Books like 'Christmas in Painted Pony Creek'
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Luke by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe 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... -
Cowboy Marrying the Lady by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTadgh O’Reilly followed the racehorse he fell in love with across the ocean and to the barren fields of North Dakota.Content to live with his young daughter in his small, caretaker’s cottage as long as he gets to see his beloved Thoroughbred every day, he never dreams that his life is missing something very important... -
Sheriff's Treasured Teacher by Clara Pines
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’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... -
Cowboy Looking at Me by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBrawley Powers made a mistake he's regretted for almost eleven years. But he didn't realize he had a daughter from that night until a stranger comes to town and puts the pieces together.Brawley sees the truth, but he's not sure if the mother of his daughter even knows who the father is, and whether she does or not, if she'll let him be a part of her life... -
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Gabriel: A Young Brothers Novel by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's a father's rights advocate lawyer with a sweet little girl. She's fighting for her own daughter. Can Gabe and Hilde find happily-ever-after when they're at such odds with one another?Gabe Young is splitting his time between Jackson Hole and Coral Canyon, where he's opened up a second branch of his family law firm... -
Micah's Mock Matrimony: Christmas Brides for Billionaire Brothers by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey were just actors auditioning for a play. The marriage was just for the audition – until a clerical error results in a legal marriage. Can these two ex-lovers negotiate this new ground between them and achieve new roles in each other's lives? Simone Foster has been breaking out of her normal routines more and more lately, and that includes joining the Three Rivers Theater Group... -
The Outlaw's Claim: A Passionate Western Romance by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThese friends with benefits are about to become parents…and all bets are off! A Westmoreland Legacy: The Outlaws story from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson.From friends to lovers to…having a baby? Maverick Outlaw is a man who knows his own mind—and he knew from the beginning that a fling with longtime friend Sapphire Bordella would be more than just sizzling, mind-blowing sex...Categorized as:
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Skyler's Wanna-Be Wife: Christmas Brides for Billionaire Brothers by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe needs a new last name to stay in school. He's willing to help a fellow student. Can this wanna-be wife show the playboy that some things should be taken seriously? Mallery Viera only has two semesters left to finish her degree. But her visa has expired, and through some identity theft and other confusing mishaps, she can't get it renewed... -
I'll See You In My Dreams - Sweeter Version by Sable Hunter, Ryan O'Leary
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe Hell Yeah! Sweeter Version Series continues with I'll See You in My Dreams (Hell Yeah! Sweeter Version Book 8) Zane Saucier is handsome, brilliant, powerful, a practicing cowboy and a successful attorney, but he cannot see. Presley Love is smart, intrepid, and attractive, but she wants not to be seen... -
Soldier's Secret Baby by Clara Pines
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCan a secret miracle give this wounded veteran a second chance at love?Chris Bell’s world was shattered when the woman he loved suddenly left him. Now a serious injury is cutting his military career short, and sending him home to Trinity Falls years before he expected...Categorized as:
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Marrying a Cowgirl by Natalie Dean
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe has a mad crush on the local veterinarian. He’s scared to death of her father and his rules. Constance Callahan has had only one crush her whole life. And she’s still crushing. She thought she’d lost her chance forever when he left Copper Creek. But now he’s back in town and the most eligible bachelor. She realizes it’s now or never to get his attention... -
Wyatt's Pretend Pledge: Christmas Brides for Billionaire Brothers by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTo get her inheritance, she needs a husband. He's wanted to fly with her for ages. Can their pretend pledge turn into something real? Marcy Payne has been flying the crop-dusters over farms and ranches in Three Rivers for two decades... -
The Chemistry of Christmas: Glover Family Saga & Christian Romance by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's the black sheep of the family, and she's a chemist who understands formulas, not emotions. Can Preacher and Charlie take their quirks and turn them into a strong relationship this Christmas?Preacher Glover doesn't feel like he fits in the loud, loving Glover Family... -
Pretend To Be My Cowboy: A Sweet Small-Town Romance by Sophia Quinn
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe only way to keep her safe is to make everyone think she’s his...Inheriting the ranch in Montana after her estranged father’s death is a surprise, but finding out she’s one of seven daughters is the real shock. And now Emma has to track them all down in order to sell? Oh yeah, this short trip to the middle of nowhere just got a whole lot more complicated...Categorized as:
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Lone Star Husband by Kat Baxter
A Fake Marriage, Husky Man/Curvy Girl RomanceHarrisonEight months ago I married a stranger to help with a “green card” situation. Now I need a wife for real to help save my family’s ranch. I’ve only met Birdie the one time, but I remember very clearly that she’s remarkably smart, adorably shy and has curves I want to spend the rest of my life exploring...Categorized as:
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Olivia's Ride by C.A. Harms
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKeeton Pearce hadn’t lived a life full of supportive, loving family… In fact, it was just the opposite. He had been on his own for so long he had no idea what it felt like to belong. He didn’t want to rehash the life he left behind, or even think about it. But the hate from his father followed him, slowly eating away at the life he had begun to build for himself...Categorized as:
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A Rogue Cowboy's Christmas Surprise by Stephanie Rowe
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRomance bookstore owner Sofia Navarro never forgot the homeless, handsome stranger who risked his life to save hers so long ago.Billionaire cowboy Keegan Hart, aka rescue dog dad, never forgot Sofia's sass, her spirit, her warmth, or the way she opened the heart of the rebellious loner who had lost everything.Neither of them forgot the intense, passionate love affair that ended too soon... -
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... -
Montana Pines Winter Romance by Jill Haymaker
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNever let your past define your future. Single mom, HALEY DUNN, is ready for a new start for herself and her four-year-old son, Noah. When she loses not only her job and home, but the man who she thought cared about her, she decides to leave her hometown in Michigan and head to the west coast... -
Cowboy Seeking Nanny by Janice Whiteaker
As a widowed father trying to build a family empire while juggling dirty diapers and bed times, Brody Pace has full hands.And an empty bed.Losing his high school sweetheart after the birth of their twins left him broken, battered, and lonely. But business doesn’t wait, and neither do toddlers...Categorized as:
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Rocky Mountain Desire by Vivian Arend
Matt Coleman always figured at this point in his life, he d be settled down with a family. Since his ex split for the big city, though, no way will he give anyone else the chance to drop-kick his heart. Physical pleasure? Hell, yeah, he ll take and give with gusto, but nothing more...Categorized as:
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Home for a Cowboy Christmas by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe 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
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe 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... -
Cowboy Haven by B.A. Tortuga
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Heath Barron leaves Texas for Northern New Mexico, he thinks he's getting a luxury house rental for a steal, getting away from his ex, and finding a home for his newborn triplets. What he finds is a broken down trailer, a freezing winter, and the feeling that he's at rock bottom in his life. Again.Former rodeo champ Kolt Cordova has a good life... -
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Country Born by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author, on Country Strong Don’t miss Country Born, the third book in Linda Lael Miller’s Painted Pony Creek series about three best buddies whose strength, honor and independence exemplify the Montana land they love. J.P. McCall has known Sara Worth his entire life. She’s his best buddy’s sister... -
The Loner: A Novel by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"You just can't do better than a Diana Palmer story to make your heart lighter and smile brighter."— Fresh FictionDubbed the Queen of Western Romance, New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer writes about passion & heartache, revenge & justice all set within a small-town community.Tanner Everett spends most of his time jet-setting around the world... -
Garrett by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsFast track up the political ladder, fast cars, fast women, that's Garrett McKettrick. Make that was. A scandal has brought him home to Blue River, Texas, a place where a man can slow down, take stock and plan his next move. Which doesn't include staying at the family ranch with his brothers. A city boy, Garrett does not think he has the land in his blood...Categorized as:
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Honky Tonk Christmas (Honky Tonk Cowboys) by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Christmas celebration that no one will ever forget...Sharlene Waverly is bound and determined to finally get going on that mystery novel she's been researching ever since the Year One, but she gets distracted by the Honky Tonk's previous barmaids' romance stories... -
Scrape the Barrel by Karley Brenna
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHurt people know hurt people. Years ago, Sage McKinley thought settling down in small town Bell Buckle was the only way to protect her daughter. It didn't hurt that she managed to get a job at the local cafe, doing what she loved most: baking. The perfect life she'd built for them was all that mattered—until everything was turned upside down...Categorized as:
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Just in Time for Christmas by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown's Southern twang and inimitable sass shine through in this romantic second-chance story.Footloose Liz Hanson has finally come home to Ringgold, Texas with a hankering to settle down. All she wants for Christmas is a house of her own-and the man of her dreams. The house was easy...Categorized as:
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Red Dirt Christmas by N.R. Walker
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratings**14,500 words, gay romance** Travis had been here at Sutton Station for just over a year. We were technically engaged, not that we’d told anyone. He was happy just knowin’ I’d said yes, and I had some head-clearin’ stuff to work through. Knowing I was good enough for Trav was one thing, but knowing if I was good enough to be a husband and father was somethin’ else entirely... -
Rocky Mountain Forever by Vivian Arend
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA return to the bestselling SIX PACK RANCH series by New York Times Bestselling Author Vivian Arend. While this book contains a stand-alone romance, it’s best read as a part of the series.-------It’s never too late for love. Years ago, Mark Coleman made the only possible choice and left Rocky Mountain House before he tore his family apart... -
Lone Star Ex-Con by Kat Baxter
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...Categorized as:
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The Navy SEAL's Christmas Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIt’s Christmas time at Crescent Hall, but don’t expect peace, harmony and goodwill among men... -
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The Navy SEAL's Christmas Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s Christmas time at Crescent Hall, but don’t expect expect peace, harmony and goodwill among men... -
Tyler by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThis 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...Categorized as:
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The Rebel by Lena Hendrix
I was supposed to lay low while my Hollywood drama blew over. Not fall for a man with golden retriever energy who isn’t afraid to take what he wants. I was supposed to lay low while my Hollywood drama blew over. Not fall for a man with golden retriever energy who isn’t afraid to take what he wants...Categorized as:
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Home of the Heart by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA heartwarming novel of complicated families, new neighbors, and fresh hope from a New York Times bestselling author who writes "Southern comfort in a book." —Sheila Roberts Allie Logan has her hands full with a bad breakup, a struggling renovation business, a sister who won’t stop flaunting her engagement ring, and a grandmother who keeps wandering off at the most inopportune times... -
Long, Tall Texans by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsETHAN Arabella Craig was eighteen when Ethan Hardeman first opened her eyes to passion…and then turned around and married another woman. Four years later, tragedy brings Ethan, still just as tall and handsome, but newly divorced and bitter, back into her life. He runs his family's cattle empire with an iron hand, yet he refuses to loosen his grip on the reins holding back his heart...Categorized as:
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Virgin Cowboy by Kat Baxter
Can this runaway mail order bride find forever with the husky cowboy who saves her?JosieWhat kind of woman answers an ad for a mail-order bride and then backs out of the deal?A desperate one. Like me.My dad just died, leaving me alone in the world. I'm penniless and orphaned, trying to find the twin I never knew I had...Categorized as:
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Tall, Dark, and Texan by Jodi Thomas
Teagen McMurray would ride to hell and back to protect his land. He'd certainly never felt that way about a woman. At least not until Jessie Barton showed up with her three little girls, desperate for a place to stay. Suddenly he finds himself proposing marriage, telling himself it is only to protect her and her children ..Categorized as:
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Christmas at Home by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Carolyn Brown brings her 100% unique and authentic voice to this heartwarming tale of the magic of Christmas.Sage Presley's Western paintings are in big demand. She should be at her gallery's holiday show, but she has to race back to Palo Duro Canyon in a desperate effort to prevent her grandmother from selling her ranch... -
Merry Cowboy Christmas by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTHIS CHRISTMAS, SANTA'S WEARING A STETSON'Tis the night before Christmas and all through the house is the presence of one wickedly hot cowboy who's come to stay for the holiday. Fiona Logan is downright shocked to return to her childhood home and find that the tall blond stranger who came to her rescue on an icy road will be sleeping just across the hall from her bedroom. Talk about temptation . -
Remembering the Rancher: A Small Town Christian Cowboy Romance by Liwen Y. Ho
Will her forgotten memories of the past be the key to healing their future? Annabella Knight would be the first to admit that her marriage has been on the rocks for a while, but she never expected to be served divorce papers at work. Already feeling like a disappointment to God and to her family, there’s plenty that she would like to change about her past...Categorized as:
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Yuletide Cowboy by Debra Clopton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter three years in Mule Hollow's women's shelter, single mother Lynn Perry is finally spending the holidays in her own house. And then the town's matchmakers send over a hunky cowboy to hang Christmas lights…Lynn hopes there's no mistletoe around...Categorized as:
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Hope For Christmas (Cowboy Way) by Becky McGraw
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHope For Christmas was originally included in the holiday anthology Santa Wore Spurs. This novella launches The Cowboy Way series. Cord Dixon, Mr. Laramie in the world of western clothing modeling, loses his job because he refuses to sleep with his female boss. Christmas is coming, and his bills are due, so he takes the only job he can find. A mall Santa... -
A Cowboy Christmas Miracle by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt will take a miracle bigger than the state of Texas for these two feuding families to survive the holidays! Opposites might attract...The Brennans and the Gallaghers put aside their one-hundred-year feud every Tuesday for their weekly poker game. This week, the stakes are sky-high... -
Cowboy's Legacy by B.J. Daniels
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNothing 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... -
A Tall, Dark Cowboy Christmas by Maisey Yates
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s Christmas in Gold Valley, and this wounded widower is about to get another shot at love… Grant Dodge didn’t expect to find a woman sleeping in an abandoned cabin on his family ranch. Or to find her so intriguing. Unlike every other woman in town, McKenna Tate doesn’t know Grant’s a widower. There’s no pity in the looks she gives him... -
A Cowboy for Christmas by Sara Richardson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCome home to Topaz Falls, Colorado, where the best way to spend Christmas is in the arms of a cowboy!When the beloved Farm Café in Topaz Falls burns to the ground, widow Darla Michaels comes up with the perfect plan to help her friends rebuild -- a Cowboy Christmas Festival complete with a sexy bachelor auction and a benefit rodeo...
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