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Fortune's Lady (A Lady and the Scoundrel #3)
by Victoria ThompsonA Lady and the Scoundrel Romance (#3)From Romantic Times Career Achievement Award Winner and New York Times bestseller Victoria Thompson, a sensual tale of historical romance in the American West..."Ms. Thompson imbues her characters with strength, eloquence and dignity." -Romantic TimesTHEY GAMBLED ALL THEY HAD ON THE PROMISE OF EVERLASTING LOVERaising her son on her own, fiery Suzanna Prentice isn't going to give up her hopes for a good life. So she takes a job as a dancehall girl in Dodge City's roughest saloon to pays the bills, though vulgar remarks from the drunken patrons wear on her spirit...until one passionate glance from a handsome gambler sets Suzanna's blood racing with hope...and burning desire. When fate and a gunman's bullet place the gorgeous gambler in Suzanna's tender loving care, a bond blossoms between the widow and her gambler, a tenderness neither one can deny. As Suzanna vows to heal the gambler's wounds, as well as his lonely heart, she falls head first into his secret world of danger...and the head-spinning, euphoric promise of everlasting love...
Fortune's Little Heartbreaker (The Fortunes of Texas: Cowboy Country #2)
by Cindy KirkA wealthy British aristocrat and single dad hires a cowgirl to care for his son in this romance from a USA Today–bestselling author.Romancing the . . . nanny?Sir Oliver Fortune Hayes is new to Horseback Hollow . . . new to Texas . . . and even new to parenting. It’s enough to drive a man daft—and daft he would go, if it weren’t for Ollie’s new nanny, Shannon Singleton.A cowgirl for a nanny? It’s a little unorthodox, but it works. The trouble is, now Oliver can’t help imagining sweet Shannon as his Valentine. She’s warm and bubbly and . . . much too young for the likes of him. Will proper Oliver maintain his upper-crust composure? Or will the love of a good Texas woman rope him in for good?“Kirk’s tale is a wonderful mix of humor, drama and everyday living. All of the characters are remarkably personable, including her buttoned-up Brit and all-American cowgirl. The hero’s transformation into a consummate father is heartwarming.” —RT Book Reviews
Fortune's Lone Star Twins (The Fortunes of Texas: Digging for Secrets #4)
by Teri WilsonThis Fortune is back and determined to reclaim what's his West Fortune thought he could never be with Tabitha Buckingham again. After all, he faked his own death shortly after they broke up. But when the man who threatened him dies in prison, the lawyer is able to show himself in Chatelaine again—only to find out he's a father of Tabitha's twins! And yes, they may have wanted different things years ago, but West is a changed man. Now he just needs to convince Tabitha that they can be the family she's always dreamed of… From Harlequin Fortunes of Texas: Book 1: Fortune's Baby Claim by Michelle MajorBook 2: Fortune in Name Only by Tara Taylor QuinnBook 3: Expecting a Fortune by Nina CrespoBook 4: Fortune's Lone Star Twins by Teri WilsonBook 5: Worth a Fortune by Nancy Robards ThompsonBook 6: Fortune's Convenient Cinderella by Makenna Lee
A Fortunes of Texas Christmas (The Fortunes of Texas #1)
by Helen LaceyThe Fortune clan welcomes a French relative for the holidays—and one woman wants to lure him to the Lone Star State for good . . .The Yuletide season brings something très magnifique to Austin, Texas, in the form of French entrepreneur Amersen Beaudin. The sexy but standoffish playboy has zero interest in meeting his newly discovered Fortune relatives, least of all the man who is his biological father. But when matriarch Kate Fortune dangles an all-too-attractive business proposition, he is intrigued enough to take some time off from his winery and nightclub. And once he meets Kate’s beautiful gardener, Robin Harbin, he starts to rethink his holiday plans . . .A spicy affair with the blonde, blue-eyed Texan is now at the top of Amersen’s wish list. But all Robin wants for Christmas is the flirty Parisian’s heart and soul. Can she convince him that love—and family—can lead to a joyeux Noël?
Fortune's Return
by Jamie CraigLife can break your heart ... as both Ryan and Teo have learned. But living can mend it ... as they're about to find out. Fortune's Return is Jamie Craig's heart-warming tale about coming to terms with the pain of the past and learning to hope for the future. Ryan Putnam has lost everything. Laid off from teaching high school and dumped by his lawyer boyfriend, he has nowhere else to go but his childhood home - the Good Fortune ranch. He plans to take the summer to regroup and start over. He never expects to be smitten with a cowboy. Especially not a cowboy like Teo Mendez, who is everything Ryan's ex-boyfriend is not.Four years after his wife's death, Teo Mendez has returned to what he loves the most - working the land. He believes the Good Fortune ranch is the perfect place to build a new life for his son, Antonio. When his boss's brother Ryan shows up to work, the other man's haunted eyes reminds Teo of everything he has lost as well. So he offers the only thing he can--his friendship. But it doesn't take long for Ryan to reawaken long dormant emotions and desires.Ryan doesn't intend to find a relationship. Teo doesn't want to complicate his life with a fling. What they have between them, however, is too powerful to ignore.Content Notes graphic m/m interaction, including oral and anal sex.
Fortune's Second-Chance Cowboy (The Fortunes of Texas: The Secret Fortunes)
by Marie FerrarellaFrom a USA Today–bestselling author, a widow reunited with the family she never knew finds a new life on a ranch and new love with her rugged co-worker. &“You&’re family," Graham Fortune tells his newly discovered half-sister, Chloe Fortune Elliott, and just like that, Chloe has a new job and a new home in Austin. She works well with the troubled teens at Peter's Place, but she's having more difficulty managing a male of the grown-up variety. Ranch hand Chance Howell gets under her skin from the moment they meet. The tall blond army veteran is good with horses and adolescents, but he&’s a master at avoiding intimacy. Maybe that&’s why Chloe is so drawn to him. Or maybe it's the sadness she recognizes in his eyes. Her head tells her falling for Chance is a bad idea. Her heart tells her she may have no choice . . .
A Fortune's Texas Reunion: The Prince's Forbidden Bride / A Fortune's Texas Reunion (the Fortunes Of Texas: The Lost Fortunes) (The Fortunes of Texas: The Lost Fortunes #6)
by Allison LeighHer vacation takes an unexpected turnIt’s a Fortune family reunion! Society sweetheart Georgia Fortune is excited to make the trip to Paseo, Texas, but a roadside calamity almost sidelines her. Luckily, Sheriff Paxton Price comes to her rescue. The handsome officer quickly causes a disturbance…to her peace of mind. The sparks are legit, but will they last? Can a blue-collar cop and a blue-blooded daddy’s girl really have a shot?
Fortune's Twins (Millionaire, Montana)
by Kara LennoxWelcome to MILLIONAIRE, MONTANA, where twelve lucky souls have won a multimillion-dollar jackpot.And where one millionaire in particular is... PREGNANT WITH TWINSSeems lottery winner Gwen Tanner's night of passion hit a second jackpot: twins! But the mom-to-be's baby boom will boost Jester's population by three, if new-guy-in-town Eli Garrett is in fact her offspring's sire. Heck, the mystery man is positively possessive of the prim, pregnant boardinghouse owner, buying the fixer-upper next door-and, rumor has it, baby booty galore!-while breaking down Gwen's defenses beneath her very own roof. Sparks are said to be ricocheting between the alleged former lovers, fueling stories of a shotgun wedding. Will the very pregnant bride and groom make the altar before the babies' debut?
Forty Guns West (Preacher/The First Mountain Man #4)
by William W. JohnstoneA Friendly Place...During a trip back east for a family reunion, Preacher learns that even the civilized midwest can attract a motherlode of trouble... especially when a gang of local bully boys decides 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....To DieThe 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 mpre scenic place to pick off teh bloodthirsty manhunters, one by one...
Forty Lashes Less One
by Elmore LeonardThe hell called Yuma Prison can destroy the soul of any man. And it's worse for those whose damning crime is the color of their skin. The law says Chiricahua Apache Raymond San Carlos and black-as-night former soldier Harold Jackson are murderers, and they'll stay behind bars until they're dead and rotting. But even in the worst place on Earth, there's hope. And for two hard and hated inmates -- first enemies, then allies by necessity -- it waits at the end of a mad and violent contest ... on a bloody trail that winds toward Arizona's five most dangerous men.
Forty Loads
by Brett CogburnOutnumbered, outgunned, and hell-bent on beating the odds. When the beautiful McGaffney twins hire Faro Wells to escort them to New Mexico to claim their inheritance, Faro thinks his luck has finally turned. But a world of trouble stands between him and the supposed fortune: a raging war, hostile Indians, and every raider on the wild frontier. Not to mention the South's most famous villain, the Black Knight, is hard on Faro's trail. And the twins may be the worst trouble of all...
The Forty-Niners: A Novel of the Gold Rush (The Forty-Niners #1)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneJOHNSTONE&’S AMERICA. THE GOLD STANDARD.From the acclaimed chroniclers of the Old West comes the epic saga of the great American Gold Rush—and the boldhearted dreamers who made it all happen. . . . THEY CALLED THEM THE FORTY-NINERS. In January of 1848, the discovery of gold at Sutters Mill in California sparked a nationwide frenzy, fueling the dreams of Americans from coast to coast. By 1849, hundreds of thousands of fortune hunters from across the globe headed west to stake their claim. Armed with pan or pickaxe, driven by greed or glory, every last one of them was determined to strike it rich—or die trying. . . . For Cord Bennett, it was more than a dream. California was his destiny—even if he didn&’t know it yet. Forced to leave his family farm in the Ozarks, he reluctantly joins his two older brothers on the treacherous journey west. Together, they would endure harsh weather, fierce tribal attacks, and roving outlaws. But their biggest challenge comes when they reach the gold-rich canyon of Rio Oro. This small makeshift town is barely more than a campsite for prospectors—but the men who control it are as ruthless as any big-city criminals. And twice as deadly . . . This is the story of the men and women who risked their lives to make their fortunes in a boundless land of opportunity. But sometimes, all that glitters is not gold. And where there&’s gold, there&’s gunfire . . .
Forty Times a Killer!: A Novel of John Wesley Hardin (Bad Men of the West #1)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneThe Greatest Western Writer Of The 21st CenturyWilliam Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone are the acclaimed masters of the American frontier and national bestsellers. Now, they take on the deadliest and most feared outlaw to ever walk the Old West--John Wesley Hardin. First he became a killer.Then he became a legend. He was 15 when he killed his first man. Before his murderous ways ended, Hardin killed 42 men in cold blood--one, the legend goes, because he snored too loudly. From then on John Wesley Hardin stayed true to his calling, killing man after man after man, spending most of his life being pursued by both local lawmen and federal troops. Hardin lived a fever dream of lightning fast draws and flying lead. By the age of seventeen, Hardin earned a deadly reputation for cold-blooded killing that drew traitors, backstabbers and wanna-be gunslingers--all for a chance to gun down the man who had turned killing into an all-American legend. . .
Foster Justice (Texas Rangers #1)
by Colleen Shannon"Intense romantic suspense with a sexy edge." --Tanya Anne CrosbyOne Riot, One Ranger. . .That's the Texas Ranger motto, but when Chad Foster's rebellious brother goes missing, it's time to put his elite training to use investigating a crime that strikes much closer to home. Turning Los Angeles inside out to retrieve Trey and save their ranch from a ruthless land grab is a no brainer, even if it puts his badge at risk. His only lead is a heart-stoppingly sensuous exotic dancer with a very tempting butterfly tattoo, the woman who helped scam his brother out of their ranch. But staying on top of this redhead's every suggestive word and sensual move means putting his case--and his heart--right in the line of fire . . . A Texas Ranger, complete with quarter horse, is as out of place in downtown L.A. as a lawman is in the bed of a suspect, but with both their lives at risk, Chad has to put his trust in the one woman who could bring him down for good, and pray that somehow hard evidence is really just a pack of lies. . . 81,900 Words
The Founding Father
by Diana PalmerLook for The Founding Father, the exciting new novel from Diana Palmer, available from HQN books Oct 16, 2016. Pre-order your copy today!
The Fourth Horseman: A Historical Adventure
by Randy Lee EickhoffDoc Holliday was thirty-six when he found out he had the same incurable tuberculosis that took his mother's life--and one year to live. The doomed Holliday quickly plunged himself into the hard-drinking, violent world of the gunslinger. He traveled from town to town and dared the most brutal men of the era to kill him before the disease could, going on to take part in such legendary escapades as the showdown at the OK corral.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Foxfire
by Anya SetonA captivating story of adventure and romance during the Great Depression, from the bestselling author of Katherine. 'Anya Seton takes us into other worlds, making us live for a few hours on a grand scale' (Women's Journal)Amanda Lawrence is a charming, sheltered socialite in the post-Depression New York of the 1930s. But when she falls in love with Jonathan Dartland, a part-Apache mining engineer, she decides to leave her privileged life behind. Amanda is infatuated with Dart's strength and self-reliance, but she has nothing and nobody to guide her when she follows him to Lodestone.Foxfire is the story of a beautiful New York girl, desperately seeking a happy marriage in the played-out mining towns of the arid Arizona desert. It was adapted for the screen and released in 1955 starring Jane Russell and Jeff Chandler.ANYA SETON (19040-1990) was the author of 10 bestselling historical novels: Dragonwyk, My Theodosia, The Turquoise, The Hearth & Eagle, Foxfire, Katherine, Avalon, The Winthrop Woman, Devil Water and Green Darkness.
Fraternity of the Gun (The Gunsmith #370)
by J. R. RobertsKiller in the Spotlight When the Department of State and the British Government make a request, most people listen. And so does Clint Adams, the Gunsmith. When he hears that his friend Jim West recommended him, he takes on the job. It appears that two British actors are coming to tour America, and both governments want special protection for the national treasures. But it doesn't seem likely that two actors would need a bodyguard--until the first shot fired is a near miss. Someone is plotting to stop the tour dead in its tracks. Now, the Gunsmith must watch the audience and the actors--because he'll need all his skill to figure out who the shooter is and why he wants them all dead... OVER FIVE MILLION GUNSMITH BOOKS IN PRINT!
Fremde Weiten (Geschichten aus der Ferne #4)
by Andrew GreyBuch 4 in der Serie - Geschichten aus der FerneDer Westernsänger Willie Meadows ist ein einziger Schwindel. Er hat noch nie auf einem Pferd gesessen und seine „Western“- Klamotten stammen aus einer Boutique in LA. Kein Wunder, dass Wilson Edwards, der echte Mann in diesen nachgemachten Stiefeln, unter einer Schreibblockade leidet. Entschlossen, wieder Zugang zu seiner Musik zu finden, kauft er eine Ranch in Wyoming, um das Landleben kennenzulernen, auch wenn er keinen Schimmer hat, wie man eine Ranch führt. Dann taucht Steve Peterson auf. Verzweifelt, mittellos und hungrig, ist er gerade aus einer Klinik entkommen, die Homosexuelle umerzieht und von der Sekte seines Vaters betrieben wird.Eigentlich sollte Steve die Pferde des Vorbesitzers ausbilden, aber nun ist der Job futsch, zusammen mit seinem vermeintlichen Arbeitgeber. Glücklicherweise hat Wilson eine vorübergehende Lösung parat: Steve kann “Ranch-sitten“, während Wilson geschäftlich in LA ist. Aber als er wieder zurückkommt, erkennt Wilson den Besitz kaum wieder. Auf den Koppeln stehen Pferde in Ausbildung und die Ranch ist in einem Topzustand. Und plötzlich erkennt er, dass er nicht vom Cowboydasein inspiriert wird, sondern von Steve selbst.Aber die Sekte ist immer noch hinter Steve her und Wilsons Angst vor einem Skandal bedeutet, dass er sich immer noch nicht öffentlich geoutet hat. Ein Coming-out könnte das Ende von Willies Karriere bedeuten – aber seine Gefühle für Steve zu leugnen, könnte den einzigen Teil von ihm auslöschen, der echt ist.
Friendly Fire: Stories
by Alaa Al AswanyFriendly Fire, the first collection of short stories from Alaa Al Aswany, acclaimed author of Chicago and The Yacoubian Building, deftly explores the lives of contemporary Egyptians. Here are stories of generational conflict, corruption, repression, infidelity, and the dangerous clashing of western and Arab ideals, all beautifully rendered by Al Aswany, a true modern master and one of Egypt’s “most exciting literary exports” (Minneapolis Star Tribune).
Friends and Enemies (Fortunes of the Black Hills, Book #4)
by Stephen A. BlyA career soldier who no longer has a career, Robert Fortune moves his family to Deadwood and finds not only his place as a railroad detective but also a fistful of enemies, all seeking vengeance against him and his family.
Friends and Lovers
by Diana PalmerAs their feelings for each other grow, two lifelong friends find they can’t say no in this classic romance by a New York Times–bestselling author.“Nobody tops Diana Palmer. . . . I love her stories.” —Jayne Anne KrentzThey’d been close for years, but suddenly Madeline hungered for John in a new way. When they finally touched, passion set their souls on fire . . . but their friendship turned to ashes. Now Madeline feared she was no more than a mistress to him. And John was tormented by desire for—and doubts about—Madeline’s love. Yes, Madeline loved John. But would love sustain her as they made the sensual journey from friends to lovers?First published in 1983.
Frisco Joe's Fiancee (Cowboys by the Dozen, Book #1)
by Tina Leonard[From the back cover] Someone had rounded up a herd of twenty women for the Union Junction Ranch, home to twelve hard-ridin', heartbreakin' cowboy brothers! With the oldest conveniently gone from home, second-born Frisco Joe Jefferson smelled one big rat. The ladies claimed to have answered a housekeeper ad, but Frisco could spot matchmaking at ten paces. He almost shooed them away--then he looked into single mom Annabelle Turnberry's beautiful blue eyes, and "Go away" became "Stay ..." Oh, my! The eleven hunky examples of pure testosterone intimidated the once-burned, twice-shy Annabelle, especially the tall, dark and glowering Frisco. But when Frisco sweet-talked her cranky baby girl to sleep, Annabelle's wary heart warmed. This cowboy acted tough only to protect his family--could he be gentled by a woman's tender touch?
Frogskin and Muttonfat (A Thea Barlow Wyoming Mystery #2)
by Carol Caverly"...an engaging and cleanly told tale. Highly Recommended." ~Gothic JournalThea Barlow, intrepid editor for Chicago's Western True Adventures magazine, returns to Wyoming to vacation with old flame Max Holman and to interview the 82-year-old Kid Corcoran, last of the old-time bandits and newly released from prison after 40 years.Corcoran claims his thieving days are over and he wants to live out his remaining years, peacefully. But Thea is quickly caught up in a maelstrom of greed, murder, and revenge when a local reporter is found knifed to death in Thea's room.Now Thea and Max must unravel Corcoran's connection to baffling wildfires, missing Tarot cards and stolen jade before they end up with knives in their own backs."Blends old-west and new with humor, lore, and an admirable, entertaining heroine." ~The Poisoned PenTHE THEA BARLOW WYOMING MYSTERIES, in orderAll the Old LionsFrogskin and MuttonfatDead in Hog HeavenDeath by Doodlebug