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Bella’s goal is to trade her police badge for a detective's shield and she’ll have to leave Rocky Ridge to make that happen. She’s more than okay with a move. Grant's world turned upside down when he discovered he was a father. Faced with raising a spirited six-year-old alone, he paused his successful business, bought an RV, and moved to Rocky Ridge to be near his ex’s family. But parenting in a new town brings challenges he’s not completely equipped to handle. Their first encounters spark tension and misunderstanding, and Bella's concerns about Grant’s parenting choices stir up...

Entrepreneur Daniel is enjoying the success he worked hard to gain. His family runs a big ranch and he’d have a place there if he wanted, but his true calling is his coffee shop in town. He knows how to give patrons the best cup of coffee they’ve ever had and building the local coffee scene speaks to his creative side. Megan made a bold decision to open her coffee shop across the street from the most successful one in town. Truthfully, the shop across the street is the only real coffee shop in town besides hers. She’s normally confident but this potential mistake is shaking her up a ...

As Katrina comes back to Rocky Ridge, she feels like a failure. Small town life isn’t for her. She’s a city girl, but the city had spit her out. Now all she can do is regroup in her stifling home town and plan her next move. Simon is the eternal optimist in spite of his difficult childhood. It’s one of the top three things Katrina loves about her best friend. And in her time of need, Simon is all in to help her get ready for the next phase of her life and career. And just as Katrina is floundering in her career, Simon gets news that changes his life forever. An unexpected inheritance ...

Rose feels like an outsider. Even though her family is in Rocky Ridge, she doesn’t belong here. She’d been living her dream running her own art gallery, but that was gone now. She should be thankful she’d been able to find a job, but working as a waitress would never take the place of being immersed in art every day. Mike has been quietly obsessed with the Reese family for as long as he can remember. They keep their distance from him, even though they’d given him a job. He had a bad reputation that he’d earned. The guilt and shame were what had made him leave Rocky Ridge. But now ...

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 ...

As the truth wrecks what she’d thought was her happily ever after, can Abbie open her heart to her destiny? Abbie Dayton loves her small town roots, but the dating options are limited. At least until the new in town super handsome gym owner asks her out. This might be the excitement she needs. A diversion from her boring analyst job is always welcome. And it looks like Cody just might be The One. Robert Seymour loves his Georgia home town, though his memories are clouded by poverty and need. Growing up poor drove him to strive for more – to help himself and his family. He’s far ...

The past floods in when Kacie and Micah meet again. Some things remained the same, but so much had changed. She still felt the spark of a teenage crush while he saw the amazing woman she’d become. Kacie’s life had gone differently than she’s expected but she was embracing the changes she had no control over. Raising her sister’s children was challenging and she’d give anything to have her sister and brother-in-law back, but that wasn’t going to happen. In the meantime, love was definitely not in her busy schedule. Micah had left for college and hadn’t really looked back. Back ...

Rebecca Hilton and Casey Shipley have been friends since college. She loves it that he’s dependable and loyal, but that doesn’t make him dating material for her. Casey fell in love with Rebecca almost the instant they met. But she has a “type” and he doesn’t check all the boxes. When she shows up unexpectedly at his family’s ranch, he’s thrilled to see her. But he soon realizes she has eyes for his brother. His well-built, ruggedly handsome brother. Since he wants her to be happy, he agrees to help her get close to his brother. But as clues start mounting up that Casey might ...

He assumed she was his fake date. She’s just the kind of woman to go with the flow. And then his whole plan blows up in his face. Nora is spontaneous with a bubbly personality. When she’s approached by a straight-laced guy who thinks she’s his arranged date, she goes along without a question. He’s easy to look at and this could be a fun way to spend a weekend. Grayson wants his family to get off his back. A quiet and compliant date to his cousin’s wedding will buy him some time. He expected her to have at least read the background document he’d provided and it was disappointing ...

When fate decides you're not meant to be, do you have to accept it? Her whole life, Lily has given up everything for the people she loves. When her best friends Wesley and Mia got together in high school, she stepped aside and tried to smile. When her father refused to hire help for their busy ranch, she became a full-time housekeeper. Now Wesley has returned after five years...but he's back with Mia, not her. Happiness has always hovered just out of Wesley's reach. Mia wasn't the answer. Neither was escaping his small home town to become a world-renowned chef. The last time he remembers ...

Pretending to be a couple. Stranded on a dude ranch. Best friends could realize they’re meant for each other… if her heart didn’t already belong to someone else. Amelia is in love. It happened so fast, but she’s happy. Her career is going remarkably well and she works with one of her best friends. She couldn’t be in a better place at this point in her life. Jake feels like he’s just been punched in the gut. His best friend just told him she’s in love. With Mr. Wrong. When their job sends them to write a story together about the wildly popular Silverstone Dude Ranch, posing as ...

AJ Johnson has left the rodeo to claim his position as head of the family ranch. He’s sowed his wild oats and now he’s ready to take over his rightful place. The future growth of Terry Hill Ranch will soon be in his capable hands and he's ready for the next phase of his life. Kate Pruitt has been there for the Johnsons. She’s an employee, yes. But she knows Terry Hill like the back of her hand. She grew up there just like AJ had. And now that the crowned prince is home, she expects her time at the ranch will soon be over. Just when she’s bracing herself for the fall that's sure to ...

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 ...

Matt O'Connor seems to have it all. Young, handsome, rich. Extremely rich, actually. But deep down, he'd give almost anything to regain the life he'd enjoyed before his father's unexpected death. Though he pretends to take his new found responsibility in stride, secretly he's struggling under the heavy weight. Kimberly Walsh is a petite, red-headed powerhouse in more ways than one. She's a success in real estate at the very young age of 23 and she can take care of herself. But her success is often attributed to her parents who own the big firm she works for. She knows she's good, but she ...

Can a fake engagement lead to real love? After so many years of looking up to her big sister, Ashlyn snaps when Grace says she’s getting married. Claiming she’s getting married too, Ashlyn scrambles to find a stand in for Mr. Right because she’s not so much as seeing someone, let alone engaged. The question is, who would be willing to pretend they’re going to marry her? Cole wants to get noticed by his boss, so when the boss’ daughter asks him a favor, he hesitates. When Cole decided he wanted more responsibility on the ranch, getting engaged to his boss’ daughter wasn’t part ...

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 ...

Zinnia had everything—the husband of her dreams, the ideal job, a perfect future—until a fatal accident tore it all away. Her husband shouldn’t have been on that horse, and now he’ll never come home. His friend Tyson let it happen, and she’s determined to make him pay. Not a day goes by that Tyson doesn’t regret what happened in the ring. Losing his life savings in the settlement is only part of the reason he left the rodeo. He can't trust himself to make sure all the competitors are safe. Now he's drifting, unsure of what comes next for him. And then something magical happens. ...

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 ...

When you’re the designated party animal in your group, it’s impossible to shed the hard shell you’ve developed. Add a fear of loss and the tough guy will avoid falling in love at all cost. That’s where Loukas Mikos finds himself. After meeting Loukas on one of the luxury family vacations Natalie had started crushing on him almost immediately. She’d been the nanny of his cousin’s daughter but she’d spent time enough with Loukas to know she’d fall completely in love with him if he gave her more than a friendly smile. And here they both are on a Mikos cruise ship to Greece for ...

Marguerite is done with love. After a messy divorce, she devotes herself to caring for her five-year-old son and running Silverstone Ranch. She may not be happy, but she can be content. Cade Cooper, a drop-dead-gorgeous movie star, is always ready for a challenge. He particularly likes to make sure he can immerse himself completely in a new role to ensure he portrays his character as authentically as possible. And he's researching his new role as a rodeo cowboy from his hat to his boots. Marguerite doesn’t have time to placate an entitled snooty celebrity who insists on getting in her way...