Finding Love Through Grit and Grace… Samantha “Sammie” Abel, formerly of the Buckin’ Babes reality TV show, always wanted to be known for more than her beauty. The new Grit and Grace Rodeo Roughstock Company, founded with her friends, is her opportunity to prove she can compete in a male-dominated world. She just needs to secure their first rodeo contract. Nothing stops her—not an oops pregnancy, sexist demands or the unexpected arrival of her baby daddy intent on winning the same bid. Professional bull rider Alec Neisson knows he can’t compete forever. The youngest in his wealthy ranching family, he’s always been determined to step up and prove he can run the family’s lucrative bucking bull program. As a favor to his grandfather, he heads to Last Stand, Texas to prove he has what it takes, never dreaming his family business opportunity will pit him against the woman he’s tried but failed to forget. Only one can win, but when Alec discovers Sammie’s news, more than his career is at stake, but he needs to woo Sammie and gain her trust.

When it comes to love and chocolate, it’s game on… When traveling chocolatier Vivian Dawson comes to Marietta to open Delish, a chain chocolate shop, she’s unfazed by angry locals. She’s not looking for friends—she’s the competition, and her target is Sage O’Dell’s Copper Mountain Chocolates. To create marketing buzz and a friendly rivalry, Vivian declares Delish's hot chocolate the best in town and will prove it at Marietta’s Christmas Stroll. Everyone takes a side, and Vivian hopes a certain deputy will take hers for another unforgettable night. Sheriff’s deputy Reuben Price can’t believe his luck when the woman he’s been thinking about since a rebound one-night stand opens a shop in town. He’s shocked when Marietta’s normally friendly citizens become hostile, but he’s ready to welcome Vivian with open arms and more. As Vivian is seduced by the charming town and the sexy deputy, she wonders if she’s finally found a home. But when tragedy strikes before Christmas, will Vivian run like she always has or will her growing feelings convince her to stay?

Hard work can’t buy love… Bennett Marshall used the heartbreak over losing his first love to catapult his family’s ranching operation into Texas fame. Fifteen years later, the only property left to claim in his valley is the canyon owned by the same woman who broke his heart all those years ago. Then she rides back into town, and taking over her ranch takes a back seat. Claiming her heart is so much more appealing. Maggie Newman’s late father left her the ranch he kicked her off of when she graduated high school. He wanted more for her, and she made good on that demand. She’s the owner of one of the premier ranching equipment companies in Texas, which means she doesn’t have time to fix the mess he left behind. What’s more, the love from her past is standing on her front porch, upending everything she thought she wanted out of life. Hearts are on the line this go-round—will Maggie and Bennett discover their passion and drive are the perfect match before they sign away their happiness?

A lone wolf. That’s me. Growing up, it was Mom and me against the world. But now that she’s sick, it’s my turn to take care of her. If I have to work until I drop to get her what she needs, then that’s what I’ll do. What I don’t see coming? The sassy, heart-of-gold brunette who lives in the apartment next door. Meadow Ridley drives me to the brink of insanity, it’s only fair for me to return the favor. Taunting her lights a fire in her that drags me in over and over again. Being ordered to work with her to nab the bad guy? I can’t resist the opportunity to push her buttons. If nothing else, just to piss her off. Falling for her in the process? It can’t happen. I won’t let it. Not when my future isn’t guaranteed. Turns out I have as much control over that as I do Mom’s illness. Because as it happens, all’s fair in love and leaderboards. All's Fair in Love and Leaderboards is the first book in Alina Lane's Phoenician Heat series. Join Meadow and Griffin on a forced proximity, enemies to lovers, competition style race to catch the bad guy.

Reluctantly retiring from Special Forces following an injury, Noah Halliday returns to Texas seeking solitude through the holidays at his brother’s unoccupied ranch. Arriving late, he intends to crash in the first bedroom he finds only to be chased out by a beautiful blonde brandishing a boot. New Plan. The ranch has been leased to a group of women determined to challenge the traditions and beliefs of the male dominated rodeo rough stock contractor world. There’s nowhere to hide. Never one to be idle, Noah pitches in and his Christmas spirit is rekindled by the feisty cowgirl. Emma Barrett had been a timid child until she’d been lifted onto the back of a bronc, and she finally discovered her skill and power. She excelled at the sport and is determined to solidify her place at Grit and Grace by training the new bronc she and her partners have heavily invested in. The last thing she needs is a horse whispering, sexy ex-soldier offering to work by her side this Christmas as she and her partners launch their enterprise.

All she wants is to keep her title. To stay at the top of her game. The world is harsh and Tory has already learned many of the harder lessons. Her lifes story has always been about control and the cowboy code, but will this year teach her the toughest lesson? Her own stubborn will may help her escape death, but will she come through unscathed? Can she remain true to who she is? In order to survive the pain, the cowardly men, the lies, and the passion that will threaten to tear her apart, Tory will have to hold tightly to what has always been important friendship, loyalty, and always Rusty.

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Carolyn Brown sends readers on a wild ride in this enemies to lovers romance between a rugged rodeo cowboy and a fierce competitor who thinks it's time for a woman to take the crown. Gemma O'Donnell was incensed when she wasn't the first woman to win the PRCA (Professional Rodeo Championship Association) buckle for bronc riding. This year, she heads out on the PRCA ProRodeo Tour burning to be the second. First stop is Cody, Wyoming where her stiffest competition is Trace Coleman, who already has a jump on her. A tall, dark-haired cowboy with a sexy grin and a swagger, he doesn't really give a damn about the trophy belt buckle—he wants the purse to buy a ranch he has his eye on. He damn sure doesn't have time for a sassy bit of Irish baggage who can evidently ride anything with four legs and make anything with two legs want to take her to bed. Gemma wins a few; Trace wins a few. In the end they both qualify for the final cut in Las Vegas. But when it comes down to the wire, only one can win the bronc-riding competition and take home one helluva prize. But in this competition, it just might be loser takes all...