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House of Earth
by Woody GuthrieNewly discovered, and with an introduction by Johnny Depp, this is legendary American folk singer Woody Guthrie’s only finished novel: a compelling portrait of two hardscrabble farmers struggling during the Dust Bowl. Filled with the homespun lyricism that made Guthrie’s songs unforgettable, this is the story of an ordinary couple’s dream of a better life in a corrupt world. Living in a precarious wooden shack, Texan farmers Tike and Ella May yearn for a sturdy house to protect them from the treacherous elements. Thanks to a government pamphlet, Tike knows how to build a simple adobe dwelling from the land itself— a house of earth. But while the land on which Tike and Ella May live and work is not theirs, their dream remains painfully out of reach. A rural tale of progressive activism, HOUSE OF EARTH is a searing portrait of hardship and hope set against a ravaged landscape. Combining the moral urgency and narrative drive of John Steinbeck with the erotic frankness of D. H. Lawrence, it is a powerful tale of America from a great artist.
House of Hope Novels: Three Best-selling Novels (Yada Yada Prayer Group)
by Neta JacksonThe first three novels of the best-selling House of Hope series collected together for the first time.Sometimes you find hope in the last place you look.Gabrielle Fairbanks has lost touch with the carefree, spirited young woman she was when she married her husband sixteen years ago. But when they move to Chicago to accommodate PhilipÆs ambition, Gabby sees the chance to find real purpose in her own life.While walking on the shore one afternoon, a chance encounter with a homeless woman begins a life-changing journey that leads her to the doorstep of Manna House WomenÆs Shelter.They need a Program Directorùand she has the right credentials. GabbyÆs in her element, feeling GodÆs call on her life at last, even though Philip doesnÆt like the changes he sees in her. But she never anticipated his ultimatum: quit your job at the shelter or risk divorce and losing custody of our sons.Her world both falls apart and comes together as she finds shelter, the embrace of community, the renewal of her faith . . . and the indescribable gift of hope.For everyone who loves the best-selling Yada Yada Prayer Group novels . . . The Yada Yada House of Hope series features familiar faces and places, with a fresh new life all its own.
House of Purple Cedar
by Tim Tingle"The hour has come to speak of troubled times. It is time we spoke of Skullyville." Thus begins the House of Purple Cedar, Rose Goode's telling of the year when she was eleven in Indian country, Oklahoma. The Indian schools boys and girls had been burned, stores too. By the time the railroad came, all of Skullyville had been burned.
How Much of These Hills is Gold: Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2020
by C Pam ZhangLONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2020LONGLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2021'The boldest debut of the year . . . It is refreshing to discover a new author of such grand scale, singular focus and blistering vision' ObserverAmerica. In the twilight of the Gold Rush, two siblings cross a landscape with a gun in their hands and the body of their father on their backs . . . Ba dies in the night, Ma is already gone. Lucy and Sam, twelve and eleven, are suddenly alone and on the run. With their father's body on their backs, they roam an unforgiving landscape dotted with giant buffalo bones and tiger paw prints, searching for a place to give him a proper burial.How Much of These Hills is Gold is a sweeping adventure tale, an unforgettable sibling story and a remarkable novel about a family bound and divided by its memories.'The 19th-century American West is the setting for C Pam Zhang's impressive debut. Rickety wagons, gambling dens, dusty towns and dodgy outlaws stalk its pages . . . How Much of These Hills is Gold breaks the mould [as a] revisionist immigrant fable of the making of the West . . . a daring and haunting epic' Sunday Times 'A truly gifted writer' Sebastian Barry, two-time Costa Book of the Year winner 'Pure gold' Emma Donoghue, Booker-shortlisted author of Room 'Dazzling' Daisy Johnson, Booker-shortlisted author of Everything Under A GWYNETH PALTROW BOOK CLUB PICK
How Much of These Hills is Gold: ‘A tale of two sisters during the gold rush … beautifully written’ The i, Best Books of the Year
by C Pam ZhangLONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2020A BARACK OBAMA BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020America. In the twilight of the Gold Rush, two siblings cross a landscape with a gun in their hands and the body of their father on their backs . . . Ba dies in the night, Ma is already gone. Lucy and Sam, twelve and eleven, are suddenly alone and on the run. With their father's body on their backs, they roam an unforgiving landscape dotted with giant buffalo bones and tiger paw prints, searching for a place to give him a proper burial.How Much of These Hills is Gold is a sweeping adventure tale, an unforgettable sibling story and a remarkable novel about a family bound and divided by its memories.'A daring and haunting epic' SUNDAY TIMES'A unique reimagining of the American West adventure' THE TIMES'A fierce, feminist Western' DAILY MAIL'Remarkable' HARPER'S BAZAAR'Reminiscent of both Cormac McCarthy and Toni Morrison' IRISH TIMES'C Pam Zhang's arresting, beautiful first novel is filled with myths of her own making as well as sorrows and joys' NEW YORK TIMESA GWYNETH PALTROW BOOK CLUB PICK
How The Skin Sheds (Splatter Western)
by Chad LutzkeWhen Garrett Walkinshaw pays a visit to his sister, he finds her murdered— throat sliced and nipples missing, his albino niece left emotionally scarred on her bed. Determined on getting revenge, the two set out after the killer, following a bloody trail of skin-lacking bodies. After Garrett's best friend— a recently freed slave— joins the road-trip hunt, they're forced to teach Garret' s niece the dark world of survival and assassination in the gritty, wild west, where they're met with myriad of roadblocks in the form of evil lawmen, bizarro brothers, a swamp witch, and more. Hap & Leonard meets Leon: The Professional, chasing down Ed Gein.
How the West Got Wild
by Tori TelferChummy and Sandra Bee were the rowdiest little kids in Ruby, Arizona. But when they helped start the gold rush in Ruby, people stopped calling them "wild" and "rambunctious" and started calling them "plucky" and "clever."
How the West Was Won
by Louis L'AmourThey came by river and by wagon train, braving the endless distances of the Great Plains and the icy passes of the Sierra Nevada. They were men like Linus Rawlings, a restless survivor of Indian country who'd headed east to see the ocean but left his heart--and his home--in the West. They were women like Lilith Prescott, a smart, spirited beauty who fled her family and fell for a gambling man in the midst of a frontier gold boom. These pioneering men and women sowed the seeds of a nation with their courage--and with their blood. Here is the story of how their paths would meet amid the epic struggle against fierce enemies and nature's cruelty, to win for all time the rich and untamed West.From the Paperback edition.
How the West Was Won: A Novel (Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures)
by Louis L'AmourAs part of the Louis L’Amour’s Lost Treasures series, this edition contains exclusive bonus materials!They came by river and by wagon train, braving the endless distances of the Great Plains and the icy passes of the Sierra Nevada. They were men like Linus Rawlings, a restless survivor of Indian country who’d headed east to see the ocean but left his heart—and his home—in the West. They were women like Lilith Prescott, a smart, spirited beauty who fled her family and fell for a gambling man in the midst of a frontier gold boom. These pioneering men and women sowed the seeds of a nation with their courage—and with their blood. Here is the story of how their paths would meet amid the epic struggle against fierce enemies and nature’s cruelty, to win for all time the rich and untamed West.Louis L’Amour’s Lost Treasures is a project created to release some of the author’s more unconventional manuscripts from the family archives. In Louis L’Amour’s Lost Treasures: Volumes 1, Beau L’Amour takes the reader on a guided tour through many of the finished and unfinished short stories, novels, and treatments that his father was never able to publish during his lifetime. L’Amour’s never-before-seen first novel, No Traveller Returns, will also be released as a Lost Treasures publication, followed by Louis L’Amour’s Lost Treasures: Volume 2. Additionally, many beloved classics such as Last of the Breed and Bendigo Shafter will be rereleased with an exclusive Lost Treasures postscript featuring previously unpublished material, including outlines, plot notes, and alternate drafts. These postscripts tell the story behind the stories that millions of readers have come to know and cherish.
How the West Was Worn: Bustles and Buckskins on the Wild Frontier
by Chris EnssFashion that was in vogue in the East was highly desirable to pioneers during the frontier period of the American West. It was also extraordinarily difficult to obtain, often impractical, and sometimes the clothing was just not durable enough for the men and women who were forging new homes for themselves in the West. Full hoopskirts were of little use in a soddy on the prairie,and chaps and spurs were a vital part of the cowboy's equipment. In this book, author Chris Enss examines the fashion that shaped the frontier. Short essays; brief clips from letters, magazines, and other period sources; and period illustrations demonstrate the sometimes bizarre, often beautiful, and frequently highly inventive ways of dressing oneself in the Old West.
How to Be a Cowboy
by Jim ArndtHow to be a Cowboy is A compendium of knowledge and insight, wit and wisdom, an all around resource for every aspect of cowboy life.
How to Catch a Cowboy: A Small Town Western Romance (Hartmann Heirs #1)
by Katie FreyA woman looking for family finds more than she bargained for with rebellious rodeo star Jackson Hartmann in this new installment of Katie Frey&’s Hartmann Heirs series.&“I wasn&’t expecting to like cowboys quite this much…&” For medical resident Hannah Bean, landing a contract as the rodeo team&’s massage therapist is the perfect gig. But an instant attraction to star bull rider Brad Hill complicates everything. He&’s the sexiest man she&’s ever laid eyes—and hands—on! As the distance from massage table to bed goes up in flames, Brad reveals that he&’s really Jackson Hartmann, heir to the Hartmann fortune. Jackson is determined to win a championship on his own merit, but their steamy secret fling could threaten everything…From Harlequin Desire: A luxurious world of bold encounters and sizzling chemistry.You&’ll be swept away by this bold, sizzling romance, part of the Hartmann Heirs series: Book 1: How to Catch a CowboyBook 2: Fake Dating, Twin Style
How to Cowboy (Creedence Horse Rescue #3)
by Jennie MartsFor fans of Carolyn Brown, Maisey Yates, and Jennifer Ryan, this steamy, emotional cowboy romance has all your favorites:A hunky single dad showing his daughter the ropesA heroine looking for a fresh startLeaning on each other through hard timesIrresistible attractionRescue horses and ranch animals with lots of personalityHow do you heal a broken heart?After one injury too many, Cade Callahan gave up the rodeo for a simpler life working at his cousin's horse rescue ranch. But his life turns upside down when his estranged daughter is placed in his custody after a tragic car accident. Wanting nothing to do with her father, thirteen-year-old Allie struggles to adjust to her new life.Newly single and living out of her mother's basement, physical therapist Nora Fisher doesn't think twice about taking a job as a traveling therapist for Cade's daughter. The trouble is, she doesn't know anything about horses, or hunky cowboys. Now both in way over their heads, can Cade and Nora find a way to help Allie, and trust in the attraction building between them?Praise for Jennie Marts:"Full of hope, humor, and undeniable swoon."—A.J. Pine, USA Today bestselling author"Funny, complicated, and irresistible. Sometimes a cowboy isn't perfect but you got to love him anyway."—Jodi Thomas, New York Times bestselling author, for Caught Up in a Cowboy"The perfect blend of humor, grit, and sexy cowboy spice. Delicious!"—Kari Lynn Dell, award-winning and bestselling author, for Wish Upon a Cowboy"Deliciously steamy but still sweet, with a secret at its heart."—Joanne Kennedy, award-winning and bestselling author, for Wish Upon a Cowboy
How to Handle a Cowboy (Cowboys of Decker Ranch #1)
by Joanne KennedyHis Rodeo Days May Be Over... Sidelined by a career-ending injury, rodeo cowboy Ridge Cooper feels trapped at his family's remote Wyoming ranch. Desperate to find an outlet for the passion he used to put into competing, he takes on the challenge of teaching his roping skills to five troubled ten-year-olds in a last-chance home for foster kids, and finds it's their feisty supervisor who takes the most energy to wrangle. But He'll Still Wrangle Her Heart. When social worker Sierra Dunn seeks an activity for the rebellious kids at Phoenix House, she soon learns she's not in Denver anymore. Sierra is eager to get back home to her inner-city work, and the plan doesn't include forming an attachment in Wyoming--especially not to a ruggedly handsome and surprisingly gentle local rodeo hero.
How to Kiss a Cowboy (Cowboys of Decker Ranch #2)
by Joanne Kennedy"How To Kiss A Cowboy is rich with characters, dialog and insight. Kennedy's characters are sexy, smart, troubled, flawed — real."—Fresh FictionThe last person barrel racer Suze Carlyle wants to see on her doorstep is the man who ended her career, but Saddle Bronc Champion Brady Caine wants to make up for his mistake.Winning comes naturally to bronc rider Brady Caine. Ruggedly handsome, careless and charismatic, the rodeo fans adore him and the buckle bunnies are his for the taking. He's riding high when he lands an endorsement deal with Lariat Western Wear that pairs him up with champion barrel racer Suze Carlyle.When a stupid move on Brady's part lands Suze in the hospital, her career in tatters, it's a whole new game for both of them. Brady is desperate to help Suze rebuild her life, but he's the last person she wants around now. Suze's got plenty of grit and determination—learning to trust Brady again is a very different matter.The Cowboys of Decker Ranch series:How To Handle A Cowboy (Book 1)How To Kiss A Cowboy (Book 2)How to Wrangle a Cowboy (Book 3)Praise for How to Kiss a Cowboy: "Joanne Kennedy's heroes are strong, honest, down-to-earth, and sexy as all get out." —New York Journal of Books"Kennedy combines an interesting look into the rodeo world, hot sex, and complicated relationships to make this a pleasurable read..." —Booklist
How to Lasso a Cowboy
by Jodi Thomas Patricia Potter Emily Carmichael Maureen MckadeFour all-new stories featuring the kind of cowboys that set women's hearts to quivering... "Easy on the Heart" by Jodi Thomas, USA Today bestselling author of When a Texan Gambles "Coming Home" by Patricia Potter, USA Today bestselling author of Cold Target "Tombstone Tess" by Emily Carmichael, national bestselling author of Becoming Georgia "Finding Home" by Maureen McKade, author of His Unexpected Wife
How to Marry a Cowboy
by Carolyn BrownBook 4 of Cowboys & Brides. From New York Times and USA Today-bestselling author Carolyn Brown comes a contemporary Western romance filled to the brim with sexy cowboys, gutsy heroines, and genuine down-home Texas twang.Texas rancher Mason Harper's daughters want a new mama in the worst way, and when a beautiful woman in a tattered wedding gown appears on their doorstep, the two little girls adopt her-no ifs, ands, or buts about it. Mason isn't sure about taking in a complete stranger, but Lord knows he needs a nanny, and Annie Rose Boudreau stirs his heart in long-forgotten ways...Annie Rose is desperate, and when a tall, sexy cowboy offers her a place to stay, she can't refuse. After all, it's just for a little while. As she settles in deeper, her heart tells her both Mason and her role as makeshift mama suit her just fine. But will Mason feel the same way once her nightmare past catches up with her? Fans of Linda Lael Miller and Diana Palmer will thrill to this moving story of a lonely cowboy and his two little girls finding the family of their dreams.Cowboys & Brides Series Order: Billion Dollar Cowboy (Book 1, Cowboys & Brides) The Cowboy's Christmas Baby (Book 2, Cowboys & Brides) The Cowboy's Mail Order Bride (Book 3, Cowboys & Brides)How to Marry a Cowboy (Book 4, Cowboys & Brides).
How to Marry a Cowboy: A Clean Romance (Wishing Well Springs #2)
by Cathy McDavidComing home means…Confronting her former crushTrick rider Kenna Hewitt can&’t avoid the company of Channing Pearce—not when the handsome cowboy needs Kenna&’s help saving his family&’s rodeo arena. Working together, and being in a wedding together, soon has old feelings resurfacing. But as a gal who does stunts for a living, trusting in a possible future with the cowboy of her dreams is still the most dangerous task she&’s ever faced…New York Times Bestselling AuthorWishing Well Springs
How to Marry a Cowboy / Reckless in Texas
by Kari Lynn Dell Carolyn BrownTwo ebooks for the price of one! Single parents find their unexpected chance at love in this $4.99 ebook duo from beloved, bestselling author Carolyn Brown and debut bestseller Kari Lynn Dell. Includes an excerpt from Tangled in Texas, the highly anticipated second book in Kari Lynn Dell's Texas Rodeo series.How to Marry a Cowboy: All Lily and Gabby want for their eighth birthday is a mom. Mason Harper had always side stepped the issue, but what was he supposed to say the day he found a woman wearing a tattered bridal gown and just waking up on his front porch swing? He offers Annie Rose the job of watching his wild girls for a month while he finds a new nanny, and she takes it with intentions of laying low for a month to hide from her abusive ex-boyfriend. But in such close quarters, their growing attraction is impossible to deny...Reckless in Texas: Outside the rodeo ring, Violet Jacobs a single mom and the lone voice pushing for her family's rodeo production company to modernize and gun for the big time circuits. When she takes a business matter into her own hands by hiring on hotshot rodeo bullfighter Joe Cassidy, she expected to start a ruckus inside the family...but never expected her heart to end up on the line.
How to Melt a Frozen Heart
by Cara ColterA kiss to warm the heart...Since his wife's death, architect Brendan Grant has felt that his heart is in the deep freeze, iced up and impenetrable. Until a sick cat brings him reluctantly to Nora Anderson's door.Nora has a reputation for mending broken creatures, but Brendan wonders if her healing touch works on people, too. For spending time with Nora and her orphaned nephew is defrosting his defenses.But Nora is like a lioness, protecting the new life she has struggled to create for herself and her nephew. She won't let just anyone past the threshold....
How to Rope a Real Man (Catcher Creek #3)
by Melissa CutlerThe Sorentino sisters saved their family's rundown New Mexico ranch, but the youngest has a dream that just may ruin their hard-earned peace--unless a certain sexy cowboy lawyer changes her mind. . .Jenna Sorentino is as independent as they come. Despite her wild past, she's grown up enough to keep quiet about the identity of her baby's daddy, go to night college--and hide her plan to escape tiny Catcher Creek. She's also stopped dreaming of happily ever after--except in the case of gorgeous, rugged, Santa Fe native Matt Roenick. Too bad the oil rights attorney acts like he barely knows she's alive. . .Matt knows only too well that Jenna's alive--in fact, she's driving him crazy with desire. But Matt's got his reasons for resisting her. And when her son's father shows up, those reasons multiply. Trouble is, Jenna's secrets are more complicated than he imagined, and forgetting her isn't as easy as he'd hoped. Matt knows life can be messy as hell. For Jenna, maybe it's time he got dirty. . .
How to Seduce a Texan
by Karen KelleyGhost Of A Chance Reporter Nikki "The Barracuda" Scott will sink her teeth into anything. So when her editor sends her to get the lowdown on bad boy football star Cal Braxton, Nikkis game to rough it on his family ranch. She just isnt prepared for exactly how rough. Still, the nasty outhouse, noisy animals, and resident ghost wont put Nikki off. . . especially once she sets eyes (and hands, and mouth) on her subject. If theres a juicy story here, Nikki intends to devour it. . . So, the lady thinks shes gonna get the scoop on him? Cals had his fill of scheming females--hell, his conniving ex-fiancee is the very reason hes hiding out. Then again, if all journalists were as hot as Nikki, he might consider being more open with the press. Too bad she wont be around for long. If the chores and "rustic" conditions dont frighten Nikki off, her haunted accommodations surely will. Tough it turns out Nikki doesnt scare easily. Now Cals the one whos scared--of falling hard. . .
How to Train a Cowboy (Texas Rescue #6)
by Caro CarsonLESSONS IN LASSOINGThough marine hero Benjamin Graham doesn’t know the first thing about ranching, his new job is the lifeline he desperately needs. Without the help of feisty cowgirl Emily Davis, though, he’s lost—in more ways than one. But as their attraction turns combustible, the hardened battle vet turns away from the gorgeous college coed. She might know every inch of her family’s homestead, but Graham doesn’t want her to know his pain. Even if the world is Emily’s oyster, all she’s ever wanted is the family ranch. And though rugged new ranch hand Graham seems like an unlikely trainee, he is taking her dreams of running the ranch more seriously than anyone else. As they grow closer during hot days—and nights—working the range, Emily starts to think that maybe the ranch is only a piece of her dream…
Human-Shaped Fiends (Splatter Western)
by Chandler MorrisonLOS ANGELES, 1854. Felipe Alvitre and a band of teenage outlaws set out on a brutal, seemingly random killing spree across the San Gabriel Valley, ignighting the ire of the Los Angeles citizens. Sheriff James Barton wrestles with a rapidly escalating crime rate and a populace that demands more from their corrupt, do-nothing legal system as the bodies continue to pile up. The crimes of the young Alvitre gang become symbolic of a greater frustration, and the sheriff faces mounting pressure to bring the outlaws to justice. His greatest battle, however, comes from within, and his responsibilities soon play second fiddle to his struggles with addiction and his toxic, unrequited love for a mysterious prostitute.LOS ANGELES, 2021. Self-obsessed, pretentious, womanizing novelist Chandler Morrison has been contracted to write a Western. He knows what kind of book his fans want, but he's torn between his commitment to the craft and the "brand" to which he believes he is expected to adhere. As he sinks deeper into deluded self-importance while juggling a number of surface-level relationships, the line separating fiction from reality becomes increasingly blurred.
Hundred in the Hand: Lakota Westerns
by Joseph Marshall III(back of book) First in a series of groundbreaking fiction about the American West from the Native American perspective, this riveting novel takes place during the Battle of the Hundred in the Hand, otherwise known as the Fetterman Massacre of 1866. The story is told through the eyes of Cloud, a dedicated warrior who fights alongside a young Crazy Horse, as well as the white soldiers who mistake Cloud's redheaded wife for a captive. Beautifully written and reminiscent of the oral tradition, Hundred in the Hand brings new depth to the story of the battle and the Lakota people.