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Stranahan
L.J. Martin - 2002
Just as he arrives in the Judith country of Montana, he’s arrested for robbing the Bozeman stage and killing a shotgun guard. Desperate to reach his long-lost brother in Helena, and knowing he doesn’t stand a chance with this version of the law, Sam breaks loose – and rides hard and deep into the mountains.
A Blooming Garden Full of Love
Carol Colyer - 2019
Her life has definitely not been a fairytale so far, but she had found a man to respect her and share the same values. As the ranch is mortgaged to the hilt, and being rather desperate, she accepts Logan's, her husband's brother's proposal without second thoughts. Soon enough though, her decision to get married to a familiar stranger will give her sleepless nights. Can she finally live happily ever after and create the family she craves for?Logan Reeves has always looked up to his older brother and slightly envied him for both his professional and personal achievements. Now, he feels like he has betrayed him in the worst way possible. Not only did he think about it, but now he is married to his brother's wife. He has been in love with her from the very first moment he set his eyes on her, but will he be able to deal with all the challenging responsibilities he has committed himself to?Even though they have both agreed that this is a marriage of convenience, life will once again catch them off guard. An unexpected event will help them understand and confess their true feelings to each other. They won't survive apart, but can they really survive together? Could love bloom under the pressure of mourning and revenge??"A Blooming Garden Full of Love" is a historical western romance novel of approximately 80,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
Sheriff's Blood
John Legg - 1994
His dedication has won him the respect of everyone on the right side of the law. But he is a fierce and relentless foe of those who cross him or those he has sworn to protect. So when the Durango-Silverton train is robbed by Mack Ellsworth and his gang of villains, it is Culpepper’s duty to run them down and bring them to justice. But his job is made all the more dangerous when his enemies include men on both sides of the law. And when Culpepper’s wife is kidnapped, hell comes to San Juan County in the form of one enraged lawman.
Scandalous Sadie
Sylvia McDaniel - 2021
During an innocent outing, a mean girl who left her stranded and naked, delighted in ruining her reputation. But Sadie refuses to take the ruination of her innocence lightly. Now she wears her bad girl badge with pride. At least until Levi Robinson decides to see just how salacious she really is. It isn’t until the Cattleman’s Ball, that he’s shocked at how the the women of Fort Worth treat her, including his own mother. Yet, the woman is tempting and he can’t seem to walk away from her innocent smile and bewitching eyes. Is she really scandalous or a victim of society? Maybe Levi’s the man to save her
The Iron Horse
James Reasoner - 2021
Hired to find out who is stirring up the Sioux and sabotaging the Kansas Pacific line as it builds westward, Faraday sends tough young agent Daniel Britten to the railhead, where he finds himself embroiled with surveyors, track layers, buffalo hunters, and a pair of beautiful young women. But there’s a killer stalking the railhead as well, and not only the fate of the railroad but also Britten’s very life depends on him uncovering the truth.An epic Western adventure full of historical sweep and gun-blazing action.
Summers' Horses (Ralph Cotton Western Series)
Ralph Cotton - 2011
When the coldblooded Bendigo Brothers make off with his horses, they don't know what they're in for. Summers has a history of tracking down animals, and when he finds them he'll be sure to give them his own special brand, and let them live long enough to feel the burn...
Shooter's Cross
Colby Jackson - 2010
While up in the mountains, he discovered a wilderness plagued by nature and haunted by superstition, but one that he thought he could tame with his experience and strong back. He didn't know he was going to have to kill to keep the home he planned for his family, but he didn't let that stop him. Sam had been looking for a home for his family for years. That search had been interrupted by the Civil War. Now Sam is putting down roots, and not even the Devil himself can stand in the way.
Boaz's Wager
Ruth Ann Nordin - 2014
But in order to get them back, he needs to marry a woman who’ll be their mother. Eva Connealy left Omaha, Nebraska to be a school teacher. While in Montana, her stagecoach is attacked, and the men decide to sell her. While the men in Lewistown post bids for her, Boaz makes a wager of his own and wins the right to marry her. Despite the shaky beginning, Boaz is sure she’ll adjust to her new life as his children’s mother. But she wants to be more than a mother. She also wants to be a wife and vows to figure out how to take their marriage of convenience into something much, much more.
THE SNOW-KISSED MAIL ORDER BRIDE
Cia Leah - 2014
She was thrown from the stage and knocked out, but when she woke up, Dusty Flynn had rescued her and taken her to a rundown shack to care for her. Desperate to find her son, Timmy, she wanted to find him herself, but her head injury wouldn't let her. Dusty told her to stay where she was and he'd go find the boy.Dusty found Timmy in a hollowed out tree and got him back to his ma. He was concerned with their welfare since Weeping Willow Creek was a wild, unruly town and women were scarce. When Timmy asked him to take them home with him, he couldn't oblige since it wouldn't be proper without wedding Hope. When a man accosted Hope in the hotel dinning room, he made up his mind he couldn't leave them there all alone and unprotected. He done the only decent thing he could do. He married her and became a pa to Timmy. At least his grandma would be happy he got married, but could they learn to love each other and become a family or would the man who accosted her destroy their lives?
Morgan
Frank Roderus - 2014
Too young to die, too tough to care Morgan heads west chasing rumors of the Pikes Peak gold rush and grows up much too early along the way.
The Lost Heiress Of The Ruby Valley: A Clean Western Historical Romance Novel
Felicity Wells - 2021
Rescuing the Preacher
Cheryl Wright - 2019
Marrying a man almost double her age doesn’t sit well with her. Being told two weeks before the event makes things even worse. Instead of waiting around for the inevitable, she steals out in the middle of the night to answer an advertisement for domestic help in another state. Little did she know what she was letting herself in for. After his wife’s death, Preacher Matthew Barnabas is left to care for their two small children. When Rose turns up unannounced, after answering an advertisement he knows nothing about, his life is turned upside down. The preacher will accept Rose into his life because he has no choice, but will he ever let her into his heart? Author's Promise: This is a heartwarming historical Christmas novella with a happily ever after ending and no cliffhangers. It is a clean and wholesome story with nothing more than hugs, kisses, and holding hands.
Front Range Cowboys
Evie Nichole - 2017
FIVE full-length books. Guaranteed NO CLIFFHANGERS. Cowboy’s Last Down Football is the only thing I’ve ever cared about. Then I twisted my knee. My career is over. There’s no place to go but home. Mamas don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys. My mama raised five of them. But I’m no good at ranching and I’m no good at business. I’m no good for anything. Then Maggie smiled at me. She gave me a job. She gave me a purpose. My life is a mess and Maggie is holding the broom and the dustpan. I love her more than football. I love her more than life. Her hands soothe the demons away. Beneath her touch I am alive. When I take her hand I know there’s going to be a tomorrow. Even broken down cowboys get one more chance. Stuck Up Cowboy The man in the mirror drips blood and diamonds on the remnants of a life that went wrong. I have a child to raise and a business to run and yet my life is in the bottom of a bottle. No one sees me. No one cares. Once I found solace on the back of a horse. Now I drink my cares away. Then Aria came back into my life. She knew me before. She knew me better than I knew myself. Sometimes an old bronc needs a place to heal. He needs a soft touch. Aria awakens me. The bottle has no pull anymore. In the saddle I find my redemption and in her arms I find my home. Scuffed Cowboy Boots I have everything. She has nothing. I see her everyday. She works. She begs others for handouts. Still her pride is formidable. I admire her. She is everything I am not. Her strength gives me the courage to fight. I want her. I crave her. Still she cannot be bought. Then they take her. They want to crush her, to use her, to take her life and her hope. But then I realize. I would move mountains for this woman. I would change my life. I would give all that I have to make things right. If only it’s not too late. Cowboy Falls My body is broken. I think there’s a scar on my back the shape of a horseshoe. Eight seconds can be the longest moments of your life when they’re spent on the back of a raging bronco. The horse wanted me dead. I lived. At least I think I lived. Some days it’s hard to tell who won and who lost. I’m broken inside. Then I met her. She is everything I am not. She is strong. I am weak and getting weaker. She expects more. I want to give it to her. But the bottom of a bottle is almost too much to resist when the pain is so bad I feel as though I am underneath that horse again. How many times can I fail before she will walk away? How many times will she forgive me? What will happen when she stops? Cowboy Lies When life is a lie and death is a lie, what happens in between? Sometimes I wonder when it will all stop. In a world of lies she is the only truth. I’ve known her all my life. When she was just a girl I held her hand and watched her cry. Back then I was helpless. Back then I could do nothing to make things right. So many things have gone wrong. So many times people have let her down and taken advantage of her. Not anymore. I’m done watching her cry. I’m done letting others walk all over her. She is mine.
A Bride For Gil
Dusty Richards - 2015
But when the foreman drops dead of a heart attack and the owner picks Gil to take his place, his world turns upside down. One day life is simple. The next he’s running the outfit and married to a woman who has never known affection. Between wild horses, outlaws, rustlers, an ambitious young landowner with a mean streak, and the flirtatious wife of the ranch owner, it’s no easy task Gil faces. But with his new bride beside him, he’ll take the TXY to new heights of success… or die trying!
A Cowboy To Keep (Black Mountain Series Book 2)
D'Ann Lindun - 2012
One thing she is determined her son will never do is ride rodeo bulls. But that is the dream Justin holds dearest—to be exactly like his dad, the onetime Colorado State High School Rodeo Champion. After his rodeo career peaks and begins to slide, Cody Utah opens a bull riding school. Although attracted to his next-door neighbor, he steers clear. Cody has heard rumors Laney trapped her husband into marriage by getting pregnant in high school. The last thing Cody wants is children. His mother was a drunk, and he doesn’t know who his father is. A bull's hooves turned Laney’s world to dust; bull riding gave Cody a life worth living—can they find common ground?