Historical Romance

Historical Romance

Does the love of yesteryear tug at your heart strings? When you’re looking to download free and discounted historical romance ebooks, this is the place to go. Satisfy your inner passion for bestselling historical romance in this category, and never pay more than what you should. We routinely feature the best authors of historical romance ebooks, and they always promote their ebooks to you--for free or for a discount. 

 

Definition of "Historical Romance Genre": This is a very popular subgenre in the massive Romance category.  As with other subgenres of the Romance category, these books typically include the common elements of a romance ebook.  So, the love and relationship between two people is central to the story, they have to overcome sometimes seemingly insurmountable obstacles to fall in love, but they do end up in love at the end of the stories.  Authors in the historical romance subgenre have another task in their writing, however, in that they need to set their stories not in contemporary times, but in times that typically are over a century in the past.  Thus, if you appreciate history and the details specific to other times in our world as well as a love story this is a fantastic subgenre for you. 

 

Some examples of bestselling ebooks in the Historical Romance genre are Diana Gabaldon (Outlander), Petra Durst-Benning (The Glassblower), Tracy Brogan (Highland Surrender), and Danielle Steele (Pegasus).

Yummy Cowboy: A Small Town Enemies to Lovers Romance (Snowberry Springs Ranch Book 1)

by Ophelia Sexton


Take one blonde, curvy, smart-mouthed celebrity chef. Mix with one tall, dark, dirty-talking blue-jeans cowboy. Sprinkle with a pinch of matchmaking grandma. Let simmer and serve with a steaming hot HEA.


Celebrity chef Summer Snowberry returns to Snowberry Springs to save the floundering Yummy Cowboy Diner. Secretly, she's determined to redeem herself from a humiliating setback in the big city by giving The Yummy Cowboy a complete makeover. If it succeeds, she'll be able to pay off her debts and make a fresh start in San Francisco. She's not only going to help revive the dying small town, but even better, she'll take on the diner's cocky, handsome owner, prove him wrong, and make his place the hottest eatery around.

Should be easy for a professional like Summer but from the very start, she's butting heads with her bull-headed nemesis. Even worse, she struggles to resist the sparks flying between them from each clash of wills.

Brock Michaels grew up on the wrong side of the tracks in Snowberry Springs. He's spent years working his butt off for his very own restaurant. He can't pass up the chance of a lifetime when his elderly business partner offers to turn over her share of The Yummy Cowboy Diner to him... 
if he agrees to work with her annoying but gorgeous granddaughter Summer for three months to revamp his operation.

Brock grits his teeth and tells himself that he can control his attraction to Summer's lush curves and foil her high-falutin' ideas for his homestyle diner. He's determined to come out on top when the ninety days are up. And he sure as heck isn't losing his heart to the woman who's declared that she's heading back to San Francisco soon. Right?


Yummy Cowboy is a standalone slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance with a guaranteed HEA. It's the first book in a new series about Snowberry Springs, a small Montana town on the brink of a great reawakening.

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One for the Money (Hughes Book 1)

by Skye Warren


Finn Hughes knows about secrets. 
His family is as wealthy as the Rockefellers. And as powerful as the Kennedys. He runs the billion-dollar corporation. No one knows that he has a ticking time clock on his ability to lead.

Eva Morelli is the oldest daughter. The responsible one. The caring one. The one who doesn't have time for her own interests.

Especially not her interest in the charismatic, mysterious Finn Hughes.


A fake relationship is the answer to both their problems.
It will keep the swarming society mothers from throwing their daughters at him.
And it will keep Eva's mother from bothering her about marriage.

Then the fake relationship starts to feel real.

But there's no chance for them. No hope for a woman who's had her heart broken. And no future for a man whose fate was decided long ago.


"As soon as I heard Skye Warren wrote a fake dating book, I dropped everything and savored it cover to cover. Finn Hughes is a cinnamon roll hero." - #1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey

Welcome to the Midnight Dynasty... The warring Morelli and Constantine families have enough bad blood to fill an ocean, and their brand new stories will be told by your favorite dangerous romance authors.

WARNING: This book is intended for readers eighteen years old and over. It contains material that some readers could find disturbing. Enter at your own risk...

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A Very Mafia Christmas: Standalone Enemies to Lovers Holiday Romance (Billionaire Christmas Series)

by L. Steele


★Amazon Top 50 bestseller ★


"Marry me."
"What?" My gaze widens, "What did you say?"
"Marry me," His lips curl, "not for real, of course..."


Christian Roberto Domenico Sovrano could have any woman he wants but he's totally focused on me.
He's obsessed with me.
He lives to make my life miserable.
It's why he asked me to pose as his fake wife for 30 days.
THIRTY days!
In return for saving my life from the wrath of the Mafia.
Oh! He also wants me to attend his family's Christmas getaway.
And pretend to be his loving devoted spouse *gulp*
Guess what happens next?
We get lost in the forest... and snowed in for Christmas.
And have to share the same bed.
But hell if I am going to simply agree to his terms.
I plan to go toe-to-toe with him.
And make him pay for this sham of a marriage that he's locked me in.
Only he's tall, hot, and oh! So wickedly mean.
And when he looks at me with his piercing gaze.
I am sure he can see right through me.
It's why I need to leave.
Before he finds out my secret...


A firecracker of a doctor takes on a big bad Mafia lawyer, in this standalone holiday Christmas romance which will leave you asking for more! 1-Click NOW

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The Twelve Days of Snowball

by Kristen McKanagh


Snowball, that lovable bundle of feline fluff readers first met as a kitten in 
Snowball’s Christmas, is all grown up. And now that she has her forever home at a cozy B&B, she’s determined to orchestrate a forever love match, just in time for the holidays . . .
 
Snowball takes her job as the “official kitty” at the Victorian B&B Inn, Weber Haus, very seriously. Greeting guests and keeping tabs on them is a full-time feline job, after all. However, being nice to Daniel Aarons is 
not on her to-do list. The handsome construction manager almost messed up her forever family, and she isn’t about to forgive him anytime soon . . .
 
But then someone new arrives at Weber Haus. Her name is Sophie Heidt—and she’s the B&B’s new manager. When Snowball goes missing on Sophie’s first day, Daniel, in charge of the new hotel wing, comes to her rescue by getting the cat to do what she does best: attack him.
 
It doesn’t take long for Snowball’s animal instincts to reveal that Daniel and Sophie are meant to be together. Unfortunately, Daniel keeps making a mess of things. It’s going to take some special insight and holiday cheer to bring them together. But if anyone can do it, Snowball can—even if she has to tolerate turtle doves, French hens, calling birds, and other fur-raising human traditions . . .

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A Love That Never Tires (Linley & Patrick Edwardian Adventures Book 1)

by Allyson Jeleyne

Linley Talbot-Martin is a girl who likes to get her hands dirty. As the daughter of a famous archaeologist, she's been everywhere and seen everything--except London. But when the time comes to trade her jodhpurs and work boots for silk gowns and kid gloves, she may be in over her head.

Even though she can out-ride, out-shoot, and outsmart any girl in London society, Linley is destined to be the failure of the season. No one she meets cares about ancient pottery or lost Buddhist texts, and fundraising efforts for future expeditions keep coming up short. If the Talbot-Martin team doesn't find money soon, they will be out of a job, and Linley will lose everything she holds dear.

Patrick Wolford, Marquess of Kyre (pronounced 'Keer'), is a man who knows his place. Well-connected and respected, he is everything everyone expects him to be, but beneath his façade, he is as neglected and crumbling as the family estate. Now the strain of keeping up appearances is taking its toll. The smart thing would be to marry the heiress nipping at his heels and be done with it, but when he meets Linley Talbot-Martin, who dares to shake up his seemingly proper world, he must choose between the life he's always known and one he never dared to dream of.

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Twisted Metal (Twisted Intentions)

by Savannah Rylan


I should be terrified of them—but I’ve never felt safer...


When I begged the Twisted Metal MC to take me in exchange for my father’s freedom, I never thought I’d be anything more than a trade to them. A transaction.

I was wrong.

On the surface, my three captors are nothing alike.


Trooper, who disarms me with a smile and helps me laugh away my fears. Dutch, whose cocky mask can’t hide his sweet soul. And Ranger, who frustrates me so much I can’t decide whether to kiss or kill him.

I’m more than a bargaining chip to them—and every day I spend with them proves it. But when my past catches up to me, everything threatens to come crashing down around me.

I don’t know how I’ll get out of this mess, but I do know one thing. No one is ever going to control me again.

My guys will stop at nothing to make sure of it.

*Twisted Metal is a complete stand-alone why choose motorcycle club romance. It is a part of the Twisted Intentions series, which features a new harem in each book. These books are not connected and can be read in any order.*

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Christmas at Holly Hill Inn Box Set: A Dickens of a Holiday!

by Maddie James


A Dickens of a Holiday Romance!

Get all three books in the Holly Hill Inn Dickens Romance series in one complete box set. Follow Jenny and Ben as they fall in love and acquire Holly Hill Inn in Home for Christmas. Then read about their children in Miracle at Holly Hill Inn. Last, share the holiday with the Cohen family as they return to Holly Hill Inn, perhaps for the last time, in The Last Christmas at Holly Hill Inn.

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Never Judge a Duke by His Lover (After the War Book 2)

by Merry Farmer


He was a single father and a duke, upstanding and dutiful in every way. So the last thing Anthony Wodehouse expected was to feel something new and sinful for his brother’s best friend…


Lord Barrett Landers, Viscount Copeland, is at loose ends after being decommissioned as a naval officer at the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Instead of going home to Wiltshire, his family, and the marriage that his mother will inevitably attempt to force him into, he is happy to idle away the summer with his friends at Wodehouse Abbey in Yorkshire.


And then temptation arrives in the form of the estate’s owner, Lord Anthony Wodehouse, Duke of Malton.

Widower Anthony wants nothing more than to live his life in the country, as far away from London and his duties as a peer as he can get. He has children to raise, an estate to manage, and a family’s expectations to uphold. He thought that hosting his youngest brother’s friends for the summer would be nothing more than a minor inconvenience and a chance to expand his tiny circle of acquaintances.


Until handsome and charming Barrett stirs feelings in him that he never thought he could have.

Anthony and Barrett embark on an eye-opening love affair that makes both of them reconsider their ideas about duty and family. But when Anthony’s meddlesome aunt arrives with far more traditional plans for her nephew, and when she invites a passel of marriage-minded guests to stay with Anthony without asking him, the resulting shenanigans could land both Anthony and Barrett in heaps of trouble as they decide whether to follow their hearts or their families’ wishes.


This gay awakening story contains all the awkward feels down by the swimming pond, a heated game of hide and seek, trying to keep the kids from finding out, meddlesome Aunt Georgiana and her surprise companion, and a thrilling climax that will leave you breathless and groaning for more!

Please Be Advised – Steam Level – Fiery Hot with all the eggplants!



The AFTER THE WAR series consists of:

BETWEEN HIS LOVER AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA
NEVER JUDGE A DUKE BY HIS LOVER
GAMES LOVERS PLAY
UNDER HIS LOVER’S WING
ONE GOOD DEED DESERVES A LOVER

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HOT Angel (Hostile Operations Team® - Strike Team 2)

by Lynn Raye Harris


She’s damaged. He's ruthless. Together, they're combustible...

Brooke Sullivan’s carefully ordered existence is spiraling out of control. Two years ago, she was violently abducted by a terrorist group and nearly killed. She’s worked hard to get her life back on track—moving to a new house, changing careers, going on a couple of dates. When she witnesses a murder, she’s plunged into a new nightmare. And as the past threatens to repeat itself, she’s not sure she’ll survive this time.

Cade “Saint” Rodgers never forgot the beautiful girl he talked to at the wedding of his commanding officer. Now she’s in trouble, and he’s the one tasked with protecting her. Brooke is terrified of men like him—a black-ops soldier for whom violence is a way of life—which makes falling for her a terrible idea. But that won’t stop Cade from using every sensual trick he’s got to make her believe anything is possible if only she wants it badly enough.

As danger draws closer, it’ll take all Cade’s strength—and all Brooke’s determination—to learn how to let go of the past and trust each other. But it might not be enough. To keep her safe, he may have to let her go forever…

**Start reading the Hostile Operations Team Series - Strike Team 2 today and enjoy an action-packed, seriously romantic and steamy-good-fun military romantic suspense. Each book can be read as a standalone. No cliffhangers or cheating and a guaranteed happily-ever-after ending!

 

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Yuletide Kisses: A Medieval Christmas Romance Anthology

by Ria Cantrell


Grab some hot cocoa and snuggle under the covers this season with four 
all-new medieval romances by best-selling and award-winning authors. From friends to lovers to a marriage of convenience, hidden identities and his best friend’s sister, you’ll be swept away to the magic of Christmas in Scotland where braw heroes will do anything for the women they've come to love.

Keep the Yule Fire Burning by Allison Butler
Finley Blalock has always loved Mor Forester. But when her brother Liam confronts him, he can’t reveal the truth. After losing his mother, he refuses to ever tell someone he loves them. When Liam’s quest to find a husband for Mor pushes Fin to breaking point, a fight ensues. As punishment, they are challenged to keep the Yule fire burning for twelve days. If they fail, the tension between them will be dealt with using swords instead of fists. With his love for Mor and friendship with Liam at risk, Fin will need Yuletide wishes and the magic of mistletoe to find the courage to tell the woman he loves how much she means to him before he loses her – and his best friend – forever.


His Christmas Angel by Aurrora St. James
Reclusive Laird Dougal de Giffard knows that no woman will have him. Thanks to his infamous father, rumors of black magic have overshadowed his life until even strong men avoid him. When he’s ambushed and left for dead just days before Christmas, he’s rescued by his neighbor's feisty daughter. Slaine de Morham might be enticing, and raising every one of his protective instincts, but he intends to keep her at a distance. That is, until she’s threatened. Suddenly, Dougal finds himself with an unexpected wife, new enemies, and an assassin drawing near. The more time he spends with Slaine, the more he wants to protect her, and love her. But it’s going to take a Christmas miracle to keep her. Who could ever love the devil of Goblin Hall?


A Gift from the Sea by Nancy Lee Badger
A shipwrecked son of a clan chieftain, Monroe hides his full identity from the young lass who saves him from the waves, and her brothers. An attack by seafaring warriors puts all their lives in danger and the resulting deaths place a shadow over the upcoming Christmas Festivities. Leading Gwyn and her family toward his home far from the coast of Scotland’s North Sea could be a mistake, yet be the only way to keep them all alive.


Celtic Nollaig Moon by Ria Cantrell
Devon MacDougall never expected to find himself in the midst of an assassination attempt on the king. Surrounded by enemies and not knowing who to trust, he vows to find the would-be assassin before a second attempt is made. But when the lovely daughter of the MacCollum laird becomes involved, he's torn between protecting her and finding the culprit.

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Sealed with a Yuletide Kiss: An Historical Romance Advent Calendar

by Sophie Barnes


Allow yourself to be swept away as you count down to Christmas with this collection of twenty-four romantic short stories. From friends to lovers and instant romance to secret identities and so much more, these treats are sure to fill you with warmth this holiday season. So grab a hot drink, settle into your favorite spot, and indulge in the magic of happily ever afters.


Story titles:
December 1: A Drunken Christmas Escapade
December 2: A Royal Affair on Christmas Eve
December 3: A Duke Surrenders His Heart on Christmas Eve
December 4: A Highwayman Proposes on Christmas Eve
December 5: Caught in a Snow Storm on Christmas Eve
December 6: Rescued by a Duke before Christmas
December 7: A Kiss for Christmas
December 8: A Christmas House Party
December 9: Underneath the Mistletoe
December 10: Snowed In on Christmas Eve
December 11: An Unexpected Guest Arrives for Christmas
December 12: At the Christmas Ball
December 13: Trapped in a Carriage on Christmas Eve
December 14: By the Stroke of Midnight
December 15: The Duke Proposes on Christmas
December 16: A Scandalous Dare on Christmas Eve
December 17: A Secret Christmas Rendezvous
December 18: Stealing a Yuletide Kiss
December 19: A Shocking Revelation for Christmas
December 20: Stranded at an Inn during Christmas
December 21: An Unexpected Encounter with a Highlander
December 22: Reunited on Christmas Eve
December 23: Only a Duke Will Do for Christmas
December 24: A Christmas Wedding Gone Awry

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A Stolen Kiss (Victorian Love Book 1)

by M.A. Nichols


A mistaken kiss. A forced engagement. Can it become something more?


Lily Kingsley accepts that she is destined to be a spinster—but not until she gets her first kiss. And she knows the perfect gentleman to enlist. Unfortunately, she kisses the wrong one and ends up in the arms of an overbearing and exceptionally frustrating merchant.

When busybodies catch them in their illicit embrace, an engagement is the only solution, but Lily doesn’t want a fiancé who’s only doing his duty. And she certainly doesn’t want a gentleman far too used to getting his own way. She simply must make him see how ill-suited they are.

But why is the fellow so determined to see their engagement through?

Jack Hatcher hates surprises, but when a beguiling lady mistakes him for someone else and launches herself into his arms, he discovers not all surprises are bad. Marriage was not in Jack’s plans, but Lily stirs something inside him he never expected to feel.

But with his fiancé desperate to break with him and a new enemy working to woo Lily away, Jack discovers force of will won’t keep her by his side. Can he find a way to win her heart before it’s lost forever?


The Victorian Love Series is a spin-off series of the Regency Love Series, and together, they make the Generations of Love Series. Each book is a standalone sweet romance and can be read in any order.

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Billionaire Lumberjack: A Standalone Billionaire Mountain Man Forced Proximity Romance

by Gwyn McNamee


Rescued by the billionaire lumberjack...

Lost.
Alone.
Freezing on the side of a desolate mountain in a massive snowstorm.
Until a rugged man with an ax saves me.
Waking in his warm, comfortable bed leaves more than one question.
How did I get here?
Where are my clothes?
And who is this handsome recluse with striking dark eyes and a grumpy demeanor?
The answers only bring more mysteries.
He doesn’t want me here.
Doesn’t want his secrets exposed.
I don’t want him to know mine, either.
But there’s only so long we can deny this sizzling attraction.
Only so long until I learn the truth about my billionaire lumberjack and our pasts come back to haunt us.


Grab this steamy stand-alone about a billionaire in hiding, the photographer who stumbles upon him, and what happens when they’re trapped together during a major snow storm with building attraction and dark secrets!

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Under His Rule (Dark Romance Suspense)

by Clarissa Wild

 

His Family. His rules.


Some people have loving homes.
Mine only has laws.
And she will learn to obey …
When I found Natalie alone and afraid, I knew she was the one.
She came to me looking for answers to her past.
But every dark desire has a price.
Now she’s here in my domain, locked in the dark, waiting for me ...
And I am more than ready to make her submit.

Under His Rule is an exciting new Dark Romance & Psychological Suspense novel by New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author Clarissa Wild.

WARNING: This book includes scenes that may be disturbing to some readers.

 

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Saving Wes (The Cartwrights Book 1)

by Cynthia Dees


Question: what is high-powered banker, Wes Cartwright, to do when someone dumps the animals from a petting zoo on his family’s abandoned ranch in Montana? Answer: Head home to Apple Pie Creek, Montana.


Question: what is Florida native and Christmas card artist, Felicity Perez, supposed to do when her new boss insists on sending her somewhere cold and snowy to inspire new designs? Answer: visit her cousin in some place called Apple Pie Creek, Montana, of course.

Join Wes and Felicity for a love and laughter filled adventure neither of them will ever forget…in this clean and wholesome story of second chances and coming home, can they restore the Cartwright homestead in time to save it from being sold off? Can they convince Wes’s siblings to forgive the past, come back to their small-town roots, and repair their broken family? And can Wes and Felicity find the one true love that has eluded them both?

Cynthia Dees is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over 100 romances. Join her in Apple Pie Creek, Montana where clean and wholesome romance is alive and well. There will be love, laughter, and shenanigans aplenty in this sweet and whimsical series about six single siblings coming back home to save the family ranch, heal old wounds, and just maybe, find true love.

"A delightfully light and refreshing read....Ms. Dees never lets me down...What fun. Five stars! Highly recommend..."

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Calloway Cove: A Sweet, Small Town Romance (Bayshore Beach Book 1)

by Tia Souders


A dying wish brought her home. Can the promise of happily ever after keep her there?

When the grief-stricken Andi Calloway loses her mother, she leaves her with one final wish: Stay in her hometown Bayshore Beach and pursue her dream of becoming a published author.

So when Andi discovers a want-ad for an assistant to the famous novelist Ford Delaney, it’s the break she’s been waiting for.

However, he has deep wounds in his past; he’s as moody and sullen as he is handsome.

Ford senses Andi might be the one to redeem him. But falling for him just might ruin her dreams and break her mother’s final wish in the process.

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Echo Canyon Brides Box Set - Books 1 - 3

by Linda Bridey


Immerse yourself in the first three stories in the Echo Canyon Brides series that critics describe as “a wonderful blend of hope, passion, romance, mystery, and humor.”

Book 1: Montana Rescue
Josie Bainbridge dreams of finding a husband, but there aren’t any available men in Pullman. Evan Taft thinks mail-order-brides for the single men in Echo might save the town. Can he and Josie overcome evil forces and keep their love alive?

Book 2: Montana Bargain
Dr. Erin Avery and Dr. Winslow Wu, strike a bargain: Echo, Montana needs a doctor, Erin wants her own practice, and he wants a wife. They find love together, but a lurking darkness threatens to kill their dreams of happiness.

Book 3: Montana Adventure
Billy and Nina meet unexpectedly while returning to Echo Canyon. While on their adventure, they fall in love and wind up getting married. Will their love keep burning bright or will it go up in an inferno and die?

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Trapped with the Duke (Miss Primm's Secret School for Budding Bluestockings Book 1)

by Annabelle Anders


Miss Collette Jones, as the illegitimate daughter of a baron, is determined to become a respectable teacher.
The Duke of Bedwell isn’t interested in respectable teachers. He’s interested in being proper, honorable, and fulfilling his duties to his title.
So what is Bedwell to do when honor demands he shows more than a little interest in one particular respectable teacher? Why, marry the chit, that’s what.

Trapped with the Duke was initially published in this year's anthology, 
The Young and the Ruined: Compromised.
This edition includes exclusive bonus content and is book 1 of Annabelle Anders newest series, Miss Primm's Secret School for Budding Bluestockings

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The Wife Finder (The Billionaires of Silicon Forest Book 1)

by Melissa McClone


He's about to get his first taste of failure, and she's about to break the rules. When it comes to love, all bets are off.

 
Self-made billionaire Blaise Mortenson made a wager to see who will be the last bachelor...but his plan to win could backfire when he starts to fall for the matchmaker he hired to find perfect matches for his friends.
 
Known for running her matchmaking business like a clandestine military op, precisely controlling every feasible outcome, Hadley's matchmaking success rate is unbeatable...but finding love for herself has been nearly impossible. There's no way her happily ever after could come in the form of a tech billionaire who isn't even looking for love...is there?
 
What should have been a simple business transaction quickly turns into something way more complicated, and Blaise starts to wonder if he's in danger of losing more than just the bet...
 

Scroll up and one click this heartwarming billionaire romance today!
 
The Billionaires of Silicon Forest series:
Book 1: The Wife Finder
Book 2: The Wish Maker
Book 3: The Deal Breaker

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The Cowboy and His Runaway (Rock Springs Texas Book 1)

by Kaci M. Rose


A protective cowboy, a girl on the run, and crash landing that shakes them both.

No cowboy ever expects to find a woman hiding in their barn.

Much less one that is a beautiful as Riley, even with the bruises.

I vow to protect her, from whatever she is running from.

I will protect her from everything... everything but me.

The Cowboy and His Runaway is a novel in the Rock Springs, Texas series, and all books in the Rock Springs world are interconnected standalones. A HOT cowboy romance with a guaranteed happily ever after and an Alpha hero, second chances, friends to lovers, and a reformed playboy. It does have some strong language and oh my, sexy times.

 

Rock Springs Texas Series

  • The Cowboy and His Runaway
  • The Cowboy and His Best Friend
  • The Cowboy and His Obsession
  • The Cowboy and His Sweetheart
  • The Cowboy and His Secret
  • Rock Springs Wedding Novella
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