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River's Return : A Small Town Contemporary Western Romance (River's End Series Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Leanne Davis (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Never fitting into his family of horse ranchers, biker Shane Rydell, needs the open road over the horse pastures of his youth.

He has spent his life trying to find a road that can travel between the family he loves and the open road he is pulled towards. He can’t seem to sever the connection to a place he doesn’t want to be from, but which, he always seems destined to return to.

Prim and proper school teacher, Allison Gray has been burned deep enough she will never risk her heart again after a failed marriage that has left her devastated. A rare teaching opportunity brings her to the small town of River’s End. Meeting the obnoxious and swaggering Shane Rydell, when he comes to his nephew’s conference, Allison is confident that his charms will never work on her.

But underneath the callous, cocky smile is a rare heart that becomes the only person to finally breech the concrete wall Allison has surrounded her grief with. Just as she considers trusting this man, so opposite of her but so genuine, does the unexpected happen. Past fears and anguish make her pull away from Shane, sure of one thing: she will never go through the same devastation that sent her running to River’s End. Even if that means losing Shane.

But instead of breaking them, their connection will become something far more than either of them ever dreamed of… it will become everything.

Binge read this contemporary, western romance series, full of hot cowboys and family entanglements that is based around the Rydell River Ranch brought to you by small-town romance author Leanne Davis…

Recommended Reading Order for River's End Series:
River's End
River's Escape
River's Return
River Road
River on Fire
River's Lost
River of Change
River's Destiny
River's Rescue
River's Winter
River in Darkness
River in Light
River in the Mountains
River at the Ranch
River to the Ocean
River from the City
River Through the Valley
River of Regrets
River's Edge

Each book is a standalone with a happily-ever after but the journey getting there? Never easy and always epic! You’ll get to check in with beloved characters in this interconnected standalone series.

Content Warning: Please note, this title deals with strong language, sexual situations, and mature content matter. See the inside of this books for a complete list of content warnings.
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"This author never ceases to take me on an emotional roller coaster ride with every book she writes. This series has never had any conventional romances. She always takes two people who couldn't be more different from everything from looks to moral values to where and how they were raised but yet as the story progresses you see along with the characters they are perfect for each other." -Cindy, SnS Reviews*"Allison is the follow the rules, don't disrupt the status quo kind of girl. Shane is the tatted bad boy that gets around. You know the saying.. opposites attract.This story had me crying and laughing a lot of times reading the same page. This series is a definite one click." -Jami, Goodreads Reviews*"Once again, as always another emotional deeply moving journey of two people who at first glance are polar opposites but are in fact two halves of the same whole." -Leann, Goodreads Reviewer*"Wow!! What an emotional roller coaster!! Happiness and heartbreak. Loved Shane and Allison's story and the continuation of Erin's." -Regina, Goodreads Reviewer*"One is really my favorite. Something about Shane that had my heart swoon. And maybe it's because of Allison whom is his nephew's teacher. She challenges him. I really enjoyed this book." -Lisa, Goodreads Reviewer*"Love it! This book is so much. It is well written and in such a lovely way. Allison and Shane's story broke my heart and put it back together again. Shane needs to grow up and Allison needs to live again. Total opposites attract in this book. The series has captured my attention." -Theresa, Goodreads Reviewers*"This series gets better and better. Hands down loved it. This story is about Shane and Allison. Shane is an Alpha male. He loves to ride and can fix anything. Allison is his nephews teacher. Shane had a not so great first impression at Charlie's teachers conference. These 2 through off sparks. Loved it." -Shannon, Goodreads Reviewer

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0113F0UNC
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Leanne Davis (September 30, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 30, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.7 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 310 pages
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Raw. Real. Emotional Romance. Writing provocative and darker themed romance that always finds its happily ever after!

With 40 plus, full length books there is a story for everyone!

Cowboy romance? Got it! Small town... yep. Big city rock star? Covered! You like a little suspense? Yep, got a few of those too.

Most of my books are standalone stories in connected series. Whether it's the setting, theme or family connections, my series are often multi-generational and span decades. While each book is a complete story, beloved characters will pop in and out of these sagas. I stick to new adult, contemporary and western romances, with tons of emotion and all the feels tucked into them.

I live in the rainy area of Western Washington, and spend as much time as I can traveling to destinations all across the state, where I do all things outdoors.

Many of these locations become the settings for my books.

I earned my business degree from Western Washington University, and worked for several years in the construction management field before turning to writing full time.

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Customers enjoy the emotional content of the book. They find it touching, heartwarming, and sweet. The story is described as a love story that makes you laugh and cry.

"...The story oh the Rydell family was heart warming and loved books 1,2,and 3 and i can't wait to read AJ's story." Read more

"Once again, as always another emotional deeply moving journey of two people who at first glance are polar opposites but are in fact two halves of..." Read more

"...This series has never had any conventional romances...." Read more

"...It is heart wrenching and breathtaking. It is gripping and emotional. It is all realistic and possible. Shane is the ultimate book boyfriend...." Read more

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Customers enjoy the story. They find it well-written and a must-read series. The author weaves her tale neatly into the story.

"...The story oh the Rydell family was heart warming and loved books 1,2,and 3 and i can't wait to read AJ's story." Read more

"...Bad impression again. Good read with a lot of trauma being worked through. Couldn't put it down." Read more

"Beautiful story about finding love out of heartache and pain especially when love was the last thing that Shane and his proper school teacher Miss..." Read more

"This story is everything. It is my favorite of the series so far. It is heart wrenching and breathtaking. It is gripping and emotional...." Read more

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Customers enjoy the hair length. They say who doesn't love a sexy biker with long hair and that a beautiful, fulfilling life can be found, experienced, and lived.

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  • Mom Romano
    5.0 out of 5 stars great book
    Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2024
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    I enjoyed reading (River's Return) by Leanne Davis. The story oh the Rydell family was heart warming and loved books 1,2,and 3 and i can't wait to read AJ's story.
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  • SnickleFritz
    5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful, fulfilling life can be found, experienced and lived between the dark and the light of our souls.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2015
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    Once again, as always another emotional deeply moving journey of two people who at first glance are polar opposites but are in fact two halves of the same whole. They skeptically agree to be friends to create a strong, undefeatable force needed to help a dear friend overcome the fears, demons and doubts that destroyed her self confidence and self worth.

    As they work together to help their friend on her exhausting, difficult journey to develop a skill most people learn easily in their formative years, have mastered in their early/late teens, they discover qualities in each other that are both interesting, intriguing and quickly become very attracting.

    When they reveal their tragedies and fears to each other they find a heart and soul to lean on to help fuel the strength essential for any chance to begin to heal. Together they discover that while life never is or will be perfect, it can be joyous and fulfilling despite the pains of the past that never goes away.

    Leanne Davis has a way of crafting emotional, gripping works of art that while are fiction, are so real. The characters, their struggles, their revelations will stay with you long after their journeys have been revealed. You feel what is in their hearts, see into their souls and become a part of them as they face their demons to rebuild their lives.

    Most endearing to me as reader and absolute fan is that while no two characters or stories are alike (though all are amazing, trust me)she weaves a common thread in her all her stories that reaffirms, a beautiful, fulfilling life can be found, experienced and lived between the dark and the light of our souls.

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  • Cindy O
    4.0 out of 5 stars This author never ceases to take me on an emotional roller coaster ride with every book she writes.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2015
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    This author never ceases to take me on an emotional roller coaster ride with every book she writes. This series has never had any conventional romances. She always takes two people who couldnt be more different from everything from looks to moral values to where and how they were raised but yet as the story progresses you see along with the characters they are perfect for each other.

    Shane Rydell never felt like he fit in with his family even though he loved his brother dearly. They were raised on a cattle and horse ranch and horses were never his thing. His father was a little rough on him due to this which in turn made Shane once he was old enough leave for months at a time on his Harley. Shane answered to no one and he did what he wanted no apologies. He was happiest when he was fixing old tractors or cars or motorcycles. Give him something electronic and he'd tinker with it. He also didnt believe in relationships. He unapologetically slept with who he wanted whether they were married or not and his conscience was clear because he wasn't the one cheating. His view on life and how he lived it came to a screeching halt once he has to attend his nephews parent/teacher conference when his brother is away on his honeymoon.

    I look at this book as two parts. The first part was the restoration of Shane's conscience by Allison Gray who is an elementary teacher with aspirations of helping others with reading disabilities. She has a strong moral compass and doesn't hesitate in telling Shane his selfish actions have the potential to harm innocent people. As Shane starts to finally feel in his heart again and look at his actions your heart breaks for him when even his own family has a problem believing the drastic change. The second half of this book is Allison Gray's story. Shane knew right away he loved Allison but he had no idea of the deep rooted emotional pain she was hiding. I'm not going to get into what that was but it rips your heart out a time or two or three.

    Unknowingly Allison made Shane into a better man which she in turn would need to help her move past some traumatic issues.

    There was one other thing that was very special to see during this book. In the first book in the series the heroine was illiterate and had suffered because of her never being able to learn to read. Allison knew she suffered from dyslexia that had gone undiagnosed for more than 26 years and through Shane's urging convinced Allison to get educated and certified to teach Erin how to conquer her disability and finally learn to read. Nothing is ever easy for any characters in any of Leanne's books but love and determination eventually get these characters the happiness they finally deserve.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Reformed by love
    Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2023
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    Shane is a bad boy, he doesn't see sleeping with a married woman as wrong for him since he didn't make any promises to anyone to be monogamous. Things start to change when he meets his nephews teacher at a parent teacher conference. Bad boy meets nice teacher. Neither likes the other right from the start. But things change when his current play mate tells her husband that he's sleeping with the girl next door who is the teacher. Bad impression again. Good read with a lot of trauma being worked through. Couldn't put it down.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Book review
    Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2023
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    Beautiful story about finding love out of heartache and pain especially when love was the last thing that Shane and his proper school teacher Miss Gray was looking for. I loved how the tragic death of a stillborn child was dealt with and then finding you’re pregnant and over reacting to the situation.
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  • AmberK
    5.0 out of 5 stars Change & possibilities
    Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2020
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    This story is everything. It is my favorite of the series so far. It is heart wrenching and breathtaking. It is gripping and emotional. It is all realistic and possible.
    Shane is the ultimate book boyfriend. I mean tatted, bad boy who lives how he wants, grew up on a ranch, and is honest to a fault- what's not to love?! Okay so he is cocky and his morals are definitely skewed. He lives life to the fullest and does everything full throttle.
    Allison is intelligent, buttoned-up, and predictable. She is passionate about helping people learn to read and overcome obstacles. She has a past trauma that keeps her from letting anyone close. The annoying biker with questionable values is the last person on earth she would consider conversing with but he keeps showing up regardless.
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  • Sheri Merrell
    5.0 out of 5 stars Rivers Return
    Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2022
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    The characters come alive! I sincerely enjoyed how well the author wove her tale. Each book of this series smoothly transitions into the next set of characters.
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  • seeknstuff2
    4.0 out of 5 stars Trigger warning
    Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2023
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    This is a well written, emotional story. It does deserve a trigger warning about a still birth in the story line.
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  • Kayley
    5.0 out of 5 stars A highly reccommended read. Amazing books and a superb author!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 22, 2020
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    This book was truly lovely, I really enjoyed it. It had me laughing, smiling, and feeling happy. But also had my heart breaking for these characters, and I did indeed shed a few tears every now and then (who am I kidding, it was actually quite alot). These are all indications of a fab author. She knows how to draw you in to the story like you are actually there. And can certainly pull on your heart strings. I have loved every book in this series so far. But this one for me. Has been my favourite up to now. I'd reccommend reading this series. I look forward to the rest of the Rivers End series. And also the other books leanne has written. Thank you for opening my eyes and heart to these characters and stories.
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  • Carole Lynham
    5.0 out of 5 stars how many more are there?
    Reviewed in Australia on July 29, 2019
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    I've read 3 of the Rivers books & enjoyed them all, have still to read the rest of them.
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  • Lynn Gordon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on October 31, 2015
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    Great read!
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  • Amazon カスタマー
    4.0 out of 5 stars So... when can I read the #4?
    Reviewed in Japan on April 5, 2016
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    Love this series- breathtaking scenery, beautiful, yet very real heroines, and gorgeous heroes... so, again... When does amazon start distribute next book!?
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  • Slim
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliantly real
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 30, 2020
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    Such a good book. It didnt go the way I thought it would. Kept me on my toes.
    And that big thing that happened... was written so well. It was described so beautifully and true. I had to put the book down a few times to have a little cry about my own. Thank you. For doing such a thing a great justice. To make others more aware. And feel our pain.
    Just thank you.
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