Melinda Curtis

His family's legacy... Is their chance at love Desperate for work, jockey Tamara Vaughn reluctantly agrees to train horses at the revered Blackwell Stables. She can't avoid its connection to a smaller outfit in Texas, where her career veered off course and romantic feelings went unnoticed. Widowed horse breeder Nathan Blackwell never expected to work with Tamara again after the tragedy with his prized horse--but a doping scandal back home in Gold Finch, Kentucky, has left the ranch with few options. As they're forced to team up, an undeniable chemistry builds, especially as Tamara helps his twin boys find their stride in bluegrass country. With her reputation and the ranch's future riding on an emotionally charged high-stakes race, can she and Nathan also dare to become something more? USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR From Harlequin Heartwarming: Wholesome stories of love, compassion and belonging. The Bluegrass Blackwells Book 3: A Cowboy To Come Home To by Carol Ross Book 4: A Cowboy in Uniform by Amy Vastine

Coming soon Winning the Bull Rider's Heart by Melinda Curtis will be available Mar 31, 2026.

Will he find the ultimate present... Or lose his heart? Zane Duvall has one goal this Christmas: attend all Twelve Parties of Clementine and win the grand prize--a small ranch he's always dreamed of owning. But his plan hits a snag when his well-meaning family decides he needs a holiday romance to go with his holiday cheer. Lily Smith has come to town to confront a man claiming to be her father--and ends up facing a lot of questions she's not ready to answer. When Zane proposes a fake relationship to keep nosy citizens and matchmakers at bay, Lily agrees. After all, it's just pretend...right? But when family secrets and old wounds come to light, will their budding romance survive the season? USA TODAY Bestselling Author From Harlequin Heartwarming: Wholesome stories of love, compassion and belonging. The Cowboy Academy Book 1: A Cowboy Worth Waiting ForBook 2: A Cowboy's Fourth of JulyBook 3: A Cowboy Christmas CarolBook 4: A Cowboy for the TwinsBook 5: The Rodeo Star's ReunionBook 6: Cowboy SantaBook 7: The Cowboy's Wedding ProposalBook 8: Country Fair CowboyBook 9: The Christmas CowboyBook 10: Winning the Bull Rider's Heart

Will they win a blue ribbon... For falling in love? Dr. Wylie Newland loves being a vet, loves cheery Clementine, Oklahoma, but his crush on Dr. Hazel Hughes is a problem. The new resident has made it clear she's a city girl at heart and won't be staying. Working hand in hand at the fair is bringing them closer...and, hopefully, winning her over. Sure, Hazel is beginning to see that Wylie is pretty great, but he's also stuck in many regards. With Hazel showing him new ways to look at the world, and Wylie showing her that settling down isn't settling for less, could they take first prize for romance? USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR From Harlequin Heartwarming: Wholesome stories of love, compassion and belonging. The Cowboy Academy Book 1: A Cowboy Worth Waiting ForBook 2: A Cowboy's Fourth of JulyBook 3: A Cowboy Christmas CarolBook 4: A Cowboy for the TwinsBook 5: The Rodeo Star's ReunionBook 6: Cowboy SantaBook 7: The Cowboy's Wedding ProposalBook 8: Country Fair CowboyBook 9: The Christmas Cowboy

What's sweeter than chocolate? A second chance at love Single mom Tillie Powell has spent enough time getting over Keith Morgan and his misguided marriage proposal six years earlier. All she wants now is to be the perfect maid of honor to her cousin, proving to her uncle that she's ready for the ranch manager job, which will support her daughter, Shay, in the process. But best man Keith suddenly seems to be everywhere she is, helping with wedding tasks and annoyingly winning over Shay. As the big event draws closer, Tillie must decide if she's finally ready to hear Keith's side of the story--and let his love in. USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR From Harlequin Heartwarming: Wholesome stories of love, compassion and belonging. The Cowboy Academy Book 1: A Cowboy Worth Waiting ForBook 2: A Cowboy's Fourth of JulyBook 3: A Cowboy Christmas CarolBook 4: A Cowboy for the TwinsBook 5: The Rodeo Star's ReunionBook 6: Cowboy SantaBook 7: The Cowboy's Wedding ProposalBook 8: Country Fair Cowboy

Can they help each other... Make the season bright? A small-town Oklahoma Christmas would be charming if single dad Chandler Cochran wasn't being called into the principal's office to deal with his son's antics. The instigator behind young Sam's misbehavior? Little Della-Mae, Izzy Adams's daughter. The same Izzy who has just taken a job decorating Chandler's family ranch for the holidays And even though she and Chandler are pulled together to deal with their children's misadventures, the bubbly mom and her sweet daughter are adding light and warmth to the stoic cowboy's world. Will trouble turn into an unexpected gift this Christmas? The Cowboy Academy USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR From Harlequin Heartwarming: Wholesome stories of love, compassion and belonging. The Cowboy Academy Book 1: A Cowboy Worth Waiting ForBook 2: A Cowboy's Fourth of JulyBook 3: A Cowboy Christmas CarolBook 4: A Cowboy for the TwinsBook 5: The Rodeo Star's ReunionBook 6: Cowboy SantaBook 7: The Cowboy's Wedding Proposal

If you lose your heart to a cowboy... It'll be nothing but trouble Bess Glover had a sweet spot for reckless cowboy Griff Malone--until he ghosted her on prom night. No explanation was ever given, and Bess was too proud to ask for one. Now, years later, he's suddenly offering to help with her ranch and with the high school rodeo team that she coaches, which rekindles a spark from long ago. But will their resurfacing feelings survive when Bess discovers the real secret that Griff's been holding on to for all these years? The Cowboy Academy USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR From Harlequin Heartwarming: Wholesome stories of love, compassion and belonging. The Cowboy Academy Book 1: A Cowboy Worth Waiting ForBook 2: A Cowboy's Fourth of JulyBook 3: A Cowboy Christmas CarolBook 4: A Cowboy for the TwinsBook 5: The Rodeo Star's ReunionBook 6: Cowboy Santa

Even the best cowgirl falls... When it's the right cowboy Rodeo cowgirl Maggie Blackwell doesn't need her estranged family. She's got Clem Coogan--her best friend, rodeo buddy and absolute rock. But when a rodeo accident leaves Clem with a terrible concussion, he's convinced they're a romantic item...and proposes to her. Now until his memory comes back, Maggie's playing along. But can she keep this headache from turning into heartache for both of them? USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR From Harlequin Heartwarming: Wholesome stories of love, compassion and belonging. The Blackwell Belles Book 1: A Cowgirl Never Forgets by Melinda CurtisBook 2: A Cowgirl Finds Home by Carol RossBook 3: A Cowgirl on His Doorstep by Anna J. StewartBook 4: A Cowgirl's Thanksgiving Kiss by Amy VastineBook 5: A Cowgirl's Christmas Reunion by Cari Lynn Webb

A love that never died...Could be rekindled this ChristmasHelen Blackwell never stopped loving horse trainer Nash...even when she divorced him. When the stoic cowboy bets the ranch on her winning a cutting horse competition--and she's terrified to ride--she wonders if there's any hope for them. Renewing the love between them may take more than a moment under the mistletoe. But working together could heal past hurts and give their five-year-old son his Christmas wish USA TODAY Bestselling AuthorFrom Harlequin Heartwarming: Wholesome stories of love, compassion and belonging.The Blackwells of Eagle SpringsBook 1: Wyoming Promise by Anna J. StewartBook 2: A Wyoming Secret Proposal by Amy VastineBook 3: Wyoming Rodeo Rescue by Carol RossBook 4: Her Favorite Wyoming Sheriff by Cari Lynn WebbBook 5: Wyoming Christmas Reunion by Melinda Curtis

USA Today bestselling romance authors come together for Thanksgiving to tell the stories of four women who have not had the best experiences with the men they have dated in their pasts. With the help of family and loved ones this holiday season, can they learn to open their hearts one more time? If they can dare to make the leap, they could find themselves finally, thankfully in love... There's no place like home, especially during Thanksgiving. After spending ten years as an officer and analyst with a special division in a federal cyber-investigation, Tripp Atsila is on the brink of burnout. He returns home and meets Parker Rutledge, who changed her name and moved to a small town hoping to leave the damage her ex-husband caused behind. Now someone's found her; someone who wants to make her pay for her ex-husband's crimes. Can she trust Tripp? Can she trust anyone? Miranda Cox isn't looking forward to heading home for Thanksgiving. She'd raved to everyone that Matthew was the one; now she has yet another failed relationship under her belt. Despite working as a translator in Ottawa, and loving traveling abroad, she's thirty-four and still single. Little does she know that a chance encounter at Union Station in Toronto with her childhood friend, Taz Morrison, will lead to a very special holiday. Is it finally their time? Chef Drew Barnett has been hired to create the perfect Thanksgiving for a potential restaurant investor and is forced to work in the client's guesthouse kitchen due to a power outage in the main house. Jilted bride and food critic Claire Rothchild is pet-sitting a friend's St. Bernard in the same guesthouse. Drew doesn't know what to make of a food critic in his kitchen, just as Claire doesn't know how to stop interfering with his dishes and passing tidbits to a mooching pooch. Is this a recipe for a Dog-Gone Holiday? Or for love? Born with a degenerative eye disease, photographer Kelsey Thomas knows two things: she will be blind within five years and her family wants to see her married and settled first. Then Kelsey's boyfriend breaks up with her one week before she planned to introduce him to her family at her grandmother's island commitment ceremony. At the resort bar, she meets Dr. Noah Lawson. He spends his life inside his lab developing cutting-edge techniques to slow the progression of vision loss. He's been offered funding with strings--save the eyesight of a relative of a wealthy investor--but he's reluctant to agree. Noah is smitten by Kelsey--so much so that he agrees to be her fake wedding date for the Thanksgiving holidays. Too late, he realizes her connection to his potential investor. Is this a set-up? Or fate?

A small-town judge meets her match in a rodeo star troublemaker, but soon they may both end up targets of the town's matchmakers in this delightful and heartwarming contemporary romance from a USA Today bestselling author.Widow Darcy Jones Harper finally has the chance to prove herself when she's appointed to replace her late husband as the town judge. But the last person she was expecting to see in her courtroom is the former rodeo star and Sunshine Valley bad boy. Even though she's always had a thing for his rugged charm, she's a new woman who's left her old desires -- and all the trouble that comes with them -- behind. Right?Jason Petrie is determined to clean up his act and settle down. But no matter what he does, his past seems to follow him, landing him in the court of the only woman he ever wanted. Thankfully, the town's matchmaking Widow's Club is on the case and they plan to lend Jason a helping hand. With their help, can Jason convince Darcy that maybe they both deserve a second chance?

Melinda Curtis brings the spice for the holidays with this small-town romance featuring a woman who must maintain a secret identity and the man who begins falling for her.This holiday season, kindergarten teacher Mary Margaret Sneed never imagined she'd be unwrapping...herself. But a burlesque side gig is the young widow's only hope of paying off her late husband's substantial debt. With her reputation and career on the line, she performs in disguise, under the stage name Foxy Roxy. But her secret identity is threatened when Roxy's biggest fan turns out to be Mary Margaret's biggest crush -- the handsome-as-sin mayor of Preston!Newly divorced single dad Kevin Hadley is prepping to make the jump from mayor to state assemblyman. He knows he should be settling down with someone quiet and practical, someone like Mary Margaret Sneed. The last thing Kevin needs right now is a steamy scandal. But he just can't stop thinking about Foxy Roxy...and if Preston's matchmaking Widows Club has their way this Christmas, Kevin won't have to...Includes a bonus novella by Hope Ramsay!

A bride on the runAnd a cowboy to show her the way home...Lily Harrison's wedding day isn't quite what she imagined. Not only does her fianc not love her, she's just discovered she's a Blackwell--a member of Montana's well-known ranching family. Now Lily's ditched her own wedding for a road trip with handsome cowboy Conner Hannah. But will Lily find her answers in Montana...or lose the cowboy she's already begun falling for?USA TODAY Bestselling AuthorFrom Harlequin Heartwarming: Wholesome stories of love, compassion and belonging.

You can't rush romance but you can give it a nudge... Head-over-heels in love, Lola Williams gave up everything to marry Randy, including a promising career in New York City. Now, after one year of marriage and one year of widowhood, Lola finds herself stranded in Sunshine, Colorado, reeling from the revelation that Randy had secrets she never could have imagined. She swears she's done with love forever but the matchmaking ladies of the Sunshine Valley Widows Club have different plans...Sheriff Drew Taylor also knows what it feels like to be unlucky in love. So when Lola comes to him for help uncovering Randy's hidden life, Drew finds himself saying yes against his better judgment - especially with the Widows Club eyeing them both. Soon enough, Lola is upending Drew's peaceful, predictable world...and he kind of likes it! But will this big-city girl ever give her heart to a small-town guy again?Includes the bonus short story 'Kiss Me in Sweetwater Springs' by Annie Rains!

USA Today Bestseller Melinda Curtis brings another installment of The Kissing Test, an irresistibly funny romance series about billionaires who deserve their comeuppance.The chocolate wars...Botanist Dr. Aubrey Summer has two goals for her trip to Ecuador - fulfill her bridesmaid duties and confront billionaire Marcos Alfaro about his efforts to steal her work. The wedding is being held at a hotel owned by Marcos and he's rumored to be a guest. But along the way, Aubrey is distracted by a handsome man named Nino, a former employee with a crush, and Grandma Dotty, who's got romance on her bucket list.More at stake...Marcos "Nino" Alfaro didn't accumulate his wealth playing by the rules. Yes, he hired Dr. Summer's assistant, but the principled young man won't divulge the secrets to growing a richer strain of cocoa. When Nino meets Dr. Summer, it's clear what he needs to do - use romance to learn more about her research. After all, he's got to turn around the chocolate company he just purchased. There are millions at stake, not to mention his pride and - surprisingly - his heart.Can he pass The Kissing Test?More about the series: Five New York HeiressesThe Summer sisters have it all - brains, beauty, and Fortune Hunters aplenty. Is it any wonder they developed The Kissing Test - their way of knowing if a man's interests are true?Five Handsome BillionairesFive rich, powerful men who don't know what's coming their way or that to achieve true love they'll have to pass The Kissing Test.