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Family ranch obligations. A camera-ready cowboy. An accidental matchmaking setup. Shane Calhoun—second-oldest brother, reluctant ranch hand, small-town cowboy—has always done what’s expected of him at Calhoun Ranch. Main house living. Family decisions. Zero independence. He’s ready for freedom. A new life. His own land. His own rules. Then his mother assigns him one last project. Hartley Hall—focused professional, city visitor, ranch marketing consultant—arrives at Calhoun Ranch with a job to finish and no interest in falling for a cowboy. The swoony brothers? Background noise. ...

A one-week job. A proving-ground ranch. A heartbreaker who wasn’t supposed to matter. Ryan Hunt is a professional camp consultant with a reputation for efficiency—and emotional distance. He’s been hired for one week to help the Calhoun family launch a youth ranch camp, and then he’s gone. No attachments. No distractions. Especially not the determined ranch woman who keeps challenging everything he thinks he knows. Cate Calhoun is done being overlooked. After years of being sidelined on her own family ranch, she finally sees a chance at independence: the camp director position. The ...

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. Everyone needs a forever home. At Double Dog Ranch, four business-minded cowboys find love and family where they least expect it. Dylan Tate grew up on Double D Ranch, named for him and his twin brother, Dallas. As the ranch has started to fail, though, he and his brother have been increasingly at odds. Dallas wants to turn the property into an animal rescue, while Dylan wants to boost the ranch’s earnings by marketing their cattle as “grass-fed beef.” London Kelly is outraged to learn one of the rescue animals from her Galveston ...

Grace Walker left Hope Hollow to chase success. Ten years later, she's back—and falling for the man she left behind. Grace Walker left Hope Hollow ten years ago with big dreams and never looked back. Now she's a successful corporate lawyer in Virginia with partnership on the horizon and a carefully constructed life that looks perfect on paper. There's just one problem. She's miserable. When her father suffers a serious injury during Christmas tree season, Grace returns home to manage the family farm. It's supposed to be temporary. A few weeks to get him back on his feet, then back to her ...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James. A mother’s dying wish gives six battling cousins a chance at family, forgiveness, and love. Evan Petty loves one thing in life: his three-year-old daughter, Mia. When he loses sight of her at a wedding rehearsal, he’s initially relieved to find that a beautiful woman is keeping an eye on her. But that woman turns out to be someone whose name he knows all too well. For Caitlyn Muncie, Evan is a reminder of an all-too-unpleasant past. Her ex-boyfriend is now married to Evan’s ex-wife. As Caitlyn spends more time with him over the ...

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. Landon Dixon has one reason for being at Snowy Canyon Ranch. As an investor in his brother’s production company, he’s there to protect his investment. Once he earns enough, he plans to cash in and buy his own ranch to run for the rest of his life. Audrie Bishop has no plans to help out with the Christmas productions taking place on her best friend’s ranch. But when that best ...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James. A mother’s dying wish gives six battling cousins a chance at family, forgiveness, and love. Tyler Petty loves two things: country music and his hometown of Weeping Willow. Unfortunately, his dream of being a country star will put him on the road. He’s come to terms with that…until he stumbles upon the beautiful woman living above his cousin’s restaurant. Peyton Clark has been hiding out from her old life for the past few months. She ran from a wedding her wealthy parents arranged for her, but she knows she’ll have to go home ...

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. TJ Snow walked away from Snowy Canyon Ranch seven years ago after a falling out with his brother. But he has a business proposition for his brother. Before he can propose anything, though, he discovers chaos has overtaken his family ranch. And his first love is somehow in the middle of it all. Hope Bishop never expected to see TJ again. When he broke her heart right after high ...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James. They have it all...except the one thing that matters most. Zack Donovan has no idea how he ended up onstage, being auctioned off like a piece of livestock. But it’s for his sister’s charity. He’s stunned when the bids are higher than usual...and even more stunned when he sees the winner—one of the wealthiest women in town. Ella Wayne had no idea what her boss was up to when she agreed to accompany her to the charity dinner. But when the auction starts, she recognizes one of the men immediately. Zack Donovan was the biggest jerk in...

Two widowed hearts. One chance at forever. Bobbie Ludington never expected to fight for her ranch—or her heart. After losing her husband, Bobbie built a quiet, steady life running her beloved dude ranch. But when a legal complaint threatens everything she’s worked for, she’s forced to confront the neighboring ranch family responsible—even if it means reopening old wounds and sitting across the table from a man she never expected to care about. Gus Knott has been surviving, not living, since his wife passed away. His ranch is his legacy, his responsibility, and his shield against ...

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. Memphis Sutton only wants what’s rightfully his. Unfortunately, Logan Armstrong has gotten in the way of that. When his attorney is slow in getting answers, Memphis takes matters into his own hands, showing up at the ranch during one of the town’s biggest festivals. Rachel Kent has long avoided crushing on Memphis Sutton. It seemed, growing up, every girl in town had her sights set on the gorgeous older guy. But ...

Small-town legacy. Biological clock deadline. Unwanted attraction. Wes Calhoun has a plan: Freedom. Travel. New business venture. No strings attached. While his siblings embrace marriage, babies, and backyard barbecues, he’s choosing independence. A Calhoun brother, yes. Settled down? Absolutely not. Kyndall Morrison doesn’t have that luxury. A medical diagnosis. A ticking clock. A shrinking timeline for motherhood. She wants a husband. A home. A family. What she doesn’t want? Another emotionally unavailable man. Temporary proximity changes everything. Working together on a family ...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James. Four brothers, one ranch. Can they save it in time? Tinsley Ross only wants to establish herself as the best wedding planner in town. But when she injures herself just weeks before the big day, she worries she’ll lose the gig. It doesn’t help that her injury just happens to be on the property of the groom’s brother. When Reilly Briscoe wakes up to find his brother’s wedding planner, injured, in his back yard, he has to help her. He’s a gentleman, after all. But the more time he spends with her, the more their differences surface...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James. They have it all...except the one thing that matters most. Luke Kelly is facing a career crisis. After a false accusation has his manager pulling him off his tour, he has some work to do to get back in Nashville's good graces. What he needs is a miracle. Rhiannon Moore worked for years to get a record deal, only to have her album stall because it's not country enough. She needs to make her songs sound more like traditional country music. The only problem is, she has no idea how to do that. When Luke and Rhiannon are paired up for a multi-...

A small-town fake relationship. A cowboy she can’t resist. He has an ax to grind with his high school nemesis—and dating that nemesis’s little sister feels like the perfect kind of revenge. Cassady Knott swore she’d never date a cowboy. With only seven of them in Cupid Ridge—and three related to her—that promise was easy to keep. Cowboys just weren’t her type. Not rugged. Not tempting. Not worth the trouble. Until Tucker Trotter came home. Tucker left Cupid Ridge fifteen years ago, trading small-town drama for life on the open range. Now he’s back—temporarily—and within ...

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. They have it all...except the one thing that matters most. Jagger Brooks is not happy about Lyric Tower's new resident. He has yet to meet the elusive country singer who has moved into the penthouse suite next to his, but he has met the guy’s dog. And Lyric Tower has a strict no-pets policy. Problem is, Jagger's son is allergic to pets, and Jagger will do anything to protect his son. Kylie Reyes has it made. As a country star's pet nanny, she gets to stay in his amazing penthouse suite in downtown Nashville. She can spend her days as an...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James. They have it all...except the one thing that matters most. Heath Hardcastle is struggling. Since his company was falsely accused of theft, he's worked hard to fix his reputation. When he's invited to go undercover for a reality TV show, he sees it as the perfect chance to bring his company out of its slump. But doing so means working side by side with an irresistible aspiring actress named Vanessa. Vanessa Gilbert feels like her chance at success in Hollywood is slipping away. Traveling to Silicon Valley to work as a billionaire's ...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James They have it all...except the one thing that matters most. Recently laid off from a top tech firm, Alyssa Kennedy is staying with her childhood best friend, Emily, and helping out at her coffee shop. When Emily's brother, Jeremy, returns home from an extended business trip, Alyssa has to confront her long-buried feelings for her best friend's brother Jeremy Owens barely recognizes the beautiful woman standing in front of him. He'd always thought of her as his sister's best friend, although he'd long suspected she had a crush on him. She's ...