Fans of Melissa Foster and Claire Kingsley will enjoy this steamy age-gap romance between a weathered sheriff's deputy and a feisty librarian from internationally bestselling small-town Western romance author, Greta Rose West... Sheriff’s Deputy Frank Sims has had his eye on the spunky new librarian since she stepped foot in the stacks, but the grump’s not much of a talker, just ask him—he won’t answer. Plus, there’s a glaring age gap between them, and everybody in their small town seems to have an opinion about it, but he couldn’t care less about gossip. Until it’s his name on Samantha’s lips. Sam Russo loves the rural ranch town she spent summers in as a kid, and when she moves there to take a job at the library, it feels like home. Now, while she can admire the good deputy’s boulder-like shoulders, thick, tousled gray hair, and the secret smile he gives her that’s as warm as sunshine on a cold spring day, she’s trying to keep her distance. What would an older man like Frank Sims want with her anyway? Frank dreams of something Sam can’t give him, and that sets them apart more than any age difference. A compromise could solve the problem—if they can keep their hands off each other long enough to see it. The third book in the Wisper Dreams series is a warm-hearted small-town Western romance about the sexiness of give and take and learning to accept the love and family you’ve been dreaming about when it shows up in the most unlikely of places.
Love in Wisper, Wyoming is a boxset of the first three books in the Wisper Dreams series by internationally bestselling western romance author Greta Rose West. Come on over to the best small town in all of Wyoming and find the love you’ve been looking for… Rivers Between Us (Book One): Sheriff Carey Michaels dreams of a life he can’t seem to find since his ex-best friend took off after high school, chasing impossible dreams of her own, but now that Frannie Morris and her daughter Grace are back in town, dreams seem possible again. Attraction blooms to life—let’s be honest, it never went away, and Fran regrets walking away from Carey when they were eighteen. But when she came home, Fran brought her troubles with her. They lurk around every dark corner. She and Grace aren’t safe, so Grace takes matters into her own hands, and what’s a ten-year-old girl to do when trouble catches up to them? Text the sheriff, of course. There’s bound to be safety and some second chances tucked into all those vest pockets somewhere. Storms Inside Us (Book Two): Brady Douglas gave up his fast-paced law career to return to his hometown to help care for his dad after he was diagnosed with ALS. He’s making the best of things, but when his reclusive billionaire client, Theo Burroughs, texts him out of the blue, Brady can’t but help but notice how sexy Theo is. Three years and countless bottles of vodka haven’t fixed the wrongs in Theo’s life. He had it all: money, respect, and a life he thought he could be proud of, but when he lost his parents, he lost his compass. But now, he’s sick and tired of being sick and tired. When he reaches out to his local lawyer for help to open a community center, heat flares between Brady and Theo, but both men have demons they need to deal with and storms to weather. It’s not the right time for either of them, but when has time ever mattered when it comes to love? Mountains Divide Us (Book Three): Frank Sims looks damn good in his deputy’s uniform, all thick thighs and biceps, but like Samantha Russo’s going to let the silver fox derail her plans for a quiet life as the new town librarian? No way. Living with infertility is hard enough, mourning something that will never be and watching all her friends realize their own dreams of family. Frank’s getting up in age; he’s only a year away from hitting the big five-oh. All he’s ever wanted was a family to come home to, and when the young, sexy librarian falls into his arms, literally, he can picture it with her. Can Sam let her perceived inadequacies go? If she can, she’ll see that family comes in all shapes and sizes, and Frank Sims might just be her perfect fit. Love in Wisper, Wyoming is a bundle of the first three books in the Wisper Dreams series. There’s dashes of suspense, plot twists you won’t see coming, small-town gossip, and plenty of steam. Check trigger warnings before each story, but there’s also heartwarming found family, good ol’ down-home happily ever afters, and lots of humor too. Enjoy! If you’d like to start at the very beginning of the Wisper, Wyoming saga, go back to the Cowboys of Cade Ranch series in Love at Cade Ranch: A Western Romance Boxset.
Cade Ranch in Love is a boxset of the fourth and fifth books in the internationally bestselling Cowboys of Cade Ranch series by Greta Rose West. Come on over to Wisper, Wyoming, where love doesn’t come easy, but the fall is hot! Braved (Book Four): Alpha cowboy? Yeah, Jay Cade is so not one of those. He’s the quiet, youngest brother who just wants to help build his family’s horse ranch into something they can be proud of, and if it could turn a profit, that wouldn’t hurt. But when his mysterious investor disappears with the ranch’s future at stake, the hacker, Billie Acker gets called in. She can find anybody anywhere, but can she find Jay, hidden beneath all his insecurities? And when she does and she finds a hell of a lot more than she bargained for, will she be brave enough to claim him? Blinded (Book Five): Panty-melting Finn Cade plays his part so well: Good-time cowboy? Check. Playboy? Check, check. But looks can be deceiving, and when Aislinn Burroughs gets stranded at Cade Ranch, Finn tries all his usual tricks. But Aislinn’s different. She’s visually impaired for starters; she can’t see Finn’s game… but she can feel him, and oh boy, does she. She’s been pampered and spoiled by her brother since she lost her sight, but now she’s on her own in a world not made for her anymore. She expects Finn to cater to her, but when he doesn’t and demands she pull up her big-girl panties, can she… and will she let him rip them off? Cade Ranch in Love is a bundle of the fourth and fifth books in the Cowboys of Cade Ranch series. There’s dashes of suspense, plot twists you won’t see coming, impromptu road trips, and plenty of steam. Check trigger warnings before each story, but there’s also heartwarming found family, good ol’ down-home happily ever afters, and lots of humor too. Enjoy! If you haven’t read the first three books in the Cowboys of Cade Ranch series, you can get them all in the Love at Cade Ranch boxset.
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"If you like Yellowstone but wished it had more romance, this is your book." -Filipino Bookworm Blog From internationally bestselling small-town romance author, Greta Rose West, comes the FREE first book in the Cade Ranch Series, Burned. Jump into the steamy Cade Ranch world from the beginning... Jack Cade already has enough on his shoulders with his four brothers, his struggling Wyoming horse ranch, and his adopted mama going through chemo again. He doesn’t have time for a woman, and he doesn’t trust them, not since his real mama left when he was a boy. But when Everlea Donovan falls into his life—literally—he can’t stop fantasizing about her. Wanting her. But Everlea’s hiding something, always looking over her shoulder, ready to run at any moment. She can’t risk putting Jack and his family in danger, but she’s never wanted anything—anyone—the way she wants him. When she starts feeling at home at Cade Ranch with its wide open meadows and breathtaking mountain views, she begins to let down her guard—to both her heart and her safety—and that’s just asking for trouble… The first book in the Cade Ranch series, BURNED is a steamy romance about learning to trust and letting love guide you home… The Cade Ranch Series in order: Burned Broken Busted Braved Blinded For Fans of Lauren Landish, Janice Whiteaker, Lyla Sage, and Elsie Silver, Burned has all the good tropes: forced proximity, grumpy/sunshine, romantic suspense, and more sexy cowboys than you can handle. If you love small towns, angsty brothers, and wide-open horse ranches, this book is for you. Burned contains subjects of a mature nature and language. Issues of parental loss, abduction, and burn victims may be triggered, but there is a guaranteed Happily Ever After and lots of good ol' down-home sexy fun.
A Love as Big as Texas. . . Charla Rae Denny was the perfect wife with a perfect life, content to keep the home fires burning while her husband, JB, competed as a champion bull rider. Then their son died in a tragic accident-and everything fell apart. Divorced and saddled with a hill of bills and a failing ranch, Charla must now cowboy up to put her life back together. James "JB" Denny doesn't stay where he isn't welcome. So when Charla shut him out of her grieving heart-and their home-a year ago, he took comfort where he could find it. Now after seeing beautiful Charla again, he wants it all back. She can't work the ranch alone, and deep in his heart he knows he can be the man she needs. But after so much history and heartbreak, can JB convince Charla to take a risk and give their love a second chance?
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “One of the most important books I’ve ever read—an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.” – Bill Gates “Hans Rosling tells the story of ‘the secret silent miracle of human progress’ as only he can. But Factfulness does much more than that. It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly.” —Melinda Gates "Factfulness by Hans Rosling, an outstanding international public health expert, is a hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases." - Former U.S. President Barack Obama Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends—what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; why the world’s population is increasing; how many girls finish school—we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens. They reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective—from our tendency to divide the world into two camps (usually some version of us and them) to the way we consume media (where fear rules) to how we perceive progress (believing that most things are getting worse). Our problem is that we don’t know what we don’t know, and even our guesses are informed by unconscious and predictable biases. It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. That doesn’t mean there aren’t real concerns. But when we worry about everything all the time instead of embracing a worldview based on facts, we can lose our ability to focus on the things that threaten us most. Inspiring and revelatory, filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories, Factfulness is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world and empower you to respond to the crises and opportunities of the future. --- “This book is my last battle in my life-long mission to fight devastating ignorance...Previously I armed myself with huge data sets, eye-opening software, an energetic learning style and a Swedish bayonet for sword-swallowing. It wasn’t enough. But I hope this book will be.” Hans Rosling, February 2017.
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