Books like Defiant Heart by Tracey Victoria Bateman

A rugged Montana rancher falls for a photographer, only to uncover a buried secret that threatens the Calder legacy.

A rodeo star returns from the past, seeking redemption when he discovers the daughter he never knew. Now a single mother protects her child’s heart while reflecting on faith and the chance for a new family.

A fierce love story set on a Nevada ranch, where proud Diana clashes with ranch owner Holt Mallory while caring for his son, and together they hunt a runaway stallion that threatens the ranch.

Rance McKettrick, a former rancher, seeks a fresh start with his daughters in his hometown, but his past—family fortune, loss, and a bustling corporation—lingers. When his new bookstore owner, Echo Wells, challenges his view of life and love, they must confront their guarded hearts to find true happiness.

A rancher falls for a schoolteacher, but their contrasting values threaten to tear them apart.

She was the proud, spirited wife of a Saxon noble. He was the invader, a Norman knight, who was as ruthless on the battlefield as he was in the boudoir. Together, Lianne and Guy were like fire and water, opposites who shared a deadly attraction. Her heart torn between love and loyalty, Lianne had to decide between the safe protection of her husband's castle and the wild rapture she found in Guy's arms. It was no easy decision, for her choice would haunt her all her days and to help change the course of empires.

A hard‑witted outlaw’s daughter seeks vengeance against a doctor who caused her brother’s death, but as she joins a westward wagon train she finds community, faith, and new family ties that threaten to change her path forever.

Rakish sea captain Decker Thorne rescues shipping magnate Jonna Remington from a mysterious enemy, ferrying her aboard his ship and stealing her heart in the process.

Jewell Hyatt and country singer Saxon Conrad reconnect after years apart, discovering a shared love and a new life together could be just what they need for the holidays.

Toni Rodden has escaped a life of prostitution and vows she'll never let a man control her again. After months on the wagon train, she's finally earned her place, albeit grudgingly from some, and has found a surrogate family in Fannie Caldwell and her two siblings. For the first time she can taste freedom and the possibilities of a new life. But as Fannie prepares to marry wagon master Blake Tanner, Toni realizes how alone she is and questions whether she'll ever find acceptance, or true love.Despite Toni's conviction that no man will be able to see beyond her marred past, Sam Two-Feathers, the half-Indian wagon scout and acting preacher for the train, seems to know of a love that forgives sins and values much more than outward appearances. Will Sam have the confidence to declare his love? Will Toni be able to trust in a love that can forgive even the darkest past?

Dylan Creed, a roped-in bull rider and unsteady father, returns to his ranch in Montana to care for his daughter and confront a past that ties him to a local librarian, Kristy, who is determined to tame his wild ways.

A brave lawman confronts outlaws who have destroyed his family.

A runaway bride embarks on a wild journey to find a new life in the Wild West.

Amy Sorentino, a former chef whose family farm and career have been ruined, joins her sisters to turn their land into a inn and restaurant, only to find their new key supplier is the enigmatic cowboy Kellan Reed.