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This Playboy Has Met His Match, And She's Organized... After A Passionless Marriage Under The Scrutiny Of High Society, Avery Stowe Is Taking Back Her Life. All She Wants Is A Little Privacy And A Quiet Place To Raise Her Autistic Daughter, Hailey. Redwood Ridge, Oregon, Seems To Offer All The Right Ingredients.except For The Problem Of The Local Sexy Veterinarian. The Last Thing She Needs In Her Life Is To Fall For His Irresistible Allure, Even If He Is A Nice Guy Who Keeps Doing Her Favors. But The Well-meaning Patrons Of Her New Hometown Have Other Ideas, And It Appears Playing Cupid Is One Of Them. Cade O'grady Has Never Met A Woman He Couldn't Handle, But When Avery Stowe Walks Into His Office Late One Night Cradling An Injured Puppy, He's Struck Stupid. Which Might Explain Her Total Lack Of Interest In Him. But Now That She's Working For His Family's Clinic, He Doesn't Have To Lust From A Distance.he Might Just Have A Chance At Convincing Avery--and Her Too-guarded Heart--that Falling For The Right Man Isn't A Mistake . . . Puppy Love Is A Riveting Romance That Will Pull At Your Heartstrings And Not Let Go. ~patrice Wilton, New York Times Bestselling Author

The Bachelor Firemen of San Gabriel have a rebel among them, and there's only one woman who can put his flames out. Firefighter Patrick "Psycho" Callahan earns his nickname every day. Fast, fit, and a furious worker, he thrives on the danger which helps him forget a near-tragedy that changed his life forever. But when his off-duty carousing gets out of hand, Patrick is sent back to Loveless, Nevada, where the wildfire threatening his hometown has nothing on sizzling Dr. Lara Nelson. Lara would rather be thought of as the physician who returned to Loveless than as the misfit brought up at a hippie New Age commune. But right now she's focused on the job at hand, patching up injured firemen . . . until the past hits her in the hard-muscled, blue-eyed form of Patrick Callahan. Now, the embers of their decade-old attraction have ignited into a full-on inferno, as the bad-boy firefighter and the good doctor take a walk on the wild side they'll never forget.

Welcome to Clean Slate Ranch: Home of tight jeans, cowboy boots, and rough trails. For some men, it’s a fantasy come true. Wild Trail 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? For a seven-day cowboy, Wes is packing some long-term possibility. The cold country air can do wonders for bringing bodies together—but it will take more than that to bridge the distance between two men whose lives are worlds apart. Roped In For Colt Woods, Clean Slate Ranch is home. The dude ranch in Northern California helped him heal from a devastating breakup. So when Avery Hendrix, the man who broke his heart, waltzes onto the ranch, Colt doesn’t know how to deal. In such close proximity, Colt and Avery’s old feelings come galloping back. Soon, Colt is doing Avery’s bidding again, and loving every moment of it. And the pair may be in for the ride of their lives—if the dedicated professor and his rugged cowboy can learn to trust again. Saddle Up Reyes Caldero keeps his past buried deep and his emotions buried deeper. But what he doesn’t say he always makes up for with his actions. When Miles, the hot chef he once saved from an abusive ex turns up at Clean Slate Ranch, the quiet cowboy is happy to act on their sizzling chemistry, even if he’s not ready to share his secrets—or his heart. Reyes is happy to keep things casual, even though his heart has other ideas. And when Miles is forced to confront his past again, Reyes and Miles will have to put all their trust in each other if they want any chance at building a future together.

When his mom passed, roughneck Travis Cartwright thought he'd lost the only family he and his daughter Charlie had. That is until he discovers an estranged father and siblings living just a few hours away. They might be strangers, but they're blood, and Travis needs to protect Charlie should tragedy strike at his dangerous job. Dominick Cartwright offers his son more than peace of mind. He gives Travis a new job, a place to live and a side project--to convince Dominick's stubborn neighbor, Sara Sanders, to sell her ranch. Travis is confident he can smooth talk the plain-Jane teacher into selling quickly, but there's more to Sara than meets the eye. Soon Travis loses sight of his mission...and his heart. As their relationship grows, they uncover painful family secrets, and Dominick's real motives. Then, the sparks fly!

A deal with a devilishly sexy cowboy…Self-help guru Bethany Grace has returned home to clean up the now-decrepit family ranch after her father's death. Rather than just set the whole place ablaze (her first choice), she settles for a nice symbolic little blaze outside…until things get out of hand!Cowboy Nash Bledsoe is working at the Last Chance Ranch next door when he sees the smoke. Bethany is the last person he expects—or wants—to see. How can he explain that she's indirectly responsible for ruining his life?Still, there's an opportunity for Nash to buy the ranch if he can help restore it, and the two strike a deal. But there's a whole lot of chemistry in the fine print, and Nash is about to discover that where there's smoke, there's fire!

The Mackay cousins—Natches, Rowdy, and Dawg—would do anything for family, so when former DHS agent Timothy Cranston drops off four sisters that Dawg never knew he had, there is no question: The cousins will protect and care for the girls, and their mother, because they’re family.Five years later, Eve Mackay, the eldest sister, has graduated from college and settled in to life as a Mackay in Pulaski County, Kentucky. She works hard as a cocktail waitress and helps out at the bed-and-breakfast that Dawg bought for her mother. If she keeps herself busy enough, maybe she’ll be able to stay away from the man she promised Dawg she wouldn’t date, the man who has awakened her most ravenous fantasies…He’s Brogan Campbell, a biker rumored to be a traitor and a thief. But he’s just playing a part; he came to Kentucky for a DHS mission that no one, except Cranston, is supposed to know about. Eve is the key to the whole operation, and his orders are to get her participation. But his need for Eve has nothing to do with stolen secrets and the safety of the country…When Dawg took in Eve and her sisters, he warned them that if they ever lied, cheated, or betrayed the family, they risked losing everything. But desire and danger are locked in an inescapable embrace, and Eve has to make her choice between family or Brogan, for better or worse…

Single mother Chrissy Hamilton comes to Dry Creek, Montana, where she finds acceptance, warmth, and romance with rancher Reno Redfern--despite that their relationship begins in deceit. Original.

Book 8 in the Yellowstone Romance SeriesDanica Jensen dreams of a man she knows she can never have. After one brief encounter five years ago, her heart is lost to him forever, and she won't give up hope of seeing him again. Raised by a bitter father, she's learned to be strong and resourceful on her own. When a pleasure trip to the newly created Yellowstone National Park turns into a battle for survival, her inner strength is tested like never before.A woman like Danica doesn't interest Josh Osborne. He'd be crazy to get involved with a bossy, strong-willed white woman. His mixed heritage has always made people wary of him. He prefers to be on his own, and his role as protector of the national park's game allows for no attachments.Danica's dream of ever winning Josh's heart shatters after a cruel twist of fate changes her life forever. Suddenly forced together, they must confront their deepest secrets. Josh can't deny his growing respect and admiration for this brave woman, but will the bond they've forged be powerful enough to turn his feelings into love? When an unforeseen danger threatens their lives, Josh must protect more than the wild inhabitants of the park.***Content Warning: This story contains mild violence, mild profanity, adult situations including physical intimacy, and is intended for mature readers.Other titles in the Yellowstone Romance Series (in recommended reading order): Yellowstone Heart SongReturn To YellowstoneYellowstone ChristmasYellowstone RedemptionYellowstone ReflectionsYellowstone Love Notes (short story)Yellowstone Season of Giving (short story)Yellowstone HomecomingYellowstone AwakeningYellowstone DawnYellowstone DeceptionYellowstone PromiseYellowstone OriginsYellowstone LegacyYellowstone LegendsRelated/Spin-off Series: Teton Romance SeriesWilderness Brides SeriesWild Mountain Hearts Seri

Book 9 in the Yellowstone Romance Series Dan Osborne has one ambition in life. He wants to be a permanent park ranger in Yellowstone National Park, a place where his family roots run deep. He'll do just about anything to make his dream a reality. When a pretty tourist tells him an incredible story about his ancestors, his dreams might be realized sooner than he hoped.Jana Evans' best friend traveled back in time for true love. Not only is a weathered diary proof that she survived, so is the handsome park ranger standing before Jana now. Her immediate attraction to Aimee's descendant leaves her disturbed and confused, and she rushes back home to the safety of a normal life. An unexpected phone call months later from the very man she wanted to put out of her mind forces her back to Yellowstone. He has news that Aimee met with an untimely death. Is she willing to follow him 200 years into the past to save her best friend's life?Dan is convinced that Jana holds the key to finding the device that makes time travel possible. He hasn't stopped thinking about her since their one brief encounter months ago. A journey into the past could not only set things in place for his own future, but it might also bring Jana back into his life. Will the truth about his motives shatter any chance they might have at love?***Content Warning: This story contains mild violence, mild profanity, adult situations including physical intimacy, and is intended for mature readers.Titles in the Yellowstone Romance Series (in recommended reading order): Yellowstone Heart SongReturn To YellowstoneYellowstone ChristmasYellowstone RedemptionYellowstone ReflectionsYellowstone Love Notes (short story)Yellowstone Season of Giving (short story)Yellowstone HomecomingYellowstone AwakeningYellowstone DawnYellowstone DeceptionYellowstone PromiseYellowstone OriginsYellowstone LegacyYellowstone LegendsRelated/Spin-off Series: Teton Romance SeriesWilderness Brides SeriesWild Mountain Hearts Series

Opposites attract in this edge-of-your-seat thriller from New York Times bestselling author Carla Cassidy. Forensic pathologist Patience Forbes is a whiz with the dead--it's flesh-and-blood men who wreck her equilibrium. And cowboy Forest Stevens isn't fooled by the guarded beauty's icy facade. So when she's attacked, he appoints himself her personal bodyguard. Her very personal bodyguard... Patience is determined to investigate mysterious bones on the Holiday Ranch--not fall into bed with her sexy protector. But Forest is too masculine, too willing to lay down his life for hers...and too set on living a different life from the one she's built. With danger closing in, can Forest tame the shrew before it's too late?