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When trouble walks in, there's no choice but to hold on tight for the ride.Two years before, Shaw Woodward watched the love of his life walk down the aisle to another man. Since then, life has kicked him in the balls and lifted him up several times. Just so happens he's on the downward dip of that cycle right now.After a difficult mission in the Ranger Ops unit, he's struggled to keep his focus, and his captain is forcing him to seek help. He just never expected to walk into the shrink's office to find the woman he loved seated behind the desk in sexy secretary glasses with her blonde hair in a confining bun he wants to unravel.Atalee Franklin has experienced a lot of highs and lows lately-a marriage and a divorce to name a couple. As a psychologist, she's passionate about helping people through their most difficult moments, but then in walks Shaw, the gorgeous, muscled friend of her ex-husband, and also some of the reason her marriage failed.With another shot at a relationship in his sights, can Shaw actually get his head clear enough to move forward? Leaving the Ranger Ops isn't even a possibility-the only way they'll strip him from the unit is by putting him in the ground. Atalee only wants Shaw to find peace while doing something he loves, though her worries for him are real. Losing him a second time isn't even an option...

If hate is a game, this special ops man and ATF agent are out for blood. Or maybe they're just fighting to see who will be on TOP.Special Ops Sergeant Lincoln Reed, aka Linc, doesn't want to talk about how small, dark places make him want to blow shit up. He wants to forget about that time of his life and get back to his team. But now he's trapped in an elevator with the annoying-and strangely pretty-ATF agent he's spent weeks trying to get off his back. She's a know-it-all on a power trip... and has he mentioned she's pretty?One minute Nealy finds herself in a defunct elevator with a volatile special ops man and the next she's in his arms... with her naked thighs wrapped around him. Now she's forced to work even closer with him and the Ranger Ops team. She can't think of anything worse than a bunch of chest-thumping gun-toting tough guys taking credit for her bringing down the biggest illegal weapons smuggler the US has seen in decades.As their investigation takes them through two states and across the Mexican border, Linc and Nealy are forced into an even tighter situation and have no choice but to see it through till the end. But she's still a know-it-all, even if she can kiss the lips right off him. And she could do without the soft spot growing inside her for the man who's all mouth and muscles. Can she close the door on this case and keep her heart intact?

Aria has never made decisions for herself-it seems life makes them for her, which is how she's become a star on the hit western TV show REDEMPTION FALLS. Now it seems she's landed herself with a fianc she doesn't exactly want. No way is she getting hitched, so it's high time she does something about it. But she didn't plan to be a runaway bride-it just sort of happened.Wheeler is not only laid up with a broken foot but his horse is on watch with a tough injury too. Hobbling to the barn is a trial and his work as a wrangler is off limits. When he goes out to attempt morning chores, he finds a beautiful woman asleep in his barn. Discovering she is a famous actor from the show filming nearby is even less shocking than her plea for him to keep her hidden. Letting her stay on his fixer-upper ranch is an easy yes when she proves she knows how to tend his injured horse, and just looking at her alluring curves does a whole lot for his low spirits.Aria can't hide forever, but she's reluctant to leave her cozy retreat. The hunky-and stubborn-cowboy provides no pressure as well as a much-needed listening ear. Besides, here on his ranch she finally feels she's doing something she enjoys and making decisions, even if they aren't all for her. After an opportunity falls into Wheeler's lap, she can't let it pass by. But now she isn't sure if she took the leap for him or for herself. What if it ends up benefiting both?

Bullets aren't the only things flying on this mission...When Texas Ranger Nash Sullivan finds himself in a hailstorm of gunfire during a bunker raid, he handles himself-and those around him-with his usual skill and sharp wit. It seems his charm worked its wonders too, because he's gone from a Ranger to a special ops unit captain overnight. His first assignment-find a man everyone's believed dead for the past decade. And he and his Ranger Ops team are going in.Ten years ago, when Nevaeh Vincent's brother disappeared on a hiking expedition, her heart was torn out. Now, it's flayed open once more after her family is questioned again on the matter. She catches wind that the reason behind it is her brother's been spotted-and a special ops team is going undercover to find him. With that kind of hope, how could she ever stay away?After Nash finds Nevaeh in a rough Mexican hostel asking all the questions that will get her killed, he has no choice but to take her along and protect her. Problem is her beautiful eyes are a distraction... and he can't quit thinking about latching onto those plump lips and showing her how to obey his every command. Nevaeh is here to find her brother. So why can't she ignore the sexy Ranger Ops captain? Could these feelings be real or just aftershocks of her adrenaline-filled journey?

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It ain't easy being a rodeo reality star-especially when you're expected to marry your ex.After a TV network approaches the six Calhoun family members about doing a rodeo reality show, they jump on the opportunity for even more income needed to keep their ranch in the family. But now that Buck's knee-deep in film crews, he wishes like hell he could un-sign his name from that contract. Having his personal business aired is no damn fun, and America doesn't know his fianc e broke things off with him.Channing loved Buck the moment she spotted him on top of his powerful horse. But she's had enough of his cool, emotionless personality and she wants out. Only she signed up for this reality series, and she needs that cold hard cash to keep her brother out of the hands of the thugs he owes for gambling debts.For Buck and Channing, pretending all is well is difficult. Keeping their hands off each other is impossible, and throwing the film crews off their horny scent is a challenge that's becoming fun. Channing is starting to view Buck in a brand new light. And he sees her true colors when she finds a way to help the whole Calhoun family. Maybe she really will get that wedding ring and his last name.

Ryder Calhoun would rather face down an angry bull than commit to a relationship. And that's exactly what every woman he encounters seems to be after. He's a championship bull rider, and his family's reality show is a big hit. He's not into gold-diggers or Buckle Bunnies who are after the prize-him.Joy Humphries is rodeo royalty-her dad is a big name in bull riding and she knows what the life's all about. She also knows men like Ryder Calhoun. Strong, capable and reportedly dashing between the sheets, though Daddy wouldn't let her hook up with a rodeo man even if she wanted to. But the more she's around Ryder, the more she thinks he might be different. Or is that all an act for the cameras?Ryder can't complete a thought that doesn't have Joy attached to it in some way. He doesn't care if she's slapping his face or letting him kiss her silly-just being around her is enough for him. Trouble is they can't escape the camera crew, and her father seems to pop up around every turn. There's also a not-so-little problem with her distracting him in the arena, and he needs these wins to help his family.Maybe he should just give up on Joy, because the only thing worse than falling for a forbidden woman is doing it in front of reality TV cameras.

Grab the popcorn-someone is about to get slapped or kicked on this episode of Rope 'n Ride.The season finale of the Calhouns' rodeo reality show ends with Ridge being stood up by the woman he loves and humiliated on national TV. If that isn't bad enough, an old knee injury has him wincing every time he gets on the back of a bronco, making it difficult to put winning scores up on the board. But he's determined to shake off his streak of bad luck-and all these marriage proposals from fans pouring in now that the show has aired.Kashley grew up with the Calhouns, playing hide and seek in the cornfields while their fathers talked ranching. And she's been in love with Ridge...well, forever. He's never noticed and she's too shy to make any attempts, but when she sees him struggling after his breakup, coming to his aid is a no-brainer. Which lands her on a whirlwind tour of rodeos, where she's falling more for him while struggling to rein in his self-destructive behavior.The cameras love to catch Ridge losing his cool, his family is riding him to cut it out and he can't keep his eyes-or every other body part off Kashley. Then a secret is revealed that has him going after her ex even as his own ex pops into his life again. Between the drama, his old injury and Wranglers that fit too tight after being around the woman he shouldn't toy with, Ridge is fed up. Plus he couldn't be in love again so soon, right?

It's hard to resist a bad boy who's a good man.But that's exactly what Malou Bullers, M.D. is trying to do. While working as the rodeo doc, she turns a blind eye to the bulging biceps and Wrangler butts that pass by. Except for one cowboy-and he's worst of all. West Calhoun is a womanizer, plain and simple. The tie-down roper and reality TV star is never seen twice with the same woman.When he's not busy on his family's growing ranch or trying to keep the TV cameras on his good side, West has his eyes on that big win. But he's distracted by the eccentric new-age rodeo doctor. After a one-night stand with Malou, he's hooked, but convincing her that he isn't with a dozen other women might be more challenging than taking on a herd of angry bulls.Meanwhile, a new TV producer is luring West with the promise of a spinoff show and big money that will help his family. But with Malou avoiding him, he's got troubles that won't be helped once her secret is revealed, sending West into a tailspin. Can she walk away from the best man she's ever known?

Dating an older woman has lots of benefits, and #1 is upsetting all the right people.Lane Calhoun is on a winning streak in his steer wrestling event. His family is thriving, and their reality TV show is breaking records. So why can't he find happiness? Well, it could be that a passing fling splashed his favorite sex positions all over the news. And now that he's been named the year's most eligible bachelor, he's through with dating.When Delaney Monroe spies a gorgeous cowboy in chaps, hat and the sexiest grin she's ever seen, she forgets she's a forty-two-year-old midwife with a failing small ranch and a son in college to support. No way could she date a younger man. But as soon as she and Lane get within eyeing distance, all bets are off.Hiding out in the bed of a hot older woman sure sounds cozy to Lane. He's tired of cameras, interviews and worse, false people. He just wants a spell of peace-is that wrong? But between his struggles to leave the reality show and Delaney's problem with him being a few years shy of her, their paradise could end up as a mudhole. He only sees one path to freedom, but getting out of the next year's TV contract means the end for the Rope 'n Ride show.

It's all in her head. Until she falls into the hands-and hearts-of two cowboys.The Boot Knockers Ranch, Book 1Sexual dysfunction. The words make Sybill cringe, but after one too many failed relationships, she has to face reality. Her O-button is broken, big time. Sick of sitting on the sexual sidelines, she books a week at Boot Knockers Ranch. If a passel of rugged cowboys vying to bring her bliss can't get her off, nothing will.Hugh had planned to sit out this week's rotation of sexual therapy, but when he spots sultry Sybill, he pulls rank. His bone-deep urge to possess her isn't enough to coax elusive orgasms out of her body, though. And his resolve to give the lady whatever she needs wavers when she shyly makes a mind-blowing request.Riggs stepped aside when Hugh muscled in to claim Sybill, but he jumps at the chance to fulfill her ultimate fantasy-a threesome. But once they come together, all barriers are stripped away, exposing his love for the one man-and woman-he'd break every last rule to make his own.Warning: This ain't your daddy's ranch. Contains cowboys administering sexual therapy to frustrated ladies-and each other. Fresh batteries recommended. You're gonna need 'em

He has scars and a dream. She has love and a determination to prove herself.Corporal Wydell Jackson, aka Hard-Ass, is back in his hometown of Los Vista, Texas after serving years on the battlefield. Trouble is, the town is worse than a war zone after a storm ripped through it. Wydell and his platoon buddies are determined to rebuild and bring the people back to town, but how?Since Anya Carter inherited millions and a lush estate from her grandparents, her phone is always ringing with requests to "invest" in people's dreams. But this time her money manager has found something worth looking at-a small-town dream. After visiting Los Vista, her heart breaks for the ghost town and the people who'd once loved it.Wydell is happy to take the millionaire debutante's check and use it to rebuild. But she has ideas of a tiny home community for hipsters. As a Texan he believes vacation homes should be bigger and better, just like a woman's curves. Each day he goes into battle against Anya, his control slips while he tries to keep his hands-and every other body part-off her.Anya is determined to see her money spent on her terms, but when she argues with the hunky ex-soldier she wants to pull her hair out. She can't deny he's a complex man. When he isn't drawing up detailed plans for the tiny homes, he's working cattle-and her. Wydell raises more than her ire, and she is softening toward him. After all, building tiny houses together means being trapped in very close quarters.Warning: Things can really heat up-even in small places. But there's nothing small about this cowboy Other books in the Operation Cowboy Series: KICKIN' UP DUST

There's no escaping ranch policy-anything to please a lady...The Boot Knockers Ranch, Book 3The Boot Knockers Ranch caters to women in all ways. And now rookie Paul is officially part of the team. He's had six months to hone his skills with the ladies and prides himself on being a prime catch.Jack would agree. He can't get the rugged cowboy out of his system. He wants Paul in his bed more than anything, but his best friend has always been resistant to relations with other men. Jack's instinct says different, but he values Paul's friendship too highly to push it.Then Jack takes on beautiful new client Lissy Lofton and finds himself falling hard for the confident show jumper. He's not the only one. Lissy has caught Paul's attention, and the attraction is mutual.But now Jack has a problem. Lissy's sexual appetite is so ravenous, he doubts he can last the week without backup. Which presents an irresistible opportunity to invite Paul into their bed-where the incandescent heat brings all their walls tumbling down.Warning: Contains two smoking-hot cowboys whose drive to please the same woman spurs a desire to please each other.

She never expected to feel the vibrations all the way to her broken heartstrings.The Boot Knockers Ranch, Book 6Diapers and baby food are uppermost in Skye Blackwood's mind-at least until she's alone at night. Two years is a long time, and her toy collection isn't all that satisfying. Especially since her battery-operated lovers came from Booker, her ex.Everyone said they married too young, and they were right. He could be a bigger part of their daughter's life, though, so she tracks him down-and is shocked to discover he's working at a Texas sex therapy ranch. She reserves a week of something tall, dark, and cowboy for herself, planning to use her down time to talk to Booker.When Skye steps onto the Boot Knockers stage, Booker doesn't hesitate to pull the plug. A giant misunderstanding may have ended things between them, but no way is he letting another cowboy into her bed.Once alone, their animal attraction flares back to life. But time hasn't healed the emotional wounds that still run deep. And renewing their old bond could be the biggest mistake they ever made...Warning: Contains smoking-hot sex scenes with toys, without toys, with an extra partner, and just one-on-one. Suitable for beginner, intermediate, and advanced cowboy lovers. Sorry, you'll have to supply your own batteries. Better buy a case. Oh, hell, just buy stock in the company.

What if the man you're in love with isn't the one you plan to marry?Wynonna Calhoun is a barrel racing champion and reality TV star. She's sick of both of those roles and is ready to settle down like her brothers and work more with her horses. She's also newly engaged, but everyone's saying her fianc isn't right for her. Even the ranch foreman, Maverick, has put in his two cents on the topic, and he has no right when he avoids her like she's just rolled in manure.No freakin' way is Mav letting Wynonna marry an asshole like that. Her daddy would rise from his grave if he knew, and Mav won't let the Calhoun princess make the mistake of walking down the aisle with a man who's soft. Especially since Mav knows all too well that she likes 'em rough. Mav struggles to keep his hands off the brazen redheaded mistress of sass, but he's no good for anyone, not with his history. Besides, he's too old for her.Wynonna wishes Mav would own up to his feelings about her. She can't help but think his troubles are rooted back in Oregon at his family's feet, and she's due for a vacation anyhow. But when she winds up deliriously ill, she only calls out for one man, and it isn't the one she'd planned on marrying. Now she needs a plan to make him realize he's perfect for her.

He knows how to sweep a girl off her feet, even ones who don't believe in romance. With the Boot Knockers Ranch expanding to Montana, a whole new group of guys bust their butts on the ranch-and in the bedrooms. Foster has been many things in his life, but he's never been happier than as a Boot Knocker. Turns out all his sweet-talkin' and suave ways of his youth aren't wasted on the ladies who visit the ranch looking to experience the sexual thrill of a lifetime. He's charmed many a thong off a lady, though he's never faced a tough cowgirl like Chevy. She tries to ignore his charms, but they don't call him the Candlelight Cowboy for nothin', and there's no way he'll let her walk away less than satisfied. If she can walk at all. Chevy is sick and tired of being romanced by fake men and then ditched when she gets attached. She's breaking the cycle-starting now. Finding the Boot Knocker who can help her seems like fate. He can work his magic all he wants, but she's in control. Knowing he's all talk means she holds the reins tightly. Or she's trying to. Foster's a master of wining, dining and 69ing. And don't even get her started on the moonlit horseback rides or bubble baths. Foster makes every woman feel special, but with Chevy, everything is amplified. He needs to make her understand how amazing she is, or how can he go on? And Chevy thinks she must like punishment if she's falling for the same routine. But this is starting to feel so different...so true. Maybe like the least fake relationship she's ever had.

A hot summer fling rocked his world...and changed hers forever.Shayne isn't sowing his wild oats-being a Boot Knocker is his life. He loves helping the women who come to The Boot Knockers Ranch, and the Montana mountains fulfill his passion for the outdoors. But there's an opening in Texas and they want him to make the move. Then a sexy little temptress from his past shows up and leaves him spinning like a twister on the plains.Jolie thought the memories of that scorching hot cowboy were just a passing storm cloud in her sunny life. Then she saw those two little lines on a stick. With the father of her child off being a Boot Knocker with God knows how many women, Jolie focuses on her child and her future-and the man who wants to marry her. But it's only right to let Shayne know about his child, right?Shayne's struggled to get Jolie out of his system, but now that he's seen a picture of his baby girl, guilt floods in. He left them high and dry, even if he knew nothing about his daughter. And now Jolie is asking him to sign his parental rights over to a man who wants to take care of them both. Does Shayne let all of it go and take the easy road? Maybe creating a family with the woman he dreams about IS the easy road.

Arielle Jackman grew up as an Army brat-and then she became an Army wife. Now she's widowed and looking for something she's never had... roots. Back in her favorite Texas town, she's teaching middle-schoolers, and since she and her husband never had any, she considers them all her kids. But the evenings are lonely, and Arielle's wondering if she should get out and make some friends. Then friendship finds her again, in the form of an old childhood acquaintance, Cavanagh Wraggs.Known as a weapon of mass destruction for the Ranger Ops team, Cav is always neck-deep in danger. He hates admitting that he's struggling to deal with the stresses of the position, especially after a strike goes sideways-and he's responsible. As a way to take his mind off things, he volunteers at a park cleanup program, but finds another distraction in a very sexy Ms. Jackman as she bends over to pick up trash. Talk about hot for teacher. Then he recognizes the big soft brown eyes of the girl he once knew and is instantly hooked.As things heat up and Arielle begins to let go of her past, she's smacked in the face to learn the sweet-talkin' muscled man is part of a special ops team. Her heart can't take the military life a second time around, especially knowing how it could end. Now Cav is facing some harsh choices-lose the job and team he loves or the woman who makes him happier than he's ever imagined. Maybe, just maybe, he can find a way to keep it all.