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Covering the Cowboy

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The last thing Austin Williams needs is for his just-like-him nerdy son Dallas to get into a fight at school. The last thing he expects is to get to school to find that Dallas has a new best friend, a miniature cowgirl named Paige. The final shock of the day comes when he realizes that his son’s new best friend’s dad is the cover model he just hired for all of his novels.

Kyler Hale is a cowboy. He’s used to rough and tumble folks, and he lives for his daughter. Which is why, when she makes a good friend in kindergarten, he’s going to do everything he can to help them stay friends. Between play dates and outings, Kyler discovers he also wants to be friends with Dallas’s dad. Austin is kind, smart, interesting. And hot. But Kyler has never figured out how to date a guy before, so he has to really put some thought into it.

As these single dads navigate kindergarten, dating, and finding ways to tell each other the truth, things might get tough. Can they find a way to cover all their bases and give everyone a happily ever after?

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Publisher: Turtlehat Creatives
Genres:
Contemporary, MM, Western

Thawed Out

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Thawed Out is an opposites attract, second chance romance featuring an established couple on the edge of divorce, a ferocious snow storm, precocious children and a healthy dose of holiday magic.

Kiren knows there is a storm coming when he goes to the cabin to deliver divorce papers to his husband Flynn, but he doesn’t plan to stay long. He hates that it’s come to this, but they just can’t seem to do anything without arguing anymore. When he finds Flynn looking so skinny and unhappy, he ends up staying to talk.

And maybe to try harder not to break up their family.

Flynn knows Kiren is just as tired as he is. They both work hard. They both take care of their two kids. He doesn’t want to give up, but between his long hours and going to school, he always seems to be in trouble when gets home.

Before they know it, they’re snowed in with nothing but time on their hands. The two of them decide that they don’t want to be frozen in the worst time of their married life. But can they work together to find the balance they need to start again?

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Publisher: Tygerseye Publishing
Genres:
Contemporary, MM, Western

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With Jodi Payne

The Cowboy’s Texan

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When Nathan Greene lost everything from his restaurant and reputation to the man who was supposed to love him, he packed up his life and headed from Texas to New Mexico, where he took on the job of ranch chef. On paper, it sounded pretty easy, but in reality, he ends up on a horse headed to a high camp with a cowboy who really doesn’t seem to like him.

And it’s mutual.

Ames Paulson hates the idea of having to take on the greenhorn chef and make a temporary cowboy out of him. But he soon finds out that Nathan can give as good as he gets, and when Ames’s teenage cousin shows up needing a home, Nathan is incredibly kind to her. Which makes it impossible to dislike the guy.

Both Ames and Nathan have their pasts to contend with, and Ames has to worry about building a life for his cousin as well, but the men finally find common ground and start something wonderful, they think. As long as work, distance, and that past catching up with Nathan don’t put too many roadblocks in their way.

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Publisher: Turtlehat Creatives
Genres:
Contemporary, MM, Western

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Cozy Cowboys

Diamonds in the Rough

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When Asher Allen heads west to become the nanny to a family in New Mexico for the summer, he’s expecting three kids who’ve lost their parents. He’s expecting to have to step in and save the day so their uncle, the cowboy who took them in, can get back to work on the family ranch. What he doesn’t expect is to fall so hard for New Mexico. And for his new boss.

Sebastian Martindale is about to give up and make a run for it when Ash arrives. His niece hates him, he never gets enough sleep, and he can’t juggle three small kids and the mountain of work that needs to get done. Despite his total exhaustion he’s skeptical when his mom hires a nanny, but once Ash shows up, Bastian isn’t sure how he’d managed without the man.

Together, Bastian and Ash have to navigate the children's grief, the first day of school, helping the kids understand they have a home right where they are, and falling for each other at the same time. Can they work it all out and polish up the diamonds in the rough they find?

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Publisher: Tygerseye Publishing
Genres:
Contemporary, MM, Western

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With Jodi Payne

Silver Buckle Linings

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When cowboy Sterling Jordan heads from his home in Aspen to Durango, Colorado, he's looking for his sister's baby, and he intends to take that child home with him, no matter what the situation is. Then he meets his nephew's adoptive father, Benjamin Collier, and Benji is the last thing he expects. So he just holds off on telling Ben who he is.

When Ben discovers that Sterling has been omitting some very important parts of his history, he's furious, but he has to admit that Sterling never out and out lied to him, and that the big name, big money cowboy is absolutely fascinating. He's willing to let Sterling get to know his son, Xavier, but not to let the man have him, so they have to find a compromise.

The two men navigate siblings, parents, and the bad start to their relationship to find a way to be a whole new kind of family, one where silver linings come with buckles and baby blankets.

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Publisher: Turtlehat Creatives
Genres:
Contemporary, MM, Western

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Cozy Cowboys

Second Chance Cowboy

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When Liam McMartin calls Cowboy Wanted, he just wants to hire a cowboy to take him to an event. Objective? To make his ex-husband Sawyer Canton insanely jealous. He and Sawyer just couldn't make things work, but they see each other all the time to exchange their two daughters, and Liam wants Sawyer to believe he's doing better with this whole divorce thing than he really is.

Sawyer knows he screwed up badly with Liam. Bad enough that his husband, who he still loves, filed for divorce and got a condo in town. He loses it when he thinks Liam is dating someone else, but maybe that's the chance he needs to open up a line of communication with his ex and try to make up for what they lost. Their daughters would love to have both dads in the same place all the time as well. But work and life are always right there, trying to come between them. Can Sawyer convince Liam to give him a second chance?

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Publisher: Turtlehat Creatives
Genres:
Contemporary, MM, Western

Pick Up Man

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Jack Boers and Hudson James had a wild affair one long weekend many years ago. But their lives were too different then to even think about something more. They’ve kept in touch, meeting up every year when the bull riding tour is in Anaheim to pick up where they left off, and spending every moment Jack isn’t in the arena in bed together.

But this year, Hudson has a plan. He’s in love with Jack, and even though he knows the cowboy has a man at every stop along the tour, he’s decided to ask for more.

Jack is an experienced, handsome cowboy, and he’s earned his reputation as a bad boy. He knows he can have any man he wants. But the last couple of years, he’s been looking forward to seeing Hudson more than he can understand. He’s really not the rambling man he used to be, and he wonders sometimes if there’s anything out there for him once he retires.

When Hudson’s plan backfires, he’s not sure how to handle the situation. Jack is just keeping his head down and working, unable to understand what is, or what’s not, happening between them. Can they figure out their communication issues before the weekend is over? Or will they be left with “see you same time next year”?

Pick Up Man is a second chance, opposites attract romance featuring a smoking hot bull riding pick-up man, and a wealthy entrepreneur.

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Publisher: Tygerseye Publishing
Genres:
Contemporary, MM, Western

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With Jodi Payne

Cowboys and Cupcakes

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Baker Jax Martinez works odd hours making cupcakes and cookies in his New York apartment. It’s a skill he learned from his grandparents, who raised him in a bakery of their own, and he’s never wanted to do anything else. His strange schedule makes it hard to have friends and a social life, but he’s an introvert so the occasional Sunday dinner with his best friend January is enough for him.

Sawyer McMahon joined the army to leave behind everyone and everything he knew after losing the cowboy he loved in a horrific rodeo accident. After nearly losing his own life as a soldier overseas, he’s not sure what’s next for him. His old rodeo buddy Hawk Destry, who has had to deal with a disability of his own, offers Saw a place to stay for a while in New York and he takes it, hoping Hawk can help him get his recovery on track.

It’s an instant friendship when Jax finds an excuse to rescue Saw from an overwhelming moment, and they discover quickly that they want to be more. Their issues and quirks seem to fit together in a strange and complicated way, but neither of them has thought much beyond the present moment. Could they actually have a future together? Or are they destined to be just friends?

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Publisher: Tygerseye Publishing
Genres:
Contemporary, MM, Western

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With Jodi Payne

The Cowboy Guardian

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Watson Torres and his daughter Naomi have had a rough time of things. They've lost a loved one, and Naomi has lost an arm in a house fire. So when Wat lands a job at the Broken C ranch, he's excited to start over. He loves teaching kids, and there seems to be a steady supply at the ranch, which means Naomi will have a chance to make friends, as well.

Tygh Korden is pretty sure he likes animals more than people. He's a veteranarian for a reason. But when he meets Wat and Naomi, he's drawn to them in spite of himself. They're thrown together even more often when a pair of foster kids arrive who need some extra love, and no one else can take them on.

Tygh isn't quite sure how to be part of a family, but he knows the foster system. Wat is struggling with loss, but he knows how to give love, Can the two of them find a way to make this wild new situation work, or will it all fall apart before they can figure out just what they have?

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Publisher: Turtlehat Creatives
Genres:
Contemporary, MM, Western

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Cozy Cowboys

Seeds and Sunshine

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Shiloh Williams lost his husband in the bullriding ring two years ago and hasn’t been able to move on. It’s been so long since he was happy he’s forgotten how to be. After making the long drive up to Vermont to visit friends, he finally decides that getting out of Texas might be the only way to leave the hard days of his past behind.

Tate Dutton is a high school math teacher in Burlington, and a part time driver for a local brewery in the evenings. It takes more than his teacher’s salary to keep his small dairy farm afloat, but he loves it so much, he doesn’t mind the extra work.

Shiloh has taken up residence in the back booth of a local bar where he’ll nurse one whiskey all night long. Tate has seen the cowboy many times, as it’s his favorite hangout too. The first time Tate stumbles into a conversation with Shiloh it doesn’t go so well, but Tate doesn’t seem to get the hint and before long Shiloh has no choice but to indulge the younger man.

Is there any hope for these two? Time will tell whether the grumpy Shiloh or the sunny Tate proves to be more stubborn, or if friends will interfere and bring them together.

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Publisher: Tygerseye Publishing
Genres:
Contemporary, MM, Western

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With Jodi Payne

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