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Gentleman Rogue
by Matt BraunOld Texas would give way to new-- but not without a fight...They called it Hell's Half Acre: a violent sinkhole of dance halls and brothels, gaming dives and busthead saloons. To some citizens of Fort Worth, the only hope for Hell's Half Acre was to reform it. To others, it was a gold mine. And for one man, a shootist and gambler named Luke Short, it was a place to make a stand. Short wants to run an honest game with straight odds and build a future in Fort Worth. But plenty of people want to see him stone-cold dead. Now Short has no choice but to stake his claim, from behind the barrel of a loaded gun...
Get Buchanan!
by Jonas Ward"YOU'VE GOT TO GET HIM. I DON'T CARE HOW. JUST GET BUCHANAN!" The widow wanted Buchanan dead or alive. Mostly dead. Buchanan found it hard to believe. When he knew her years ago, she was just a ranch wife. A woman he scarcely noticed. Now her husband was gone and she had become the tyrannical ruler of the whole county. She owned everything and everybody. And she bled them dry. No one dared oppose her. Except her son. And Buchanan. Now she had the whole town gunning for them.
Get Out of Town (A Sheriff Aaron Mackey Western #3)
by Terrence McCauleyDover Station, Montana, is no place for a lawman. A sheriff&’s badge ain&’t worth a nickel here—unless you&’ve got the bullets to back it up . . . When he signed up to be sheriff of this dirty little boomtown, Aaron Mackey knew he was asking for trouble. Once, when Mackey was the U.S. marshal for the whole Montana Territory, he swore no job could get any harder. But that was before he took down a few of the bank-robbing Hancock—and incurred the wrath of the gang&’s maniacal matriarch, Mad Nellie Hancock. And that was before every avenging outlaw and hired henchmen came crawling out of the woodwork to kill him—in the meanest, bloodiest showdown the town had ever seen . . . Aaron Mackey knows you can&’t fight city hall. But you can flush out every kill-crazy outlaw, greedy grifter, and boomtown rat—then exterminate with extreme prejudice . . . &“McCauley&’s more than a fair hand at Westerns . . . with nonstop action.&”—Roundup Magazine on Where the Bullets Fly&“Comes out guns blazing from the very first page and doesn't let up until the action-packed finale . . . a real page-turner.&” —True West&“A captivating western . . . the setting is harsh and even the violence is gratifying.&”—Booklist, STARRED review on Dark Territory
Getting Lucky
by Jennifer SeasonsWelcome to Fortune, Colorado—where the air is clean, the men are rugged, and the all the good ones… are bachelors.Born into the infamous Charlemagne equestrian empire, Shannon has been raised to do whatever it takes for the family business. Even if it means going undercover and digging up dirt on a competitor. It's easy enough when she believes he's a bad guy whose success seems too good to be true. In fact, Shannon's excited to put the aggravatingly sexy Irishman in his place and get back in her father's good graces. All she needs is to stay focused on the goal … and out of Sean Muldoon's arms.From stealing a thoroughbred racehorse from the Irish mob to striking gold in the mountains of Colorado, there's little Sean hasn't experienced. But when it comes to resisting his hot new stable manager, he's out of luck. With the mob hot on his heels, keeping Shannon off their radar is all but impossible, and he's not about to put her in danger too. Sean wants Shannon, but how can he offer her a future … when he can't even guarantee tomorrow?
Getting Lucky: Lucky In Love, One Lucky Cowboy, Getting Lucky (Lucky Cowboys #3)
by Carolyn BrownOne schoolteacher who won't let anyone push her around After being the center of nasty gossip in her last hometown, all Julie Donovan wants in Saint Jo, Texas, is a quiet, uneventful life for her and her daughter, Annie. But when a sexy cowboy walks into her classroom with a daughter who looks like Annie's twin, suddenly the whole town is looking for explanations… One stubborn cowboy who's more than willing to cross horns Devoted single dad Griffin Luckadeau will do anything to protect his own, and no sassy redhead is going to get in his way. When he thinks Julie is scheming to steal his ranch out from under him to benefit her own daughter, sparks really begin to fly... Julie and Griffin can't seem to cross paths without a scuffle. But when the dust settles, these two Texas hotheads may realize they've actually found something worth fighting for…
Getting a Mate in Four Easy Steps
by Casper GrahamPercy Watts is a successful omega entrepreneur who works in the entertainment industry. In spite of his success, he's still an omega in a world dominated by alphas and betas. He's tired of being groped and figures he needs an alpha to protect him, but he doesn't count on finding two incredible alphas at the auction house.Rohan Adams is an alpha who joins the auction house out of sheer desperation. He's already working two different jobs and earns barely enough money to survive.Alpha Diego Lawson holds a steady job as a librarian in the research department but dreams of opening his own café someday. His best friend suggests he join the alpha auction house.As the highest bidder, Percy secures the services of both alphas as bodyguards. But things escalate when he receives yet another threatening letter from an alpha who seems to be obsessed with him.Can Rohan and Diego keep Percy safe while they try to navigate their blossoming relationship?
Ghost Legion: A Western Story
by Johnny D. Boggs"Boggs is among the best Western writers at work today. He writes with depth, flavor, and color.” -Booklist"Boggs' narrative voice captures the old-fashioned style of the past.” -Publishers WeeklyAgainst the backdrop of the War for Independence, two intriguing storylines emerge. Stuart Brodie is a black freedman from Charles Town who owns a tavern in the backcountry of South Carolina. On his return from the war, he finds his younger brother, Ezekiel, hanging from the limb of a tree, his tavern burned to the ground, and a note warning any passerby that this is what lies in store for all Tories. Knowing that the guilty party was allied with the Colonial Patriots, Brodie decides to join the British Army under the command of Major Patrick Ferguson to exact his revenge.Marty McKidrict, born Martha Anne Sinclair, is often abused by her drunk husband, Sebastian McKidrict. One day, she is raped by him and his friend, and left to recover alone. While dressed in men's clothing, Marty is mistaken for Sebastian by a recruiter for the Patriots’ army, and promptly uses this to her advantage to join the colonial forces and escape.Meanwhile, the Patriots are gathering backcountry fighters for an open confrontation with the British troops under Major Patrick Ferguson. This Ghost Legion is growing steadily, and because the British do not believe the legion exists or refuse to acknowledge their strength, a bloody conflict looms on the horizon.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.
Ghost Maker
by Robin D. OwensClare Cermak has a gift for speaking to ghosts of the Old West, but in the latest from the author of Ghost Talker, she may soon join their ranks... With Clare's health fading, she and her partner--the love of her life--detective Zach Slade, head to Manitou Springs, Colorado, in search of the only healer who can help them: the ghost of Sister Juliana Emmanuel, whose healing skills live on in the afterlife. Unfortunately for Clare, the nun's ghost is elusive, and the town is teeming with spirits who all want to speak with Clare--newer ones, street kids who've been killed and want their bodies found and their murders avenged. Now, with the help of Zach and Sister Juliana, Clare must find the killer before he strikes again. But to do so, she will face an evil that could destroy everything she and Zach hold dear--including their love... Praise for the Ghost Seer Novels "A fascinating combination of murder, romance, and the supernatural."--Fresh Fiction "Owens is a terrific storyteller; she has a truly great gift for creating characters who leap off the page--and when it comes to creating talking pets, like adorable ghost dog Enzo, she has no peer!"--RT Book Reviews "Entertaining and unique."--Harlequin Junkie "Ghost Killer wastes no time in making chills run up and down a reader's spine."--Long and Short Reviews
Ghost Medicine
by Andrew SmithStill mourning the recent death of his mother, seventeen-year-old Troy Stotts relates the events of the previous year when he and his two closest friends try to retaliate against the sheriff's son, who has been bullying them for years.
Ghost Moon
by John WilsonIn the second installment of the Desert Legends Trilogy, Ghost Moon follows young James Doolen's story after he discovers the terrible truth about his father in Written in Blood. The year is 1878, and young Jim is not yet ready to return to Canada. Instead he heads up to New Mexico in hopes of finding work and building a life. On the way he meets Bill Bonney (later to be known as Billy the Kid), who takes him to a ranch south of the town of Lincoln, where they both find work as cowboys. Little does Jim know that he is about to get caught up in a vicious battle for the lucrative army contracts with nearby Fort Stanton. As the violence explodes around him, Jim becomes a helpless witness to cold-blooded murder and watches as Bill swears revenge and leads a gang of killers into the hills. However hard he tries, Jim can't escape the violence and is finally drawn into its bloody conclusion on the streets of Lincoln.
Ghost Ranch
by Paul LedererCaught in a land war, two gunmen are forced to shoot their way outA bloated dead cow bakes in the hot desert sun. This grisly omen is the first creature Trinity and Billy Raglan have seen since they stepped onto the deserted Bar-D Ranch, a desolate stretch of country that their boss has purchased for reasons known only to him. Sent to clear out the property after the former owner refuses to vacate, they detect no signs of life—until a sniper&’s bullet breaks the silence. Trinity and Billy have walked into a shooting war.This is the opening engagement in a battle that could determine the fate of the territory. As Boss Clark fights three factions for control of the seemingly worthless land, Billy and Trinity find themselves caught in the crossfire. Their only routes of escape involve traversing an endless stretch of deadly desert . . . or shooting their way to freedom.
Ghost Towns
by Martin H. Greenberg Russell Davis Dewanna PaceThe sound of a crowded saloon . . . The cry of a train coming through the night. . . The pounding of horses ridden by friends or foe. . . From the searing sun to snow-steeped winters, towns called Sentinel, Iron Mountain and St. Elmo stood strong and fierce--before they finally died. Now, these ghost towns return to life under the spell of such great Western tale-tellers as Louis L'Amour, Elmer Kelton, William W. Johnstone, Bill Brooks, Loren D. Estleman, Johnny D. Boggs and New York Times bestseller Margaret Coel. From a soldier on the run from the fires of war. . . From a gambler who has long since played his last hand to a solitary, singing rifle man protecting a besieged town . . . With dreamers and schemers, with men and women of courage, conscience and faith, here is an unforgettable round-up of astounding adventures fueled by a passion for the West the way it really was--and the way it lives on forever. . .
Ghost Valley (The Last Gunfighter #3)
by William W. JohnstoneTHE GREATEST WESTERN WRITERS OF THE 21ST CENTURY New York Times bestselling author William W. Johnstone continues his masterful storytelling with The Last Gunfighter--a boldly authentic series about lawmen, outlaws, and the innocents caught in between. The Valley of the Shadow Outlaws have taken Frank Logan's son, and with all the good gunfighting men either dead or dying, Logan knows he'll be riding after the kidnappers alone. But just as he gets close to the men he's hunting, he comes upon a ghost town nestled into a Rocky Mountain valley. For Logan, the mystery of what happened to the town--and of a deadly spirit that haunts it--has to take second fiddle to what's brought him this far. Determined to free his son, he'll lure his enemies to this godforsaken place, where amidst the ghosts, the gunfighters, and the gunsmoke, he'll make sure the killing is real.
Ghost Vision (Phantom Rider #3)
by Janni Lee SimnerThey were going to dig up Star's corral. Callie lay sprawled across her bed, staring out the window. Workers moved through her yard and across a circle of trampled dirt, talking loudly, while a light wind blew up clouds of dust around them. Sweat plastered their damp shirts to their skin. One of the workers pulled a tape measure from her belt every so often; another held a pad on which he made notes. They were examining the land, so they could give Callie's dad an estimate on building the pool and deck he'd designed. Two other companies had already done the same thing.
Ghost Warrior (Shadow Rider #3)
by Jory ShermanZak Cody moves like a shadow across the land. An avenging angel appointed by the president, he dispenses justice swiftly, brutally and without mercy! THE APPROACHING STORM A rebellion is brewing in the New Mexico territories. An Indian who rides with white men-a Navajo renegade using the name of a legendary fallen warrior-is stirring up fear and rage and bloodlust. Under orders from President Grant, Zak Cody-the enigmatic enforcer they call "Shadow Rider"-heads into the unknown to confront the killer and make things right. But on bloody ground where, without motive or warning, an Indian raiding party has set upon defenseless victims, things are not what they seem. Cody senses that a snare is being set- and many more, guilty and innocent alike, will die if he can not avert the slaughter. His only hope is to spring the trap himself, and if the Shadow Rider's death is the consequence ... so be it.
Ghost Wolf of Thunder Mountain
by Will HenryWill Henry could weave a tale of excitement and adventure better than any other writer of the West, and collected here are five of his greatest and most vivid frontier stories. In the opening novella "Wolf Eye," a cattle rancher must make a wrenching decision when wolves come onto his land. And "Ghost Wolf of Thunder Mountain" tells of a very different kind of wolf, one whose cry is the harbinger of death. But each tale in this book is a prime example of the artistry, the craft, and the emotion that Will Henry put into everything he wrote.
Ghost of Sonora (Legends of the West #3)
by Morgan HillIn the veiled and shadowed history of the West there rides a mysterious horseman. His headless shoulders testify to his death at the hands of the law--in a state that forbade Mexicans like him to own property. A state that turned a deaf ear to the rape and murder of the horseman's beautiful young wife. This is the Ghost of Sonora. Was he man or myth? Was Joaquin Murieta the Napoleon of Banditry, as the California Rangers have charged, or El Patrio, the great liberator of the Mexicans of California? Here is his story. You make the decision. Dead Man's Revenge The poor and oppressed of old California cheer Joaquin Murieta as El Patrio, the great liberator. The wealthy and powerful call him simply "the smiling bandit." Officials dispatch rangers to kill the popular outlaw and bring his head back to them as proof. But justice does not die so easily. Now out of the darkness there rides a mysterious horseman - a headless specter bent on taking his revenge.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Ghost of a Hanged Man
by Vivian Vande VeldeAn outlaw condemned to be hanged threatens to wreak vengeance from the grave on those responsible for his death.
Ghosts of Elkhorn
by Kerry Newcomb Frank SchaeferA forgotten gunslinger battles modern-day gangsters At seventy-one, the Wind River Kid is a kid no longer. In the last days of the Old West, he was feared in gambling halls across the country, a hard-nosed card shark who didn&’t mind killing to prove a point. When he had gotten his fill of violence, he moved back to Elkhorn, a lonely mountain town that died bit by bit, its population dwindling until he was the only one left. It&’s 1927 now, but to the aged Kid, it may as well be 1875. He&’s been alone for decades, comforted only by the ghosts of a vanished West—until the modern world comes to visit, guns blazing. A dangerous young couple comes to Elkhorn looking for a place to hide out from the killers on their tail. Wild River just wanted to be left alone, but he will have to take up the gun again if he is ever to rest in peace.
Gib Morgan Tall Tale Teller, Tall Tale Hero
by Gene Barretta Robert San SouciBack in the days of the first oil wells, the oilmen passed the time by spinning tall tales. One of their favorite storytellers was Gib Morgan, whose adventures became legend! Find out about the man behind his tales and hear a tale or two from the oil fields.
Giddy-Up, Daddy!
by Troy CummingsGiddy-Up, Daddy! is the newest imaginative picture book from celebrated cartoonist Troy Cummings. When rootin'-tootin' Daddy the "horse" is eyeballed by some rotten rustlers, it's all the kids can do to keep him out of the big lugs' lasso. What follows is a quick detour through a rodeo, a trip across a circus high wire, and a near-miss in the Rockies, till the kids don Mounty gear and capture the bad guys for good. A celebratory parade at sundown leads the kids and Daddy back home into Mom's waiting arms.
Giddy-Up, Daddy! Read & Listen Edition
by Troy CummingsGiddy-Up, Daddy! is the newest imaginative picture book from celebrated cartoonist Troy Cummings. When rootin'-tootin' Daddy the "horse" is eyeballed by some rotten rustlers, it's all the kids can do to keep him out of the big lugs' lasso. What follows is a quick detour through a rodeo, a trip across a circus high wire, and a near-miss in the Rockies, till the kids don Mounty gear and capture the bad guys for good. A celebratory parade at sundown leads the kids and Daddy back home into Mom's waiting arms. This Read & Listen edition contains audio narration.
Gifts from the Heart
by Jillian HartWhen nurse Kirby McKaslin first met her new neighbor, she found him brazen and obnoxious. But slowly the pilot revealed his true nature-he volunteered for an early-morning medical emergency flight, he fixed her fence, made her cocoa when she couldn't sleep, even cooked her dinner. And when Sam took Kirby's hand in his, it wasn't hard to believe she could fall for him.Until he gently removed his hand and closed his wounded heart to her. After Sam had been so attentive with her, it saddened Kirby to see him deny himself the same kindness. Could Kirby convince him that despite his past, he was still deserving of her love?
Gila Bend (Stagecoach Station # #49)
by Hank MitchumAfter years of feuding over their Arizona silver mines, David Garlath and Angus Mallory have finally gone too far. They've hired professional gunhands to settle their business...and to settle the score. Black-hearted Jack Sandeen is already in town; Rado Kane is on his way; and the stage is set for bloodshed. For Kane, a killer with, & conscience, it's a job he's honor-bound to finish. But first he has to survive the journey through Arizona territory with a crazed outlaw on his tail, a band of Mexican bandits on his back, and a dangerously beautiful woman in his arms. The townspeople of Gila had better pray he shows up, for their only hope lies in the silence of his deadly aim and the thunder in his gun.
Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport
by Marjorie Weinman SharmatA young boy who must move from New York out West really believes that "Gila monsters meet you at the airport".