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Rails West!
by Franklin CarterThis book begins the series on the brave men and women who built the Union Pacific Railroad across America.
Reluctant Lovers (Chicago Girls Ser.)
by Elizabeth ChadwickA Wild West matchmaker loses her own heart in an enthralling historical romance from the bestselling author of Elusive Lovers. A beautiful woman among the overwhelmingly male population of Breckenridge, Colorado, Kat Fitzgerald is swarmed with men and their marriage proposals. But the young widow's fiery, independent spirit makes her impossible to woo. Instead, she becomes a matchmaker for other couples until a man comes along with the charms to capture her heart. Will Kat's stubborn nature make her throw Connor away like all the other suitors, or will she find herself succumbing to his dominant will?
Renegade: Relentless, Renegade, And Notorious
by Patricia PotterDesperate to return home to Texas, the widow of a Rebel hero finds an unlikely bodyguard in a wounded soldier who isn't what he seems Rhys Redding grew up on the streets of London, sleeping in stables, picking pockets, and begging for scraps of food. He found a way out as a mercenary in Africa, and returned to England a rich man--only to end up in a Confederate prison. Now his only hope of escape is a black-haired beauty who needs him as badly as he needs her. Widow Susannah Fallon came to Richmond to find the only family she has left. The stranger in the cot next to her brother's was arrested for wearing a Yankee uniform, but Susannah soon discovers that nothing about Maj. Rhys Redding is what it seems--except the powerful desire that follows them when he escorts her and her embittered wounded brother across the lawless, war-ravaged South. Back home in Texas, Susannah is in danger of falling for her enigmatic protector. But Rhys has a score to settle--and the chance to right one last terrible wrong.
Sacred Clowns: A Leaphorn And Chee Novel (A Leaphorn and Chee Novel #11)
by Tony HillermanDon’t miss the TV series, Dark Winds, based on the Leaphorn, Chee, & Manuelito novels, now on AMC and AMC+! From New York Times bestselling author Tony Hillerman comes another unforgettable mystery in which Leaphorn & Chee must race against the clock to solve two brutal murders.“[Hillerman's] clowns are . . . every bit as raucous, profane, and funny as Shakespeare's."—New York Times Book ReviewDuring a kachina ceremony at the Tano Pueblo, the antics of a dancing koshare fill the air with tension. Moments later, the clown is found bludgeoned to death, in the same manner a reservation schoolteacher was killed only days before.Officer Jim Chee and Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn believe that answers lie in the sacred clown's final cryptic message to the Tano people. But to decipher it, the two Navajo policemen may have to delve into closely guarded tribal secrets—on a sinister trail of blood that links a runaway, a holy artifact, corrupt Indian traders, and a pair of dead bodies.
Shameless
by Rosanne BittnerOrphaned at an early age when their parents were brutally killed, Emilio and Nina Juarez made a life for themselves by stealing and selling horses on the open market. Emilio permanently embraced the lawless lifestyle but Nina wanted nothing more than a permanent, peaceful law-abiding existence.
Sharp-Shooters (Gents #2)
by Bruce H. ThorstadThe latest from Bruce H. Thorstad's "Gents" series find the boys in another sticky situation of their own concoction. Cass McCasland really knew how to get Riley Stokes into trouble. He had cooked up a hustle that combined the boys' twin fortés. With Cass' talent for betting and Riley's skills as a sharpshooter, Cass hoped to win them both a whole heap of cash? But even rich men--especially rich men--don't like getting swindled by two raggedy con artists from everywhere and nowhere. Now the partners in crime have higher stakes to worry about--they're gambling with their lives? On the run from a slew of men with murder on their minds, it will take Riley's sharp eye, Cass's sharp wit and a whole lot of luck to get them out of this one!
Streets of Laredo: A Novel (Lonesome Dove Ser. #No. 4)
by Larry McmurtryThe final book of Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove tetralogy, an exhilarating tale of legend and heroism in the days of the old American West.
Surrender my Heart
by Lois Greiman"Lois Greiman delivers!" -Christina Dodd, New York Times bestselling authorTall, wickedly handsome and genteel, Southern gentleman Justin Stearns is shocked when he overhears a scoundrel offering to sell his sister for $700. Always the hero, Justin pays the rascal and saves the innocent waif...But that innocent waif turns out to be a sensuous, spirited, flame-haired seductress named Megan O'Rourke...who upon first meeting Justin, holds him up at gunpoint, steals his trousers and disappears into the South Carolina night!Enraged at playing the fool, Justin vows vengeance on the stunningly beautiful Yankee con woman...though he's not entirely sure himself if he's searching for revenge or another carnal moment with the voluptuous redhead...But Justin is skilled in the art of seduction too! And with passionate caresses and red-hot kisses, the plantation owner intends to show this sexy redheaded Yankee the error of her ways--and just how sweet surrender in his arms can be...
Surrender, Baby
by Suzanne ForsterWhen Miranda Witherspoon's fiancé mysteriously goes missing in South America, she enlists the help of mercenary Geoff Dias--a man from a wild night in her past she's hoped to forget ever sinceIn Surrender, Baby, the third book in Suzanne Forster's Stealth Commandos Trilogy, Geoff Dias is a mercenary with the ability to stir the desire of any woman with whom he crosses paths. Miranda Witherspoon, a hotel executive with a missing fiancé, seeks out a bounty hunter. She can't say no to the six-foot-four-inch Dias, whose broad shoulders and emerald stare render him impossible to ignore. Randy can't shake the feeling that she's met him before. During an encounter in Geoff's office, he forces her to recollect a compromising encounter from their past. Randy realizes that he's the stranger with whom she shared a reckless and passionate night--one she's been ashamed of ever since. Geoff has never forgotten the mysterious woman from that fiery affair. When he finds his way back into her life, he's determined to rouse the desire she's buried. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Suzanne Forster including rare photos from the author's personal collection.
Tender Betrayal
by Rosanne BittnerBeautiful, proud Audra Brennan felt like a stranger in a foreign land when she came north from Louisiana to study music the summer she was seventeen. But when she savored her first forbidden taste of desire in the arms of handsome lawyer Lee Jeffreys, his caresses sparked a flame within her that burned away the differences between rebel and Yankee and silenced all objections by the fierce beating of two hearts falling impetuously, impossibly in love. When cannon fire erupted, their newfound joy in each other was severely challenged. Lee answered the call to fight against the Confederacy, while Audra hurried home to a plantation shadowed by the darkening cloud of war. All through the Violent days and hellish nights, Lee never forgot the spirited beauty who'd c'aptured his heart and Audra endured heartache and loss that transform her from a pampered young belle into a woman of courage. She dreamed of a new life in an untamed land But could she surrender her rebel's heart to the only man who'd ever possess her soul?
Texas Mustangers (The Horsemen #3)
by Gary MccarthyA TEXAS-BOUND FAMILY STRUGGLING TO RECAPTURE THEIR DREAM. In the wake of tragedy, the surviving members of the Ballou family sought a new beginning on the Texas frontier. There, the Comanches shared their love and respect for horses, taming the wild mustangs that ran free across the plains. And there, a tribe of savage hunters, called the Kiowa, offered a challenge to any people fearless enough--and foolish enough-- to cross their path.
The Canebrake Men (The Tennessee Frontier Trilogy #3)
by Cameron JuddFinalist for the Spur Award: The author of The Overmountain Men and The Border Men concludes his epic adventure of Tennessee&’s early history. The United States of America has just been born from the fires of revolution. But in the wilds of Tennessee in the Southwest Territory, a fire still burns—especially in the heart of fifteen-year-old Owen Killefer. For Owen witnessed the massacre of his family by Tom Turndale—a depraved marauder who deserted the British during the war to live with the Chickamauga and plague the frontier settlements. And worse, Turndale took Owen&’s sister captive as his prize. Now, amidst the growing unrest and hostilities between the new Americans pushing ever westward and the native Indians who have trusted too many broken treaties, Owen must find a way to save his sister and avenge his family. &“Judd writes a mean story.&” —Zane Grey&’s West
The Canebrake Men (The Tennessee Frontier Trilogy #3)
by Cameron JuddFinalist for the Spur Award: The author of The Overmountain Men and The Border Men concludes his epic adventure of Tennessee&’s early history. The United States of America has just been born from the fires of revolution. But in the wilds of Tennessee in the Southwest Territory, a fire still burns—especially in the heart of fifteen-year-old Owen Killefer. For Owen witnessed the massacre of his family by Tom Turndale—a depraved marauder who deserted the British during the war to live with the Chickamauga and plague the frontier settlements. And worse, Turndale took Owen&’s sister captive as his prize. Now, amidst the growing unrest and hostilities between the new Americans pushing ever westward and the native Indians who have trusted too many broken treaties, Owen must find a way to save his sister and avenge his family. &“Judd writes a mean story.&” —Zane Grey&’s West
The Case of the Vampire Cat (Hank the Cowdog Series, #21)
by John R. EricksonWhen Slim accidentally abandons Hank at a neighbor's ranch, Hank ends up with a new sidekick, Mary D Cat, who he's sure is a vampire
The Chisholm Trail (Trail Drive #3)
by Ralph ComptonFROM THE BACK COVER: Armed only with a Colt rifle, a Bowie knife, and courage as big as the West, Ten Chisholm, the bold, half-breed son of Indian scout Jesse Chisholm, leaves New Orleans with a price on his head. His only crime was loving the beautiful daughter of a powerful New Orleans gambler who has promised her to a wealthy man she hates. With a team of battle-toughened cowboys and ex soldiers, and a vow to return to Priscilla and make her his wife, Ten rides into the harsh Texas brakes and the heart of Comanche country. Now, he must round up wild longhorns and set off across the Red River, through a thousand miles of swollen rivers, angry Comanche's and treacherous outlaw attacks on a brazen quest to open a new trail to Kansas on the savage frontier.
The Countess and the Cowboy
by Linda Randall WisdomCOWBOYS AND INDIANS NEVER FOUGHT LIKE THIS! When Letitia DeMarco won the deed to her ex's Montana ranch, she didn't know it came with a negative cash flow--and Tyler Barnes, a foreman with a state-size chip on his shoulder. Before she could even unpack her boots, they locked spurs and the ranch became the wildest honky-tonk in town. Letitia was sultry, high society and Italian in every way but heritage. Tyler was the soul of Montana's wide-open spaces. He had been born and bred on a ranch; his easy chair was a horse's back. When they locked horns, it was winner take all. And, come high noon, there would be only one winner in this showdown.
The First Mountain Man #4: Forty Guns West
by William W. JohnstoneDuring a trip back east for a family reunion, Preacher learns that even the civilized Midwest can attract a mother lode of trouble... especially when a gang of local bully boys decide to pick a fight. Now wealthy landowner Elam Parks lies dead—and there's a $5,000 reward on the head of the man accused: the first mountain man. The fortune in blood money has dispatched a small army of bounty hunters after Preacher. Now, back in his once-peaceful homestead in the High Lonesome, as he sights down the barrel of his '33 Hall North breechloader, Preacher is ready for target practice. And he can't think of a more scenic place to pick off the bloodthirsty man hunters, one by one...
The Gents (Gents #1)
by Bruce H. ThorstadWhen Kentuckian Riley Stokes and Texan Cass McCasland join together and head to the frontier they are bound to encounter the best and the worst, and enlist in some of the greatest adventures known to the west. The two misfits agree to guard an Army paywagon that's headed for Fort Dodge, but when a half-Chinese, half-Kiowa squaw needs help rescuing her sister from whiskey runners who have destroyed her tribe, their loyalties change. The adventure continues for them but with trouble on their tail they must move swiftly to save the girl, the tribe and themselves.
The Last Mountain Man #12: Fury of the Mountain Man
by William W. JohnstoneSIX-GUN JUSTICE Smoke Jensen was the last mountain man and the quickest draw in the West. But he was tired of fighting every punk who wanted to make a reputation for himself, so he hung up his .45s. It didn't last long. Like Jensen, the two Mexican gunfighters known as Carbone and Martine had put away their six-guns, married and turned to ranching down in Durango. Then they came up against an army of outlaws under a warlord who called himself Carvajal. That was when they called on Smoke Jensen. Smoke didn't waste a minute.When your friends called, you came running. Carvajal laughed when he heard that Smoke Jensen was on the way. After all, what could one man do? He was about to find out...
The Last Trail: Stories Of The Ohio Frontier (Stories Of The Ohio Frontier Ser. #3)
by Zane GreyA woman is kidnapped from Fort Henry by a band of renegades and hostile Ohio Valley Indians. Now, Lewis Wetzel and Jonathan Zane take pursuit. With no hope of survival, they follow the trail into the unknown wilderness, vowing it to be their last venture. At trail's end, they will face their bloodiest battle.The Last Trail is the second book in Zane Grey's Frontier trilogy. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Legend of Ben Tree
by Paul A. HawkinsFilled with incredible storytelling power and authenticity, Hawkins' first book in a new trilogy about the making of Montana introduces a hero among heroes. Ben Tree, caught between the worlds of the white man and the Indian, becomes a one-man justice system to those who betrayed his people and killed his love.
The Longest Road: A Novel
by Jeanne Williams&“An evocative and darkly beautiful story&” of a young woman&’s trek across America in the Dust Bowl years by a New York Times–bestselling &“master novelist&” (The Denver Post). After a violent dust storm leaves their mother dead and the family farm in ruins, twelve-year-old Laurie Field and her younger brother, Buddy, believe their world has ended when their grieving, debt-ridden father brings them to live with their reprobate grandfather in the Oklahoma Panhandle, promising to send for them when he finds one of those fabled jobs luring thousands to California. Abandoned and afraid, the children find hope in the songs taught them by Johnny Morrigan, an itinerant oil field worker who hitched a ride with the family on his way to Texas. Desperate to escape their brutal grandfather, Laurie and Buddy hop a train clanging west and become fall in with a hobo named Way after he saves them from a sinister tramp. In California, the children find only heartbreak, so they and Way set out for Texas in the hopes of reuniting with Johnny Morrigan. Like the fellow travelers they encounter on the roads and rails crisscrossing America, Laurie, Buddy, and Way take joy in simple pleasures such as a campfire meal, a starry night, and a song. They learn firsthand the kindness ordinary folk can show to those even poorer. At last, in lusty Texas oil field towns, they find work, Morrigan, and a deadly menace as Laurie grows from innocent girl to vibrant woman. A riveting story of hardship, adventure, and romance, The Longest Road pays glorious tribute to the men and women who kept the American dream alive during the Great Depression.
The Phantom in the Mirror (Hank the Cowdog Series, #20)
by John R. EricksonPete the Barncat starts a rumor about a Phanotm Dog in the machine shed. Hank checks it out and sees the meanest, toughest, stupidest dog he's ever seen.
The Reckoning
by Len LevinsonRunning from an angry town, Duane Braddock takes a job as a cowhand at the Bar T Ranch hoping to settle down. But two things stand in the way: the son of a neighboring rancher who wants him dead and a ruthless Army officer who wants his fiancée. Duane could have handled these two men if they hadn't found out why he'd left Titusville. And if he hadn't fallen in love with another woman, things would have worked out okay. But now Braddock's reputation as the quick-killing, hard-loving kid is on the line - - just one wrong move and he's dead.
The Spirit of the Border: Stories Of The Ohio Frontier (Stories Of The Ohio Frontier Ser. #2)
by Zane GreyHe was known as Deathwind to the Ohio Valley Indians, and now Lewis Wetzel must single-handedly save Fort Henry. Armed only with his long rifle and knife, he heads out on a one-man rampage to stop the bloody border wars, to face down Chief Wingenund and to avenge the brutal missionary massacre at Village of Peace.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.