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  • Luke by Liz Isaacson

    Luke by Liz Isaacson

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He swore off women when his ex told him he might not be their daughter's father. But a paternity test confirmed he is, and Luke Young has dedicated his life to Corrine and his brothers' band. There hasn't been time for a girlfriend anyway. He's tried here and there, and the women in small-town Coral Canyon are certainly interested in him...
  • Rough Country by Lauren Landish

    Rough Country by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Is it really a dream come true if it means losing the one thing you never knew you needed? Willow Parker is excited to move to Podunk, Nowheres-ville. That’s what she’s telling herself, but it’s not working until she meets a dark-eyed, honey-voiced cowboy. That’s when her new small-town life starts looking a lot less temporary...
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  • Blaze: A Young Brothers Novel by Liz Isaacson

    Blaze: A Young Brothers Novel by Liz Isaacson

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He's dark as night, a single dad, and a retired bull riding champion. With all his money, his rugged good looks, and his ability to say all the right things, Faith has no chance against Blaze Young's charms. But she’s his complete opposite, and she just doesn't see how they can be together......so she ends things with him.But Faith Cromwell can't seem to stay away from Blaze...
  • Sheriff's Treasured Teacher by Clara Pines

    Sheriff's Treasured Teacher by Clara Pines

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s sworn to protect his heart, but she’s ready to serve up some holiday cheer.When it comes to happiness, grumpy Sheriff Cal Cassidy is an officer in need of assistance. But he’s not ready for it to come in the form of his son’s pretty new pre-school teacher. Sure, she’s kind and she’s patient and she smells like cinnamon cookies...
  • 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...
  • Frank by Kris Michaels

    Frank by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 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...
  • The Brides of Purple Heart Ranch: Books 1-3 by Shanae Johnson

    The Brides of Purple Heart Ranch: Books 1-3 by Shanae Johnson

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Three SWEET Marriage of Convenience Western Romances in ONE Boxset! If you believe in heroes… If you know that the power of love will heal all wounds… Then you’ll love these light-hearted, clean and wholesome romances of convenient arrangements that unfold into lasting love...
  • Fire On The Farm  (Second Chance Cowboy Romance) by Betty Shreffler

    Fire On The Farm (Second Chance Cowboy Romance) by Betty Shreffler

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Losing the man she loved to a terrible accident, pushes Amy Flanders into a life of independence. Her only source of comfort is her work—a business dedicated to the care and training of horses. Until one lonely night leads her into the arms of Brock Baisdin. A man who fulfills her deepest desires and reignites a flame long forgotten...
  • 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...
  • A Fake Marriage for the Grumpy Cowboy : Rolston Ranch Brothers by Hanna Hart

    A Fake Marriage for the Grumpy Cowboy : Rolston Ranch Brothers by Hanna Hart

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    August Rolston wanted to escape his small town Texas lifestyle when a gorgeous enemy complicated his reality even more. The arrogant overachiever, Belle Danson, was the hydroponics expert that he needed for his organic greenhouse.She was annoyingly driven and also had a special talent for driving August crazy...
  • Just a Cowboy's Best Friend by Jessie Gussman

    Just a Cowboy's Best Friend by Jessie Gussman

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Teagan Lepley is asked to cat-sit by a kindly lady in town, she wasn't expecting the neighbor to be so "friendly." So she asks her best friend to hang out with her so she can honestly say she's busy. What she wasn't expecting was the entire town to think that there is - finally - something more going on between her and her best friend...
  • Winning the Cowboy by Kennedy Fox

    Winning the Cowboy by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Working on the ranch and settling down is all Grayson’s ever wanted in life. When he meets the woman who could make that a reality, he learns she hates him with every fiber of her being. He knows she’s being unreasonable since their bickering is the hottest foreplay he’s ever had. Mackenzie Bishop’s an elementary school teacher and can tolerate a lot until it comes to Grayson...
  • Tempting Love by Kelly Elliott

    Tempting Love by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Can a woman actually make you feel like you’re losing your damn mind? Yes. If she is Corina Miller. The only woman who has ever made me long for something more, and let me tell you, that has me all kinds of messed up. After months of ignoring my feelings, it’s clear to me I’ve fallen for those piercing blue eyes and sexy smile...
  • Love Profound by Kelly Elliott

    Love Profound by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    I write about love, but I’ve never experienced it. Sure, I’ve been with guys that I cared about. Even thought I found ‘the one’. He turned out to be the frog and not the prince.A few Frank Sinatra songs and a wildly handsome cowboy who calls me Darlin’, will have me second guessing everything I ever thought I knew about love...
  • Otis: A Young Brothers Novel by Liz Isaacson

    Otis: A Young Brothers Novel by Liz Isaacson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He's finished with his last album and looking for a soft place to fall after a devastating break-up. She runs the small town bookshop in Coral Canyon and needs a new boyfriend to get her old one out of her life for good...
  • 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...
  • Rocky Mountain Home by Vivian Arend

    Rocky Mountain Home by Vivian Arend

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The FINAL NOVEL in the bestselling SIX PACK RANCH series by New York Times Bestselling Author Vivian Arend. ------------- There’s no distance you can run to escape the past. Too stubborn to face his sins, Jesse Coleman bolted from the Six Pack Ranch, only to fall straight into the arms of a beautiful stranger...
  • 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...
  • Just One Date by Chris Keniston

    Just One Date by Chris Keniston

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Home 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...
  • Isabella by Jennifer Foor

    Isabella by Jennifer Foor

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 15 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...
  • Redeem My Heart by Kat Baxter

    Redeem My Heart by Kat Baxter

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Shelby silently nursed a crush on Dane all through high school, despite the fact that he was way out of older, handsome, and dating the most popular girl in school. Years later when he returns, wounded, after serving abroad, Shelby accidentally starts a rumor that they’ve been secretly dating...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Back To Us by J.H. Croix

    Back To Us by J.H. Croix

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A hate to love, second chance romance.Just how wrong is it to want my best friend’s little sister?And, how do you fix a broken heart? This inquiring mind wants to know. It probably doesn’t matter though because Nora hates me.If you ever wondered, it is possible to live and work with someone in a small town and not speak to said person for months...
  • A Real Cowboy Never Says No by Stephanie Rowe

    A Real Cowboy Never Says No by Stephanie Rowe

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    USA 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...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  m-f  humor  western  contemporary  length-short
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • High Meadow by Freya Barker

    High Meadow by Freya Barker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 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...
  • Her Uniform Cowboy by Donna Michaels

    Her Uniform Cowboy by Donna Michaels

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    HER UNIFORM COWBOY Harland County Series/Book 3: Kade 85,000 words Heat Index: Hot Desperate for change after a verbally abusive relationship, Brandi Wyne leaves a symphony career, her family, and the Poconos to fall back on a designing degree and a chance to renovate a restaurant/pub in Texas...
  • Lone Star Ex-Con by Kat Baxter

    Lone Star Ex-Con by Kat Baxter

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
    A Reverse Age-Gap/Curvy Girl RomanceMonroeI just got out of prison. I literally have blood on my hands. It doesn’t matter if it was an accident or even justified. I'm tainted. One look at the bespectacled, curvy librarian, and I’m hooked. Clean, educated, and polished, Callie is beautiful, sweet, and the sheriff’s sister. She’s the last person I should want because I’m the worst person for her...
  • The Navy SEAL's Christmas Bride by Cora Seton

    The Navy SEAL's Christmas Bride by Cora Seton

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    It’s Christmas time at Crescent Hall, but don’t expect peace, harmony and goodwill among men...
  • The Navy SEAL's Christmas Bride by Cora Seton

    The Navy SEAL's Christmas Bride by Cora Seton

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It’s Christmas time at Crescent Hall, but don’t expect expect peace, harmony and goodwill among men...
  • Rocky Mountain Desire by Vivian Arend

    Rocky Mountain Desire by Vivian Arend

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Book 3 in the Six Pack Ranch series by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Vivian Arend---------Nothing comes easy. You've gotta work for it.Six Pack Ranch, Book 3Matt 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...
  • Against the Sun by Kat Martin

    Against the Sun by Kat Martin

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 16 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...
  • The Marine's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton

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

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    If Gunnery Sergeant Zane Hall wants to save his family’s ranch, he’ll need to fix up the buildings, stock the spread with cattle—and find a wife. The first two are easy with the help of his brothers, but getting hitched is proving more difficult. When he meets mountaineer Kenna North through an online ad, she seems like the perfect fit—at least in her e-mails...
  • 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...
  • Catching the Cowboy by Kennedy Fox

    Catching the Cowboy by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 13 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...
  • The Cowboy Imports a Bride by Cora Seton

    The Cowboy Imports a Bride by Cora Seton

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Rob 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...
  • The Truth About Cowboys by Lisa Renee Jones

    The Truth About Cowboys by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Steamy, sexy, and laugh-out-loud funny, THE TRUTH ABOUT COWBOYS is a new contemporary novel that will pull your heartstrings and steam up your e-reader… While I was off pitching in the big leagues, my family was back in the small town of Sweetwater, Texas, running the family ranch. Then tragedy hit and I discovered there were secrets that my family kept, problems they hid...
  • The Man from Stone Creek by Linda Lael Miller

    The Man from Stone Creek by Linda Lael Miller

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 20 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...
  • Glitter and Grit by Jessie Evans

    Glitter and Grit by Jessie Evans

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A sexy small town romance from NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Jessie Evans. This ride is going to last a lot longer than eight seconds… Female professional bull rider, Reece Hearst, graduated from the school of hard knocks. With honors. Because life is like bull riding—when it sends you to the dirt, you do whatever it takes to get on your feet, even if you have to crawl...
  • The Maverick Cowboy by Kate Pearce

    The Maverick Cowboy by Kate Pearce

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The heartbreak of their childhood drove the Morgan brothers far from their family’s California ranch—and one another. But as they face the wounds of the past, each feels the land calling him home . . .   Blue Morgan never thought he’d crave long days on horseback, working the cattle ranch where he grew up...
  • The Bad Boy Cowboy by Kate Pearce

    The Bad Boy Cowboy by Kate Pearce

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Morgan men thought they left their troubled pasts in the dust. But one by one, they find themselves returning to the northern California ranch where the bad times began. Together, they have a chance to forge a new future based on brotherhood, hope, and love . .
  • Summer Nights with a Cowboy by Caitlin Crews

    Summer Nights with a Cowboy by Caitlin Crews

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    USA Today bestseller Caitlin Crews returns with Summer Nights with a Cowboy, another emotional romance in her stunning cowboy series Kittredge Ranch….He doesn’t believe in love…Traveling nurse Janie Atwood has come to Cold River to uncover old family secrets and maybe, if she’s lucky, find a new home...
  • The Ranger's Fake Bride by Lia Rae

    The Ranger's Fake Bride by Lia Rae

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She wants her inheritance, he wants to save his ranch. The only way to accomplish both is to marry someone they’ve never met.Sadie has done everything her father asked, but when she returns home from college he gives her an ultimatum. Leave town and get married to a stranger to get her inheritance and stay out of his life, or get nothing...
  • The Stardust Cowboy by Anne McAllister

    The Stardust Cowboy by Anne McAllister

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He is nobody’s hero…Wyoming rancher Riley Stratton has nothing in common with his newly discovered young nephew Jake’s imaginary “stardust cowboy”—the one who makes dreams come true. Riley’s own dreams died so many years ago, he doesn’t even think about them anymore. Now he just works hard, doing his duty by the family ranch. He knows it’s only fair to buy out Jake’s half...
  • Three Cowboys and a Baby by Kate Pearce

    Three Cowboys and a Baby by Kate Pearce

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Inspired by the 1980's classic hit, Three Men and a Baby, New York Times bestselling author Kate Pearce introduces a trio of former Marines-turned cowboys working and living the ranch life...
  • Hot Cowboy Nights by Carolyn Brown

    Hot Cowboy Nights by Carolyn Brown

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    LET'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...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  m-f  western  contemporary  length-long
  • Long, Tall Cowboy Christmas by Carolyn Brown

    Long, Tall Cowboy Christmas by Carolyn Brown

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A heartwarming holiday read from USA Today bestselling author Carolyn Brown Nash Lamont is a man about as solitary as they come. That's exactly why ranch life in middle-of-nowhere Happy, Texas suits him. So what the heck is he doing letting a beautiful widow and her three rambunctious children temporarily move in? Before he knows it, they're stringing Christmas lights and decorating the tree.
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