Posted June 1, 2026 by Marsha in Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Love Inspired (Harlequin), Modern Western Romance, NetGalley, No Spice Romance, Series, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
They weren’t looking for love… But a baby might bring them together
When cowboy Henry Parker suddenly finds himself guardian to his sister’s infant son, he needs help fast. So he turns to his best friend—and ranch owner—Charli Stafford.
Charli is fighting with her mother and sisters against the sale of the Stafford Ranch. And the practical rancher will do anything to save her childhood home—even marry her handsome ranch hand.
It seems like the best solution for both of them, but what starts as a marriage of convenience soon becomes more. Could this business arrangement turn them into a forever family?
Titles in the Big Sky Legacy series include: The Surprise Cowboy Dad ~
This is a no-spice romance, perhaps with closed-door or fade-to-black scenes. Tension and kisses might be involved.
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Posted June 1, 2026 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Romance, NetGalley, Series, Sexual Content / 0 Comments
Once upon a fixer-upper…
A handsome handyman arriving without warning to renovate down-on-her-luck aerialist Piper’s rented theater throws her into a spin—she can’t afford anyone finding out she’s living backstage.
Only Kellen is no ordinary contractor: He’s a billion-dollar tycoon with a tool belt!
Thanks to a lifetime of letdowns, he doesn’t believe in happily-ever-after…but Piper’s idealistic charm makes him wish he did.
And as their chemistry erupts right under the stage lights, can he really keep his well-built walls up?
Titles in the Love Under Construction series include: Backstage Night with the Billionaire ~
This story may contain language, violence, and/or sexual situations intended for an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted June 1, 2026 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Contemporary Romance, Marietta, Marietta Montana, Modern Western Romance, Montana (Tule), Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments
Single mom Rebecca Dorchester swore she’d never chase another bad decision—until she packs up her daughter and her sentimental father for a risky reunion with the biological mother and half-sisters she never knew in Marietta, Montana. She definitely doesn’t need the complication of a rugged, heart-stopping cowboy who catches her little girl mid-tumble on day one. But one smoldering look from Harrison Drake, and Rebecca’s carefully guarded heart starts to thaw.
Harrison Drake’s ranch is his entire legacy—land, cattle, and the family name he’s always expected to pass down. Lately, though, the empty spaces in his life have been louder than the Montana wind. When he meets Rebecca and her daughter, he knows exactly what he’s been missing: a woman to love, a family to build.
With old wounds, family drama, and hard-won trust on the line, can Rebecca risk her heart again—and can Harrison prove that this time, love isn’t just another complication?
Titles in The Bloom Sisters series include: Headstrong Cowboy ~ The Firefighter’s Christmas ~ The Bachelor’s Winning Bid ~ The Cowboy’s Unexpected Family ~
This story may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted May 28, 2026 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Modern Western Romance, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments
A soldier’s promise. A stubborn cowgirl unwilling to admit she needs help. An immediate and sizzling attraction, they’re both determined to fight.
A bombing injury derails widower and former bull rider Dash Lange’s army career, forcing him home to rebuild his life again. When a friend asks him to check on his younger sister, his father, and his struggling ranch, Dash agrees, happy to have a purpose. But when he meets the sister, it all goes sideways, starting with the bro code.
Lainey Gallagher counts only on herself. Her family is fractured—by abandonment, addiction, and a brother deployed overseas. She’s holding her bookstore together through sheer will and hopes that adding a coffee café will boost business. But her father’s horse ranch is a money suck, and when his newly trained rodeo stock horses are stolen, Lainey steps in to save the ranch, find the thief, and keep her dad sober.
A take-charge cowboy riding to the rescue is the last thing she wants. Or is it?
Titles in The Men of Service series include: A Texas Soldier’s Love* ~ Deal with the Texas Soldier ~ A Texas Soldier’s Vow ~ Forbidden to the Texas Soldier ~
This story may contain language, violence, and/or sexual situations intended for an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted May 26, 2026 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Modern Western Romance, Montana (Tule), Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments
Amnesia. Surprise pregnancy. Marriage of convenience. One rugged Montana cowboy who must fall in love with the mother of his child… twice.
Laurel Sheridan came to Coffee Creek, Montana, to be maid of honor at her best friend’s wedding, not to have a passionate affair with the best man, Corb Lambert. Still, it happens. When tragedy strikes the morning of the wedding, and Corb is seriously injured in a car accident, his memory of their time together is gone. But the consequences—an unplanned pregnancy—are all too real.
When Laurel tells Corb he’s her baby’s father, Corb wants her to give up her life in New York so they can raise the child together in Coffee Creek, Montana. But Laurel has misgivings about the plan. She’s in love with this cowboy, and she wants more than a marriage of convenience.
As Corb grapples with the blank spaces in his past, Laurel faces an impossible choice: protect her heart…or take a chance that a man who doesn’t remember her can fall for her all over again.
Titles in the Coffee Creek, Montana series include: Remember Me Always, Cowboy ~ Her Cowboy Dilemma ~ Promise from a Cowboy ~ Big Sky Christmas ~
This story may contain language, violence, and/or sexual situations intended for an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted May 21, 2026 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Previously Published, Second Chance Romance, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments
An ex she can’t forget. A rival she can’t resist.
Dr. Margo Monroe had December all planned: twinkle lights, hot cocoa, and zero emotional complications. Then her famous ex storms back into town—and her ER—with his smoldering smile and infuriating charm. She vowed never to risk her heart again, but after one kiss, she might be losing that battle.
Dr. Drake Maguire was dumped by his first love the day before medical school. Devastated, he did what any proud, sensible man would do—became wildly successful and rich. So when his work sends him to the same hospital as Margo, he’s determined to play it cool. Teasing and tempting her is fun. Resisting her is impossible.
When a holiday fling starts to feel like fate, the lines blur—and they have everything to lose.
Previously published as Merry Little Heartbreak
Titles in the Legacy of the Maguires series include: Last First Kiss ~ Battle of Hearts ~ Strictly Off-Limits ~ Love and Order ~ Tempted by Fate ~ My Favorite Mistake ~
This story may contain language, violence, and/or sexual situations intended for an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted May 18, 2026 by Marsha in A TBR Read, Challenges, Harlequin, Harlequin Intrigue, Modern Western Romance, Mystery, Owned, Romantic Suspense, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Thank Goodness This Week Is A Wrap / 0 Comments
He’s on guard …with a woman and her protective canine
When rancher Callum Hayes learns that Payton Reinert has returned to Cider Creek, Texas, to hide out from a killer, he opens his family home to her and her rescue dog.
Though reluctant to offer his heart—broken by betrayal—he can’t ignore his electrifying attraction to the vulnerable beauty and his desire to protect her.
Even if stopping the monstrous killer means risking his life…
Titles in The Cowboys of Cider Creek series include: Rescued by the Rancher ~ Riding Gunshot ~ Trapped in Texas ~ Texas Scandal ~ Trouble in Texas ~ Murder in Texas ~
Trigger Warning: Attempted rape, not graphic
This story may contain language, violence, and/or sexual situations intended for an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted May 15, 2026 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Marietta, Marietta Montana, Modern Western Romance, Montana (Tule), Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments
A Champion bull rider in need of a reputation salvage. The ambitious intern who excels at spin. A forced exile and an unexpected baby. What else could go wrong?
At the end of the American Extreme Bull Rider tour, fan favorite Cash Hunter again sits at the top of the leaderboard. Standing in the winner’s circle, opining about his chances in the finals, a woman he’s never seen runs toward him, cursing before shoving a baby into his arms and disappearing. Suddenly, the golden boy’s tarnished.
Madelyn Ramone always prepares for success and disaster. While tour execs panic, Maddy steps up with her redemption plan. Publicly embrace fatherhood. Go home. Lie low. Document daddy moments. Take a DNA test. Accompanying him wasn’t part of her plan. She’s going to need her own Kevlar vest to resist his potent sexual pull.
Cash is furious. No one believes the child isn’t his, especially the coolly judgmental Maddy. But he needs her. And she’s gunning for the opportunity. Neither wants to buckle up and head to the small Montana town that holds unpleasant associations and memories for them both.
Titles in The Telfords of Montana series include: Cowboy Come Home ~ Rogue Cowboy’s Secret Bride ~ Bull Rider’s Baby Surprise ~ The Cowboy’s One-Year Bride ~
This story may contain language, violence, and/or sexual situations intended for an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted May 13, 2026 by Marsha in A TBR Read, Challenges, Connection to another series, Harlequin, Harlequin Intrigue, Modern Western Romance, Romantic Suspense, Series, Series/Duet, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
Her father’s disappearance is a mystery. So is her true identity.
Hilly Adams needs help, but Cam Delaney must determine if she is in trouble or if she is the one causing problems.
When he follows the beautiful stranger, he saves her from deadly fire and gunmen out for blood.
But who exactly is Hilly? Is she connected to the Delaney family’s biggest rivals? And how is the former Marine going to keep her from breaking down his carefully constructed barriers?
Titles in the Carsons & Delaneys: Battle Tested series include ~ Wyoming Cowboy Marine ~ Wyoming Cowboy Sniper ~ Wyoming Cowboy Ranger ~ Wyoming Cowboy Bodyguard ~
This series is connected to the Carsons & Delaneys series/universe
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Posted May 13, 2026 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Connection to another series, Contemporary Romance, Marietta Montana, Modern Western Romance, Montana (Tule), Multi-Author Series, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments
She knows he’s wrong. He’s convinced he’s right. He’ll prove it with a kiss that reignites their past.
Texas Cowboy and former Special Forces soldier Cole Jameson isn’t just in Marietta for the Copper Mountain Rodeo to close a family business deal. He’s there to win the heart of the cowgirl he married in secret before deploying. He wanted to keep her safe and give her time to follow her dreams. But he always intended to return and make their marriage sizzle.
Horse TrainerRiley Telford always knew her hero, her fantasy Mr. Perfect, and savior would return and politely demand his freedom. She’ll graciously let him go because she can’t be the wife he deserves. Riley’s miles away from the vibrant, adventurous girl he fell in love with during a whirlwind weekend. But Cole’s confidence, relentless charm, and soul-searing kisses fill her with a dangerous longing and a desperate hope.
It was a marriage of convenience, but as the rodeo competition races to the end, can Cole convince Riley their marriage can shine, or will her doubts and fears forever keep them apart?
Titles in The Telfords of Montana series include: Cowboy Come Home ~ Rogue Cowboy’s Secret Bride ~ Bull Rider’s Baby Surprise ~ The Cowboy’s One-Year Bride ~
Titles in the Montana’s Rodeo Cowboys multi-author series include: Unforgettable Cowboy by Jeannie Watt ~ Headstrong Cowboy by Nicole Flockton ~ Rogue Cowboy by Sinclair Jayne ~ Forever Cowboy by Nan Reinhardt ~
This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.
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Posted May 12, 2026 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Romance, Multi-Author Series, Series / 0 Comments
Temptation in the room next door!
When tech tycoon Teo hears that his late best friend’s girlfriend, Cara, is recovering post-surgery, he’s obliged to offer her a place to stay.
Still, he won’t be playing host. Work has been his refuge from grief; he will not tolerate any distractions…
Except once Cara moves in, he can’t focus on anything other than their blazing attraction! Sharing his home feels entirely right, but a temporary fling? Entirely reckless!
And falling for his houseguest? Utterly off-limits…
Titles in the multi-author Cinderellas in Seville series include: CEO’s Spanish Fling by Justine Lewis ~ Match Made in Seville by Michele Renae ~
This story may contain language, violence, and/or sexual situations intended for an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted May 12, 2026 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Contemporary Romance, Marietta, Marietta Montana, Modern Western Romance, Montana (Tule), Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments
One woman. One baby. One chance to make it right.
After leaving the army, surgeon Ryan Hunter lives by one rule– stay safe. He never remains anywhere or with anyone for too long. And then he meets Aria DeLuca, and for two years, he breaks all his rules. When he realizes he’s fallen in love, he walks away, heading to Marietta, Montana.
Aria never expected forever. Her relationship with Ryan was supposed to be strings-free, but tell her heart that. After Ryan leaves, she discovers she’s pregnant. Wrestling with her decision to keep her pregnancy a secret, Aria changes her mind after Sophie is born. Her daughter deserves to have a chance to know her father. But she is leery, as Aria knows firsthand the pain of having a father walk away.
Aria arrives in Marietta—with a baby and a dream of opening a plant nursery. Ryan breaking her heart again is not an option.
Loving Aria and their daughter, Sophie, is easy. Believing he deserves them is not. Can Ryan prove he’s done running before the family he never knew he wanted slips away for good?
Titles in the Montana Made series include: The Wrong Brother ~ The Christmas Cowboy ~ Montana Medic’s Match ~ Hot Christmas Cowboy ~ Surgeon’s Surprise Baby ~
This story may contain language, violence, and/or sexual situations intended for an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted May 10, 2026 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Multi-Author Series / 0 Comments
He’s chasing a championship. She’s chasing a place to belong. Love was never part of the plan.
Rodeo cowboy Boone Telford is running out of time. By his age, his father was already a legend, and Boone is tired of living in the shadow of everyone else’s success. This season is his shot to prove himself. No distractions, no detours, and no attachments.
Then a wrong turn leads him to the beach… and to Piper Wiley.
Piper is a masseuse with roots nowhere and bags always half-packed. Raised by an Army colonel, she’s spent her life moving, adapting, and leaving before she gets too comfortable. Boone was meant to be another brief stop. Until one unexpected connection changes everything.
When Boone heads back to his family’s Montana ranch, Piper makes the one choice she swore she’d never make: she follows him. But loving a man whose heart is tied to the rodeo means risking the one thing she wants most—a place to belong.
This time, coming home might cost him everything—or finally give him what he’s been missing all along.
Titles in The Telfords of Montana series include: Cowboy Come Home ~ Rogue Cowboy’s Secret Bride ~ Bull Rider’s Baby Surprise ~ The Cowboy’s One-Year Bride ~
Titles in the 79th Copper Mountain Rodeo series include: The Cowboy Meets His Match by Sarah Mayberry ~ The Bull Rider’s Return by Joan Kilby ~ Cowboy Come Home by Sinclair Jayne ~ The Cowboy’s Last Rodeo by Jeannie Watt ~ The Rodeo Cowboy’s Baby by Heidi Rice ~
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Posted May 6, 2026 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Connection to another series, Contemporary Romance, No Spice Romance, Series, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
He’s a firm rule follower. She paints outside the lines…, and now these opposites are forced to work together.
Lily Adams owns the Lily Pad craft shop, but she’s always dreamed of being a professional artist. After a devastating loss, she’s reprioritizing her goals. At last, she’s willing to put herself out there and enter the Bluestar Art Competition. The grand prize could open doors in the art community that were previously closed to her.
Mayor Tony Banks is happy to be living on the island once more and doing his best to help Bluestar thrive. However, when his events coordinator has a medical emergency, he finds himself working with his best friend’s sister to organize the upcoming arts festival.
In the past, Lily had always been off-limits to him, but that was then, and this was now… However, he quickly learns she’s still a rulebreaker. And worse yet, his heart wants to follow her lead, but his mind warns of the dangers of not following the rules. Will these two hearts find a safe middle ground?
Titles in The Adams Family of Bluestar Island series include: The Art of Seashells ~ The Beachside Rental ~
A connection to the Bluestar Island universe through another island family. The entire world includes (so far): Love Blooms ~ Harvest Dance ~ A Lighthouse Café Christmas ~ Rising Star ~ Summer by the Beach ~ Brass Anchor Inn ~ Summer Refresh ~ A Seaside Bookshop Christmas ~ A Lighthouse Snapshot ~ Inheriting Her Island House ~ A Brass Anchor Inn Christmas ~ Race to the Beach ~ The Art of Seashells ~ The Beachside Rental ~
This is a no-spice romance, perhaps with closed-door or fade-to-black scenes. Tension and kisses might be involved.
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Posted May 6, 2026 by Marsha in Challenges, Harlequin, Harlequin Intrigue, Modern Western Romance, Mystery, Owned, Romantic Suspense, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Suspense / 0 Comments
She’s in desperate need of protection… And trusts only one man.
Vi Reynolds is on the run.
Terrified that her abusive ex-husband will find her and discover she’s had his baby, she’s hiding out in her hometown.
But when she’s reunited with Thomas Hart, her high school sweetheart, Vi’s conflicted. Because, despite the powerful longing they still feel for each other, Thomas is a cop like her ex, and she’s learned she can’t trust the police.
But when the threats her ex has been sending her escalate, Vi must decide whether to run…or trust Thomas to protect her.
Titles in the Bent County Protectors series include: Vanishing Point* ~ Killer on the Homestead* ~ Fatal Deception* ~ Eyewitness in Danger** ~
(connection to the Carsons & Delaneys world)
This story may contain language, violence, and/or sexual situations intended for an adult 18+ audience.
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