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Scarlett Heston is disenchanted with her life in Hollywood. Her agent and her parents are all too involved in her acting career, and she longs for a real connection with a man—not one driven by money and greed. When Scarlett meets Dr. Lachele Simpson on Timmy Callen’s talk show, she hopes that signing up for Matchrimony will be her way out of a life she’s never wanted. Beau Lawrence doesn’t even flinch getting on the back of a bull, but he wouldn’t be caught dead talking to any of the girls who want his attention after a rodeo. Beau has always chosen his bull riding career over ...

When Taryn Radcliff’s boyfriend tells her that he has no plans to marry her, she makes the difficult choice to end their relationship. After meeting Dr. Lachele, Taryn decides to turn over her search for a husband to the capable matchmaker. The day of the wedding, Taryn sneaks a peek of her groom and sees something that brings her painful past to the front of her mind. Army soldier Andrew Dawson is used to being the hero, but he never expected that his mom would end up with something he can’t save her from—breast cancer. He chooses to move back to Grace Lake, Idaho—the town he’s ...

Brenda Firestone is in command of the family ranch, and her life. She’s determined to have total control over her destiny, which means she’s adamantly opposed to falling in love. Desperate for a new ranch foreman, Brenda invites an old flame to come fill the position, and that’s when her plan starts to unravel. Justin Beckstead has been in love with Brenda for almost half of his life. When she asks him to come to Colorado to work on her family’s ranch, he accepts right away—excited about their reunion. When he and Brenda can’t agree on how to proceed with their relationship, the...

When Bradley Carter is hit by a drunk driver, his priorities change and he realizes he wants a family sooner than he expected. Not sure where to start, and sick of women who aren’t willing to commit, Brad signs up for Dr. Lachele Simpson’s Matchrimony service. Daphne’s life in King, Montana, is turned upside-down after her husband dies in a tragic accident. When Dr. Lachele learns of her dear friend’s loss, she insists on helping her find new love with a guy who recently signed up for her services. Dr. Lachele knows they will be perfect together, but can she convince Daphne and Brad...

Tess Messerly’s love life is a mess. She’s fallen for the “wrong guy” more times than she can count. When her three college roommates suggest she sign up for Matchrimony, she’s hesitant because she’s sure she’ll find some way to screw up Dr. Lachele’s flawless success rate. Not wanting to be the only one still single by the end of the summer, Tess pushes past her unease and agrees to their plan. Levi Thomas has one goal—buy Mr. Earl’s gorgeous ranch. The only problem: the old man won’t sell to a bachelor. Faced with giving up his dreams or getting married, Levi turns ...

Brynn Firestone is looking for an adventure, but since all of their help quit, she’s been stuck at the ranch—a fate that will continue until she and her sisters can find new employees. When she stops on the side of the road to assist a stranger one day, her sister is certain she’s walking into a dangerous situation. It never occurs to her she might be finding their next cowboy. Miguel Rodriguez has spent his entire life trying to make his parents proud, which is why he agreed to marry a woman he didn’t even love. When his fiancée ditches him for his little brother, Miguel goes ...

Joanna Walton has always taken care of herself. After moving to Colorado to experience the wide-open spaces of the west, she realizes that she’s never going to let a man get close enough to marry her. Hopeful that marrying first—even if it means meeting the man at the altar—will remove some of her apprehension about relationships, Joanna joins her three college roommates in employing Dr. Lachele to find her a husband. Graham Morris has reached every goal he ever set for himself. His list of achievements is long, but there is one thing missing—a successful marriage. Graham is picky ...

Nothing is more important than the Firestone Ranch—that’s what Tim Roberts always thought. But when his boss passes away, surrounded by a family who loved him, Tim realizes he’ll die alone if he keeps on this path. At fifty-years old, with no suitable prospects, he turns to a purple-haired matchmaker hoping she can find him the love of his life. When Susan Cooper’s husband dies unexpectedly, the life she and her boys knew crumbles to dust. When she finds out she’s pregnant, she’s thrilled—but crippling morning sickness and mandated bedrest keep her from overseeing her ranch. ...

Having grown up dirt-poor, Grace Littlefield is obsessed with books. Now, a strange, purple-haired woman in her book club is promising that she can send Grace back in time to find the man of her dreams. She’s skeptical, but with adventure and love on the line, Grace takes a chance on her own historical-western love story. Thomas Firestone is bitter and heartbroken after his parents pass away unexpectedly, leaving him a cattle ranch he never wanted. After a huge payout on a gold mine in California, Thomas moves back to the Colorado ranch and realizes it’s the only place that’s ever ...

Blaire Firestone is the oldest of six girls—all born to a rancher who longed for a boy. When her father dies, the ranch’s long-time foreman leaves unexpectedly, and Blaire is left scrambling to hire anyone who can help her keep the ranch running smoothly—a seemingly impossible feat in the one-horse town. Cole Reeves has gone along with everyone else’s plans for his life since he was eighteen. Working for his father’s business has been a blessing and a curse, and he’s finally ready to see what he can do on his own. His looks and charm have always gotten him by, but he wonders if ...

His cowboy hat could never hide the hopeless way Declan fell for Jasmine the first time he saw her. He has to play it cool and go along with her crazy plan, but from the moment he laid eyes on her, he always wanted more. Things might end when she finds out the truth about his life, but he can't help wanting her despite their doomed future. Cowboy Hat did have a name; Declan Hayes--handsome, rugged, and adventurous. Jasmine Kapoor had no idea her crazy plan would turn into this. It feels a lot like love, but maybe it's just the freedom and adventure she's been craving that's making her think...

Tillie Thompson does not want to be a mail-order bride. Orphaned at age nine, relinquishing the choice of who she falls in love with feels like giving up the only decision that’s truly her own. With the prospect of opening her own arts-based school hanging in the balance, Tillie decides to risk her autonomy on the handsome Dr. William T. Powers, but only if he will agree to a special arrangement. 
Dr. Powers has accomplished his goals of becoming a doctor and building a magnificent family home, but neither of those make up for his lack of companionship. Desperate to find a suitable ...

Brooklyn Firestone lands a competitive internship at a law firm during her final year of undergraduate study. She’s been anticipating the day she can leave Colorado to attend law school back east, and she dreams of finding a brilliant and refined lawyer to marry someday. When a sexy cowboy comes into the firm needing representation for a crime he says he’s innocent of, Brooklyn tries not to be interested, but can she tell her heart what to feel? When a neighboring rancher cuts Wesley Golden’s fence line for the third time, he’s had enough. Wesley sends the man a scathing letter and ...

Her career is fulfilling, but after years of dating men who can’t handle her success, Helen Baker is ready to try something new in order to find love. She never thought that would mean traveling back in time, but thanks to a mysterious purple-haired woman in her book club who claims to be a godmother with magical powers, that’s exactly what Helen does. Giving up everything isn’t easy, but she has a plan to make it through the Great Depression and find the man of her dreams in the process. Jack Brown is an heir to a fortune, but he’s the only one who knows that. He’s been rejected ...

Bridget Firestone is focused on her future. She feels behind as she watches Blaire and Brenda find their perfect matches. She wonders when her time will come, but being scared to choose the wrong guy has held her back. She doesn’t want to believe that the cowboy who Brynn just thrust on her to train can really be the man she’s destined to fall in love with, but she also doesn’t want to end up alone. Russell Freeman loves to help people. When he finds out how in need the sisters of Firestone Falls are, he immediately accepts the open position as a ranch hand—even though he has no ...

She’s always had dreams, but never had a way out. Ever since she was a little girl, Brittany Firestone has wanted to move to Nashville to pursue a career in music. She plans to earn her bonus for hiring a new hand at the ranch, then take off to Tennessee. Those plans are put into question when a man she never thought she’d see again comes back to Summer Springs. Seeing him forces her to admit that he still has a big piece of her heart. He was a soldier who left town suddenly. Now, he’s back. Garrett Lyon honorably served his country, and is released from duty just months before his ...

What if love stories were recorded in wedding rings? What if there was only one person in the world who could see them? None of the men in The Massachusetts Bay Colony have caught the eye of Faye Jansen, although, at eighteen, she hasn’t truly begun to look. However, the moment she sees Elias Shelton in her father’s study, she knows she will never be the same. As the captain of a ship, Elias Shelton spends most of his time on the sea. He’s prided himself on avoiding marriage, even after years of his parents pushing him to take a wife, but when he meets Faye Jansen, he’s willing to ...