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Braxton's Run: Cattle, Whiskey and Women by conleyswifey
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Braxton is a wild partier. As the youngest of three sons to the biggest ranch owner in Texas there aren’t very many responsibilities that fall on his shoulders so he spends his time drinking, gambling, brawling and whoring. Important business for a rough and tumble man like him. But what happens when his father falls ill, his oldest brother has to stay and run the ranch, his other brother is busy with business of his own and Braxton is the only one who can lead the cattle on the hundreds of miles of trail to the market? Is he up to the challenge? And what will happen when he finds that the young boy along on the drive is actually a full grown woman determined to prove she is as tough as any man? And not just any woman but Laura Greene, the woman who had always been after his boot heels and in love with him... Trouble his he loves her too and a cattle drive isnt' a safe place. Life has suddenly gotten a lot more complicated!
Saving the Gunslinger by conleyswifey
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Samantha has been running from a monster for a long while. Everyday she lives in fear of being found. She wonders if her life will ever be anything other than hiding and looking over her shoulder. Zachary has failed his family. After five long years, attempting to avenge their deaths, he returns home unsuccessful. Full of pain, self-loathing, and regret, Zachary wants only to be left alone and attempt to get his family ranch back up and running. One night, Zachary decides to drown his pain at a saloon in town and that's where a red-haired beauty catches his eyes. Something about her seems out of place in a saloon full of drunken men and experienced women. Zachary finds himself desperate to help the woman and along the way she brings him back to life..... ...Until a monster from their past comes to tear everything apart.
Savage Redemption (3rd in Savage Series) by conleyswifey
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3rd in 'Savage' series. Five years of running in with a vicious gang will change a man and Jack is no different. He returns home a changed man covered in scars both physical and emotional. He wants to start over.. He wants to forget about all the bad he's done, but can a man ever truly escape his past or is he damned to carry that past with him forever?
Saving Grace (#1 in the Red Valley Series) by amysturges
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Cole Weston had lost everything he'd ever loved and for ten long years he's wandered. First as a tracker then as a bounty hunter until a small town calls to him and he decides it's time to stop running from his past. Grace Jennings and her daughter are hiding from a killer who will stop at nothing to find her. Will Cole be able to listen to his heart and take a chance on love again? Will Grace ever be able to trust another man with the truth?
Her Romanian Beast by Katherin3Coitier
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Calista and her father moves to Romania a year after they painfully lost Calista's mother in a terrible fire. The pain is still very fresh for Calista especially with a physical reminder. Calista's father believes that they could come back together if they have a fresh start. He hinges on it. When her father finds the deal of a life time to own a castle, he pounces on it. Little does he know the history of their new stone home or the unseen inhabitants that still roam the ruin of a castle. My version of how a beauty who finds a beastly guy and they fall in love. Will he be able to look past his own pain to see that every curse can be broken, even his. Will he let his own beauty tame the beast that literally resides within him? Read and find out how their romance evolves. My version of a Beauty and the Beast story using Werewolves.
The Robber Knight's Secret by RobThier
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The final battle for love, life and liberty has begun! Ayla has had to defend her people in the past, but this time, it is no mercenary rabble outside the gates of her castle: it is the army of the Margrave von Falkenstein himself. Her people are outnumbered and have nowhere to run. But they do have one last, desperate hope: A knight in blood-red armor with the face of a god and the heart of a devil. Will the enemy succumb to him? And more importantly... will Ayla? The third and final volume of Robert Thier's "Robber Knight"-Trilogy.
In the Eye of the Storm by RobThier
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In the desert, an instant turns life into death and hate into love. In the desert, everything is different. Boundaries break down, and you find yourself doing things that you would never, ever have imagined. Lilly Linton finds this out the hard way: in the shadow of the pyramids, she and her boss, cold, calculating Mr Ambrose, must face death and danger together. Is the desert's heat enough to melt the cold heart of Britain's richest financier? WINNER of the PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD in the Wattys 2016 Sequel to Robert Thier's #1 Hit 'Storm and Silence'
The Accidental Duchess by littleLo
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When the arrogant stranger Bess is forced to marry unexpectedly becomes a duke, she'll find herself at odds with her growing feelings as he hunts for a killer. ***** Sharp-tongued Elizabeth 'Bess' Jones is perfectly content living on her lonesome in a tiny village south of Derbyshire. She works as a nurse, owns a small home, and finds the label of 'spinster' an agreeable trade for her independence. But when her entire life is uprooted in an instant, she only has one person to blame: her new husband, Emmett Wilde, who was caught in a compromising situation with her. And now, despite his promise to fake a death certificate after their wedding--to free her of any duty to him or their marriage bed--he sends for her in the dead of night with startling news: his father has been murdered, and he is now the Duke of Ascot with a wife he can no longer deny... [[Word Count: 60,000-70,000 words]] [[Cover designed by Ren Tachibana]]
The Last Dance by xoStardust
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Prince John's biggest fear? Becoming King, and everything to do with it, from the sheltered life, to someday having to get married. Celia, a lady knight, minus the 'Lady' if she can help it, is not looking forward to coming of age and attending the High Ball which she thinks is nothing more than a market for single girls. The two have hated each other since childhood, but when the stress gets to John and he does something drastic, Celia's the only one who can help.
The Robber Knight's Love by RobThier
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Ayla has uncovered a terrible secret: the man she loves is in fact her worst enemy. As a mighty army gathers to destroy her and her people, she must ask herself: will he join them to destroy her? Must she cut him out of her heart to survive? Or is there another way – a way to forgiveness and... love? Sequel to Robert Thier's #1 Hit 'The Robber Knight'.