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Cherished Enough by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMorgan 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...Categorized as:
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Pretend To Be My Cowboy: A Sweet Small-Town Romance by Sophia Quinn
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe only way to keep her safe is to make everyone think she’s his...Inheriting the ranch in Montana after her estranged father’s death is a surprise, but finding out she’s one of seven daughters is the real shock. And now Emma has to track them all down in order to sell? Oh yeah, this short trip to the middle of nowhere just got a whole lot more complicated... -
Just One Date by Chris Keniston
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHome for a family wedding, Chase Baron has a plan to avoid his grandfather’s matchmaking—hire an actress to be his date. No strings and no commitments is just the ticket for no complications. When CJ Lawson’s ditzy sister takes a last minute acting role out of town, CJ has to take over her sister’s local job —cozying up to a wealthy and sinfully handsome billionaire... -
Rocky Mountain Desire by Vivian Arend
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...Categorized as:
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Saving Amanda by Elle James
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor Ex-Navy SEAL, Carter Manning, nothing worthwhile is easy. Having lost the people he loved, he dedicates his life to the hard stuff to keep from looking back. The future is strictly about the next mission, not settling down or raising a family...Categorized as:
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Cowboy Stealing My Heart by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFive divorces, three boys, one snowstorm and two people who want to be anywhere other than where they are. Only God could use it all to make a beautiful love story.Bellamy Levine is the highest paid actress in Hollywood, but she just inked her name on her fifth divorce settlement and her personal life is in shambles. Again.She vows it’s for the last time... -
The Cowboy Imports a Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRob Matheson's a fighter. Flattening enemies with his fists or with his legendary practical jokes, he's a tough enemy, and a troublesome friend. But Rob doesn't know how much longer he can keep up the act. As his buddies get married one by one, he's left with his lonely life - and the sinking feeling he lost more than his dreams when he traded them for a thick skin... -
Playing with You by Cheyenne McCray
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRicki 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... -
Mother Bucker by Elle Thorpe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGetting 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... -
A Real Cowboy Never Says No by Stephanie Rowe
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Stephanie Rowe delivers a brand new series set in Rogue Valley, Wyoming, home to the Stockton brothers, a clan of fiercely loyal and honorable men, and the women who touch the hearts of these rugged, loner cowboys. The only reason rancher Chase Stockton and his brothers survived their brutal childhood was because they protected each other... -
Rafe by Kathy Ivan
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen 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... -
Falling for the Cowboy by Kennedy Fox
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNever trust a man who wears nothing more than a cowboy hat and ripped jeans who asks if you’d like to save a horse and ride a... well, you get the picture. That should’ve been enough for me to walk away. I’ve been warned on several occasions about southern men—with their sexy accents, charming manners, and the ability to easily get any woman in bed—which is something I’ll be avoiding...Categorized as:
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Jake by Raeann Blake
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsChristopher Davis Reardon's wife died young, leaving him with two small boys to raise on his own. Jake and Davis were typical boys, but good kids. Mr. Reardon lived to see them both grow into the kind of men any father would be proud to call his sons. Respect for others, right from wrong, honesty, and the value of family were among the many things he taught his boys... -
The Rebel by Lena Hendrix
I was supposed to lay low while my Hollywood drama blew over. Not fall for a man with golden retriever energy who isn’t afraid to take what he wants. I was supposed to lay low while my Hollywood drama blew over. Not fall for a man with golden retriever energy who isn’t afraid to take what he wants...Categorized as:
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Sweet Prairie Passion by Rosanne Bittner
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhere the mountains reared up to kiss the sky, where the land stretched out to a vast, distant sea -- that's where Abigail Trent was heading. But the moment the spirited lovely girl set eyes on the handsome Cheyenne brave, she instantly knew that no life was worth living if it wasn't by the side of the Indian scout... -
Hot Cowboy Nights by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLET'S GIVE 'EM SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT . . . If gossip is the lifeblood of a small town, then Lizzy Logan has been its beating heart. After being dumped by her fiancé for another woman, she could have decided to crawl under a rock. But no, she'd rather really set tongues wagging by "moving on" with one of the hottest cowboys in Texas, who happens to live next door at the Lucky Penny Ranch... -
Shifting Calder Wind by Janet Dailey
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsChase Calder has no recollection of who he is, why he came to Fort Worth...or who tried to put a bullet in his head the night that a cowboy named Laredo Smith saved his life. Laredo recognizes him as the owner of Montana’s Triple C Ranch—but according to the local papers, Chase has just been declared dead, the victim of a fiery car crash. The only place Chase can find answers is at the Triple C.. -
Carter by Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCarter Sullivan, foster brother in the famous Campbell family, never had it easy. He was an abused kid, tortured by dealers, in and out of juvenile detention, until he was sent to the Circle C Ranch to be fostered. Life got better, but when Carter was eighteen, his ex-girlfriend pushed his baby daughter into his arms and took off, never to be seen again... -
Mason by SJ McCoy
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMason Remington fell in love with his little brother's best friend, Gina, when she was still in high school. It seemed they'd found their forever early in life. But somehow it all went wrong. Now--ten years later--Gina's back in town. This time he doesn't intend to let her leave... -
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... -
Dakota Home by Debbie Macomber
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis town is coming back to life! People have started moving to Buffalo Valley, North Dakota—people like Lindsay Snyder, who came as a teacher and stayed, marrying local farmer Gage Sinclair. And now Lindsay's best friend, Maddy Washburn, has decided to pull up stakes and join her in Buffalo Valley, hoping for the same kind of satisfaction. And the same kind of love... -
Mistletoe Cowboy by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 10 ratings'Tis the season for... A matchmaking grandma on a long-disantance mission Mistletoe temptation in every doorway A sexy cowboy with a killer smile When Gran Presely agrees to sell Creed Riley the Rockin' C Ranch for a song at Christmastime, he can hardly believe his good fortune. There's just one little catch-her tantalizing granddaughter Sage is part of the deal.. -
A Christmas Nanny for the Cowboy by Mia Brody
Gruff cowboy seeks nanny for hire. Must love babies, flannel, and kissing under the mistletoe.MicahI didn’t ask Santa for a baby for Christmas. But the precious bundle that was left on my doorstep needs me and I won’t let her down. Problem is I can’t run the Christmas tree ranch and care for a little one.So I ask Santa to send me a nanny for Christmas who can help me with my new daughter...Categorized as:
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Mystic Cowboy by Sarah M. Anderson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne good man could drive her all kinds of crazy. Men of the White Sandy , Book 1 Just who does Rebel Runs Fast think he is? Dr. Madeline Mitchell, the new doctor on the White Sandy Lakota Indian Reservation, knows there’s a good answer to that question. Somewhere... -
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Colt's Choice by Patrice Michelle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCOLT'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... -
The Outlaw by Lily Graison
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSarah Hartford always dreamed of a grand adventure. She just never expected to find it in the arms of an outlaw.When her father’s bank is robbed, Sarah doesn’t make the gunslingers’ escape easy. Putting her own safety behind those she hopes to protect backfires when she’s kidnapped by one of the escaping men... -
The Fight for Identity by Andrew Grey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill Martin’s racist father, Kevin, hates Native Americans and wants to keep them off his property, never mind that part of the ranch land is sacred ground for the Sioux. When they request access for prayer, Kevin refuses—but Will doesn’t share his father’s views. Ever since he first saw Takoda Red Bird during one of the Sioux sacred ceremonies, Will has been fascinated... -
The Rancher's Nanny by Sam Crescent
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCaleb 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... -
To Tame a Wild Cowboy by Lori Wilde
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat would it take to tame a wild cowboy? One minute, Rhett Lockhart is a love ‘em and leave ‘em bull rider with a slow, sexy smile, a swagger, and not a care in the world. The next, he learns his free-wheeling days are over: a baby has been abandoned in the hospital, and there’s no question: he’s the father... -
How to Marry a Cowboy by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRancher 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... -
Her Fated Cowboy by Donna Michaels
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsL.A. cop, Jordan Masters Ryan has a problem. Her normal method of meeting a crisis head-on and taking it down won’t work. Not this time. Not when fate is her adversary. Having kept her from the man she thought she’d always marry, the same fickle fate took away the man she eventually did. Thrown back into the path of her first love, she finds hers is not the only heart fate has damaged... -
Teasing Destiny by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsOne fateful night four years ago, Destiny Rose Porter gave in to her desires and ended up with a shattered heart. A heart that, with time, learned to heal and guard itself. But when Jefferson James Briggs returns to their small hometown of Wishing Well, Texas, memories of that unforgettable night come back with him.... JJ Briggs knew he had started something he couldn't finish four years ago... -
Big Sky Mountain by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWith his rugged good looks, vast wealth and family name, hell-raiser Hutch Carmody is still the golden boy of Parable, Montana. But he's done some growing up—making peace with his illegitimate half brother and inheriting half of Whisper Creek Ranch, which should have been all his... -
Big Sky Country (The Parable Series) by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe "First Lady of the West," #1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller is back with a new series about Parable, Montana-where love awaits. The illegitimate son of a wealthy rancher, Sheriff Slade Barlow grew up in a trailer hitched to the Curly-Burly hair salon his mother runs. He was never acknowledged by his father-until now... -
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Unbroken by Jay Crownover
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Marked Men series comes a captivating novella about a rugged rodeo star who will do anything to protect the people he loves. When rodeo star Crew Lawton loses everything in a bad bet, he has no choice but to take a new job to pay off his debts – even if it means becoming the face of an expensive male skincare line... -
One Night with the Cowboy by Eve Gaddy
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMeet the Kellys of Whiskey River, Texas, men who have always gone through life, and women, with their father’s legendary charm. Trey Kelly has it all. Eldest son of Boots Kelly, Trey runs the Kelly ranch, and Trey’s heart is with his “babies”, Kelly’s Champs, the World Champion cutting horses he breeds and sells... -
Promise Canyon by Robyn Carr
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAfter years spent on ranches around Los Angeles, Clay Tahoma is delighted to be Virgin River's new veterinary assistant. The secluded community's wild beauty tugs at his Navajo roots, and he's been welcomed with open arms by everyone in town—everyone except Lilly Yazhi... -
Bourbon Breakaway: A Small Town, Brother's Best Friend Romance by Sienna Judd
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy best friend’s sister is off-limits for more reasons than one.Chasing NHL hockey stardom, I left a lot of good things behind in my small town. Jolie was one of them.As my best buddy’s younger sister, she’s off-limits for me. And that’s without the promise I made her years ago to always be her friend.It was an easy promise to make then, but now, thirteen years later, it’s a hell of a lot harder... -
Calder Storm by Janet Dailey
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Janet Dailey journeys to the Lone Star state and the Cee Bar Ranch, where the Calders face a new threat to their land and way of life. In order to protect his family, Quint Echohawk is prepared to take a stand against a ruthless cattle baron who is more determined than anyone knows and more dangerous than the Calders could possibly imagine.. -
Comanche Woman by Joan Johnston
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe son of a white father and a Comanche mother, Long Quiet has long loved Bayleigh Stewart, the daughter of the wealthiest cotton planter in Texas, and has searched for years for the beauty, abducted by marauders, until he rescues her from her captors... -
Cowboy Bikers MC #1 by Esther E. Schmidt
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen eyes meet and make two hearts beat as one, there’s no holding the reins. Lust will take a turn and gallop toward love at full speed, taking on any danger it might face along the way. Weston - I’m the president of an MC located at a huge ranch which breeds both longhorns and quarter horses. I’m not just a biker, a cowboy or a rancher, but I am a man of many trades and talents... -
Promises Reveal by Sarah McCarty
He's a man who survives by his wits and lives by his own code. Along the way, he's left a trail of broken hearts, broken bones, and quite a few broken laws. But when he gives his heart to the right woman, it comes with a promise he'll never, ever break... Dedicated artist Evie Washington doesn't fancy herself the marrying kind... -
Caden's Vow by Sarah McCarty
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHis past has haunted him for a lifetime...but one woman could be his salvation Gunslinger Caden Miller's compadres are becoming a bit too domesticated for his liking. So he's off to Kansas territory to carve out a living and a space of his own--alone, just the way he likes it...Categorized as:
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My Kind of Trouble by Becky McGraw
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCassie Bellamy thought she'd left Bowie, Texas and Luke Matthews behind for good. She'd been gone for ten years and in that time had built a successful real estate business, had a new fiancé, and had all but forgotten about the Texas bad boy who'd sent her running to Phoenix in the first place. She wouldn't be going back now, but her daddy needed her at the Double B... -
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Unforgiven by Jay Crownover
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Marked Men series comes an irresistible and suspenseful romance between a tough Texas Ranger and his first love—a woman in danger who insists she doesn't need his protection.Hill Gamble is a model lawman: cool and collected, with a confident swagger to boot...Categorized as:
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Winter's Camp by Jodi Thomas
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Jodi Thomas has captivated readers around the world with her sweeping, heartfelt family sagas... -
Always a Cowboy by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe's the middle of the three Carson brothers and is as stubborn as they come—and he won't thank a beautiful stranger for getting in his way! Drake Carson is the quintessential cowboy. In charge of the family ranch, he knows the realities of this life, its pleasures and heartbreaks. Lately, managing the wild stallions on his property is wearing him down... -
The Rancher's Second Chance by Victoria James
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWidowed rancher Cole Forrester is all about running his family's ranch and guarding his heart. The last thing he's looking for is love, but when his little sister can't make it home to handle some of her wedding details, he's forced to entertain the event planner, Melanie Simms. Melanie is everything he's not even remotely interested in: she's high-society, complicated, and high maintenance... -
One Texas Night by Jodi Thomas
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Jodi Thomas lassos the heart of Texas with these four spellbinding stories, available together for the first time, where love shows up unexpectedly… Hank Harris wasn’t even looking for a woman when he ended up with a wife... -
The Cowboy's Triplets by Tina Leonard
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCallahan Cowboys are bachelors for life! That is, until Pete Callahan's wily aunt delivers her ultimatum. The first Callahan to marry and have children--the more kids the better--wins the family ranch. Like his five brothers, Pete never considered himself the marrying kind...
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