Opposites attract, and then they'll ignite Alice Bloom plays by a book of rules that’s crushing her alive. She’s resigned to her safety-first lifestyle until she meets local heartbreaker Jake Elliott. Jake is everything she’s not – smooth-talking, fearless, and inconveniently gorgeous. She has every intention of steering clear, until Jake proposes a sexy bet. And then it’s game on. Ride-like-there’s-nothing-to-lose bull rider Jake Elliott has nothing in common with the straight-laced, look-both-ways-before-crossing-the-street Alice Bloom. But when she tells him that he’s too wild, too reckless for her blood, he can’t get her out of his mind. Jake loves a challenge. And Alice might be his toughest one yet. What have they got to lose? Problem is, nobody planned on falling head-over-boots in love.

Examines the history of rodeo, the basic skills needed in bull riding, and how bull riders are judged and scored.

In July 2016, the HARLEQUIN(R) AMERICAN ROMANCE(R) series will become the HARLEQUIN(R) WESTERN ROMANCE series. Same great stories, new name! A SPECIAL COWBOY Cissy Henley is stranded in rural Georgia with her two orphaned nephews, no money and no job. When they're rescued by a white knight in a Stetson, Cissy knows their stay at Dominic Slade's family ranch is temporary...even if her growing feelings for the wandering cowboy aren't. Raintree Ranch was supposed to be a pit stop before Dominic hit the road again. Instead, Cissy and her pint-size twin boys are tempting the champion bull rider to reconnect with his roots and his family. But can he give up the life he knows to be the loving husband and father Cissy deserves?

The right kind of hero The Bull Rider’s Son by New York Times Bestselling Author Cathy McDavid Cassidy Beckett has a secret she’s kept for six years: the identity of her son’s father. It doesn’t take the Easy Money Arena’s new bull manager, Shane Westcott, long to figure out Cassidy’s son is his nephew. Shane knows how important a father is to a child. He also knows the men in Cassidy’s life have let her down before. Can Shane convince Cassidy to face the truth without losing her trust…or his heart? The Bull Rider’s Redemption by Heidi Hormel Clover Van Camp meets her match when her plans to turn a struggling Arizona town into a Wild West resort are blocked by the handsome mayor Danny Leigh. And to make things more complicated, she and the retired bull rider have tangled before. Danny knows Clover usually gets her way, but this time he won’t back down. Will Danny and Clover let their ambition keep their hearts divided? Previously published as The Bull Rider’s Son and The Bull Rider’s Redemption

STEALING HER HEART—AGAIN When an injury sends bull rider Reed Beaumont home to Oklahoma to recover, he doesn’t expect to bump into his high school sweetheart, Callie Wainright. She’s been hired to help restore his family ranch, which has been badly mismanaged. And though their attraction still simmers she’s far too busy to spend time on romance! Reed regrets breaking Callie’s heart by leaving years ago. And their rekindled relationship is the number one reason to remain in Beaumont. But he’s still determined to top the PBR standings, which means returning to the circuit asap. Can this cowboy realize his dream, and still lasso Callie forever?

Jesse Sullivan isn’t afraid of any thing, any man, or any bull. But when he decides to take a chance and carve out a life outside his rodeo career, he feels like he’s walking on shaky ground. In typical Jesse style, he jumps at a chance to purchase Main Street Gallery, a Boise tradition in the art world. Taylor DeMarco has two goals for the next year. Getting the gallery on sound financial ground to prove to her parents that she can keep her grandfather's legacy alive is the first one. Moving out of the house and into her own condo by the Boise River is the second. When she finds her folks are selling the gallery to Jesse, she vows to stop the sale, no holds barred. When sparks fly between Jesse and Taylor, family gets in the way of reason, and they have to decide what is more important: their desires or keeping Main Street Gallery open and successful. Sensuality Level: Sensual

Dance of the Bull Rider is the story of a young cowboy’s determination to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles and realize his dream of being a champion bull rider through hard work, doing the right thing, and learning that you can still love someone even when you don’t like them very much. When his uncle is killed in a bull riding accident, sixteen-year-old Colt Murray’s father forbids him to ride for the Texas Championship Buckle. But a wise old fisherman teaches Colt to win his father’s approval through respect and honor instead of confrontation. Colt rides for the buckle, but an accident during the qualifying rounds puts Colt in the hospital and his dreams of the Championship Buckle in jeopardy. Publisher’s Weekly Review (ABNA - 2012) said: “…The emotional core and pulse-pounding flashes of action will have even non-rodeo fans cheering for Colt all the way through to his championship ride.”