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Can’t Stand the Cowboy

About Can’t Stand the Cowboy

Addison Thatcher can’t stand the cowboy.

From the moment she sets foot on her family’s Montana ranch, Cruz Conley rubs her the wrong way. He’s gruff, bossy, and far too good at reminding her she doesn’t belong. Unfortunately, he’s also the one tasked with keeping an eye on her all summer—and every time he throws one of his infuriating smirks her way, her pulse kicks up for all the wrong reasons.

Cruz knows Addison’s type. Polished, city-bred, and destined to leave. He’s been burned before, and he has no intention of falling for another woman with one foot out the door. But when their fiery arguments turn into the best parts of his day and he finds himself noticing more about her than just her irritating remarks, he worries that he’s falling—fast.

But Addison came to Cedar Ridge, Montana for a reason, and despite her debilitating panic attacks and desire for a softer, slower existence, her life back in the city—along with her parents’ overwhelming expectations—still calls.

She came to Thatcher Ranch to find her way. Instead, she might just lose herself to the cowboy she swore she hated.

A steamy, small-town, cowboy romance filled with heat, heart, and plenty of sparks.

Tropes: enemies to lovers, small town, cowboy, forced proximity, mental health rep

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Snow Drift

About Snow Drift

He’s a total stranger.
Until we drift together like the falling snow and I melt in his arms.

Moore is captivating. We click instantly, bonding in a freezing sunroom while watching the storm. When he cuddles me into his strong arms, I’m overcome by a different kind of heat.

But he’s a landscaper who needs to be planted in one spot. I move all over, afraid to put down roots.

Moore is used to nurturing things, and already knows how to care for me. The way he warms me straight through, his rough hands on my skin… deep voice in my ear… making me crave so much more…

I need to share his bed. He wants to share my life.

How much can a girl change for a man who is already obsessed with her?

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The Rescues by Jordan Standridge

About The Rescues by Jordan Standridge

One wounded horse. One woman traveling through. One guarded man. One connection that changed everything.

A chance meeting with Morgan Wright took RV traveler Ripley Capilano to Harmony Hills Equestrian Center. Little did she know this was the beginning of her greatest adventure of all.

When a traumatized horse immediately bonded with her, Ripley took it upon herself to restore the horse’s trust. Alongside Morgan’s best friend and manager Ty Stanton, Ripley worked to instill hope in the horse for a new life…or even life itself. But as spent time with Ty, she discovered she wanted to put her own hope and trust in him.

Due to a dangerous past, Ty Stanton had accepted that a love of his own just wasn’t in his future. That is, until the morning he met Ripley Capilano. Soon, his former acceptance of being alone was being challenged.

“The Rescues is a heartfelt exploration of love found through healing rather than perfection. As Ripley helps restore a traumatized horse’s trust, she and Ty slowly confront their own fears and past wounds. Standridge’s writing is immersive and compassionate, blending emotional growth and quiet romance into a cozy yet powerful story about learning to begin again.” ~NewInBooks.com

“The Rescues…hums with quiet strength. Ripley Capilano’s chance arrival at the ranch and her bond with a traumatized horse set the stage for one of the series’ most emotionally nuanced romances. Her relationship with the guarded and steadfast Ty Stanton unfolds with slow-burning depth. Their journey from cautious strangers to soul-deep partners mirrors the horse’s recovery–pain yielding to trust, and fear to faith…Fans of Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove Series and Nicholas Sparks’ The Rescue and Safe Haven will find much to admire…” ~ Prairies Book Review

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A Perfect Mess by Zoe Dawson

About A Perfect Mess by Zoe Dawson

I know what you did last summer.

Aubree Walker, the perfect girl most likely to succeed, is sure there’s only one person who knows what she did.

Booker Outlaw, one of the three Outlaw brothers–all identical, all gorgeous, all from the wrong side of the tracks, and all pure bad boys. He was always the unpredictable one, the one who would be brash enough to make it big self-publishing horror novels on the internet. He promised never to tell, but everyone knows you can never trust an Outlaw.

Then a year later, in the middle of the night, she receives a phone call at Tulane. Her aunt, who took her in after her mother’s death, is in a coma under suspicious circumstances. Now she has to face that one person who knows all about what she did that summer–sexy Booker.

Returning to Hope Parish to be with her aunt, stirs up all those ugly memories. When Aubree starts getting threats, she can’t help but wonder if what she did last summer was tied to her aunt’s “accident.” Afraid, she turns to the only person who knows the truth and Booker doesn’t hesitate to offer his broad shoulder for her to lean on. But Booker has a secret of his own that could crush their fledgling relationship.

As the hot, sultry summer days move on, she finds that even a perfectly smart girl can lose her heart to a perfectly bad boy. What is she going to do when someone starts asking questions Aubree doesn’t want to answer? She’s knee deep into a terribly dangerous, wholly life changing, who-can-she-really-depend-on perfect mess.

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Waiting for a Star

About Waiting for a Star

A beautiful rockstar. Two famous men. One explosive scandal. Fame, passion, and betrayal collide in this sizzling tale when love collides with the limelight. Get lost in this easy, addictive read, featuring second chances, the high cost of fame, and exquisite heart-wrenching love triangles against the backdrop of the 1980s music scene. Also available on Kindle Unlimited January 15, 2026.

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Dirty Whispers

About Dirty Whispers

Can this rugged mountain man mechanic win the heart of a sweet nerdy girl?

When your name is Griffin Dirty, you’ve heard all of the jokes. One of those Dirty Boys – ha ha. Would a woman ever take me seriously?

Just as I’ve almost given up hope that an interesting woman would move to
Old Hemlock Valley, Harper appears. She’s gorgeous, stunning, and sexy…
while being one of the smartest people I’ve ever met.

She’s a bit too young. A bit too perfect. She should be out of my league, but
this beauty thinks of herself as a nerdy girl, when in fact, she’s
simply brilliant and organized.

I’ve been waiting for an amazing woman to unleash this burning passion within me. Harper is
the one. I already know that we belong together.I just hope I can convince her that my clean, wholesome life and my dirty talk are all hers. Forever.

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Found by the Surly Ranger

About Found by the Surly Ranger

Be careful up on Wolfe Mountain.
You might be found by the love of your life.
I’m not an outdoorsy person. This terrifying camping trip is not by choice – it’s probable that I’m being hunted.
Then I’m found by a dangerous creature…a sexy-as-sin older man. A grouchy, growly forest ranger type. He’s gorgeous, but he doesn’t seem to like people very much.
Until we spend some time together. His tone definitely changes the more he stares at me. He’s quiet, yet those intense dark eyes tell me everything I need to know.
Jace wants me. He’s overbearing, overprotective, and I don’t think he understands how to separate lust and logic.
Once this breathtaking mountain man wraps me in his arms, I don’t want him to separate anything. Ever.

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The Long Way to You by Pearl Sankhla

About The Long Way to You by Pearl Sankhla

A missing girl. A secret diary. A journey that changes everything.

When Scarlet vanishes without a trace, she leaves behind only a notebook containing a confession that changes Thomas’s life forever. Realizing the quiet girl he admired from afar was fighting a battle no one saw, Thomas embarks on a life-changing odyssey to bring her home.

With no money and no plan, Thomas faces hunger, danger, and exhaustion as he tracks her from England to Andalusia. Along the way, strangers become saviors, reminding him that even in the darkest times, humanity exists.

The Long Way to You is a heart-wrenching, wholesome debut about destiny, the kindness of strangers, and the courage it takes to rewrite your own ending.

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Protected by the Surly Carpenter

About Protected by the Surly Carpenter

Be careful in the deep forest.
You might be charmed by the love of your life.

Just as I’m cornered by friends of the last person I ever want to see again, a wall of muscles in a black t-shirt glides between us to shield me.

Perfect timing. And perfectly gorgeous.

Clark offers to act as my boyfriend and drive me home after my shift. At first glance, he seems like a grump, a hardass, and a total loner.

Then he smiles at me. And my entire world shifts.

He’s wildly sexy, with a quiet confidence as he steps up again and again to make sure that I’m safe. He’s not shy about talking about the future, although I can’t plan that far ahead until I’m no longer being followed.

Everything good in my life has always been taken from me. Yet this beast of an older man is different. I want to believe our instant connection is real. That we belong together.

And that his obsession with protecting me has a chance of becoming permanent.

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Protected by the Surly Carpenter

About Protected by the Surly Carpenter

Be careful in the deep forest.
You might be charmed by the love of your life.

Just as I’m cornered by friends of the last person I ever want to see again, a wall of muscles in a black t-shirt glides between us to shield me.

Perfect timing. And perfectly gorgeous.

Clark offers to act as my boyfriend and drive me home after my shift. At first glance, he seems like a grump, a hardass, and a total loner.

Then he smiles at me. And my entire world shifts.

Everything good in my life has always been taken from me. Yet this beast of an older man is different. I want to believe our instant connection is real. That we belong together.

And that his obsession with protecting me has a chance of becoming permanent.

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Cherry Locked: Billionaire Romance

About Cherry Locked: Billionaire Romance

A bartender returns a billionaire’s wallet…and is swept into a world of lust, fame, and temptation.

Madison Hart is fully committed to no ring, no sex. But resisting desire gets harder every day. Working as a bartender at an elite country club offers her powerful men with dangerous charm.

Jace Harrison walks into her life. A self-made tech billionaire with hypnotic beauty and a bad reputation.

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Running Home for Christmas by Liisel Rosewood

About Running Home for Christmas by Liisel Rosewood

Coming home for Christmas wasn’t part of Tessa Hartley’s plan.

But when burnout sends her London life crashing down, she finds herself back in Lindenfell, the tiny village she once couldn’t wait to leave, where the river runs steady, fairy lights go up far too early, and everyone knows you’re in love before you do.

She expects quiet streets, her mum’s soup, and a chance to finally breathe. She doesn’t expect him.

Carl Whitford.

Her childhood best friend. The boy she once almost fell for. Now a widower with a quiet sadness in his eyes and a habit of helping everyone except himself.

When the village ropes them both into organising the annual Christmas Run, Tessa and Carl find themselves thrown together again: early-morning training runs, late-night planning meetings, and something neither of them planned for.

She needs a place to heal. He needs permission to hope again. And sometimes the bravest thing you can do is run toward what scares you most.

This Christmas, love might be waiting right where Tessa left it, if she’s brave enough to stop running away.

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A tender, emotional small-town romance filled with slow-burn chemistry, community warmth and second chances. Perfect for readers who love heartfelt stories about healing, rekindled connections, and learning that broken doesn’t mean unworthy of love.

The ebook is currently 99p for a few days and FREE on Kindle Unlimited. The paperback edition available too.

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Inferno by Elle Darcy

About Inferno by Elle Darcy

Like your heroes strong and your romance steamy, soulful, and suspenseful?

Discover a pulse pounding enemies to lovers, kidnapping, redemption romance where danger sparks passion and every scar hide a heartbeat.

Ex-soldier Gage O’Rourke is damaged, dangerous, and loyal to the wrong man. Sophie Delaney is fierce, defiant, and trapped in a small-town legacy she never asked for. He was sent to kidnap her. Instead, she became his salvation. Trapped together their chemistry burns hotter than the bullets chasing them.

Their story is the beginning of the Eagle Crest Chronicles, a whole world of scarred protectors, impossible choices, and love worth fighting for.

If you crave an unforgettable enemies-to-lovers suspense romance where passion ignites the pages, then Inferno is your next obsession.
——Spicy stand-alone, no cliffhanger, happily-ever-after guaranteed!
Read it. Hear it. Feel it.
Protective Heroes. Fierce Love. Forever.

Free in KU or special holiday price of $0.99!

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A Very Merry Christmas Romance by Kate Harriet

About A Very Merry Christmas Romance by Kate Harriet

Cosy up with this festive friends-to-lovers romance, while during a Christmas Eve blizzard, shy Charlotte Cradduck is hoping for a quiet Christmas with her best friend Will.

However unbeknown to her they are joining his parents’ large and jolly household, who are also hosting their very merry extended family this season…

As Christmas works its magic, will the pair snatch a chance to confess their feelings during the high-spirited festivities? Or does the surprise appearance of a ghost from Christmas past dampen the seasonal spirit?

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Dirty Secrets

About Dirty Secrets

Can this rugged mountain man mechanic win the heart of a shy girl?

When your name is Walker Dirty, you’ve heard all of the jokes. One of those Dirty Boys – whatever.

Meeting a beautiful woman in Old Hemlock Valley was an impossible dream until Jocelyn appeared. She seems surprised by my interest, yet she’s everything I’ve always wanted – smart, funny, gorgeous and delicate.

Maybe a little too delicate for a mountain woman. Which ignites my protective urges, and makes me unable to keep my hands off her.

I need to care for Jocelyn, convincing her that money issues are not a problem to me. Sure, I’m a bit older, and set in my ways. She can study me and dig out my family secrets if she needs to trust me. I have nothing to hide from my future wife. (Except the fact that I already know she’s my future wife.)

On one of my frequent “ambulance runs”, Jocelyn proves she can be tougher than she looks. I’m going to prove that my sexy girl is not just the woman I’ve been dreaming of.

She’s already my forever.

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Saved by the Surly Medic

About Saved by the Surly Medic

***Be careful around Wolfe Mountain.
You might be saved by the hottest man in the woods.***

I was seconds from being seriously hurt (or worse). Luckily, a gorgeous hulking man appeared and yanked me up over some rocks.

Is it odd that he decides to take me home and care for me? I guess he wants to keep an eye on my healing since he’s a medic. But it already feels like much more.

Jonah Wolfe is sexy, smart and part of an important family… and clearly not the chatty type. He’s grouchy with others, but utterly sweet with me. His deep eyes speak volumes. Every touch, every caress whether innocent or not, makes my pulse surge.

He wants me. I can feel it. Yet his overprotectiveness is totally over the top considering we barely know each other.

I’m not sure if I’m ready for a brand new life, but I’m definitely ready for an older man who makes every inch of my body come alive.

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The Mountain’s Keeper: A Grumpy Sunshine M/M Romance

About The Mountain’s Keeper: A Grumpy Sunshine M/M Romance

Julian I’m the town’s sunshine. The friendly baker who smiles at everyone, remembers every order, and pretends he isn’t going home to an empty apartment every night.

Then there’s him. The Mountain Man. Silas is six-foot-six of scarred, silent intensity. He comes in every Tuesday at 2 PM like clockwork. He orders black coffee and a muffin, pays in exact change, and leaves without a word.

He thinks I don’t notice him watching me. He thinks I don’t see the loneliness behind his gray eyes. I made a special muffin flavor just for him—”The Mountain Man.” He took it, same as always. I thought he didn’t care. I was wrong.

Silas I’m a monster. I know it. The town knows it. My scars are a map of everything I failed to save, and I belong alone on this mountain. But I can’t stay away from the bakery. I can’t stay away from him.

Julian is the only bright thing in my world. I’m too broken to touch him, too damaged to speak to him. So I just collect the muffins. I freeze them. I label them. A freezer full of proof that for thirty seconds a week, someone smiled at me like I was human.

But when a historic blizzard traps Julian on the mountain, I’m the only one who can save him. Now he’s in my cabin. In my bed. And he just found the freezer.

Tropes:

Grumpy x Sunshine

Hurt/Comfort (Heavy)

Forced Proximity (Snowed In)

Touch Starvation

Size Difference (6’6” vs 5’8”)

Military/PTSD Rep

The Mountain’s Keeper is a steamy M/M romance with a guaranteed HEA and no cliffhangers.

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