Western Romance Books

Western romance books have the ruggedness and adventure of the American frontier, love stories and historical settings. These books feature strong independent characters navigating life in the West, cattle drives and saloon brawls. Western historical romance books look back in time and give readers a peek into the lives of cowboys, settlers and mail order brides all while exploring love, resilience and community.

Among the best western romance books, “Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold” by Ellen O’Connell and “Texas Destiny” by Lorraine Heath are standouts with their great storytelling and emotion. These books entertain and make you nostalgic for a time when love blossomed against the backdrop of hardship and adventure. Whether you’re a long time fan or new to the genre western romance is an escape into a world where passion meets the wild frontier.

Meant For Gabriel

by Natasha Madison

From Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Amazon Bestselling Author Natasha Madison comes new a small town, single dad, surprise baby romance.

When a hockey princess takes a trip to the south and two pink lines change everything!

From the spin-off of Southern Sunrise & This Is Wild.

Zara

The day I picked out my wedding dress is the day I found out my fiancé was cheating on me.

After that, I needed an escape.

A distraction to take my mind off what a mess my life was.

It was supposed to be a one-night thing.

Then it turned into more.

We knew going in that it was for two weeks.

Then, two pink lines changed everything.

Gabriel

I thought I had the perfect life.

I had an amazing son, and I was running the family bar.

But all that changed the day she walked in.

She was gorgeous and funny all wrapped into one.

It was temporary, we both knew that.

She’s a city girl. I’m a cowboy.

But I fell in love with her and let her go all at the same time.

Now she’s back and pregnant with my baby.

It’s time to show her she was meant for me.

Fire Line

by Maggie Gates

LENNON:

Rule number one: Committing crimes is not a group project.

Rule number two: Don’t start fights. Finish them.

Rule number three: Don’t try to hustle a hustler.

I should have walked away. I should have ignored that sweet-talking cowboy.

Good things don’t happen to people like me. Good people stay away from people like me.

But that cowboy wouldn’t leave me alone.

He should have known better. After all, if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

 

Carson James:

Rule number one: When you’re holding a grudge, don’t think about how attractive the object of your hatred is.

Rule number two: When you do think about how attractive she is, ignore it. It’ll go away. Probably.

Rule number three: When you’re stealing a car, it helps to have the keys.

 

That girl was trouble. I knew it from the moment I laid eyes on her bruised knuckles in the bar.

The last thing I expected was for her to show up on the ranch and bring that trouble to my front door.

I always liked playing with fire, but apparently, so did she. Only time will tell which one of us is going to get burned.

Fire Line is the final book in the Griffith Brothers series. Get ready for a romance jam-packed with lust, heat, and danger.

Three Brides on their Western Love Trail

by Lydia Olson

Discover the intertwined fates and unexpected deals that shape the lives of three resilient women and their rugged cowboys. Journey through mail-order bride adventures, resolute choices, and heartwarming Western romances that will redefine the power of love and destiny!

Combined, the three books have more than 1,700 positive reviews on Amazon and have been downloaded over 5,200 times!

If you love to read about romantic and empowering women and the men who love them in the Old West, read on!

#1 A Mail-Order Groom for their Unexpected Family
A crying baby on Callie’s doorstep, marauding bandits, and a neighbor’s counsel push her to place a mail-order groom ad. Jay, escaping his brother’s betrayal, responds. A misunderstanding leads to a black eye from the most beautiful woman he’s ever seen. With secrets about the baby’s father and a lawyer’s confession about Jay’s family twisting their fates, can they uncover the truth before it’s too late?

#2 An Unexpected Governess for the Mountain Doctor
When a threatening letter from the bank arrives, Lena leaves under the cover of darkness, promising to return with the money. Harvey, a doctor with a traumatic past, spots a lone horse in a storm and finds an unconscious, beautiful woman. With her twisted leg, she can’t leave and fate bounds them in his mountain cabin. Will their secrets threaten their chance at happiness?

#3 A Risky Love Deal for the Lonely Cowboy
Tessa works at a corrupt saloon to make ends meet and sketches to escape reality. Becoming the mail-order bride to the man who secretly stole her heart wasn’t part of the plan. Joe, bound by his uncle’s death wish, enters a secret marriage of convenience with Tessa. When the wrong person discovers their secret, things get serious. How can they build a relationship based on true love when it all started with a lie?

A Baby Under Faith's Wings

by Lilah Rivers

Fate has left Myra Hale with no choice but to make a drastic decision. With no other options left, she responds to an ad for a mail-order bride placed by a widowed rancher in the small western town of Chance, Wyoming. Accepting his proposal, Myra arrives only to discover her fiancé has two children he neglected to mention. Feeling trapped and with no other place to go, she reluctantly embraces her new life, clinging to the hope that she might finally find the love she has always longed for.

Will Myra’s gamble lead to happiness after all?

Joseph Stewart, a widowed rancher, is a man burdened by loss and responsibility. After the death of his wife, he was left to raise his two young children alone while managing the ranch. Desperate for help and companionship, he places an ad for a mail-order bride, hoping to find someone who can bring stability to his chaotic life. Yet, when Myra arrives, his uncertainty and her trust issues create a rocky start to their relationship.

Will Joseph find the stability he desperately needs?

Myra is hesitant to open her heart to love again, but relies on her faith to guide her. In contrast, Joseph lost his faith when his wife died, leaving him a widower with two young children. Now, given a second chance at love, both must confront their doubts and fears. Can Joseph and Myra overcome their vulnerabilities and let go of their pasts to embrace a new future together?

“A Baby Under Faith’s Wings” is a historical romance novel of approximately 60,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.

Tropes: Abandoned Baby, Mail-order Bride

Wild Love

by Elsie Silver

Rosie Belmont has been driving me wild for years. The good kind of wild. The bad kind of wild. But mostly the kind of wild that comes with wanting your best friend’s little sister and knowing you can’t have her.

After living in the city, she comes blasting back into Rose Hill like a storm. Beautiful, messy, and chaotic.

And one wide-eyed desperate plea for a job is all it takes for me to hire her.

Forbes may have labeled me the World’s Hottest Billionaire but all I care about is opening my new recording studio. Something that comes to a screeching halt when I end up face-to-face with a young girl who claims I’m her biological father.

Now I spend my days balancing business with parenting a sullen twelve-year-old all while trying desperately to keep my hands the hell off my best friend’s little sister.

I vow to keep Rosie at arm’s length. I try to stick to scowls and grumpy one-liners. But with her verbal sparring is merely foreplay—friction that turns to blistering heat.

I know damn well I shouldn’t cross that line.

But shouldn’t and can’t are two very different things.

And the only thing I truly can’t do is resist her.

Holding the Reins

by Paisley Hope

In this steamy cowboy romance, a woman returns to her family’s ranch after a broken engagement and finds herself falling for her brother’s best friend—the first novel in the Silver Pines Ranch series.

Take a deep breath and let go of the reins.

Cecilia “CeCe” Ashby is finally escaping the toxic relationship that has consumed her entire adult life. She’s returning to her hometown of Laurel Creek, Kentucky, and to her family’s equestrian ranch, unsure of what the future holds.

Nash Carter, the newly retired superstar of the Dallas Stars, is Laurel Creek’s hometown hero, local business owner, and notorious bachelor. He’s also the unofficial fourth sibling in the Ashby clan. It’s been years since his days of tormenting CeCe with her older brothers Wade and Cole. So, when CeCe needs a job, he feels drawn to help her.

Nash can’t seem to take his eyes off of his best friend’s sister, and it seems she’s been staring right back, not without animosity left over from his childish teasing back in the day. Despite their initial reluctance, the fire between them ignites and it isn’t long before they jump into the flames.

Shattered Dreams

by Natasha Madison

Montgavin Township will never be the same when one night changes the lives of six people.
The course of their lives and the trajectory of the town sets them on a collision course for disaster.

Charlie

It was supposed to be a regular day out.
Three couples celebrating the last days of summer.
When tragedy struck.
I thought I was going to marry her.
Instead, I was burying her.
I blamed the world for my pain.
I buried it all.
I became a man I didn’t even recognize.

Autumn

In a blink of an eye, everything changed.
My best friend was gone, and I was responsible for it.
I may not have been driving the truck, but I didn’t stop it.
Escaping the town was the only thing I could do to survive the guilt.
I thought I was strong enough to go back.
I was wrong.
One look from him and I knew I wasn’t welcome.
But this is my home, and I wanted to come back.
One night turned into more. But at the end of the day, I know he’ll never love me.
Besides, we all have shattered dreams.

On the Wild Side

by Kristen Proby

From New York Times Bestselling author Kristen Proby comes On the Wild Side, a sizzling single mom, cowboy, small town romance in the beloved Wilds of Montana Series!

Brady Wild has focused on one thing this entire adult life: riding bulls. A three-time world champion, Brady’s body has taken a beating over the years and he knows he’s nearing the end of his impressive career. He’s had no time for relationships with his dangerous career but the minute he sees sexy single mom, Abbi Kastella, he knows it’s game over for his resolve to be single.

Abbi is a mom, first and foremost, and she’ll do whatever needs to be done to keep her daughter safe from the danger that’s chased them for half a dozen years. She’s finally been able to set down roots in Bitterroot Valley for herself and Daisy. She adores this community that has welcomed them with open arms, her new business is thriving, and she has a circle of friends that she loves and trusts. And don’t even get her started on the hazel-eyed, muscled up cowboy that makes her whole body tremble with need. Life is good in this little Montana town and Brady is showing her and her little girl what real love is supposed to be.

Despite Brady’s best intentions he can’t resist his blue-eyed siren, or the sweet little girl that has him wrapped around her little finger. But when Abbi’s past catches up with them, Brady quickly realizes that the secrets that Abbi’s been keeping from him are far worse than any damage his career could do to them. Will they lose everything before it even really begins? Or will love prevail so they can get started on their forever On the Wild Side?

The One I Didn't See Coming

by Piper Rayne

It’s the classic story—girl returns to her hometown only to end up moving in with her high school crush, who she hates.

Returning to Willowbrook was my only option after Chicago chewed me up and spit me out. Technically, it wasn’t Chicago’s fault. It was his fault—the man I thought I knew who turned out to be a liar.

My older sister, always the one to swoop in and fix things, secured me a job as a yoga instructor on her fiancé’s family ranch. As my self-assigned protector, she’s keeping one eye on me and one eye on Emmett Noughton, her fiancé’s brother.

He’s the charming, fun-loving, take-life-as-it-comes kind of guy, and once upon a time, his name was scribbled in my notebooks. Back then, I was invisible to him. Now, he’s looking at me like I’m the only thing in the room. But he lost his chance with me a long time ago.

It’s easy to keep him at arm’s length and nurse the grudge I’ve held onto for years. Until the house I’m staying in sells, and I have nowhere to go except his house. Now, resisting him isn’t just difficult—it’s impossible.

Wildest Dreams

by Kristen Proby

From New York Times bestselling author Kristen Proby comes an all-new Small Town,
Single Dad, Brother’s Best Friend, Cowboy romance.

Ryan Wild thought he had everything he could ever want. A billionaire before thirty, he’s finally
moved back home to Bitterroot Valley, built a beautiful house on his ranch, and has
recently adopted a teenage boy that has brought nothing but joy into his life. The only thing that’s been missing is the feeling of Polly in his arms since their incredible night together months ago. Memories of her touch aren’t nearly enough to satisfy him, and Ryan will do anything he can to make her his.

Polly can’t forget the one night she spent with Ryan all of those months ago, but she understood that it was a one-time deal. Yes, she still thinks about the sexy billionaire cowboy and his strong arms wrapped around her, but she’s a busy woman, with a thriving clothing shop and a group of friends that keep her on her toes. When you add in a house that always needs repairs, Polly’s days and nights are completely full. But when Ryan starts coming around, tempting her with that killer smile, heated bedroom eyes, and generous gifts, how is she supposed to stay away from him?

Polly knows how important the bond between father and son is and feels guilty for taking
some of Ryan’s attention away from Jake, especially when Ryan whisks her away to Paris for
the romantic vacation of her dreams. And just when the three of them start to settle in together, where Polly, Jake and Ryan start to feel like a family, she starts getting warnings and prank phone calls. Someone wants to come between them and their growing relationship.

The love they share is beyond their wildest dreams, but when danger lurks, will they be torn apart forever?

Chasing Wild

by Kristen Proby

From New York Times bestselling author Kristen Proby comes an all-new Small Town, Friends to Lovers, Law Enforcement romance.

Summer Quinn’s life changed five years ago when she walked in on her boyfriend and her best friend in bed together. She silently left, ghosting both of them, and never looked back. She came to Bitterroot Valley, looking for a fresh start, and that’s exactly what she got.

After purchasing the local floral shop from her eccentric aunt and finding herself again in the absolute delight she brought to the community, Summer feels welcome and safe in her new home.

But things have started to happen. At first, she could blow it off as bad luck, or kids starting trouble. But then the bad luck turns into serious, life-threatening incidents that can’t be ignored.

Bitterroot Valley is Chase Wild’s town. His family settled the area almost a hundred and fifty years ago, and as a police officer, Chase takes pride in keeping his community safe. Sure, he’s had his eye on the gorgeous florist since she moved to town, but he’s kept his relationship with her strictly professional.

Now, someone’s trying to scare Summer. She claims she doesn’t know why, but Chase is determined to get to the bottom of it and drive the danger out of his town. As time passes, and the more he gets to know Summer, the harder it is to keep his hands off of the beautiful woman. With their connection growing, he’s falling in love with her and will do anything to keep her safe.

As Chase learns the truth of who is threatening Summer, will he be able to protect her, and will their love withstand the challenges ahead?

Chasing Wild is a standalone, contemporary romance novel, and book two in the picturesque Wilds of Montana series.

Sunday Morning

Jewel E. Ann

A small-town, forbidden, standalone, new adult romance with Footloose meets A Star is Born vibes from USA Today & Wall Street Journal Bestselling author Jewel E. Ann

Her boyfriend’s older brother should be off-limits, but he’s a sinful temptation.

Sarah is a preacher’s daughter and a people pleaser. She’s also on the verge of graduating high school and following her dream of singing in Nashville. The only thing standing in her way is that the entire town of Devil’s Head, Missouri, thinks she will marry Matt, the son of the town’s richest rancher.

But Sarah’s not sure he’s her future husband, especially when his older brother, Isaac, returns home after serving six years in the Army. He has tattoos on his arms and bad habits that are not “father-approved.”

When he’s not working on the ranch or roping at the rodeo, Isaac hangs out in the barn, playing his guitar. He’s trouble, but Sarah’s music-loving heart gravitates toward him.

Isaac loves consuming Sarah’s mind, crawling under her skin, backing her into corners, and whispering inappropriate things in her innocent ears.

After weeks of playful banter and guitar lessons blurring the line between right and wrong, Issac makes Sarah a proposition she can’t refuse.

But when the unthinkable happens, and everything she knows is destroyed, will Sarah make the right choice?

Bourbon & Lies

Victoria Wilder

In Fiasco, Kentucky, there is one rule: never fall for a Foxx brother. Any woman who did, ended up dead—or so the rumor goes. Townies call it a curse. But I’ve lived it, and I won’t survive it again.

I’m not a cop anymore, but I’ve seen enough danger to know that Laney Young, the beautiful stranger who just showed up in my small town, is running from it. She’s lying about where she came from and what she’s doing here.

I don’t want her near my family or the quiet life I’ve made for myself. But my brothers have other plans. Now she’s everywhere–working at my distillery, living in our guest house, calling me ‘cowboy’ and skinny-dipping in my horse trough.

But it’s the way she dishes out attitude from that pretty mouth of hers that has me wanting things I’ve sworn to myself I’d never want again. I should push her away, forget how her lips taste, and ignore how she makes me want more out of life again.

When her past shows up and mingles too closely with mine, her lies begin to unravel. The rules don’t matter anymore. I mess up, dig too far, and get too close. Only two things have the power to keep her safe now: bourbon and lies.

Conclusion

In short western romance books you get adventure, history and heart. They’re a favourite genre for many readers. Through western historical romance books we are transported to a time when love was tested by the harsh realities of frontier life.

The best western romance books entertain and give us insight into the human spirit. Whether you’re looking for dashing cowboys or strong heroines the world of western romance has got great stories that celebrate love in all its forms set in the wild west.

FAQs About Western Romance Books

What is western romance?

Western romance is a subgenre that combines adventure and romance set in the American West. These stories usually feature rugged characters, cowboys and strong heroines, falling in love in the face of frontier life. The genre explores freedom, resilience and the power of love.

Who writes western romance novels?

Western romance books are written by many authors, old and new. Famous ones include Zane Grey who wrote “Riders of the Purple Sage” and Larry McMurtry who wrote “Lonesome Dove”. Modern authors like Nora Roberts and Catherine Anderson also write in this genre, mixing adventure with romance.

Is romantic love a western concept?

Romantic love is considered a western idea, born from medieval European traditions of chivalry and courtly love. This means individual choice in mate selection as opposed to arranged marriages that exist in other cultures. Love is a universal emotion but its expression and ideals vary greatly across cultures so romantic love is both culturally specific and global.