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Envious HeartsA lonely rancher and a widowed woman find a second chance at love.1811, KentuckyTwenty years after losing the woman he loved, Matthew Sommers discovers he has a daughter. He welcomes Emily into his life with open arms. Losing her mother still haunts this successful rancher who never married.Widowed Milicente DuFour regrets not having children and can't help wishing for what was not to be. Although she's not looking to replace her beloved...

Temptation this wicked has only one explanation-the devil has dimples! When ex-rancher and rodeo cowboy, Lone Wyatt, saunters into a small Oklahoma town, he isn't expecting much. After his brother married the woman they both loved, he's been rethinking his life, opening himself to the possibility of finding his "one and only"-but he's in no rush. Until he meets Charli Kudrow. One wary glance from her haunted eyes, and he's ready to tear through every...

He's a bored billionaire. She's a destitute rancher. They have nothing in common.Unemployed and pregnant, April Cooper retreats to the family ranch where she's surrounded by disaster: her grandfather is dead, her uncle has disappeared, and someone's been shooting the cattle. April wants to raise her baby in peace and quiet, but she suspects the newly-arrived stranger offering to help is keeping secrets.Wade Kelly Borne is searching for a corporate...

Ever since bad boy Zack Hunter left her ten years ago, breaking her heart, Sky MacKenna hasn't been able to find a man who sets her on fire the way he did. Then he comes striding back into her life-bigger, badder, and sexier than before. Zack Hunter never thought his job as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent would lead him back to his small hometown, and he never thought he'd set eyes on Sky again. Leaving her behind had been the stupidest...

Wanted: Women and babies. Where: Shotgun Ridge, Montana. When: As soon as possible!A wounded woman and the cowboy determined to save her are about to make the perfect targets for the matchmakers of Shotgun Ridge, Montana.Bah, humbug!Wounded, widowed, and wary, rancher Cherry Peyton didn't believe in Christmas miracles. She was going to keep her head down, lights off, and ignore Christmas-again! But when her neighbor Clay Callahan found her injured...

Under Oklahoma Stars contains three novellas set in Swells, Oklahoma in the same storyverse as the Only an Okie Will Do series.Cowboy Kind of ForeverBrody Longtree never expects to see his former beauty queen girlfriend again...until she almost runs over his dog. Libby Dempsey knows what she lost when she broke up with Brody. Now she has a second chance to reclaim his heart. Unless a selfless choice from her past causes a misunderstanding too great...

When wolf shifter Carson Kelmount first lays eyes on Grace Watson, he knows she is his fated mate. There is an instant connection between them that is undeniable and hard to fight. He wants nothing more than to keep Grace safe. But she is guarded and stubbornly refuses his help. Though Grace tries to fight the mating urge, she can't help but be drawn to Carson. He seems to be everything she's ever wanted in a mate. A cowboy with a heart of gold with...

Ethel Brown is bored with her life as a socialite in Beckham, Massachusetts. Every week is exactly the same under her mother's watchful eye. Every weekday she works as a volunteer at the local orphanage. Every Saturday she goes to parties to meet the man she will marry. The problem is she would never marry one of the men at those parties.Walt Prewitt is a rancher in Montana, who feels like there's only one thing missing in his life: a wife. When he...

Kourtney has no choice but to seek Logan's help more than a year after their brief fling. Returning to Kelmount Ranch unannounced will certainly surprise the whole family, but it's time that Logan found out Kourtney left him behind with more than just her memories. Learning about his daughter is a bombshell Logan wasn't prepared for. But as Kourtney asks for his help protecting little Emma from an evil witch, he dutifully steps up. The baby deserves...

On the run from his past and hoping for a fresh start, lone wolf Noah Ramos takes a job as the Kelmount Ranch manager only to discover that the Alpha's sister, sweet and sassy Bailey, is his fated mate. Bailey Kelmount is hesitant to get involved with a new hire whose shadowy past is as mysterious as he is handsome. But the guiding hand of fate is irresistible, and Bailey has no choice but to slowly give Noah a chance. As Noah and Bailey's love blossoms,...