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  • The Heart of a Hero by Susan May Warren

    The Heart of a Hero by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jake Silver may not be able to put the memories of his time as a sniper and Navy SEAL behind him, but at least he can put his skills to use as a part of the Jones Inc. rescue team. Saving the life of pediatric heart surgeon Dr. Aria Sinclair on Denali helped too...
  • Ford by Susan May Warren

    Ford by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Navy Seal Ford Marshall isn’t the kind to stand by and let a woman get hurt—especially when it involves his twin sister, RJ. So, when she is named an assassin and goes missing in Russia, he doesn’t care what it takes—he’s going to find her and bring her home...
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  • Cowboy Marrying the Lady by Jessie Gussman

    Cowboy Marrying the Lady by Jessie Gussman

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tadgh O’Reilly followed the racehorse he fell in love with across the ocean and to the barren fields of North Dakota.Content to live with his young daughter in his small, caretaker’s cottage as long as he gets to see his beloved Thoroughbred every day, he never dreams that his life is missing something very important...
  • 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...
  • Searching for Home by Kris Michaels

    Searching for Home by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is the first installment of the 2022 season of The Long Road Home series. No matter the road we travel, it seems our hearts are always Searching for Home. Join the Binge Read Babes on another trip home...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  western  contemporary
  • 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...
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    suspense  military  cowboys  western  contemporary
  • 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...
  • Lost and Found by April Wilson

    Lost and Found by April Wilson

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book 2 of the McIntyre Search and Rescue series featuring Maggie and Owen.Welcome back to Bryce, Colorado, a small town in The Rocky Mountains. Maggie's a divorced mom with two teenage sons. Owen is a retired U.S. Marine who suffers from PTSD. She needs him just as much as he needs her. What's it going to take to bring them together? This romantic suspense novel is filled with heart and feels...
  • 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...
  • Honky Tonk Christmas (Honky Tonk Cowboys) by Carolyn Brown

    Honky Tonk Christmas (Honky Tonk Cowboys) by Carolyn Brown

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A Christmas celebration that no one will ever forget...Sharlene Waverly is bound and determined to finally get going on that mystery novel she's been researching ever since the Year One, but she gets distracted by the Honky Tonk's previous barmaids' romance stories...
  • Trouble With the Law by Becky McGraw

    Trouble With the Law by Becky McGraw

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Criminal defense attorney Veronica Winters always wondered what it would be like with sexy former detective Trace Rooks. Even though he’s an ex-convict now, because of her, she still wonders. Ronnie has always felt damned guilty for recommending a plea deal that sent an innocent man to jail...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  cowboys  contemporary  western
  • Cowboy Conspiracy Theory by Em Petrova

    Cowboy Conspiracy Theory by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They call her the Ice Queen…but he’s determined to thaw her.Bodyguard Mathias Trace is more comfortable on the back of a horse than guarding people. But when his next job involves brainy woman on a hunt for treasure, he’s as frustrated as he is turned on...
  • Saving Chelsea by Elle James

    Saving Chelsea by Elle James

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She prefers the four-legged wolves over the two-legged kindChelsea Youngblood’s first love is her only true love. Wolves. Raised on a wildlife rescue ranch, she grew up with wolves as her siblings. It was only natural she would become a wolf biologist and work with the wolves of Yellowstone National Park...
    Categorized as:
    military  suspense  western  mystery  contemporary
  • Cowboy Under Siege by Em Petrova

    Cowboy Under Siege by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Everyone wants her for her money. But what he wants comes with a bigger price—her heart.Jaren Abel, new bodyguard on the WEST Protection team, will try anything once. Which is how he ends up on the back of a bull, hoping to snag the attention of a stunning rodeo trick rider. Jaren doesn’t do relationships, so one night is all he’s willing to commit to...
  • Her Brand of Justice by B.J. Daniels

    Her Brand of Justice by B.J. Daniels

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Coming soon! Her Brand of Justice by B.J. Daniels will be available May 23, 2023...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  cowboys  mystery  western  contemporary
  • Bluegrass Undercover by Kathleen Brooks

    Bluegrass Undercover by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Cade Davies had too much on his plate to pay attention to newest resident of Keeneston. He was too busy avoiding the Davies Brothers marriage trap set by half the town. But when a curvy redhead lands in Keeneston, the retired Army Ranger finds himself drawn to her. These feelings are only fueled by her apparent indifference and lack of faith in his ability to defend himself...
  • Cowboy Reckoning by Barb Han

    Cowboy Reckoning by Barb Han

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Intent on proving her brother was murdered a decade ago, Ensley Cartier returns to the one place she vowed to never set foot in again. With the whole town against her, she finds an ally in Levi McGannon. He loves the land and the ranching way of life, but they quickly discover Cattle Cove isn’t the innocent town he once believed and somebody wants Ensley buried along with their secrets...
  • High Meadow by Freya Barker

    High Meadow by Freya Barker

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    An emergency call to pick up an injured stallion on the side of the road sends Alexandra Hart, the new owner of Hart's Horse Rescue, into action. A recent addition to the area, she is not impressed when the animal's taciturn owner shows up. With his less-than-stellar disposition, he’s the kind of man she normally avoids at all costs, unfortunately, he owns the ranch just down the road...
  • 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...
  • Justice Inked by Olivia Jaymes

    Justice Inked by Olivia Jaymes

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sheriff Dare Turner is known for his ever-present scowl and general bad mood. Between a teenage sister who thinks she’s all grown up and a killer on the loose he doesn’t have much to smile about these days. He simply doesn’t have time for fun and games. Rayne Dunn is half free spirit and half workaholic...
  • His Cowboy Heart by Jennifer Ryan

    His Cowboy Heart by Jennifer Ryan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bound by honor and by love… That’s a Montana Man Ford Kendrick has often dreamed of the day that Jamie Keller would come home to Montana. After high school, she needed to leave—and he, duty-bound to rescue his family’s ranch, pushed her to go. The Army made Jamie a hero, but Ford still sees the gorgeous, loving woman who lit up his whole world...
  • Spun Out by Lorelei James

    Spun Out by Lorelei James

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Lorelei James returns for another wild ride in Wyoming with a new Blacktop Cowboys® novel. Years in the Army equipped Bailey Masterson for many things: target shooting, rappelling off cliffs, dodging grenades. She's lived through horrors that still give her nightmares...
  • 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...
  • Lonestar Angel by Colleen Coble

    Lonestar Angel by Colleen Coble

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Eden's hope is rekindled when Clay delivers astounding news: their daughter has been found. Five years ago Eden and Clay Larson's baby was stolen and never found. Eden blamed herself, Clay lost himself in work. Their young and rocky marriage ended. Or so Eden thought. Now Eden's moved to a new town. She's found faith and is trying to rebuild her life...
  • Texas Orchids by Samantha Christy

    Texas Orchids by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I'm a city boy, not a cowboy.I'm way out of my league on a horse ranch in Texas.Falling for the sexy horse vet was never my intention.Especially when I find out she could be dating a killer.Sneaking around with her?Not my brightest idea, but someone's got to protect her.It's just one summer. One casual fling.Until it becomes everything but...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  cowboys  western  office  contemporary
  • The Masterson County Collection: Masterson County Books 1 Thru 4 by Calle J. Brookes

    The Masterson County Collection: Masterson County Books 1 Thru 4 by Calle J. Brookes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    SOMETIMES SMALL TOWNS HAVE SECRETS.Masterson, Wyoming is no exception.When the Masterson brothers meet the redheaded Tyler sisters, anything can happen. But can the brothers stop the threats coming for them all?In Seeking the Sheriff, Sheriff Joel Masterson shows up on Phoebe Tyler's doorstep with her drunken younger brother in tow. Joel takes one look at Phoebe and falls hard and fast...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  cowboys  western  contemporary  mystery
  • Imperfect Justice by Olivia Jaymes

    Imperfect Justice by Olivia Jaymes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Born into a prominent ranching family and brought up in a disciplined household, Sheriff Jared Monroe has high standards of how to live his life and he doesn’t hesitate to hold the people around him to the same accountability. Misty Foster is a girl from the wrong side of the tracks...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  cowboys  contemporary  mystery  western  m-f
  • 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...
  • Lonestar Homecoming by Colleen Coble

    Lonestar Homecoming by Colleen Coble

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    For most, it's the safest place on earth. For Gracie, it's the last place she wants to be...and the one place she must return. With nothing but five dollars and the wedding dress she's wearing, Gracie Lister flees with her daughter by train to West Texas, to the town she ran away from so long ago...
  • Honor Unraveled by Elaine Levine

    Honor Unraveled by Elaine Levine

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Love 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...
  • The Navy SEAL's Christmas Bride by Cora Seton

    The Navy SEAL's Christmas Bride by Cora Seton

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It’s Christmas time at Crescent Hall, but don’t expect peace, harmony and goodwill among men...
    Categorized as:
    military  christmas  cowboys  western  contemporary
  • Her Renegade Rancher by Jennifer Ryan

    Her Renegade Rancher by Jennifer Ryan

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    With their hearts' desires on the line, nothing can stop the Montana Men No one knows better than Colt Kendrick that life can change in an instant. He lives without regrets except for one: not making the gorgeous woman he sees every time he walks into the local diner his.   Luna Hill is haunted by the heart-stopping kiss she and Colt never should have shared. Their timing has always been off...
  • 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...
  • Christmas at Home by Carolyn Brown

    Christmas at Home by Carolyn Brown

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Carolyn Brown brings her 100% unique and authentic voice to this heartwarming tale of the magic of Christmas.Sage Presley's Western paintings are in big demand. She should be at her gallery's holiday show, but she has to race back to Palo Duro Canyon in a desperate effort to prevent her grandmother from selling her ranch...
  • Tough Talking Cowboy: Wild Rose Ranch by Jennifer Ryan

    Tough Talking Cowboy: Wild Rose Ranch by Jennifer Ryan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Return to Montana as a tough-talking cowboy meets his match in Jennifer Ryan’s newest Wild Rose Ranch novel.Ex-Army Ranger Drake McGrath has come home to Montana, locked in a battle with himself, lashing out at those who love him most—driving away his ex-fiancée and alienating his family. But Adria Holloway sees beyond Drake’s tough talk to the raw pain beneath...
  • Looking for a Cowboy by Donna Grant

    Looking for a Cowboy by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A cowboy finds love in the most unlikely place in New York Times bestseller Donna Grant's newest Heart of Texas novel, Looking for a CowboyA beautiful stranger has come to Clearview, asking questions that are nobody’s business. Cooper Owens also wasn’t born yesterday. He knows that this out-of-towner is hiding a dark secret of her own...
  • The Airman's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton

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

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Tormented by the knowledge that his father died thinking the worst of him, Colt Hall never meant to come home to Chance Creek. But with his brothers banding together to rebuild the family’s old ranch, he’s finding it hard to stay away. In accordance with the conditions for them to inherit the spread, Colt must soon marry...
  • Home for a Cowboy Christmas by Donna Grant

    Home for a Cowboy Christmas by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The most wonderful time of the year has arrived for this cowboy in New York Times bestseller Donna Grant's newest novel, Home for a Cowboy Christmas.Tis the season—for everyone except Emmy Garrett. She’s on the run after witnessing a crime. But when it becomes clear that trouble will continue following her, the US Marshal in charge takes her somewhere no one will think to look–Montana...
  • High Ground by Freya Barker

    High Ground by Freya Barker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Not much has gone according to plan for mechanic, Pippa Freling, recently. With lots of bridges burned behind her, she decides to stick close to her sister and give Montana a try. Things are looking up when she joins a local group of animal activists, buys an auto shop for a steal, and even tries her luck with the opposite sex...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  cowboys  contemporary  mystery  western
  • Justified Vengeance: Brotherhood Protectors World by Lori Matthews, Brotherhood Protectors World

    Justified Vengeance: Brotherhood Protectors World by Lori Matthews, Brotherhood Protectors World

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Langley Frost ditched her fast-paced career as a massage therapist to the A-list celebrities in L.A. for a simpler, down-to-earth life in Canyon Springs, Montana. When her new home is broken into, her uncomplicated life is turned upside down. She needs help, and she needs it fast. Griffin Kane relied on gut instinct during his missions as an elite military operative...
  • 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...
  • Logan by Linda Lael Miller

    Logan by Linda Lael Miller

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Descendants of the legendary McKettrick family, the Creeds are renowned in Stillwater Springs, Montana--for raising hell...After years of wandering, Logan Creed, a cowboy with a dusty law degree, has returned home. To put down roots, to restore his family's neglected ranch...to have kids of his own proudly bearing the Creed name...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  cowboys  western  contemporary
  • High Stakes by Freya Barker

    High Stakes by Freya Barker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When her sister, Pippa, goes missing, Nella Freling tells her boss she’s taking time off from her job as a research librarian, hops in her sensible van, and heads south of the border to Montana. However, local police don’t seem too concerned about a missing woman living in her motorhome...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  cowboys  western  mystery  contemporary
  • A Calder at Heart by Janet Dailey

    A Calder at Heart by Janet Dailey

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    1919, Blue Moon, Montana. With the Great War over and the country on the brink of Prohibition, the small town is about to undergo another seismic shift. But as with any big change, there's bound to be blood. This time, the fate of Blue Moon's most powerful families hangs in the balance . .
  • A Calder at Heart by Janet Dailey

    A Calder at Heart by Janet Dailey

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    1919, Blue Moon, Montana. With the Great War over and the country on the brink of Prohibition, the small town is about to undergo another seismic shift. But as with any big change, there's bound to be blood. This time, the fate of Blue Moon's most powerful families hangs in the balance . .
  • Wedding at Cardwell Ranch by B.J. Daniels

    Wedding at Cardwell Ranch by B.J. Daniels

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The highly anticipated continuation of the Cardwell Ranch Collection, read by more than 2 MILLION! Jackson Cardwell won't stop until she is safe. In Montana for his brother's nuptials, Jackson Cardwell isn't looking to be anybody's hero. But the Texas single father knows a beautiful lady in distress when he meets her. Someone's hell-bent on making Allie Taylor think she's losing her mind...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  cowboys  contemporary  mystery  western
  • Royal Trouble by Becky McGraw

    Royal Trouble by Becky McGraw

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Leigh Ann Baker, former Miss Texas, knows she is more than a beauty queen. She knows she has more value than a trophy wife for one of the rich old men her mother had been trying to marry her off to for the last four years. She just needs to figure out what that is...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  suspense  contemporary  western
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