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  • Finding Jodelle by Susan Stoker

    Finding Jodelle by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 16 ratings
    Sometimes the safest place to be is together.Older and set in his ways, Baker Rawlins never thought a relationship was in the cards, let alone love. Especially when years in the military and continued work for the government keep him on the radar of nefarious people all over the world...
  • Blinding Trust by Jennifer Foor

    Blinding Trust by Jennifer Foor

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Blinding Trust is told by Savanna and Colt. The book starts where book 6 left off. The family is at Conner and Amy’s oldest daughter’s fifth birthday party. Once the family arrives home, Colt is visited by someone from his past, (KRISTA’S BROTHER)who has changed his name to Zeke. He is a recovering addict and the lead singer of a popular rock band. Zeke is only visiting for one reason...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  contemporary  alpha male  college
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  • Summer Nights at the Starfish Café by Jessica Redland

    Summer Nights at the Starfish Café by Jessica Redland

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Welcome back to The Starfish Café for a glorious summer, but with a few dark clouds on the horizon...A new beginning...As her summer wedding to Jake approaches, Hollie is excited for their new beginning as a family. But when some unexpected news threatens the future she and Jake had hoped for, Hollie will need to find the strength to overcome heartache once more.A fragile heart..
  • Loving Her by Jennifer Foor

    Loving Her by Jennifer Foor

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Tyler Mitchell has been called many things, but his favorite title will always be "Dad".  Isabella (Izzy) was the reason he changed his ways and learned to be the man that he's become. For eleven years he and Miranda have lived with a lie; the kind that could destroy the bond between him and the child that he's always claimed to be his own...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  contemporary  alpha male
  • I'll Remember You by Sable Hunter

    I'll Remember You by Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Aron and Libby McCoy became husband and wife. No woman could desire a more perfect love. But tragedy struck... while diving on their honeymoon, Aron does not come up from beneath the blue waters off the Cayman Islands. A massive rescue mission is launched, but the only clues found were his wedding ring and later a shredded wet suit covered in blood. The McCoy family is devastated...
  • I'll See You in My Dreams by Sable Hunter

    I'll See You in My Dreams by Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Zane Saucier is handsome, brilliant, powerful, a practicing cowboy and a successful attorney, but he cannot see. Presley Love is smart, intrepid, and attractive, but she wants not to be seen. Through legal battles, family affairs, and a fight to make it in the world, these two unlikely partners discover a true love greater than any obstacle...
  • Searching for Heather by Susan Stoker

    Searching for Heather by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She'd lost everything once, and now that she's found herself, and a man she trusts to be by her side, she refuses to let it all be taken from her a second time.Ever since hearing about the mysterious woman in the woods who'd rescued his friends, Talon Ross has been intrigued. Who is she? Why is she there? Is she cold? Hungry? Scared? He can't rest until he's found her, made sure she's all right...
  • Loving You by Kelly Elliott

    Loving You by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    In the long-awaited conclusion to the Wanted, Broken and Love Wanted in Texas series, New York Times bestselling author Kelly Elliott brings you a story filled with angst, cowboys and fairytale love. Taylor Atwood and Jase Morris finally found their way to one another. Life couldn't have been more perfect for either one of them as they began to build a future together...
  • Christmas at Sugar Sand Inn by Leigh Duncan

    Christmas at Sugar Sand Inn by Leigh Duncan

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Escape to Sugar Sand Beach with best friends Michelle, Reggie, Nina and Erin for a second chance at all life has to offer.It’s Christmas at the Sugar Sand Inn, and Michelle and her friends have replaced the Welcome sign with one that reads Closed for the Holidays...
    Categorized as:
    mature couple  contemporary
  • Southern Desire by Kaylee Ryan

    Southern Desire by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    After experiencing heartache and loss, Whitney decides it's time to move on and leave the past behind, while keeping the pain with her. Finding her way to Kentucky to be with family, she's finally settling and feeling some happiness. She meets Aaron and he's slowly showing her how to live again. But, what Aaron doesn't know, is the deep secret she's keeping from him...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  new adult  contemporary
  • Mistletoe and Magic for the Cornish Midwife by Jo Bartlett

    Mistletoe and Magic for the Cornish Midwife by Jo Bartlett

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The brand new instalment in the top 10 bestselling Cornish Midwife series!It’s the most wonderful time of the year…But for single mum and busy midwife Nadia, it’s quickly turning into her worst Christmas ever.Her marriage is over, and whilst her husband has moved on, Nadia finds herself back home, squashed into her mum’s spare room with her two small children...
  • Saving Us by Jennifer Foor

    Saving Us by Jennifer Foor

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Book six in the Mitchell Family Series starts off right where #5 left off. As Conner and Amy hope for a future together, they are faced with troubles standing in their way. With a baby in their near future, Conner takes charge and will stop at nothing until he can claim Amy as his, forever. There is only one thing stopping them... Amy's ex...
  • New Beginnings on Railway Lane by Alison Sherlock

    New Beginnings on Railway Lane by Alison Sherlock

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When high flying, workaholic Katy Smith is suddenly made redundant, she needs to find a job fast!After mistakenly answering an advert online, she quickly realises that the rundown railway station in sleepy Cranfield isn’t the 5-star London hotels she’s used to working in!But a job’s a job. Right?Chef Ryan Connelly is having a crisis of confidence after his Italian dream turns sour...
  • A Forever Love by Kelly Elliott

    A Forever Love by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The moment Garrett Mathews sees the woman of his dreams, he vows to fight with everything he has to win Emma Birk’s heart. Garrett will embark on the longest, hardest struggle of his life to make his dreams a reality...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  contemporary  m-f
  • Secrets Collide by Kathleen Brooks

    Secrets Collide by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The mysterious Cy Davies is coming home. He’s not coming alone either. Having rescued Gemma Perry, a sassy investigative reporter for a gossip magazine, he takes her to the one place he knows he can keep her safe. Keeneston. Gemma Perry was having a bad week. Now she was in a small town where gossip was a currency...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  humor  suspense  contemporary  mystery
  • Easton Island: Looking Glass Cottage by Hope Callaghan

    Easton Island: Looking Glass Cottage by Hope Callaghan

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Easton Island - Looking Glass Cottage is the beginning of one woman’s journey from incredible loss to finding a past she knew nothing about, including a family who both embraces and fears her and a charming island that draws her in. This inspirational series is for lovers of family sagas, mystery, and a touch of romance...
    Categorized as:
    mature couple  contemporary
  • Red Dirt Heart Imago by N.R. Walker

    Red Dirt Heart Imago by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Charlie Sutton’s neighbour Greg is notified by the Queensland government that they intend to run a pipeline through his property, Charlie vows to help him fight it. Then Travis remembers seeing butterflies at the creek near their joining fence line - the same butterflies they couldn’t find in any Australian butterfly book...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  m-m  contemporary  queer
  • Taming Clint Westmoreland by Brenda Jackson

    Taming Clint Westmoreland by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In name only? The moment ex-Texas Ranger Clint Westmoreland learned he was still married, he set the limits for his wife's stay at his luxurious horse ranch. But when she arrived, Clint's boundaries began to blur. He and Alyssa Barkley had thirty days to untangle the legal knot that had bound them together during an undercover assignment years before...
  • Frank by Kris Michaels

    Frank by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A life well-lived.Frank Marshall’s life before he married and had a family is a closely held secret. The past should remain in the past until it doesn’t.A love for the ages.Never in a million years did Frank think he’d find the type of love his parents shared. Until her. Until Amanda King...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  contemporary  suspense  military
  • Saving You by Kelly Elliott

    Saving You by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    What happens when your head and heart contradict each other regarding the one person you’ve always wanted? Growing up, Luke Johnson and Libby Hayes thought they would be best friends forever. One kiss changed everything. Fearing his love for Libby could cost him their friendship, Luke chooses to listen to his head—instead of his heart...
  • One Last Day of Summer by Shari Low

    One Last Day of Summer by Shari Low

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As a flight to St Lucia leaves the runway, four passengers meet for the first time.After escaping her controlling husband, Bernadette Manson is taking the first extravagant holiday of her new life. But when her best friend cancels, will she be strong enough to fly solo?Tadgh Donovan is about to jet off to his destination wedding when he sees a shocking text...
  • Knocking Boots by Jordan Marie

    Knocking Boots by Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’ve always heard, don’t fall in love with a cowboy. I just didn't listen. I've sworn off men. They’ve never given me much in life, except a bun in the oven and grief. My kids are my life and all that truly matter. Until him. Jansen Reed is a living fantasy straight from the old west. Sexy drawl, tight jeans and that glint in his eyes that make my knees weak...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  humor  contemporary  single-mother
  • Sweet Tea & Wedding Rings by Rachel Hanna

    Sweet Tea & Wedding Rings by Rachel Hanna

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In book 4 of this USA Today bestselling series. Mia and Kate are still working on building their new honey business while Travis and Cooper are keeping a big secret that could wreak havoc in both of their relationships.Meanwhile, a former guest of the B&B shows up in the dead of night, and she needs a place to hide...
    Categorized as:
    mature couple  contemporary
  • Sunrise With The Silver Surfers by Maddie Please

    Sunrise With The Silver Surfers by Maddie Please

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 15 ratings
    Pre-order the brand new novel from the #1 bestselling author of The Old Ducks' Club!'I've loved all of Maddie Please's books but this is my favourite so far - superb characters and a warm, wonderful story. Bravo!' Judy LeighNewly single at sixty, Elin Anderson decides it’s finally time for an adventure of her own...
  • Stern by Brenda Jackson

    Stern by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson, comes a new trilogy starring three Westmorelands who are impossible to resist: Zane, Canyon and Stern.  Stern Westmoreland never makes mistakes—until he helps his best friend Jovonnie "JoJo" Jones with a makeover…for another man. Now Stern wants JoJo for himself...
  • Out of the Box Regifted by Jennifer Theriot

    Out of the Box Regifted by Jennifer Theriot

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Betrayal, Lies, Loss, Truth, Secrets… With a new beginning for Olivia and Ash on the horizon, what could possibly stop them from finding happily ever after? In order to move on, Olivia must face the haunting demons from her past life with Alan, her ex husband...
  • Sail Away by Ashley Farley

    Sail Away by Ashley Farley

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Three women form a village to help a friend in need. Becca has embarked on the most important mission of her life. She trusts no one, and she’s running out of time. On a whim, she rents a beach cottage on Palmetto Island for the summer. She’s searching for a solution to her problem. Help comes in an unexpected friendship with the young woman next door...
  • Holding You by Kelly Elliott

    Holding You by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Lauren Reynolds wanted only two things in life—to run her father’s horse breeding business and Colt Mathews. Fearing Colt would take her position within the family business, she tried to push him far away from her heart. When life could no longer keep Lauren and Colt apart, their two worlds became one. Every second of every moment, they spent together...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  contemporary  college  new adult
  • The Proposal/Solid Soul by Brenda Jackson

    The Proposal/Solid Soul by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Brenda Jackson brings you the story of Jason Westmoreland. With one convenient proposal, he could have a Southern beauty in his bed and her birthright in his hands. If only the lovely lady would say yes….Plus a Brenda Jackson classic—the first in the Steele family series, Solid Soul...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  contemporary
  • Acquiring Trouble by Kathleen Brooks

    Acquiring Trouble by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    This is the third book in the Bluegrass Brothers series by USA Today Best-selling author, Kathleen Brooks. As a natural born leader, Miles Davies accomplishes anything he puts his mind to. Upon returning home from his special forces duties, he has become the strong foundation of the Davies family and his company...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  humor  suspense  contemporary  office  m-f
  • Zane by Brenda Jackson

    Zane by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson—The first of a new trilogy starring three Westmorelands who are impossible to resist: Zane, Canyon and Stern.  No woman walks away from Zane Westmoreland...
  • Baby Makes 3 by April Wilson

    Baby Makes 3 by April Wilson

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fans of the McIntyre Security Bodyguard Series will love this follow-up to Imperfect, Jamie and Molly's heartwarming story (book 5 in the series). Blind, former Navy SEAL Jamie McIntyre is finally getting what he's wanted for a long time, and that's to get his girlfriend, Molly, to walk down the aisle with him. But that's not the only thing he wants...
  • Rough Edge by Lauren Landish

    Rough Edge by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 19 ratings
    This ain’t no love triangle. This is people not knowing when to let fate do its thing. Brody Tannen has been the boss for way too long, putting everyone’s needs above his own. It’s the way his family farm stood while fate took shot after shot against them. But now he’s got a chance to figure things out for himself...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  humor  new adult  contemporary  open-door
  • Cole's Red-Hot Pursuit by Brenda Jackson

    Cole's Red-Hot Pursuit by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    And what the former Texas Ranger wanted now was sultry Patrina Forman. But Patrina was set against falling for a man with a no-strings attitude, and there was no way she'd fall into bed with a lawman!Then a Montana blizzard changed everything. Trapped together for three sinfully delicious nights, Cole soon had Patrina singing a different tune thanks to his brand of red-hot seduction...
  • Unstable by S.E. Hall

    Unstable by S.E. Hall

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    After eight years, Henley Calvert is headed home. Back to the family farm and small town she left behind, never to be thought of again. Too much regret and shame to bear. But she’s the only one left to see to her family’s legacy, so she must return to Ashfall and face all the ghosts that haunt her...
  • Lowcountry on My Mind by Ashley Farley

    Lowcountry on My Mind by Ashley Farley

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Childhood friends reunite in an explosive tale of family dysfunction and romance gone wrong.Amelia has been plotting to escape her abusive husband for years. When her mama’s untimely death provides an unexpected opportunity, she hops on the next bus to the South Carolina Lowcountry. Her husband will eventually come for her. But she’s prepared...
    Categorized as:
    mature couple  mystery  contemporary
  • Walks along the Shore by Kay Correll

    Walks along the Shore by Kay Correll

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    There's a wedding at Blue Heron Cottages and everything possible is going wrong. Jill is the maid of honor—at fifty years old—and she's determined to give her best friend, Christie, the wedding she deserves. The problems with the wedding planner, the dress, the catering… these are all problems Jill can fix.Maybe...
  • Southern Desire: Southern Heart #2 by Kaylee Ryan

    Southern Desire: Southern Heart #2 by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I always thought love was black and white. You meet the girl and within the first meeting you’d know if she’s the one. You live happily ever after. My concept was a little off, but it worked for me. I don’t waste my time with women I don’t see a future with. The day I met Whitney, I didn’t get hit with the love bug, nothing spectacular happened, at least not how I expected it to...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  new adult  contemporary
  • A SEAL's Vow by Cora Seton

    A SEAL's Vow by Cora Seton

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Navy SEAL Clay Pickett needs a wife, fast, or he’ll lose the model sustainable community he and his friends came home to Chance Creek to build. He’s got just the woman for the job in mind: sexy, sensitive Nora Ridgeway. Too bad she’s not interested in rushing to the altar...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  military  contemporary
  • Sanibel Dreams by Hope Holloway

    Sanibel Dreams by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She's too young to retire and too old to start over...or is she?When 53-year-old Eliza Whitney loses both her beloved husband and her high-powered job in the same month, she’s uncertain what the next chapter of her life will look like. Then her estranged father’s widow contacts her and asks her to come to Sanibel Island to help settle his affairs...
    Categorized as:
    mature couple  contemporary  christian
  • Beach Dreams by Tammy L. Grace

    Beach Dreams by Tammy L. Grace

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Surrendering to the tide of life might just make all their dreams come true. Lily is preparing for the high season at Glass Beach Cottage and looking forward to her son’s upcoming visit, when she’s hit with an unwelcome surprise—her estranged sister is back.Wendy’s arrival, and plan to stay indefinitely, frustrates Lily beyond belief and adds to the chaos of her busiest time of year...
  • The Lighthouse Sisters by Sage Parker

    The Lighthouse Sisters by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "So the last 23 years meant nothing to you?" From Amazon #1 Best-Selling Author...When Raelynn Moss finds divorce papers in her husbands' office, her whole world is turned upside down. This was not the surprise she was expecting on her 47th birthday. Forced to sell her dream home, and suddenly at odds with her son, Raelynn feels lost & helpless...
  • The Summer in Cape May by Sage Parker

    The Summer in Cape May by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Olivia Cameron always knew she was adopted. What she didn’t know is that her birth family would come back into her life 47 years later… Just days after her husband’s death, Olivia gets a call that she might have inherited a beach cottage in Cape May. Except she’s never been to Cape May, and the lawyer explains it has nothing to do with her husband’s recent passing...
  • Dare by Chelle Bliss

    Dare by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Austin Moore found his purpose in the military, but there was always something missing. He wanted what everyone in his family had…someone to call his own. But his life didn’t make it easy to find a soul mate, someone to be his forever.Sage Hill enlisted to follow in the footsteps of her father, but never wanted to be in his shadow...
    Categorized as:
    mature couple  contemporary  military
  • Resolution by Lesley Jones

    Resolution by Lesley Jones

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Resolution picks up exactly where Saviour left us all hanging! Having left an abusive marriage at 45, Lauren can hardly believe that she has found Gabe, a 35 year old blonde buff sex god, their instant chemistry has convinced him that that he wants to change his serial shagging ways and to make what they have found permanent, he knows that he loves Lauren but relationships are a whole new...
  • Cowboy in a Kilt by Kait Nolan

    Cowboy in a Kilt by Kait Nolan

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A cowboy without a homeRobbed of the family ranch that should have been his legacy, Raleigh Beaumont is a man with no roots and no purpose. When a friend drags him to Vegas, he figures he’s got nothing to lose. But after a hell of a lot of whiskey and a high stakes poker game with a beautiful stranger, he finds himself the alleged owner of a barony in Scotland...
  • No White Knight by Nicole Snow

    No White Knight by Nicole Snow

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Handsome devil. Hate-worthy. Walking scandal.I'm catching one feeling with him and it's got teeth...If I were a bird, I know who I'd paint white.Holt Silverton. The cocky dolt who swaggered up thinking he'd buy my ranch out from under me.I know his reputation—those stormy eyes and chiseled looks ruined half this town.Spare me the pick up lines and pretty words...
  • The Gilded Days by Mia Kent

    The Gilded Days by Mia Kent

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    His first love. A gut-wrenching decision. Will he ever be reunited with the girl he left behind?It’s the summer of 1957, and Henry Turner has just graduated high school and is ready to take on the world...
    Categorized as:
    mature couple  contemporary
  • Digitalis by Ronie Kendig

    Digitalis by Ronie Kendig

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Step into the boots of a former Marine in this heart-pounding adventure in life and love. Colton “Cowboy” Neeley is a Marine trying to find his footing as he battles flashbacks now that he’s back home. Piper Blum is a woman in hiding—from life and the assassins bent on destroying her family. When their hearts collide, more than their lives are at stake...
  • Return To Me by Katie Winters

    Return To Me by Katie Winters

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A Manhattan socialite who loses everything. The mother she's resented for over twenty years. A return to Martha's Vineyard, where healing can finally begin.Janine Potter grew up on the other side of the tracks. Her mother, Nancy, struggled with just about everything: alcohol, men, money -- and Janine made a pledge to herself that she would never be like her...
    Categorized as:
    mature couple  contemporary
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