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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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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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Rebel Blue Ranch volume 2
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"The last thing Ada Hart needs is a man to take care of her. Not anymore. After failing out of her interior design program and the disaster that was her short-lived marriage, Ada clawed her way up from her rock bottom. Now, the only person she trusts is herself, and that has gotten her further than ever before. She has her own business, and one of the largest ranches in Wyoming just hired her for the most important project of her career. When Ada...
5) Sundown
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Sky King Ranch volume 3
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English
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Former Delta Operative Colt Kingston knows when someone is lying. He may not know the truth, but he sure doesn't trust Tae, the woman who is caring for his ailing father at Sky King Ranch. Behind those beautiful blue eyes, he can tell there is a troubled -- and smart -- woman. A few of her stories prove true: Colt found the crashed plane and the dead body inside. Then the thugs she claims to be hunting her show up and threaten Sky King Ranch. When...
6) The ranch
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English
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Mary Stuart, Tanya, and Zoe, three college friends who have drifted apart, meet for a reunion at a Wyoming ranch.
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Byrnes family ranch westerns volume 2
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English
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With blood and tears, Chet Byrnes built a life in Texas, only to have it shattered by an ill-fated cattle drive and a deadly family feud. Realizing he and his family need to start over in a new territory, Chet and his young nephew set out for Arizona, hoping to find a new home. Chet and Heck cross over New Mexico and ride into Arizona. Encountering killers, bandits, a punishing climate, and a harsh daunting land, they search for the perfect place...
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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...
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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...
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...
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Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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"Facing foreclosure on her California home, widowed Kylie Wayne is grateful to accept her aging aunt Muriel's offer to come back to small-town Branding Iron, Texas, and help out on the ranch. But when an early storm rolls in, Kylie's dream of a perfect Christmas for her kids is blown away with the unexpected snow. Comfort and joy seem unlikely, unless a certain long, tall Texan with a bad boy's charm can rope some holiday cheer."--jkt.
14) The bodyguard
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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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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...
16) 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
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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.
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Virtues and vices of the Old West volume 3
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English
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All of her life, Grace Bidwell has longed for a loving husband and children, but now the chances of her dreams coming true are looking slim. Widowed and caring for her elderly father, she struggles to maintain her late husband's ranch, until she places an ad for a hired hand. Robert Frasier arrives in town with three pitiful, bedraggled children who have nothing but the tattered clothes on their backs and a load of hurt, pride, and anger. Believing...
18) 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...
19) Wild trail
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English
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Mack Garrett loves the rolling hills surrounding his Northern California dude ranch. Leading vacationers on horse trails with his two best friends is enough--romance is definitely not in the cards. When a sexy tourist shows up at Clean Slate, he's as far from Mack's type as can be. So why is the handsome city slicker so far under his skin in less than a day? Roughing it in the middle of nowhere isn't anywhere near Wes Bentley's idea of fun. Then he...
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Virtues and vices of the Old West volume 2
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English
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In Montana Territory 1866, a cattle baron's good deed begins a clash of wills--and a growing attraction--with a dance hall girl.
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