Ranch hands Justus and Dakota have known each other forever, or at least since fifth grade when Melody, the coolest girl in school, gave them both valentines. That day ended in a schoolyard fight that turned into a lifelong friendship. Twelve years later, Justus and Dakota work together on the Maverick ranch and have vowed never to let a girl get between them again. That is until they run into Melody, all grown up, and decide that to preserve the friendship the best thing to do is keep her between them. Look for COWBOY BLUE for more love at Maverick Ranch. Cowboy Hearts was originally published as Valentine Cowboys by Ravenous Romance in 2012. This edition is a reissue, reedited but without any substantial additions or changes to the story.

Revised to include presidential hats, new celebrity hats, and a fully updated resource listing of custom hatters. The Cowboy Hat Book features an impressive array of cowboy hats, showcasing the wide variety of styles, colors, and fabrics used to create the cowboy hat, now a symbol of America and western culture that is recognized all over the world. Beginning with a brief history of the cowboy hat, the authors go on to explain the building of the perfect hat, its care and feeding, hat etiquette, hat hair, and more. Beautiful photos of real cowboys and movie cowboys sporting their trademark hats illustrate how creases, brims, shapes, and trims are unique to the individual who wears each hat. The Cowboy Hat Book celebrates the history and importance of this unique piece of clothing that hasn't fundamentally changed in more than 100 years. Ritch Rand's family has been making handcrafted hats for over twenty years. His hats have rested on dozen's of famous heads-from presidents to kings and heads of state to movie stars. He lives in Billings, Montana. William Reynolds is president and CEO of the marketing, PR, and advertising agency Banning Company, Inc. The company has a special division that services the western and equine industries. He lives in Malibu, California.

This is part 2. Mia works her skills as a lawyer to help Jesse fight to keep his ranch. She loves being back home in the town she grew up in. It's great to see family, friends...and Jesse. Jesse is the childhood friend she can't get out of her mind. The sparks are flying and Mia doesn't know if she should persue the man that is turning her head. After all, she has to go back to New York City where her new life is. Should she dump her dream career? Or enjoy love with a handsome cowboy? contemporary romance, Montana romance, romance ebook, romance book, romance novel, sweet romance, small town romance, cowboy, Country Westerns, contemporary crush, love story, romance love, contemporary romance and sex, romantic comedy, cowboy, cowboy romance, comedy, humor, rich, quick read, serial, series, funny, female protagonist, novel, secret, alpha male, literature, story, stories, hero, fiction, romance, seduction, sexy, sensual, country, contemporary, 21st century, current, ranch, Montana

A Cowboy at Heart, an engaging Amish-meets-Wild West adventure from bestselling authors Lori Copeland and Virginia Smith, weaves a clever and romantic tale of new starts and second chances. 1886—Jesse Montgomery is beginning to feel restless. Though he’s grateful to his friends Colin and Emma for helping him get on his feet again after a few bad choices and some hard living, surely the Lord doesn’t want him to stay in Apple Grove forever. Doesn’t the Almighty have plans for this reformed rowdy cowboy to build a life of his own? When an unscrupulous cattle baron tries to steal Amish land, Jesse intervenes and is wounded. Lovely Katie Miller, the young healer in the district, attends to him while trying to guard her heart. This sweet Amish widow cannot risk falling in love with an Englisch cowboy, charming though he may be. And yet—she believes God has a life for her too that is more than what she can presently see. Could there be a future with Jesse only He could bring about?

When he agreed to guard her, he never bargained on having to guard his heart. Brilliant scientist Linnea Newberry is on the adventure of a lifetime, traveling the Santa Fe Trail with her grandfather, Dr. Howell, on a botanical expedition to Colorado Territory. She longs to be valued for her contributions and not seen as a helpless liability. But at every calamity she faces, her grandfather threatens to send her home. After watching his ma suffer and die in childbirth, Flynn McQuaid has sworn off women and marriage forever. Headed west to start a new life, he has his hands full not only taking care of his younger siblings but also delivering cattle to his older brother. He doesn't need more complications. When Flynn rescues Linnea from drowning during a river crossing, Dr. Howell promptly hires Flynn--unbeknownst to Linnea--to act as her bodyguard for the rest of the trip. As Flynn fights against the many dangers of the trail, he soon finds himself in the greatest danger of all--falling for a woman he's determined not to love.

The shared love of a retired military dog unexpectedly brings together two PTSD survivors in this heartfelt debut novel. After an IED ends his military career, Major John Rathborne struggles to re-adjust to civilian life. Haunted by the death of his brother-in-arms, John’s determined to find his canine partner, Koda, now retired and re-homed. The last place he expects to find her is on a ranch in Absarokee, Montana, where he lands a foreman job and a chance at a new start. Unfortunately, ranch manager Katie Locke just wants the new guy gone. She can’t shake the trauma from the night she was attacked, and God knows she doesn’t need some stranger invading her safe haven. She can’t ignore John’s brooding presence, and even her dog shares an uncanny bond with him. But when her father suffers a heart attack, Katie has no option but to put her differences with John aside to save the future of Three Keys Ranch. As they slowly find a common bond and their attraction heats up, both realize they must heal from their past wounds if they want to explore a relationship. But John hasn’t told Katie about certain parts of his past—including that he and Koda had been partners in Afghanistan. Then he learns someone is out to destroy the ranch, and Katie is in their crosshairs. Has John opened his heart too late? Sensuality Level: Sensual

Two emotional stories of finding home in the West Montana by Debbie Macomber When Molly learns that her grandfather is ill, she packs up her sons without a second thought and makes the long drive home to Sweetgrass, Montana. But she immediately has questions about the stranger working on her grandfather’s ranch. Just who is Sam Dakota? Why doesn’t the sheriff trust him? Despite everything, Molly can’t deny her attraction to Sam—until her ailing grandfather tries to push them into marriage. Some borders aren’t so easy to cross… Ransom Canyon by Jodi Thomas Rancher Staten Kirkland is rugged and practical to the last. But when his troubling memories threaten to overwhelm him, the lovely, reclusive Quinn O’Grady is there to catch him. Young Lucas Reyes has his eye on the prize—college. But one night, one wrong decision will set his life on a course even he hadn’t imagined. Yancy Grey is running hard from his troubled past. But Yancy isn’t prepared for what he encounters in the good people of Ransom Canyon…