Ride the River


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What if the bank robber she’s after is the childhood sweetheart she might not be over?After Reggie, longing to be an investigator, spots a pattern in far-flung bank robberies, she wins approval to go undercover at three rodeos to find out more. The first day of the first rodeo, she runs into – literally – her childhood sweetheart, Chapin. And has the horrifying realization that W.C. Johnson, one of three prime suspects who fit the robbery pattern, is her Chapin -- William Chapin Johnson.To keep Reggie from blabbing his name in that first instant, Chapin grabs her and kisses her. One word and she can ruin what he’s been working for.Chapin is trying to make a comeback on the QT. He’d been on the cusp of stardom as a bronc rider until a nasty injury and botched recovery leaves experts saying he’s done. As far as the rodeo world’s concerned he’s retired and living happily on his ranch. But he can’t let it go. Needing time to work his way back in, he’s been rodeoing far from home, in unfamiliar events, and under the name Bill Johnson.Now, to keep from being outed just as he’s making progress, he has to take Reggie into his confidence. But even after all these years he knows her too well not to realize she’s keeping a secret from him. What on earth is she up to? Will Chapin find out what Reggie’s doing? Can Reggie trust Chapin with proof he’s not the bank robber? How will Chapin react if he finds out he’s a suspect? Can they overcome the issues that drove them apart in the first place? Who the heck is robbing banks on the rodeo circuit and can he (or she) be stopped?* * * * * * * *Ride the River: Rodeo Knights is a moving, passionate contemporary romance that will captivate fans of RaeAnne Thayne, Barbara Freethy and Debbie Macomber. The Rodeo Knights collection is a group of 10 interconnected yet stand-alone western romances written by national, New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors Patricia McLinn, Laura Marie Altom, Debra Clopton, Margaret Daley, Cathy McDavid, Barbara McMahon, Lisa Mondello, Stephanie Rowe, Marin Thomas and Lenora Worth.In this Rodeo Knights story, Ride the River characters go to three fictional Wyoming towns used as settings in other Patricia McLinn books. So if you’re a longtime reader, you’ll recognize ranches and other landmarks from Sherman (the Caught Dead in Wyoming mystery series), Bardville (the Bardville, Wyoming trilogy) and Park (Wyoming Wildflowers). There will be cameo appearances by characters from the other books, too. If you especially enjoy western romances, also try these other books by Patricia:Wyoming Wildflowers series Prequel — Wyoming Wildflowers: The Beginning (Snowberry)Almost a Bride (Indian Paintbrush)Match Made in Wyoming (Fireweed)My Heart Remembers (Bur Marigold)-- A New World (prequel to Jack’s Heart)Jack’s Heart (Yellow Monkeyflower)-- Rodeo Nights (prequel to Where Love Lives)Where Love Lives: The Inheritance (Threadleaf Phacelia)A Cowboy Wedding, coming in 2017The Bardville, Wyoming Trilogy A Stranger in the Family A Stranger to Love The Rancher Meets His MatchA Place Called Home series Lost and Found Groom At the Heart’s...




Her Cowboy Hero


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Rodeo bronc supplier Lori Calhoun has struggled to live up to expectations after her father¿s sudden death. When a trailer load of her star broncs disappear, the Knight Agency steps in to investigate.Foreman of the Calhoun Ranch, Trip Jensen has watched Lori struggle to keep up with the demands of the ranch and the rodeo stock. He¿s always admired her and loved her¿but he¿s kept that to himself. She was the boss¿s daughter and is now the boss¿off-limits for a cowboy like him. When more stock begins to disappear from the ranch, they must work together to solve the mystery. Unable to know who on the ranch to trust Trip enlist the Presley brothers from the neighboring ranch to back him up.Lori has always admired Trip but he made it clear years ago that he wasn't interested in her as more than a friend. Now, he sticking close and she¿s finding it hard to concentrate on the danger and not the man.Can love blossom between them before time runs out?




Lost and Found Groom (Free western contemporary, secret baby romance)


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❤A stranger rescues her, then disappears when she needs him most. Until he knocks on her door, years later and half a world away... ❤ On assignment in distant Santa Estella, hardheaded journalist Kendra Jenner finds herself in the middle of a vicious hurricane . . . and unexpectedly in the arms of a stranger who speaks virtually no English. Fear leads to passion that months later leads to a baby, which Kendra fully expects to raise on her own, since her search for the father is a fruitless one. Three years later, "Paulo" shows up at her Wyoming home, speaking perfect English and identifying himself as Daniel Delligati. He says he's come for his son -- and for her. Can they have a second chance at love ... when they never had a first chance? "Two of the most determined characters you'll ever meet, both of whom want only what is right, and best, for the little boy conceived out of what was perhaps only a desperate affirmation of life in a life-threatening situation ... or perhaps the beginning of a love that runs deeper than fear and self-doubt and recriminations. Daniel is a hero to die for." -- 5* Far Hills Ranch has bound together the Susland family for nearly a century and a half. For just as long, there's been a legend that the ranch and its family are cursed. Now, says the legend, the current generation is the last with a chance to break the curse. Free First in Series Read all of the A Place Called Home series! Lost and Found Groom At the Heart’s Command Hidden in a Heartbeat Praise for A Place Called Home "Compelling read. I didn't want to put it down . . . Insight into so many emotions that we all struggle with." -- 5^ "A story that you cannot put down . . . The ending was so emotional and heart grabbing . . . Now to wipe my tears of joy." -- 5* "A wonderful book full of love and trust." -- 5* "True love, second chances, and family curses. I look forward to reading the rest of the series," -- 5* "Such depth of scene and characters that they come alive right before your eyes." -- 5* "I couldn't put it down. I bought the second book, At the Heart's Command. As soon as I finish it, I will buy Hidden in a Heartbeat." –5* "If you love emotional stories with complex characters, especially strong heroines and heart-stopping heroes, don't miss this!" –5* Helping love find a way Characters from the A Place Called Home, Wyoming Wildflowers, and Bardville, Wyoming series and the romantic suspense Ride the River join forces to bring together people they hope will find love and happiness as they have. The Wyoming Marriage Association First Date: Divorce Second Start: Family Bardville, Wyoming series A Stranger in the Family A Stranger to Love The Rancher Meets His Match Wyoming Wildflowers series Wyoming Wildflowers: The Beginning (Snowberry) Almost a Bride (Indian Paintbrush) Match Made in Wyoming (Fireweed) My Heart Remembers (Bur Marigold) A New World Jack's Heart (Yellow Monkeyflower) Rodeo Nights Where Love Lives (Threadleaf Phacelia) A Cowboy Wedding (Mixed bouquet) Making Christmas (Pasque Flower) More small-town romance series by Patricia McLinn Seasons in a Small Town Marry Me Historical western romance Widow Woman Courting a Cowboy Keywords: heartwarming feel-good romance happily-ever-after ending HEA enemies to lovers secret baby second chance small town romance cowboy romance series western contemporary romance series small town romance series love at first sight family curse family legend secret baby romance strangers to lovers romance romantic suspense romantic action adventure second chance romance ex contemporary western romance books search and rescue pilot hidden identity secret identity family ranch cursed family family curse for generations shelter from hurricane together single parent single mother highly recommend heartfelt action adventure Wyoming ranch romance love story novels




Wilde and Reckless


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A string of mysterious accidents at the Easy Money Rodeo Arena cast newly hired livestock manager and former addict J.R. Wilde under suspicion. Needing this job to prove he’s back on track, J.R. enlists the help of the Knight Agency when local sheriff’s deputies dismiss the accidents as just that and not intentional. Nurse practitioner and single mother Naomi Whitehorse works for the Easy Money as their on-site emergency medical staff. She herself only recently got her life together after her late husband’s unexpected death.With a young daughter to raise, the last thing Naomi needs is to involve herself with a former addict who’s facing a lifetime of challenges. But because she believes in J.R.’s innocence, she agrees to help to solve the mystery of the accidents by being eyes and ears — which puts her and J.R. in close proximity as they work together to find the real culprit. Danger lurks around the corner, but is it from the person targeting J.R. or his and Naomi’s impossible to resist attraction?




A Place Called Home Trilogy Box Set contemporary western romance series


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Get the three books of the A Place Called Home western romance series here in one volume! Far Hills Ranch has bound together the Susland family for nearly a century and a half. For just as long, there’s been a legend that the ranch and its family are cursed. Now, says the legend, the current generation is the last with a chance to break the curse. BOOK 1: LOST AND FOUND GROOM A stranger rescues her, then disappears when she needs him most. Until he knocks on her door, years later and half a world away... On assignment in distant Santa Estella, hardheaded journalist Kendra Jenner finds herself in the middle of a vicious hurricane . . . and unexpectedly in the arms of a stranger who speaks virtually no English. Fear leads to passion that months later leads to a baby, which Kendra fully expects to raise on her own, since her search for the father is a fruitless one. Three years later, "Paulo" shows up at her Wyoming home, identifying himself as Daniel Delligati. He says he's come for his son -- and for her. BOOK 2: AT THE HEART’S COMMAND The Army's sending him back to the western life he knew as a boy, the world of cowboys and cattle on Far Hills Ranch ... and back to the love he knew as a boy. But how can he even dream of second chances at love, when they should have no chance at all. Colonel John Griffin Jr. is the best kind of military man. He's a good and honorable soldier who's determined to protect Ellyn Sinclair at all costs – especially from himself. Once, he’d rejected a young Ellyn’s advances, because he could not give her the life she deserved. Instead, Grif stood up as best man when Ellyn married his best friend. He became a member of the family, a safe friend to her, the godfather of her children. But Ellyn is a widow now, back in Far Hills, Wyoming, living on his family's ranch there with her two young children, and struggling as a single parent to give her children what they need. No matter what it costs him, Grif will do his duty – help Ellyn and her children, while ignoring that he has never stopped wanting her. “A beautiful, emotional story that cuts right through the reader's heart.” -- Rendezvous "Grif is a hero of the most wonderful kind" - Road to Romance BOOK 3: HIDDEN IN A HEARTBEAT He's the kind of man she's been warned about, and she's about to find out why ... SARA Rising Star Award winner VRW HOLT Award finalist Rebecca Dahlgren comes west to Wyoming hoping for answers to her unknown heritage. But from the first moment, she finds Far Hills Ranch foreman Luke Chandler hard to miss. The sexy cowboy, with those sleepy eyes that aren't interested in sleeping, means just the sort of trouble her patrician grandmother has always warned her about. Luke has his own reasons for wanting to steer clear of anything like commitment. But the secrets behind Rebecca’s dark eyes keep luring him on … even if it means baring his own heart. Rendezvous says of the third book in the A Place Called Home western fiction series: "Brilliant conclusion to a magnificent series of stories readers will want for their keeper shelves." "A heartwarming, heart-stopping, delectable love story" - Old Book Barn Gazette Praise for Patricia McLinn’s A Place Called Home stories " Kendra and Daniel show how fighting for true love is a honorable endeavor." "Emotional roller coaster" "This story of love made me remember of my own true love." "When ever I had to stop reading I couldn't wait to get back to it." "Was gripped by this story from the first paragraph! A wonderful story of two people learning to let go of their fears and trusting in life and love." "I couldn't stop till I had read the entire book. Great love story and look forward to more with these characters." “Very intense in places, both with love and adventure.” “So different from other romance novels…amazing.” “Liked the twists and turns.” “This was very good. READ, READ!!! “If you love emotional stories with complex characters, especially strong heroines and heart-stopping heroes, don't miss this!” “A book you will read more than once.” "Wonderfully complex and unusual story" "Great book about love lost and breaking down walls..........enjoyed it immensely" "Liked the legend angle. Looking forward to the next in the series" “Just the right balance of romance, action and mystery.” “As always with Patricia McLinn's books, this is well written and heartfelt .. . her books never disappoint.” "Spellbinding read. Can't wait to read the next book." “I couldn't put it down. I bought the second book, At the Heart's Command. As soon as I finish it, I will buy Hidden in a Heartbeat.” Want to know more about the recent lives and loves of the family and friends of Far Hills Ranch? Grif and Ellyn harbor an Army veteran and Wyoming rancher who's in a royal predicament in The Forgotten Prince, Book 9 of Patricia McLinn's The Wedding Series. If you especially enjoy western romances, also try these other books by Patricia: Bardville, Wyoming series A Stranger in the Family A Stranger to Love The Rancher Meets His Match Wyoming Wildflowers series Wyoming Wildflowers: The Beginning (Snowberry) Almost a Bride (Indian Paintbrush) Match Made in Wyoming (Fireweed) My Heart Remembers (Bur Marigold) A New World Jack's Heart (Yellow Monkeyflower) Rodeo Nights Where Love Lives (Threadleaf Phacelia) A Cowboy Wedding (Mixed bouquet) Making Christmas (Pasque Flower) The Wyoming Marriage Association – Helping love find a way Characters from the A Place Called Home, Bardville and Wyoming Wildflower series, and the romantic suspense Ride the River, join forces to bring together people they hope will find love and happiness as they have. First Date: Divorce Second Start: Family For more on all Patricia's books, visit www.PatriciaMcLinn.com -- and become a member of Patricia's ReadHeads! Keywords: heartwarming feel-good romance happily-ever-after ending HEA cowboy romance western contemporary romance series small town romance series family curse family legend secret baby romance romantic suspense romantic action adventure friends to lovers romance secret baby romance opposites attract




The Wildest Ride


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“Filled with deep emotion and intense spark, Marcella Bell brings grit, spark and brilliance to western romance! Marcella Bell is one to watch!”—Maisey Yates, New York Times bestselling author The world watches on as reality TV meets rodeo in this competition like no other. In front of the cameras, Lil and AJ are each other’s biggest rivals. Off-screen, it’s about to get a whole lot more complicated… At thirty-six, undefeated rodeo champion AJ Garza is supposed to be retiring, not chasing after an all-new closed-circuit rodeo tour with a million-dollar prize. But with the Houston rodeo program that saved him as a wayward teen on the brink of bankruptcy, he’ll compete. And he’ll win. Enter Lilian Sorrow Island. Raised by her grandparents on the family ranch in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Lil is more a cowboy than city boy AJ will ever be. It shows. She’s not about to let him steal the prize that’ll save her ranch, even if he is breathtakingly magnificent, in pretty much every way going… This summer, in this bold, uplifting novel, Marcella Bell reminds us that even when it comes to rodeo, romance is the wildest ride of all! A Closed Circuit Novel




The Rodeo Cowboy's Return


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Coming back to the ranch… Means facing his past—and his future Rodeo cowboy Everett Owens broke a vow to watch over his best friend’s widow and son. But when his grandfather’s failing health leads him back to Arizona, he must face Macy Sommers, the single mother he abandoned to her grief—and the woman who has always held a special place in his heart. Could working together to save Pops’s ranch help to heal the past…and create a loving future neither imagined? From Harlequin Heartwarming: Wholesome stories of love, compassion and belonging. The Rocking Chair Ranch Book 1: The Rodeo Cowboy's Return




The Rodeo Rider


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Tanner O'Brien had always kept his focus on two things: rodeo and caring for his nephew. So why was he distracted by one big-city gal who was in town for only a month? Jules Vandeveer was the opposite of everything Tanner was attracted to in a woman—but even her negative attitude toward bronc riders didn't make her any less appealing. Something hidden beneath her kindness to his young nephew made him want to help ease her pain—if only she'd let him. Penetrating Jules's tough exterior and winning her heart would require lots of getting-to-know-you time. And Tanner knew just the cowboy for the job….




Rodeo Rebel


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This rancher wants to uncover the truth…and may just enter himself in a bachelor auction to find it! Don’t miss the first installment of Joanne Rock’s new Kingsland Ranch series. “Find out for yourself if I’m as bad as everyone says.” When infamous bull rider Gavin Kingsley finds out he’s been disinherited, he wants answers—and Lauryn Hamilton, his father’s former employee and the local sheriff’s daughter, may have them. Participating in a charity bachelor auction for Lauryn’s horse rescue is the perfect opportunity for Gavin to find what he’s looking for…even if he has to seduce the truth out of her. When bad boy Gavin unlocks sweet Lauryn’s rebellious side, he may be roped into more than he bargained for. From Harlequin Desire: A luxurious world of bold encounters and sizzling chemistry. You’ll be swept away by this bold, sizzling romance, part of the Kingsland Ranch series: Book 1: Rodeo Rebel Book 2: The Rancher's Plus-One Book 3: Alaskan Blackout