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  • 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...
  • Retreat by Jay Crownover

    Retreat by Jay Crownover

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 17 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...
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  • Montana Reunion by Caroline Fyffe

    Montana Reunion by Caroline Fyffe

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    MONTANA 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...
  • Brayden: The McKeegans by Kathleen Ball

    Brayden: The McKeegans by Kathleen Ball

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From, 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...
  • Her Brand of Justice by B.J. Daniels

    Her Brand of Justice by B.J. Daniels

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Exploring her hidden past May rob her of her future Ansley Brookshire’s search for her birth mother takes her from the gated estate where she grew up to Lonesome, Montana. This is where she meets Buck Crawford. Determined to help, the gorgeous rancher introduces her to Colt Brothers Investigations...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • The Lone Cowboy by Maggie Shayne

    The Lone Cowboy by Maggie Shayne

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Originally Titled: That Mysterious Texas Brand Man and Texas GuardianMarcus doesn’t celebrate Christmas anymore. Not since the holiday massacre of his entire family left him an orphaned child, traumatized and alone...
  • 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...
  • Lonestar Secrets by Colleen Coble

    Lonestar Secrets by Colleen Coble

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Can a secret be kept forever? Five years ago, Shannon Astor left the beautiful high-mountain country of West Texas as a single mother. She was desperate for a fresh start...and a way to keep the secrets of her past buried. It almost worked. Until a chance to make a better life for her daughter leads her right back home. To the very place of the past betrayals...
  • Shattered Valor by Elaine Levine

    Shattered Valor by Elaine Levine

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 13 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...
  • Dylan's Redemption by Jennifer Ryan

    Dylan's Redemption by Jennifer Ryan

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    There's a new sheriff in Fallbrook … Meet Dylan McBride. Jessie Thompson had one hell of a week. Dylan McBride, the boy she loved, skipped town without a word. Then her drunk of a father tried to kill her, and she fled Fallbrook, vowing never to return. Eight years later, her father is dead, and Jessie reluctantly goes home—only to come face-to-face with the man who shattered her heart...
  • Lonestar Angel by Colleen Coble

    Lonestar Angel by Colleen Coble

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 13 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Camp Hot Mess: Walker Hills #2 by Bella Jewel

    Camp Hot Mess: Walker Hills #2 by Bella Jewel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The second book in Bella Jewel's steamy new series coming March 2022!!!Unless you’re a mom, you just wouldn’t understand.The crying, the diapers, the late nights, the early mornings.The laughter, the smiles, the joy, the blessing.I get it. I’m living it. I love it.I also know that sometimes, moms need a break...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Lonestar Homecoming by Colleen Coble

    Lonestar Homecoming by Colleen Coble

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 15 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...
  • 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...
  • Against the Odds by Kat Martin

    Against the Odds by Kat Martin

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 16 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: 4.20 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...
  • Escape by Jay Crownover

    Escape by Jay Crownover

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Everything inside of him is screaming that he needs to run, he needs to go, he needs to escape. Lane Warner is used to being overshadowed and overlooked. After all, he’s the youngest brother and the most laid back one in the family. He’s the one known for going with the flow and not making waves, even when things seem to be at their worst...
  • Tyler by Linda Lael Miller

    Tyler by Linda Lael Miller

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    This Creed brother will go from rodeo star to family man in this beloved classic from New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller!Whether winning championship belt buckles or dealing with Hollywood types, former rodeo star Tyler Creed can handle anything. Except being in the same place as his estranged brothers. Yet here they are, all three of them, back in Stillwater Springs...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • My Favorite Cowboy by Donna Grant

    My Favorite Cowboy by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant rounds up the hottest cowboys in Texas in her latest novel of no-holds-barred passion.Audrey Martinez is a veterinarian who has devoted her whole life to the care and protection of horses―even if doing so leaves her little time for meeting a man...
  • 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...
  • Her Lucky Cowboy by Jennifer Ryan

    Her Lucky Cowboy by Jennifer Ryan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Everything's bigger in Big Sky country, including the hearts of the Montana Men... Champion rodeo rider Dane Bowden is eight seconds from winning under the Vegas lights, one last hurrah before reluctantly returning to his family's Montana ranch. But his bull has other plans. When Dane wakes up, he's sure he's died and gone to heaven . .
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Mercy by B.J. Daniels

    Mercy by B.J. Daniels

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The hunt for a killer leads to a battle between justice and desire… For U.S. marshal Rourke Kincaid, there's the law…and then there's his law. When the two don't agree, he always trusts his instincts. A killing spree has gripped the Northwest, showing a strange connection that only he sees, and now the old rules of justice no longer apply...
  • 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...
  • Lucky Shot by B.J. Daniels

    Lucky Shot by B.J. Daniels

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He's determined to uncover the truth behind a decades-old disappearance—even if it kills him... When hotshot reporter Max Malone gets a rare shot of Buckmaster Hamilton with a blonde woman near Beartooth, Montana, he chases down one of the senator's daughters to verify that the woman is his supposedly long-dead first wife...
  • Honor Bound by B.J. Daniels

    Honor Bound by B.J. Daniels

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Protecting her life will mean betraying her trust  Ainsley Hamilton has always been the responsible one of the family. As the oldest daughter of presidential candidate Buckmaster Hamilton, she's also a potential target. For months she's sensed someone following her...
  • Cowboy's Legacy by B.J. Daniels

    Cowboy's Legacy by B.J. Daniels

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nothing will stop a Cahill cowboy from protecting what’s hisAfter a rocky marriage and even rockier divorce, Sheriff Flint Cahill finally has something good in his life again. Maggie Thompson’s down-to-earth charm and beautiful smile hooked him from the start. When she disappears on the day they plan to start their lives together, all signs point to abduction—and his ex-wife...
  • Rescue at Cardwell Ranch by B.J. Daniels

    Rescue 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! Saving her once was risky. Rescuing her again may be fatal.   When Hayes Cardwell arrived in Big Sky, Montana, for his brother's wedding, the Texas P.I. didn't expect to play hero. But ever since he saved her from a brutal abductor, he can't get McKenzie Sheldon out of his mind and heart...
  • Antonio by Kathy Ivan

    Antonio by Kathy Ivan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tasked with locating a missing government witness, FBI agent Antonio Boudreau jumps at the chance to work closer to his home town of Shiloh Springs, Texas. Ever since somebody tried to kill her while under the feds protection, Serena Snowden’s been on the lam...
  • Wilde Love by Jennifer Ryan

    Wilde Love by Jennifer Ryan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In this first of New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Ryan’s new series, The Dark Horse Dive Bar, sassy singer-songwriter Lyric Wilde matches wits with FBI Special Agent Mason Gunn. And when her obsessed fan and Mason’s most wanted criminal targets her, he’s the only man capable of protecting her...
  • Hot for You by Cheyenne McCray

    Hot for You by Cheyenne McCray

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Having just arrived in Prescott, Arizona to housesit for one of her best friends, Carilyn Thompson would never have believed that a chance stop at a cafe would change her life forever. Catching the attention of the sexiest firefighter she'd ever seen wasn't too difficult when he's the one trying to save everything she owns from going up in flames when her car mysteriously catches on fire...
  • Wilde for You by Jennifer Ryan

    Wilde for You by Jennifer Ryan

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Ryan’s page-turning Dark Horse Dive Bar series continues with this story of love lost...and found…as a widow seeking to heal her heart crosses paths with a rancher/bartender who offers her a taste of adventure...
  • Betting on Hope by Debra Clopton

    Betting on Hope by Debra Clopton

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A bet gone wrong. A small town's meddling. And a cowboy intent on saving his ranch. Maggie Hope is an advice columnist whose background leaves her with little advice to give . . . and it's beginning to show. When Maggie fills in at an interview with champion horse trainer Tru Monahan, the on-camera chemistry between them is undeniable...
  • Tough Talking Cowboy by Jennifer Ryan

    Tough Talking Cowboy 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...
  • Christmas at Cardwell Ranch by B.J. Daniels

    Christmas at Cardwell Ranch by B.J. Daniels

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    AT CARDWELL RANCH, THE HOLIDAYS CAN BE BRUTAL… It had been years since Tanner "Tag" Cardwell's boots touched Montana soil. This Christmas he was determined to change that. Until a run-in with local Lily McCabe revealed dark secrets from his past and deep trouble for his future. Cowboys came and went in these parts...
  • Soul Deep by Pamela Clare

    Soul Deep by Pamela Clare

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Rancher Jack West knows what it means to love a woman with all his heart and to lose her far too soon. A widower for seven long years, he thinks love and romance are a part of his past. He devotes himself to his grown son and his family, the horses they raise, and the land that has been theirs for three generations...
  • Logan by Linda Lael Miller

    Logan by Linda Lael Miller

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 20 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...
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