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Courtship of the RecluseCindy accepts a housekeeping job at a remote west Texas ranch. The stoic and reclusive rancher has offered her access to a horse and 3000 plus acres in her spare time. Eventually, respect and admiration for him spawns a much deeper emotion – one that gets out of control in fuzzy stages that blend into each other.
Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Western Romance
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Fateby Gillian Gai Hollingsworth
FateEthan Holt is literally swept off his feet when a beauty saves him from death. The next two weeks sees a hot/cold relationship develop between Ethan and his amnesiac rescuer. He feels beholden; she's fearful of her past. Facing a crisis from her past Zoe finds herself and Ethan and Zoe find each other.
Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance
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A Dangerous LoveAfter the death of her family in an auto/train accident, Lisa returns to the wild mountains of her youth. There she meets a man who employs her as a companion for his mother - which includes babysitting his daughter. At his secluded home, nothing is as it first appeared. The young man's volatile moods are nothing compared to her suspicions about the source of his wealth. She is determined to solve the mystery - if she lives long enough!
Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance
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Second Chance RomanceTwelve years ago Kip Turner let the girl of his dreams go to pursue his dream of playing hockey. She is now an unmarried mother in a nearby town. Can they rekindle their relationship?
Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance
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Follow Your Heartby Candia Renee Murphy
Follow Your HeartLisa Stevens runs to a quiet mountain retreat after being made a laughing stock in the gossip columns at home. As she drives back to her home and life, her car breaks down during an ice storm, forcing her to seek refuge with a local, the handsome rock star Michael Joyce.
Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance
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Fallen (The Transformed Prequel)Is love enough to make a bad vampire turn good? Samantha is a vampire with one mission: to rule the world. Just when everything is going according to plan, she falls in love with a handsome human, causing her to question everything. What will she choose? Love or power?
Categories: Contemporary Romance, Fantasy & Paranormal Romance, Vampire Romance
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Love Like ThisAngered that his wife would sleep with his brother, Ethan swore revenge. To his surprise, he becomes involved with the one person his wife never wanted him to get close to...her daughter, Nicole. Once Ethan leaves his wife penniless and then breaks Nicole's heart his revenge will be complete.
Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance
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Husband Wanted: Will TrainIt seemed a harmless game until she found out who he really was. Charity Ames needs a man to pretend to be her husband for a few days—so she hires one. Expecting a gargoyle, she’s amazed when he turns out to be a very appealing hunk. But why is there? [Publisher's Note: Includes sexual content]
Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance
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Wallflower GirlRomance and a past life experience: What is déjà vu? Anne has seen this place before but has never traveled this road in her life. Well, not in this life. Her greatest fears and desires are realized when she suddenly comes face to face with her-um-husband? [Publisher's Note: Includes sexual content]
Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense
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A Tutelarius LoveMegan is ready to take control of her destiny, even if she has to fly to another state to escape an overprotective father. From the elite in California to a rustic cabin in Arkansas is culture shock enough, but what she finds in Arkansas isn’t at all what she expects.
Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance
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Whisper In The Wind
Caitlin Chadwick, 30, returns home to Valley View and the Double C Ranch after her grandfather dies. Time spent with Garrett Winston, 40-year-old ranch owner and family friend to the Chadwick’s, leaves Caitlin wanting more. Is it possible for them to be more than friends? For this to happen, Garrett must move beyond the past, his divorce, and not struggle with their age difference. Then Scott MacKay blows into town, turning Valley View upside down. Caitlin’s heart is further lost and confused, especially after he kisses her. How can she be attracted to this man when she loves another? As Garrett and Caitlin argue over Scott’s true reasons for being in Valley View, Garrett kisses Caitlin. Now two men are vying for her heart and soul. Caitlin wonders where it will lead her. They are different men, igniting passion on two different levels. Which one has her heart? Which one has her soul? Can one man have both?
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