S SECRETBook Five: The Diamondback Ranch SeriesContemporary Western Romance65,000 words/260 ppHeat Index: SpicyAn Independent Young Woman Tori McCade is bound and determined to earn her degree and return home to practice veterinary medicine in Salt Fork, Texas. Nothing and no one can stop her, not even the hottest man she's ever met in her life...

Melissa is back in Fairplay, Texas for good. After taking over the small health clinic in town, she finally feels like she has everything she's ever wanted. But when Reece West walks into the clinic, she quickly switches her gears as to what her desires are. Now she'll do just about anything to get the man of her dreams...

Stetson Barron has been the center of my world since I was twelve. But with our ten-year age difference and my quirky nature, I didn’t think I was more to him than his little sister’s what color is her hair this month best friend. Until one hot summer night when I climbed him like a water tower at his cousin’s wedding.And then he didn’t talk to me for weeks after...

If we didn’t know darkness, we couldn’t fully appreciate the light. Garth Black’s more familiar with this concept than most people are. He hadn’t just lived in the dark for the majority of his life—he thrived in it...

Being back in the Sunshine State wasn’t something Briar Thompson was looking forward to, but it was Christmas and she couldn’t wait to see her grandparents. The second she landed in Florida with her boyfriend, Chase McCree, she was accepting an invitation to one of her parents’ fancy parties...

Travis Nolan is back in town and doing everything he can to get right back out of it again. Finding out that his father devised a way to keep him locked in the small town of Fairplay, even after death, has him doing everything he can to complete his new obligations. But now there's a small pixy red-head that just won't get out of his way and out of his mind...

A little dare never hurt anybody...My sophomore year at Rock Valley High was a total downer. Joining the wrong crowd and nearly getting drowned aren’t exactly things I want to write about on my college admission essays.But my best friend, Hunter, is moving back home from spending a year on his grandpa’s ranch...

I can do that. I can pretend it didn’t happen. But when he’s standing this close to me, I can’t deny I want to kiss him again.Abbie Linley loves her small-town life. Leaving for college may be the next step for her friends, but she’s not ready to walk away from the horses. She’d happily keep her world the same, but everything around her seems to be changing.Starting with her gruff, new farrier...

Is he an enemy?Dillon Young is proud that she inherited her aunt’s ranch. The problem: someone is trying to run her off and is willing to do whatever it takes. Strange, dangerous things keep happening. Dillion suspects her no-good neighbor and fellow wealthy rancher Hank Stephens. Never a man to get his hands dirty, he sends others to get the job done...

Is he an enemy?Dillon Young is proud that she inherited her aunt’s ranch. The problem: someone is trying to run her off and is willing to do whatever it takes. Strange, dangerous things keep happening. Dillion suspects her no-good neighbor and fellow wealthy rancher Hank Stephens. Never a man to get his hands dirty, he sends others to get the job done...

Ranching 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...

I'm Milly, and I am tired of taking kicks to the gut. A broken family, an asshole husband and the loss of loved ones have left me crying Uncle, and declaring a serious case of the Fuck-Its! I had my heart broken, stomped on and shattered before I ever started on my journey to find my little piece of happiness...

One Sweet Ride… Oh yeah. A single look at the leggy blonde in the stands and Tucker Jenkins is ready to buck all night long. It’s time to forget all about his cheating ex and his usual hands off policy. One Hot Night… Becca Hart is an East Coast professor. Not a buckle bunny...

Arianna Dubray is nothing like the girl she left in Baltimore. Once a Prada shoe wearing, Michael Kors bag carrying, on top of the world seventeen-year-old girl, Arianna knew that her life would never be the same when she got out of the car in middle-of-nowhere Montana. Canyon Michaels is the keeper of his own dark secrets...

Raised in the crime-ridden neighborhood of South Boston, Rebecca Sheehan has learned the hard way that people can't be trusted. So when her unscrupulous boyfriend turns up without a pulse, she knows she needs to get out of Southie. Fast. She seeks refuge in the last place anyone would think to look for her–the picturesque town of Jackson, Wyoming...

Single father, Weston Parker is set in his ways, and raising his daughter is his top priority. But his ten-year-old feisty little girl is growing up faster than he ever realized. Her go-getter attitude is one he's seen before--mainly on himself. When she starts trading in her ponytails for makeup, Weston realizes he just might be in over his head...

Ira Levinson is in trouble. At ninety-one years old, in poor health and alone in the world, he finds himself stranded on an isolated embankment after a car crash. Suffering multiple injuries, he struggles to retain consciousness until a blurry image materializes and comes into focus beside him: his beloved wife Ruth, who passed away nine years ago...

Montana truly is heavenly. Especially a certain handsome rancher. Her parents want a clout wielding attorney, safely enthroned in an appropriately high end Mercedes sedan and a tailored business suit. She just wants to teach kindergarten...

Kenleigh Briggs suffered debilitating depression at the age of twelve after losing both parents in a tragic house fire. Her aunt assumed guardianship and forced Kenleigh to learn how to horseback ride. She soon developed a bond with the horses that helped her work out and deal with her depression. Seven years later, young Kenleigh is now a sophomore at the University of Texas, San Antonio...

Strong & Wilde is a three-part novella serial with cliffhangers. A broken promise. An unbreakable love. The hardest thing Cody Wilde ever had to do was keep the promise he made to his dying father—stay away from trouble. Growing up in a rural Texas town and being bullied by the sheriff’s son made it nearly impossible to control the notorious Wilde temper...

**Mature Content Warning** Recommended for ages 17+ due to language and sexual content. Who knew two separate events would turn Hope Trahan’s life completely upside down? After losing her sister in a tragic car accident and finding her fiancé cheating on her, Hope thought she’d never be the same again. That was, until her best friend drug her down to the rodeo to help clear her head...

Stuart Knight is an injured Marine turned angry cowboy. Mariska Heron is a beautiful young artist with vivid dreams and a healing touch. When the two cross paths, their chemistry is explosive, their attraction undeniable. But Stuart has one thing on his mind—returning to active duty. He says he’s leaving. She walks away first. Still, neither of them can deny their hearts are taken...

New Adult 69K words Ethan Jackson has had a thing for Ava Anderson longer than he cares to remember. But her brother is one of his best friends and there are rules and crap about stuff like that. But she's always there, right in front of his eyes and the wanting is only getting worse as the days go by...

Jessica is no stranger to life giving her lemons. On the tail end of her latest bad decision, Jessica realizes she needs to make a change. So when college finally ends, she packs up her life and heads to Texas for a fresh start. It is there she meets the most ruggedly handsome cowboy she's ever encountered...

Staying single is how I stay alive--it's rule #1 for hiding out. But now I've met Bull…and he doesn't follow rules. Lily - To escape my uncle--one of New York's most dangerous mob bosses--I had to create a whole new life. I became an expert forger, fled to Texas and never let anyone get close to me again. I didn't figure on having my life saved by a huge, muscled cowboy...

The nightmares never stop. Amanda escaped her abusive past, but old wounds never truly heal. They scar. Meanwhile in Minnesota, siblings Nate and Maggie are struggling to keep the family farm afloat after their parents' fatal car accident...

When Amanda fled California, she was trying to escape an ugly past characterized by abuse and betrayal. Though she hoped Minnesota would offer a fresh start, she never expected to find solace in rough and rugged cowboy Nate Avery’s arms. But she did. A former rodeo star, Nate harbors scars of his own...

The wild violets that grow on the Avery farm are delicate and beautiful, yet strong and resilient. Like them, Amanda is also beginning to thrive in rural Minnesota. She's even beginning to like herself - and she isn't the only one. Nate Avery has a quiet strength about him that drew Amanda in right from the start. The more she gets to know him, the more he wins her over...

The nightmares never stop. Amanda escaped her abusive past, but old wounds never truly heal. They scar. Meanwhile in Minnesota, siblings Nate and Maggie are struggling to keep the family farm afloat after their parents’ fatal car accident...

"A Bridget Jones Meets James Herriot" romantic adventure ~ Libra Press 2014 Bookseller's Best Finalist! Was “Crashing Into Tess” the hit of Jake’s lifetime? Ivy-educated veterinarian Tess Bamberger leaves suburban Philadelphia for a new adventure in Green Junction, Colorado...

Rachel Linden’s newest contemporary women’s fiction story speaks to the universal struggle of what it means to live a meaningful life where the passions we have meet the needs of the world. At 26, idealistic baker Mia West has her entire life planned out: a Craftsman cottage in Seattle, baking at The Butter Emporium, and the love of her life, her boyfriend Ethan, by her side...

For four years, Grace Sullivan wrote to a Marine she never met, and fell in love. But when his deployment ended, so did the letters. Ever since that day, Grace has been coasting, academically and emotionally. The one thing she’s decided? No way is Noah Jackson — or any man — ever going to break her heart again. Noah has always known exactly what he wants out of life. Success. Stability. Control...