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The Crossing
by John S. DanielsThe strongbox with eight thousand dollars in it was gone. Mark Kelton was all alone on the sweeping western plain-no one to turn to, no place to go. That's when Bronc rode into his life. A tough "gettin'" man, Bronc Curtis stiffened the eighteen-year-old orphan into a hardened rider, an experienced cowboy. It was Bronc who taught Mark how to savvy your man, how to shoot first, how to survive. The boy learned it all, and he learned quick. Because somewhere on those plains his parents' murderer was riding free...and Mark Kelton would never be a man until he brought that killer down. Together, young Mark Kelton and his friend Bronc Curtis homesteaded'a ranch through a bitter winter, all but spilling their guts to keep the stock alive. Together they rode, worked, fought. Bronc saved Mark's life when he stopped a man who pulled a gun on the boy. And Mark returned the favor when he routed a pack of Indians who ambushed their ranch while Bronc stayed soundly asleep. They were a team until Mark married the lovely daughter of a neighboring rancher ... until his new father-in-law set out to prove something about Bronc Curtis, something that might lead Mark Kelton to the one man in the world he had vowed to destroy.
The Crossing: Book 2 of The Border Trilogy (Vintage International #No. 2)
by Cormac MccarthyFollowing All the Pretty Horses in Cormac McCarthy's Border Trilogy is a novel whose force of language is matched only by its breadth of experience and depth of thought.In the bootheel of New Mexico hard on the frontier, Billy and Boyd Parham are just boys in the years before the Second World War, but on the cusp of unimaginable events. First comes a trespassing Indian and the dream of wolves running wild amongst the cattle lately brought onto the plain by settlers -- this when all the wisdom of trappers has disappeared along with the trappers themselves. And so Billy sets forth at the age of sixteen on an unwitting journey into the souls of boys and animals and men. Having trapped a she-wolf he would restore to the mountains of Mexico, he is long gone and returns to find everything he left behind transformed utterly in his absence. Except his kid brother, Boyd, with whom he strikes out yet again to reclaim what is theirs thus crossing into "that antique gaze from whence there could be no way back forever."An essential novel by any measure, The Crossing is luminous and appalling, a book that touches, stops, and starts the heart and mind at once.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Crossing Fire River
by Ralph CottonLawrence Shaw is well-known as the fastest gun alive-and for other reasons he'd just as soon forget. But when he kills two bushwhacking banditos, he becomes quarry for ruthless bounty hunters led by a cunning Mexican agent-and finds a chance for redemption. . . .
Crosswire
by Dotti EnderleDwindling water supplies have driven desperate cattlemen to snip fences in order to water their herds--targeting thirteen-year-old Jesse's farm several times. When a lone drifter arrives in town, he's quickly hired to work the farm. Jesse suspects the man is more than just a hired hand and is determined to uncover his mysterious secret. This Society of School Librarians International Honor Book includes an author's note and bibliography.
Crow Creek Crossing
by Charles G. WestLIVING FOR VENGEANCE Wyoming holds the promise of a bright future for newlyweds Cole and Ann Bonner. Alongside Ann's sister, her husband, and their children, the young couple have braved the long, hard road across Nebraska in hopes of building a new life for themselves on a tract of land near Crow Creek Crossing. But their dreams of a fresh start are quickly cut short. While Cole is away in town, a gang of outlaws led by the vicious Slade Corbett raids the family homestead, leaving behind a smoking ruin and the mutilated bodies of everyone Cole holds dear. The horror and anguish are almost too much for him to bear and they transform this once easygoing young man into a grim avenger. With cold, merciless determination, Cole vows to track down every last member of the gang and make them pay in blood.
Crow Mountain (Chicken House Novels Ser.)
by Lucy InglisA sweeping tale of love, legacy, and wilderness set between the present day and 1867 in the dramatic landscape of modern-day and territorial Montana.While on a trip to Montana with her mom, British teen Hope meets local boy Cal Crow, a ranch hand. Caught in a freak accident, Hope and Cal take shelter in a cabin, where Hope makes a strange discovery in an abandoned diary. More than a hundred years earlier, another British girl--Emily--met a similar fate. Her rescuer, a horse trader named Nate. In this rugged place, both girls learn what it means to survive and to fall in love, neither knowing that their fates are intimately entwined.
Cruel Angels Past Sundown (Splatter Western)
by Hailey PiperNew Mexico Territory, 1882: She comes to the Klein ranch at sunset, a strange naked pregnant woman dragging a cavalry saber. Annette Klein and her husband have built peace between their marriage and secret relations beyond, but their serenity dies in bloodshed tonight through a cannibalistic demon and a mad preacher.Annette barely escapes the bloodbath to the nearby town of Low' s Bend, where she might find safety with a shotgun-toting barkeep, two no-nonsense boarding room ladies, and the gunslinging bounty hunter who' s captured Annette' s heart.But hell is at her heels. If she' s going to survive until dawn, she' ll have to forget everything she knows about peace and mercy, and face a hollow malevolence more ancient and ruthless than she' s ever imagined.
Cruel Rider
by Charles G. WestBill Pike wasn't born a bad man. It took years of hardscrabble living and a cruel, violent upbringing to forge Pike into what he has become: a savage killer with no mercy. Now his wife has up and run off on him, and he's not about to let her go without a reckoning. When pretty Polly Pike asks mountain man Jordan Gray to guide her to the Black Hills, he isn't happy about taking the job, and he finds nothing but problems when they hit Deadwood.
Cruel Winter of the Mountain Man (Mountain Man #50)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneThe latest action-packed installment in the national bestselling Western authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone&’s long-running Mountain Man historical series. The 50th Book in the Bestselling Mountain Man Series!A cold day in hell descends upon Texas when mountain man sharpshooter Smoke Jensen pins on a tin star to tackle a wild bunch of bloodthirsty outlaws in this gun-blazing novel from national bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone.Johnstone Country. A Glorious Land. Jonas Madigan is dying. He spent his life taming towns and upholding justice across the west with no regrets. Along the way, Madigan took the measure of good men like Smoke Jensen, who has traveled to Salt Lick, Texas to pay his respects to the lawman. But when bandits gun down the small town&’s current marshal—and Smoke sends the killers to Boot Hill—Madigan asks his friend to wear the badge and keep the peace until a permanent replacement is sworn in. Turns out the bandits were members of Bishop&’s Mauraders, a twenty-man gang of trigger-happy thieves led by the vicious and venomous Snake Bishop—and they&’ve set their sights on Salt Lick. They&’re due to arrive at the same time as a monstrous blizzard that&’s covering up the countryside. Now, it&’s up to Smoke to turn the townspeople into a posse to defend their lives and land from both mother nature and man&’s worst nature . . . Live Free. Read Hard.
Crusade Of Eagles (Eagles #12)
by William W. Johnstone J. A. JohnstoneThey Fought For Fame And FortuneThe MacCallister clan was raised on a harsh, unforgiving frontier, where courage and blood bonds mattered the most. While Falcon MacCallister followed his father's mountain man legacy, his brother and sister made their fame and fortune on another kind of battleground. Now they're planning a family reunion. Andrew and Rosanna MacCallister are headed to Colorado to visit their kin--until they step into the crosshairs of a murderer's plan....Now They Will Fight For Their Lives. . .Luke Broskie didn't know that the two actors from back East had a brother named Falcon. Or how fiercely that brother would fight for his kin after Broskie's men kidnapped them for ransom. Soon Broskie must call in his own little army to crush his new worst enemy. But Falcon MacCallister is on a crusade--and his war won't be over until the last six-shooter spits...
The Crusade of the Excelsior
by Bret HarteExcerpt: . . . CHAPTER XI. THE CAPTAIN FOLLOWS HIS SHIP. When Padre Esteban had finished reading the document he laid it down and fixed his eyes on the young man. Hurlstone met his look with a glance of impatient disdain. "What have you to say to this?" asked the ecclesiastic, a little impressed by his manner. "That as far as it concerns myself it is a farrago of absurdity. If I were the person described there, why should I have sought you with what you call a lie of 'sentimental passion, ' when I could have claimed protection openly with my SISTER PATRIOT," he added, with a bitter laugh. "Because you did not know THEN the sympathy of the people nor the decision of the Council," said the priest. "But I know it NOW, and I refuse to accept it. " "You refuse
Crushing on the Cowboy (Rodeo Dreams #3)
by Sarah M. AndersonGet ready for the sexiest rodeo yet, in this male/male Western romance novella from RITA®Award-winning author Sarah M. Anderson, perfect for fans of Z.A. Maxfield's My CowboyHeartAs The Heartbreak Kid, Mitch Jenner is known as a lady-killer, the biggest flirt of allthe rodeo cowboys—but it's just an act. In fact, Mitch is so afraid of coming out thathe's consciously stayed single—and a virgin. He's fine with being alone if it means hissecret is safe…until he meets the mysterious Paulo.Sexy Paulo Bernardes is here to learn the American style of bull riding well enough toteach it back home in Brazil. A lover—a boyfriend—will distract him from his goal, buthe's instantly captivated by Mitch, who understands him even when they don't speak thesame language.In private, Mitch yields to Paulo and the new sexual heat he comes to crave. But he stillresists exposing their relationship, afraid of how it will change his reputation and hislife. Yet as they grow closer, Paulo wonders how he'll move on once their time is up—howhe'll pick up the pieces and learn to live without his American cowboy when it's time tosay goodbye.“Readers will root for both men to get over their hang-ups and celebrate their feelingsfor each other.” —Library Journal, starred reviewThis book is approximately 40,000 words
The Crux: Introduction By Dana Seitler
by Dana SeitlerLong out of print, Charlotte Perkins Gilman's novel The Crux is an important early feminist work that brings to the fore complicated issues of gender, citizenship, eugenics, and frontier nationalism. First published serially in the feminist journal The Forerunner in 1910, The Crux tells the story of a group of New England women who move west to start a boardinghouse for men in Colorado. The innocent central character, Vivian Lane, falls in love with Morton Elder, who has both gonorrhea and syphilis. The concern of the novel is not so much that Vivian will catch syphilis, but that, if she were to marry and have children with Morton, she would harm the "national stock. " The novel was written, in Gilman's words, as a "story . . . for young women to read . . . in order that they may protect themselves and their children to come. " What was to be protected was the civic imperative to produce "pureblooded" citizens for a utopian ideal. Dana Seitler's introduction provides historical context, revealing The Crux as an allegory for social and political anxieties--including the rampant insecurities over contagion and disease--in the United States at the beginning of the twentieth century. Seitler highlights the importance of The Crux to understandings of Gilman's body of work specifically and early feminism more generally. She shows how the novel complicates critical history by illustrating the biological argument undergirding Gilman's feminism. Indeed, The Crux demonstrates how popular conceptions of eugenic science were attractive to feminist authors and intellectuals because they suggested that ideologies of national progress and U. S. expansionism depended as much on women and motherhood as on masculine contest.
Cruzatte and Maria (The Montana Mysteries Featuring Gabriel Du Pré #8)
by Peter BowenA deputy discovers Meriwether Lewis&’s journal in this modern-day mystery by an author who &“writes about the rural West better than anyone&” (Rocky Mountain News). When he&’s asked to serve as a consultant for a documentary about the bicentennial of Lewis and Clark&’s expedition up the Missouri River, Gabriel Du Pré&’s impulse is to flee. Eastern Montana isn&’t accustomed to getting much attention, and its residents prefer it that way. But the director of the film is dating Du Pré&’s daughter Maria, so this hard-bitten fiddler&’s hands are tied. The Métis Indian lawman agrees to act as a guide and help the filmmakers navigate the river, which is as deadly now as it was in 1805. The Missouri has claimed nine lives in the past three years—a suspiciously high death toll the FBI wants Du Pré to investigate. While trolling the riverbanks, Du Pré stumbles upon a national treasure: Meriwether Lewis&’s lost journals, which the American government will do anything to get back. Meanwhile, when members of the film crew start dying, Du Pré begins to wonder if the locals hate outsiders so much they might be willing to kill to keep them out. &“Bowen&’s exuberant storytelling mines the rich cultural history of the West . . . [and features] delightfully extravagant characters&” (Publishers Weekly).Cruzatte and Maria is the 8th book in The Montana Mysteries Featuring Gabriel Du Pré series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Cry, Coyote (Prologue Books)
by Steve FrazeeSexton hit him!His big fist bulged tight around fifteen silver dollars - a lethal weight.Irv Stalcup went down with the blow like a poleaxed steer. “That does it,” thought Sexton, as he quietly dropped the coins in his pocket.Suddenly the crowd gasped. Irv Stalcup was getting up!Sexton watched in horror as Irv started to move forward. The man was built like a stud horse and twice as mean. “My God,” choked Sexton. “Now he’s coming to kill me!”
Cry Macho: A Novel
by N. Richard NashNow a major motion picture directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, a riveting novel of an aging rodeo star's last ride.Mike's best years are behind him. There was a time when he was the best rider in the circuit, but a divorce and years of hard living have worn his body down. After an accident, his career comes to an abrupt end, but his boss gives him one last job: he must cross the border into Mexico, kidnap his boss&’s son, Rafo, from his boss&’s ex-wife, to be used as leverage in their ongoing divorce. Mike arrives to find the boy has already run away, and his plan is immediately exposed to the local police. When he finds Rafo living on the streets of Mexico city, supporting himself though petty crime and winnings from the occasional cockfight, Mike convinces the boy to come back to Texas. Still running from the law, the two set out on a journey northward that forges an unlikely friendship and forces both to reckon with the choices they&’ve made in pursuit of being &“macho.&” Originally published in 1976, N. Richard Nash's novel of friendship and the search for identity is now being adapted for the big screen.
Cry of Eagles (Eagles #7)
by William W. JohnstoneTHE GREATEST WESTERN WRITER OF THE 21ST CENTURY No Time for Mercy Falcon MacCallister roams the West, far from home, far from the memories of the peace and beauty of MacCallister's Valley. With a destiny as wide and unsure as the open range, he is a loner. But to those who know him, he is a legend . . . In a small New Mexico town, two young gunslicks are looking for a reputation, eager for a kill, desperate for history to write their names in blood. In a split-second hook and draw, one of them will lie dead. And once again, Falcon MacCallister will be the most wanted man in the West. Now, from the Arizona border to the shadows of the Dragoon Mountains to the burning trail of Apache rage, he must fend off a ruthless posse that has sworn vengeance. Because a man like MacCallister knows: between the final prayer and the snap of the rope there's no time for mercy.
Cry Wolf
by Victoria ThompsonFrom Romantic Times Career Achievement Award Winner and New York Times bestseller Victoria Thompson, a magnificent historical romance... "Ms. Thompson imbues her characters with strength, eloquence and dignity." -Romantic Times When Lobo rides up to the Davis ranch, Rachel feels a tremor, as if the very earth was about to open. Lobo is the wolf hunter that they desperately need, though he seems to Rachel to be as primitive as the wild creatures he tracks--a sure hunter whose home is the wide-open Wild West. And Rachel can't help but hunger for his touch. But she's also heard the legend of the wolf who walked as a man and wonders if Lobo is more than just a man--his power is undeniable. Though the ranch hands respect him and her little boy adores him, Rachel senses there will come a final day of reckoning between the hunter and the hunted--and a night when she will know the passion as savage as a wolf.
The Crystal Call
by Jaimie N. SchockSequel to The Queen's PainDakota must track down his daughter Kenna, who has gone missing during the attack on the U.S. Capitol. But when he finds her, he is left reeling. Kenna has been chosen to save the world from talismans, and she intends to depart on a dangerous journey to accomplish the task. Moreover, she has no plan to include Dakota.As they go their separate ways, Kenna begins an adventure that will change and damage her. Meanwhile, Dakota and Terrell must rely on each other to continue on without her. Though each group have wildly different missions, they both must learn to survive in new environments and take on challenges that will help define them.Will Kenna finish her work and stop the talisman war for good? And what will happen to Dakota while she's away?
Cuando todo se calme (En el momento perfecto #3)
by Mary CalmesUn libro de historias "En el momento perfecto"La vida previsible de Glenn Holloway terminó el día que le confesó a su familia que era homosexual. Como si eso no fuera suficiente, le echó sal a la herida al alejarse del rancho en el que había crecido para abrir el restaurante con el que siempre había soñado. Sin el apoyo de su padre y su hermano, y demasiado orgulloso para aceptar la ayuda de cualquier otra persona, tuvo que empezar de cero. Con el tiempo, todo salió bien: Glenn estableció con éxito un negocio sólido, creó un nuevo hogar y se forjó una vida de la que podía estar orgulloso. A pesar de su éxito, el distanciamiento de los Holloway sigue siendo una herida que no logra sanar del todo, y una llamada pidiendo ayuda se convierte en la peor pesadilla de Glenn. Atado a una promesa, Glenn vuelve a sus orígenes para lidiar con Rand Holloway y encontrándose cara a cara con Mac Gentry, un hombre demasiado atractivo para el propio bien de Glenn. Todo esto podría conducir al desastre, por la débil reconexión con su familia y por el deseo que no sabía que albergaba en su corazón.
Cuatro balas y un beso (Serie Elizabethtown #Volumen 4)
by Isabel JennerNo hay persecución sin peligros. No hay amor sin riesgos. Cada día de su vida, Zerelda Carey tiene que demostrar su valía como una de las escasas agentes femeninas de la Agencia de Detectives Pinkerton. Algo difícil en un mundo de hombres, sobre todo, en uno tan brutal como el Salvaje Oeste. Su nueva misión, con la que espera conseguir más respeto de sus compañeros y casos más importantes de sus superiores, es dar caza a un embaucador de mujeres, cuya pista la conduce hasta Elizabethtown, un fascinante pueblo en territorio de Kansas. Allí conocerá al insufrible Brett McFarlane, el hombre a quien debe capturar. ¿O quizá las cosas no son como parecen? Brett lleva años luchando por superar los demonios de la guerra y encontrar un lugar al que pertenecer. Su sonrisa fácil esconde un carácter duro y no duda en vender su habilidad con el revólver a todo aquel que solicite protección. Como el adinerado dueño de un hotel de lujo en Elizabethtown, quien lo contrata para que cuide de su encantadora hija. Este nuevo trabajo y las ventajas que conlleva hacen pensar a Brett que, por fin, todo en su vida encaja… hasta que la implacable Zerelda Carey se cruza en su camino, dispuesta a sacudir su existencia desde los cimientos. Las chispas saltan, las pasiones se avivan, y Zerelda y Brett están listos para enfrentarse el uno al otro. Pero hay disparos que no pueden esquivarse porque, aunque sean invisibles, van directos al corazón.
Cuervo Blanco
by John W. WoodEn el salvaje Oeste del siglo XIX comienza la saga de una poderosa familia. Luego de que el montañés Isaiah Crow llegase a Alta California, este salva a un grupo de personas de unos bandidos locales. Como si la suerte lo hubiese querido, son familiares y vaqueros del rancho de Don Hernando Batista, una de las familias más poderosas del sur de California - y muy ansiosos de llevar a su nuevo amigo ante el patrón. Luego de que el señor Batista le presenta a Isaiah a su hija Francisca, ambos pronto se enamoran. De esta unión nace un niño - Jedadiah. Él no solo aprendería como leer y escribir, también aprendería el arte de la guerra. A través de Jedadiah, la dinastía Crow se convertirá es una de las familias más influentes del país.
Culinaria France: A Celebration of Food and Tradition
by Andre DomineCulinaria France invites the reader to a culinary journey through this paradise for gourmets. Take a look at Paris’ top gastronomy, learn about the origins of rural cuisine, breathe the air of Provence, and peak into the nets of France’s fishermen on the northern coasts. Lavishly illustrated with wonderful photographs, this volume provides a completely up-to-date portrait of the richness of French specialties and whets the appetite for culinary pleasures à la française.
Cullen and Cobb Mysteries 2-Book Bundle: Serpents Rising / Dead Air
by David A. PoulsenA private investigator and a journalist team up in Calgary to fight for justice. Read the first two books in the exciting western crime series Cullen and Cobb Mysteries. Serpents Rising Private investigator Mike Cobb and journalist Adam Cullen take on twin investigations that take them onto Calgary’s meanest streets on the trail of a runaway and a killer. Dead Air Someone is killing big name right-wing media personalities. When ex-cop Mike Cobb is hired as a bodyguard for a conservative radio superstar, he and his partner, crime journalist Adam Cullen, are thrust into the line of fire.