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The Doctor's Family (Rocky Mountain Heirs #3)
by Lenora WorthA handsome doctor shakes up a single mom&’s household in this in this contemporary inspirational romance by a New York Times bestseller. Raising four-year-old triplets and an abandoned teenager, single mother Arabella Clayton Michaels has her hands full. She loves everything about her big family in tiny Clayton, Colorado. But when a Denver surgeon arrives with the news that her beloved teenager is his long-lost niece, Arabella worries she'll lose the girl—and much more. Jonathan Turner's harrowing past makes her want to open her heart to him. But will the handsome doctor accept a bigger ready-made family than either dreamed was possible?
The Doctor's Forever Family (Forever, Texas #3)
by Marie FerrarellaBig-city radiologist Dan Davenport is ready to take New York by storm. But when an accident robs him of the most important person in his life, he decides to honor his brother by taking his place as the town physician in Forever, Texas-temporarily. He's never been fond of commitment, but when he meets a beautiful young mother struggling to get back on her feet, he reconsiders.Tina Blayne can't afford to open her heart to another man, especially one itching to leave town at the first opportunity. Yet when she begins working at Dan's clinic, she realizes the doctor's got wounds of his own...wounds that require her special brand of healing.
The Doctor's Texas Baby: The Doctor's Texas Baby; Courting The Cowboy; Falling For The Single Mom (Lone Star Cowboy League #5)
by Deb KastnerIn this wholesome Western romance, a smalltown veterinarian gets a second chance at family when he meets the son he never knew he had.It’s been three years since Carolina Mason was seen in Haven, Texas. And no one is more surprised to see her back home than town veterinarian Wyatt Harrow. Especially when he sees Carolina’s two-year-old son, Matty. Their son. How could she have kept his child a secret? Carolina doesn’t deny the boy is Wyatt’s. She thought she was doing what was best for everyone when she left. But now she realizes how wrong she was. Though Wyatt is eager to make up for lost time with Matty, Carolina is left wondering if that extends to her. Can these former sweethearts navigate their complicated past to make a family for their son?
The Dog Next Door (Must Love Dogs)
by Cindy KirkTwo feel-good stories of dogs who unleash romance to unsuspecting couples in small town America.The Doctor and Mr. RightMichelle Kearns has a simple credo: no domestic complications! But the Jackson Hole obstetrician’s “no kids” rule is tested when she meets her handsome new neighbor, single dad Gabe Davis. Try as she might, Michelle can’t ignore the sparks igniting between her and the heart-meltingly perfect construction engineer. Can Gabe make her see that family is what it’s all about?Ready, Set, I Do!When land developer Winn Ferris isn’t making deals, he’s dreaming about them. But that all changes with the arrival of the eight-year-old son he never knew he had! Winn needs help taking care of his little boy, and luckily out-of-work speech therapist Hailey Randall steps up. Winn has known Hailey for years, but now he’s suddenly starting to have feelings for the girl next door . . .
The Doom Campaign
by Mary McMullen“Hey, Red!” It was the sort of casual greeting someone might toss out a car window at a red-haired woman. But Letty Garth had been wearing a black bell of a hat pulled down over her lovely bronze mane. And Letty Garth was not just another red-haired woman. That voice floating across a wintry New York night was only the beginning. Whoever it belonged to was trying to destroy Garth Goss and Bord, the hot young agency that turned heads all the way down Madison Avenue. It was a one-man Doom Campaign with GGB as a test market and Letty Garth as the target. What was worse, Letty Garth had a pretty good idea of who was behind it. But she hadn’t got to the top by telling all she knew, and she certainly wasn’t going to start now, even when mysterious pranks began costing the agency millions in lost billings. This was her problem and like every other problem in her glamorous life, Letty Garth would find a way to deal with it. She always had. So far. There are two more mysteries by Mary McMullen in Bookshare's library. Look for: A Grave Without Flowers and The Other Shoe.
The Doomsday Marshal and the Hanging Judge
by Ray HoganJohn Rye, the Doomsday Marshall, must take Asa Metzgar, known as The Hanging Judge, safely from Arizona to his home in Nebraska. Keeping the judge alive, despite several men who want to kill him for hanging their sons or brothers, is not an easy job. Will the Doomsday Marshall be successful, or will the Hanging Judge meet his end?
The Double Cross (The Spanish Brand Series #1)
by Carla KellyThis “engaging and highly entertaining” tale of romance, love, and lonely hearts is “Carla Kelly at her best” (Carla Neggers, New York Times–bestselling author of Saint’s Gate). The year is 1780. Widower Marco Mondragón is a rancher and livestock brand inspector in the royal Spanish colony of New Mexico, living on the edges of Comanche territory. Each autumn, he takes cattle, wool, and his district’s records of livestock transactions to the governor in Santa Fe. A good man, he is dedicated, conscientious . . . and lonely. On this year’s trip, he meets a young woman named Paloma Vega. Since her parents died in a Comanche raid, Paloma lives under the thumb of relatives who may have stolen her parents’ brand. Marco is intrigued by the case . . . and enticed by the blue-eyed beauty. But while Marco investigates Paloma’s claim, other challenges arise. Unscrupulous rancheros have set in motion events involving the ever-dangerous Comanches, threatening both the uneasy peace of Marco’s jurisdiction and the love he and Paloma have yet to know . . . Set against the rugged terrain of northeastern New Mexico during the decline of Spanish power in the New World, The Double Cross is a story of loss and love regained in “a dangerous land filled with memorable characters” (Diane Farr, author of The Mistletoe Test).
The Drastic Dragon of Draco, Texas
by Elizabeth ScarboroughIn the middle 1980s, a number of promising new fantasy writers appeared on the scene. For range of style and subject matter, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough is certainly among the most notable. In this stand-alone fantasy, a young woman seeking adventure in the wild west turns out to be the best and perhaps only hope Texas has to be rescued from a very large, very hungry, fire-breathing dragon.
The Dreammaker
by Judith StacyKaitlin Jeffers Had Big DreamsDreams that would take her far beyond a delapidated store in the middle of nowhere. And if she couldn't banish the memory of Tripp Callihan's melting kisses, or fight her growing feelings for his impish little boy, she was going to wind up in his one-horse town forever!How his search for a life filled with ordinary pleasures had led him to join forces with a woman like Kaitlin Jeffers, Tripp would never figure out. But he knew for a fact that whatever happened next, he'd try his best to make himself and his son a part of Kaitlin's dreams....
The Drift Fence: A Western Story
by Zane Grey Joe WheelerBusiness ain’t easy when the locals stand to lose it all."Molly conceived a resentment against the rich cattleman who could impose such restrictions and embitter the lives of poor people. And as for Traft’s tenderfoot nephew, who had come out of Missouri to run a hard outfit and build barbed-wire fences, Molly certainly hated him.”Although he doesn’t know cattle or cowboys, Missourian Jim Traft finds himself as the foreman of a tough Arizona outfit tasked with fencing a hundred miles of open cattle range. Brought on by his wealthy uncle, he faces this difficult trial with youthful aplomb.But Traft faces a community that stands to suffer because of this new drift fence, and he must walk a fine line in order to honor his uncle’s business while not incurring the wrath of longtime residents. The Drift Fence shows how this tender young man struggles to overcome the odds he faces and ultimately wins over the heart of the beautiful young lass, Molly Dunn.Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction that takes place in the old West. Westerns-books about outlaws, sheriffs, chiefs and warriors, cowboys and Indians-are a genre in which we publish regularly. Our list includes international bestselling authors like Zane Gray and Louis L’Amour, and many more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
The Drifter (The Last Gunfighter #1)
by William W. JohnstoneIn this western series opener by a USA Today–bestselling author, a gunslinger who&’s lost everything fights to protect a mining town from bandits.THE GREATEST WESTERN WRITER OF THE 21ST CENTURY The bestselling novels of William W. Johnstone&’s Last Gunfighter series rank among the most boldly authentic portrayals of the American West and the indomitable men and women who carved out a place there. Now, relive how the legend began with this first chapter in the ground-breaking saga of warriors and outlaws, lawmen and adventurers, and innocents in need of a hero. The Drifter Once, Frank Morgan had a wife and a future on the land—until a rich man with a grudge drove him out of Colorado. Since then, Morgan&’s taken up the one skill that always came easy—gunfighting—and drifted to a mining town in the New Mexico Territory. But there&’s nothing easy about two vicious gangs descending on the town and threatening to wreak havoc. With his reputation preceding him, Morgan is elected to stand in the outlaws&’ way. And with nothing left to lose, he&’s the last man who will ever back down…
The Duchess and the Desperado
by Laurie GrantMorgan Calhoun Was A Wanted ManMorgan knew he would someday prove his innocence, but for now Sarah Challoner needed his protection, and he was determined to guard her with his life...even if it meant loosing both his freedom...and his heart!Sarah's lofty title had proven to be of little use in the rugged lawlessness of the American West, and when exrancher Morgan Calhoun offered her his help, she could only hope that her faith in the desperate man was not a mistake she would later regret!
The Dude Ranger: A Western Story
by Zane GreyUpon the death of his uncle, Ernest Selby, a young man from Iowa, inherits the Red Rock Ranch in Arizona. When he learns that the ranch's 20,000 cattle have dwindled to 6000 he suspects foul play. Ernest decides to go under cover in order to investigate these strange circumstances and lands a job on his own ranch, posing as a tenderfoot cowboy under a different name. As he makes friends and enemies and courts Annie, the daughter of the crooked foreman, Ernest learns to enjoy cowboy life. He knows that his charade must end eventually, but not until he can find the truth behind the disappearance of so many cattle-and win Annie’s heart.The Dude Ranger is a classic western story written by Zane Grey, one of the best-selling authors of all time. Follow Ernest Selby as the young dude quickly learns to be a rancher, a law-enforcer, and a cowboy.
The Duke's Cowboy (Cowboy Nobility #1)
by Andrew GreyGeorge Lester, the Duke of Northumberland, flees familial expectations in Britain for the promise of freedom of San Francisco, looking for the chance to be himself. But before he even gets close, a blizzard forces him off the road, and he finds himself freezing half to death in a small town with no motel… with a litter of puppies to look after. Luckily for George, he also finds Alan. As the heir to his family&’s ranch, Alan Justice knows the burden of being the oldest son. He doesn&’t have time to show George, the stranger his brother dragged home, what it takes to be a cowboy. But that very night, George surprises him by helping a mare in distress through a difficult birth. Maybe the duke is made of sterner stuff than Alan thought. George and Alan keep surprising each other, and every day they grow a little closer. But when George&’s responsibilities call him home, Alan finds he&’s the one who has something to prove—that he can handle what it means to be the duke&’s cowboy.
The Dwellers in the Hills
by Melville Davisson PostMr. Post has written a story that is fresh and wholesome and quite as full of adventure as the average reader can demand... He impresses upon his reader with consummate skill the strong fascinations that the mountains have for men who, like the writer, have spent many years of their lives among them."--New York Journal.
The Dying Town (Bushwhackers #4)
by B. J. LanaganNormally the Coulter brothers paid no mind to some varmint's love life. But Win and Joe were down to their last dollars, so they agreed to find the guy's long-lost lover, a little filly named Cat Clay. But Cat was living in the middle of a Mexican ranch war -- with bullets flying thicker than blazes! Now Win and Joe Coulter have to find a killer, settle a ranch dispute and rescue a lovely lady without going six feet under. All in a day's work. . .
The Edge of Hell: The Edge Of Hell (Texas John Slaughter #3)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneIn this historical Western by the New York Times–bestselling authors, the legendary sheriff of Tombstone, Arizona, faces the fight of his life. Tombstone, Arizona, is the most violent town in the west. But now the legendary frontier town has a new kind of sheriff. A rancher, a Ranger, and a Civil War veteran, John Horton Slaughter is a true-life hero. And he&’s here to bring Law and Order to the Wild West. A beautiful woman, a powerful Mexican rancher, and an exotic new breed of cattle come to John Slaughter&’s San Bernardino Valley ranch, along with the prospect of making a small fortune. While Slaughter&’s men are out keeping the peace in Tombstone, an act of betrayal turns up the heat under his own roof, and a killer is stalking Slaughter&’s wealthy Mexican guest. When Indians raiders attack Slaughter&’s ranch, it is only the first shot in a bigger, blazing Arizona bloodbath. The real enemy is coming next: armed to the teeth, driven by vengeance, and deep into a killing spree that only John Slaughter alone can stop . . .
The Edge of Nowhere
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneNationally bestselling western authors William W. and J.A. Johnstone reunite no there&’s nothing like a Christmas showdown in Texas. Johnstone Country. Where Miracles Need Bullets.In this bold, new Western from the bestselling Johnstones, a lonely drifter finds himself snowbound with a lovely widow, her young son—and a gang of trigger-happy thieves . . .DON&’T OPEN FIRE UNTIL CHRISTMAS Patrick Foley is a haunted man. After losing his family in a brutal Commanche raid, he drifts from town to town seeking justice and revenge. His mission—to track down the killers—has hardened his heart against all men, good or bad. But his icy resolve begins to melt when he arrives in the small Texas town of Christmas Creek—along with a massive winter storm that traps him there with a good woman, her little boy, and some very bad men . . . Texans call it a Blue Norther. A fast-moving onslaught of heavy sleet and snow, it brings Foley&’s search to a halt, but also gives him a chance to warm up with the charming young widow who runs the general store. Her name is Lovejoy Peace. She has a friendly smile, a six-year-old son—and a terrible problem with mean-spirited cowboys stealing supplies from her store. Being a gentleman, Foley raises his gun to defend the widow and stop the thieving snakes. But the battle is far from over . . . The storm is getting worse. The cowboy gang is snowbound, too—and they&’re ready for a rematch. If Foley, the widow and her son can survive the night, it&’ll be a Christmas miracle . . .
The Edge of Violence (A Tim Colter Western #2)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneTHE GREATEST WESTERN WRITERS OF THE 21ST CENTURY Bestselling authors William and J.A. Johnstone continue the wild, epic saga of Tim Colter with the building of the transcontinental railroad—and the making of the American Dream . . . Twenty-two years have passed since Tim Colter and his family were ambushed on the Oregon Trail, forcing the young boy to find an unlikely ally in one-eyed mountain man Jed Reno. Now a widowed deputy U.S. marshal and Civil War veteran, Colter is finally ready to remarry and settle down—until a dangerous new assignment becomes a life-or-death struggle for the soul of a town and the heart of its people . . . The Union Pacific Railroad is laying down tracks connecting the great northwest to the rest of the country. But two rival factions have set their sights on the town of Violet—aka Violence—to gain control of the rails. It’s Colter’s job to tame the rampant greed and rising tensions. But to do it, he’ll need to deputize his trusted old friend Jed Reno—and wage a savage new war that will determine the fate of the Dakota Territory and the future of a nation.
The Edge of the Crazies: A Jules Clement Novel (JULES CLEMENT #1)
by Jamie Harrison&“In this madly original debut, Ms. Harrison speaks up in a fresh, animated voice to say something worth saying about the festering animosities of small minds cooped up in small towns.&” —The New York Times Book ReviewBlue Deer, Montana may seem like a tranquil town nestled at the foot of the Crazy Mountains, but an influx of writers, artists, and actors has driven its inhabitants a little nuts. When someone uses a rifle on George Blackwater as he&’s working on his new screenplay, Sheriff Jules Clement figures the culprit is George&’s angry wife, Mona, who has been on the rampage since George&’s latest batch of affairs. But soon the number of killings multiplies, and Jules is surrounded by a variety of suspects, including George himself, still unhinged by something that happened twenty years ago. As Jules reluctantly digs into the seamy side of his hometown, he finds himself swamped by bad dreams, bad press, and an increasing distaste for his job.This new edition showcases this wickedly brilliant debut to the critically acclaimed mystery series.
The Education of Madeline
by Beth WilliamsonThe Right Man Comes Along Madeline Brewster practically owns Plum City, Colorado. But at thirty-two, she knows she has missed any chance for happiness. Until she finds a tall, strong, handsome Irishman on the wrong end of the hangman's noose. Suddenly this unconventional woman comes up with an outrageous idea . . . Teague O'Neal has rugged cheekbones, tousled black curls, and eyes as blue as the sky, even if he is caked in Colorado mud. The men insist they caught him horse-thieving, and there's something desperate about him that says he'd do anything for a buck. Maybe it was pure chance, or maybe it was something more that brought Madeline and Teague together. But one thing's clear, between a woman who has just about everything she could ever want, and a man who's lost that and more, they might find something in between worth living for . . .
The Elephant of Surprise (Hap and Leonard)
by Joe R. LansdaleThe latest roaring, rollicking adventure from Edgar Award-winner Joe R. Lansdale, featuring odd-couple P.I.s Hap and Leonard. Hap and Leonard are an unlikely pair--Hap, a self-proclaimed white trash rebel, and Leonard--a tough-as-nails Black, gay, Vietnam vet and Republican--but they're the closest friend either of them has in the world. After years of crime-solving companionship, something's changed: Hap, recently married to their P.I. boss, Brett, is now a family man. Amidst the worst flood East Texas has seen in years, the two run across a woman who's had her tongue nearly cut out, pursued by a heavily armed pair of goons. Turns out the girl survived a mob hit, and the boss has come to clean up the mess. On a chase that blows even the East Texas swampgrass back, Hap and Leonard must save the girl, and vanquish her foes, before the foes get them first. With a new case to solve, and a brand-new challenge to their relationship, will Hap and Leonard's friendship survive? Will Hap and Leonard survive?The Elephant of Surprise is rich with Lansdale's trademark humor, whip-smart dialogue, and plenty of ass-kicking adventures.
The Empty Land
by Louis L'AmourFor thousands of years the lonely canyon knew only wind and rain, wild animals, and an occasional native hunter. Then a trapper found a chunk of gold, and everything changed overnight.In six days a town called Confusion appeared . . . and on the seventh it could disappear, consumed by the flames of lawlessness and violence. On one side are those who understand only brute force. On the other are men who want law and order but are ready to use a noose to achieve their ends. Between them stand Matt Coburn and Dick Felton: one a hardened realist, the other an idealist trying to dig a fortune from the muddy hillside. Outnumbered and outgunned, Felton and Coburn can't afford to be outmaneuvered. For as the two unlikely allies confront corruption, betrayal, and murder in an attempt to tame a town where the discovery of gold can mean either the fortune of a lifetime or a sentence of death, they realize that any move could be their last.From the Paperback edition.
The Empty Land: A Novel (Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures)
by Louis L'AmourAs part of the Louis L&’Amour&’s Lost Treasures series, this edition contains exclusive bonus materials!For thousands of years the lonely canyon knew only wind and rain, wild animals, and an occasional native hunter. Then a trapper found a chunk of gold, and everything changed overnight.In six days a town called Confusion appeared . . . and on the seventh it could disappear, consumed by the flames of lawlessness and violence. On one side are those who understand only brute force. On the other are men who want law and order but are ready to use a noose to achieve their ends. Between them stand Matt Coburn and Dick Felton: one a hardened realist, the other an idealist trying to dig a fortune from the muddy hillside. Outnumbered and outgunned, Felton and Coburn can&’t afford to be outmaneuvered. For as the two unlikely allies confront corruption, betrayal, and murder in an attempt to tame a town where the discovery of gold can mean either the fortune of a lifetime or a sentence of death, they realize that any move could be their last. Louis L&’Amour&’s Lost Treasures is a project created to release some of the author&’s more unconventional manuscripts from the family archives.In Louis L&’Amour&’s Lost Treasures: Volume 1 and Louis L&’Amour&’s Lost Treasures: Volume 2, Beau L&’Amour takes the reader on a guided tour through many of the finished and unfinished short stories, novels, and treatments that his father was never able to publish during his lifetime. L&’Amour&’s never-before-seen first novel, No Traveller Returns, faithfully completed for this program, is a voyage into danger and violence on the high seas. Additionally, many beloved classics will be rereleased with an exclusive Lost Treasures postscript featuring previously unpublished material, including outlines, plot notes, and alternate drafts. These postscripts tell the story behind the stories that millions of readers have come to know and cherish.