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Cimarron legacy volume 2
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English
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The Boden clan thought their problems had ended with the death of a dangerous enemy, but have they truly uncovered the real plot to take their New Mexico ranch? Rancher Justin Boden is now in charge. He is normally an unshakable and rugged man, but with his brother, Cole, shot and in mortal danger, even a tough man faces doubts.
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2024.
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English
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Lois Saunders thought that marrying the right man would finally cure her loneliness. But as picture-perfect as her husband is, she is suffocating in their loveless marriage. In 1951, though, unhappiness is hardly grounds for divorce -- except in Reno, Nevada. At the Golden Yarrow, the most respectable of Reno's famous "divorce ranches," Lois finds herself living with half a dozen other would-be divorcees, all in Reno for the six weeks' residency that...
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"New York Times bestselling author Katherine Center's The Bodyguard is unabashedly romantic, laugh-out-loud funny, and the perfect summer read. She's got his back. Hannah Brooks looks more like a kindergarten teacher than somebody who could kill you with a wine bottle opener. Or a ballpoint pen. Or a dinner napkin. But the truth is, she's an Executive Protection Agent (aka "bodyguard"), and she just got hired to protect superstar actor Jack Stapleton...
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Five Star
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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Hate in His Holster is the story of orphan Dave Lanning. Rescued by Bert Haney, ramrod of the YT ranch, Bert is old and failing and it now falls to Dave to protect the YT from incursion by a gathering group of homesteaders. When the YT is taken over by a new owner who can't understand why the YT isn't turning a profit, Dave and the lady boss may have an incursion of their own. In Fighting Man, Tully Bain returns after a three-year absence to assume...
6) Texas tough
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Tylers of Texas volume 2
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English
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"He's everything she doesn't need. The quiet horse whisperer whose touch still ignites her dreams, and is everything wealthy Lauren Prescott is not. She can think of a million reasons why she should never ever fall into Sky Fletcher's sure embrace again -- until she clashes head-on with the dangerous complications of her privileged life and needs his protection like air to breathe... She's more than he can resist -- the heiress Sky can't get out of...
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Copper Ridge novels volume 6
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English
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"The man who ruined Rebecca Bear's life just strolled back into it with one heck of an offer. Years ago, Gage West's recklessness left Rebecca scarred inside and out. Now he wants to make amends by gifting her the building that houses her souvenir store. Rebecca won't take Gage's charity, but she's willing to make a deal with the sexy, reclusive cowboy. Yet keeping her enemy close is growing dangerously appealing...He's the wild West brother, the...
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"As the daughter of a rancher in 1840s Mexico, Nena knows a thing or two about monsters--her home has long been threatened by tensions with Anglo settlers from the north. But something more sinister lurks near the ranch at night, something that drains men of their blood and leaves them for dead. Something that once attacked Nena nine years ago. Believing Nena dead, Néstor has been on the run from his grief ever since, moving from ranch to ranch working...
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Jensen brand (William Johnstone) volume 3
Publisher
Pinnacle Books
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"Smoke Jensen's daughter Denny can outride, outrope, and outshoot any man who gets in her way. But being a pretty woman, Denny sometimes attracts the attention of unsavory suitors. Like the lecherous Count Malatesta. Denny met the seductive Sicilian on her trip to Europe--and almost fell head over heels for the swindler. What's he doing in America? Seems the heartbreaking hustler has huge gambling debts to pay off--and a deadly scheme to scam money...
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"From New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray, An Uncommon Protector tells an unforgettable story of the endurance of loyalty and love"--
"Overwhelmed by the responsibilities of running a ranch on her own, Laurel Tracey decides to hire a convict--a man who's just scary enough to take care of squatters and just desperate enough to agree to a one year post. The years following the war have been hard on Laurel Tracey. Both her brother...
11) Cowboy summer
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Blue sky cowboys volume 1
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English
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"Jess Bailey broke Cade Walker's heart when she left for the city--but she was just trying to find her own way in the world. When Jess's dad calls her home and tells her he's selling the ranch, she realizes she's about to lose the life she was born to live. And when she sees Cade again, she knows how much she's lost already. As their nearest neighbor, Cade is always trying to help. But he's got his own ranch and his horse training business to think...
12) ONE IN A MILLION
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Rivalries volume 1
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English
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"Frank Culhane may be the wealthy patriarch of one of Texas' most prestigious families, but his party girl daughter, Jasmine, is only interested in the money the ranch brings in--and the cowboys. Until the day she heads to the stables in search of their hot horse trainer and instead discovers her daddy's body in their prize stallion's box stall.Roper's rodeo career was cut short by an injury. Now, he's hungry to compete in reining events, like the...
13) Good water
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Five Star, a part of Gale Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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"Tommy Reeves and his pal Red Armstrong make friends with the Mexican people who live near the ranch where they work. Their foreman tells them to stay away from the Mexican girls, but the boys do not heed the warning and are fired. Then they find out that Vinch Cushman, their former employer, is trying to force the Mexican people off their land by damming the creek that supplies their water. When Red goes to sabotage the dam, he is shot dead. Tommy...
14) Broken
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Cavanaugh brothers volume 2
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English
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When he returns home to the family ranch, forced to confront the demons of his past, James Cavanaugh, who has spent years traveling the world as a horse whisperer, meets the one woman who can break down his defenses.
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The cowgirl & the unexpected wedding: "Lizzy Adams had long since stolen rancher Hank Robbins's heart. And then one night, passion overcame common sense and left them both with more than just wonderful memories--there's a baby on the way. Both are determined to 'do the right thing.' For Lizzy, that means not roping the rugged rancher into marriage. But Hank has other plans..." -- Amazon.
Unexpected mommy: "Single father Chance Adams will do anything...
16) Wild ride cowboy
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Copper Ridge novels volume 9
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English
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"Putting down roots in Copper Ridge was never Alex Donnelly's intention. But if there's one thing the ex-military man knows, it's that life rarely unfolds as expected. If it did, his best friend and brother-in-arms would still be alive. And Alex wouldn't have inherited a ranch or responsibility for his late comrade's sister--a woman who, despite her inexperience, can bring tough-as-iron Alex to his knees. Clara Campbell didn't ask for a hero to ride...
17) No way up
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Series
Cimarron legacy volume 1
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When ranch patriarch Chance Boden stipulates in his will that his children must reconcile and live at home for a year or give up their inheritance, Heath Kincaid is entrusted to see that it is done and soon finds Boden's daughter in need of protection.
18) Texas forever
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Tylers of Texas volume 6
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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A rough-and-tumble new ranch hand and the daughter of an ambitious ranch tycoon struggle to deny their feelings for one another in the face of conflicting responsibilities.
From the moment Luke Maddox sets eyes on Erin Tyler, he can think of nothing else but laying claim to Rimrock's reigning beauty. But Erin is his boss's daughter, and Luke knows Will Tyler has bigger plans for Erin's future than a rough and tumble ranch hand with a brutal history...
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Blue sky cowboys volume 2
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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After Griff is discharged from the army, he comes back to his family's ranch, where he finds Riley, who is renovating the ranch while his family is away, and romance sparks between them despite the scars of their pasts.
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Cowboy heaven volume 2
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Shy computer specialist, dog lover, and amateur chef Tina Hayes has a thing for firefighters, but when she travels to the Circle Bar K ranch on family business, the ranch's cowboys have no trouble persuading her to stay on as their cook. Especially not when she learns that brooding Whatt McCabe-a man who makes her heart gallop like no one else can-is also a former firefighter...
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