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The Time It Never Rained
by Elmer Kelton"The Time It Never Rained was inspired by actual events, when the longest and most severe drought in living memory pressed ranchers and farmers to the outer limits of courage and endurance."—Elmer Kelton, Seven-time Spur Award-winning authorRio Seco was too small to afford a professional manager for its one-room Chamber of Commerce.And Rio Seco, meaning "dry river" in Spanish, symbolizes the biggest enemy of the ranchers and farmers in 1950s Texas, an enemy they can't control: drought. To cranky Charlie Flagg, an honest, decent rancher, the drought of the early 1950s is a battle that he must fight on his own grounds. Refusing the questionable "assistance" of federal aid programs and their bureaucratic regulations, Charlie and his family struggle to make the ranch survive until the time it rains again—if it ever rains again.Charlie Flagg, among the strongest of Elmer Kelton's memorable creations, is no pasteboard hero. He is courageous and self-sufficient but as real as his harsh and unforgiving West Texas home country. His battle with an unfathomable foe is the stuff of epics and legends.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Time Traveling Texan
by Richard C. PillsburyCowboys, passionate romance, and an intriguing twist take you on a thrilling adventure from the new West to the Old. Jake Duncan is a Ranger in the US Army and a grad student struggling with his history class. He&’s a regular guy—a former football player who loves beer, takeout—and is on the brink of proposing to his girlfriend. One day, he stumbles on a gravestone with his name and correct birth date on it, and his life is changed forever. Before long, he leaves a suburban neighborhood of Austin in his pickup and finds himself stuck—alone—in the year 1836, when Texas was a deserted war zone and the future was uncertain. Jake bonds with an escaped slave and together they make their way across the wild terrain—encountering Mexican pilgrims, American pioneers, and Native Americans along the way—some of them hostile. His modern weapons help a bit, as does his twenty-first-century medical training. He helps deliver a baby, saves malaria patients, and treats battle wounds. He meets a tough-as-nails widow named Kate, and they begin to fall for each other. After weeks in the past, Jake isn&’t sure he wants to return to 2020. Kate has captured his heart. Will he make it back to 2020 without Kate? Or will Jake decide to stay in the 1800s?
The Town of Two Women (The Gunsmith #371)
by J. R. RobertsHell hath no fury...When Clint Adams comes across an empty-saddled horse in the New Mexico wilds, he knows it can't be a good sign. And when he finds an unconscious girl who was riding the beast and takes her to the town of Heathstead, the trouble keeps on coming. Because young Mary was just driven out by a murderous matriarch who rules the town with a feminine iron fist--and who now wants the Gunsmith dead right alongside Mary...
The Trail Breakers
by Paul LedererTo forge a new trail, a cowboy ventures into a frightening wilderness Glen Wycherly's ranch holds two thousand cattle on ten thousand acres, and there is no one who knows the land better than Ray Hardin. But in all his years working for old man Wycherly and his ungrateful children, there is still one place that Ray has never been: an Apache stronghold just off Wycherly's property, where settlers fear to tread. Now the army claims that the area is secure, and Wycherly wants to use it to drive cattle through. It's up to Hardin to blaze a trail. With his best friend at his side, Hardin rides into the unexplored territory, fearing Apache, bandits, and the dreadful twists of fate that threaten every traveler in the West. By the time this journey is done, either the trail will be broken or Hardin will be.
The Trail Driver: A Western Story (Sagebrush Western Ser.)
by Zane GreyAfter his first successful venture of moving 2,500 cattle along the infamous Chisholm Trail, Adam Brite couldn’t resist the allure of a second drive. To prepare for his greatest and most dangerous prospect yet, Brite begins purchasing cattle at every possible opportunity he gets and searching for an able crew to aid him in the arduous journey from San Antonio to Dodge City. He recruits a diverse cast of characters all left penniless after the Civil War: Trail boss and veteran driver Joe Shipman; Alabama Moze, the cook; Hal Bender, a friendly brute; The Uvalde quintet, a strapping group all under the age of twenty; and Pan Handle Smith, a striking Texas outlaw who never sleeps. <p><p> As they begin their journey north, Brite looks over the vast western landscape and his men attempting to herd the thousands of cattle from afar. In spite of the awe-inspiring scene, he grows fearful that Indians or inclement weather may make the excursion too dangerous with such a limited amount of drivers. As Brite begins to doubt the operation, a mysterious, young drifter named Reddie Bayne rides into their camp, and Brite offers him a job. Shortly afterwards, two unwanted guests arrive at the camp searching for the boy, and Brite quickly realizes that Bayne is not what he seems. <p> In this classic western tale by Zane Grey, raging rivers, powerful storms, stampedes, treachery, trail rustlers, and Comanche Indian raiders threaten the outfit and their stock along the trail. However, the greatest surprise lies right within the outfit, when an unlikely heroine appears-a young girl disguised as a cowboy.
The Trail West (The Trail West #1)
by William W. Johnstone J. A. JohnstoneThe Greatest Western Writer Of The 21st CenturyIn 1848, Dooley Monahan, son of struggling Iowa pioneers, went off to to pick up a new milk cow. Young Dooley never came home. Now, nearly three decades later, Dooley Monahan has become an accidental legend, managing to plant a bullet in the chest of a dangerous outlaw. All Dooley really wants is to claim his reward at a bank in Phoenix and make his way north to a gold strike he read about in a newspaper. But fate has other plans. It starts with a family slaughtered by Apaches, a dog smarter than most humans Dooley knows, and a girl with a wounded soul. And the blood-hungry brothers of the outlaw Dooley killed will not give up their pursuit until they've avenged his death. The farther Dooley tries to head north, destiny pushes him west. His trail is populated by strange friends and dangerous enemies, strewn with bad luck and bad blood--and frequently interrupted by sudden storms of gunfire. A Gritty, Authentic New Saga From The Master Of The Western Novel!
The Trail of Danger
by William MacLeod RaineYoung Dennis Gifford, runaway sailor from the Mary Bligh, pounded up the dimly lighted streets of Monterey, the shouts of pursuit loud in his ears. He leaped a wall into a Spanish garden. Dennis did not know that this temporary refuge was actually a seething cauldron of hate and death. Those were the days when "Californian" meant a Spaniard or Mexican who lived there. Americans had already conquered the country, but some natives still hoped to drive them out. Bandits--like Juan Castro--recruited their companies by this patriotic appeal. Old Ramon Martinez, in whose house Dennis had found refuge, was a gentleman and opposed violence. He accepted American rule. His sons and daughters, particularly lovely, dark-haired Rosita, liked young Gifford. Juan Castro swore to kill Dennis to get Rosita for himself. Ramon Martinez was being impoverished by shrewd American financiers who held mortgages on his ranches and hired bandits to steal his cattle. Plunged into the fight on Martinez's side, Dennis defeated an attack by Castro on a gold convoy, killed one of the bandit's men and wounded another. From Monterey to rough, bustling San Francisco he rode a trail of danger that meant life or death at every fork--and there were many forks. The trail almost ended when--a captive--he found himself watching a marriage ceremony--that of Rosita and Juan Castro!
The Trail of the White Mule
by B. M. BowerB. M. Bower, was an American author who wrote novels, fictional short stories, and screenplays about the American Old West. This is one of her stories.
The Trail to Crazy Man
by Louis L'AmourA word from Louis L'Amour:"Almost forty years ago, when my fiction was being published exclusively in 'pulp' western magazines, I wrote several novel-length stories, which my editors called 'magazine novels'. In creating them, I became so involved with my characters that their lives were still as much a part of me as I was of them long after the issues in which they appeared became collector's items. Pleased as I was about how I brought the characters and their adventures to life in the pages of the magazines, I still wanted the reader to know more about my people and why they did what they did. So, over the years, I revised and expanded these magazine works into fuller-length novels that I published in paperback under other titles."These particular early magazine versions of my books have long been a source of great speculation and curiosity among many of my readers, so much so of late, that I'm now pleased to collect three of them into book form for the first time."I hope you enjoy them."From the Paperback edition.
The Trail to Seven Pines: A Novel (Hopalong Cassidy)
by Louis L'AmourHopalong rides into a firestorm of violence and betrayal. On the rain-drenched trail to the lawless town of Seven Pines, Hopalong discovers two men -- one dead, the other badly wounded. Returning with medical help, Hopalong finds the wounded man has been shot through the temple. Who would commit such a murder? To find out, Hopalong hires on at Bob Ronson's Rocking R Ranch. There he learns that more than a thousand cattle have been run off by men keeping one scheming eye on the ranch and the other on the monthly stagecoach shipments of gold. Hopalong is determined to stop those responsible. But even the best gunfighter needs men he can trust to watch his back, men willing to risk their lives to do what's right. With their help, Hopalong fights to save the Rocking R, only to find himself the target of a ruthless gunman in a life-and-death struggle for frontier justice.From the Paperback edition.
The Trailsman #244: Pacific Polecats
by Jon SharpeSkye Fargo rides into a war between two rival English clans-and discovers that when you mix family feuding with power and passion, there's no such thing as too many lies, too little loyalty, or too much blood.
The Trailsman #253
by Jon SharpeLately the big winners at the Ruby Rooster casino have been cashing out early, and if Skye Fargo doesn't find out who's been dealing the bitter hand, he might be next.
The Trailsman #253
by Jon SharpeLately the big winners at the Ruby Rooster casino have been cashing out early, and if Skye Fargo doesn't find out who's been dealing the bitter hand, he might be next.
The Trailsman #254: Nebraska Gunrunners
by Jon SharpeWhen a shipment of army rifles gets stolen, Skye Fargo heads to the town of Helldorado-where bandits cross paths and trouble heats up. And between the guns and the girls, things get hotter than hell!
The Trailsman #345
by Jon SharpeThe Trailsman falls into a nest of vipers On the trail of missing pioneers, Skye Fargo comes across a vile encampment ruled with a blood-soaked fist by the imperious Philly Denton and his crew of killers. If they're the snakes that did the travelers in, the Trailsman will have to take them out...
The Trainwreckers (The Guns of Samuel Pritchard #4)
by Sean LynchGunfighting legend Sam Pritchard tracks down a notorious train saboteur—and nearly goes off the rails—in this fast-paced Western adventure from acclaimed author Sean Lynch. . . . DEMENTED. DERANGED. DERAILED. 1875. The escalating rivalry between the two major railroad companies takes a dangerous—and deadly—turn when a train is deliberately derailed. Many are killed. More are injured. And Marshal Samuel Pritchard&’s longtime friend is crippled for life. The mastermind behind the train wreck claims to be the infamous Civil War criminal Jem Rupe, aka &“The Trainwrecker of Platte Bridge.&” There&’s just one problem: Rupe has been dead for ten years. . . . With an oath of vengeance on his lips—and a pair of Colt .45s on his hips—Pritchard sets off to find the trainwrecking fiend, whether it&’s really Jem Rupe or some copy-cat maniac. Either way, he&’ll have to ride the rails with some pretty deranged characters—crooked railroad tycoons, ruthless bounty hunters, trigger-happy gunfighters—before he reaches the end of the line. There&’s just one way to stop a mass transit murderer . . . and that&’s dead in his tracks. &“A riveting thriller that bristles with hard-boiled authenticity.&” —bestselling author Mark Greaney on Thy Partner&’s Wife &“Sean Lynch spins a tale that is fast, fun and realistic.&” —bestselling author James O&’Born on Like Hell
The Treasure Trail: A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine
by Marah Ellis RyanCombining thrills of Mexican-American border life, German-Mexican plots, the adventures of a cowpuncher-miner and the happy termination of his quest for love and wealth, this tale holds the reader's attention from beginning to end.
The Treasure of Mad Doc Magee
by Elinor TeeleA rip-roaring puzzle box of an adventure about grit, guts, and gold, from Elinor Teele, the acclaimed author of The Mechanical Mind of John Coggin.The small, run-down town of Eden is the only place Jenny Burns has ever called home. The roots of the trees are in her bones, the air of the mountains is in her breath, the lakes and rivers are in her blood. And that’s why, when her father loses his job and tells Jenny that they may have to move on from Eden, she knows she can’t let that happen.The fever of New Zealand’s gold rush still runs in the veins of Eden, and everyone knows the legend of Doc Magee: how he found the largest gold nugget anyone had ever seen and hid it somewhere in the hills before he disappeared.Jenny and her best friend, Pandora, know that if they can find the gold, it’ll solve all their problems. But the way is fraught with mysteries, riddles, and danger—and those are just the threats they know about. Before her quest is over, Jenny will have to face challenges from within as well as from without.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre: A Novel
by B. TravenA CULT MASTERPIECE—THE ADVENTURE NOVEL THAT INSPIRED JOHN HUSTON'S CLASSIC FILM, BY THE ELUSIVE AUTHOR WHO WAS A MODEL FOR THE HERO OF ROBERTO BOLAÑO'S 2666.Little is known for certain about B. Traven. Evidence suggests that he was born Otto Feige in Schlewsig-Holstein and that he escaped a death sentence for his involvement with the anarchist underground in Bavaria. Traven spent most of his adult life in Mexico, where, under various names, he wrote several bestsellers and was an outspoken defender of the rights of Mexico's indigenous people. First published in 1935, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is Traven's most famous and enduring work, the dark, savagely ironic, and riveting story of three down-and-out Americans hunting for gold in Sonora.
The Trembling Hills
by Norman A. FoxThe blazing novel of a man who believed in the law, even for a hard-case killer.
The Triplets' Cowboy Daddy (Hope, Montana #5)
by Patricia JohnsGoing from city girl to single mom sends one woman back to her hometown, where a secret crush is revealed. Talk about a change of pace—and heart . . .When Nora Carpenter becomes sole guardian of her triplet goddaughters, she needs backup—fast. So she heads home to the family ranch in Hope, Montana. But when she arrives, Nora learns that her great-grandparents’ house now belongs to Easton Ross.Easton and Nora used to be friends, back when Easton was a lanky ranch hand who was always there for her. Now he’s a rugged cowboy who hasn’t forgiven her for leaving town. Easton lets Nora and the triplets bunk with him and can’t help falling head over heels for the adorable babies. But Nora can’t stay. For the triplets, living in Hope would mean a lifetime of gossip. And Nora has to put her new daughters first, even if it breaks her own heart.
The Triplets' Holiday Miracle: A Clean and Uplifting Romance (A Violet Ridge Novel)
by Tanya AglerHome only for the holidays…Or here to stay? Widow Daisy Stanley desperately wants her adorable—if exuberant—triplets to be part of Violet Ridge&’s annual Christmas play. She just wasn&’t expecting this much chaos—and from the looks of it, former air force officer Ben Irwin wasn&’t, either! But when the play&’s director is forced to bow out, Ben and Daisy find themselves volunteering to rescue the production. Now there&’s no avoiding each other, and between frosted cookies, snowball fights and plenty of holiday merriment, her kiddos are quickly stealing his heart. The only problem is that he&’s winning hers, too…A Violet Ridge NovelFrom Harlequin Heartwarming: Wholesome stories of love, compassion and belonging.A Violet Ridge NovelBook 1: The Triplets' Holiday MiracleBook 2: Saving the Rancher
The Troopers (Tales from Deadwood #4)
by Mike JamesonRetired Army sergeant Dan Ryan came to Deadwood to stake his claim on the gold of the Black Hills. Then General George Crook's army arrives with a dangerous get-rich-quick scheme of their own: draft Ryan into stealing from Deadwood's deadliest resident.
The Trouble With Cowboys (Catcher Creek #1)
by Melissa CutlerIt was their parents' ranch, through the good days and the bad. But if they want to hang on to their land, their pride, and their family, the three Sorentino sisters will have to reinvent it from the ground up--and one of them just may reinvent herself in the process. . .Cowboys have never been good for Amy Sorentino. First her hard-riding father bankrupted the family farm. Then her all-hat-no-cattle boyfriend sold her out on national television, ending her promising career as a chef. Now she and her squabbling sisters have partnered up in a final attempt to save their land by starting an inn and local restaurant. So it figures that with everything on the line, Amy's key supplier is just the kind of Stetson-tipping heartbreaking bad boy she's sworn to avoid. But Kellan Reed has a few secrets of his own--and cowboy or not, Amy can't resist this kind of wild ride. . ."One hot romance from start to finish." --Carolyn Brown, New York Times bestselling author of Mistletoe Cowboy"Simply delightful."--New York Times bestselling author Lori Wilde