Every cowboy has a wild sideall it takes is the right woman to unleash it

All of Logan McCord’s carefully laid plans erupt the day he walks in on his would-be fiancee gettingwell, not so carefully laid. Tonight, just once, Logan is acting on instinct. And that instinct is telling him to say “Happy to oblige” to the cute stranger looking for a no-strings fling with a Texas cowboy.

When chef Reese Stephens made her bucket list, she mistakenly thought she had weeks to live. Not that she regrets her one-night-stand with the gorgeous rancher. But she does regret leaving an heirloom watch as a parting gift. Tracking Logan down is easy. Walking away again is another matter. Because Reese’s crazy past and Logan’s battered heart are no match for the kind of chemistry that could turn one night into the start of a passionate lifetime.

An unexpected inheritance rekindles a red-hot romance just in time for Christmas…

Janessa Parkman spent one long-ago summer in Last Ride, Texas, trying to bond with her estranged father, Abe. Turns out that was plenty of time to fall hard–and crash badly–for Brody Harrell, who managed Abe’s ranch. Everyone believed Brody would inherit Colts Creek one day, but now, fifteen years on, Abe’s will reveals the shocking truth–Janessa gets everything, and she must agree to stay in town for three months…through Christmas.

Brody’s attraction to Janessa burns hotter than ever. Though he refuses Janessa’s offer to give him the ranch, refusing her is impossible. Misunderstanding drove them apart once before, and secrets and betrayals run through both families. But what starts as a temporary Christmas fling might turn into a love strong enough to last every holiday season yet to come.

Don’t miss Mornings at River’s End Ranch, the next book in Delores Fossen’s Last Ride, Texas series!

A Last Ride, Texas Novel
Book 1: Spring at Saddle Run
Book 2: Christmas at Colts Creek
Book 3: Summer at Stallion Ridge
Book 4: Mornings at Rivers End Ranch

No strings attached is pretty much Lucky McCord’s calling card in Spring Hill, Texas, but when family is on the line, this cowboy’s honor and heart are about to get lassoed, tied and branded

Every family needs its black sheep, and Austin “Lucky” McCord is happy to oblige. The bad-boy bull rider lives fast and loose, until his business partner leaves him an unexpected bequest. Suddenly Lucky is sharing custody of two children with Cassie Weatherall, one of the few homegrown women he hasn’t bedded. And not from lack of trying

Cassie fled her messy past to become a celebrity therapist in LA. So why does it feel so right to come back and share parenting dutiesand chrome-melting kisseswith a man she’s striven to avoid? Loving Lucky always seemed like a sure bet for heartache. But for this perfectly imperfect family, Cassie might just gamble with everything she’s got.

A Texas Ranger must protect the daughter of a serial killer from becoming his next victim
Breaking into the home of the woman who shared his bed three months ago isn’t Weston Cade’s usual MO. But the Texas Ranger is on a personal vendetta to catch a killer, and Addie Crockett is the man’s biological daughter. The beautiful rancher also happens to be carrying Wes’s child
Addie can’t remember her birth father, but she’ll never forget the lover who took her to bedand then disappeared. Now she has to trust Wes with her life. And the life of their unborn baby. As desire reignites, Addie quickly discovers that with this lawman by her side, she just might escape the target on her back.

MARRIAGE UNDER FIRE

Anna Caldwell hadn’t planned on spending her honeymoon dodging bullets in the Texas chaparral with a husband who couldn’t even remember her! Or their unborn child…

Combat Rescue Officer Rafe McQuade had saved Anna’s life, fathered the baby she carried and asked her to be his bride…but had no recollection of any of it. And unless he could unlock the secrets in his mind, rogue terrorists had no qualms about using his pregnant wife as a bargaining chip.

Rafe didn’t need his memory to know how much Anna–and his family–meant to him; he did need everything in his power to complete the most dangerous mission of his career. Lives, and his marriage, were on the line…

“Delores Fossen takes you on a wild Texas ride with a hot cowboy.”–B.J. Daniels, New York Times bestselling author

There’s no place like Last Ride for big hearts–and even bigger surprises.

Back when Wyatt Buchanan and Nola Parkman were high school sweethearts, an unplanned pregnancy pulled them apart. Seventeen years later, the haunting decision to place the baby for adoption finds them unlucky in love, yet still drawn to each other like moths to a flame. But with so much heartbreak and history between them, a relationship’s not in the cards. Especially when Nola wants a family and Wyatt makes it clear that his sole focus is River’s End Ranch.

But late-night conversations stir up long-forgotten memories and they find comfort in each other’s arms. For Nola, being with Wyatt gives her hope that they might be able to share the future they once believed would be theirs. Then their now-teenage daughter arrives in Last Ride, seeking answers about her past. Although Wyatt’s a confirmed bachelor, seeing Nola with their daughter makes him realize that giving up on his newfound family terrifies him more than being alone. Can the connection he and Nola have just rediscovered offer him a second chance with the woman he’s never forgotten–and help mend his still-healing heart?

Bonus novella! Discovering an empty grave is not something Rosalie Parkman ever expected. Now she’ll need the help of Deputy Gabriel Buchanan–without giving in to their heated attraction–to locate the uncle she thought was buried long ago…

A Last Ride, Texas Novel
Book 1: Spring at Saddle Run
Book 2: Christmas at Colts Creek
Book 3: Summer at Stallion Ridge
Book 4: Mornings at Rivers End Ranch

The golden cowboy of Wrangler’s Creek returns home to Texas to discover some old flames never fizzle

There are plenty of things Garrett Granger hadn’t counted on losinghis child to miscarriage, his wife to another man and the family business thanks to a crooked CFO. He also hadn’t counted on moving back to the family ranch, where he’s met by another surpriseformer flame Nicky Marlow, who is renting his grandmother’s old house.

Nicky’s been rebuilding her shattered life since her husband’s death two years ago. But Garrett’s timely arrival in Wrangler’s Creek doesn’t automatically make him the missing piece of the puzzle. Even if he does seem to adore her two-year-old daughter Even if seeing him again stirs up old feelings Nicky would gladly keep buried, forcing her to wonder if moving forward has to mean leaving everything behind

Texas P.I. Quinn “Lucky” Bacelli had finally tracked down Marin Sheppard, a woman he was certain knew more about her missing criminal brother than she was letting on. And Lucky wasn’t the only one with that suspicion. Someone was willing to kill Marin and her son to get information. After coming to the rescue of the beautiful single mother and her baby boy, Lucky learned about her dangerous past and offered a pretend engagement. But as the connection between Marin’s child and a ruthless killer was revealed, the case became frighteningly more real than any he’d ever taken. And standing in as fiance and father had left Lucky with everything to lose….

“Delores Fossen’s books are guaranteed to make you smile.”–RaeAnne Thayne, New York Times bestselling author

The truth about a small-town scandal is about to unleash one wildly unexpected romance…

Millie Parkman Dayton is still healing from the fatal car accident that claimed her husband and turned her into the focus of local gossip. But when she’s thrown together with the attractive rancher who shares in her tragic past, new rumors begin to fly in Last Ride, Texas.

Single dad Joe McCann is focused on running his ranch and raising his daughter. He has no desire to help Millie unearth his late wife’s past, especially if it means revealing painful secrets. Until his daughter teams up with Millie, and the widower cowboy finds himself agreeing to help them with their project–and opening the door to a deep attraction he thought he’d never find again.

Don’t miss Mornings at River’s End Ranch, the next book in Delores Fossen’s Last Ride, Texas series!

A Last Ride, Texas Novel
Book 1: Spring at Saddle Run
Book 2: Christmas at Colts Creek
Book 3: Summer at Stallion Ridge
Book 4: Mornings at Rivers End Ranch

A lawman confronts his past
and a predator in the Texas heat…

A taunting text from a serial killer gives FBI agent Nolan Dalton only minutes to save the next victim. Former cop Adalyn Baxter–and Nolan’s ex-girlfriend–receives the same message. That’s just the beginning of a cunningly orchestrated plan that unearths a shocking secret about Nolan. As the Texas lawman struggles to come to terms with his past and protect Adalyn, a madman’s end game could bury them both.

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Book 1: Sheriff in the Saddle
Book 2: Maverick Justice
Book 3: Lawman to the Core
Book 4: Spurred to Justice

“Clear off space on your keeper shelf, Fossen has arrived.”–Lori Wilde, New York Times bestselling author

Can two old friends rekindle the spark that brought them together when their pasts are littered with land mines?

The chance to be near his young son is the only thing that could entice former SWAT commander Matt Corbin back to his hometown. Matt has only a few happy memories of his tough childhood in Last Ride, Texas, and most of them involve Emory Parkman. Once his teenage crush, she’s now living in a cottage on his late grandfather’s ranch, which seems like a good omen…until Matt learns Emory is looking into his family’s history, a subject he’d prefer remained closed.

Emory’s wedding-gown designs are said to bring luck–to everyone but her. Though twice bitten by romance that went sour, she’s tempted to take a chance on the rancher next door. Emory and Matt’s long-ago attempts at love never got a fair chance, but all these years later, their attraction is stronger than ever. Maybe by unearthing some of his ancestors’ long-buried secrets, she can help him finally cast off the past’s shadows and prove to Matt that the third time’s the charm.

Don’t miss Mornings at River’s End Ranch, the next book in Delores Fossen’s Last Ride, Texas series!
Book 1: Spring at Saddle Run
Book 2: Christmas at Colts Creek
Book 3: Summer at Stallion Ridge
Book 4: Mornings at Rivers End Ranch

“Drop the gun, Sheriff.”

Discovering Kendall O’Neal being held at gunpoint at his ranch isn’t the homecoming sheriff Aiden Braddock expects. And now Kendall’s captors are demanding he destroy evidence in an upcoming trial in exchange for the Texas attorney’s life

And the life of their unborn baby.

Three months ago, Aiden and Kendall gave in to their long-simmering attraction. Now, with a child on the way, the stakes have shot sky-high. But even after he pulls off a daring rescue, Kendall isn’t safe. Before long, they find temporary haven in each other’s armswhich could be even more dangerous than facing down a killer.

A Texas lawman comes face to face with his past and meets the future: his son…

First, someone tries to kill him. Then an achingly familiar beauty from his past drops the bombshell of a lifetime: he has a son. Two years ago, Sheriff Jericho Crockett’s attraction to Laurel Tate became a brief but intense affair–until an unsolved murder made them enemies. Now, with their son’s life hanging in the balance, the Texas lawman must put aside the pain of Laurel’s long-held secret in order to keep the little boy safe. But as working together causes powerful feelings to resurface, Jericho isn’t about to walk away from being a father to his son…and maybe even a husband.

The McCord Brothers are the most eligible bachelors in Spring Hill, Texas. But these cowboys are about to get wrangled by the love of some very unique womenthe kind who can melt hearts and lay it all on the line.
Air force captain Riley McCord has come home on medical leave to find one heck of a welcome reception. Every unattached woman in Spring Hill, Texas, wants to nurse him back to health. That includes his childhood friend Claire Davidsonthe only person who understands how damaged he really feels. In high school, she chose his best friend over him. According to Riley’s rules, that should make her off-limits forever. But when Claire suggests a no-strings fling, he can’t refuse.
Claire always wanted Rileybut she also craved the safety and stability he couldn’t offer. So she chose another path, only to end up crazier about him than ever. She’s even convinced herself that this time she won’t be devastated when he leaves. Yet once Riley realizes the depth of Claire’s feelingsand his ownhe’ll have to make the ultimate choice: return to the job he loves or stay home for the woman who’s always lived in his heart.

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Amanda Scott is wary of love ever since she fell for a married man. Deciding to focus on her career, Amanda dreams of opening up her own bed-and-breakfast on picturesque Vashon Island. But with little money to fund her plans, the goal seems far out of reach.

A run-in with widower Jordan Richards troubles Amanda in a different way: she thought she could keep a friendly distance between them but soon finds she’s falling again. Painful pasts make it difficult for Jordan and Amanda to believe love is an option for them–could risking a romance be a mistake?

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Security Blanket by USA TODAY bestselling author Delores Fossen

P.I. Quinn “Lucky” Bacelli has finally tracked down Marin Sheppard, a woman who knows more about her missing criminal brother than she admits. Someone is willing to kill Marin and her son to get information, and when Lucky learns of Marin’s dangerous past, he offers a pretend engagement as protection. But it’s a risky situation and Lucky has everything to lose…

Previously published.

The Granger siblings thought they’d left their ranching days behind, until fate sends them home to Wrangler’s Creek, Texasand into the passionate arms of those they’d least expect

It’s some run of bad luck when Sophie Granger loses her business and gets left at the altar all in one day. Desperate to not appear jilted, Sophie begs Clay McKinnon, Wrangler’s Creek’s smoking-hot police chief, to pretend they’re having an affair. But Clay refuses, leaving Sophie to retreat to the family ranch to lick her wounds.

Hoping to leave his disreputable past behind, Clay moved to Wrangler’s Creek for a fresh start. But that looks unlikely when Sophie’s ex-fiance shows up married to Clay’s impulsive kid sister. Overcome, Sophie resuggests the affairbut this time for real. Clay is hesitant. City-girl Sophie isn’t usually his type. But he can’t deny the desire she elicitsor his yearning to have her plant her cowboy roots for good.