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The Last Real Cowboy (Cold River Ranch #3)
by Caitlin CrewsUSA Today bestselling author Caitlin Crews returns to the Cold River Ranch series with The Last Real Cowboy!In Cold River, sometimes forbidden love is the sweetest of them all… Perennial good girl Amanda Kittredge knows that her longtime crush on Brady Everett was never really supposed to go anywhere. But when Brady comes home during Amanda’s first attempt at independence, well, who better to teach her about rebellion than her older brother’s bad-boy best friend?Brady’s plans did not include being forced to work the family homestead for a year—and yet, here he is. And, to make matters worse, his best friend’s innocent little sister is making a menace of herself in the most grown-up, tempting ways. When Amanda begs Brady to teach her about men, he knows he should refuse. But could Brady’s greatest temptation be his salvation?“Loaded with charming characters [and] wit….will win the heart of any romance fan.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) on A True Cowboy Christmas
The Last Ranch: A Novel of the New American West
by Michael McgarrityThe grand saga of an American ranching family continues in The Last Ranch, the final, mesmerizing book of New York Times bestseller Michael McGarrity's gripping and richly authentic American West trilogy.When Matthew Kerney returns to his ranch in the beautiful San Andres Mountains after serving in Sicily during World War II, he must not only fight to recover physically and emotionally from a devastating war injury, but he must also battle attempts by the U.S. Army to seize control of his land for expanded weapons testing. Forced off public grazing lands, banned from gathering his cattle on high mountain pastures, and confronted by military police guarding a high security army post on the northern reaches of the range, Matt finds himself at the center of a heavy-handed government land-grab. The reasons behind this surge of secrecy and control become clear when Matt witnesses the boiling, blinding explosion of the first atom bomb at Trinity Site. As he struggles with an aging, stove-up father no longer able to carry a heavy load at the ranch, an ex-convict intent on killing him, and a failing relationship with a woman he dearly loves, Matt must draw upon all his mental and physical resources to keep his world--and the people in it--from collapsing. Following the New York Times bestselling Hard Country and its sequel Backlands, The Last Ranch enthralls with the deeply rich, sometimes heartbreaking Kerney family saga as it steps brilliantly into the mid-twentieth-century world of the new American West.From the Hardcover edition.
The Last Picture Show (Last Picture Show Trilogy #No. 1)
by Larry McMurtry“McMurtry is an alchemist who converts the basest materials to gold.” — New York Times Book Review The Last Picture Show (1966) is both a rambunctious coming-of-age story and an elegy to a forlorn Texas town trying to keep its one movie house alive. Adapted into the Oscar-winning film, this masterpiece immortalizes the lives of the hardscrabble residents who are threatened by the inexorable forces of the modern world.
The Last Outlaw
by Rosanne BittnerTrue Love Never DiesTimes have changed, and the old Wild West is a thing of the past. Nestled in his beautiful Colorado ranch, surrounded by family, infamous former outlaw Jake Harkner's hung up his guns for good and finally found a measure of peace—but dark memories haunt the woman who has always been his strength, and not even Jake is certain he can save his beloved Miranda this time.All he can do is swear to remain by her side. But it takes more than a hope for peace to outrun a past defined by violence, and it isn't long before Jake is embroiled in a rescue mission he simply can't refuse. Life has brought him back full circle as he rides into Mexico to save a young girl from a dreadful fate...leaving Miranda behind one final time, fearing that the man she loves more than anything is destined to die the way he's always lived—by the gun.Outlaw Hearts Series:Outlaw Hearts (Book 1)Do Not Forsake Me (Book 2)Love's Sweet Revenge (Book 3)The Last Outlaw (Book 4)Praise for Bestselling Historical Western Romances by Rosanne Bittner:"[A]n emotional powerhouse! The strong flavor of the Wild West combines with a beautiful love story, creating a true saga of the era... This classic historical western is destined for the 'keeper' shelf." —RT Book Reviews, Top Pick"A hero to set feminine hearts aflutter...western romance readers will thoroughly enjoy this." —Library Journal"Fans of such authors as Jodi Thomas and Georgina Gentry will enjoy Bittner's thrilling tale of crime and love in the Old West." —Booklist Online"One of the most powerful voices in western romance." —RT Book Reviews"This is a tale of tragedy and triumph and the undying power of family to overcome all odds. Bittner at the top of her form."—RT Book Reviews, 4.5 Stars TOP PICK!
The Last Outlaw
by Lawrence CortesiOne by one, the infamous outlaw gangs that had terrorized the American West were being wiped out. But Bill Doolin, once a member of the Dalton gang, had dreams of glory. With the Daltons dead, he saw no reason why he couldn't form a gang of his own and pick up where they had left off. The gang he assembled, made up of drifters and outlaws on the run, soon achieved a notoriety to rival that of any who had gone before. Bill Doolin was a man with a price on his head and a posse on his trail.
Last of the Red-Hot Riders: A Hell's Outlaws Novel
by Tina LeonardThe toughest rodeo rider in Hell, Texas, discovers his tender side with a feisty cowgirl in this sexy new novel from USA Today bestselling author Tina Leonard. Cameron Dix knows that becoming an elite rider is the first step to realizing her dream: owning a special-needs equestrian academy. Only one thing stands in her way--and he's big, tall, and sizzles like a Texas steak. Superhunk Saint Markham claims that he isn't happy about all the women galloping into town, but the heat in his eyes tells Cameron a different story. What else can a fiery redhead do but let her hair down and give in to desire hot enough to melt her saddle? Saint has seen what happens when women come marching into the Hell's Outlaws Training Center: Strong men crumble. Problem is, he's got rivals willing to train a talented lady rider like Cameron. But after one night of passion, he's branded. And from the moment he kisses her ruby lips, Cameron is his--even if he's too stubborn to admit it. Now Saint must stake his claim on a life of delicious sin with the woman he loves.
Last of the Red-Hot Cowboys: Hell's Outlaws
by Tina LeonardA sexy cowgirl gives a rugged Texas loner the ride of his life in USA Today bestselling author Tina Leonard's seductive new series. Ava Buchanan dreams of a career on the rodeo circuit. Winning a spot on a one-of-a-kind team would be her ticket to the life she's always wanted. Ava won't let anyone stand in her way--not even a stubborn cowboy whose slow-molasses smile and red-hot swagger set her senses aflame . . . and whose talents as a trainer could make her a star. Rodeo might be a man's game, but Ava knows the right woman's touch can tame the wildest heart. Trace Carter believes his mayor's plan to raise the town's profile has disaster written all over it, and he won't allow the Hell's Outlaws Training Center to be dragged into the fiasco. Yet watching Ava's delectable body on horseback proves too much of a temptation, and his fantasies stray to her riding skills outside the arena. Soon Trace is fighting like hell to rein in his unbridled desire for the petite brunette before it becomes a passion hotter than the Texas sun.Advance praise for Last of the Red-Hot Cowboys "If you like your cowboys smokin' and your cowgirls sassy, you'll love the sparks that fly between Trace and Ava in Tina Leonard's Last of the Red-Hot Cowboys."--Laura Moore, author of Once Tasted"I'll definitely be looking for more by Tina Leonard."--That Ginger Girl Reads"This book was a fun-filled ride that I'd read over and over again."--A Crazy Vermonter's Book Reviews Includes a special message from the editor, as well as excerpts from other Loveswept titles.
Last of the Ravagers (Splatter Western)
by Bryan SmithSnakebite is a sleepy town in the middle of the Arizona desert. Nothing much exciting happens there. Until, that is, a terrified bounty hunter rides in raving about monsters.Shortly thereafter, a stranger named Doyle shows up, a mysterious figure with powerful magic at his command. Alternately known as the Lord of the Dead and the Last of the Ravagers, the renegade wizard seeks even greater power, the source of which resides in the heart of Snakebite.As monsters and dead things rise and lay siege to the town, a band of citizens must come together to make a desperate last stand.
The Last of the Plainsmen
by Zane GreyZane Grey (January 31, 1872 - October 23, 1939) was an American author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that presented an idealized image of the American frontier, including the novel Riders of the Purple Sage, his bes selling book. This is one of his stories.
The Last of the Plainsmen: Digital Reprint Of 1911 Grosset And Dunlap Edition
by Zane GreyZane Grey is an American icon, the premier chronicler of the West, and the writer who first brought the frontier to life in all its gritty glory. In this classic western, frontier legend Buffalo Jones won't back down from the most dangerous hunt of all. . .Big, brash and fearless, Buffalo Jones is in pursuit of the greatest mountain lion ever spotted in the remote Arizona desert. Determined to bring the beast home alive, Jones leads a colorful band of brothers into a wild land, across the Colorado River to Buckskin Mountain at the red mesa rim of the Grand Canyon. But while Jones has foresworn all killing, even smashed his rifle on a wagon wheel in a vow to save the species, he and his men are entering a fight for their lives. If Apaches, stampedes of wild horses or rattlesnakes don't get them, another enemy will: roaming packs of the one beast who fears no man... "In a changing world it is comforting. . .and entertaining to spend a little while in the company of Zane Grey." --New York Times"Zane Grey epitomized the mythical West that should have been." --True West"Grey was a champion of the American wilderness and the men and women who tamed the Old West."--Booklist
Last of the Breed: A Novel
by Louis L'AmourHere is the kind of authentically detailed epic novel that has become Louis L'Amour's hallmark. It is the compelling story of U.S. Air Force Major Joe Mack, a man born out of time. When his experimental aircraft is forced down in Russia and he escapes a Soviet prison camp, he must call upon the ancient skills of his Indian forebears to survive the vast Siberian wilderness. Only one route lies open to Mack: the path of his ancestors, overland to the Bering Strait and across the sea to America. But in pursuit is a legendary tracker, the Yakut native Alekhin, who knows every square foot of the icy frontier--and who knows that to trap his quarry he must think like a Sioux.From the Paperback edition.
The Last Mountain Man #4: Revenge of the Mountain Man
by William W. JohnstoneSmoke Jensen was buying cattle a hundred miles away from his Colorado ranch when he got the news. Drawing two horses from the remuda, he saddled up, rode off, and didn't stop until he reached his wife's side. She had been shot three times, and lay close to death. Smoke Jensen knew the outlaws had come to kill him and wasn't going to give them a second chance. He was going after them - and this time, he wasn't taking any prisoners.
The Last Mountain Man #33: Destiny of the Mountain Man
by William W. Johnstone Austin FrederickIn the bush country of South Texas, Captain Richard King built a sprawling ranch called Santa Gertrudis. But at the end of the Civil War, while King was in Mexico, his ranch was raided by Union troops led by a sadistic killer who burned Santa Gertrudis to the ground-and slaughtered everyone on it. Thirty years later, King's land is about to run with blood once more. Former Union Captain Jack Brant has gotten out of prison and is raring to pick up his rampage where he left off. Called to Texas, mountain man Smoke Jensen is ready and willing to help King fight fire with fire. Brant isn't worried about Smoke Jensen-after all, what can one man do? He's about to find out. . .
The Last Mountain Man #32: Wrath of the Mountain Man
by William W. JohnstoneShoot A Mountain Man In The Back. . . On the frontier, a man's word is his bond, and only fast guns and good friends can save your life. So when Smoke Jensen trusts his gravely injured comrade to the care of a small town doctor, the last thing he expects is an act of betrayal--and a call for revenge. . . And Get Ready To Look Him In The Eye. Somewhere in his past, Smoke crossed paths with a lowlife who has now built a little kingdom as a frontier sheriff. For the corrupt lawman, holding Smoke's friend hostage is the perfect way to lure Smoke into a deathtrap. Now there's no choice for the mountain man. He knows how many guns are waiting up ahead. But he won't ever leave a brother behind. And this time, there won't be an enemy left standing--or a bullet left in Smoke's gun. . . Over 10 Million Johnstone Books In Print!
The Last Mountain Man #30: Quest of the Mountain Man
by William W. JohnstoneWHERE THERE'S SMOKE, THERE'S FIRE... A visionary has a dream: to drive a railroad across the North American continent and through the vast Canadian Rockies. A thousand miles of rugged land stand in the way. So do hostile Indian tribes and outlaws who see the railroad--and the men building it--as easy prey. But the project has a guardian angel of its own...Smoke Jensen. Smoke knows that this is one job he can't do himself, so he heads to Canada with some hard-fighting mountain men from the Colorado Rockies at his side. By the time the railroad passes through Vancouver, Smoke needs every gun he can get. An army of cross-border outlaws is wreaking havoc on the tracks. Now, with a dream turning into a nightmare of steel ribbons stained with blood, Smoke Jensen knows there's only one way to run this railroad: over mountains, through clouds of choking gun smoke --and straight into one hell of a fight.
The Last Mountain Man #29: Trek of the Mountain Man
by William W. JohnstoneWANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE. It didn't matter that the warrant was years old, or that Smoke Jensen had been cleared of all charges. A Texas bounty hunter named Bill Pike believed he could still collect a $10,000 reward for killing Jensen--and he intended to do just that. But when Pike and his men came calling, Jensen was nowhere to be found. So they took the next best thing--Smoke's woman--left behind a ransom note, and headed up into the Rocky Mountains. Now, Smoke is going after a gang of vicious shootists. With time running out, and Sally's life hanging in the balance, he is returning to the high country where he came of age and built his legend. But this time, the mountain man won't come back down until he's stopped a bounty hunter bearing a worthless piece of paper and a mother lode of greed. It's kill or be killed, and Smoke Jensen intends to be the last man standing, no matter how many people--or guns--he has to face...
The Last Mountain Man #28: Warpath of the Mountain Man
by William W. JohnstoneWhen an old friend's family is massacred, legendary mountain man Smoke Jensen hits the vengeance trail. He's soon riding into a bloody Colorado war that has militia cavalry volunteers and Kiowa warriors stalking each other across the territory--matching kill for kill, outrage for outrage. Defying both sides, Smoke uncovers a sinister conspiracy to set ranchers and Kiowas at each other's throats. It turns out that the war's been cooked up by renegade Jack Tatum and his outlaw band, who stand to reap a fortune in gold by selling illegal guns and whiskey to the Indians. High atop the Rockies, a blizzard's white hell sets the stage for the final showdown with Tatum's bloody gang, as the mountain man unleashes an avalanche of destruction. Now his enemies are about to learn that the only thing Smoke Jensen sells is death...wholesale.
The Last Mountain Man #27: Valor of the Mountain Man
by William W. JohnstoneTHE OUTLAWS PICKED THE WRONG MOUNTAIN TO ATTACK. . . SMOKE JENSEN'S MOUNTAIN. They busted out of prison, armed and ready to wreak havoc in the high country. Outrunning and outfighting the U. S. Cavalry, more than thirty murderers and thieves would leave a trail of burned out ranches, robbed trains, and slaughtered innocents. Now, Smoke is going back to the place where his legend was born -- to wipe out a plague of low-life vermin that have flooded the land he loves. But at the center of darkness stands a killer who has made a vow: to bury the Mountain Man in his home turf. With the bloody showdown about to begin, there's one thing Smoke's enemy and his vicious gang of outlaws didn't reckon on -- with a man like Smoke Jensen against dozens. . . the odds are just about even.
The Last Mountain Man #26: Justice of the Mountain Man
by William W. JohnstoneIT TAKES A TOUGH MAN TO PUT SMOKE JENSEN BEHIND BARS... On the Western frontier there was no lawman more feared and respected than U.S. Marshal Bill Tilghman. But now Tilghman has found the body of a man left outside a Texas saloon. And with more than a strong hunch who the killer was, Tilghman starts tracking down a man just as legendary as he is: Smoke Jensen, Mountain Man. Jensen was drawn into a fist fight by a slick-talking thief named the Durango Kid. But when Jensen walked away, nobody was dead. It isn't long, though, before Tilghman has the Mountain Man arrested for the murder of one of Durango's gang and headed for a hanging judge in Arkansas. That's when Smoke knows that, legend or no legend, he's going to have to bust out of Tilghman's jail, hunt down the Durango Kid, and find the truth behind a brutal murder. But there are two things Smoke never counted on: saving Marshal Bill Tilghman's life--and fighting him again.
The Last Mountain Man #24: Guns of the Mountain Man
by William W. JohnstoneGOD-FEARING, COLD-BLOODED, AND FREE TO KILL. Lazarus Cain leaves justice and fair play to Heaven. With a brace of Colt .44s, a deadly aim, and a bullet-shredded Bible, the despicable desperado has already made a name for himself in Texas. But the pitiless preacher is about to make his first mistake. Bent on pilfering a herd of cattle and a team of horses, Cain has crossed a Colorado ranch in the highland meadows known as Sugarloaf. His second mistake? Crossing the rancher. Smoke Jensen's got his own rule to live by: Do unto others --before they do unto you. With a pair of burning six-guns, and a deadly gift for using them, he's going to blow Cain back to his maker. But not before he gives him a flaming taste of Hell--Mountain Man style...
The Last Mountain Man #23: Creed of the Mountain Man
by William W. JohnstoneSmoke Jensen has tried to make peace with the land -- and the past. But trying to outrun a reputation as a fearless gunslinger in the wilds of Colorado can be life's toughest game. Especially when you're playing against fate. This time it's calling Smoke to the restless Wyoming range to fight the bloodiest private war in American history.
The Last Mountain Man #22: Pride of the Mountain Man
by William W. JohnstoneSmoke Jensen drives a herd of longhorns to Dodge City, and finds a town in the grip of terror--its only lawman outgunned by a cutthroat gang led by the West's most notorious outlaw. His name is "Bloody Bill" Anderson, a Confederate guerrilla whose violent career as a gunhawk has earned him a deadly reputation. Now he's found his match in the Mountain Man--and it's time for an all-out war.
The Last Mountain Man #21: Battle of the Mountain Man
by William W. JohnstoneSmoke Jensen has a good woman by his side. Now all he needs to make Sugarloaf the best cattle ranch in Colorado is John Chisum's prime steer. But a cattle war has turned the landscape into a battleground, and a ruthless gang of rustlers is hot on Smoke's trail. The bullet-proof mountain man is determined to get what he wants -- even if he has to blast every one of the dirty desperadoes back to hell!
The Last Mountain Man #20: Honor of the Mountain Man
by William W. JohnstoneOutlaw Joe Wales has a score to settle in Pueblo: find Jacob Murdock and the band of vaqueros who attacked his wife and drown them in their own stinking blood. But when Wales's hunting party is ambushed, the only gunfighter he can count on for cover is Smoke Jensen, the trigger-ready legend of the High Lonesome. Jensen's more than willing to strap on a brace of .45s to help out his friend -- especially if it involves nailing some dirty renegades to the wall. Things are tougher than Jensen imagined Murdock and his men aren't just hiding out in Pueblo -- they've taken it over. Outnumbered in a town of desperadoes, Smoke is numero uno on Murdock's most-wanted list. But even with a price on his head, Smoke can still dole out his own unforgiving brand of justice. And when the sun goes down, he's going to take them on one by one, and blow each and every hide back to hell.