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  • Texas Roses by Samantha Christy

    Texas Roses by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dirty. Texas. Money. I want nothing to do with it. It's money I didn't earn, coming from a family I don't want to belong to. So my trust fund sits untouched while I live in the help's quarters on the ranch, screwing any woman who looks my way. I never wanted to be part of a family. I never wanted anything. Until Amber. Amber Rose Black, the lost soul searching for a place to fit in...
  • Retreat by Jay Crownover

    Retreat by Jay Crownover

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 16 ratings
    Every once in a while, you need to get away from it all. I was a woman on the edge, shaken and shattered after a breakup that felt like it tore my entire world apart. My best friend, sick of watching me drown in misery and melancholy, harassed me until I agreed to go with her on a week-long wilderness retreat. She promised days spent bonding and getting in touch with our inner bad-asses...
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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...
  • Cherished Enough by Kelly Elliott

    Cherished Enough by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Morgan Shaw is my soulmate. She has no idea how much I desire her to fill the needs I crave. I've dedicated the last four years to learning everything I could about her. If my desire for her ever came to light before she realized how much she loved me, I would be labeled a stalker.Some might find it a little creepy how I watch her every move. I find it exhilarating...
  • Uncontrollable by C.A. Harms

    Uncontrollable by C.A. Harms

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Avery Nolan’s father has never been a part of her life. As a result, she finds herself becoming a caretaker. Always trying to please other people, willing to tuck her own concerns aside for the happiness of others. She is selfless. She is a nurturer. On the outside, it appears Kade Thomas has it all, but no one can understand the guilt and ache he feels daily...
  • Brave Enough by Kelly Elliott

    Brave Enough by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Hunter Shaw is handsome, charming, and a minor celeb on the collegiate team roping circuit. Not to mention, he looks damn fine in a cowboy hat. So it’s no surprise when he’s ardently pursued to be the star on a new streaming network’s debut program—a reality dating show...
  • Isabella by Jennifer Foor

    Isabella by Jennifer Foor

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    One year ago Isabella Mitchell moved to Kentucky to live with her cousin Noah. Like her mother at her age, Isabella is drawn to men she shouldn’t be with. When she travels back to North Carolina to see her parents, she and her ex have a one-night stand. She knows they are through, but sometimes what happens in the bedroom doesn’t always stay in the bedroom...
  • 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...
  • Country Nights by Winter Renshaw

    Country Nights by Winter Renshaw

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Sixty country days and nights—that’s all I wanted. I needed to get away from the city, away from the hot mess that had become my life. When I stumbled upon my childhood home on RentBnB.com, I took it as a sign, cleaned out my life savings, and hightailed it to the only place that ever meant something to me, a place I hadn’t seen since a lifetime ago...
  • Royal Atlas by H.J. Bellus

    Royal Atlas by H.J. Bellus

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Love struck me at the early age of five. The boy turned into a man, and I fell even deeper. Guy Webb had no idea my fragile heart belonged to him for so many years. He was too busy being my brother’s best friend and a star on the football field. He was my daydream, and consumed every single thought, but he was always one step from my reach. Beartooth Ranch was our home...
  • Faking Mr. Right by K.C. Crowne

    Faking Mr. Right by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "Let's make this fun and really give them something to talk about." Levi's nothing like I remembered.Once the nerd from school two years my junior. Desperately trying to hide his crush. Now he's built like a stallion. Tall enough to tower any man. And pulls off a flannel shirt like no mountain man I know.But there lies a scorned heart in his chest. Jaded and broken...
  • Tempting the Cowboy by Kennedy Fox

    Tempting the Cowboy by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Kane Bishop’s content with living and working on the ranch, but something is missing—a family of his own. After his twin brother married the woman he once loved, Kane has moved on and is now focusing on new things. When his best friend’s little sister re-enters his life, the attraction is undeniable, but the timing is all wrong...
  • Playing with You by Cheyenne McCray

    Playing with You by Cheyenne McCray

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ricki Sparks knows she can make a mean red velvet cake but can’t believe she’s let herself be talked into a blind date. When she opens the door to see the man she’s been secretly sweet on since the first day he walked into her bakery, she fears her heart will be demolished. At least she knows she’s in for a wild ride...
  • Keeping Him by Kennedy Fox

    Keeping Him by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Keeping Him is a full-length 125k+ words standalone novel that’s filled with intense chemistry, slow-burn tension, and plenty of angst! Let Kennedy Fox take you to the South for an explosive hot adventure that’ll surely leave your Kindles on fire! Jackson Bishop is your typical playboy. Unpredictable, charming, and overly confident...
  • Shattered Valor by Elaine Levine

    Shattered Valor by Elaine Levine

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Every 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...
  • Buck Cowboys by Elle Thorpe

    Buck Cowboys by Elle Thorpe

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Hallie knows how to lose your best friend in one easy step.Offer him your virginity, then watch him reject you.But that was four years ago, and now she knows better. Working at Hunt’s Bull Riding School, there’s no shortage of hot young cowboys to keep her entertained. There’s no need to think about Nate Mathews, especially since he’s off on the pro bull riding tour. Out of sight, out of mind...
  • Daring Enough by Kelly Elliott

    Daring Enough by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Rose Shaw has no idea what she wants. She put aside passion for practicality, earning her degree in a subject she likes, but doesn’t love. Same for her job as an junior architect. And don’t even get started on her personal life…been there, done that, got betrayed for her effort...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Rafe by Kathy Ivan

    Rafe by Kathy Ivan

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When Sheriff Rafe Boudreau catches Tessa Maxwell climbing through the window of a house where she doesn’t belong, the crime rate isn’t the only thing that spikes. Turns out, trouble has followed the small-town schoolteacher to Shiloh Springs, and Rafe and the rest of the Boudreau clan must step in to keep her safe...
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  • 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...
  • Tyler by Linda Lael Miller

    Tyler by Linda Lael Miller

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Whether winning championship belt buckles or dealing with Hollywood types for endorsement deals, former rodeo star Tyler Creed can handle anything. Except standing on the same patch of land as his estranged brothers. Yet here they are in Stillwater Springs, barely talking but trying to restore the old Creed ranch--"and" family.Lily Kenyon knows all about family estrangements and secrets...
  • McKettricks of Texas: Austin by Linda Lael Miller

    McKettricks of Texas: Austin by Linda Lael Miller

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestseller Linda Lael Miller brings you the next installment in her unforgettable McKettricks of Texas series. The three McKettrick brothers meet their matches in the three Remington sisters, and now it's Austin's turn…  World champion rodeo star Austin McKettrick finally got bested by an angry bull...
  • Seducing the Cowboy by Kennedy Fox

    Seducing the Cowboy by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After leaving his hometown seven years ago, Payton hasn’t returned. One heartbreak was enough to turn him off relationships forever. As soon as he arrived at the Circle B Ranch, they treated him like family—something he’s never had—and he met the one woman he shouldn’t want. He’s put her in the friend zone, but after agreeing to her proposition, he can’t hold back anymore...
  • Escape by Jay Crownover

    Escape by Jay Crownover

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Everything inside of him is screaming that he needs to run, he needs to go, he needs to escape. Lane Warner is used to being overshadowed and overlooked. After all, he’s the youngest brother and the most laid back one in the family. He’s the one known for going with the flow and not making waves, even when things seem to be at their worst...
  • 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...
  • Austin by Linda Lael Miller

    Austin by Linda Lael Miller

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    World champion rodeo star Austin McKettrick finally got bested by an angry bull. His career over, his love life a mess, the lone maverick has nowhere to go when the hospital releases him. Except back home to Blue River and the Silver Spur ranch. But his overachieving brothers won't allow this cowboy to brood in peace. They've even hired a nurse to speed his recovery...
  • 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...
  • Falling by Willow Aster

    Falling by Willow Aster

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    When Little Miss Sunshine and a Hot, Grumpy Rancher are forced to live together, what could possibly go wrong?To the small town of Landmark Mountain, Callum Landmark is a man of few words and considered to be the family grump. Uninvited and unexpected, I crash into his world like a wrecking ball and disrupt the delicate balance of his carefully constructed existence...
  • 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...
  • Cowgirl Bikers MC by Esther E. Schmidt

    Cowgirl Bikers MC by Esther E. Schmidt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hudsyn - I'm the president of an all-female MC located at a huge ranch which breeds horses and other livestock. I'm not pretending to be a biker or clueless on how keep the ranch afloat; I am a woman who fights hard for what she wants and giving up isn’t an option. Not when vengeance keeps my heart beating and retaliation is fueling my veins...
  • 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...
  • Honor Bound by B.J. Daniels

    Honor Bound by B.J. Daniels

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Protecting her life will mean betraying her trust  Ainsley Hamilton has always been the responsible one of the family. As the oldest daughter of presidential candidate Buckmaster Hamilton, she's also a potential target. For months she's sensed someone following her...
  • Montana Creeds: Tyler by Linda Lael Miller

    Montana Creeds: Tyler by Linda Lael Miller

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    This Creed brother will go from rodeo star to family man in this beloved classic from New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller! Whether winning championship belt buckles or dealing with Hollywood types, former rodeo star Tyler Creed can handle anything. Except being in the same place as his estranged brothers. Yet here they are, all three of them, back in Stillwater Springs...
  • Catching the Cowboy by Kennedy Fox

    Catching the Cowboy by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Settling down and starting a family is something Diesel has considered, regardless of his one-night stand reputation. However, he just might be single forever since who he wants is off-limits—his best friend’s little sister.He’s been in love with her for years, but betraying his friendship could ruin everything...
  • 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 . .
  • That Touch by Alexis Winter

    That Touch by Alexis Winter

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Small Town Friends to Lovers RomanceI didn’t mean to fall in love with my best friend’s wife.We were just kids when it happened.Now, a decade and a half later she and I have bonded over tragedy—she lost the love of her life and I lost my best friend.I always knew Dolly was gonna break my heart—but the truth is, she never even got the chance. The second she saw my best friend Dean, I was history...
  • Riding Dirty: Rugged Mountain MC by Khloe Summers

    Riding Dirty: Rugged Mountain MC by Khloe Summers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can this older mountain biker help a lost girl in need of redirection?GunnerI never imagined myself f alling for a younger woman .Hell, I never thought I’d fall for anyone.A pair of red cowboy boots and curves that don’t quit have me thinking differently.Trouble is, this curvy little girl is on the run, afraid to settle with anyone.I think it’s time she learned what it’s like to be wanted...
  • Riding Hot: Rugged Mountain MC by Khloe Summers

    Riding Hot: Rugged Mountain MC by Khloe Summers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can this older mountain biker find love with the off-limits daughter of a rival gang?RomeoI’m not a good man.I lie.I steal.And on occasion, I hurt people.But when I see Piper, I can’t take my eyes off her.She may be off limits , but love knows no bounds .And I’ll do whatever it takes to make her mine .PiperRomeo is zero percent good for me.He runs with a rival gang.He’s way too old...
  • Wyoming Proud: A Novel by Diana Palmer

    Wyoming Proud: A Novel by Diana Palmer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "You just can't do better than a Diana Palmer story to make your heart lighter and smile brighter." — Fresh Fiction  on  Wyoming RuggedA sudden romance leads to betrayal and a shocking secret…It takes one night for Erianne Mitchell to fall heart-first for dashing architect Ty Mosby. They work together and have friends in common—and a searing attraction that seems far too good to last...
  • Wyoming Proud by Diana Palmer

    Wyoming Proud by Diana Palmer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "You just can't do better than a Diana Palmer story to make your heart lighter and smile brighter." —Fresh Fiction on Wyoming RuggedA sudden romance leads to betrayal and a shocking secret…It takes one night for Erianne Mitchell to fall heart-first for dashing architect Ty Mosby. They work together and have friends in common—and a searing attraction that seems far too good to last...
  • 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...
  • Roped by Shaw Hart, Cameron Hart

    Roped by Shaw Hart, Cameron Hart

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    It started as a favor.I would do anything for my best friend so when she calls me up because her brother needs a date for a wedding, I say yes, even though I know that it’s a terrible idea.See, the thing is that I’ve been in love with Clara’s brother, Kai, for my entire life. I know that I can’t have him though...
  • That Feeling by Alexis Winter

    That Feeling by Alexis Winter

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s one of those girls—Mysterious, driven, all kinds of sexy.The first time I saw her wrapped up in skintight denim and a cowboy hat riding a mechanical bull, I knew she was trouble.The kind of trouble you spend all night praying never ends and a decade trying to forget.But somehow, after losing a bet, I not only promised her a date but I tasted her cherry red lips...
  • 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...
  • Riding Rough: Rugged Mountain MC by Khloe Summers

    Riding Rough: Rugged Mountain MC by Khloe Summers

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can this older mountain biker find love with his best friend's daughter ?KaneShe left a year ago to be with someone else,But I never stopped thinking about her.It's for the best that she's moved on, I should move on too .Trouble is, Amber needs me .And I've never been more excited to save her.AmberAll I ever wanted was love , and I found that in Kane...
  • Riding Hard: Rugged Mountain MC by Khloe Summers

    Riding Hard: Rugged Mountain MC by Khloe Summers

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can this older mountain biker kick start a young, broken heart?DieselBella Andrews isn’t like other women.She’s tough, rough, and tells it like it is.Trouble is, she’s my daughter's friend and completely off limits .Now she's in trouble and needs my helpStaying away isn't an option.BellaThere’s nothing I want less than a man.In fact, if I never see one again, I’ll die a happy woman...
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