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Where Horses Run Free | [Ongoing]

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Renée Clark is a confident city girl who knows her stuff. All that's missing is love in her life.

Her passion for interior design has earned her prestigious awards and has taken her all over the world to design hundreds of spaces of retail giants. When the heiress of a family horse ranch in rural Wyoming hires her to design the interior of their newly renovated property, Renee- along with her quirky boss and her spoiled shih-tzu- take residency at the ranch to help complete the intense remodeling project.

While staying at Circle A Ranch, she meets the Allison family- whose lives revolve around horses, each other, and the visitors who come to stay at the ranch. One member of the family in particular catches the attention of Renée- Dennis "Denny" Allison.

Denny was living his dream of being a rodeo star on the brink of greatness when a simple horse riding accident took his ability to walk only a year prior to meeting Renée. Falling for somebody- let alone with a classy city girl like Renée- was not even on his radar. He must become confident in himself if he wants to pursue her and get back to the person that he was prior to his accident and no longer be considered "hell on wheels."

"Where Horses Run Free" is a story about love, family, horses, and redemption.

Author's note:
Hi reader!! I will try to post a chapter every Friday until it is completed! It is a story that is inspired by certain people in my life and also spending a lot of time with horses on my grandparents' ranch as a child. 

I'd like to dedicate this story to my Mamaw and Papaw. This one is for you. ♥︎

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On the Outskirts by EmelySwift

~"When are you going to do what's best for you Sadie? All you ever do is what's best for Hallie and push your own wants and needs to the bottom of the pile and let it hurt everyone else in the process."~ Sadie Taylor has been back in her hometown for 6 short months. After leaving 11 years ago, it's fair to say that her life now is a 180 spin on the free innocent teenager she left as. With her 9 year old daughter, Hallie, in toe, Sadie needs to find a new kind of normality where se can release the reins of control and learn to let go a little. She's more than happy taking things at her own pace. Hoping that if she moves slow enough, she can keep her and her daughter in their own little bubble that has kept them safe all these years. But with the arrival of a familiar stranger arriving at Black Oak Ranch, things are set to be more complicated than she'd been counting on. Ryder Matthews fucked up and he knows it. 11 years ago, he left the love of his lie in some pre-college life freak out and when he returned 3 years later, she was gone. After spending the better part of 14 months travelling the world in hopes of finding some kind of meaning to life outside of the little town where every turn is a burning memory of Sadie, he returns with no hope. He's stuck to deal with his consequences. A week after his return home, Ryder heads to Jack Taylor's ranch to get his old farm hand job back. When he steps out of the car, a 9 year old girl greets him and when her mom comes to see what the fuss is all about, he's met with the last person he thought he'd ever see back in Alcombey. Let alone with a child. Ryder and Sadie have a lot of baggage to unpack if they have any hope of being able to tolerate working together. But when his heart is still beating for her and her heart is locked behind solid concrete walls, is that even possible?

The Unexpected [Completed] by mollysbooknook

Peyton Grimes doesn't have a good relationship with her father. When she was 5 years old he left her mother for some young and flashy flight attendant that he met on one of his business trips. She has not seen him since. Now, 12 years later, her mom has died. She has nowhere else to go, except to stay with her scumbag of a father and his new wife in Florida. Things happen in Florida that Peyton never would have expected....she begins helping her father on his ranch, making new friends, and refusing to fall in love. **ALL RIGHTS RESERVED** [This was my FIRST story to ever write and complete. It's not perfect, but it's mine.]

Country Girl at Heart by Taylor_anonymous

After being caught, tried and arrested for a crime she didn't do; Lexi Hunter has a choice. It's either Juvie or spend the summer on her dad's ranch working off her probation. Should be an easy pick, right? Only problem is, she hasn't seen or spoken to her dad in ten years. The last time she saw him was through a car window as her mom drove them and all their possessions away to go live a normal, busy, eccentric lifestyle in New York. So basically, being back at a place she used to call home with a man she can't muster the respect for to actually call 'dad', is a prison sentence in itself. Lexi is determined to hate and ridicule everything about her situation. Wanting nothing more than to get the summer over with so she can go back to real life. That all changes when she meets Dawson Priest; the ranch hand who she is forced to work side by side with. His optimistic, simple, almost eloquent outlook on life, the world, and the small town ranch life in general sparks her to see things from his perspective and may even challenge her enough to mend the strained relationship with her dad. This is a story of self discovery, personal growth, a steamy cowboy fling, and learning the importance of forgiveness. This simple, small town life may not seem as much of a jail sentence by the end of the summer. Who knows, maybe Lexi turns out to be a country girl at heart after all.

Deadly Inheritance (completed) by lyonmom

Never let your fear decide your fate. Charlotte "Charlie" Layton has led a very lonely life. Having been dumped by her parents to live on her grandparents Texas ranch as a child, when she chose to step out on her own it was nothing she expected. Charlie wanted to know her parents and when she found him, Charlie was forced under her father's control in New York, locked away. Abused and neglected, Charlie remained estranged until she receives a call from her grandparents lawyer that her grandfather has passed away and has left the family ranch in Texas to her. When She returns home for a week to settle the family estate, Charlie quickly find things are not the way she remembers them. Ryan Crawford has worked the Layton ranch as manager for the last five years. His father as ranch manager before him, the ranch was Ryan's home. Running the ranch is in his blood. He was considered as much of family to the older Layton's as their granddaughter, who didn't remember setting foot on the property . Ryan is a hot headed cowboy who doesn't believe that Charlie cared about her family, much less knows enough about the ranch to settle the estate. When Charlie shows up fireworks ignite forcing both of them to fight for what they want most. Can they put their differences aside to work together as family secrets suddenly puts Charlie's life in danger as she finds things aren't as they would seem. Mature content readers advised

That Cowboy Love by cowgirl1102

Amy is an ordinary rodeo girl. She is a professional Barrel Racer that only cares about the rodeo, friends an family . She doesn't really like many boys except for one, But she thinks she doesn't stand a chance with him. But one day she hopes to find the right man for her. Derek is your average cowboy. He is a professional bull rider and the ladies sure do love him. But all he wants is true love. He wants a family and someone that loves everything he does, The Rodeo. He thinks he has found the right girl but turns out wrong. He just hopes he finds the right girl What happens when these two county people meet? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When Amy goes to a rodeo and wins, she goes to a after party and gets into some trouble. When someone saves her it ends up being her all time favourite bull rider Derek Collins, The hottest cowboy around. This story is about how Amy meets Derek, accidents happen, friendships are made and true love. Watch their story unfold in this book. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I'm not the best at these sorta things but hopefully my book is better. I'm not the one for on and off relationships and for fights to end up as a breakup and then they get back together. This story is of true love and how this happy couple came to meet each other. If you don't like how I have my book please don't say it in the comments because people do actually have feelings. There is now a sequel- Country Love

The Paralyzed Dream (COMPLETED) by Cowgirl1515

Lacey Anne Ferry grew up on a cattle ranch in Montana where riding horses was an everyday part of her life. She loved the horses, cattle, and the hard work that came with living on a working ranch. In the little free time that she had, Lacey rodeoed. When she wasn't running barrels, she was roping; when she wasn't roping, she was pole bending; when she wasn't pole bending, she was cutting...the list went on. Lacey Ferry was the one cowgirl that everyone wanted to beat. She was phenomenal at every rodeo event that she competed in. Everything that was familiar to Lacey came crashing down around her when a freak barrel racing accident left her paralyzed from the waist down...and terrified of horses. Two things that she never thought she'd be. Instead of being outside almost 24/7 like she was before her accident, Lacey now refuses to leave the house. The doctors say that Lacey will never be able to walk, rodeo, or even ride a horse ever again. New ranch hand, Chet Slade Reid, "Slade," sets out to show Lacey that that stuff doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things. Can Slade help Lacey to get her confidence and love for horses back, or will her accident have left her too scarred to "get back on the horse" and "cowgirl up"? Slade was hired as a ranch hand, but as he sets out to help Lacey get the courage to ride again, he finds himself attracted to her. Despite his growing affection for her, Slade's dark past keeps him from telling Lacey his true feelings for her. Lacey sets aside her own insecurities to comfort Slade when a person from his past resurfaces. With God's help, will Slade and Lacey be able to live in the present but look forward to the future, or will they stay paralyzed in the past?

The Cowboy and the Angel | ✓ by dcbolton

To him, she was the perfect definition of an angel. What would an angel like her want with a cowboy like him? Did he even stand a chance to win her heart? Dixie Harden and Jason Archer have had it for each other since they were little. After the school closed and the Archer's moved, they haven't seen each other in ages. But that was about to change. One day, unexpectedly, they run into each other at the mercantile. It was peaches and cream from there. All seemed to be perfect, and they would have each other at last, or so they thought. After crucial circumstances pull them apart, the things that surface become too much to bear. Will their love last despite all the lies and treachery, or will the cowboy lose his angel? Started: March, 2019 Ended: September 18, 2019 Edited: 🚫 Word Count: 55,235 Note: This was my second ever book to write, and it's super cringy. It's also written in country/western lingo so some things won't seem grammatically correct. Also, this book is based on the Wild West time period (1865-1895). Some of the places that will be mentioned in this book are fictional places I have come up with, others are (or were) real but may look different than they actually looked in history. Scriptures used are from KJV. Rankings: #2 in cowboyromance on 5/22/19 #1 in cowboyromance on 8/3/19 #3 in oldtimes on 5/4/20 #2 in oldwest on 5/4/20 #2 in countrylife on 5/4/20 #1 in countrylife on 5/22/21 #1 in westernfiction on 1/21/21 #1 in oldtimes 8/7/21 Accomplishments: 3rd place in The Galaxy Awards 2020! 2nd place in The Lost in Love Awards! 1st place in The Cherry Blossom Awards 2020! © D. C. Bolton 2019

Hart's Desire (Complete) by Lissasysnop

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Saving Grace by allie7

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Wilson Ranch by SilentKarma27

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On the Outskirts cover

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On the Outskirts

~"When are you going to do what's best for you Sadie? All you ever do is what's best for Hallie and push your own wants and needs to the bottom of the pile and let it hurt everyone else in the process."~ Sadie Taylor has been back in her hometown for 6 short months. After leaving 11 years ago, it's fair to say that her life now is a 180 spin on the free innocent teenager she left as. With her 9 year old daughter, Hallie, in toe, Sadie needs to find a new kind of normality where se can release the reins of control and learn to let go a little. She's more than happy taking things at her own pace. Hoping that if she moves slow enough, she can keep her and her daughter in their own little bubble that has kept them safe all these years. But with the arrival of a familiar stranger arriving at Black Oak Ranch, things are set to be more complicated than she'd been counting on. Ryder Matthews fucked up and he knows it. 11 years ago, he left the love of his lie in some pre-college life freak out and when he returned 3 years later, she was gone. After spending the better part of 14 months travelling the world in hopes of finding some kind of meaning to life outside of the little town where every turn is a burning memory of Sadie, he returns with no hope. He's stuck to deal with his consequences. A week after his return home, Ryder heads to Jack Taylor's ranch to get his old farm hand job back. When he steps out of the car, a 9 year old girl greets him and when her mom comes to see what the fuss is all about, he's met with the last person he thought he'd ever see back in Alcombey. Let alone with a child. Ryder and Sadie have a lot of baggage to unpack if they have any hope of being able to tolerate working together. But when his heart is still beating for her and her heart is locked behind solid concrete walls, is that even possible?