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The Lost Heiress Of The Ruby Valley: A Clean Western Historical Romance Novel
Felicity Wells - 2021
Montana Mail Order Brides Box Set: Books 10 - 12
Linda Bridey - 2014
Her father, the chief of her tribe, has denied the divorce she is entitled to by Lakota law and she lives in misery until with the help of a friend, is able to contact Jack Samuels, the handsome deputy she fell in love with years ago. Jack Samuels, heartbroken when Sparrow’s tribe left for good, has never forgotten his Lakota maiden. When he receives a mysterious letter from Nebraska, he quickly realizes that Sparrow is reaching out for help. He jumps at the chance to be with Sparrow again and is soon on his way to rescue her. Getting Sparrow back home to Dawson is the easy part. While danger lurks everywhere, the biggest threat comes in the form of secrets and lies. Can their love survive or is the handsome deputy and the Lakota maiden’s love to be forever denied? Westward Christmas Sasha McCall and Dr. Ben Walker shared an instant connection when she visited Dawson, Montana before. Sasha moves to Dawson and a powerful romance develops. The Christmas season approaches but events test their love turning things dark. Can they find joy and light again? Westward Visions Reckless Wolf on the Hill is a Lakota brave who lives near Dawson, Montana. He’s a fun-loving, fierce warrior who is in search of a bride. However, there are no women in their tribe who catches his eye, especially because most of them are related to him. Courting a woman from Dawson is out of the question because no woman he knows there would ever live in an Indian village. After voicing his frustrations to his friend Abby Bradbury, she convinces him to search for a bride with a tribe she was friends with in Wabasha, Minnesota. Reckless is always willing to do the unexpected or come up with creative ways to solve problems and decides to give it a chance. Whispering Brook is a Lakota maiden who’s romantic future looks bleak due to a familial tragedy. Considered bad luck by most of the tribe now, none of the younger braves wish to court Brook. When Abby first contacts her family about this Montana brave who is looking for a bride, Brook is filled with dread at the thought of marrying someone she has never met. Her parents accept this Reckless’ proposal, however, because he offers a very good bride price. Though it is unusual, her parents agree to let Brook exchange letters with Reckless if it will ease their beloved daughter’s mind about the man. By the time her family makes the trip to Dawson, Brook is smitten with Reckless and even more so upon meeting him. He’s handsome, charismatic, and lives up to his name. Reckless finds Brook beautiful, sweet, and spirited; just what he’s been looking for in a woman. Their romance blossoms and they are soon married. The young couple is happier than they ever expected until a devastating tragedy befalls the tribe and creates tension and heartache for all—including them. Reckless and Brook face an uncertain future when pride and anger threatens to divide them for good. Can they get past these obstacles to ensure their visions of a life together?
Broken Dukes and Charming Ladies
Leah Conolly - 2020
A charming runaway. A caring governess. Three ladies on a quest to mend a Duke’s aching heart…A Rebellious Lady for the Brokenhearted DukePeople would expect the daughter of the Earl of Waymouth to be awell-mannered lady, but Elizabeth Gladstone keeps finding new ways to shock the ton. James Graham, the widowed Duke of Darrington, has the exact same reaction at first until he realizes that she may be the one to end his loneliness. But someone is ready to do anything to keep them apart at all cost and James will have to beat the enemy in their own game, if he wishes to save the fierce lady that now holds his heart…Pretty Little Lies for the Duke’s HeartCharlotte Hackney is desperate to escape an arranged marriage to an infamous French Compte, so she switches places with a lowly woman bearing an uncanny resemblance to her. Duncan Lancaster, the Duke of Willeton, the owner of a successful business exporting wine to France finds that his cargo includes more than bottles of wine... Intrigued by the charming stowaway, he offers her a position in his household and eventually, his heart. But not everyone falls for Charlotte’s charade... How far will Charlotte go to keep her identity secret?The Mystery of the Broken DukeCharlotte Willmington, having spent the past years filling the void her mother’s passing left, deems that her only option now is a position as a governess. In his attempt to overcome the grief of his wife’s death, Nathaniel Burke, the Duke of Wimsley, has become a stranger to his own daughter, Eva. Hiring Charlotte as Eva’s governess is exactly what Nathaniel needed, as she helps mend what was broken between them and his own wounded heart, too… But warnings of someone close to him wishing him harm will have Nathaniel ready to protect his family, Charlotte included, because losing her will be the fatal blow to his bruised soul…
A Bride to Tame the Rider’s Heart
Melynda Carlyle - 2020
When she sees an ad for ‘Mercer’s Belles’ she decides to take the offer and travel as one of the potential brides to Wyoming with a job as the new schoolteacher in town.Bill Morrow, along with his brother Ted, have just sold their ranch to pay their late father’s debts. Losing part of their childhood and downcast with thoughts about the future, the duo enter a bull-riding competition in the town’s first ever rodeo. A calling they never knew they had, the rodeos, become their silver lining.When Madeline sees Bill on top of that bull, she knows her trip was worth the angst. Love at first sight strikes, and soon both Madeline and Bill, as well as her new best friend and Ted are courting each other and believe they have found their much-needed harmony and love.But when jealousy finds fertile ground, tragedy is right around the corner, and this will prove to be the real test…. Can their love withstand their fate?Find out in this epic romantic story with a twist and a touching finale to warm your heart!*If you like engaging characters, heart- wrenching twists and turns, and lots of romance, then you’ll love “A Bride to Tame the Rider’s Heart”!
Chronicles of Love and Devotion
Abigail Agar - 2018
Claire, Duke of Thornton, never cared much for society. He flew in the face of tradition whenever he could, but from the moment he met the strange artisan shouting out a rallying call, his curiosity is piqued. Jules Kelley's opinion of high society is pretty low. When a noble playing commoner stumbles upon her and gets wind of her secret, she is all but certain that things could not get worse! Together they stumble into a mystery surrounding a fire that should never have happened, and get pulled into the darker corners of society and forbidden love.The Captain of Her Betrayed HeartAfter what should have been one of the happiest nights of her life turned tragic, Gwyn decides to run away from England and everything she knew and loved. Four years ago, Jack decided to join the army, when the woman he had loved fiercely had fled with no sign as to why. Now it's time Jack returns home, to find himself in an unexpected situation. The announcements of Jack's impending betrothal and Gwyn's own ardent suitor seem to mean the end for everything that Jack and Gwyn might rekindle... but can this love really be buried?The Mystery of the Hunted LadyVera Ladislaw, a third generation Polish aristocrat, lives a quiet life in England, with her father dabbling in political reform and agricultural innovations, and her mother always on the hunt for a good husband. When the unthinkable happens, Vera's life is torn apart. Lord James Stanley, despite his extravagant balls and his rakish ways, is a rather lonely figure. When he finds a confidant in the alter ego of young Vera, a strong bonding is to come. Vera finds there is more to him than meets the eye and soon finds herself caught in a complicated web of romance, intrigue, and danger.Each book features a standalone, clean and sweet story of approximately 80,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a sweet happily ever after.
A Stubborn Bride For The Stoic Rancher
Evelyn Boyett - 2020
A stoic rancher. And a heartbreaking history that just won’t stay in the past.Jasper is a rancher through and through, a bachelor who is tough as nails, loyal, and hardworking. But when his brother and sister-in-law are killed after being ambushed by a gang, Jasper has to take in his niece, Daisy, while also coping with his own grief—or, rather, ignoring it.Realizing he needs help balancing his life and raising Daisy, he decides to take on a mail-order bride. When Georgia arrives, he’s overwhelmed by his intelligent and beautiful new wife. At the same time, he’s terrified of losing her or having her see him as weak, so he keeps his distance.Georgia is frustrated by Jasper’s lack of emotion and inability to open up. She wonders if she’ll ever feel like she’s in a real marriage. Maybe it was a terrible mistake for her to leave her family and come out west to get married.But when the gang behind the ambush comes back to town, both Georgia and Jasper will be forced to confront their pasts. Will facing their trauma bring them closer together or ruin their marriage forever?If you like fast-paced clean romance and action-packed stories, you won't be able to put down this addictive Novel by Evelyn Boyett."A Stubborn Bride For The Stoic Rancher" is a stand-alone Western Historical Romance Novel of approximately 500 pages.
Steal My Heart (Small-Town Romance Collection): Second Chance Romance & Sweet Inspirational Romance
Kimberley Montpetit - 2021
These five small-town novels will keep you reading and your heart fluttering all night long!THE SECRET OF A KISSA lonely stretch of highway, a handsome stranger, and a long-kept secret that could wreck everything.
Linden Adair is a talented makeup artist on the New York Broadway show, Phantom of the Opera, creating the hideous scar for the actor who plays the phantom every night. But nobody knows the deep scars Linden carries after the divorce from her husband, Mark Denly—who is the famous director of Phantom.UNBREAK MY HEARTCaitlin Webster suffers the worst New Years' Eve of her life when she discovers her fiancé with his old girlfriend. Soon, Caitlin finds herself in the snowy wilds of Montana almost run over by a red monster truck careening across the icy roads. It’s not the most fortuitous of encounters with contractor Quentin Hudson who's doing a remodel for her aunt's Snow Valley Bed & Breakfast and Caitlin avoids the man like the plague despite the fireworks that erupt between them. MOSTLY DANGEROUSSofia Ambrose is on the brink of a new career, far from the dark secrets of her family’s historic Texas estate, when she and her five sisters are summoned home for the reading of her grandmother’s will—a grandmother who, at 88-years-old, is still alive and kicking. But the truth is more shocking than she could have imagined. Her grandmother has turned Ambrose Estate over to Sofia, and she must give up every hope of a regular life in order to run it and protect her family’s legacy. When several dangerous oil fires break out and she meets firefighter Gavin Spencer, Sofia's life will never be the same again. If you like romantic chemistry and moody mysteries, then you’ll adore this sweet and smoldering love story.THE CHRISTMAS HIDEAWAYMy Christmas Plan This Year:Option 1: Spend Christmas with nosy family members picking at my personal life...or lack thereof. No thank you!Option 2: Spend Christmas in Los Angeles all alone. Not a chance!Option 3: A small-town cozy holiday getaway. Yes please!!One small problem: Logan Redmond. Revé Chatham sure knows how to pick 'em. After two failed engagements, she thinks she's found “the one”, only to have it end—in a very public disaster just before the holidays. All she wants is a man who truly loves her and a kiss that takes her breath away.THE NEIGHBOR’S SECRETEthan Smith:Friend? Yes.Foe? Probably.Enemy? Maybe.Lover? Hopefully! After being left at the altar on her wedding day, Allie returns to her quirky hometown by the ocean, but her nerves are shattered by an intruder on the very first night. The intruder is devastatingly handsome, but she soon learns that he’s using a fake name and has old ties to small-town Heartland Cove that will turn her entire life upside down, especially when her ex-fiancé shows up and wants her back.FREE in Kindle Unlimited!KimberleyMontpetit.comClick the Follow button for Kimberley and never miss a single new release! Now go fall in love all over again!
Forging the Shilling Girl (The Hudson Sagas Book 1)
Emma Hardwick - 2020
Young, widowed Clare Byrne, is escaping the famine in Ireland. On the coffin ship from Dublin, in the final hours of the journey to England, Clare goes into labour. Weakened and alone, the young, beleaguered mother gives birth near the quayside. Unable to look after the newborn, the child is bought for a single shilling by a curious gentleman, the industrialist Samuel Hudson. What will happen to the young girl? What plans does Mr Hudson have for her? Will the child thrive, or merely survive? Also by Emma Hardwick ----------------------------------- The Urchin of Walton Hall
What the Duke is Hiding
Edith Byrd - 2021
And so, he is given a job working the vineyards, despite the secrecy surrounding his fate and his past…Johnathan Bashford is grateful for the opportunity to hide in the small property of the Tillmans. A Duke he may be, but lately, the attempts of his life have been more frequent, and laying low is his only option…But in an unexpected twist of fate, Johnathan and Madeleine will turn out to be each other’s perfect match. The only thing standing in their way are the secrets of his past, and when those come to the surface it may be too late for them both…Johnathan and Madeleine might not get a chance to untangle this mess, as those on the hunt for the lost Duke have finally caught his scent and they are closing in…And this time they are determined to finish what they started.*If you like engaging characters, heart- wrenching twists and turns, and lots of romance, then you’ll love “What the Duke is Hiding”!
A Wallflower's Wish Boxed Set: Three Regency Romances
Maggie Dallen - 2021
Or at least, she was. But this season her prospects are brighter and, much to her mother's delight, she may just make a match. When the duke she once adored from a distance arrives at the house party she's attending with her friends, she knows for certain her luck has changed.Until she meets him.A Lord for Miss LilyLily’s lord is her long lost friend. He’s also her worst enemy.Lord Merrick is perfectly handsome and charming…but this lord is a complete traitor. Lily knows this for a fact as she is the very person he turned his back on. Now she’s determined to avoid him at the house party she’s been trapped at with her former friend.The only problem? Lord Merrick is like the plague… he just keeps cropping up.A Marquess for Miss MarigoldAll this wounded marquess wants is solitude. Instead, he stumbles across a wallflower…literally.It wasn’t as though Marigold was hiding, she was just…lying low. In an abandon shed. Admidst a houseparty where both her best friends had managed to become engaged.In a few days she can escape to her quiet life a solitude and books. Alone. Forever. But then the prodigal son returns to the manor and charges into her life with the military precision one might expect from a war hero. Even more terrifying, he refuses to ignore her like the rest of society. Of course, he doesn’t.
The Love that Unites Us
Carol Colyer - 2019
Ever since that day, she has dreamt of going back and settling on a ranch. The chance to do so arises when she's headed to Richbrook to start a new life with her fiance. Tragedy strikes again though when he dies and leaves her a deteriorating ranch to operate. But she's not the only one who's going after it! A cruel land developer will play dirty to try and force Elizabeth off her land. When she asks Johnnie to her help, will she unexpectedly find herself falling for him? Will she finally get her happy ending she dreamt of?Johnnie Pratt has spent years traveling and working on ranches. His life has been anything but a piece of cake but he's not one to give up easily. When he receives Elizabeth's letter, he doesn't hesitate for a second to drop everything to go find her. He only expected to help her start her ranch, but when he realizes the danger that she's facing, he'll do anything to keep her safe - even offer to marry her. Can he convince her that everything he does for Elizabeth comes from his powerful feelings towards her?Tragedy is what separated them in the first place but it's also what will bring them back together again. As love blossoms between the two, they'll face the dark memories of their past and their fears in letting their guard down around each other. Will their love help them fight the enemy together so as to claim their well-deserved happiness?"The Love that Unites Us" is a historical western romance novel of approximately 80,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
Sphinx Security: Complete 5-Part Series
Camilla Blake - 2020
“You just have to figure out where to find it.”He’d finally found it. It was inside this woman. And it was perfect.—RemingtonPart 1The boys from Golden Sphinx Ranch are trying to have a quiet breakfast in the local diner when one of them sees a man attempting to pull a woman out of her car by her hair. Unable to let that pass, Westin rushes outside and attacks the man, dragging him off the woman, his friends close behind. Before they can figure out what’s happening, the man jumps into the car and takes off. The woman, Lea Adams, is now penniless, homeless, and stuck in the middle of nowhere. She convinces the ranch hands to take her back to their ranch and give her shelter until she can figure out what to do next. The only problem is, they think they’re helping a woman on the run from her ex, but the truth will drop them in the middle of a fight that was never meant to be theirs.Part 2Dixie Till was once a happy, go-lucky girl with her whole life in front of her. But life has a way of beating a person down. Her father’s death left her with few choices in life. She chose the Army, chose to do something honorable, but that took her into a nightmare that came very close to breaking her. She thought she was strong, thought she was well enough to help a boy who needed her, but she wasn’t. She failed him, and her entire community turned on her, accused her of unthinkable crimes against a boy she cared deeply for. When the boy’s body is found, Dixie finds herself in the center of an investigation that could save or destroy her. And in the middle of it all is Remington Echols, a man as broken as she. Will Remington and Dixie be able to find strength in one another, or will their equally traumatic pasts be too much to overcome?Part 3Grace Norwood is a child of privilege, though she struggles to admit it. She grew up with everything she could want despite the death of her mother when she was young. Her sister stepped in, made life idyllic for Grace. How could she have known the price her sister paid to do so? When Eve went missing two years ago, Grace fought to get the police to take her pleas seriously, but everyone told her that Eve had just had enough of all the responsibility. She ran off of her own free will. Was it true? Would she do that? Grace has one last chance to learn the truth, but she’s derailed by handsome, sexy Landry Grooms. His very presence threatens everything Grace has put into motion. But can she really deny the passion she feels whenever he’s around?Part 4Bowie Wheeler was a child prodigy whose every move was dictated by controlling parents until he was an adult, and even then he found himself fighting his mother’s desire to cash in on his gifts. To escape her control, Bowie disappeared, working cash only jobs, leading to a gig as a ranch hand on Golden Sphinx Ranch in Colorado. Bowie decides he likes the quieter way of life, the luxury of doing what he wants when he wants. It’s a freedom he loves, and he isn’t ready to give it up for anyone, not even the sexy lady sheriff Jack Reeves.Part 5Clint Grooms has just been arrested for a crime he could never in a million years even contemplate committing. His only thought is that he fought for months to get visitation with his daughter, and now this was going to ruin everything. He didn’t care about his reputation or his job. Never mind his freedom. All he cared about was his daughter. If he lost her, his life wouldn’t be worth living.Parker Quinn is the lawyer assigned to Clint’s case. Everyone says he’s a good guy, but the charges against him are compelling. Can she prove Clint’s innocence before they both lose everything that matters?
Temptations of a Mysterious Lady
Henrietta Harding - 2020
However, things turn dangerously complicated when she meets the lavish Philip, and she soon finds herself unable to resist him, and the fierce desire that burns between them. How long can she hide herself from her fiancé and her father, who are both desperately looking for her? When her secret is revealed, will this growing romance be doomed forever?Philip Hoskins, the Duke of Bambury, is a man with a tarnished past. No apologies, no excuses. Philip knows that he must marry soon and he must marry well, but fate may have other plans for him. Even though he believes marriage is nothing but a business arrangement, when he meets the gorgeous Emma, his world instantly turns upside down. But he quickly realises that, even though they might be a match made in heaven, her public outbursts, her wild temper and the rumours that she's run away from her fiancé, are enough to destroy every possibility of having a happily ever after. Will he take all of his courage to face a peril that could destroy everything he has ever achieved in the name of all- consuming love?In the midst of their passionate love affair, Emma struggles with telling the truth of who she is. As her life of deception grows ever more tangled, and her feelings for Philip ever deeper, Charles Gregory, her fiancé, the most dangerous man she's ever known, is coming for her. He'll do whatever it takes to possess her and make her pay, for what she has done to him... Will she manage to run away from him once again, and find happiness in a dashing Duke's arms? After all, with such a difficult beginning, can Emma and Philip ever hope to trust one another, let alone find everlasting love?"Temptations of a Mysterious Lady" is a historical romance novel of approximately 80,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
Bear Grass Springs Books 1&2: Montana Untamed and Montana Grit
Ramona Flightner - 2019
Montana Untamed A passionate embrace ruined her reputation. A moment of desire forced him to break a vow. Will they find love in a marriage of convenience? Annabelle Evans arrives in Bear Grass Springs, Montana Territory, in 1884 hoping to reunite with her long-estranged sister. Expecting to attend her sister's wedding to Cailean MacKinnon, she is shocked at Cailean's emphatic denouncement of her sister. Annabelle discovers that her hoped-for reconciliation will not be as she had imagined. Not one to retreat from a challenge, Annabelle opens her own business, intent on remaining near her sister to repair their damaged relationship and succeeding without the support of a husband. Cailean Mackinnon swore off marriage twelve years ago when he fled the Isle of Skye in Scotland. A successful livery owner, he is determined to focus on his work and his siblings, adamant that he has no room in his life for love. However, he cannot suppress his fascination for the resourceful and determined Annabelle who, in turn, cannot avoid a reluctant admiration for the strong, virile, loyal Scot. A fateful kiss witnessed by the gossiping town busybody forces their mutual attraction into the open. Annabelle's independent spirit precludes a man in her life, and Cailean's closed-off heart refuses to allow any woman in. Will Annabelle and Cailean overcome their fears for a timeless love? Montana Grit An interrupted wedding. A deceitful bride. A devastated groom. Will they forgive each other and allow their love to rekindle? After fleeing her past and settling in Bear Grass Springs as the schoolteacher, Leticia Browne has no intention of falling in love with the charming liveryman, Alistair MacKinnon. The pioneer town was to be her refuge. Survival and peace were her goals, not love. She never thought to marry. Never again. Alistair MacKinnon is a patient man, slow to anger and quick to forgive. He's waited three years to marry Leticia and his wedding day is upon him. When the door to the church bursts open, interrupting his wedding, he realizes nothing is as it appears. Now, he must face his worst fears , the town's ridicule, and his hardest challenge yet. Battling despair at her treachery, Alistair must fight to regain his trust in Leticia while fending off the courtship of a desperate woman. Leticia, now a shunned woman in town, must find a way to survive by her wits alone while evading an unwanted suitor. Will Alistair allow the interloper to destroy his dreams or will he fight for Leticia and their love? Order the first two tantalizing novels in the Bear Grass Springs Series today and immerse yourself in 1880’s Montana! Bear Grass Springs Series: Montana Untamed (Bear Grass Springs, Book One) Montana Grit (Bear Grass Springs, Book Two) Montana Maverick (Bear Grass Springs, Book Three) Montana Renegade (Bear Grass Springs, Book Four) Jubilant Montana Christmas (Bear Grass Springs, Book Five) Montana Wrangler ((Bear Grass Springs, Book Six) Unbridled Montana Passion (Bear Grass Springs, Book Seven) Montana Vagabond (Bear Grass Springs, Book Eight) Exultant Montana Christmas (Bear Grass Springs, Book Nine) With More To Come!
A West Breeze of Love
Aurora Hanson - 2019
Facing this dreadful situation, she sees only one option: going undercover as a man and infiltrating the same gang that brought tragedy to her family. But when one of the gang members turns out to be someone she's met before and finds out her secret, how long will it be until things get ugly? Philip is an active member of one of the most notorious criminal gangs. Even though their leader is his childhood friend, he can't help but question their violent techniques. But when Philip discovers a dangerous secret about the new member that has recently joined them, things will get much more complicated. Will he choose his friendship over the charming lady who managed to deceive them? Or will he give in to his feelings about her, risking their lives? When choosing sides becomes a matter of life and death, Jessie and Philip will have to decide whether they can really trust each other. Will Jessie eventually find justice for her father? Or will she end up risking both her life and her only chance for a new start?