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Change of Fortune (Fortunes of Texas: Return to Red Rock)
by RaeAnne ThayneFamily secrets and an abandoned child bring two opposites together in this Fortunes of Texas: Return to Red Rock story by New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne, originally published in 2009 as Fortune&’s Woman. Only a family crisis could bring Ross Fortune back home to Red Rock, Texas. But clearing his sister of a murder charge is the roving P.I.&’s only mission. Falling for the woman counseling his nephew is a complication he definitely doesn&’t need.Though the sexy, off-limits Fortune was a challenge she couldn&’t resist, Julie Osterman can&’t afford to let her personal feelings cloud her professional judgment. But when an explosive secret threatens everyone&’s future, will she be willing to put it all on the line for the chance to be at Ross&’s side…forever?Previously Published
The Baron Brand (A Martin Baron Novel)
by Jory ShermanIt is the eve of the Civil War, but the ranchers of the Rio Grande Valley are already fighting--amongst themselves and with the fierce Apaches. Martin Baron finds himself in battle against his own neighbor, Matteo Aguilar, and must fight daily to keep his family safe.Martin's proud and heart-sick son Anson, must leave leave all he knows and loves to head off an attack by an Apache chief against the ranch's settlers. But without his son at home to help protect the ranch, everything the Baron's have worked so hard to create is in danger of being destroyed. The Baron Range is a story as rich as Texas itself, as the men and women struggle against all odds for wealth, power, and peace of mind in savage and uncertain world. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Devil's Backbone: The Modoc War, 1872–1873 (The Plainsmen Series)
by Terry C. JohnstonDevil's BackboneTerry C. Johnston The Modoc Indians and American officials had been flirting with war in the Oregon Territory for some time. When Modoc chief Keintpoos murdered a Civil War hero during negotiations, the U.S. Army launched a deadly offensive against the rebel tribe. Besieged in the natural stronghold of the Lava Beds near Tule Lake, the Modocs waged bloody war for seven long months.Sergeant Seamus Donegan, on the trail of his uncle, Ian O'Rourke, arrived at Tule Lake just as the conflict erupted. Soon Donegan and the brooding O'Rourke found themselves embroiled in what would be the costliest war in frontier history...
El Paso and The Wild Ones
by Matt BraunThe Old West comes vividly to life in two novels from bestselling author Matt Braun—America's authentic voice of the Western FrontierEL PASOIt is 1881. El Paso, Texas, is at a crossroads. A booming sin city crawling with corrupt politicians and gunslick outlaws, its marshal is about to face his greatest challenge: the savagery of the notorious Banning Brothers. Now it's up to one man to stop a reign of terror…and bring swift justice to a desperate town.THE WILD ONESInto the 1870s West comes a family of New York City stage performers: a widowed father, his son, and a daughter whose beauty and singing voice could make the most hardened frontiersmen weep. But the Fontaine family is unprepared for the hardship they endure across the Mississippi. Their only hope: If the young Lillian can sing her way to success in the rising boomtown called Denver. …
Harlequin Special Edition May 2025 - Box Set 1 of 1
by Allison Leigh Stella Bagwell Teri Wilson Sera TaínoHarlequin® Special Edition brings you four new titles for one great price, available now! These are heartwarming, romantic stories about life, love and family. This Special Edition box set includes:Stone Creek Sheriff by Stella BagwellOn a ranch to search out his past, can he build a new future? Flint Hollister came to Idaho to solve a family mystery—but what he finds is so much more. Pippa Shanahan, a beautiful, spirited stranger, has taken over his late aunt&’s ranch, and it&’s plain to see she&’s in over her head. Yet even though she needs help, that doesn&’t mean she&’ll accept it from Flint. Life has taught Pippa to handle things on her own…and not to trust handsome strangers who won&’t be sticking around for long. But the more time they spend together, the harder it is to resist him. Can two lives built this far apart find a way to come together? The Romance Remedyby Allison LeighA single-dad doctorcould be her prescription for happiness.Survive one year living in Cape Cardinale, Oregon—the ridiculous stipulation in her father&’s will—then grab her inheritance and run back to San Francisco! That&’s recently divorced teacher Alexa Cardinale&’s plan. Getting involved with a student&’s father is not part of the curriculum. Especially mind-numbingly handsome doctor West D&’Angelo—who makes her knees go weak. A widower and single dad, West is building a stable life for his son, Jason, and that means working more hours than he&’d like. He certainly doesn&’t have time for romance. But Jason has his own ideas about what his dad needs. And when he plays matchmaker, he&’s playing to heal wounded hearts…and maybe win a family.Bluebonnet Seasonby Teri WIlson&“So you and the dog are a package deal, then?&” &“Yes. But just so you know, Mr. McAllister—I&’m not for sale, either.&”School librarian and Comfort Paws cofounder Belle Darling will do anything to keep her reading assistance program going at Bluebonnet Elementary—except sell her beloved dog, Peaches, to billionaire Cash McAllister! And yes, he has the funding to keep the program going—but he wants this particular dog because she is the first creature his orphaned niece turned daughter has shown real interest in since her parents died. So Belle insists Cash take classes with Belle to train a new dog for his little girl. And when their working together reveals Belle and Cash&’s explosive chemistry—and a connection neither expected—will their tenuous alliance become a more permanent partnership, canines and all?A Summer to Start Overby Sera TaínoShe needed help…He needed to begin again.Single mom Indya Linares has always been Ms. Independent—especially when her family&’s hurricane-ravaged resort is at stake. But when Indya&’s boat breaks down at sea, she&’s forced to accept help from a handsome stranger who immediately makes her heart beat faster. Who would have imagined that he&’s also her stubborn mother&’s pick for a new facilities manager extraordinaire? After Santiago Pereira left Venezuela to begin again in Soledad Bay, he&’s got something to prove to his family…and a mission to bring his daughter back to him. But when Santi just can&’t stop thinking about his new boss, will hospitality take on a new meaning for them both?
Blood Song: The Battle at Powder River and the Beginning of the Great Sioux War of 1876 (The Plainsmen Series)
by Terry C. JohnstonBlood SongTerry C. JohnstonFrontier Scout Seamus Donegan is heading for Montana Territory with his new bride when war erupts in the Black Hills of Dakota. Sitting bull and Crazy horse have defied the federal Government and refused to lead the wild tribes of the Northern Plains onto the reservation, and Washington decides to end the Indian problem once and for all.Donegan joins us with General George Cook who is leading the 2nd and 3rd Cavalry and a rough-and-tumble band of scouts and interpreters into the bloody battle. For Seamus Donegan and the men on the front lines, the long fight in the bitter cold of winter will be one of loneliness and fear--a struggle for survival that will not end, even with the swift and successful assault one the enemy stronghold. For in the ashes on the snow, in the fury of defeated warriors, the seeds are sown for a new and even bloodier chapter in the Indian Wars.
Stone Creek Sheriff (Men of the West)
by Stella BagwellOn a ranch to search out his past, can he build a new future? Flint Hollister came to Idaho to solve a family mystery—but what he finds is so much more. Pippa Shanahan, a beautiful, spirited stranger, has taken over his late aunt&’s ranch, and it&’s plain to see she&’s in over her head. Yet even though she needs help, that doesn&’t mean she&’ll accept it from Flint. Life has taught Pippa to handle things on her own…and not to trust handsome strangers who won&’t be sticking around for long. But the more time they spend together, the harder it is to resist him. Can two lives built this far apart find a way to come together? A MEN OF THE WEST ROMANCEFrom Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness.Men of the WestBook 1: SHOULD HAVE BEEN HER CHILDBook 2: HIS DEFENDERBook 3: A Baby on the RanchBook 4: Redwing's LadyBook 5: From Here to TexasBook 6: Taming a Dark HorseBook 7: A South Texas ChristmasBook 8: The Rancher's RequestBook 9: The Best Catch in TexasBook 10: Having the Cowboy's BabyBook 11: Her Texas LawmanBook 12: Hitched to the HorsemanBook 13: The Christmas She Always WantedBook 14: Cowboy to the RescueBook 15: Lone Star DaddyBook 16: Branded with his BabyBook 17: The Deputy's Lost and FoundBook 18: His Texas WildflowerBook 19: Daddy's Double DutyBook 20: His Medicine WomanBook 21: Christmas with the Mustang ManBook 22: His Texas BabyBook 23: The Doctor's CallingBook 24: A Daddy for DillonBook 25: The Deputy Gets Her ManBook 26: The Baby TruthBook 27: Wearing the Rancher's RingBook 28: The Lawman's NoelleBook 29: One Tall, Dusty CowboyBook 30: Daddy Wore SpursBook 31: Christmas on the Silver Horn RanchBook 32: Her Rugged RancherBook 33: His Badge, Her Baby...Their Family?Book 34: The Cowboy's Christmas LullabyBook 35: Her Kind of DoctorBook 36: The Arizona LawmanBook 37: Her Man on Three Rivers RanchBook 38: A Ranger for ChristmasBook 39: His Texas RunawayBook 40: Home to Blue Stallion RanchBook 41: The Rancher's Best GiftBook 42: The Texan Tries AgainBook 43: Her Man Behind the BadgeBook 44: His Forever Texas RoseBook 45: The Baby That Binds ThemBook 46: Sleigh Ride with the RancherBook 47: The Wrangler Rides AgainBook 48: The Other Hollister ManBook 49: For the Rancher's BabyBook 50: Rancher to the RescueBook 51: The Rancher's Christmas StarBook 52: The Cowboy's Road TripBook 53: A Cowboy to RememberBook 54: Stone Creek Sheriff
The Outsider (Four Corners Ranch)
by Maisey YatesThere are two things Bix Carpenter is good at: making moonshine and surviving. However, now that she&’s officially out of the family bootlegging business, those &“getting by&” skills are going to come in handy. But getting caught camping on Four Corners Ranch property isn&’t the best way to kick off her newfound independence—especially when the man who catches her, unruffled ranch owner Daughtry King, makes an intriguing proposition. Daughtry offers Bix a job in exchange for room and board. The straitlaced cowboy doesn&’t seem like the type who&’d take to her feisty ways, but Bix reluctantly accepts. Daughtry is the best man Bix has ever met, and she&’s never felt good enough, but she finds herself falling for the stoic cowboy. Can she get past his defenses so the two of them can go from just surviving to thriving? Four Corners RanchBook 1: Unbridled CowboyBook 2: Merry Christmas CowboyBook 3: Cowboy WildBook 4: The Rough RiderBook 5: The Holiday HeartbreakerBook 6: The Troublemaker
The Sheriff Next Door: An Uplifting Inspirational Romance (Four Sisters Ranch)
by Julia RuthCan a temporary game of pretend… Turn into lasting love? Looking for a fresh start, widowed sheriff Dax Adams arrives in town—only to be confounded by his new neighbor, veterinarian Violet Spencer. When his family mistakes her for his girlfriend, he begs her to play along to convince them he&’s open to new beginnings. And though he and Violet don&’t initially see eye to eye, she agrees—if only to get her well-meaning sisters to stop matchmaking. But as they grow closer, it&’s clear that even these two reluctant hearts can&’t stop a fake relationship from turning into something real…From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.Four Sisters Ranch Book 1: A Cowgirl's HomecomingBook 2: The Cowboy's InheritanceBook 3: The Sheriff Next DoorBook 4: Reuniting with the Cowboy
Escape: Big Bend Canyon (Marshals of Mesa Point)
by Barb HanCan two US marshals survive in the wildernessagainst an escaped killer? US marshal Julie Remington is lucky to be alive after the helicopter crash that injured her partner, Toby Ward. But the best friends are thrust into fresh danger when the prisoner they were transporting—a serial killer who has eluded authorities across five states—escapes. Stranded in mountainous terrain as treacherous as their taboo attraction, Jules and Toby must outmaneuver a monster playing a deadly game of cat and mouse…From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.Discover more action-packed stories in the Marshals of Mesa Point series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: Ranch AmbushBook 2: Bounty HuntedBook 3: Captured in West TexasBook 4: Escape: Big Bend Canyon
Cold Dead Cash (Shotgun Johnny)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneJohnstone Country. Where the Dead Sleep Cold.HAVE COFFIN, WILL TRAVEL On his latest bullion run for the Reverend&’s Temptation Gold Mine, Shotgun Johnny crosses paths with three desperate strangers. One is an old man. The other is his daughter Dixie. The third is the old man&’s son, Jake Teal, a bank robber who&’s wanted dead or alive. Thing is, Jake is already dead—stuffed in a pine box on his family&’s wagon. Now every bounty hunter in the state is after his body . . .BRING OUT YOUR DEAD Johnny feels bad for the grieving family and agrees to escort them to Pueblo for a proper burial. Of course, no good deed goes unpunished. A sudden snow storm turns the trail into a frozen hell—but that doesn&’t stop the bounty-hunting devils who want to cash in on Jake&’s corpse. Some of them think Dixie knows where he hid the cash from his last bank job. Or maybe they&’re really after Johnny&’s cargo of gold. Either way, they all could end up dead on arrival . . .
I'm Here to Kill You: Smoke Jensen and the Taming of the West (Mountain Man)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneJOHNSTONE COUNTRY. WITH A SHORTER BARREL, STAND CLOSER TO THE TARGET.Two action-packed tales about the greatest gunslinger to ever ride the Wild West. When the scales of justice need to be set right, nothing stands in the way of the Mountain Man.Brutal Night of the Mountain Man Kate Coldane has sweated blood and tears for her saloon. Now Silas Atwood, the richest rancher in Hudspeth County, is trying to push her around. When her son guns down one of Atwood&’s goons, they&’ll need Smoke Jensen&’s help to wage war against more than two dozen of Atwood's blood-hungry killers. Drunk with power and afraid of no man, Silas Atwood believes Smoke can be stopped with brute force alone. Problem is, Silas Atwood has never heard the legend of the Mountain Man . . .Venom of the Mountain Man When Smoke Jensen sees a gang of outlaws holding up a stagecoach, his gunfighter instincts take over and he storms in with guns blazing. He kills one of the gunmen, the rest scatter like rats. But the dead man is the brother of the notorious outlaw Gabe Briggs, who takes revenge by kidnapping Smoke&’s wife, Sally. When Smoke gets word of her kidnapping, he boards the first train east where she is reportedly being held. But Briggs&’s kill-crazy henchmen are along for the ride. Unless Smoke can punch their ticket to hell first, they&’ll blow this train sky high . . . making Smoke a widower.
Colton's Reel Danger (The Coltons of Arizona)
by Kimberly Van MeterTheir romantic reunion is threatened…By a dangerous saboteur&’s attacks. The arrest of his manager for murder has left film star CJ Knight&’s life in turmoil. Which is why he unintentionally ghosted Erica Pike after their mind-blowing night together. Now, preparing to shoot a film in the desert, he&’s back at Mariposa Resort, where Erica works, and Erica&’s keeping her distance. But just as CJ begins melting Erica&’s resistance, a series of accidents occur on the set, one almost killing Erica. CJ suspects sabotage. And catching the saboteur is the only way to save the film…and protect Erica.From Harlequin Romantic Suspense: Danger. Passion. Drama.Feel the excitement in these uplifting romances, part of The Coltons of Arizona series:Book 1: Colton's Last Resort by Amber Leigh WilliamsBook 2: Colton's Deadly Trap by Patricia SargeantBook 3: Colton at Risk by Kacy CrossBook 4: Colton's Reel Danger by Kimberly Van MeterBook 5: Colton's Vow by Charlene ParrisBook 6: Colton Reunion by Addison Fox
Live, Ranch, Love: A Novel (Willow Ridge Series #1)
by Emma LucyA sweet and sexy enemies-to-lovers romance about a wellness influencer who returns to her late aunt’s ranch in Colorado where she clashes with the grumpy and handsome head rancher. She’s here to sell my ranch, but now I think she might steal my heart.Rory Jones prided herself on the successful life she’d built as a wellness influencer and author—until she walked in on her boyfriend with another woman after a family funeral. Forced to run away to her late great aunt’s ranch in Colorado, Rory’s hoping that fixing up and selling the place will help her find her confidence and inspiration to write again.But Wyatt Hensley, the grumpy head rancher, isn’t willing to hand over the reins to the job he gave everything up for. Especially not to a yoga-loving, manifestation guru who doesn’t even know how to ride a horse. Yet, with a past that’s taught him to not bother dreaming anymore, even Wyatt knows he can’t hold on forever.Until one day they strike a deal that might just save both of their careers—help Rory turn the ranch into a wellness retreat and Wyatt can stay.With Rory’s shattered self-confidence and Wyatt’s last drop of hope also on the line, staying professional is a must. But can they ignore the sizzling tension growing between them that could jeopardize it all?Especially when the rocky path ahead seems a lot easier with the other riding beside them.
Cries from the Earth: The Outbreak of the Nez Perce War and the Battle of White Bird Canyon—June 17, 1877 (The Plainsmen Series)
by Terry C. JohnstonCries from the EarthTerry C. JohnstonBy mid-1877, trouble in the Northwest is brewing like a foul broth. Ill will is growing between white settlers and the Non-Treaty bands of the Nez Perce. The American government is forcing the Indians from their homelands onto the reservation. Many go quietly, thinking more about their families than of the pride of their warriors. But for a few holdouts, there's no room for compromise. Their history, their heritage and their ancestors are buried beneath that land. Although severely outnumbered and outgunned, a few brave warriors will heed the call of...CRIES FROM THE EARTH.
Rogue River (The Texas Anthem Series)
by Kerry NewcombThe captain was a madwoman with a scattergun. The soldiers were a whore, a surveyor's assistant, a writer, a crusty old Irishman, two murderous brothers, a criminal, and a county hunter. And the only way out of the mountains was on a frigid river that flowed toward the Missouri--a river running with blood.Texas-born Cole Anthem was the bounty hunter. He had followed an outlaw right into the middle of a major Indian uprising and a battle that turned into a slaughter. Now Cole and the other survivors of a raging Cheyenne war are taking the only chance they have: riding a woman's keelboat toward safety. But up and down the Rogue, a glory-mad chief hasn't given up. His warriors are armed and waiting--to spill the white men's blood...
Red Cloud's Revenge: Showdown on the Northern Plains, 1867 (The Plainsmen Series)
by Terry C. JohnstonSeven month of small reprisals since the Fetterman massacre had passed. Sergeant Seamus Donegan of the Army of the West had witnessed proud leaders--both Indian and White--steel themselves for the withering clashes to come. And on two consecutive summer days, battle erupted--drowning the Dakota Territory in a damburst of bloodshed: the Hay Field Fight and Wagon Box Fight of 1867.
Undercover Cowboy: A Thrilling Western Suspense Romance
by Laura ScottWith targets on their backs, there&’s no safe place to hide in this Western romantic suspense from USA TODAY bestselling author Laura ScottFBI agent Logan Quail risks his life and career when he blows his cover to save Kate Townsend from the mafia&’s clutches. Determined to avenge his fiancée&’s murder, he must work with Kate to take down the mob while trying to uncover the truth behind her father&’s suspicious death. But as they dig deeper into a web of corruption, danger continues to follow their every move. With time running out, can Logan and Kate bring the ruthless criminals to justice…before they become the next victims?Previously published.
Renegade Lawmen (Luke McCan Novels)
by Cameron JuddHe brings the Old West to vivid new life in his action-packed stories of heroism, adventure, and excitement. With over one million of his books in print, Cameron Judd powerfully depicts, as no other writer can, the struggles of a generation of Americans on a harsh and beautiful frontier.The met in a hot, bloody bar fight on a cold Nebraska afternoon. The Fiddler was skinny, one-eared, and on the run from a vicious feud with another man missing an ear of his own. Luke McCan was on the drift, driven West by the death of the woman he loved. Now they would become partners, signed up as lawmen in a town without crime. At least, Walden City, Colorado, was without crime, until Fiddler and McCan arrived. By the time their career as peacekeepers was over, Walden City was in flames, Fiddler and McCan were on the run-and a long, hard ride of adventure and vengeance had only just begun...
Tablet & Pen: Literary Landscapes from the Modern Middle East (Words Without Borders)
by Reza AslanA Words Without Borders Anthology “Remarkable . . . a triumph . . . connects us at the level of our humanity, no matter where we may be from.”—Los Angeles Times The countries that stretch along the broad horizons of the Middle East—from Morocco to Iran, from Turkey to Pakistan—boast different cultures, different languages, and different religions. Yet the literary landscape of this dynamic part of the world has been bound together not by borders and nationalities, but by a common experience of Western imperialism. Keenly aware of the collected scars left by a legacy of colonial rule, the acclaimed writer Reza Aslan, with a team of four regional editors and seventy-seven translators, cogently demonstrates with Tablet and Pen how literature can, in fact, be used to form identity and serve as an extraordinary chronicle of the disrupted histories of the region. Acting with Words Without Borders, which fosters international exchange through translation and publication of the world’s finest literature, Aslan has purposefully situated this volume in the twentieth century, beyond the familiar confines of the Ottoman past, believing that the writers who have emerged in the last hundred years have not received their full due. This monumental collection, therefore, of nearly two hundred pieces, including short stories, novels, memoirs, essays and works of drama—many of them presented in English for the first time—features translated works from Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and Turkish. Organized chronologically, the volume spans a century of literature—from the famed Arab poet Khalil Gibran to the Nobel laureates Naguib Mahfouz and Orhan Pamuk, from the great Syrian-Lebanese poet Adonis to the grand dame of Urdu fiction, Ismat Chughtai—connected by the extraordinarily rich tradition of resplendent cultures that have been all too often ignored by the Western canon. By shifting America’s perception of the Middle Eastern world away from religion and politics, Tablet and Pen evokes the splendors of a region through the voices of its writers and poets, whose literature tells an urgent and liberating story. With a wealth of contextual information that places the writing within the historical, political, and cultural breadth of the region, Tablet & Pen is transcendent, a book to be devoured as a single sustained narrative, from the first page to the last. Creating a vital bridge between two estranged cultures, "this is that rare anthology: cohesive, affecting, and informing" (Publishers Weekly).
Ruthie Fear: A Novel
by Maxim LoskutoffWinner of the 2021 High Plains Book Award in Fiction and the 2021 Montana Innovation Award In this haunting parable of the American West, a young woman faces the violent past of her remote Montana valley.As a child in Montana’s Bitterroot Valley, Ruthie Fear sees an apparition: a strange, headless creature near a canyon creek. Its presence haunts her throughout her youth. Raised in a trailer by her stubborn, bowhunting father, Ruthie develops a powerful connection with the natural world but struggles to find her place in a society shaped by men. Development, gun violence, and her father’s vendettas threaten her mountain home. As she comes of age, her small community begins to fracture in the face of class tension and encroaching natural disaster, and the creature she saw long ago reappears as a portent of the valley’s final reckoning.An entirely new kind of western and the first novel from one of this generation’s most wildly imaginative writers, Ruthie Fear captures the destruction and rebirth of the modern American West with warmth, urgency, and grandeur. The Technicolor bursts of action that test Ruthie’s commitment to the valley and its people invite us to look closer at our nation’s complicated legacy of manifest destiny, mass shootings, and environmental destruction. Anchored by its unforgettable heroine, Ruthie Fear presents the rural West as a place balanced on a knife-edge, at war with itself, but still unbearably beautiful and full of love.
Digging Stars: A Novel
by Novuyo Rosa TshumaA National Book Foundation Science + Literature Selection “Tshuma is nuanced yet explosive as she explores the intersection of science, identity and grief.… [A] smart, incisive novel.” —Weike Wang, New York Times Book Review Blending drama and satire while examining the complexities of colonialism, racism, and what it means to be American, Digging Stars probes the emotional universes of love, friendship, family, and nationhood.With admission to The Program, an elite interdisciplinary graduate cohort at the forefront of astronomy and technology, Rosa’s dreams are finally within reach. Her research into the cosmos follows in the footsteps of her astronomer father’s revolutionary work in Bantu geometries and Indigenous astronomies. A bona fide genius, he transformed the scientific landscape by fusing the best of Western and Indigenous scientific thought. Yet since his death during her childhood, Rosa has been plagued by anxiety attacks she dubs “The Terrors”—and by unresolved questions about her father’s life. Who is his mysterious friend Mr. C? Who was her father, really?Ambitious, hungry for success, and determined to soar, Rosa joins the ranks of America’s smartest. Her cohort of talented Fellows includes Shaniqua, her roommate, who is analyzing melanin molecules and their capacity to conduct electricity; Richard, an expert in quantum mechanics; Mausi, studying Indigenous American scientific thought; and Péralte, Rosa’s estranged stepbrother whose obsessive videogaming has inspired him to become a programmer. Her classmates challenge Rosa’s understanding of identity, personhood, the ethics of technology, and, most painfully, her adulation of her father, whose legacy is more complicated than it appears.Digging Stars is a paean to the cosmos and a celebration of the democratic spirit of knowledge. Novuyo Rosa Tshuma’s characters explode the rigid matrices of the academy to prove that science, art, technology, and history are all planets orbiting the same sun.
The Wintering Place: A Novel
by Kevin McCarthyDeserting to escape the horrors of the Indian wars two soldiers, Irish brothers, seek peace with the woman they love.Dakota Territory, 1867. The O’Driscoll brothers have survived a Sioux massacre, but Michael is gravely wounded. The deserters are fleeing north with Tom’s lover, Sara, when they come upon a sheltering rock by a river down off the Bozeman trail. If there is game here, they may survive the winter. But their attempts to find food and endure the savage winter are threatened by the arrival in their camp of two trappers, whose presence sets in motion a series of bloody events that will mark the trio as Outlaws, hunted by the Montana Vigilance Committee, their likenesses appearing on Wanted posters in settlements and mining camps along the trail. Enter any town, and they will have to shoot their way out. The rock and the river become their safe place, and when spring comes, their paradise. But the world seeks its way to them, and even in paradise human nature makes its own trouble. In this follow-up to his acclaimed novel, Wolves of Eden, Kevin McCarthy tells a story of three very human characters battling to survive in a vast, beautiful, and unforgiving landscape.
Huck Out West: A Novel
by Robert Coover"An audacious and revisionary sequel to Twain’s masterpiece. It is both true to the spirit of Twain and quintessentially Cooveresque." —Times Literary SupplementAt the end of Huckleberry Finn, on the eve of the Civil War, Huck and Tom Sawyer decide to escape “sivilization” and “light out for the Territory.” In Robert Coover’s vision of their Western adventures, Tom decides he’d rather own civilization than escape it, leaving Huck “dreadful lonely” in a country of bandits, war parties, and gold. In the course of his ventures, Huck reunites with old friends, facing hard truths and even harder choices.
Come West and See: Stories
by Maxim LoskutoffAn NPR Best Book of 2018 "Devastating.…Grows increasingly bizarre and haunting until it’s left an indelible mark." —Janet Maslin, New York TimesIn an isolated region of Idaho, Montana, and eastern Oregon, an armed occupation of a wildlife refuge escalates into civil war. Against this backdrop, Maxim Loskutoff shatters the myths of the West: a lonesome trapper falls in love with a bear; a newly married woman hatches a plot to murder a tree; and an unemployed millworker joins a militia after returning home. Written with “blade-sharp prose” (Electric Literature), the twelve stories in this debut collection expose the simmering rage and resentments of small-town America “with extraordinary eloquence and compassion” (National Book Review).