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Watson Torres and his daughter Naomi have had a rough time of things. They've lost a loved one, and Naomi has lost an arm in a house fire. So when Wat lands a job at the Broken C ranch, he's excited to start over. He loves teaching kids, and there seems to be a steady supply at the ranch, which means Naomi will have a chance to make friends, as well. Tygh Korden is pretty sure he likes animals more than people. He's a veteranarian for a reason. But when he meets Wat and Naomi, he's drawn to them in spite of himself. They're thrown together even more often when a pair of foster kids arrive who need some extra love, and no one else can take them on. Tygh isn't quite sure how to be part of a family, but he knows the foster system. Wat is struggling with loss, but he knows how to give love, Can the two of them find a way to make this wild new situation work, or will it all fall apart before they can figure out just what they have?

Four men in need of a helping hand....When a cowboy finds he has grit in all the wrong places, what is he to do? Meet the man of his dreams, of course. But what will save two cowboys from getting bogged down in the mire?An ex-rodeo cowboy who hates working with Hollywood actors meets a movie star who is looking for something real. Will they get a happy ending, just like in the movies?A redneck ends up injured and stranded, and his old friend comes to the rescue. It's the old story of the one that got away. What will they do to keep each other in their lives-and will it be too late?A professional bull rider is starting to feel his age. When he's injured far from home and his career is threatened, it's up to his best friend to step in and point out the other options. Both men have plans-but will they include each other?This is a previously published collection. The publisher has changed.

Colorado wedding planner Mason O'Reilly lands a major contract: a two-hundred-guest wedding at the Leanin' N Ranch, where his friends Ford and Stoney are working to provide a safe space for GLBT events. The Wright/Preston ceremony is a destination wedding, and as the grooms are from Texas, everything is done over the phone and email. There's no way that could lead to trouble, right?Oops.Oil tycoon Noah Wright isn't happy about the impending disaster, but he admires Mason's quick thinking and grace under pressure. And that's not all he likes about the out-and-proud wedding planner. Even though Mason's interested in Noah, his Mr. Right can't possibly be a rancher from Dallas.Can he?This is a previously published title. The publisher has changed.

Wolf shifter Aspen is exhausted and needs a break from the high-fashion, celebrity world of runway modeling. The visions he's experienced all his life are getting worse, making him feel even more peculiar and disconnected. And while he doesn't want to be a burden to anyone, when he's invited to stay with his adopted brother Wulf's small pack of misfits, Aspen relishes the idea of finding a place to belong.When Gabe's military career ends due to life-changing injury, he has no idea where to go and gratefully accepts a place with his old friend Cory and his mate, Wulf. Immediately drawn to the beautiful and unearthly Aspen, Gabe fears he is not good enough for him, and avoids Aspen until he can't stay away any longer.As danger stalks their pack, Aspen and Gabe must overcome their insecurities to recognize they just might be mates and learn who they really are to protect those they love.

Working on a full house.Once upon a time, Trey Williamson and Ap McIntosh had quite the whirlwind romance-but that was before family tragedy left them the guardians of five kids. Their lives have changed quite a bit over the last six years, but Ap is still on the rodeo circuit, doing what he does best in an attempt to feed all those extra mouths.That leaves Trey back on the ranch, isolated and overworked as the kids' sole caregiver. Something has to give, and when Ap comes home, they're reminded how hot they burned once upon a time. But is it a love that can withstand wrangling over time, money, and the future? They have to decide what kind of family they want to be... and whether what they share can stand the test of time.This is a previously published title. The publisher has changed.

Reformed from his days as a bank robber and killer, Preacher rides the badlands with his crew of misfits, doing God's work and spreading the good word. He's not sure everyone can be saved, but he's determined to try. Despite his friends, which include a three-legged dog, a mute Apache and a flatulent Englishman, he gets lonely on the trail, so it seems a gift from above when Hawk shows up, trail worn and needing some good grub and a friendly face. Hawk is a scarred cowboy with a past he can't remember, and he thinks Preacher might be the answer to the itch he can't quite scratch. He's been alone a long time, and finds it hard to trust, but Preacher seems to bring out the best in him, helping him become the man he didn't know he wanted to be. Together, with the help of Preacher's old friend and mentor, Jett, and Hawk's amazing horse Fred, they face an evil like the world has never seen. They ride to the very mouth of Hell itself, all but losing themselves to forces they're not sure they can beat. Can they survive Redemption's Ride?This is a previously published work. The publisher has changed.

Baker Jax Martinez works odd hours making cupcakes and cookies in his New York apartment. It's a skill he learned from his grandparents, who raised him in a bakery of their own, and he's never wanted to do anything else. His strange schedule makes it hard to have friends and a social life, but he's an introvert so the occasional Sunday dinner with his best friend January is enough for him. Sawyer McMahon joined the army to leave behind everyone and everything he knew after losing the cowboy he loved in a horrific rodeo accident. After nearly losing his own life as a soldier overseas, he's not sure what's next for him. His old rodeo buddy Hawk Destry, who has had to deal with a disability of his own, offers Saw a place to stay for a while in New York and he takes it, hoping Hawk can help him get his recovery on track. It's an instant friendship when Jax finds an excuse to rescue Saw from an overwhelming moment, and they discover quickly that they want to be more. Their issues and quirks seem to fit together in a strange and complicated way, but neither of them has thought much beyond the present moment. Could they actually have a future together? Or are they destined to be just friends?

Si dice che un uomo può sempre tornare a casa. Sage Redding, dopo essere stato in prigione, torna al ranch di famiglia nel nordest del Texas per aiutare il padre malato con i cavalli.Adam (Win) Winchester è un agente di contea e il cugino di uno degli uomini rimasti uccisi nell'incidente che ha spedito Sage in prigione per quasi dieci anni. I suoi zii Jim e Teddy sono determinati a farla pagare a Sage e a tutta la famiglia Redding per il loro lutto, ma Win pensa che Sage abbia onorato i suoi debiti e che abbia bisogno di un amico. Forse più che un amico. Anzi, Win ci conta.Nessuno nega che Sage sia un ex detenuto andato in prigione per omicidio colposo. A dispetto dell'amore per il padre, Sage è tornato sapendo che le cose sarebbero probabilmente andate male per lui. Forse un uomo può sempre tornare a casa, ma non è detto che riesca a restarci.

Shiloh Williams lost his husband in the bullriding ring two years ago and hasn't been able to move on. It's been so long since he was happy he's forgotten how to be. After making the long drive up to Vermont to visit friends, he finally decides that getting out of Texas might be the only way to leave the hard days of his past behind. Tate Dutton is a high school math teacher in Burlington, and a part time driver for a local brewery in the evenings. It takes more than his teacher's salary to keep his small dairy farm afloat, but he loves it so much, he doesn't mind the extra work. Shiloh has taken up residence in the back booth of a local bar where he'll nurse one whiskey all night long. Tate has seen the cowboy many times, as it's his favorite hangout too. The first time Tate stumbles into a conversation with Shiloh it doesn't go so well, but Tate doesn't seem to get the hint and before long Shiloh has no choice but to indulge the younger man. Is there any hope for these two? Time will tell whether the grumpy Shiloh or the sunny Tate proves to be more stubborn, or if friends will interfere and bring them together.

Si dice che un uomo può sempre tornare a casa. Sage Redding, dopo essere stato in prigione, torna al ranch di famiglia nel nordest del Texas per aiutare il padre malato con i cavalli. Adam (Win) Winchester è un agente di contea e il cugino di uno degli uomini rimasti uccisi nell'incidente che ha spedito Sage in prigione per quasi dieci anni. I suoi zii Jim e Teddy sono determinati a farla pagare a Sage e a tutta la famiglia Redding per il loro lutto, ma Win pensa che Sage abbia onorato i suoi debiti e che abbia bisogno di un amico. Forse più che un amico. Anzi, Win ci conta. Nessuno nega che Sage sia un ex detenuto andato in prigione per omicidio colposo. A dispetto dell'amore per il padre, Sage è tornato sapendo che le cose sarebbero probabilmente andate male per lui. Forse un uomo può sempre tornare a casa, ma non è detto che riesca a restarci.

Trace is down on his luck, out of his teaching job, and on the road with his young daughter Savannah. Just as he's contemplating tucking his proverbial tail between his legs and heading back to his ex or his parents to ask for help, a job opportunity falls into his lap. What he's not sure about is working for a handsome cowboy. On a ranch. In the middle of nowhere.Cowboy Brent has a ranch to run. three kids he inherited when his cousin passed away, and an elderly ranch hand with Alzheimer's to care for. He needs help, stat, and when Trace falls into his lap, he doesn't hesitate, even though he knows people might question Trace's rainbow dreads and piercings.As Trace struggles to fit in and do his ranch manny job and Brent tries to make time to breathe, the two of them find common ground and gradually a burning heat for each other. But will they be able to make a real home together, or will everything fall apart as they both try to keep up with all their responsibilities, and maybe a life or death situation for all of them?

A little bundle of joy means big changes. Hoss McMasters has a working ranch, a bull riding career, a nosy momma, and a best friend he's been in love with since he can remember. He's a busy, happy cowboy, living the good life. Then one morning he discovers a baby on his doorstep.Well, Hoss does what any reasonable man would do-he calls his momma and his buddy, Sheriff Pooter, and they head to the clinic to see if Doc knows of any suddenly not-so-pregnant girls.In the meantime, Hoss and his best friend, Bradley, have their hands full trying to care for an infant, run a ranch, and deal with the sudden confession that Bradley doesn't hate Hoss for coming out to him in high school. In fact, Bradley's been trying to catch Hoss's attention for damn near a decade.

Galen Frost buys a house and a bait shop in a small Florida town to get away from his life as a semipro football player. When he meets good-time bartender Shane Barton, the heat between them is instant and intense-like the burn of good whiskey.Galen and Shane don't have much in common beyond their healthy libidos and their love of a good time, but the intoxicating heat brings them together like rain on the ocean, whipping up a frenzy of weather... good and bad. When trouble blows ashore, they will have to ride out the storm that breaks between them as Galen's past rears its ugly head.

Miguel is convinced he and River weren't the fated mates he thought they were, so when his best friend asks him to go back to Lobo Canyon, New Mexico, he knows it's a really bad idea. Why set himself up to see River again, and to go through all that pain and weirdness again? Wulf is desperate not to be the only banished one at his niece's christening, though, and Miguel finally, grudgingly, goes along. River knows how bad he screwed up with Miguel, but he's been able to tell himself it was meant to be. At least until Miguel shows up. All of his fine plans to stay away from the man go out the window then, and River decides he has to figure out how to win Miguel back. Even if the pack doesn't seem particularly helpful, between the constant interruptions and the visiting family making his job harder. What's worse is that Miguel seems to be accident prone now. Until River realizes what's going on is no accident. Someone is targeting Miguel with violence, and they have to figure out who it is, and how their love can possibly work out, all at the same time.

Cowgirl Evie Martin has her ranch, her horses, a bunch of goats, and a million side hustles to make ends meet. So if she misses the one who got away, well, who has time for romance and relationships? At least that's what she tells herself until that one special woman comes back into her life, needing her help. Barrel racer Cheyenne DeLongh was rodeo royalty until an accident took her best horse and left her with scars that are both visible and deep-hidden. The only place she can think to go is to the woman she still loves. Evie. If her mother could stop meddling and Evie can believe that Cheyenne wants to stay and be a small town rancher, she might just get her stuff together. But as much as Evie loves Cheyenne, can she ever believe she'll be enough to make Cheyenne stay? Tipping the Barrel is a cowgirl romance with meddling family, second chances, a small town setting, and a happy ending.

Country hat act Markus Kane is pretty skeptical when one of his oldest industry friends calls and asks him to do a joint tour. He and Seb haven't seen each other in years, not since Markus quit drinking. Maybe not since he and Sebastian Longchamps almost lost their careers to the fact that they couldn't keep their hands off each other.Sebastian is a country-fried Cajun rocker, and he's been missing Markus ever since they broke up all those years ago. His label thinks he and Markus are a match made in ticket-sales heaven, but Seb knows better. He knows that it won't take even the tiniest effort for Markus to break his heart all over again, and this time around he has way more to lose.Time has changed both men, though, and while Markus and Seb try to fight their addictions, the big music industry machine has plans for them that don't include the quiet life. Can Markus convince Sebastian that there are things more important in life than adrenaline and control? And can Sebastian make Markus understand that all he really wants is his music and his man?This is a preciously published title. The publisher has changed.

When Saint John "Sinjun" Livingston drove out of California in his vintage Caddy, he left behind the years of shame and fear instilled by his stalker ex. Sinjun's new life as owner of the Rainbow Spa and Lodge in small town New Mexico is the perfect bandage for all his hurts. Finding this surreal place of peace is more than Sinjun dared to hope for, but what he doesn't expect from Truth or Consequences is meeting a beautiful Texas cowboy on the side of the road... and wanting to get to know him. From the first chance encounter, Rhys Davis knows he wants to see the free-spirited man with the weird name again. When Rhys offers to help renovate the lodge and spa to take the place from the 1970s to the modern age, he's well aware he is falling for Sinjun. But the spa's healing waters are needed more than ever when Rhys's family interferes and Sinjun's dangerous past comes back to haunt him. Now Sinjun and Rhys must trust each other and the place that brought them together if they're going to survive to build a future.

When Owen McBride sees his lover Jericho stagger into their homestead outside of Ruby Gulch, New Mexico, he thinks he's seeing the dead come back to life. Jericho was lost to him when the wagon train he was leading was taken by monsters called Eaters, and Owen expected to be alone the rest of his life. Blind, poisoned by magic, and near real death, Jericho Nater comes back to Owen, needing the love his man offers, and his help. The doomed wagon train's children are still alive, and Jericho has promised to go back for them. Owen can't bear to lose Jericho again, but he would never deny Jericho something so important. Together they must find a way to save those kids, and to make their way home alive.

Hollis Lee is an aging rock star with a country edge who needs a little TLC. Or a lot, according to his manager Charlie. He's been drinking and partying, and he's not getting any younger, so Charlie hires a personal trainer to get Hollis back in line. Before he ruins his career. Jeremy is just the trainer for the job. Even-tempered and able to put up with anything Hollis throws his way, Jeremy is determined to do his job and get that fine rock star back into fighting trim. And ignore the attraction to Hollis that plagues him on a daily basis. Fighting Jeremy takes more effort than Hollis can summon, and soon he's getting back in shape, despite the occasional foray into sausage biscuits and hamburgers. Things are going well for Hollis and Jeremy both, in their jobs and their blossoming personal life. They're playing with fire, though. Hollis is trying to keep his sex life a secret, and Jeremy's livelihood depends on his discretion. As long as Hollis is on tour, Jeremy has the perfect excuse to hang around. But when a terrible accident separates them, Hollis and Jeremy have to start sneaking around to see each other. Can their newfound love survive the web of deception and pain they've created?This is a previously published title. The publisher has changed.

Once upon a time, a prince lived in a magical kingdom called Turquoise, New Mexico.In reality, TJ is a small-town police chief. Every Friday he holds court in the diner with the local holy roller, the art colonists, and the horsey people. But the Benes, who own the rodeo company, keep to themselves. TJ knows, because he was once hot and heavy with the oldest Bene son, Wacey.When Wacey Bene gets trampled on the rodeo trail and comes home to heal, he's none too happy to run into TJ, or his two little boys. Or the boys' mom, who seems to still be in the picture. The story might end there-if it wasn't that everything is not as it seems, oh, and some pesky bastard trying to kill Wacey.TJ steps in as the law, and the townsfolk gather around to support their own. But once the bad guy is put away, can TJ and Wacey make their place in this wild and eccentric town a permanent one?This is a previously published title. The publisher has changed.

When Zack Jung's AA sponsor and friend commits suicide, he's desperate to hold it together, and there's only one place he can turn. He calls his friends Josh and Kris, and they take him back to their ranch outside Santa Fe.Cowboy to the bone, Cimarron Duran cherishes his orderly life and routine. He likes his neighbors, Kris and Josh, but he has less than no interest in the hipster personal trainer who comes to stay with them-or at least, he plans to fight his interest in favor of his solitary life and his art.But some things are as inevitable as the weather, and when Zack and Cimarron finally come together, they find they don't want to let go. It won't be easy, though, for two men with pasts like theirs to forge a happy future together. This is a previously published title. The publisher has changed.

When David Garcia's family suffers a loss, he comes back to New Mexico to help, leaving his life in Austin behind. He knows he has to make the best of it, so he uses his skills as a teacher to set up a daycare business on his parents' ranch and start helping out local friends and family who need a babysitter now and then. It's the perfect job for someone who also needs to run the small family ranch and make money to keep it afloat. When rodeo cowboy Wiley Marquart decides to start a family, he sure doesn't expect the barrel racer he made a deal with to up and leave him high and dry in New Mexico with both of his girls and nothing but a check once a month. He loves his kids, but starting a ranch from the ground up is tough, and he needs someone to watch the girls when he has to work the back forty or deliver a trained horse. So when he meets David, the relief if immediate. And it doesn't hurt that after a false start or two, he likes the guy. Between navigating family pitfalls, work disasters, and two ranches, David and Wiley start to forge a friendship, and then a lot more. But can they find a way to mesh their lives without dropping any of the balls they're juggling, or are they destined for disaster?

Ryder Vittor has almost everything he could ever want. He was a successful bull rider, he runs a rodeo company and a ranch for his family, and he's right where he wants to be. Until his grandmother issues him an ultimatum. Now he has to get married and have kids if he wants to keep the life he loves, but he can't exactly produce a man and a baby out of thin air, can he? So he sets out to hire a husband in order to get what he needs. Kase McDaniel is at the end of his rope. His bull riding career has ended in a bad crash, his family doesn't want him back, and he has nowhere to go. When Ryder offers to let him come stay at Ryder's New Mexico ranch, he's grateful, but he's stunned when he finds out Ryder intends to make a contract with a stranger to marry him and raise kids with him. Kase has been in love with Ryder for years, so why shouldn't he put in for the job? Neither one of them has any idea what they're setting in motion when they tie the knot, and soon they're overrun with foster kids, rodeo family, and more. Can Kase and Ryder find something real in all the chaos, or will they be parting ways when the contract ends?

Un Australien. Un Texan. Un bébé. Une sacrée bagarre.Quand sa soeur et son beau-frère meurent dans un accident, Lachlan McCoughey, propriétaire d'un ranch d'élevage bovin australien, se précipite au Texas pour sauver leur petite fille, Chloé. Il s'attend à trouver sa nièce vivant dans la misère avec les Sheffield, une 'famille de rodéo'.Au lieu de cela, Lachlan tombe sur Holden Sheffield, un cowboy généreux et honnête qui gère une énorme entreprise commerciale. Ils meurent d'envie d'explorer leur attirance mutuelle, en dépit des nombreuses embûches qui encombrent leur chemin et, ensemble, ils devront trouver un moyen d'offrir à Chloé une nouvelle famille et de s'aimer, malgré des milliers d'ares et deux continents.

When rodeo cowboy Seth's best friend dies unexpectedly from cancer, he finds himself taking on a ranch and a bunch of his friend's younger siblings, because they have nowhere else to turn. Seth loves those kids like they're his own, and he settles in well to his new life, which is why he's pretty wary when his buddy's older brother finally makes it home from a long stint in the military.Law knows he might get a chilly reception at his brother Pistol's old ranch, even if the kids living there are his half-siblings. He didn't make it to his brother's funeral, after all, but to his credit, he was blown up trying to come home to do just that. He's fighting injuries and insecurity, but when Seth welcomes him to the family ranch, Law knows he's pretty much in love. Even if he thinks Seth was his brother's lover. Can these two find a way to let their emotions out before tragedy strikes their family again?

Not everyone gets a second chance at love.Ford Nixel has two law offices, two fancy condominiums, and all the right connections. He definitely thinks he has everything he wants.The last thing he needs is his Uncle Ty's stake in the Leanin' N, a ranch that's been in the family for generations. Ford hasn't even been to the ranch in over a decade, not since he left his boyfriend Stoney behind and headed back to college alone.Ford arrives at the Leaning N to find Stoney, now a single father, right where he left him. A fist fight, a snowstorm, and a stolen kiss in the barn later, and Ford knows none of the heat between them has dissipated, but can they make their second chance work?This is a second edition. The publisher has changed.

uitar player Spud is the go-to guy for the band, giving comfort and aid whenever and wherever he can. All that changes when the new guy, Caidon, comes aboard. Caidon wants to tour and play and he wants Spud, and he's not afraid to go against the band to do it.The guys in the band are not so pleased with the idea of Spud going monogamous, and they're not sure they need Caidon interfering with any of the other band politics. Can Caidon and Spud get together to play beautiful music, or will they hit a sour note before they ever find common ground?Originally published as the Chaser series Boys in the Band

Stetson Major and Curtis Traynor are about as opposite as two cowboys can get. Stetson is a rancher, tied to the land he loves in Taos, New Mexico, while Curtis is a rodeo cowboy whose wanderlust never could be tamed. But now Stetson's momma is dying of Alzheimer's, and she can't remember that Curtis hasn't been Stetson's boyfriend for a long time. Curtis's absence makes her cry, so Stetson swallows his pride and calls his ex-lover. To Curtis, Stetson is the one who got away, the love of his life. And Momma is his friend, so he's happy to help out. Yet returning to the ranch stirs up all sorts of feelings that, while buried, never really went away. Still, the rodeo nationals are coming up, and Curtis can't stay-even if he's starting to want to, especially to support Stetson when he needs it most. Stetson and Curtis want to find a place where they both fit, to be there to catch each other when they fall. But family, money problems, and the call of the rodeo circuit might end their second-chance romance before it even gets started.This is a previously published title. The publisher has changed.

When tragedy strikes in the parking lot of a rodeo event, bullfighter Jasper Dean loses his best friend Kayla, inherits her barrel racing horse, her pack of dogs, and her two babies, who also happen to be his biological kids. He has no idea what to do about any of it, and JD struggles to juggle all of his new responsibilities. So when an old friend makes an unexpected offer of help, he grabs it with both hands.Nash Remington was right there when the crime happened, and he's mourning just like the rest of his rodeo family. When he seeks out JD to deliver Kayla's horse, which he's been caring for, he makes the offer for JD to come to his ranch to let him and his family help JD figure out what to do next.The two men have to deal with loss, their old attraction to each other, new love, and a whole new family dynamic, all while balancing work and life and trying to make sense of a terrible loss. Can they find the meaning of life together?

Not everyone gets a second chance to say what they mean before it's too late...Jenson can't remember a time when he didn't love Mike, but he's never been able to articulate what's in his heart. Though they're separated while Mike pursues his Hollywood dreams and cowboy Jenson remains in their small East Texas hometown, they always find their way back to each other when life gets hard and a friend's support is crucial. Through life's amazing victories and crushing losses, Jenson trusts he can always depend on Mike, and vice versa. But the timing never feels right to make the move from friends to lovers.When what might be their last chance arises, Jenson knows he must overcome his fear. The man he loves is slipping through his fingers, and he can't wait any longer. It's time to say something.