Books like Merry Christmas, baby Maverick! by Brenda Harlen

A sweeping late‑nineteenth‑century cattle drive from Texas to Montana follows former Texas Rangers Augustus McCrae and William F. Call as they confront the American West's myths, love, and violence in this epic of adventure and friendship.

Rancher and cowboy, Mallory Kirk and Morie Brannt, embark on a romance and a new relationship as they navigate the challenges of ranching life in Wyoming's Wild West, spurring their attraction and igniting a fierce competition to prove who is tougher on the job and in love with the opposite sex in this heartwarming tale of romance and hard work in the Wyoming heartland.

Soldier. Cowboy. Father. Husband? Hired to work the Callahan brothers' New Mexico spread, Shaman Phillips doesn't know what to do about the stunning blonde he finds on his porch…except haul her into his arms. Turns out Tempest Thornbury wants to share more than just the returning soldier's out–of–this–world kisses. She wants to have Shaman's baby! Tempest came home to turn her not–so–hot past into a better future. The sexy, broody military man's bringing that dream one step closer to reality–she's got twin boys on the way. At Shaman's insistence, she agrees to marry him…and remain his lawful wife for one year after their sons are born. But once he's officially a father, Shaman can't let Tempest head back to Hollywood. It's time for this lonesome cowboy to join the ranks of those Callahan cowboys–and open a new chapter in all their lives!

A renowned gourmet chef arrives at the Circle C Ranch, where she must cook for cowboys and assist their teenage daughter. Amid prairie life and pantry challenges, she discovers a surprising chance at love and a new frontier.

Callahan Cowboys are bachelors for life! That is, until Pete Callahan's wily aunt delivers her ultimatum. The first Callahan to marry and have children—the more kids the better—wins the family ranch. Like his five brothers, Pete never considered himself the marrying kind. And that's just fine with Jackie Samuels, a hardworking nurse who seems perfectly happy with her and Pete's Saturday-night arrangement. Until she realizes she wants something more from the hunky, footloose rancher. Like a father for the triplets she just found out she's having. Pete couldn't be more delighted. He's suddenly got an instant family. Jackie's the only obstacle to their happy ending—she refuses to marry him. But maybe she knows the best way to land a cowboy is playing hard to get!

When Holt McKettrick returns to Texas to rescue a friend, he meets Lorelei Fellows—a woman who refuses to bow to romance and seeks independence on her own ranch. Amid rustlers and danger, their connection sparks romance and self‑determination.

Four Western‑set novellas by Jodi Thomas follow Callie, who must quickly secure a taller husband to avoid a fake marriage that could send her to an insane asylum.

Sutter Traub is back in town, and although it has been five years, no one has forgotten. Especially Paige Dalton, the schoolteacher everyone in the Rust Creek Falls community thought would marry him. No one knows why Sutter has come back, but there's a rumor that Paige might have put something extra special on her Christmas list this year.

Wyoming winter rancher J.C. Calhoun finds his life devastated when he discovers his fiancée was unfaithful. He is forced to confront the lies that destroyed his life and the woman he loves, the ruthless criminal who was tracking them, and the unexpected truths that bind them together.