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Originally published under the name Macie St. James. Everyone needs a forever home. At Double Dog Ranch, four business-minded cowboys find love and family where they least expect it. Isaiah Kent has a secret. To the Tate brothers, he’s the new manager of operations of Double Dog Ranch—the perfect candidate for the job, thanks to all his ranch experience. But secretly, he’s been sent to spy on things and report back to his longtime employer at a neighboring ranch. Lauryn Ashbrook can’t take it anymore. She walks away from her job at her father’s mill and heads toward Double Dog ...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James. Four brothers, one ranch. Can they save it in time? For five years, Hank has served as Cedar Tree Ranch’s valued ranch hand. He’s happiest when he’s working the ranch’s stables. But lately, it’s become clear that he’s out of his element, as their empty stalls start filling up with horses. Enter Lexie Holder. Lexie is a riding instructor who is concerned that the horses at Cedar Tree Ranch aren’t getting proper care. She also happens to be Hank’s ex-girlfriend. In fact, he’s convinced that the reason she’s being so hard...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James. Everyone needs a second chance. At Redemption Creek Ranch, four business-minded cowboys find love, forgiveness, and family. Nash Bryant took the job as ranch hand because of the pay. But managing events barns and horseback riding trails doesn’t bring the challenge he’d hoped. So when a disaster happens on the property, he sees his opportunity to prove himself by saving the day. Amelia Armstrong has long lived in the shadows of her brothers. But she’s tired of her voice not being heard. Working with Nash, she starts to see that she ...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James. A mother’s dying wish gives six battling cousins a chance at family, forgiveness, and love. Jonah Lucas knows this should be the most exciting time in his life. His steakhouse is thriving, his sister’s wedding is days away, and he’s surrounded by people he loves. But there’s one thing missing from his life. And the key to finding it has just walked through the door of his restaurant. Whitney Sanders is in town to help her friend, Everett. He’s getting married, and his future brother-in-law, Jonah, wants information. As an ...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James. Everyone needs a second chance. At Redemption Creek Ranch, four business-minded cowboys find love, forgiveness, and family. Dane Armstrong never got over his first love. So when she shows up for an event at his ranch, two young children in tow, he’s frozen with fear. He had no idea her husband had walked out on her, leaving her with two children to raise. Sloane Winston is doing everything she can to hold it all together. She made a bad decision that resulted in the two biggest gifts life could give her. But working at the local diner ...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James. Everyone needs a forever home. At Double Dog Ranch, four business-minded cowboys find love and family where they least expect it. Quinn Cooper left a high-powered career behind to help out his best friend Dallas. But he immediately fell in love with the cowboy life. Unfortunately, unless they can turn the ranch around, Quinn may prove his parents were right—he should have never switched careers. Meghan Ashbrook is Redemption Creek’s best-known resident. Her dad owns the mill that employs most of the locals, and she’s spent her ...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James. Love is in the air in Reindeer Ridge as four female shop owners celebrate the season. Christmas Gray didn’t plan to take over the small coffee shop in Snowcap Village. And she certainly didn’t expect to be thrown into the fire during her short visit to her hometown. But Reindeer Ridge still feels like home, and the owner of the coffee shop needs her help. Police officer Slade Allen never thought he’d see Christmas again. She ran out on their wedding seven years ago, leaving him to pick up the pieces. As if being back in town ...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James. A mother’s dying wish gives six battling cousins a chance at family, forgiveness, and love. Dax Threader returns to Weeping Willow for one purpose: revenge. He’s well-aware that his cousins have been looking for him. His is the last signature they need to finalize their restaurant’s ownership. But he’s never forgotten the way Jonah and Delta Lucas made him feel when his father was married to their mother. It’s why he moved away to live with his mother at the age of twelve and never looked back. At first, Helena Hudson has no ...

A forbidden romance threatens everything she’s fighting to protect. Georgia Ludington has one priority: protecting her family ranch. A year after her father’s sudden death, her mother is still overwhelmed—no will, no clear direction, and too many unanswered questions. When a local cowboy-turned-attorney arrives with a property deed that threatens everything Georgia’s family has built, she has no choice but to fight back. Alone, determined, and fiercely loyal, Georgia steps into a role she never expected. Clayton Mills has admired Georgia from a distance for years. Quietly. ...

Small-town cowboy romance in a family ranch setting featuring a secret crush and college graduation dilemma. Jake Calhoun has big plans for his family’s Montana ranch—starting with a brand-new youth cowboy camp. But empty cabins won’t save the Calhoun legacy. To make the summer program a success, he volunteers to lead the marketing push… with the last woman he expected to spend that much time with. Terra Rimes has loved Jake from a distance for years. A strict no-dating rule until college graduation keeps her focused on her future—but proximity to the rugged rancher she’s always...

Small-town ranch romance. Career-driven heroine. Responsible ranch hero. A love that could change both of their futures. Holden Calhoun thought leaving his family’s ranch meant leaving the past behind. The youth camp he helped build is thriving, but now someone else runs it—and he’s watching from the sidelines. His new job gives him more responsibility than he ever had before, yet the pull of Dogwood, the ranch, and the life he once imagined never quite lets him go. Shelby Tasker arrives in Dogwood with something to prove. Fresh out of college and determined to succeed, she’s been ...

A grumpy cowboy romance featuring a single mom, twin boys, small-town ranch life, and a reluctant hero falling for a ready-made family. Gage Calhoun never signed up for a summer cowboy camp for kids—and he definitely never planned on becoming the reluctant ranch mentor to a group of high-energy boys. He avoids attachments, avoids chaos, and avoids anything that resembles fatherhood. Then a single mom with twin boys shows up at his family’s ranch. Delaney West is desperate to salvage her sons’ summer after their absentee father backs out. One week at a Wyoming cowboy camp seems like ...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James. Love is in the air in Reindeer Ridge as four female shop owners celebrate the season. Meredith Aikman is struggling as the newly elected mayor of Reindeer Ridge. She beat out her childhood friend Christopher Shepard for the job, so she's working extra hard to prove that voters made the right choice. But nobody warned her how complicated planning the town's Christmas festivals would be. As former mayor, Christopher should want Meredith to fail. But he's secretly loved her since the first time he saw her in second grade, even if she never ...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James. Four brothers, one ranch. Can they save it in time? There’s only one way Harley Jenkins can save her job. She must convince Clay Briscoe to sell his family's ranch. The land is in a growing area of Montana, and her land developer boss has his eye on it. But from the first meeting with Clay, it’s apparent he’s not going to make this deal easy. Clay Briscoe made one promise to his father: that he would keep the family property a working ranch. The first “no” is painless, but Harley is one of the most persistent people he’s ever ...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James. When a Hollywood production sets its sights on Snowy Canyon Ranch for this year’s Christmas movies, it’s lights, camera…romance for the cowboys involved. Christian Snow is doing everything he can to hold his family ranch together. But he has just days to save the ranch from eventual foreclosure. He needs a lifeline. Poppy Webster has one job as a new location scout. She needs to present two ranches to her boss at the film commission, then move on to the next assignment. Meeting Christian Snow has her rooting for his ranch to win the...

Small-town romance—opposites-attract hero and heroine forced into an unlikely partnership discover they have far more in common than either expected, blending workplace tension, second-chance sparks, slow-burn attraction, and the kind of small-town charm that makes everything more complicated. She thinks they're opposites. He's starting to see how wrong she is. HE HAS A JOB TO DO. Lucky Howard is one of Misty Mountain's top developers, and he doesn't let anything slow him down. The dinner theater needs a complete overhaul. The owner agreed. He has a timeline, a crew, and a plan. What he ...

This guarded single dad wasn’t seeking love. A temporary nanny changed everything. Elijah Knott never planned on raising a child alone. When his wife walked away without warning, he was left juggling fatherhood, heartbreak, and a struggling ranch—with an eight-year-old daughter who needs him to stay steady, even when life keeps pulling him apart. Zoey Trotter has no patience for the cowboys of Cupid Ridge. Their swagger, their confidence, their oversized egos—none of it impresses her. But when Elijah offers her a temporary job as a nanny, she can’t say no. Not to the sweet little ...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James. When a Hollywood production sets its sights on Snowy Canyon Ranch for this year’s Christmas movies, it’s lights, camera…romance for the cowboys involved. Noah Snow wants to go home. Back to Seattle, that is. But first, he has to help his brothers save their family ranch. When his truck collides with an SUV driven by a beautiful local woman, though, he realizes he's stuck in town for a while. Keely Meyer can't believe Noah Snow is the guy standing in front of her. The gangly, awkward teenager has grown into a hunkalicious man. But ...

Sweet Christmas romance. Snowed-in cabin romance. Small-town holiday love story. Grief and healing romance. Forced proximity winter romance. Tropes: • Snowed-in forced proximity romance • Stranded together holiday romance • Small-town Christmas romance setting • Grief and healing love story • Opposites-attract emotional connection Heat Level: • Sweet clean romance • Closed-door holiday romance • Emotional slow-burn love story • Low heat high-feelings romance He’s spending Christmas alone…until she crashes straight into his quiet life. Garland Scarsdale is just trying ...

A heartwarming small-town Christmas love story where staying becomes the bravest choice. Zoey Gibson had one rule: keep her head down and keep working. While everyone else left Hope Hollow for bigger dreams and bigger cities, Zoey stayed—pouring everything she had into her small candle business, determined to prove that staying didn’t mean settling. So when a viral post brings in two hundred orders overnight, she panics. Desperate. Overwhelmed. And sprinting down the street in candy cane pajamas to catch the new mail carrier before her dream collapses under cardboard boxes and shipping ...