JUNIPER RIDGE RANCH ROMANCES
Welcome to the ranch.
You’ll want to stay.
Welcome to Juniper Ridge, where the kisses linger, the banter flies, and love feels a little like coming home.
Meet the five couplesWELCOME TOJuniper
RidgeWYOMING · EST. IN YOUR HEART
A small town. A wide-open heart.
Playful banter♡Just-one-more kisses♡Always a happy ending
JUNIPER RIDGE RANCH ROMANCES
Five couples.
One place to fall in love.
Follow five couples through a year of fresh starts, familiar faces, and unexpected love. Each book has its own happy ending. Start in spring. Stay through Christmas. There’s a place for you at the ranch.
MARREN HARTWELLA SWEET COWBOY ROMANCEThe Cowboy
Next DoorJUNIPER RIDGE · BOOK ONE
01 · ENEMIES TO LOVERS
The Cowboy Next Door
A consultant with a plan. A cowboy with objections. Six weeks to discover they might make a better team than either expected.
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Emma Brooks arrives with ideas for the ranch’s guest cabins. Caleb Vale has a working ranch to protect. As sharp banter becomes shared problem-solving, both must learn that trusting someone can be its own kind of strength.
Emma & Caleb · Spring
MARREN HARTWELLA SWEET COWBOY ROMANCEThe Cowboy
Who Knows MeJUNIPER RIDGE · BOOK TWO
02 · FRIENDS TO LOVERS
The Cowboy Who Knows Me
She tells her best friend everything. Except that somewhere between summer suppers and familiar smiles, she fell in love.
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Porchlight Café owner Tessa Morgan and Owen Vale have been close for a decade. A summer food partnership brings them together in new ways—and asks them to risk the comfortable friendship they both treasure.
Tessa & Owen · Summer
MARREN HARTWELLA SWEET COWBOY ROMANCEThe Cowboy
I Left BehindJUNIPER RIDGE · BOOK THREE
03 · SECOND CHANCE
The Cowboy I Left Behind
Six years apart. One return to Juniper Crossing. A second chance that needs more than a remembered kiss.
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Landscape designer Claire Bennett returns for a ranch project and finds Luke Mercer still rooted in the place she left. This time, building a future means making room for both her ambitions and his need for dependable plans.
Claire & Luke · Late summer
MARREN HARTWELLA SWEET COWBOY ROMANCEThe Cowboy
I’m Pretending
to LoveJUNIPER RIDGE · BOOK FOUR
04 · FAKE DATING
The Cowboy I’m Pretending to Love
Three pretend dates. A very sensible agreement. And one private kiss that changes all the rules.
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Ranch director Nora Vale and local shop owner Daniel Reed agree to be each other’s dates through a season of well-meaning introductions. But once their affection becomes real, honesty takes more courage than keeping up appearances.
Nora & Daniel · Autumn
MARREN HARTWELLA SWEET COWBOY ROMANCEThe Cowboy
Who Stayed
for ChristmasJUNIPER RIDGE · BOOK FIVE
05 · GRUMPY / SUNSHINE
The Cowboy Who Stayed for Christmas
She brings the holiday cheer. He brings a practical plan. Together, they might find something worth keeping all year.
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Events coordinator Lucy Bennett wants the ranch’s first winter guest weekend to sparkle. Reserved contractor Ben Hart prefers fewer promises and more quiet. Their unlikely partnership makes room for joy, boundaries, and an unexpected Christmas romance.
Lucy & Ben · Christmas
THE READING ORDERStart with The Cowboy Next Door and follow the numbered books through Christmas. Every romance stands on its own.
Wish you were here. ♡MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME
A town you’ll wish
you could move to.
Eight miles from the ranch, Juniper Crossing is full of familiar faces, fresh starts, and the kind of everyday moments that turn into love stories.
01Porchlight Café
Summer suppers. Familiar smiles. A best friend who suddenly feels like something more.
02Juniper Ridge Ranch
Four guest cabins, a busy barn, and five couples finding their own way home.
03The creek footbridge
A little room to wander. A quiet place to talk. A very good reason to hold hands.
YOUR NEXT CHAPTER
Same sweet promise.
A whole world to love.
The Juniper Ridge series is forthcoming.
Return here for release news as the books get closer.
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