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Penny Taylor has lived on the ranch with her parents all her life. Ranch life was perfect for her. It was all she knew and that was just fine with her. The Bolton ranch was beside them and she'd grown up enjoying the close family-like relationship they shared. A true romantic with a sassy nature, the only thing that would make her life better was to fall in love. Ty Langston just left the army and he needs a place to land. Before he does, he has one loose end to tie up. A favor for an army buddy leads him to Bolton Farms. Once he leaves there he'll make his way to the next place he'll call ...

Reality looks different through the eye of a camera. As the youngest daughter of a wealthy rancher, Azalea has it all—good looks, a steady boyfriend, and a scholarship to a prestigious university. It's the perfect gilded cage. Azalea longs to break free and stand on her own, to find the passion that's missing from her life. But nothing in reality resembles her dreams... until she meets Leo. Leonardo Walton is a self-made billionaire, a genius investor with an unfortunate knack for upsetting people. Determined to boost Leo's public image, his PR manager signs him up for the reality show ...

Dr. Amber Crawford has dedicated her life to caring for others and she’s determined to leave a legacy that her mother would be proud of. This path, though noble and worthy, leaves no time for a love life. Truthfully, she’s okay with that since the only man she ever cared for shredded her heart and left her in the gritty Texas dust. When Amber runs into hunky Troy Sykes almost ten years later she wants to vanish and pretend he never existed. But before she can sneak away, he sees her and it’s too late. And just like that, she’s agreed to have dinner with him. He turns on his ...

Faye doesn’t want a man who can’t hold his own on a horse… If someone called her a city girl it might ruin her day… or make her laugh because she’s anything but. When the new CEO drops the ball on an event and stalls a big announcement, she challenges him to do better. And her challenge seems to bring out his competitive nature. A nature she’s going to have to gently poke. Who said city girls have more fun? Country girls get to push more buttons. And Adam’s buttons are fun to push… Adam isn’t taking his shiny new title of CEO lightly. He’s been dreaming of running a ...

As Andrew is finding his place at the ranch after his time in the military, he’s frustrated that his progress isn’t faster. He thought he’d retire from the military after a long career, but that wasn’t meant to be. Julia values her relationships with the Reese family. During their difficult childhood, she and her brother spent many hours at Sagebrush Ranch. Now that her career is successful and stable, she’d like to have a love life but that doesn’t seem to be in the cards. Andrew’s long time crush on his best friend’s sister, Julia, always leads him to bickering with her so...

Dixie Young needs a husband. Her ranch is failing and the only hope for her family is to find a partner. Her mother wants her to fall in love and marry a man to help, but Dixie is more realistic. And she’s on the rebound. After a nasty breakup, she finds out she’s pregnant and having a child out of wedlock will not work for her mother. Junior Shipley has lost at love. Recently. In fact, he’s on the rebound when he finds out about Dixie’s need to get married. He has no grand illusions of marrying the girl of his dreams. He’s well beyond that place now. But he’s willing to settle ...

Felicity Duncan has had a crush on Jack Taylor since she was a teenager. She follows the rodeo because of him. When she finds out he’s in her cousin’s wedding, she’s beside herself with nerves and excitement.

Brandon Phillips is sick of his shallow existence. Sure, he has money...and plenty of it, but that's part of the problem. How can he know that people like him for who he really is? Deciding to wander aimlessly where nobody knows him, he's hoping to find out what kind of man he really is. He's going to prove to himself he's not the spoiled rich kid he was raised to be. Jessie White loves music and it's now her job. As a blogger, she was often struggling to make ends meet, but after landing a permanent magazine gig, things are looking up.

Jessica Collins is content as a high school English teacher. She knows there's more outside the small town of Pinevale, Georgia, but she's not unhappy with where she is. After a bad breakup, she's giving dating a rest hoping her heart will heal and she's getting there. Until she gets roped into a bachelor auction for charity, that is.

When the friend you have a crush on gets dumped, you step up to help. Even if that means pretending to date her to make her ex jealous enough to come back. Bo’s best friend is suddenly single. He’s happy about that – her ex-boyfriend was a jerk. And now that she’s gotten rid of that dead weight, maybe he’ll have a chance. He’s had feelings for her too long to say. Gabrielle is broken-hearted. She thought the guy who just walked away from their three-year relationship was the one she’d marry. As embarrassing as it was, she’d take him back right this minute if he walked in the...

Bryce Duncan thinks hiring a party planner for his dad’s 60th birthday is downright silly. But when his mother leaves him no choice, he has to toss his idea—a family BBQ and a bucket of beers—in the trash. His mother, ever the meddler, hires party planner Lindsey Mackey, a vibrant young woman with a gift and dedication for memorable events. From the moment he meets her, Bryce finds himself annoyed by her constantly upbeat attitude. It’s going to be a long month of planning.

Lilliana’s ties to the Duncan family are strong. Losing her mother at a young age affected her deeply, and she’s compensated for that loss by clinging to her women friends. The Duncan wives love her dearly and protect her when necessary.

Jake Turner needed a change of scenery. So he made sure he got just that. The gulf coast of Alabama would be a drastic change from the hustle of the technology hub in California. Surely the beach would help him clear his mind so he could finish the project that was his billion-dollar company's next new thing. Gillian Payne was haunted by the past. Failures and should-have-dones were all around her. Running the beach bed and breakfast she inherited from her mother was harder than she'd realized it would be. Crisis after crisis kept her busy and worried.

He finally realized she's the one—but so did someone else. As a wedding planner, Jayce has seen it all—bridezillas, cheating grooms, ceremonies that turned into brawls. He promised himself he'd never make the mistake of falling for anyone, especially not his best friend Chloe. But when a research trip calls her out of state, a chasm opens in his life he can't deny. Ring in hand, he waits with anticipation and excitement to confess his deepest secret... until she walks in with another man. Chloe is done waiting for Jayce. It's time to move on, and the opportunity in Texas is exactly what...

When the arguing reaches a fever pitch, is it time to admit feelings that have been bubbling under the surface all along? Madison Taylor can’t forget the huge argument she’d had with her brother’s best friend. Technically he was her friend, too, but now that they were older they couldn’t seem to get along. And a year after their unforgettable fight, he’s trying her patience again. Alex Clark is determined to become a cowboy by the end of their dude ranch vacation. He wants the accomplishment, but he also wants to impress his friend Madison. Even though she’s a little prickly ...

Sam Duncan expects to win the ranch challenge that would put a cool 50 grand in his pocket. Not lacking confidence, Sam works his parcel of land in the competition and is certain his win will be a slam dunk. What he doesn’t expect is that Whitney—the only woman ranch hand at Duncan Ranch—will give him a run for his money. He’s not happy about it, and his disdain for her overflows.

Maddie Burns is back in town. Happy to be teaching in the high school she’d attended, settling back into small-town life feels familiar and safe. The fact that her high school sweetheart ex is still there isn’t even on her radar. She moved past him years ago and eventually got over her broken heart...sort of. Well, actually, she still has flashes of anger when she thinks about how things went down.

A spoiled billionaire and a misplaced personal assistant forced together on a fabulous beach in the Caribbean can’t stand each other. Even a meddling matchmaker mother can’t make these two see they’re meant for each other. Well, not unless these enemies need to band together to pull off the party they don’t realize was planned for them. Billionaires don’t always get their way. Jenna’s going to do her best to see that Liam figures that out even if it has to happen the hard way. Though they’re in paradise, this match isn’t exactly made in Heaven. But just when all the problems...

Dakota’s a professional, even if some people don’t believe in her career choice. Cowboys have used holistic veterinary methods for years, they just had a different name for it. But when she comes onto farms with a unique ability to care for horses, people give her the side eye. She’d like to say Brady is different, and he is… he shares his opinion out loud that he thinks her work is silly. And when she brings one of her cousin’s horses in for a check up, she winds up stuck with loud, obnoxious, womanizing Brady. Talk about a nightmare. Whoever heard of holistic horse care? Not ...

This complete series is ready to put you in the holiday mood! Three sweet stories, three strong heroines, three swoony billionaire heroes. The Christmas Miracles Complete Series includes the following clean and wholesome stories: Her Undercover Billionaire Boss A lonely billionaire. A broke, big-hearted retail associate. Unexpected consequences. The Billionaire's Family Christmas She still felt the spark of a teenage crush while he saw the amazing woman she’d become. Christmas Carols for the Billionaire While she falls in love, he’s oblivious to her feelings. Too many roadblocks mean ...