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  • Crazy Heifer by Lani Lynn Vale

    Crazy Heifer by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I fell in love with his rope skills. I stayed because somehow he took hold of my heart and made it his. Callum Valentine didn’t mean to eavesdrop. Then again? When a man is calling a woman fat right in front of your table, it’s kind of hard not to intervene. Especially when the town’s most beautiful creature ever is the one being called fat. Desi just wants to be left alone...
  • Montana Freedom by Josie Jade, Janie Crouch

    Montana Freedom by Josie Jade, Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Daniel Clark is the leader. The one who ensures everyone makes it out alive.He took that responsibility seriously when he and his team served in the Navy SEALs together, and he takes it seriously now at the Resting Warrior Ranch.When he and his men broke up the Riders—the vicious dogfighting gang who also kept some human captives—they got everyone to safety...
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  • Cowboy Seeking Nanny by Janice Whiteaker

    Cowboy Seeking Nanny by Janice Whiteaker

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    As a widowed father trying to build a family empire while juggling dirty diapers and bed times, Brody Pace has full hands.And an empty bed.Losing his high school sweetheart after the birth of their twins left him broken, battered, and lonely. But business doesn’t wait, and neither do toddlers...
  • Navarro by Kelly Fox

    Navarro by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The worst kept secret on Rebel Sky Ranch is that Desi Navarro is in love with Wyatt Goodnight. But don't tell Wyatt that. The much younger brother of his late wife is and will always be off-limits. Even if he can't manage his own life, let alone the ranch, without Desi. Even if Desi's love for Wyatt burns brighter than any star...
  • Shelter by Jay Crownover

    Shelter by Jay Crownover

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    His life is chaos and confusion. It’s a storm of uncertainty and raging emotion. Sutton Warner is a mess. Everything in his life feels like it’s unraveling. He’s let a lot of people down lately, including his daughter. Sutton always promised his little girl he would never disappoint her and that he would always be there when she needed him. Until he wasn’t...
  • Rocky Mountain Desire by Vivian Arend

    Rocky Mountain Desire by Vivian Arend

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 21 ratings
    Matt Coleman always figured at this point in his life, he d be settled down with a family. Since his ex split for the big city, though, no way will he give anyone else the chance to drop-kick his heart. Physical pleasure? Hell, yeah, he ll take and give with gusto, but nothing more...
  • McKettrick's Choice by Linda Lael Miller

    McKettrick's Choice by Linda Lael Miller

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    When news came that there was trouble back in Texas, Holt McKettrick left his mail-order bride at the altar and never looked back. He just hoped he'd be in time to save the man who raised him as a son and stop his best friend from hanging...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  poor heroine  contemporary  western
  • Mother Bucker by Elle Thorpe

    Mother Bucker by Elle Thorpe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Getting pregnant then realising your baby daddy is a cheating, lying, scumbag? That happened.But then Abel James walks into my life. One hot look from the broad-shouldered cowboy and I’m ready for all the sexy fun I won’t be having once I start showing.Only one problem. He’s my father’s best friend and almost twenty years older than me.He’s off limits. I’m completely forbidden...
  • No Going Back-A Small-Town, Blue-Collar Hero Romance by Janice Whiteaker

    No Going Back-A Small-Town, Blue-Collar Hero Romance by Janice Whiteaker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Don’t fall for the sexy silver fox that just rolled into town.Easier said than done.Especially when he’s your new neighbor.Dianna came to Moss Creek for a fresh start. To learn from the mistakes of her past.But Griffin Fraley is testing her commitment to that task. Somewhere between those baby blue eyes and a set of hands she can imagine doing debaucherous things, her focus starts to shift...
  • Romancing the Cowboy (Galentine's Getaway) by Nichole Rose

    Romancing the Cowboy (Galentine's Getaway) by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When this older cowboy rescues a hot mess author from a crazy bull, she learns a whole lot more than she anticipated. If growly cowboys, sassy heroines, and laugh-out-loud comedy make your heart pitter-patter, you'll love Cord and Cassia's steamy-sweet story!Spying on a bossy cowboy lands this hot mess romance author in hot water.Cassia MurphyI'm used to getting fan mail from readers...
  • When the Storm Breaks (Lost Stars) by Emery Rose

    When the Storm Breaks (Lost Stars) by Emery Rose

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Our worlds never should have collided, but it seemed our paths were always destined to cross. Brody McCallister was only supposed to be a means to an end. My golden ticket to get me closer to what I really needed—a way to make peace with what I’d done when I was eighteen, dirt poor, and left to fend for myself. I only had six weeks in the middle of a hectic world tour to do it...
  • The Billionaire Falls by Melody Anne

    The Billionaire Falls by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Joseph Anderson has been successful in finding brides for his two eldest sons. In this book he finds the perfect bride for his youngest son Mark. Mark has a billion dollar ranch operation that takes many employees to run successfully. He loses his cook and leaves it to his father to find a new one...
  • The Marine's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton

    The Marine's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    If 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...
  • Against the Odds by Kat Martin

    Against the Odds by Kat Martin

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    This case may prove to be too hot to handle. There's silver out there: Sabrina Eckhart is sure of it. And when she finds the hidden mine on that big piece of West Texas desert, all of her financial problems are solved. That is, if she can find it. The man with the skills she needs is private investigator Alex Justice—a former navy fighter pilot and a current pain in the neck...
  • Against the Sun by Kat Martin

    Against the Sun by Kat Martin

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Kat Martin comes another thrilling story in The Raines of Wind Canyon series. It’s not in bodyguard Jake Cantrell’s job description to share his suspicions with his assignments. Beautiful executive Sage Dumont may be in charge, but Jake’s not on her payroll...
  • Taboo Cowboy: A Secret Baby Ranch Western Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Taboo Cowboy: A Secret Baby Ranch Western Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Molly is too young. Too innocent.And she's pretending to be my son's girlfriend.It's a real shame how her sweet curves challenge this cowboy's code.When my son comes to visit the family ranch, he brings Molly along.A pretty little temptation my son tries to pass off as his girlfriend.But I know one thing's for certain: My son doesn’t chase women.Molly’s a tiny little thing..
  • Wild for You by Kristen Proby

    Wild for You by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Kristen Proby comes an all-new small-town series set in Montana, starting with WILD FOR YOU, an Age-Gap, Single Dad, Nanny, Grumpy/Sunshine romance!Remington Wild is a single dad of two adorable kids, and as the oldest son of the Wild family, has recently taken over the Wild River Ranch from his father...
  • A Nanny for the Grumpy Cowboy: Rolston Ranch Brothers by Hanna Hart

    A Nanny for the Grumpy Cowboy: Rolston Ranch Brothers by Hanna Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Drake Rolston is a grumpy single dad with a chip on his shoulder larger than Texas. When his long-time nanny quits, he is in desperate need of a new one. Carefree dreamer Freddie Dover seems like the last girl on earth that he would pick. But when there is slim pickings in a small town, desperate times call for desperate measures…and Drakedecides to take a chance with Freddie and his heart...
  • Camp Hot Mess: Walker Hills #2 by Bella Jewel

    Camp Hot Mess: Walker Hills #2 by Bella Jewel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The second book in Bella Jewel's steamy new series coming March 2022!!!Unless you’re a mom, you just wouldn’t understand.The crying, the diapers, the late nights, the early mornings.The laughter, the smiles, the joy, the blessing.I get it. I’m living it. I love it.I also know that sometimes, moms need a break...
  • Snake by Piper Stone

    Snake by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She crashed into my life, electrifying the man. Then the viper in me decided to make her mine. Damaged marine, survivor, bad boy, angry man. I'd left Missoula to serve my country, returning from the ashes a different man. Bitter, injured and incapable of resuming my life, visions of my ordeal consume my thoughts. After refusing physical therapy, Chasity Garrington decided I was her next mission...
  • Just in Time for Christmas by Carolyn Brown

    Just in Time for Christmas by Carolyn Brown

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown's Southern twang and inimitable sass shine through in this romantic second-chance story.Footloose Liz Hanson has finally come home to Ringgold, Texas with a hankering to settle down. All she wants for Christmas is a house of her own-and the man of her dreams. The house was easy...
  • Never Enough by Kelly Elliott

    Never Enough by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    From the New York Times bestselling author of the Cowboys and Angels series comes an intricate romance that asks the question, Can love heal the pain of the past? Longing to forget the pain of his wife’s death, Brock Shaw has immersed himself in the one thing that lets him escape the guilt. Bull riding. But life on the road means leaving his young son at home with his parents...
  • Garrett by Linda Lael Miller

    Garrett by Linda Lael Miller

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Fast track up the political ladder, fast cars, fast women, that's Garrett McKettrick. Make that was. A scandal has brought him home to Blue River, Texas, a place where a man can slow down, take stock and plan his next move. Which doesn't include staying at the family ranch with his brothers. A city boy, Garrett does not think he has the land in his blood...
  • Merry Cowboy Christmas by Carolyn Brown

    Merry Cowboy Christmas by Carolyn Brown

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    THIS CHRISTMAS, SANTA'S WEARING A STETSON'Tis the night before Christmas and all through the house is the presence of one wickedly hot cowboy who's come to stay for the holiday. Fiona Logan is downright shocked to return to her childhood home and find that the tall blond stranger who came to her rescue on an icy road will be sleeping just across the hall from her bedroom. Talk about temptation .
  • Have Mercy by Christina Lee

    Have Mercy by Christina Lee

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Julian NorthMy whole world changed with one roadside bomb and an honorable discharge. Not even the city I used to love can ease the restlessness inside me. I don’t expect visiting my cousin Sienna’s farm to do the trick either, but the change of scenery can’t hurt. Wyoming isn’t what I expected—from the mischievous pig following me around, to the rescue horse I’ve become strangely fascinated with...
  • Dylan by Linda Lael Miller

    Dylan by Linda Lael Miller

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Hailed as "rodeo's bad boy" for his talent at taming bulls and women, Dylan Creed likes life in the fast lane. But when the daughter he rarely sees is abandoned by her mother, Dylan heads home to Stillwater Springs ranch. Somehow the champion bull rider has to turn into a champion father--and fast...
  • Stay With Me by Brooke Montgomery, Brooke Cumberland

    Stay With Me by Brooke Montgomery, Brooke Cumberland

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A best friend’s brother stand-alone from small-town romance author Brooke Montgomery about a girl who falls pregnant by the wrong man and the cowboy who takes her in… I've crushed on my best friend's brother for years.He's a six-foot-three, dark-haired cowboy who works on his family's ranch and sends butterflies to my stomach anytime he looks at me...
  • Her Lucky Cowboy by Jennifer Ryan

    Her Lucky Cowboy by Jennifer Ryan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Everything's bigger in Big Sky country, including the hearts of the Montana Men... Champion rodeo rider Dane Bowden is eight seconds from winning under the Vegas lights, one last hurrah before reluctantly returning to his family's Montana ranch. But his bull has other plans. When Dane wakes up, he's sure he's died and gone to heaven . .
  • Down in Flames by Parker St. John

    Down in Flames by Parker St. John

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He’s been in love with a rugged, hunky cowboy for years.The problem?Michael is fifteen years older…and straight.West Owens grew up suffocated by his overprotective family. To prove he’s not the frail child he once was, he’s shredding through local rodeos on the wildest broncs around. But the man he most wishes would stop seeing him as a sickly child is Michael...
  • A Creed In Stone Creek by Linda Lael Miller

    A Creed In Stone Creek by Linda Lael Miller

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller returns with a brand-new trilogy about putting down roots and the healing power of love. Experience the thrill of her Creed and Stone Creek series in one powerful story..
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  single-father  western  contemporary
  • Ignite by Kim Loraine

    Ignite by Kim Loraine

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She‘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...
  • The Christmas Cowboy Hero by Donna Grant

    The Christmas Cowboy Hero by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    ’Tis the season for ex-Navy SEAL Clayton East to come home for the holidays―even if the mood at home is anything but festive. His father is ill. The East Ranch is in financial trouble. And now it’s on Clayton, the prodigal son, to make sure his family doesn’t lose everything. Headstrong Abby Harper is like a mother to her younger brothers, who she’s helped raise since she was a teenager...
  • Spurred by Shaw Hart, Cameron Hart

    Spurred by Shaw Hart, Cameron Hart

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Forget Prince Charming. I want my hero in plaid.I’ve always loved Beauty and the Beast.Maybe that’s why I’m so drawn to my new boss, Remington.He has the scars left over from a bad rodeo accident and the same bear with a thorn in his paw attitude.As I clean his home and help him out around the house, my attraction for him only grows...
  • Always on My Mind by Bella Andre

    Always on My Mind by Bella Andre

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Lori “Naughty” Sullivan finally falls in love in ALWAYS ON MY MIND, the new book in Bella Andre’s New York Times and USA Today bestselling series about the Sullivan family. After a tragic loss three years ago, Grayson Tyler left his life in New York City behind and started over in the rolling hills of the California coast...
  • Craved By The Cowboy  (Roping Her Curves) by Hope Ford

    Craved By The Cowboy (Roping Her Curves) by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I hate to lose and losing her is not an option.I’m a first place bull-riding legend and I’m about to take my last ride. Late nights, anything-goes-women, and broken bones has taken its toll and I’m wanting something more.I’m ready to retire, fix up my neglected ranch and then find a woman to cuddle next to me each night.But plans get hit by the horns when my last ride doesn’t go as expected...
  • Christmas in Painted Pony Creek by Linda Lael Miller

    Christmas in Painted Pony Creek by Linda Lael Miller

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can a Christmas miracle mend her broken heart?Tessa Stafford will do anything for her daughter, Isabel…even stay on the run to protect Isabel from her narcissistic grandmother. But when her car breaks down in Painted Pony Creek, Tessa gets caught up in the warm embrace of the town and feels safe enough to build a home—and a life—for them both...
  • Wrangling the Cowboy by Kennedy Fox

    Wrangling the Cowboy by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Bull riding is all Gavin’s known for years, but when it’s time to retire, he can’t let go of the reckless lifestyle. He finds a job that brings him to a small-town Texas ranch and face-to-face with the woman who snuck out after their one-night stand.She can pretend she’s over him, but he’s not letting her go that easily...
  • Taming the Outback by Ann B. Harrison

    Taming the Outback by Ann B. Harrison

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A single mother desperate for a second chance. A cowboy that needs her more than he can admit. One teenager out of control, a daughter terrified of anything that makes a sound, a dead-end job – how much more can this poor widow take?Libby expects the worst when she’s called into the lawyers office but things are not what she thinks...
  • The Man from Stone Creek by Linda Lael Miller

    The Man from Stone Creek by Linda Lael Miller

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller presents the Stone Creek story that started it all…When trouble strikes in Haven, Arizona, Ranger Sam O'Ballivan is determined to sort it out. Badge and gun hidden, he arrives posing as the new schoolteacher, and discovers his first task: bringing the ranchers' children under control...
  • Long Tall Texans III: Donavan / Evan / Harden (Long Tall Texans III) by Diana Palmer

    Long Tall Texans III: Donavan / Evan / Harden (Long Tall Texans III) by Diana Palmer

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Long, Tall Texans III by Diana Palmer released on May 23, 1997 is available now for purchase...
  • Soul Deep: An I-Team After Hours Novella by Pamela Clare

    Soul Deep: An I-Team After Hours Novella by Pamela Clare

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Rancher Jack West knows what it means to love a woman with all his heart and to lose her far too soon. A widower for seven long years, he thinks love and romance are a thing of the past, nothing more than cherished memories. He devotes himself to his grown son and his family, the horses they raise, and the land that has been theirs for three generations...
  • Colt's Choice by Patrice Michelle

    Colt's Choice by Patrice Michelle

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    COLT'S CHOICE is novel length and is the third book in the Bad in Boots series. Elise has never really felt settled, be it in relationships or her career. Regardless of her nomadic ways, one constant has always held true--her love for horses and being outdoors. When she inherits half-ownership to a rodeo ranch, she realizes her path in life has finally been laid...
  • Cowboy by Staci Stallings

    Cowboy by Staci Stallings

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Life has done its best to knock Beth McCasland to the ground, and the truth is: it's done a pretty good job of keeping her there. Stuck in a minimum-wage job with a young daughter counting on her, Beth does her best to stay standing under the weight of it all because she knows God is on her side. Then one night she gets the chance to be an angel to another of life's weary travelers...
  • The Rancher's Nanny by Sam Crescent

    The Rancher's Nanny by Sam Crescent

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Caleb Pole has sworn off women. After his completely selfish wife, who wanted nothing to do with his ranch or their daughter, divorced him, he truly believes there is no woman out there for him. But his little girl is getting older, and he can’t keep relying on his mother. There’s only one solution … a nanny...
  • Believe in Me by Laura Moore

    Believe in Me by Laura Moore

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    EVEN THE MOST TIGHTLY LOCKED HEART HAS A KEY. After learning of her husband's affair, Jordan Radcliffe is crushed, but she knows she must stay strong for her three young children. So she moves back to Rosewood, the idyllic horse farm where she grew up. Wishing only to recover and reassess her life, Jordan feels an undeniable attraction to architect Owen Gage--and does her best to ignore it...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  single-mother  western  contemporary
  • How to Marry a Cowboy by Carolyn Brown

    How to Marry a Cowboy by Carolyn Brown

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rancher Mason Harper’s two little girls want nothing more than a mama of their own. So when a pretty woman appears on his front porch in a tattered wedding dress, while Mason’s looking for a nanny, he can’t help but wonder if it’s fate. Annie Rose Boudreaux is in a downright hellish mess...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  single-father  western  contemporary
  • The Makings of a Good Man by Lietha Wards

    The Makings of a Good Man by Lietha Wards

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Beth Winters had a secret. Something that she couldn't share with anyone, but when they moved to a small town in Montana, it was in jeopardy of being known, especially when her father forced her to take a job with a local cattleman. Marshal Davis had the way of finding the truth in anything, and his attraction to Beth made him more determined to get to the bottom of things...
  • Montana Sunset by Lietha Wards

    Montana Sunset by Lietha Wards

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Meagan was running from her mother and stepfather, trying to stay invisible, but when she ended up working as a groom on a cattle ranch, she caught the attention of Adam Wightman. Although she was deeply attracted to him, she just couldn't get involved for secrets of her own. Adam came from a long line of cowboys...
  • Bright Eyes by Catherine Anderson

    Bright Eyes by Catherine Anderson

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Zeke Coulter has no intention of getting married --- until he buys a ranch next door to Natalie Patterson, a sexy divorcee with two kids, a zany extended family, and a philandering ex-husband involved in shady business dealings. When Natalie's twelve-year-old son vandalizes Zeke's property and she is unable to pay for the damages, Zeke offers to let the boy work off the debt...
  • When It's Right by Jennifer Ryan

    When It's Right by Jennifer Ryan

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Everything's bigger in Big Sky country, including the hearts of the Montana Men Wide open sky, rolling green hills . . . Gillian Tucker could get used to life in the country—one far from the violence she left behind in San Francisco. Warily accepting an invitation to the Montana ranch that belongs to her grandfather, a man she's never met, Gillian hopes this is the haven she seeks...
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