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By Shanna Hatfield. 2023
When first impressions go awry, there's hope for a second chance. Huck Powell is on track to become a world…
champion bull rider. All he needs to do is stay focused on his goals. Then a chance encounter with a beautiful woman leaves him struggling to hang onto any thought but memories of her sweet smile. Mara Evans has no interest in a serious relationship, particularly with a wild cowboy who trips over his own feet and acts like a tongue-tied dolt. Despite the bad impression she has of him, thoughts of the bull rider linger in her mind. When she encounters him at the rodeo finals, she decides there are far worse things than giving Huck a second chance. Will his two left feet lead to a ring on her left hand? Find out in this sweet holiday romance novella full of western charm, humor, and holiday magicBy Shanna Hatfield. 2023
#### Two unlikely matchmakers set the stage for love Fynlee Dale returns to Holiday to take care of her wacky…
grandmother. Although it means giving up her dreams of a career and husband, she needs to be there for Grams. Carson Ford vows to take care of his elderly aunt after buying her ranch. Comfortable with all aspects of his life, his world turns upside down when he meets a woman who's impossible to forget. They find themselves in the midst of a plot by two scheming old women determined to make them fall in love. Valentine Bride is a funny, sweet small-town romance featuring a cast of colorful secondary characters intertwined around a heartwarming love storyBy Shanna Hatfield. 2023
He's a former rodeo star who gave up his career to run the family ranch. She's an aspiring chef with…
a food truck, a dream, and no interest in another man coming along to ruin her plans. Troy Lucas walked away from his winning rodeo career to run the family ranch after the death of his grandfather. Now, being a rancher, a farrier, and even team roping just for fun can't seem to keep him satisfied. He didn't think he'd miss his glory days in the rodeo when he came back home - in fact, there's nowhere else he'd rather be. Still, he can't deny the hole inside that keeps reminding him he's longing for something . . . more. Chef Lark Gibson has only one thing on her mind: opening a restaurant in Portland. Until that day comes, Lark will take her food truck to as many events as possible and make sure her customers are always begging for more. The last thing she expected was to find herself distracted by a knight in dusty Wranglers, until a handsome cowboy comes to her rescue and catches her off-guard. Will the approaching Christmas season lead this hungry cowboy and ambitious chef to realize that what they thinkBy William Johnstone, J. A. Johnstone. 2009
Rollicking Western adventure featuring two hardheaded cowboys who veer towards the wrong side of the law by the authors of…
the Last Gunfighter series.Here&’s Your Gold. Now Fight for It . . . Sometimes, it&’s bad to be good. That&’s what happens when Scratch Morton and Bo Creel are rewarded with a gold mine for saving a rich man&’s bacon. The catch: this mine is a magnet for marauding Mexican banditos. Budding capitalists, Scratch and Bo fight back. That&’s when they discover that the thieves aren&’t who they thought they were, some really bad guys are on the way, and a beautiful woman might just be the most dangerous bandit of all—the kind that can steal your heart. For Scratch and Bo, this gold mine might make them rich. But it&’s more likely to get them killed—just as soon as they can figure out who wants them dead . . . Praise for the novels of William W. Johnstone &“[A] rousing, two-fisted saga of the growing American frontier.&”—Publishers Weekly on Eyes of Eagles &“There&’s plenty of gunplay and fast-paced action.&”—Curled Up with a Good Book on Dead Before SundownBy William W. Johnstone, J. A. Johnstone. 2023
JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. WHERE THE DREAMS ARE BIGGER—AND THE ROAD IS DEADLIER.From the bestselling masters of Old West fiction comes a…
bold new saga of the American frontier. Set amid the sprawling plains and majestic mountains of Wyoming Territory, this is the epic story of a legendary stagecoach line—and the brave men who built it, drove it, and risked their lives to keep it running . . . Founded in 1866, The Frontier Overland Company was no ordinary stagecoach operation. To begin with, its founding partners met in a Wyoming saloon brawl. After a raucous burst of punching, cursing, and chair smashing, the last two men standing become friends for life. Two kindred souls with the same fighting spirit, Tucker Cobb and former Texas Ranger Butch Keeling agreed to launch a business together: a brand-new stagecoach line through the wilds of Wyoming . . . They called it the Frontier Overland Company. And a legend was born. Cobb and Keeling knew it wouldn&’t be easy. The nation was still healing from the War Between the States. Red Cloud&’s War—an armed alliance of Lakota, Northern Cheyennes, and Northern Apaho against the United States—was heating up fast. And wealthy railroad magnates were itching to lay track for their western expansion to the Pacific. But it was one ruthless businessman—King Charles Hagen—who posed the biggest danger of all. He saw Cobb and Keeling&’s fledging company as a direct threat to his growing shipping empire. And, unfortunately for them, he decided to squash their little stagecoach business while they&’re escorting a young woman to see her dying father, an army colonel, at a Wyoming fort. With Red Cloud on the warpath, Wyoming Territory is about to become hell on earth. This is the thrilling story of The Frontier Overland Company. This is how dreams are made. How legends are born. And how two fearless men staked their claim in America. The rest is history.By Greg Cox, Laura Gilman, Scott Sigler, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Aaron Rosenberg, Maurice Broaddus, Carrie Harris, James Moore, Josh Malerman, Marguerite Reed, R. S. Belcher, Jeffrey Mariotte, Cullen Bunn, Jennifer Brody, C. Sellner, John Hartness. 2023
Gunslingers. Lawmen. Snake-oil Salesmen. Cowboys. Mad Scientists. And a few monsters.The Old West has never been wilder!THE GOOD, THE BAD,…
AND THE UNCANNY presents sixteen original and never-before-published adventures by some of today' s most visionary writers who have spun wildly offbeat tales of gunmen, lawmen, magic, and weird science.Saddle up with Josh Malerman, Scott Sigler, Keith DeCandido, Cullen Bunn, R.S. Belcher, Greg Cox, Jeffrey Mariotte, Laura Anne Gilman, Aaron Rosenberg, Maurice Broaddus, John G. Hartness, Carrie Harris, James A. Moore, Marguerite Reed, C. Edward Sellner, Carrie Harris, and Jennifer Brody! These tales twist the American West into a place of darkness, shadows, sudden death, terror in the night, bold heroism, devious magic, and shocking violence.Each story blazes a new trail through very strange territory – discovering weird science, ancient evil, mythic creatures, and lightning-fast action.Edited by Jonathan Maberry, NY Times bestselling author of GHOSTWALKERS: A DEADLANDS NOVEL, the Joe Ledger Thrillers, V-WARS, and KAGEN THE DAMNED.By Brian Leung. 2006
“A riveting novel of two heroic people attempting to transcend the prejudices of their time and place.” —Ron Rash, author…
of Serena and One Foot in Eden“Leung’s writing is exquisite, deceptively plain, deeply felt and spiritually high, with dead-on depictions of the world as it is.” —San Francisco ChronicleFrom Brian Leung, author of Lost Men and World Famous Love Acts (winner of both the Asian American Literary Award and the Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction) comes a story of forbidden friendship in an Old West mining town. Set amidst the racial tensions surrounding the Rock Springs Massacre, Take Me Home makes the desperate coal mine culture of Wyoming come alive. Readers of Annie Dillard and Annie Proulx will thrill for the latest book by this exciting voice in American literature.By Ian Stansel. 2017
&“One of the most compelling novels I&’ve read in a long time.&” —Eowyn Ivey &“Shares the trail with the likes…
of Edward Abbey, Cormac McCarthy, and Larry McMurtry.&” —Craig Johnson, best-selling author of the Walt Longmire Mysteries, the basis for the hit show Longmire When Silas Van Loy flees home on horseback to avoid capture for his brother&’s murder, he is followed by both the police and his brother&’s wife, Lena, who is intent on exacting revenge. She reluctantly lets her trusted stable assistant join her in a journey across the wilds of Northern California in the hopes of catching Silas for one final showdown. Stansel follows the chase and shares the story of the brothers&’ rise from hardscrabble childhood to their reign as the region&’s preeminent horse trainers, tracking the tense sibling rivalry that ultimately leads to the elder&’s death. A &“fast-paced, moving narrative in which family loyalty is tested, broken, and redeemed in unexpected ways,&”* The Last Cowboys of San Geronimo will satisfy fans of Kent Haruf, Charles Portis, Molly Gloss, and Smith Henderson, and establish Stansel as a new voice in this grand tradition. *BookPageBy John Jakes. 1978
The Civil War is over, but the Kent family&’s good fortune is suddenly threatened in this novel by the #1…
New York Times–bestselling author of North and South. The penultimate volume in John Jakes&’s stirring Kent Family Chronicles finds America booming in its postwar prosperity. With this newly secured peace comes an opportunity for the Kent family to reconcile and to thrive, both personally and financially. Gideon Kent takes up his father&’s vow to reunite the family, but when he brings his father&’s widow back into the fold, the repercussions seem insurmountable. Against the backdrop of a recovering nation, the Kents face dramatic challenges and unexpected rifts that could leave the family shattered for years to come. This ebook features an illustrated biography of John Jakes including rare images from the author&’s personal collection.By Sara Orwig. 2013
USA TODAY bestselling author Sara Orwig returns to the Texas Cattleman's Club, where cowboys know best As a card-carrying member of…
the Texas Cattleman's Club, Sam Gordon is conservative to the core. Discovering Lila Hacketthe woman he'd shared a passionate night withis carrying his baby? Heck yeah, he means to marry her! Never mind that marriage is not what she wants. With a budding career, Lila has no intention of changing her life to become Sam's idea of the perfect wife. So if he wants their baby to wear the Gordon name, he needs to change his ideas about what he really needs from Lila and just what he's willing to give her in return.USA TODAY bestselling authorTheir goodbye was supposed to be for good.But now this rich rancher is back…and he wants her!For…
billionaire Texan Noah Grant, joining the military meant sacrifice—breaking up with city girl Camilla Warner was especially tough. Yet coming home to discover she’s had his child changes everything—except for the desire still burning between them and the wall of misunderstandings keeping them apart. But Noah’s come too far to give up without a fight…By William Johnstone. 1995
&“Solid, page-turning entertainment featuring a larger-than-life hero in MacCallister&” from the greatest Western writer of the 21st century (Booklist). Divided…
they fall . . . Raised by the Shawnee, Jamie Ian MacCallister fought his way to manhood on an odyssey that took him from the Alamo to Colorado to the goldfields of California. Now, the United States is divided against itself—North against South, brother against brother, father against son. With his own sons fighting on opposing sides, MacCallister leads his Confederate Marauders into battle from Georgia to Tennessee, from Bull Run to Shiloh. When the guns of war finally fall silent, a vengeful enemy vows to add another chapter to the bloodstained pages of history . . . by hunting down the soldier named Jamie Ian MacCallister. Praise for the Eagles series &“[A] rousing, two-fisted saga of the growing American frontier.&”—Publishers WeeklyBy Kat Martin. 2013
The perfect murder is a work of art. The final book in the New York Times–bestselling author’s sexy and suspenseful…
Raines of Wind Canyon series.In one catastrophic instant, Haley Warren’s father was taken from her. She knows the explosion that killed him was no accident. Tyler Brodie, the provocative and handsome P.I. hired by Haley, discovers that her father was investigating a suspected art theft. As Haley and Ty get closer to the truth, the truth gets ugly: Did Haley’s dad know too much . . . or was he in on the take? And although Ty’s a consummate professional, he’s having trouble focusing on the facts of the case, and not the figure of his gorgeous client. The two are determined to get to the bottom of the case, even if it means they die trying.Praise for Kat Martin“Kat Martin is a fast gun when it comes to storytelling, and I love her books.” —Linda Lael Miller, #1 New York Times–bestselling author“It doesn’t matter what Martin’s characters are up against—she dishes up romantic suspense, sizzling sex . . . and fans are going to be the winners.” —RT Book ReviewsBy Kat Martin. 2013
The New York Times–bestselling author “gives you mystery, murder, romance, humor and a twist . . . Kat Martin’s writing is fantastic” (Fresh…
Fiction).Sabrina Eckhart in on the hunt for a hidden silver mine in the West Texas desert, which would solve all of her financial problems. That is, if she can find it. The man with the skills she needs is private investigator Alex Justice—a former navy fighter pilot and a current pain in the neck.When mysterious “accidents” start to plague their search, it seems Rina’s multi-acre inheritance might be more a curse than a blessing. But the vultures are circling, and if they don’t watch their backs, the relentless desert sun could be the last thing Rina and Alex ever see.“Martin’s seventh Raines of Wind Canyon contemporary western sizzles with unbridled passion and nonstop suspense . . . the fast pace and romantic chemistry never falter.” —Publishers Weekly“Martin’s suspenseful tale, featuring multiple characters, family secrets, and steamy lovemaking, is enhanced by a subplot involving a child killer, a court case, and Alex’s niece.” —Booklist“Gloriously suspenseful . . . magnificent reading . . . Martin is superb.” —Romance ReviewsBy Craig Johnson. 2023
Sheriff Walt Longmire uncovers a cold case that hits very close to home and forces him to put his life…
on the line with implications that some people would kill to keep buried foreverSheriff Walt Longmire and Dog are called on a routine search and rescue to Wyoming&’s Bighorn Mountains, where Walt finds himself on a rock outcropping remembering when his father told him about the first time he saw a man die. In the late forties, Bill Sutherland was shot but the investigation was stymied because no member of the elk camp—where he was found—was carrying the caliber rifle that killed the state accountant. When Dog discovers the missing weapon, the sheriff of Absaroka County is plunged headfirst into a cold case. His investigation quickly finds ties to a hidden mineral fund that someone is willing to kill to keep secret. The embodiment of the fair-minded detective, Walt is pushed to his ethical boundaries. In his relentless pursuit of the truth, he discovers the rifle in question belonged to none other than Walt&’s infamous and uncompromising grandfather, Lloyd Longmire.By Addison Fox. 2015
A pretend boyfriend, a murder and a lost heirjust another day for the Adair family What harm could there be pretending…
a sexy FBI agent is her boyfriend? Plenty, socialite Landry Adair discovers when she must work with Derek Winchester to locate the missing Adair heir. Pretend hugs, pretend kisses, and before she knows it, their sizzling attraction is dangerously real! But as Landry and Derek race to uncover family secretspossibly her father's murderermore danger arises. Coming close to the truth draws out a killer desperate to get the two out of the way. Only then does Landry realize she's more warrior than society princess and she'll fight tooth and nail for a real chance at love!By Marie Ferrarella. 2015
Scandal leads to death on the Colton ranch in the latest from USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella. When murder strikes…
his family's ranch, Detective Ryan Colton follows the evidence straight to his sister. Instinct tells him she's innocent. But once her DNA is found at the scene, Ryan goes head-to-head with the forensics expert he'd hoped to avoid. Susie Howardthe beautiful woman he once loved and left. Seeing Ryan again has Susie doubting everything, especially her resolution to forget the sexy, rugged cowboy cop. If her intuition is wrong, then the real killer is still at large and has the Coltons in his sights. Teaming up with Ryan is the only way for him to save his familyand his second chance with her.By Stella Bagwell. 2011
A man like Johnny Chino was impossible to forget although for five long years Bridget Donovan had certainly tried. But when the…
proud Apache asked for help, Bridget's job as a doctor wouldn't let her say no. Being so close to the man who'd broken her heart would be a trial, and she vowed never to fall for him again.Johnny was certain he'd done the right thing in breaking it off with Bridget. She deserved so much more than someone like him. Yet having her near reminded him of all he'd given up when he'd pushed her away. And those feelingsno matter how much he ignored themweren't going away.Sometimes, what's meant to be just can't be denied.By B. Daniels. 1997
She Claimed Her Baby Was His…Yet Chase Calloway swore he'd never met the mysterious pregnant woman who appeared at his…
family's ranch. True, an accident had blocked parts of his memory, but he wouldn't have forgotten the desire that flared between them....Marni McCumber deceived so that she might learn the truth. She hadn't counted on the pre-Christmas snows stranding her with Chase's secretive family--or the dangerous mishaps that have hinted she’s not the only one with something to hide. Forced to accept Chase's protection, Marni has found one truth impossible to conceal--she wants Chase. But when he regained his memory, would he want her? Previously Published.By B. Daniels. 2001
She may be the wrong girl, but this undercover cop will compromise everything he valuesto make things right for her…
and her daughter. Amanda Crowe's baby girl has been kidnapped, and in the shadowy world in which she lives, there's no one to trust exceptherself. But she hasn't counted on Jesse McCall getting in her way—a man who is more thanhe seems… Posing as Amanda's driver, undercover cop Jesse McCall is assigned to watch themobster's daughter. But he can't ignore Amanda's heart-wrenching effort to bring her childhome, nor her siren's call luring him ever closer. As a cop, Jesse has a duty to fulfill.But as Amanda's lover, he'll protect her and her baby from all harm—even if it meansbreaking the law. Originally published in 2001