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Holiday warmth brings four lonely souls out of the cold in New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne's classic Cowboys of Cold Creek romance! All Emery Kendall wanted was to flee painful memories of Christmases past. She craved distraction and healing, and the mountains of Idaho offered both...plus the key to a long-buried family secret. But when she meets her host, rancher Nate Cavazos, she hardly gets a warm welcome... The former army...

A woman looking to start fresh finds much more than she bargained for when she crashes into a tired soldier's fence in New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne's A Cold Creek Secret Just back from a tour of duty, all Major Brant Western wants is a hot meal and a warm bed. What he doesn't need is the stunning socialite in disguise who's just shown up at his family's Cold Creek ranch. Scandal trails Mimi Van Hoyt-aka "Maura"-everywhere she...

Caidy Bowman had been the apple of her family's eye--until a devastating tragedy forced her to hide from the world. She was used to devoting her time to the animals on her family's ranch. Then widower Ben Caldwell and his two adorable children arrived in Pine Gulch, and suddenly, Caidy wanted more than a life in the shadows....

As the town's new vet, Ben needed a place to stay for the holidays--and for his family to heal from their...

New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne brings readers back to the ranch for an emotional holiday visit with The Cowboys of Cold Creek!

Hardened rancher Ridge Bowman has long told himself he has no need for love--just work and his little girl are enough to get him through. But when his "cleaning lady," Sarah Whitmore, gets injured on his staircase, well, of course he has to invite her to spend the holidays with him.

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"Cold Creek is a place with a dark history, especially for the Lockwoods. Now adults, the three Lockwood sisters are still recovering from the events that led to the destruction of their family when they were children. Determined to move forward, Tess and Kate are making fresh starts, ready to put bad--even deadly--memories to rest and settle happily in the small but booming town. And they're hoping their older sister, Charlene, can do the same. Char...

Christmas ranch. Hope Nichols has never felt as if she belonged anywhere except her hometown of Pine Gulch. So when she hears that her family's property, Christmas Ranch, is set to be shut down forever, a determined Hope heads home. She refuses to let anything ruin her holiday--this will be the most memorable ranch Christmas ever! And thanks to hunky former navy SEAL Rafe Santiago and his adorable nephew, she might just pull off that miracle. Cold...

Despite a traumatic childhood in Cold Creek, Ohio, the Lockwood sisters have reunited there for the wedding of youngest sister Tess to the town's sheriff. Maid of honor Kate Lockwood is determined to break through best man Grant Mason's defences. An anthropologist, Kate makes her living studying the dead. She is particularly interested in the prehistoric Adena civilization that once called the area home. A large burial mound sits on Mason family land,...

A heartwarming Christmas romance reunites a sweet librarian with her childhood crush in New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne's beloved installment in the Cold Creek Cowboy series. Celeste Nichols has always preferred to keep to herself in her hometown of Pine Gulch, Idaho...until she becomes an instant celebrity! When one of her children's stories becomes a major success, she's suddenly the talk of the town. Celeste should be gloriously...

The Bowman family is back in this perennial favorite from New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne! He's the one you called when you need rescuing, but who is Taft Bowman going to call when he needs help? Ten years ago Laura Pendleton, the love of his life, left town without a word. Now she's back, with a new last name-and two adorable little ones in tow. Well, Taft was stupid enough to let her go once before - he's not about to make the same...

With two kids and an active life, widow Faith Dustin only wants peace and quiet for Christmas. But her snowy Pine Gulch ranch is nothing but chaotic. All that keeps Faith going is her helpful neighbor, cowboy Chase Brannon. He's always been "good ol' Chase," her faithful friend. Until he kisses her under the mistletoe... Years ago Chase blew his chance with the woman he's loved since childhood. Now he's determined to step out of the friend zone......