Mother in the Making
Part 3 of the Home on the Ranch series
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"Ellen James writes with warmth, wit and style. I look forward to each new book."
-;Debbie Macomber
The Blue Mesa Ranch, near Stillwell, New Mexico
Hallie Claremont-; She's the Blue Mesa's owner. Not that this is anything to brag about as far as Hallie's concerned. She inherited the place, and even she-;who knows nothing about ranching-;can tell the ranch needs work and lots of it. Still, she doesn't have any choice. With no money to her name, an adopted baby and a rebellious teenage brother to support, Hallie is now a rancher in the making. Of course, she's also a mother in the making, but she can be both-;she's sure of it!
Too bad that Hallie's new neighbor Dr. Gabe Miller doesn't see it that way. But no, the handsome doctor persists in seeing Hallie as a crisis in the making. Still, that doesn't explain why he's taken it upon himself to set her straight!
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The Man From Blue River
Part 4 of the Home on the Ranch series
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Judith Bowen has a "talent for spinning a powerful story."
-;Catherine Spencer
Westbank Ranch
West of the Blue River, Wyoming
Fraser McKenna is the owner of Westbank Ranch. Strong, too silent, a still-grieving widower.
Martha Thomas is the woman who comes to stay.
Martha's at loose ends, her job "downsized" out of existence. She's a city woman driving through the western states, looking for adventure. Then, in a small-town Wyoming newspaper, she sees this ad:
WANTED: Lady Companion for two girls. Remote location. No cooking/housekeeping required.
On a whim, she applies for the job-;and gets hired. That day, her life starts to change, and so do the lives of Fraser and the two little girls.
Who would think she'd end up married to the rancher from Blue River? Even if it is a marriage of convenience, a marriage for the children's sake. And even if she has to do the proposing herself...;.
She Caught the Sheriff
Part 5 of the Home on the Ranch series
The Silver Dollar Ranch, near Tombstone, Arizona
Rancher Wyatt Earp Bodine is a third-generation rancher here-;and he's also the local sheriff. But he's never had a case like this before!
Someone's left a skeleton in Boot Hill, Tombstone's famous graveyard. An old skeleton. The person who happens to find it is forensic investigator Caro Hartlan-;which seems more than a coincidence. Needless to say, she offers to help the handsome sheriff figure out who done it-;and why.
Their search uncovers a trail of betrayal and deceit, a trail that leads them to an old crime buried deep in Tombstone's past. A trail that leads to kisses as well as clues-;and to love as well as lies.
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In the Arms of the Law
Part 8 of the Home on the Ranch series
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By the author of She Caught the Sheriff
The Silver Dollar Ranch, near Tombstone, Arizona
Morgan Bodine takes pride in two things: being a rancher and being a lawman. He's part owner of the Silver Dollar Ranch; he's also Tombstone's acting sheriff.
Jasentha Cliffwalker is proud of her Apache heritage. And she's proud of her work as a biologist. Jaz is living on Bodine land; in fact, she grew up on the Bodine ranch, where her father still works. Jasentha, who's become something of a recluse for reasons she won't discuss, has devoted her life to studying and protecting the bats that live in the Silver Dollar's caves.
Years ago Morgan and Jasentha were in love-but it was a love they weren't ready for. Are they ready now?
They'll find out when a stranger comes to Tombstone, threatening everything they value most...;.
"Anne Marie Duquette's romantic thrillers are truly thrilling, full of exciting action and suspense."
-;Tess Gerritsen, author of Harvest
She's the Sheriff
Part 9 of the Home on the Ranch series
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The Silver Dollar Ranch, near Tombstone, Arizona
Virgil Bodine. Oldest of the Bodine brothers. One-time sheriff of Tombstone and former bodyguard to the stars. He's come home from California, with his reluctant ten-year-old son in tow.
Desiree Hartlan is a big-city D.A. who talked herself out of a job-;and is looking for a new one.
The position of sheriff-;an elected position-;is open. Desiree decides to run. So does Virgil, figuring he'll win in a landslide.
Next thing he knows, he's calling her sheriff. And boss. And...;wife?
Cottonwood Creek
Part 10 of the Home on the Ranch series
HOME ON THE RANCHHe's in her bad books. Someone's been skimming profits from Clay Alderson's ranching operation, and now the government has sent an auditor to check the books. The very attractive Ms. J. C. McKenna is all business. She's prepared to stay at his ranch for as long as the job takes, although it's becoming increasingly difficult to ignore her attraction to him - an attraction he seems to feel, too. But she's determined to keep their relationship professional. Unfortunately, her professional opinion of Clay is that he's the prime suspect.
Cottonwood Creek
Part 10 of the Home on the Ranch series
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He's in her bad books.
Someone's been skimming profits from Clay Alderson's ranching operation, and now the government has sent an auditor to check the books. The very attractive Ms. J. C. McKenna is all business. She's prepared to stay at his ranch for as long as the job takes, although it's becoming increasingly difficult to ignore her attraction to him-;an attraction he seems to feel, too. But she's determined to keep their relationship professional.
Unfortunately, her professional opinion of Clay is that he's the prime suspect.
That Man Matthews
Part 16 of the Home on the Ranch series
Even the best father in the world needs a little help now and then...;
Cody Matthews can't believe the recent changes in his daughter. Gone is the daddy's little angel; in her place, the devil in blue jeans. As a last resort-;since Cody's a man who believes he should be able to cope with family problems on his own-;he turns for help to Joan Paxton.
But Joan has her work cut out for her. Cody is just as stubborn as his daughter-;and just as good at keeping secrets. And unless Joan can uncover the truth, she won't be able to prevent the Matthews family from breaking apart.
It's a possibility Joan can't bear to consider. She knows Cody and his daughter belong together...;and she wants to believe Cody's conviction-;that she belongs with them, too.
A Cowboy for Clementine
Part 17 of the Home on the Ranch series
Clem Wells has made a career out of screwing up
First she quit school to get married. Then she spent years being the perfect corporate wife-;only to get dumped. Finally she went home to manage her family's ranch, figuring even she couldn't wreck a smoothly running operation. But she'd saved the worst for last.
Who would've guessed that those sweet little cows she'd put out to pasture would turn into feral beasts that refused to be rounded up? Simple math said 0 cows = $0. And $0 meant her family's ranch was in jeopardy.
What Clementine needed now was a miracle. Hard to believe that a miracle would take the form of Dexter Scott. But if a silent, ornery and stubborn cowboy was all that was available, then she'd take what she could get.
Sarah's Legacy
Part 18 of the Home on the Ranch series
Her idea of paradise is a country farmhouse with lots of kids and a dog. All he wants is his ranch, his horses-;and to be left alone.
When the Denver bank Bailey Chancellor works for transfers her to the small mountain town of Ferguson, Colorado, she eagerly accepts. Now she can have a country home, and maybe the children she's always wanted.
The townspeople view Bailey as tough because of her banking policies, but neighbor Trent Murdock sees a softer side, and he can't help responding. Up to a point, that is. Trent lost his little girl, Sarah, a year before Bailey moved to town. Then his marriage fell apart. The last thing he wants is to feel vulnerable again.
How does a city girl with a country heart get astubborn cowboy to love her?
Montana Dreaming
Part 21 of the Home on the Ranch series
She'll never abandon the land
Chronically low cattle prices and her father's skyrocketing medical bills may have forced Jessie Weaver to sell the ranch that's been in her family since the mid-1800s, but no way will she let developers wreak havoc with her glorious Montana mountains. So she writes conservation restrictions into the deed of sale-;even though that means taking a huge loss in land value.
Even though Guthrie Sloane, her boyfriend, thinks she's dead wrong and it will mean the end of them as a couple.
He'll never abandon her
Hotheaded and old-fashioned, Guthrie may have disagreed with Jessie's dreams for her land and stormed off to Alaska in protest, but no way can he quit her.
Buffalo Summer
Part 23 of the Home on the Ranch series
Caleb McCutcheon is living his dream as owner of a large ranch in the Montana wilderness. But when the woman he loves tells him she can't be part of that dream, Caleb is determined to learn the real reason for her reluctance. Because he knows that without her and her five boys, his life will never be complete.
More Than a Cowboy
Part 26 of the Home on the Ranch series
A man with a mission
A Cajun cowboy with a pistol, a cell phone-;and a bloodhound who's scared of cows? What's wrong with this picture? In fact, the cowboy's more than a cowboy. Adam Dubois is an undercover detective who's come to the high country to protect an endangered species. His mission: catch a mysterious lynx poacher.
A woman with a secret
Tess Tankersly has a saddlebag of frozen chickens and two hungry cats to feed. But if she's caught aiding and abetting lynx, her family and friends-;cattlemen all-;will see her as a traitor. She's walking a fine line between her passion for protecting wildcats and her loyalty to the people she loves.
What happens when Tess and Adam meet?
The sparks fly, that's what! Despite her secret and his disguise, those sparks of attraction catch. Some fires are meant to burn...;.
No Ordinary Cowboy
Part 35 of the Home on the Ranch series
She'd rather be anywhere than here in Ordinary, Montana. Tackling the books for a failing ranch as a favor to a friend is not city girl Amy Graves's scene. And every time Hank Shelter stonewalls her search for the truth, she wants to be gone yesterday. Seriously.
Still, something about the Sheltering Arms calls to her. Maybe it's the open spaces. Maybe it's the inner-city kids having the time of their lives here. Or maybe it's Hank, who is proving too good, too kind to be real. Despite herself, Amy's falling for his charm. But to put the ranch to rights she needs to know what he's hiding. Even if it destroys the sweet thing developing between them.
The Cowboy Soldier
Part 40 of the Home on the Ranch series
Major Rafe Eaglefeather loves a challenge-the riskier the better. A former rodeo champion, he's also served his country. So is it too much to ask for a little solitude to heal from the effects of his deployment? With pushy relatives like his, apparently it is. Despite his protests, they've arranged for naturopath Alexa Robinson to treat him.
Since treatment involves staying at Alexa's remote Texas ranch, Rafe sort of gets his wish for peace. Surprisingly, spending time with Alexa helps him feel more like himself. Something about her is irresistible and the attraction between them is growing. It's so strong he's tempted to take the biggest risk of all…committing to her.
This Cowboy's Son
Part 41 of the Home on the Ranch series
"You have a son."
The announcement is not exactly the welcome Matthew Long expects from Jenny Sterling when he arrives in Ordinary, Montana. Five years away can change a man, but he suspects he's still not the settle-on-the-ranch type. And if he can't settle, how is he supposed to lend a hand to raise his kid?
Seems Jenny has different ideas, however. She wants Matt to do what he does best-move on so that she can return to her life without him. Surprisingly that's something Matt doesn't want to do. Because the moment he gets over the shock of being a daddy, he remembers all the powerful chemistry between him and Jenny. And if there is one person who could persuade him to be the staying kind, it might be her.
Montana Unbranded
Part 50 of the Home on the Ranch series
Big-city cop rides the Wild West…
Tracking down another criminal is not how DEA special agent Joe Ferguson expected to spend his enforced vacation while recovering from an injury. But someone is harming the wild horses of Montana, and attorney Dani Jardine is desperate to stop the culprit. Joe admires Dani's passion for the beautiful, free-spirited mustangs, so he steps up to help her.
While working together, Joe and Dani become closer, and their attraction grows stronger-until danger from his past threatens people they both love. Joe believes the sooner he returns to Providence, Rhode Island, the better. Because some things are meant to stay free…
Home on the Ranch: Texas Cowboy, Be Mine
Part 52 of the Home on the Ranch series
A Time for Love.
Single mother Angel Hartley has her priorities straight-building her career as a photographer and making sure her young daughter, Julia, will never suffer the pain of being abandoned, a pain Angel herself knows too well. Dating can wait, even though she suddenly can't stop thinking about Hunter Millbrook, who happens to be the handsomest rancher in Blue Falls, Texas.
Hunter also has a full plate. How can he juggle a relationship with running his family's ranch and looking after his mother as her memory slips away? He's just too busy for love...no matter how long he's had a crush on Angel. But as Hunter begins to suspect, hearts don't wait for the perfect moment!
Home on the Ranch: Tennessee Bull Rider
Part 53 of the Home on the Ranch series
Three times the surprise!
Nate Tenley knew going home to Elk Valley wouldn't be easy. He has a lot to apologize for-starting with disappearing on Amber Eason after an unforgettable night together. That night, he's shocked to discover, had three adorable consequences. On top of adjusting to instant parenthood, he also has to tell his best friend, Amber's older brother, he's the triplets' father.
Amber has given up on dreaming of a future with Nate. Sure, their attraction is as strong as ever, but can this bull-riding adventurer really settle down? If Nate wants to regain her trust, he'll have to prove he's committed to her and their children. Unless her brother runs Nate out of town when he learns the truth!
Home on the Ranch: Wyoming Sheriff
Part 54 of the Home on the Ranch series
Sheriff to the Rescue.
Two years after Jessica Fleming's husband died in a car accident, she's discovered new evidence that might prove his death was intentional. Despite the heartache of reliving the tragedy, Jessica needs to know the truth-for herself and her five-year-old son. To get to the bottom of it, she's relying on Sheriff Holden Granger.
Still grieving the loss of his wife, Holden agrees to handle the investigation personally. But when their relationship begins to extend beyond the case, Jessica is confronted with feelings she thought were long buried-and clearly so is Holden. Can solving her husband's murder lead to a second chance at love?
Home on the Ranch: Texas Wedding
Part 55 of the Home on the Ranch series
A wonderful mistake?
Renata Boone has found that it's not easy being single when every other Boone in Stonewall Crossing, Texas, has found true love. But one night with a gorgeous stranger leads to one big surprise: Renata is pregnant! And then she gets another surprise: Ash Carmichael, her baby's daddy, has returned to town as the newest veterinarian at her brothers' animal hospital.
Ash is still grieving the loss of his wife. He also needs to be a dad to this baby, so proposing to Renata makes perfect sense. But Renata won't settle for a loveless marriage. Ash doesn't know if his heart will ever heal enough to love again-yet each day he spends with Renata has him wondering if one night can truly change everything...
Home on the Ranch: Wyoming Cowboy Ranger
Part 56 of the Home on the Ranch series
You Can't Keep a Good Man Down
After Wyoming ranger Porter Ewing is injured and left for dead, his only priority is fast-tracking his recovery and getting back in the saddle. He still has a suspect to apprehend! However, his attitude changes when he meets physical therapist Lily Owens. The former champion athlete and her own inspiring story of recovery have completely stolen Porter's heart.
Suddenly sessions with Lily are the best part of Porter's day-and he's ready to make things official. Until a break in the case uncovers that Porter's injury wasn't a coincidence. A threat from his past has reemerged-that poses a threat to Lily-and Porter will stop at nothing to protect her...even expose his darkest secret.
Home on the Ranch: A Cupid's Bow, Texas Reunion
Part 57 of the Home on the Ranch series
Home at last?
Jace Trent is the definition of unsettled. But it's a lifestyle he's beginning to outgrow. So when Layla Dempsey returns home to Cupid's Bow, Texas, it seems like fate. His best friend's little sister is all grown up and so are Jace's feelings for her. Everything changes, though, when he realizes that Layla's been keeping a secret from him-his six-year-old daughter, Addie.
Jace is furious at Layla's betrayal. He's missed so much of his daughter's life! Yet how can he stay mad when a future with Layla and Addie is right in front of him. Jace will do anything to gain Layla's trust-even pose shirtless in her cowboy fund-raising calendar-because he's not letting the two of them walk out of his life again.
Home on the Ranch: Rodeo Legend
Part 58 of the Home on the Ranch series
Never get involved with a patient...
Dr. Ava Moore knows the rule, but it's easier said than done when an injury brings rodeo superstar Carson Gillian into her operating room. He's gorgeous, kind, and when he agrees to give her horse-crazy nine-year-old daughter riding lessons, Ava's heart melts completely.
Maintaining a professional boundary with Carson isn't easy, especially when her daughter is constantly pushing them together. Ava can't deny that he fits perfectly into their little family. However, when Carson enters the National Finals Rodeo despite his injury, Ava has to walk away before her and her daughter's hearts get broken again...if it's not already too late.
Home on the Ranch: Colorado Cowboy
Part 59 of the Home on the Ranch series
They're complete opposites!
Life as a traveling physical therapist suits former army medic Ross Taylor. Two weeks in Covenant Falls, Colorado, helping out at an equine therapy program won't change his desire for freedom. So why does it feel like the whole town is trying to get him to stay-from the veterans at New Beginnings Ranch to the scruffy little dog who adopts him? And then there's Susan Wall, the beautiful innkeeper he can't stop thinking about.
For Susan, Covenant Falls is home, a safe place. Falling for a wandering man is a bad idea, no matter how much she's drawn to him. But Ross wandered into her town. If he needs what she's found here, she'll try to help him find it, too...including love.
Home on the Ranch: Her Cowboy Hero
Part 60 of the Home on the Ranch series
Back in the saddle
Hooves for Heroes is much more than a job for Special Forces veteran Colby Kotch, it's home. When his boss hires a spoiled rancher's daughter, he's less than thrilled. But Jayden Gillian is nothing like he expected. The gorgeous physical therapist is a single mom, struggling to raise a three-year-old daughter. Also unexpected-instant sparks.
Jayden can't afford to risk her job for a quick fling. Neither can Colby. But they can still be friends, right? Only, working together makes Jayden long to know more about Colby-and the pain in his past. Pain he's trying to hide. She won't let Colby push her away, because two wounded hearts can become whole again...together.
Home on the Ranch: Colorado Cowboy SEAL
Part 62 of the Home on the Ranch series
Always a protector
Robin Pierpont would do anything to protect her infant daughter, even spend the rest of her life on the run as Mary Smith. But when an attempted carjacking leaves them stranded in Dandelion Gulch, Colorado, Robin is left feeling like a sitting duck-and relying on the kindness of the man who saved her, retired navy SEAL Laredo Tucker.
Trust is not an option for Robin. Yet there's something surprisingly vulnerable about the stoic cowboy that Robin can't help falling for. In Laredo's arms, she finally feels safe. For the first time, Robin wants to tell him everything, which is exactly why she needs to leave town...
Home on the Ranch: Colorado Rancher
Part 63 of the Home on the Ranch series
Finding her wings
Lauren MacInnes's life has been up in the air for over a year-in a very different way from her flying days. The former fighter pilot is completely focused on her teen daughter after a devastating accident. An equine therapy program for children of veterans in Colorado offers new hope. And Lauren would give anything to see Julie smile again.
Rancher Reese Howard fascinates Lauren with his passion for helping wounded children and wild mustangs. He's the first man to stir her interest since losing her husband. The gruff rancher is also her complete opposite-dedicated to the land, while Lauren longs to fly again. Julie still comes first, but is it time for Lauren to find happiness of her own...even love?
Home on the Ranch: The Cowboy's Dilemma
Part 64 of the Home on the Ranch series
Is this friendship...or love?
Abandoned by her jerk of an ex, wedding planner Amy Jensen is now alone, broke and pregnant. So much for fairy tales. Then strikingly gorgeous cowboy Flynn Gillian practically rides to Amy's rescue. It can't be hormones, can it? Because the moment Amy looks into those deep blue eyes, she knows she's in a whole lot of trouble...
Horse trainer Flynn Gillian has always lived his life according to plan-and falling for pregnant Amy is definitely not in that plan. Yet he can't seem to stay away from her. To keep himself from wanting to kiss her. But can Flynn let himself fall for Amy...knowing that loving her means trading in his free-range cowboy life for a ready-made family?
Home on the Ranch: The Colorado Cowboy's Triplets
Part 65 of the Home on the Ranch series
Mission: Daddy of triplets!
Navy SEAL Jed Monroe can handle just about any crisis, but war zones are nothing compared to caring for his newborn triplet nieces. After the tragic death of his sister and her husband, Jed finds himself back in Colorado...and standing on the doorstep of his first love, Camille Hall, pleading for help.
Jed and Camille still make a great team-and luckily between bottles and diaper changes it's easy to ignore the lingering attraction. But as one week turns into two, this temporary situation is beginning to feel permanent...and Jed is terrified. Love means the possibility of more loss. So this military man needs to get back to base ASAP before he loses his heart forever.
What a Man's Got to Do
Part of the Home on the Ranch series
He knows what he has to do
Rancher Dex Hightower wants custody of his six-year-old daughter. He's tired of arguing with his ex-wife about visitation rights. But she'll never agree, even though she's more interested in her career than in being a mother. Somehow Dex has to convince a judge that he's the better parent. So he needs to hire the best lawyer in town.
And that means Claire Cavanaugh. But Claire grew up on a ranch, and she remembers the isolation-;no friends to play with after school, no ballet lessons, no trips to the mall or the movies. Not an ideal situation for a little girl.
Of course, Dex is not like any cowboy she's known. Maybe life on a ranch with him wouldn't be too bad-;even for a grown woman.
Trouble at Lone Spur
Part of the Home on the Ranch series
"Settle down for a warm, wonderful read by the talented Roz Denny Fox!"-;Kristin Hannah
The Lone Spur Ranch
Crockett County, Texas
Lizbeth Robbins has been following the rodeo circuit for the past six years, learning the farrier's trade, dragging her little girl from town to town. But now her daughter's in school and Lizbeth needs a more permanent job. She's relieved to find one at the Lone Spur: shoeing Gil Spencer's quarter horses. Even if it was his foreman who hired her and the man himself doesn't want her anywhere near his ranch!
Gil Spencer hates rodeos-;mainly because his ex-wife loves them. While he was busy pulling his ranch out of the red, she was busy pursuing a career as a champion barrel-racer. Worse yet, the ex-Mrs. Spencer abandoned her husband and their twin sons for the dubious charms of some bronc rider. So the last person Gil wants on the Lone Spur is a former rodeo employee. Even if Lizbeth Robbins is the most attractive woman he's met in years. Especially then...;
Texas Standoff
Part of the Home on the Ranch series
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Romancing the West!
Cheyenne Moon Ranch in the Texas Hill CountryThe Cowgirl and the City Slicker
She's all Texas spunk and sass. Her love is the land-;her father's legacy. Nothing else can catch her eye until he washes in on a Texas flash flood.
He's the cousin of the man she almost married. Smart, savvy, sexy. He's also the only man who can save her land.
Elise Zoe Winston and Colin Majors, brought together by a night of passion-;bound together by a murder that sets central Texas on its heels.
Safe Haven
Part of the Home on the Ranch series
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Not so long ago, Avery Jensen had it all...;.
A beautiful home. An interesting career. Family and friends. Power, money and even a fiancé. But that's in the past, in the life she lived before her brother framed her and she was sent to jail. Now all she has is herself. And the haven she's found on a ranch in Texas-;Haven, Texas.No one in Haven knows the truth about her, and she wants to keep it that way. Her boss, rancher Logan Monahan, isn't about to pry-;he has secrets, too. All he wants is to be left alone.
But when "accidents" start to happen around the ranch, these two private people have to learn to trust each other and figure out which one of them is the target...;.