Books by Debra Clopton

She's full of life and made for adventure. He's built from family responsibilities and devotion to commitments.The last thing Drake Presley needs is to be attracted to the lavender-eyed beauty with a teasing tongue and no sense of what responsibility means. She's a roamer built for leaving. Only problem-he can't stop thinking about her, and despite the fact that they rub each other the wrong way, she seems to have decided that it's her all-fired duty to loosen him up.Free-spirited Maisy Love is determined to see all fifty states, traveling in her refurbished travel trailer as she cooks her way across the country. Focused on her internet show, On The Road with Maisy Love, she's found the perfect place for her next show, the Goodnight Café. The fact the place is full of handsome cowboys is an added bonus for her viewers.Trouble is, she tangled with a skunk and a handsome cowboy with serious green eyes, and her world just turned upside down. A relationship is not part of her plans.Too bad for her. Drake Presley is gorgeous, tempting, and despite smelling like a skunk, he draws her like a bee to honey water.Fireworks like never before are shooting off this summer and it's not from the town celebration. Can these two opposites come to an agreement on the subject of love?

Speculation is out of control and running rampant in Ransom Creek about the new waitress at the Goodnight Café. What's her story?Libby Smith, aka Libby Dunaway, can't catch a break. She's been on her own since she was seventeen and has struggled but made it, until everything caught up to her… Now, hiding out in the small town she hitchhiked to after the unexpected happened, she's hoping to lay low until it's safe to go home, if ever. Thankfully, the townsfolk are nice and the cowboys too…especially one who totally throws her off every time he walks into the room.Professional bronc rider Vance Presley is at the top of his profession when he comes home for his brother's wedding and sees the new waitress at the café again. She's cute and nervous when he's around, dropping things and freezing up and totally adorable. Funny thing is, every time she looks at him with those big blue eyes of hers, he can hardly think straight himself.When she shows up at his brother's wedding, he asks her to dance…and that's when things spin out of control.Sweet romance is blooming in Ransom Creek, one cowboy at a time. Enjoy a good, clean and wholesome romance series readers are falling in love with!

Dumped by her fiancé, Jenna Emory decides it's time to visit her Aunt Sally in Ransom Creek. Maybe there she can decide what her next move should be. Though her aunt has been urging her to join her in the "junk" business for years she's certain that small town life isn't for her. To ward off her aunt's matchmaking she decides not to tell her the engagement is off.For as long as he can remember, Shane Presley's aunt and her friend, Sally Ann have been hoping to fix him, or one of his brothers, up, with Sally's niece. The only problem-she's a city gal who recently dashed their dreams by getting engaged to someone else. But, after rescuing her from her car on a freezing winter night, Shane finds suddenly that he is as disappointed as the aunts are that she's engaged.Determined not to stay in Ransom Creek, Jenna is fighting not to fall in love with the town or the cowboy who rescued her when she first arrived. She's a city girl with a big career in advertising. She is not a "junk" dealer…Despite it being the coldest winter in years, sparks are flying in Ransom Creek as Shane and Jenna fight their attraction to each other.He's a whole lot of country, and she's a whole lot of city…can love bring them together?

Single males in need of a bride for a day? This is strictly an at-your-service business proposition. Absolutely no romance involved. Do you need the eyes of a woman to help plan and/or set up an event with your personal interest and taste in mind, but with an added touch of your bride-if you had one? Then call Bride for Hire and let me do the work…Jilted twice, Bella Reese has no plans to find out if three's the magic number. She's done with men. But she's always loved the idea of being a bride, setting up house, planning parties, making sure things are pretty and homey-the perfect nest for a home…and she's determined not to give up on that dream. Six months after her final wedding fiasco, she's turned a new leaf and opened her business, Bride for Hire. So far she's been amazingly busy with corporate events, with no "homey" entering the equation. Until now…After being jilted by his ex, rancher Carson Andrews will never make the marriage mistake again. But now his daughter is turning five and he wants to make her fifth birthday special and redecorate his ranch house to make it more "homey" for a growing little girl. The irony of his situation is he lives on the outskirts of Bride, Texas-the legendary home of the jilted bride…a small town south of Fort Worth.When his cousin Cooper Presley shows him the ad from a Fort Worth newspaper, it's everything he's looking for-even the plainly stated absolutely no romance involved. Carson makes the call.It sounds like the perfect plan-until he meets Bella.

Rodeo bronc supplier Lori Calhoun has struggled to live up to expectations after her father's sudden death. When a trailer load of her star broncs disappears, the Knight Agency steps in to investigate.Foreman of the Calhoun Ranch, Trip Jensen has watched Lori struggle to keep up with the demands of the ranch and the rodeo stock. He's always admired her and loved her-but he's kept that to himself. She was the boss's daughter and is now the boss…off-limits for a cowboy like him. When more stock begins to disappear from the ranch, they must work together to solve the mystery. Unable to know who on the ranch to trust Trip enlist the Presley brothers from the neighboring ranch to back him up.Lori has always admired Trip but he made it clear years ago that he wasn't interested in her as more than a friend. Now, he sticking close and she's finding it hard to concentrate on the danger and not the man.Can love blossom between them before time runs out?

She needed someone to love her and never let her go…but she's afraid.Professional bull rider Cliff Masterson has been chasing his dreams for years but after rescuing a beautiful cowgirl from being trampled by a bull now he's suddenly dreaming of love, home and hearth.Because Maddie Rose has had enough people in her life leave and she's not willing to risk her heart on anyone, especially a bull rider with wanderlust in his veins.Sparks fly as this determined cowboy tries to prove to this feisty cowgirl that the only thing he's chasing now is wedding bells with her…Thankfully he's got the help of three meddling matchmakers to help him get his happily ever after?

Catch up with the whole Sinclair cast of Windswept Bay and the Presleys of Ransom Creek in this heartwarming, emotional story!Cam Sinclair is ready to celebrate the birth of their baby with Lana, the love of his life. But as their special day draws near, complications arise for Lana and fear sets in. Could what is supposed to be the happy day be a repeat of Lana's tragic past for her sweet baby? It will take both families coming together to support Lana with love and laughter as the birth nears to help ease her stress.Don't miss this special story that is sure to touch your heart.And don't miss the first glimpse of Cam's cousin, Doctor Adam Sinclair, the hero of my upcoming new series Sinclairs of Sunset Bay coming in 2019...

He's a risk taker; she's never taken a risk in her life…now she'll risk everything to win his heart.Seamstress Sammy Jo Lovely has never done a risky thing in her entire life. Now, alone and with a promise to her beloved granny that she'll actually do the things on her bucket list, she's moved to Windswept Bay to change her life. Learning to scuba dive is on top of her list, along with swimming in the ocean, taking a boat ride, and feeling the sand between her toes. Yes, her life has been sheltered. Maybe being near the ocean and a dive shop will inspire her to actually do something. Then she meets her handsome new neighbor and what she wants in life takes on a whole new meaning.Adventure lover and dive shop owner, Jake Sinclair isn't sure why his quiet, slightly klutzy new neighbor has opened her "Lovely You" women's boutique next door to his dive shop. It's a very unlikely combination-just like they are. But, when he catches sight of her bucket list, he's intrigued and can't help but offer to help her check a few things off…such as "kissing on a moonlit beach." But when it comes to "falling in love," he might be increasingly drawn to everything about Sammy "So" Lovely, but that might be one thing on her list he can't help her check off.On the romantic shores of Windswept Bay, can Sammy Jo help Jake realize that opening up to love is a risk worth taking?

Trent Sinclair knows love and loss. He holds both close to his heart and private. But when he meets Lilly McCall, the sister of his brother-in-law, suddenly his life is turned upside down.Lilly McCall has been running from her past as long as she can remember. She keeps busy helping out at one national park after the other…but now her past is catching up to her and she's come to Windswept Bay looking for answers. She isn't counting on the handsome, quiet Trent Sinclair turning her world upside down and putting her wounded heart on the line.Don't miss this next heartwarming, touching story in the Windswept Bay Series~the sisters have had their love stories now its time for the brothers to get swept away by love.

After a special ops mission gone terribly wrong, Max Sinclair is home and facing the possibility of losing the career he loves serving his country. When he meets his brother's new stable manager he is drawn to her and feeling more alive.After a bad situation with her ex-boss, horse trainer Kelsey Malone accepted the job of running the Windswept Bay side stables for Cam Sinclair. She's attracted to his brother Max the moment she sees him at Cam and Lana's engagement party. But her dad was career military and gave his life for his country-Kelsey's vowed she'll never go through that again and doesn't date military men. But things get complicated when her ex-boss shows up and Max steps in to protect her.Can love heal these two wounded soul's hearts? Welcome back to the beautiful sunset shores of Windswept Bay where the romance continues...

School teacher Lana Presley has sworn off cowboys. Which should work fine since she's relocated from Texas and is happily adjusting to her new life in Windswept Bay. After a bad breakup-that involved her using her cheating ex as target practice for hurling chocolate covered cherries at…she's happy to be single. And happy not to have her protective brothers and dad meddling in her business. Settling down on the coast permanently, miles away from Texas, is looking perfect.Then the drop-dead gorgeous cowboy, Cam Sinclair, comes to her rescue…several times and sets all of her carefully made plans into chaos.Rancher Cam Sinclair is just in town for a few days on business then heading home to his ranch in Texas. He's got finding the right woman and settling down on his mind. And from the moment he meets spitfire Lana Presley she has his attention. But she's made it clear that Texas and cowboys are not in her plans for the future. Can a road trip and Cam...and love change her mind?Things are getting a bit complicated on the shores of Windswept Bay! Come join the fun in With This Promise book 7 of this captivating series. You've watched the four Sinclair sisters fall in love now it's time to watch the five Sinclair brothers find the women of their dreams.

After her small son, Kevin, asked both God and Santa for a new daddy for Christmas, and then didn't find him under the tree, schoolteacher Jessica Price is starting the new year out with a very unhappy six-year-old little boy on her hands. He can't understand that she's only been a widow for two years and she can't imagine marrying again. But, unknown to her, Kevin has a plan and has decided that if God and Santa won't give him what he wants, then maybe the police can!When the very handsome chief of police, Levi Sinclair, shows up as Kevin's show-and-tell, he believes-as does she-that Kevin has asked him there to show him off as the police chief-it's a little awkward when her son introduces him as his next daddy!Things are getting a bit complicated on the shores of Windswept Bay! Come join the fun in With This Ring, book 6 of this captivating series. You've watched the four Sinclair sisters fall in love; now it's time to watch the five Sinclair brothers find the women of their dreams.

Jillian Sinclair needs a man and she needs him now. She dreams of being a mother-but the doctor just gave her the news that if she plans to carry a baby herself then her time is running out. She also wants true love like her sisters but will she have to settle for something less than that in order to get her baby?The last thing she needs is the only man she's loved and lost coming back to town.Undercover cop, Ryan Locke is back in Windswept Bay but for how long? He broke her heart once when he chose his career over her. Can he be the answer to her prayers or will his dedication to justice take him away from her once more?

Publicist Olivia Sinclair has been away from Windswept Bay for years busy helping the Hollywood elite get out of one scandal after another. But now, she's in the middle of a scandal herself, involving a big name actor and suddenly, coming home to lay low in Windswept Bay is her own best advice to herself.Life has just gotten complicated for charter boat captain, Brandon "BJ" McCall. He's recently learned he has a brother and he's inherited half of a multi-million dollar corporation that could alter life as he knows it. Finding a beautiful, shorty pajama clad female, frozen in fear on the roof of her house is a complication he doesn't mind at all.Terrified and stuck on her roof…and in only her pj's and being rescued by a stranger who could rival any of her Hollywood clients isn't exactly what Olivia had planned. She's trying to get off the cover of the gossip magazines-not hold her spot for eternity! Falling into the arms of a stranger, who turns out to be the long lost brother of her sister's husband-and is a walking news worthy scandal in his own right, is not a smart PR move.Not to mention the family complications it could make if things didn't work out between them. Plus, she has plans to go back to Hollywood the minute she thinks the smoke has cleared.It's all just too complicated.But, on the beaches of Windswept Bay romance is in the air and love is a complication that just might be undeniable.

A kiss is just a kiss…or so some say. But I disagree…this kiss can change a life. It did mine.You are officially invited to the wedding of Shar Sinclair to the man of her dreams, Gage Lancaster…if the groom ever makes it to the wedding.Where is Gage?There's only an hour until the ceremony-no one has heard from Gage and he's not answering his phone. Now, Shar's ready to go looking for her man because something just doesn't feel right.After receiving the message he's been waiting for from his private investigator, Gage can't help but make a life-changing stop on his way to his wedding.But, things quickly spiral out of control and everything about this wedding day is about to change…Don't miss this Windswept Bay short story! It is a companion story to Somewhere With You book 2 and a prelude to Forever And For Always, book 3 coming in October!Anything can happen With This Kiss!

Hurt by her failed marriage and dashed dreams, Cali Sinclair returns home to Windswept Bay with her heart wary and closed to the dreams of true love she so desperately wanted. Determined to never again risk her heart, she throws herself into running the family's small boutique resort on the Florida coast, a place so full of romance that it's a reminder every day of what she'll never have. But when renowned artist Grant Ellington shows up to paint a mural on the wall of the resort, she's swept away by her response to the artist. Suddenly, every time he looks at her, Cali finds it harder than she ever thought possible to keep her heart protected.Grant Ellington loves his ranch, his horses, and his life as a sought-after artist. But after walking away from a plane crash that killed his best friend and the young pilot, he's still struggling with survivor's guilt as he heads to Windswept Bay. Painting a sea life mural at the resort started out as a favor to his neighbor, but one meeting with the beautiful Cali and he feels alive again-and determined to spend time on the moonlit beaches with her in his arms…But, like him, Cali has her own emotional scars-can they learn to trust the love that sparks between them and move forward from this moment on?

Cowgirls don't cry-they just move on.Cowgirl Jolene Bartee has just taken a job at the New Horizon Ranch helping break wild horses and is looking for a fresh start. Almost immediately she's pulled over by the law…a very hot and hunky sheriff who has her hackles up and her heart thumping. But if there is one thing she knows, it's that Bartee's and the law don't mix.Sheriff Deputy Austin Drake is working overtime helping support his recently widowed sister and niece. Tired and lonesome he's decided he's losing his mind if a sassy mouthed, rumpled cowgirl with a chip on her shoulder can get his blood rushing and his heart pumping.But, chemistry can't be denied and everyone around them is noticing, including the town matchmakers. Like fire and ice these two ignite as their hearts melt and love blooms in the midst of obstacles. Let down by too many men in her past can Jolene trust her heart to Austin?Or is it time to move on…Not if Austin can help it. He's out to win Jolene's heart and prove he's not like the others and he's the man to make her dreams come true.

Keeping a secret has never been so hard-all Maddie wanted to do was let Cliff be the first to know they were expecting a baby!But getting caught in a hold up at the Sip-N-Go with the Matchmakin' Posse (aka the grapevine of Mule Hollow) and two teenagers, has Maddie fighting to keep chaos from breaking out inside the convenience store. And now just getting everyone out alive is Maddie's goal. But Maddie's used to wrangling cattle and bulls into line and doing what it takes to get the job done…now, keeping three feisty, old ladies from driving the robbers to shoot them just to shut them up is proving to be a rodeo of a new kind.Keeping her baby secret, fighting robbers, the Posse and morning sickness has Maddie unsure if she'll ever see Cliff again, much less share her secret baby news.Don't miss story #7 in the New Horizon Ranch series. A short story involving Maddie and Cliff from book #1 in the series. If you've been hoping for baby news for them during this series you'll enjoy this quick fun read.

Former special ops soldier Treb Carson has returned to his ranching roots joining up with the New Horizon Ranch. Afghanistan and the loss of his brother have him ready to move forward into happier times-he's looking for love and to start a family. He's not expecting to be captivated by Megan Tanner, the completely wrong woman for his plans. The workaholic, new veterinarian in town doesn't have marriage on her agenda and she's made that clear, but he can't get her or the kiss they share off his mind.Megan Tanner has her personal reasons for not believing in happily-ever-after, but now she's moved to the hometown of the Matchmakin' Posse of Mule Hollow. Avoiding their antics is easy for now, it's calving season and that means no time for anything but work and building her vet practice. But then she's blindsided by the smokin'-hot, ex-military cowboy and the immediate sparks she can't deny or the kiss she can't forget.Treb knows all the reasons why Megan isn't the woman for him…but he can't seem to stop himself. Now he's determined to find out why Megan is so against falling in love and proving to her that she can trust him with her heart.And he's got a certain three nosey ladies on his side…can the "Posse" help this couple find their happily-ever-after?

Dalton Borne is a cowboy who keeps his past closed up inside. He's watched his partners at the New Horizon Ranch find love and he's happy for them and even envious. But his past prevents him from believing he deserves a future that includes a love of his own. But then one stormy night he rescues a very pregnant Rae Anne Tyson from floodwaters and ends up delivering her baby on the side of the road. Suddenly Dalton's life is turned upside down and no matter what he believes he does or doesn't deserve-he can't walk away from helping Rae Anne.

All he wanted for Christmas was a do-over with her.Christmas wedding bells will be ringing if the Matchmakin' Posse of Mule Hollow can get this stubborn cowboy and cowgirl together under the mistletoe for the most anticipated kiss of the holiday. Will Ty Calder, mild mannered partner in the New Horizon Ranch, get his secret Christmas wish and heal his lonesome heart this season? Find out in Book 4 of the New Horizon Ranch/Mule Hollow series.Horse trainer Ty Calder did the right thing four years ago and sent his best friend, Mia Shaw off with a hug and best wishes in her quest for her rodeo dreams to come true. But now she's back for the Christmas holiday and he's not sure he can send her off again without revealing his true feelings…Mia is back in Mule Hollow healing up from an injury that could end her run for the championship. But, lately her heart's not been completely committed to her rodeo dreams and Ty has her thinking he might just be the reason.Suddenly, tensions are running high between Mia and Ty…sparks are flying and have been spotted by the Matchmakin' Posse. Now these two are dodging mistletoe, matchmakers and the kiss they're both fighting to avoid and longing for.But Ty can't believe Mia is ready to give up on her dreams when she's so close…he knows it means more to her than most people realize. No matter how much he wants a life with Mia he refuses to stand in the way of her dreams even if it means losing her forever…It may take his four partners at the New Horizon Ranch and the town of Mule Hollow to get these two believing Christmas is especially the time that love can conquer all.This is going to be one Christmas these two will remember forever…

Being a bridesmaid at her best friend's wedding in the sleepy town of Mule Hollow Texas is the perfect place for Amber Rivers to lay low to avoid a stalker hot on her heels back in Houston. She loves her job and her city life and isn't looking to stay long in the country-but she's blindsided by her attraction to the self-assured rancher, Chase Hartley…Chase agrees to watch over socialite Amber while his partner heads off on his honeymoon but despite the high voltage sparks lighting up between them he has no intention of getting any closer to Amber than necessary to keep her safe. But he soon realizes there's a whole lot more to Amber than he first assumed and keeping his distance is becoming harder with every passing moment they're together.An outside threat plus a little friendly tampering from the meddling Matchmakin' Posse of Mule Hollow puts this couple on high alert as they try not to fall in love.

When runaway bride Sadie Archer's car breaks down on the outskirts of Mule Hollow, Texas, she's not exactly dressed to fix the blown tire. Then again, she hadn't planned on this road trip or her life falling apart a week before her wedding. But now that she's hit the road, destination unknown, Sadie's decided it's time to disappear for a while and find out exactly what it is she wants out of life. But first she needs to change her flat tire, and that is easier said than done when one is wearing…A bunny suit!Ex-rodeo star Rafe Masterson thinks he's seeing things at first. But, yes, that is definitely a female head sticking out of the furry white bunny suit while the lady tangles with a spare tire. A cowboy who guards his heart carefully, he's still always willing to help someone in need…even one wearing white fur from top to bottom. Completely captivated by the unusual woman, Rafe senses she's in trouble in more ways than the flat tire. He's part owner of the New Horizon Ranch and offers her a job as cook…even though they don't need a cook.Sadie can't really cook, but she accepts the job anyway. This is the perfect answer to her needs right now. Anyway, how hard can it be?These two might be down-on-love, but love hasn't given up on them. And the Matchmaking Posse of Mule Hollow has just gotten them in their sights...

One clutzy advice columnist. One champion cowboy. And an entire small town rooting for love.