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Can love bring him home again?After losing his first love, Cole Turner shoves his pain deep, trades in his horse for a motorcycle and becomes a rescue worker, living life to help rebuild homes of those hit by tragedy. On his way home to the ranch for a visit he’s run off the road by the beautiful, asleep-at-the-wheel veterinarian with a chip on her shoulder and suddenly for the first time since he shut the door to his heart a flame of life sparks…however the maddening woman needs help but is too stubborn to know it. Susan Worth might need help but the maddening Harley-riding-wanderer ...

Single males in need of a bride for a day? This is strictly an at your service business proposition. . . Do you need the eyes of a woman to help plan and/or set up an event with your personal interest and taste in mind, but with an added touch of your bride—if you had one—then call Bride for Hire and let me do the work… Jilted twice, Bella Reese has no plans to find out if three’s the magic number. She’s done with men. But she’s always loved the idea of being a bride, setting up house, planning parties, making sure things are pretty and homey—the perfect nest for a home…and ...

Treasure, secrets, and a legacy built on love…can a troubled history teacher find it all with the help of a cowboy not happy she's on his family's ranch. Needing a break from her troubled brother, a summer spent living in and researching a historic stagecoach house on the Turner Creek Ranch sounds heavenly to history teacher Melody Chandler. The ranch is owned by three brothers, and she accepts the job offer from the eldest brother. She doesn't realize until she's already settled into the house for the summer that cowboy Seth Turner does not want her there meddling into the family history...

A "Wives Wanted Campaign" for the lonesome cowboys of the dying town of Mule Hollow! Sugar Ray is looking for fame and Ross Denton has walked away from it...will they find the role of a lifetime together? A far fetched idea that's working! Sugar Ray Lenox’s Hollywood dreams are in a slump so while she’s waiting on her big break she heads to Mule Hollow to help out a friend in need…Sugar Ray’s always been a fighter so she might be down but she’s not given up on her dreams. Rancher Ross Denton has had his fair share of fame and walked away. Now, he just wants to fall in love, marry ...

She's here for her best friend's wedding and to hide out--he's determined to watch out for her, but falling in love...it wasn't in the plan. Being a bridesmaid at her best friend’s wedding in the sleepy town of Mule Hollow Texas is the perfect place for Amber Rivers to lay low to avoid a stalker hot on her heels back in Houston. She loves her job and her city life and isn’t looking to stay long in the country-but she’s blindsided by her attraction to the self-assured rancher, Chase Hartley… Chase agrees to watch over socialite Amber while his partner heads off on his honeymoon but ...

On a whim of her aching heart, widow Alice McIntyre buys the Star Gazer Inn and is looking for a fresh start...something to put a spark back into her life. Jackson McIntyre is guilt-ridden in the aftermath of his father's death and determined to do whatever it takes to help his mother find her way to move forward. But when she buys the Star Gazer Inn and moves off of the huge South Texas ranch, he's stunned. Artist Nina Hanson lives next door to the inn and is living a quiet life, keeping a low profile. She has her reasons. Will the opening of the inn and her new neighbors, especially the ...

Cowgirls don’t cry—they just move on. Cowgirl Jolene Bartee has just taken a job at the New Horizon Ranch helping break wild horses and is looking for a fresh start. Almost immediately she’s pulled over by the law…a very hot and hunky sheriff who has her hackles up and her heart thumping. But if there is one thing she knows, it’s that Bartee’s and the law don’t mix. Sheriff Deputy Austin Drake is working overtime helping support his recently widowed sister and niece. Tired and lonesome he’s decided he’s losing his mind if a sassy mouthed, rumpled cowgirl with a chip on her...

Ideas and hearts collide as these two clash in a fun, heartwarming love story that will have you laughing and rooting for love at the same time. After family tragedy strikes horse trainer Brent Stockwell is sick and tired of being in the spotlight because of his bad judgement relationship, complete with front page tabloid photos. Now he’s hiding out in Mule Hollow looking to work with his horses and heal. Tacy Jones has come to Mule Hollow in hopes of training horses with the champion trainer-despite his well-documented romantic exploits. She’s not happy to find that he doesn’t ...

Speculation is out of control and running rampant in Ransom Creek: Who is the new waitress at the Goodnight Café? What’s her story? Libby Smith aka, Libby Dunaway can’t catch a break. She’s been on her own since she was seventeen and has struggled but made it, until everything caught up to her…now, hiding out in the small town she hitchhiked to, she’s hoping to lay low until it’s safe to go home, if ever. Thankfully, the towns folk are nice and the cowboys too…especially one who totally throws her off every time he walks into the room. Professional bronc rider Vance Presley ...

Old McDonald had a farm…the childhood song is on his mind because widower Nate Talbert has a new neighbors--but there is nothing old about the beautiful McDonald who just moved her and her rambunctious son and a farm load of animals in next door. Looking for a fresh start widow Pollyanna McDonald moves to the tiny town with the national “wives wanted” ad campaign. If women are coming they’ll need a place to stay. Opening a B&B gives Pollyanna a chance to bring her young son up on a farm like her late husband had hoped to do before he died. Unable to open her heart again ...

A multiple award-winning book! A Grinch of a cowboy, a pregnant recluse, a depressed dog and a matchmaking donkey…it’s an unusual combination... Eight months pregnant, stranded on a freezing winter night and in labor, loner Lilly Tipps has one hope and a prayer: her beloved little donkey Samantha. But is her desperate action enough to get the help she and her baby need? The last thing horse trainer Cort Wells expects on the frozen Texas night is to be awakened by an icicle encrusted donkey with the ability to break and enter. He soon realizes his standoffish neighbor is in trouble but ...

A year’s worth of novellas from twelve inspirational romance authors. Happily ever after guaranteed. As far as Kelsey Wilcox is concerned, her last cowboy was the last cowboy. Kelsey Wilcox has had enough of cowboys. After the last one broke her heart, Kelsey traded in her boots for flip-flops...

She once was a love crazed teenager with a crush, he was the object of her affection. Now he needs her help but can she risk her heart again? Country music star Denton McCoy has no plan to get married anytime soon. The minute Blaze Masterson shows up behind the wheel of Granddaddy's limo Denton becomes instantly wary. Five years younger than him, she drove him crazy growing up with her childish crush. He never took her serious and started avoiding her, now she's all grown up and he's not sure what to do with her. If Granddaddy McCoy has his way, he'll marry her. Blaze is home strictly to ...

Sparks are flying in Mule Hollow! Trace Crawford never meant to break anyone’s heart-it was the last thing he wanted to do but when Paisley Norton’s cousin got the wrong idea about his acts of kindness that was exactly what happened. It went without saying that Paisley is madder than a hornet at him…but he knows she also has a soft heart for children and now he’s got temporary custody of his infant niece and he’s desperate for help…Paisley’s help. The last person teacher Paisley Norton expects to find asking for her help is the good for nothing heartbreaker…now, she just has...

Christmas tree farmer and amazing wind chime maker is not looking for love—then a handsome saddle maker moves in next door, and the Matchmakin’ Posse of Mule Hollow takes notice. Myla Vision is fairly new in Mule Hollow and has been nurturing her Christmas trees for the coming season and creating her sparkling tree jewelry while hidden out in the country alone and happy to be making her own life her way. Saddle maker Blake Hudson has moved to Mule Hollow in time for the town’s renowned Christmas festival weekend. He’d here to make good on a promise, but he’s distracted by his new ...

Life is beginning a new on Star Gazer Island and you are invited to attend as Alice McIntyre is about to take that step as her family and friends attend her wedding to Seth. Meanwhile, Alice's son Tucker has poured himself into the ranch after losing the love of his life several years ago. He’s watched his mother start over after losing his dad, and he’s watched his brothers find love and happiness. But can he? And then she walks in and sets his world spinning. Lisa has found satisfaction being the chef at Star Gazer Inn and is so happy for her friend Alice’s newfound love. After her ...

The Texas Matchmakers of Mule Hollow are at it again! Love happens at its own pace and for Izzy and Luc, they’ve got singing angels helping the Matchmakin’ Posse—it’s literally a match made from heaven… It’s been eight years since hairstylist Lacy Brown drove into town in her ancient pink Cadillac and set the town on the map. Now, she’s hired a new stylist, Izzy Cranberry, who is happy to be in the town that’s made history with its everlasting “Wives Wanted Campaign” that is still running even now. But she’s not looking, she’s just intrigued by her two sweet ...

FROM THIS MOMENT ON, Book One Her failed marriage and dashed dreams; famous painter dealing with survivors guilt are they destined to help each other... Grant Ellington loves his ranch, his horses, and his life as a sought-after artist. But after walking away from a plane crash that killed his best friend and the young pilot, he’s still struggling with survivor’s guilt as he heads to Windswept Bay. Painting a sea life mural at the resort started out as a favor to his neighbor, but one meeting with the beautiful Cali and he feels alive again—and determined to spend time on the moonlit ...

She's a romance writer and a wander and now she wants a treehouse and he's just the man to build it...neither of them is looking for love. Trent Sinclair knows love and loss. He holds both close to his heart and private. But when he meets Lilly McCall, the sister of his brother-in-law, suddenly his life is turned upside down. Lilly McCall has been running from her past as long as she can remember. She keeps busy helping out at one national park after the other...but now her past is catching up to her and she's come to Windswept Bay looking for answers. She isn't counting on the handsome, ...

Can their hearts heal and the truth set them free to start fresh? The fun town of Dew Drop, Texas embraces Suzie and her son, they see a future of a family as sparks radiate from Tucker, their hometown fella…the man who deserves a happy-ever-after. Rancher Tucker McDermott believes the right move for Suzie Kent and her son Abe is to move to Sunrise Ranch in the hope of helping young Abe overcome the loss of his dad—who was a Marine beside Tucker. Losing his friend was hard, but helping Suzie and Abe might also heal Tucker’s wounded heart. Suzie Kent’s not so sure that the man she ...