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The Homesteader's Sweetheart: Illustrated Edition by Lacy Williams
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 15 ratings**Special illustrated edition**Homesteader Jonas White is a single father to a passel of orphaned boys--and the tiny girl whose birth changed his life and got him banished from the only home he'd ever known. Penny Castlerock is the daughter of a wealthy banker. Far out of Jonas's reach. And the only person in the small Wyoming town who knows his secret... -
A New Day Rising by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe dream of their own farmstead and a good life in America had brought Roald and Ingeborg Bjorklund across the Atlantic to pioneer the virgin prairie of Dakota Territory. But Roald's tragic disappearance in a winter storm had turned Ingeborg's dreams into a living nightmare. Against nearly impossible circumstances and overwhelming grief, she struggles to keep the farm and her family together... -
Heart of Mine by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Caroline Fyffe makes love the grandest adventure on the frontier for the resistant darling of Eden, Colorado. Emma Brinkman is the most eligible bachelorette in town and staying that way. After learning twice that romance is a lie, she's focused only on making the mine she and her sisters inherited a booming success... -
A Trail so Lonesome by Lacy Williams
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSpending five months eating trail dust wasn’t Leo Spencer’s first choice. Or his second. He’s not one to run away, but some situations can’t be fixed and his family—two brothers and a sister—needs to start over. Which is how he finds himself on a westbound wagon train.Evangeline has a secret, one that has sent her on a journey across the plains on the Oregon Trail... -
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The Wordsmith by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe didn’t want to fall in love with him. He was too old, too English, and too much her sister’s best friend. Worst of all, he’s promised to another woman. Will duty keep them apart forever?As a child Adelaide Barnes felt sure she wouldn’t live to be an adult. However, she’s grown into a beautiful and ambitious young woman with big dreams for a literary career... -
The Unwanted Bride And Her Protective Rancher: A Clean Western Historical Romance Novel by Ember Pierce
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJane Blanchard is well-educated shy girl from New York.She recently lost both of her parents from cholera, but she wasn’t able to be there for them, at the end because of her work at the factory.She feels guilty about that, but also feels like there’s nowhere for her anymore. Thornton Duvall was orphaned at a young age, and he was taken in by a rancher... -
A Land to Call Home by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTaming the land came at great price. Will their love survive the loss? It has required long, difficult years to tame the virgin prairie of Dakota Territory, but in spite of heartache and back-breaking labor, the hardy immigrants recognize that God has been with them every step. What was merely a dream is now beginning to take shape... -
The Christmas Journey by Emma Ashwood
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThis Christmas Violet needs to find a husband before the orphanage finds one for her.Violet had been an orphan all her life and although she is grateful to the orphanage for their care, she knew she couldn’t stay forever. With her eighteenth birthday looming it was only a matter of time before she was turned out to find her own way... -
Cowboy Bites: A Rough Riders Cookbook by Lorelei James, Suzanne M. Johnson
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSaddle up and get ready to ride again with the infamous McKay family!New York Times bestselling author Lorelei James has whipped up six brand new Rough Riders short stories featuring fan favorite couples—Cord and AJ, Colby and Channing, Keely and Jack, Colt and India, Carter and Macie, and Boone and Sierra... -
At Love's Command by Karen Witemeyer
Haunted by the horrors of war, ex-cavalry officer Matthew Hanger leads a band of mercenaries known as Hanger's Horsemen who have become legends in 1890s Texas. They defend the innocent and obtain justice for the oppressed. But when a rustler's bullet leaves one of them at death's door, they're the ones in need of saving. Dr...Categorized as:
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Good Enough by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe third novel in New York Times bestselling author Kelly Elliott’s Meet Me in Montana series shows how family and true love can heal a broken past.After her mother died in a car accident when she was only five, and her father was determined not to show any emotions toward his only daughter, Timberlynn longs for a normal family... -
A Desperate Bride For A Gloomy Sheriff: A Clean Western Historical Romance Novel by Evelyn Boyett
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGeneva’s mother makes her become a mail order bride because the rest of the family will have a better chance of surviving if she’s out of the house.Even though she wants a family, her hopes are dashed when she gets a glimpse of her new life. Despite her disappointment, she decides to make the best of the situation. That’s what she’s been taught to do.Sully always wanted to be a sheriff... -
This Daring Journey by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe only hope to keep her newborn baby alive is to reach the safety of her Indian people… This mountain man is the last person she should trust to get her there. As a half-Indian raised among her Peigan tribe, Moriah Clark knows better than to trust white people. The tragedy that resulted in her birth is proof enough... -
A Secret Baby in the Show Me State by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA midnight tryst, an unknown admirer and a baby that is delivered to church with just a short note.On the day Deacon Hudson was set to be ordained, a bundle shows up at the church with a simple note on it. Deacon Hudson is the father. Take care of her.Deacon knows he’s not the father. The Immaculate Conception was a one time thing... -
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A Marriage of Convenience in the Show Me State by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt is wonderful to read a book with a warm core of love and values at the center, that still asks important questions. -Amazon reviewerZane Hudson just got custody of his four young children. Only problem is, he can’t watch his kids and run his farm, too. He needs a permanent housekeeper... -
Cape Corral Keeper by Christy Barritt
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...Categorized as:
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Breakwater Protector by Christy Barritt
One secret will tear them apart. The other will pull them closer.Lizzie McCreary needs to disappear. As danger stalks her, she escapes to windswept Cape Corral with her eight-year-old son, Preston. The isolated island offers her a desperate hope for safety.Saltwater cowboy Dash Fulton isn’t looking for love... -
Mail-Order Bride Surprise by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove challenged. Truth revealed.A home where she is welcome. That’s all Honor Ward wants. Oh, and maybe tenderness and yes, even love. She’s willing to do most anything to get it…even appear as a mail-order bride under false pretenses. She instantly falls in love with her new groom and is determined to prove she is the best wife and homemaker Luke could want... -
Trail of Secrets by Lacy Williams
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStella is the oldest of three sisters and she’s got a long history of being the one to protect and provide for her family. When a dangerous threat sent the Fairfax sisters on a wagon train journey west, Stella knew her best bet was to disguise herself as a man to keep herself and her sisters safe.Collin Mason has secrets of his own... -
Healing the Mountain Man's Heart by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the wild mountains of the Montana Territory, the Coulter ranch is a place of family, loyalty…and a hidden fortune.Jericho Coulter, the eldest of six fiercely devoted brothers, is entrusted with safeguarding his family and the secret that binds them together: the Sapphire mine. To keep tragedy from striking again, he allows no outsiders on their land... -
Wild Heart's Haven by Lacy Williams
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRachel never wanted to travel into the wilderness. The westward trail has stolen everything from her. Her home. Her family. Her husband. Now a match made out of necessity has trapped her in a marriage with a man she can’t stand.Owen likes Rachel about as much as his horse likes a burr under its saddle. She’s bossy and stubborn with an independent streak a mile wide. And a baby on the way... -
The Blacksmith's Mail Order Doctor by Karla Gracey
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNever give up on your dream—or on love.Unlike other women her age, Anna MacDonald has never set much hope in finding herself a husband.Far more important is the task of finding a position of employment... in a society that is untrusting of female doctors and that has so far proved challenging, to say the least... -
The Mountain Man’s Mail-Order Surprise by Karla Gracey
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGarrett Harding (Waabshkizi Mnidoo - Chippewa name meaning white spirit), was orphaned then found and raised by the Chippewa, whose camp is near Red Lake. His connections to the tribe and his birth heritage meant he was perfectly suited to move between the white towns and the tribe to trade... -
A Mountain Christmas Romance by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNow with an extra bonus epilogue! Only the fearless believe in Christmas miracles. Stripped of the family so important to his Viking heritage, Matthias Bjork is now on the hunt for his sister. Despite combing the entire Wyoming Territory, he hasn’t found any substantial leads regarding her whereabouts, but he has discovered a most unusual woman... -
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More Than a Dream by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBook 3 of RETURN TO RED RIVER by bestselling author Lauraine Snelling. Thorliff's goal of becoming a writer is within reach. Working for a newspaper in Northfield, Minnesota, he is busy writing articles and stories for the Minneapolis Tribune and Harper's Magazine... -
Where Wind Meets Wave by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDrawn from Wyoming Territory for the first time in his life, Jake Costner sets off to find his destiny, leaving his love behind in Logan Meadows. NOVELLA Where Wind Meets Wave, Book 6 of the Prairie Hearts series by USA Today bestselling author Caroline Fyffe, will keep you on the edge of your seat... -
A Heart's Gift by Lena Nelson Dooley
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIs a marriage of convenience the answer?Franklin Vine has worked hard to build the ranch he inherited into one of the most successful in the majestic Colorado mountains. If only he had an heir to one day inherit the legacy he's building. But he was burned once in the worst way, and he doesn't plan to open his heart to another woman... -
Love's New Beginnings by Penny Zeller
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhere it all began…Lydie Beauchamp recently moved with her aunts—sisters Myrtle and Fern—to the untamed Wyoming Territory... -
Believing the Dream by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFor as far back as he can remember, the dream of becoming a writer has burned brightly in Thorliff's heart. But when he arrives at college, things are not as he had imagined. Thorliff longs for the familiarity and nurture of his loved ones back home. The distance has created a rift between Thorliff and his childhood sweetheart. The only bright spot in his life is his job at the town newspaper... -
Sharpshooter in Petticoats by Mary Connealy
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMandy McClellen Grey, has become the focus of a feud thanks to her husband, who made this mess and then died. Far from home, Mandy, the best little rifle woman in the west, has resigned herself to a lonely life under siege rather than call for help and endanger her family... -
The Cowboy's Best Friend's Sister by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*Previously titled Cowboys Don't Have a Fake Marriage with Their Best Friend's Sister*She’s his best friend’s little sister.He’s never noticed her. Not like that.He needs to marry to inherit his money, so he’s hired a woman to be his fake bride. Only he’s too sick to get married.Now he’s confined in his small house with his fake fiancée-to-be and his best friend’s little sister... -
A Second Chance in the Show Me State by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey were high school sweethearts, but money and pride came between them. Can their twin sons trick them into falling in love again?Reid Hudson would be happy on his Missouri farm except he’d always thought he’d be sharing it with his soulmate, Emerson. Instead, he gets six months with each of his boys and splits the holidays. Not the life he’d planned... -
A Mistletoe Mishap in the Show Me State by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA man who hides fear with courage. A woman who needs a house but longs for a home. And the dog with anxiety issues who brings them together. Fire Chief Andrew Coleman has two rooms for rent. Reagan Boyle and her little brother need a place to stay, and fast.It should be cut and dried – she rents the rooms, he lives his life.Except for the memories of the mistletoe kiss they shared... -
Seagrass Secrets by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’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... -
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Driftwood Danger by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’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... -
Mac's Way: The Complete Series by Reg Quist
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“This is a heartwarming and family-friendly series of events. This is what I depicted the old western folklore was about.”Mac’s Way is a story about a family. A family with parents, children and grandparents. A family that loves one another. A family working hard to operate a cattle ranch in the pioneer days of the West. A family with heavy responsibilities. A family with hopes and dreams... -
Redeeming the Rogue by Kit Morgan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA RogueAn InnocentAnd one forgetful angel …Persephone Dodge had never been out of New York City, so a trip to visit her cousin in Creede, Colorado was a big adventure. So what if her father tagged along? She was determined to have an adventure. Then he showed up on her cousin’s doorstep.Atticus Judrow was a bounty hunter with a reputation for bringing in men more dead than alive... -
The Heart's Charge by Karen Witemeyer
Members of Hanger's Horsemen, Mark Wallace and Jonah Brooks arrive in Llano County, Texas, to deliver a steed, never expecting they'd deliver a baby as well. Left with an infant to care for, they head to a nearby foundling home, where Mark encounters the woman he'd nearly married a decade ago... -
Montana Reunion by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMONTANA REUNION - The McCutcheon Family series, Book ElevenArizona, May 1888A year and a half after Chaim McCutcheon was essentially left at the altar—for reasons he's yet to discover—one steadfast aim remains firm in his mind and heart... -
Daisy Creek Brides Books 5-8 by Amelia Rose
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to Daisy Creek. Here you’ll find dry summer heat, cattle-rustling outlaws, wild desert winds -- and maybe even love.In the days of the Old West, towns like Daisy Creek gave the promise of a new life in a land of opportunity.And for four young women, that is all they could hope for --A high-society belle, searching for a life and a home of her own... -
Daisy Creek Brides: Books 9-12 by Amelia Rose
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere is no better feeling than coming home. Come home with us, to Daisy Creek.Life is slow and easy in Daisy Creek.This small Nebraska town is home to many, from ranchers and tailors to restaurateurs and plain old cowboys—not to mention, a steady supply of bachelors... -
Brayden: The McKeegans by Kathleen Ball
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom, the Bestselling Author of The Kavanagh Brothers Comes an Epic Historical Western Romance.The McKeegans, a Captivating Saga of the Loves and Lives of Prosperous Montana Ranch Pioneers.Lose Yourself in This Enthralling Journey of Danger, Courage, Love, and Faith with The McKeegans...Categorized as:
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Echo Canyon Brides Box Set: Books 10 - 11: Historical Cowboy Western Mail Order Bride Bundle by Linda Bridey
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsImmerse yourself in the spellbinding Echo Canyon Brides series that critics describe as “a wonderful blend of hope, passion, romance, mystery, suspense and humor.” Book 10: Montana Miracle. How will Sofia Carter choose between two handsome men? Ranch foreman, Travis Desmond and army captain, Zeb Rawlins compete for her affections... -
The Christmas Kiss by Shanna Hatfield
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s a devoted single dad still grieving the loss of his wife.She’s an outrageously fun female with a temper that runs as hot as a teakettle.Will the two of them find a way to work together to give his son a Merry Christmas?When Gracy Randall returns to Hardman after almost six years away, she can’t wait to see the look of surprise on her parents’ faces... -
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Glory and the Rawhide Preacher by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom an award-winning author with more than one million books sold. Enjoy this heartwarming historical romance. Note: this book can be read as a stand-alone.Levi’s deal with God doesn’t include falling in love.Levi has devoted his life to preaching God’s Word. In exchange, he expects God to bring his outlaw brother back into the fold... -
Love on Target by Shanna Hatfield
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill romance hit its mark when true love is the target? Desperate for a fresh start, Rena Burke journeys from Texas to Oregon with only her father’s pistol and a plodding old mule for company. She takes a job working with explosives at a mine, spends her free time emulating her hero Annie Oakley, and secretly longs to be loved... -
A Trail Untamed by Lacy Williams
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAugust is a loner and prefers it that way. He only took the marriage wager to gain breathing room from his overbearing older brother. Besides, the wagon train still has a long journey before it reaches Oregon. Maybe he’ll meet someone who turns his head.Felicity longs for love and family, someone to choose her above all... -
Protecting the Mountain Man's Treasure by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the wild mountains of the Montana Territory, the Coulter ranch is a place of family, loyalty, a hidden fortune…and a bride he can’t remember marrying.Jude Coulter is far more comfortable in his family’s sapphire mine tucked in the Montana mountains than on the bustling streets of New York City, where he’s been sent to deliver a shipment of gems... -
Cowboy Bikers MC #2 by Esther E. Schmidt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 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... -
Committing to the Cowgirl by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter years away, Astrid Nilsson has returned home to Colorado, hoping to become Fairplay’s second doctor . . . and to find healing for her reoccurring consumption. Spirited and independent, Astrid doesn’t want her illness to be a burden to those she loves, so she has resisted getting serious about any man...
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