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One minute, Rhett Lockhart is a love em and leave em bull rider with a slow, sexy smile, a swagger, and not a care in the world. The next, he learns his free-wheeling days are over: a baby has been abandoned in the hospital, and theres no question: hes the father. But from the first moment he gazes into his daughters eyes, he knows the moment has come to say no to no-strings. Its time to grow up. Standing in his way is the babys foster mother, Tara...

Arriving in the desert at the foot of Black Mesa, two men -- one hiding from a shady past and the other running from a haunting memory -- start a cattle ranch, but a ruthless trader and wild women could ruin their prospects.

Follows Connor Creed who, promising to carry on his Uncle's legacy, struggles with identity issues when his estranged identical twin brother returns.

A few years ago, this was a dying town. Now it's come back to life! People are feeling good about living here againthe way they used to. They're feeling confident about the future. Stalled lives are moving forward. People like Margaret Clemens are taking risks on new ventures and on lifelong dreams. On happiness. Margaret is a local rancher who's finally getting what she wants most. Marriage to cowboy Matt Eilers. Her friends don't think Matt's such...

Untalented at riding, roping, and cracking a whip, Slim the cowboy calms a stampeding herd of cattle with his poetry.

Although Avery cannot eat the right grub, is allergic to horses, and gets rope burns from lassos, he learns at camp that he is uniquely qualified in the most important cowboy quality.

Twenty of the finest stories in this well-loved and uniquely American genre.