With his military dog in tow, ex-soldier Grady Fletcher plans to keep his troubled mind occupied while staying on his grandfather’s property—until it’s time to move on again. Single mom Gina Williams is usually wary around men. Yet she gets the distinct feeling that beneath Grady’s rugged, guarded exterior lies a kind, honest, trustworthy man. So when Gina’s little boy goes missing there is only one person she’ll turn to for help—a man whose survival instinct is as strong as his heart….
Former Green Beret Max Thornton’s career ended when he fell two hundred and fifty feet during a training exercise and broke nearly every bone in his body. Left with a permanent limp and in need of a job, he is recruited by Brotherhood Protectors where he can use his combat training and skills to protect, guard and rescue others. He didn’t expect his first assignment to be the resident mechanic. Nor did he expect the mechanic to be a spitfire of a female with a whole lot of anger. Josephina Angelica Barrera-Ramirez or JoJo, as her friends call her, prefers to be left alone with the work she does on the machinery and vehicles of the Lost Valley Ranch. Suffering from situational amnesia brought on by an attack she sustained during a deployment to Afghanistan, she’s touchy about being touched and doesn’t take flak from anyone. When she becomes the target of a killer, a former Green Beret is assigned as her bodyguard. Forced to have the Green Beret around, her distrust of men is challenged and the wall around her heart crumbles. When danger threatens, Max and JoJo must fight their own fears to defeat evil while losing the battle of their hearts to win a future together.
Josie Slater returns home to help at the Lazy S Ranch, but when she is trapped by a snowstorm with her first love, Garrett Temple, they both must fight their lingering feelings for one another.
One stolen kiss with a cowboy When Ana Slater's father is taken ill, she knows she can't look after The Lazy S Ranch alone. There is one man who can help. The cowboy she has found it impossible to forget—Vance Rivers. With the words "Work hard and hands off my daughters!" etched into his memory, Vance knew from the very beginning that Ana was strictly off-limits—no matter what! All he could do was ensure he was the best cowboy in Montana. But now, with Ana back on the ranch, the rules are set to change. And finally their chance at happiness might be just around the corner….
A new story collection from Jennifer Fliss, author of The Predatory Animal Ball Who has a right to tell us how to experience our grief? How to perform—or not perform—the roles society prescribes to us based on our various points of identity? As If She Had a Say, the second story collection from Jennifer Fliss, uses an absurdist lens to showcase characters—predominantly women—plumbing their resources as they navigate misogyny, abuse, and grief. In these stories, a woman melts in the face of her husband’s cruelty; a seven-tablespoons-long woman lives inside a refrigerator and engages in an affair with the man of the house; a balloon-animal artist attends a funeral to discover he was invited as more than entertainment; and a man loses all his nouns. Fans of Karen Russell and Carmen Maria Machado will appreciate how As If She Had a Say’s inventive narratives expose inequities by taking us on imaginative romps through domesticity and patriarchal expectations. Each story functions as a magnifying glass through which we might examine our own lives and see ourselves more clearly.
Romance—the Western way! Harlequin Western Romance brings you a collection of four new heartwarming contemporary romances of everyday women finding love. Available now! This box set includes: THE BULL RIDER'S HOMECOMING Montana Bull Riders • by Jeannie Watt Trace Delaney doesn't make promises he can't keep. As soon as he recovers from his injury, he'll get back to bull riding, pick up and move on as he always does. But can Annie Owen and her twin daughters change his mind? SECOND CHANCE RANCHER Rocky Mountain Twins • by Patricia Thayer Laurel Quinn never forgot her first love, Kase Rawlins. When Kase returns home to Colorado, they get a second chance… not only with each other, but to complete a family for Kase's four-year-old daughter, Addy. HER TEXAS RANGER HERO Lone Star Lawmen • by Rebecca Winters Texas Ranger Luckey Davis is following a lead on a new assignment and needs the help of Dr. Allyson Duncan. Ally not only gives him answers he wasn't expecting, but he finds himself falling for the graceful professor. THE RANCHER'S WIFE Men of Raintree Ranch • by April Arrington Logan Slade is determined to bring his estranged wife, Amy, back to Raintree Ranch. But can he give her the one thing she truly wants—his heart—before she walks away for good?
A daring proposal Wanted: Texas Daddy by Cathy Gillen Thacker No one in Laramie, Texas, knows about Sage Lockhart’s friends-with-benefits arrangement with sexy cowboy Nick Monroe. And now Sage wants something more from Nick—she wants to have his baby. Nick’s always wanted to take things with Sage to the next level, and having a child with her is an adventure he can’t refuse. But neither of them realizes just how complicated things can get… Dylan’s Last Dare by Patricia Thayer Sidelined by an injury, bull-riding champion Dylan Gentry isn’t used to taking orders. But he meets his match in beautiful, no-nonsense physical therapist Brenna Farren. And once the handsome cowboy learns that Brenna is pregnant, his protective instincts kick in. Dylan thinks he’s learned all there is to know about taking risks. But accepting Brenna and her unborn baby into his life might just be his biggest dare of all!
Romance—the Western way! Harlequin Western Romance brings you a collection of four new heartwarming contemporary romances of everyday women finding love. Available now! This box set includes: A COLORADO FAMILY Rocky Mountain Twins by Patricia Thayer Nurse Erin Carlton agrees to help champion bull rider Austin Brannigan return to the rodeo—but when Austin unexpectedly discovers he’s a father, Erin can’t help but fall for him and his baby! IN THE RANCHER’S ARMS Blue Falls, Texas by Trish Milburn Journalist Arden Wilkes has returned to her hometown after a harrowing incident overseas. Rancher Neil Hartley falls for her beauty and strength, but when Arden fully recovers, will she leave Blue Falls—and Neil—behind? THE TRIPLETS’ COWBOY DADDY Hope, Montana by Patricia Johns Easton Ross was always there for Nora Carpenter, but she left Hope, Montana, and never looked back. Now she’s home with three adorable newborns, and Easton is in trouble—he’s falling for her all over again. A BULL RIDER TO DEPEND ON Montana Bull Riders by Jeannie Watt Bull rider Tyler Hayward has left his bad boy image behind, but Skye Larkin disagrees! Now that they’re rebuilding her ranch together, Ty can show her he’s not the man she thinks he is…if she’ll let him.
New arrivals on the ranch… Her Secret, His Baby by Tanya Michaels After his mother drops a bombshell secret, Garrett Frost needs time away to come to terms with the news. He’s not prepared to run into Arden Cade, the woman he shared one passionate night with six months ago—or to learn she’s pregnant and he’s the father! Garrett can’t help falling for Arden all over again. But he’ll have to find a way to forgive her…and make peace with his past. A Colorado Family by Patricia Thayer Home to recover from an injury, champion bull rider Austin Brannigan finds his world turned upside down when he learns he has a baby daughter. Austin feels totally out of his depth as a dad, but luckily his physical therapist, Erin Carlton, steps into the role of temporary mom, putting dreams of her own family on hold. Will baby Lilly help Austin and Erin create new dreams for both of them?
Survival instincts Her Rocky Mountain Protector by Patricia Thayer With his military dog in tow, ex-soldier Grady Fletcher plans to keep his troubled mind occupied while staying on his grandfather’s property—until it’s time to move on again. Single mom Gina Williams gets the distinct feeling that beneath Grady’s guarded exterior lies a kind, trustworthy man. So when Gina’s little boy goes missing, there’s only one person she’ll turn to for help… Blame It on the Rodeo by Amanda Renee Working at the Langtry family’s ranch forces veterinarian Lexi Lawson to confront rodeo rider Shane Langtry, the man who broke her heart. Long ago, when they were in love, Lexi hid a terrible secret from Shane—one she planned to keep forever. But when he learns the truth, she’s forced to choose between the past she left behind…and the future they might still find together.
