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A cowboy private investigator who doesn’t want to spend another Christmas alone. A single mom in a pack of trouble, trying to lie low for the holidays. The snowstorm that blows in a few sizzling possibilities. Following a chance encounter, East Whitlock hasn’t been able to get a certain sassy redhead out of his mind. Though the feisty single mom insists she can take care of herself and her small son, he can’t stand the thought of anyone so sweet and lovely being alone for Christmas — in a friend’s warehouse, no less. Every instinct in him is shouting that she’s in trouble, and ...

A policeman exclusively works the night shift to hide his scars, while an undercover detective investigates a cold case in search of the justice she feels he deserves. The trail of clues leads to an unexpected complication. Newly promoted Police Sergeant Luke Hawling is determined to eliminate the growing drug problem in his hometown, even if it means going toe-to-toe with a dangerous motorcycle gang. The house fire they set a few years earlier left one side of his face permanently disfigured. A chance meeting with a gang member brings him closer to making an arrest — a job that would be ...

A cowboy realizes he’s irrefutably in love with the girl who got away, and now she’s back in town. Devlin Cassidy spent the last eight years beating himself up for popping the question too soon. They were way too young back then to be talking about marriage. Unfortunately, she seems dead set on pairing off with his next younger brother this time around. Has she forgotten the Cassidy brothers’ rule against dating each other’s exes? Julia Benson wants to make a name for herself on the rodeo circuit before getting married. Leaving behind her high school sweetheart to make it happen, ...

It’s not easy coming up with a birthday surprise for the billionaire she’s crushing on, especially a guy who’s been keeping such a mind-blowing secret from everyone! Thea Ferrell decides it’s now or never to try to land a date with the hunky executive vice president of her dreams. He’s super-wonderful, super-gorgeous, and super-rich (not required, but a great side perk), which makes him the first man to live up to every single line item on her wishlist. Her only fear is that he’s too good to be true. In her experience, the good guys are usually already taken, so why is this one ...

What if coming home is the best Christmas gift of all? Willa Morgan left Pinetop to chase big dreams and a country music career, but an icing-drizzled cookie angel from a secret admirer pulls her back to the cozy, Christmas-obsessed town she grew up in. Suddenly, she’s working alongside Angel Castellano, her childhood crush — now a five-star chef, making mouths and hearts melt with every entrée he dishes up. Together, they fill the holidays with laughter and memories, rekindling an attraction that’s always been between them. But when a career-defining record deal arrives, Willa must ...

A renowned archeologist rarely visits her cozy hometown, because she’s secretly crushing on the sheriff. But a string of danger brings them together to unravel a century-old mystery involving a missing heiress. Bliss Hawling has been in love with Sheriff Gil Remington since their silly first kiss in high school. Someone dares him to do it, so it’s mostly a joke — to everyone but her. A few years later, he marries someone else. Now he’s a widower. After the funeral, she plans to leave town again and never return. However, Gil arm twists her into coming back for one last visit. The ...

What if this Christmas is his chance to rewrite his story? Army Ranger Shane Jackson thought he was done making mistakes, until a son he never knew he had shows up on his doorstep. The reformed cowboy instantly faces a test he didn’t see coming — learning how to be a father and accepting grace when he needs it most. Carol Gilman, the minister’s daughter, enters their lives like a beacon of light. Through Christmas pageant rehearsals and long evenings building the backdrop and sets, she shows Shane and his little boy that belonging to the cozy small-town of Pinetop isn’t about being ...

It’s not easy coming up with a birthday surprise for her billionaire best friend. A guy she likes a little more than a bestie should. Or a lot more! But that won’t keep Eloise Cantona from trying to plan the perfect surprise for him. After enjoying a dreamy getaway in Fiji with her family, she’s determined to recreate some of that same magic for her best friend. He seriously works too hard managing his family’s golf resort empire. Don’t CEOs deserve a break, too? Unfortunately, Elon has always been so tight-lipped about his bucket list that she hardly knows where to begin. She ...

A federal investigator is sent undercover to the small-town restaurant his ex-girlfriend runs — a steakhouse slotted for the next big meeting of a dangerous criminal ring. Agent Marco Perez has secrets. Keeping them is part of his job. His rules for dating while working undercover are simple: Don’t get too close. Don’t care too much. Don’t let it last too long. Never break the first three rules. He's always lived by these rules, right up to the point when his ex-girlfriend plants a kiss on him. Though it’s part of his assignment to cross paths with her again, she’s more than a ...

A cowboy falls head over heels for a gorgeous single mom who insists she’ll never date again. He’s determined to change her mind in this sweet, friends-to-lovers romance! Cormac makes it clear to his brothers that he’s not interested in being the next one to tie the knot. He’s met everyone in their small Texas town, and none of them are the one. The only woman who’s ever made him feel a spark of anything is Ellie Roberts — an out-of-towner who shows up at a charity rodeo with her six-year-old in the middle of an asthma attack. Cormac is a farmer and crop duster pilot by day and ...

A waitress is keeping a huge secret to protect two people she loves — a task that would be a lot harder if the bachelor sheriff she's crushing on wasn’t forever lending her a hand. Tiva Nez's life has been a hot mess since the day she was born, so it’s just her misfortune to find herself posing as a single mom to protect her sister and nephew. No, Christmas is NOT the most wonderful time of the year. She would rather skip it altogether. Everyone knows Police Chief Adriel Montana is married to his job. He lives to serve his tribe on the reservation, including his favorite waitress who ...

A damaged hero, a grieving widow, and a prison release sponsorship that delivers a second chance at love just in time for the holidays… The horse ranch Arabella Weston and her late husband built from scratch has been a haven for countless men in need of a second chance. After becoming widowed, however, she’s debating closing their work release program and selling her struggling ranch. Until her best friend guilts her into accepting one last parolee on Christmas Eve… Former motorcycle gang leader Victor Cross works around the clock, as if being chased by demons, and soon has ...

A successful rodeo owner doesn't believe in love at first sight, but there’s nothing he won’t do to help his tribe — even proposing a marriage of convenience to a single mother who’s fallen on hard times. Wayne Whitaker (or Chief Lighthorse, as his fellow Comanches prefer to call him) is constantly putting out fires on their poverty-stricken, crime-ridden reservation. The old-timers on his squabbling tribal council claim it’s because he’s too young, too inexperienced, and too single to run both the tribe and his family’s rodeo business. What they don't understand is that he ...

A K9-certified EMT, the new girl in town he instantly falls for, and the blind date disaster that finally makes her notice him — just not the way he hopes. Knight Harlan is the heartthrob of Heart Lake — the guy every single lady in town wants to date (and most of them have). Everyone, that is, except his best friend’s sister, who makes it painfully clear she wants nothing to do with him. Holly Burke allows her sister to talk her into moving to Texas for one reason only — a fresh start. And that doesn’t include getting involved with yet another playboy. Despite Knight’s hometown...

A cowboy secretly falls in love with his brother’s girlfriend in this opposites-attract romance, then blames himself when they break up. Beldon Cassidy and his brothers have always had each other’s backs. Any woman who dates and dumps one of them is off limits to the rest of them. Permanently. Unfortunately, he’s been secretly crushing on his oldest brother’s ex-girlfriend for years. Though she’s single again, she’ll never be available to him because of The Rule. He’s going to have to find a way to turn off his feelings for her before it becomes a problem. After accidentally ...

A wounded rodeo champion and a lovely horse trainer make a friendship pact to protect each other’s broken hearts from rebound relationships. Their ground rules are simple: Need a plus one at a holiday get-together? Ask each other. Feeling bored or lonely? Call or text each other. Accidentally step beneath the mistletoe? Um… Okay, it’s kind of impossible to make a rule for every situation, so their feelings soon get a little tangled up with each other. But that’s okay, right? Because friends are supposed to care for friends. What they didn’t count on was just how easily two broken ...

A Texas Ranger who’s secretly married, the award-winning chef who calls it quits and leaves him, and the search and rescue program that puts their hearts back on a collision course… It’s not easy being a Texas Ranger; Seven Colburn is living proof of that. He can tell anyone who wants to listen about the long hours, constant danger, mediocre pay, and number of marriages that don’t survive his choice of careers, including his own. When an anonymous donor pays his tuition at the prestigious Texas Hotline Training Center, he jumps at the opportunity to bury his heartache in a new ...

When a mistaken identity leads to an accidental attraction... Whoever said two wrongs can't make a right must not have been in love! Anxious to put a recent bad break-up behind him, Police Detective Noah Zeller jumps at the chance to sharpen his search and rescue skills at the world-class Texas Hotline Training Center. The only downside is that the missing heiress case he’s currently working will have to go on the back burner for a few weeks. Or so he thought. Until a sassy-mouthed maid provides a clue that busts his case wide open. Farrah Carmichael is ecstatic to land a coveted ...

When a tropical storm serves up a second chance at love for a once-burnt-twice-shy kind of guy... Champion surfer Ford Anderson is a classic shy guy. He’s far more comfortable riding the next big wave than he is braving the perils of dating. So when his best friend tries to coax him into a blind date, he turns him down flat. Only minutes later, he learns that his would-be dinner date is stranded on a sinking yacht. He wrestles with guilt as he launches a water rescue operation, knowing the lovely grad student would be safe on dry land if he’d asked her out to dinner like he was supposed...

An ex-bodybuilder is recovering from a broken heart and throws himself wholeheartedly into search and rescue operations, never imagining it'll come with a second chance at love. After a bad breakup, former bodybuilding champion Jett Channing decides to go on a girlfriend diet. So when his normal responsibilities as a forest ranger are interrupted to rescue a stranded hiker, he jumps at the chance to work off his wounded pride by doing something so meaningful and worthwhile. Gwyneth Moore can’t believe her T.V. celebrity boyfriend of three years is dumping her for an anemic-looking ...