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These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901, Arizona Territories

Nancy E. Turner · 400 pages

A moving, exciting, and heartfelt American saga inspired by the author's own family memoirs, these words belong to Sarah Prine, a woman of spirit and fire who forges a full and remarkable existence in a harsh, unfamiliar frontier. Scrupulously recording her steps down the path Providence has set her upon—from child to determined young adult to loving mother—she shares the turbulent events, both jo

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Sunset Embrace

Sandra Brown · 372 pages

They were two untamed outcasts on a Texas-bound wagon train. Two passionate travelers, united by need, threatened by pasts they could not outrun... Lydia Bryant--voluptuous and russet-haired, fleeing from a secret shame, vowing that never again would a man, any man, overpower her... Ross Coleman--dark, brooding and iron-willed, with the shadow of a lawless past in his piercing eyes, sworn to

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The Cherokee Trail

Louis L'Amour · 178 pages

Mary Breydon knew how to get things done. Raised on a Virginia plantation, she learned how to care for livestock, respect her workers, and keep good books. But after her husband is killed, she must make a living running a stagecoach station on the Cherokee Trail. Mary faces challenges that even the men eagerly anticipating her failure would have a difficult time overcoming. After being forced to f

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Where the Wind Blows

Caroline Fyffe · 291 pages

Cowboy Chase Logan has been in plenty of touchy situations, but pretending to be the husband of a recent widow and father to her adopted children is the most difficult job he's had yet.

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Tougher Than The Rest

Shirleen Davies · 224 pages

Book One of the MacLarens of Fire Mountain Series. Niall McLaren is the oldest of four brothers, and the undisputed leader of the family. A widower, and single father, he is focused on building the MacLaren ranch into the largest and most successful in norther Arizona. He is serious about two things - his responsibility to the family and his future marriage to a wealthy, well-connected widow w

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Sixty Acres and a Bride

Regina Jennings

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The Husband Tree

Mary Connealy · 315 pages

"Standing over her third no-account husband's grave, Belle Tanner makes a vow--no more men. Now all she needs to do is get her cattle to market before winter sets in. But there's no one around except the drifter Silas Harden, and Belle is such a poor judge of men that she can't decide if he is worth hiring on. Silas just escaped a shotgun wedding--only to lose his money, his ranch, and his pride.

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Wyoming Bride

Joan Johnston · 419 pages

Newly widowed, pregnant and alone in the Wyoming wilderness, Hannah Wentworth agrees to marry Flint Creed, a bitter man who is in desperate need of a wife, and as the danger of the wild frontier surrounds them, the greatest threat of all are the secrets between them.

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The Outsider

Penelope Williamson · 512 pages

After Rachel Yoder's husband is murdered by outlaws in an act of outrageous greed, she must raise her 10-year-old son alone on the Montana Plains. One day, a handsome stranger dying from a gunshot wound walks into her ranch. With simple kindness, she treats his injury and nurses him back to health. Soon Rachel finds herself drawn to this mysterious outsider with a violent past--and must put her fu

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Only His

Elizabeth Lowell · 400 pages

Willow Moran must rely on gunfighter Caleb Black to lead her from her Civil War-ravaged home to her brother's refuge in the Colorado Rockies. In the course of their journey, this spirited Southern lady will become a fever in Caleb's blood -- and Willow must also acknowledge that this wild man is her destiny. Read all of Elizabeth Lowell's historical novels of the American West: Only His; Only Mine

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Land of My Heart

Tracie Peterson · 392 pages

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Cheyenne Amber

Catherine Anderson · 422 pages

Boston-born Laura Cheney finds herself widowed and alone in the wilderness of 1864 Colorado with her newborn son. When her baby is kidnapped, Laura turns to Deke Sheridan, a feared renegade raised by the Cheyenne. Laura is willing to risk life and limb to save her child, and Deke soon follows suit to prove himself to this intoxicating beauty.

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Springwater

Linda Lael Miller · 289 pages

Montana Territory, 1870 Evangeline Keating came west because she had to; after her husband's passing, she needed to build a new life for her young daughter, and marrying a stranger from Montana Territory was her best chance. After a difficult winter journey, she arrives at an isolated outpost called Springwater Station. But the handsome man who's come for her is not her husband-to-be, and Evang

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Whirlwind

Cathy Marie Hake · 375 pages

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Midnight Wrangler

Cat Johnson · 327 pages

Rohn Lerner is a successful Oklahoma rancher. Hes old enough to know what he likes, and still young enough to enjoy it. But losing his wife five years ago wore him thin. Hes not ready to date, but he needs someone to share a meal with as badly as someone to warm his bed. Bonnie Martin fled her Oklahoma home years ago, leaving behind her abusive father, and Rohn, the lost love she never forgot. Now

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To Wed in Texas

Jodi Thomas · 307 pages

If any town needed guidance on the path to peace, it was Jefferson, Texas. Delivering it was the widowed Reverend Daniel McLain's calling. Unfortunately, Daniel's own serenity is disrupted when his young daughters' nanny abandons her job, leaving the widower to appeal to his late wife's family for help . . . . But instead of the elderly aunt he's expecting, he's greeted by Karlee Whitworth, th

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Aundy

Shanna Hatfield · 380 pages

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Lord Perfect

Loretta Chase · 304 pages

IDEAL The heir to the Earl of Hargate, Benedict Carsington, Viscount Rathbourne, is the perfect aristocrat. Tall, dark, and handsome, he is known for his impeccable manners and good breeding. Benedict knows all the rules and has no trouble following them—until she enters his life. INFAMOUS Bathsheba Wingate belongs to the rotten branch of the DeLucey family: a notorious lot of liars, frauds, an

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Marrying Miss Marshal

Lacy Williams · 267 pages

"Filling the shoes of her late husband as town marshal hasn't been easy for Danna Carpenter. She's not only fighting criminals, she's also fighting to earn the respect of the townspeople. So crossing paths with tenderfoot detective Chas O'Grady is the last thing she needs. He's hunting a band of cattle rustlers and isn't used to the rugged Wyoming landscape. Teaming up is their only option, but wh

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Cowgirls Don't Cry

Lorelei James · 300 pages

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Propositioning Mr. Raine

Laurann Dohner · 186 pages

Trina Mattews lost her husband of sixteen years to a tragic accident. Starting her life over in the small town of Hailey, Texas, at the age of thirty-eight sounded like a good idea but she never counted on the loneliness she’d experience. Navarro Raine is the hottest man she’s ever seen. He’s tall, with piercing blue eyes and Native American beauty. He fills her nighttime fantasies and makes he

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The Raven Prince

Elizabeth Hoyt · 378 pages

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His Secondhand Wife

Cheryl St. John · 296 pages

Scarred in body and soul, rancher Noah didn't consider himself fit company for anyone. But when his brother's philandering finally caught up with him, honor dictated that Noah claim his brother's widow as his own. Noah was about the most intimidating man Katherine had ever seen. Yet though one man's false promises had already dashed her dreams, she instinctively trusted this stranger. And K

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Brokedown Cowboy

Maisey Yates · 361 pages

Copper Ridge - Maisey Yates Garrett's, Wests, Donnellys 0.5) ♡Shoulda been a Cowboy (Jake Caldwell & Cassie Ventimiglia) 1) ☆Part-time Cowboy (Eli Garrett & Sadie Miller) 2) ♡Brokedown Cowboy (Connor Garrett & Felicity Foster) 3) ☆Bad News Cowboy (Jack West Monaghan & Kate Garrett) 3.4) ☆Copper Ridge Christmas (Ryan Masters & Holly Fulton) 3.5) ♤Hometown Heartbreaker (Aiden Crawford & Casey

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