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  • Issued to the Bride One Sergeant for Christmas by Cora Seton

    Issued to the Bride One Sergeant for Christmas by Cora Seton

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Orphaned at seven, kicked out by his aunt and uncle at 16, Sergeant Emerson Myers gave up on family until General Augustus Reed chose him as his assistant, becoming as much a father-figure as a commanding officer...
  • Her Cowboy Billionaire Bad Boy: A Hammond Brothers Novel by Liz Isaacson

    Her Cowboy Billionaire Bad Boy: A Hammond Brothers Novel by Liz Isaacson

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A cowboy billionaire who's rough around the edges, the woman he ghosted last Christmas, and their second chance at happily-ever-after.Ames Hammond loves rules and organization, and his job as a cop gives him the structure he craves. But he quit that job months ago, and he has no idea what he should be doing with his life...
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  • A SEAL's Struggle by Cora Seton

    A SEAL's Struggle by Cora Seton

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She broke his heart. Now she’s back. When Win Lisle walked out on him five months ago, Angus McBride hardened his heart and committed to marrying a stranger to save Base Camp, the sustainable community he came to Montana to build. Now there’s just over a month until his wedding, he knows he can never love his backup bride, Leslie, and Win has come back—pregnant with his baby...
  • Cape Corral Keeper by Christy Barritt

    Cape Corral Keeper by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 8 ratings
    They agreed to marry. But they never agreed to fall in love.When Cape Corral Fire Chief Dillon McGrath saves a woman wearing a wedding dress from drowning, he knows he’ll have a great story to tell the guys at the station later. He never expected to get personally involved in the woman’s plight to stay alive...
  • Desperate Rescue by Christy Barritt

    Desperate Rescue by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The exciting conclusion to the Vanishing Ranch series . .
    Categorized as:
    suspense  christian  western
  • How West Was Won by Laylah Roberts

    How West Was Won by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Theirs was a love story like no other. . . Or at least it was in Flick O’Malley’s mind. All she’d ever wanted was a man to love her. A family to adore her. Protect her. And she’d do the same in return. Oh, she knew West Malone wasn’t your typical Prince Charming. He was blunt. He was gruff. Sometimes, he was downright scary...
  • 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...
  • Mackenzie's Heroes: Mackenzie's Pleasure / Mackenzie's Magic by Linda Howard

    Mackenzie's Heroes: Mackenzie's Pleasure / Mackenzie's Magic by Linda Howard

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 24 ratings
    Mackenzie's Pleasure Navy SEAL Zane Mackenzie is a pro. No mission has ever gotten the better of him…until now. Saving the ambassador's gorgeous daughter, Barrie Lovejoy, is textbook—except for their desperate night of passion. Though his job as a soldier ends with her freedom, he would sooner die than let the enemy harm the mother of his child...
  • SEAL's Vow by Elle James

    SEAL's Vow by Elle James

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Real estate agent Brenna Meyers is in a good position to work a side job as a private investigator searching for the money stolen from a bank. On a routine visit to a potential listing, Brenna discovers a grisly scene in an abandoned home. Her first thought is Squatters. A closer look reveals the house had been used as a place of torture...
  • Warrior's Resolve by Elle James

    Warrior's Resolve by Elle James

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Molly McKinnon’s father disappeared on a manhunt for an escaped convict. From what they’ve been able to piece together, whoever kidnapped her father, wants the location of the money the convict escaped to retrieve. Getting desperate, the kidnappers will do anything to get the McKinnon patriarch to tell what the convict told him, even go after the rest of the McKinnon family...
  • Cowboy's Bride: A Secret Baby, Ranch Western Romance by KC Crowne

    Cowboy's Bride: A Secret Baby, Ranch Western Romance by KC Crowne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I was absolutely riveted, all the way through."   ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Strong probability that you won't want to stop reading until the very last wonderful word."     She doesn't realize it yet...But Juliana will happily wear my ring.I'll prove to her I'm not the enemy she thinks I am.She's a perfect balance of class and beauty.And she's perfect for me...
  • Cocky in a Cowboy Hat by Em Petrova

    Cocky in a Cowboy Hat by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Liberty Baker is one step closer to happiness. After buying the ranch of her dreams to raise horses, she is also settling in to the small town of Crossroads. Everyone has been welcoming…except her neighbor, a hunky bachelor with a piercing, icy blue stare that haunts her more than she cares to admit...
  • Seagrass Secrets by Christy Barritt

    Seagrass Secrets by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s her best friend. She’s the woman of his dreams.Firefighter Colby Morris needs answers. After discovering a dead body, he then learns his best friend’s address was in the man’s pocket. He’ll do anything to keep Emmy safe—yet he wants to keep his heart safe also. That’s why he’s never told Emmy he’s in love with her...
  • Southern Charm: A Single Daddy Cowboy's Nanny, Secret Baby, Ranch Western Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Southern Charm: A Single Daddy Cowboy's Nanny, Secret Baby, Ranch Western Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From bestselling romance author K.C. Crowne comes the sexy, small town, cowboy romance.A little girl was dropped on my doorstep.And, this wild cowboy became a father overnight.I’ve seen a lot in my life.But nothing prepared me for fatherhood.What's worse is that El is five and she has my stubborn streak.H*ll, a man with my history isn't meant to raise another human.Sam is my only saving grace...
  • Driftwood Danger by Christy Barritt

    Driftwood Danger by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s on one side of the fight to preserve Cape Corral. She’s on the other.Abigail Ferguson wakes up in a strange place with bruises on her face and her hands bound. Someone is trying to teach her family a painful lesson and using Abigail as a pawn. When she’s able to call for help, only one person comes to mind—law enforcement officer Grant Matthews...
  • The Guardian by Dee Henderson

    The Guardian by Dee Henderson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 28 ratings
    A federal judge has been murdered. There is only one witness, and an assassin wants her dead. U.S. Marshall Marcus O'Malley thought he knew the risks of the assignment . . . but he was wrong. Introducing the O'Malleys, an inspirational group of seven, all abandoned or orphaned as teens, who have made the choice to become a loyal and committed family...
  • 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...
  • High Stakes Deception by Christy Barritt

    High Stakes Deception by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Former Texas Ranger and rodeo champion Ainsley Tatum will do whatever is necessary to figure out the truth surrounding her brother’s death in a terrorist bombing fifteen years ago. When her boss at Vanishing Ranch hands her the opportunity to find answers, Ainsley is all in—except for one caveat...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  christian  western  contemporary
  • Lethal Betrayal by Christy Barritt

    Lethal Betrayal by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Emily Holcomb never thought working for a nonprofit would endanger her life. But when she’s abducted by ruthless men, it’s clear someone has an agenda they don’t want exposed. She manages to escape, only to find herself at the mercy of another man. But is he her oasis or a deadly mirage?Former Mexican federal police commander Mateo Garcia wants to leave his painful past behind...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  contemporary  christian  western
  • Cowboy Bikers MC #2 by Esther E. Schmidt

    Cowboy Bikers MC #2 by Esther E. Schmidt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When 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...
  • Andrew by Kris Michaels

    Andrew by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Not all scars are visible.Andrew Hollister knew the wounds that make a person the most vulnerable couldn’t be seen. That last mission punched his ticket home. He’d survived when most of his team hadn’t.The physical damage had mended. The mental injuries hadn’t healed as easily. Hell, they hadn’t healed at all.Once burned, twice shy...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  western  cowboys  contemporary
  • Deadly Intent by Christy Barritt

    Deadly Intent by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sarah Chamberlain enjoys a new life far away from her abusive ex-husband, thanks to help from Vanishing Ranch. But when she starts to have unexplained, dangerous episodes and suffer memory lapses, she begins to doubt her reality.She senses her ex has found her. But she doesn’t know if the problem is real or if her mind is playing tricks on her...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  contemporary  christian  western
  • His Fifth Kiss: A Hammond Family Farm Novel by Liz Isaacson

    His Fifth Kiss: A Hammond Family Farm Novel by Liz Isaacson

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They once had a few summers together. Now, Michael Hammond is back in town after a devastating injury overseas. He's looking to reset and recover...not to fall in love.Of course Mike looks for and hopes Gertrude Whettstein will be on the farm. She was so much of Ivory Peaks and so important to him when they were teens...
    Categorized as:
    military  western  christian  contemporary
  • Knox by Susan May Warren

    Knox by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    His voice threaded through her, as if it might be made of rawhide, designed not to break, to weather time and elements, as sturdy as the land he probably worked. Because yes, he wore cowboy like a second skin, the no-nonsense aura of hard work and get ’er done. About KNOX: He's not looking for trouble... Montana rancher Knox Marshall's danger years are behind him...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  christian  mystery  western  contemporary
  • Fatal Vendetta by Christy Barritt

    Fatal Vendetta by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Trapped in a deadly game, Addison Barlow has no choice but to play by her tormentor’s rules.Following a terrifying home invasion, Addison’s life is controlled by fear. As the threats rise, she flees to a friend’s secluded cabin by Lake Tahoe. But when the woman next door disappears, Addie worries she just escaped one bad situation for another...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  christian  western  contemporary
  • A SEAL's Devotion by Cora Seton

    A SEAL's Devotion by Cora Seton

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s got a secret. She’s telling lies. Anders Olsen has a big problem. When he joined forces with nine other Navy SEALs to build a model sustainable community, he didn’t know he’d be filmed—or that the resulting television show would become a nationwide sensation. Now everyone’s watching Base Camp, which means everyone’s watching him. The show’s rules dictate it’s his turn to marry...
  • Tate by Susan May Warren

    Tate by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What will it cost this bodyguard to save the woman he loves? Bodyguard, Tate Marshall, has always been the family troublemaker. Maybe it's his impulsive propensity to get into the middle of problems that don't belong to him. But once in, he can't stop himself from trying to solve them and that includes his recent dilemma...
  • Jardin's Gamble by Laylah Roberts

    Jardin's Gamble by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jardin had once had it all. A submissive to love, cherish and dominate. His best friend to share her with.Until he lost it all.Then he hires a sassy, take-no-prisoners assistant with a surprisingly sweet, submissive side.Could she be his second shot at happiness?Bitter and angry, Carrick bailed on his previous life, with no intention of ever looking back. He didn't want or need anyone...
    Categorized as:
    military  contemporary  western  historical  bdsm  menage
  • Baker Brothers of Copper Creek Box Set: Copper Creek Romances by Natalie Dean

    Baker Brothers of Copper Creek Box Set: Copper Creek Romances by Natalie Dean

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Hello readers! Come get to know the Baker family and all six handsome brothers as they experience the ups and downs of falling in love in Copper Creek. This seven-novel sweet romance collection features rugged cowboys, second chances, former high school crushes, and brother’s best friend romances..
    Categorized as:
    suspense  contemporary  christian  western
  • Cole's Mistake by Laylah Roberts

    Cole's Mistake by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Everyone deserves a second chance, right? Cole Saxon wasn’t so sure of that. He’d burned so many bridges, he wasn’t sure anything he could do would be enough to make amends. Then fate brings him to Haven. To the brother he’d disowned and to the only two people to ever have a hold on his cold, black heart. Keira and Julian have been through hell...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  western  contemporary  historical  bdsm
  • Stolen Hearts by Kelly Moore

    Stolen Hearts by Kelly Moore

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    It was a day like any other on the ranch. Hard work and no play make for a cranky cowboy. Needing a night out on the town left me sneaking into my father’s house like a teenage boy. That was my first mistake of the day. The second was playing hero to a damsel in distress that turned out to be no damsel at all, but a sexy, snarky woman who took me by surprise...
  • A SEAL's Consent by Cora Seton

    A SEAL's Consent by Cora Seton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Navy SEAL Jericho Cook is living a lie. In order to save Base Camp, the sustainable community he’s building with his friends in Chance Creek, Montana, he must marry in the next forty days—and try for a family. But after the horrors he’s witnessed, Jericho's sworn to never put himself in charge of a child he can’t completely protect. At least he’s found the perfect wife...
    Categorized as:
    military  western  contemporary
  • Rogue Daddy by Laylah Roberts

    Rogue Daddy by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He’s paranoid, eccentric, and dangerous . . .Keira was being hunted.By the good guys and the bad guys. Only trouble is, who is who?Then he caught her.Zander.Gorgeous and blunt.Smart and insane.She shouldn’t want him, shouldn’t allow him through her thick shields. But Zander doesn’t know the word no. All he knows is what he wants.And what he wants, he gets...
    Categorized as:
    military  western  alpha male
  • The Rancher Returns by Brenda Jackson

    The Rancher Returns by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Discover New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson's The Westmoreland Legacy—a navy SEAL returns to his ranch…and finds irresistible desire!   Returning from active duty to find his ranch being dug up by a beautiful stranger isn't the homecoming navy SEAL Gavin Blake expected. Layla Harris is convinced there's buried treasure on his land...
    Categorized as:
    military  western  contemporary  historical
  • Word of Honor by Terri Blackstock

    Word of Honor by Terri Blackstock

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    WHAT WILL IT COST TO KEEP A PROMISE? Of the four people at the Newpointe post office when the bomb went off, three were killed instantly. The fourth, a five-year-old boy, lies comatose in the hospital and might not survive. Who would do such a thing? The answer comes in the form of a gunman crashing through the door of the hotel room where Jill Clark is staying...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  contemporary  western  mystery  christian
  • Issued to the Bride One Soldier by Cora Seton

    Issued to the Bride One Soldier by Cora Seton

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Jack Sanders built his career as an army intelligence operative on his uncanny ability to anticipate what the enemy will do next--but he never anticipated the trouble he's landed in. Removed from duty, his future on the line, he'll have to accept a truly unusual mission to redeem himself...
  • Cowgirl Heart by Em Petrova

    Cowgirl Heart by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s not easy to impress a Dalton girl… It’s not easy being a Dalton, let alone the last unmarried one of the Texas bunch. Keziah, or Kizzy, is drained by all the family weddings, and her sisters keep trying to rope and tie her to any old cowboy in the county...
  • Tough and Tamed by Em Petrova

    Tough and Tamed by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Revenge sex and a healthy dose of a bad boy making all the wrong decisions equals one hell of a wild ride. The horse is optional. Zayden Moon and his brothers are back home for the old man’s funeral, but too bad none of them give a damn what happens to the failing ranch they’ve inherited or all the bad memories that come with it...
  • Chiseled and Cherished by Em Petrova

    Chiseled and Cherished by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They’re enemies—with benefits. But what happens when their secret is revealed… On the surface, ex-bounty hunter Asher Moon’s got it all together. But as soon as he sets foot on the family ranch, he’s thrown back into his role as his dysfunctional family’s glue, and now he’s got his own ugly past to cover up too...
  • Bethany's Baby by Elaine Manders

    Bethany's Baby by Elaine Manders

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sweet, inspiring historical romance with heart-wrenching twists.Former nanny, Bethany Jamison goes west as a mail-order bride to escape a lecherous employer who threatens to expose her part in a past tragedy...
  • A Sharp Witted Bride for the Troubled Doctor: Historical Western Mail Order Bride Romance by Amelia Rose

    A Sharp Witted Bride for the Troubled Doctor: Historical Western Mail Order Bride Romance by Amelia Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    You can’t outrun a troubled past, no matter how fierce your love.All Demetri has ever wanted is to protect his deaf sister. It’s why he became a doctor, and it’s why he must get her away from Colorado. Hunted by the Irish mafia, Demetri and Sandy flee to Bear Creek, where they settle into a calm life, free from the troubles of their past… or so they think...
  • Sweet Kisses Limited Edition Sweet Romance Box Set by Tamie Dearen, Judith Lucci

    Sweet Kisses Limited Edition Sweet Romance Box Set by Tamie Dearen, Judith Lucci

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    21 New Heartwarming Romance Books that'll make you swoonA sweet contemporary romance anthology collection with twenty-one original, never-before-seen stories from bestselling and award-winning authors, Including WSJ and USA Today Bestselling Author, Judith Lucci.Each story written for this anthology is to benefit Pets for Vets...
  • Cowboy Bodyguard: Brotherhood Protectors World by K.L. Donn

    Cowboy Bodyguard: Brotherhood Protectors World by K.L. Donn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Marilyn Monroe Kingsley was coveted on the pageant circuit. Winning Miss California set her up to compete in the Miss America competition this year. Anyone who knew anything about pageant life knew she was going to win it, too. She had the looks, the skills, and the brains. But was it what Monroe wanted?She had private dreams of normalcy, family, and living a life she’d only seen on T.V...
  • Cowboy Bikers MC #3 by Esther E. Schmidt

    Cowboy Bikers MC #3 by Esther E. Schmidt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When 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...
  • Bad in Boots by Em Petrova

    Bad in Boots by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes the second time around is even better than the first...Cort Bellamy’s been avoiding his hometown of Crossroads, Georgia for too long. Who can blame him, when the small town is so thick with memories and everyone recalls that he let the love of his life slip away? However, his father’s summons for help on the family ranch can’t go unanswered much longer—and now he’s offering Cort a share...
  • Ranger Faith by Lynn Shannon

    Ranger Faith by Lynn Shannon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It's a deadly holiday season…Last Christmas, profiler Emilia Sanchez barely escaped the clutches of a serial killer. All she wants is to forget the incident and move on with her life, especially since the murderer is dead. But when she receives a poinsettia along with a threatening message, it triggers Emilia’s worst fears—that she’s not safe after all...
  • The Spinster by Tess Thompson

    The Spinster by Tess Thompson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Her love died on a battlefield. He carries a torch for a woman he’s never met. Can the tragic death of a soldier entwine the souls of two strangers?Colorado, 1920. Josephine Barnes wrote every day to her beloved fiancé battling in the trenches of the Great War. Devastated when he’s killed in action, she vows never to marry and buries her grief in the construction of the town’s first library...
  • A SEAL's Triumph by Cora Seton

    A SEAL's Triumph by Cora Seton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s bound to the past. She believes in the futureLieutenant Walker Norton might be cynical, but he isn’t a broken man—yet. Raised to understand the looming catastrophe of climate change, promised to a woman he doesn’t love, he long ago decided to live a life of service to his country, family and friends. It’s enough—until he meets Avery Lightfoot and realizes he wants so much more...
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