All Cassidy Jane Cooper wants is to fulfill her dream to compete in pro rodeo. CJ knows she’s going to have to work harder and smarter than everyone else to prove herself in the traditionally all-male saddle bronc competition. That means she shouldn’t look twice at handsome, charming cowboy, Jesse Carmody. She needs to focus on the competition, not one of her competitors. If only he wasn’t so damn hot… Jesse Carmody thinks he’s seen it all–until CJ’s arrival throws him for a loop. She’s tough, sexy, and challenging. Jesse quickly realizes he wants to know a whole lot more about this intriguing woman. When CJ faces ugly opposition from others on the circuit, Jesse is there to offer a friendly hand–and more, if she wants it. Between her trials in the arena and fighting to get the other riders to respect her, CJ knows getting involved with Jesse is the last thing she should do. But she can’t seem to keep away. Which leaves her with a choice–the man of her heart, or the career of her dreams? Or can she have them both?

One Big Secret… Broke and in need of a job, barrel racer Erin Walker has returned home after years of traveling the rodeo circuit. But the only job available is working for the man who broke her heart and left her pregnant and alone. Not a day goes by that she doesn't wonder about the son she and Jake had, whether he's happy with his adoptive parents or what her life would have been like if the three of them had become a family. Jake Canfield just wants to get close to Erin again and perhaps rekindle what they once had. But is that possible? It depends on the sudden appearance of the one person who could bring them closer together!

Ride horseback through dangerous Montana high country with infuriating AJ Clayburn as her guide? Fine—if that would help reporter Jacquelyn Rousseau get her story and prove to the rugged rodeo champ she was anything but an uppity debutante! A few close calls later, the heat blazing in AJ's eyes looked less like ire and a lot more like passion. Still, a match between a cantankerous cowboy and a prim Southern belle? As likely as snow in August. Until a late-summer blizzard gearing up to strand AJ and Jacquelyn in the mountains had them thinking about today, tomorrow—and forever.

A cowboy is in over his head in this contemporary Western from New York Times bestselling author Jessica Clare. Single father Henry "Hank" Watson is a fresh transplant from Alaska to Painted Barrel, Wyoming. He doesn't want anything more from life than to put in a good day's work, then go home to his daughter, Libby. But when Libby needs some emergency work done on her curls thanks to a gum incident, Hank's out of his depth. He takes his daughter into town where he meets Becca, the local salon owner. Becca's still nursing a broken heart after her ex dangled marriage in front of her, then bailed a few days before the wedding. She's done with men...or so she thinks. When she meets Hank and his little girl, she realizes that they need her help with more than just hair. It's clear they both need a woman in their lives. Everyone in town believes Hank is too gruff for someone as sweet as Becca. But what they don't understand is that he makes Becca feel loved. She can see a future with him and his adorable daughter...if they don't move back to Alaska.

Corralling hearts The Rancher’s Family Wish by Lois Richer Tanner Johns is determined to carry on with his guardian’s legacy and turn Wrangler’s Ranch into a camp for troubled kids. Widow Sophie Armstrong is just as focused on her goals—and on raising her two young children…alone. Meeting Tanner changes everything. But as his past comes between them, Tanner must convince Sophie he’s a man she can count on—for keeps. The Cowboy Meets His Match by Leann Harris Sawyer Jensen has been brought in to revive Quay County’s faltering rodeo, but he may not be ready to take on Erin Delong. The beautiful rodeo rider was in the running for Sawyer’s job, and she’s not walking away without a fight. Her independent spirit intrigues him, but Sawyer’s biggest project just might be repairing his own wounded heart…

How does a Burbank-loving, California-dreaming, city girl find herself on a Montana ranch living with a too-handsome stranger? A Will, that’s how. And now Gabriella Thompson is entwined in a million-dollar standoff with Brad McKenna. If she meets the terms of the Will, the land is hers to do with as she pleases and what she wants to do is sell to the highest bidder. But Brad, her host for the required three months, is determined to change her mind because as badly as she needs the money, he needs to control the land. Three months is enough time to get to know someone really well...or even fall in love. Question is: does her cowboy rancher really love her? Or is it just about winning the prize? **This book has a sweet/clean and wholesome version by Kay Lyons titled MILLION DOLLAR STANDOFF. Ivy James is the alter-ego of Kay Lyons, who now focuses on sweet/clean and wholesome contemporary romance and romantic suspense. For more information about Ivy’s slightly sexier novels (or to find Kay’s clean and wholesome versions of them as well as her latest titles), find her online at Ivy James Author/Kay Lyons Author.

Women to Watch WHEN THE CAT'S AWAY...

Retired FBI agent Jason Windover had a new assignment–to keep five-foot-and-feisty redhead Meredith Silver out of trouble. Jason was an old hand at charming the fairer sex, and he figured a little sweet seduction would keep Merry suitably distracted.

Roughing it in the Montana wilderness with an all–female mountain group seemed the perfect way to heal music teacher Joanna Lofton's broken heart. But the camp's matchmaker had other ideas. And so did elite smoke jumper Nick Kramer, who was setting off enough sparks to ignite a wildfire in Jo. Nick liked a woman who didn't back down from danger or desire. Jo was fast making this confirmed loner yearn to keep those home fires burning. But could Nick convince this marriage–shy charmer that "once burned" didn't have to mean "twice shy"?

SWEET HOPE WEDDINGS Welcome to Sweet Hope, Georgia where weddings come to those who least expect them! MEET THE JILTED GROOM: Jacob Matthews would have married his dream bride except she left him waiting at the altar. Now he finally had the chance to win back the wife and child who should have been his! AND HIS ALMOST BRIDE! Single mom Cathryn O'Malley had a very good reason for jilting her groom–to–be. But returning home meant confronting Jacob. Would this seductive, determined man accept anything less than her "I do"? Will these two get a chance at another SWEET HOPE WEDDING?