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All I Want for Christmas Is You (Short Story)
by Molly O'KeefeIn this touching eBook novella, a prequel to Molly O'Keefe's Crazy Thing Called Love, a young woman swept up by first love is ready to say "I do"--until challenges arise during the holiday season. Maddy Baumgarten and Billy Wilkins are spontaneous, in love, and prepared to elope the day after Christmas--that is, if Maddy's family doesn't throw a wrench in their plans. Her parents are more than a little reluctant to give their blessing to the impending nuptials. After all, Maddy's barely out of high school and Billy's a notorious bad boy. Maddy doesn't care about Billy's rough past--all she cares about is living in the here and now. But after Maddy's mother stops speaking to her in protest, and a Christmas Eve heart-to-heart with her father leaves her with butterflies, Maddy starts to get cold feet. She loves Billy, but is she taking this big step too soon?
All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers: A Novel
by Larry McMurtryA young writer hits the dusty Texas highway for the California coast in this “brilliant . . . funny and dangerously tender” (Time) tale of art and sacrifice. Hailed as one of “the best novels ever set in America’s fourth largest city” (Douglas Brinkley, New York Times Book Review), All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers is a powerful demonstration of Larry McMurtry’s “comic genius, his ability to render a sense of landscape, and interior intellection tension” (Jim Harrison, New York Times Book Review). Desperate to break from the “mundane happiness” of Houston, budding writer Danny Deck hops in his car, “El Chevy,” bound for the West Coast on a road trip filled with broken hearts and bleak realities of the artistic life. A cast of unforgettable characters joins the naive troubadour’s pilgrimage to California and back to Texas, including a cruel, long-legged beauty; an appealing screenwriter; a randy college professor; and a genuine if painfully “normal” friend. Since the novel’s publication in 1972, Danny Deck has “been far more successful at getting loved by readers than he ever was at getting loved by the women in his life” (McMurtry), a testament to the author’s incomparable talent for capturing the essential tragicomedy of the human experience.
All My Tomorrows (Orphan Trains Trilogy #2)
by Al Lacy Joanna LacyWhen 62 orphans and abandoned children leave New York City on a train headed out West, they have no idea what to expect. Will they get separated from their friends or siblings? Will their new families love them? Will a family even pick them at all? Future events are wilder than any of them could imagine -- ranging from kidnappings and whippings to stowing away on wagon trains, from starting orphanages of their own to serving as missionaries to the Apaches. No matter what, their paths are being watched by someone who cares about and carefully plans all their tomorrows.From the Trade Paperback edition.
All Night Long with a Cowboy: A Kittredge Ranch Novel (Kittredge Ranch #2)
by Caitlin CrewsUSA Today bestseller Caitlin Crews returns with All Night Long with a Cowboy," another emotional romance in her stunning cowboy series Kittredge Ranch.If you play with fire…One of the most notorious cowboys in Cold River, Jensen Kittredge always has willing women with sweet smiles vying for a place in his bed. So when the prissy high school librarian sidles up to him in the most disreputable bar in town with a scowl on her face, he has no idea what to make of it. Much less the attraction he feels toward the bespectacled creature who wants something from him… but not that. Yet. Someone gets burned…Harriett Barnett doesn’t care for dens of iniquity— or the insolent cowboy she certainly shouldn’t find attractive. But one of her students needs her help, and if she needs to corral the infamous Jensen to save him, she will. Trouble is, the town’s favorite Kittredge brother is a lot more than she bargained for. Harriett's happy little life is orderly and neat, just how she likes it—until Jensen blows it all apart with his particular brand of addictive passion. Can a modern-day schoolmarm really tame the wildest cowboy in town? Or is Harriet headed for a terrible fall?
All Night with the Cowboy: A River Ranch Novel (A River Ranch Novel #2)
by Soraya LaneBillionaires, cowboys, and second chance romance collide in All Night with the Cowboy by Soraya Lane. BACK IN THE SADDLE. STRAIGHT TO THE HEART. . .At the Ford family ranch, getting thrown from a horse is a part of growing up. But one cowboy is still learning the ropes when it comes to falling in love.Tanner Ford has been riding bulls and busting broncos his entire life. So when he takes a hard spill—and sustains serious injuries—he refuses to believe his rodeo days are behind him. He’s determined to restore his body and revive his career. There’s just one problem: the finest physical therapist in town just happens to be the only woman he’s ever loved.Lauren Lewis knows she made a huge mistake when she walked away from Tanner. But she was young, ambitious, and focused on her medical career. Now, after all these years, Tanner’s back—and, in spite of his injuries, looking better than she allows herself to admit. She agrees to work on Tanner’s big bruised muscles until he’s back in bull-riding shape again. But how can Lauren resist the smoldering attraction between her and her old flame. . .and will she be able to live without him? “Lane warms hearts of readers across the globe.”—RT Book Reviews
All of Your Dreams Will Come True When You're Dead (Splatter Western)
by John Wayne ComunaleThe culling took most of the men from Cochran Texas away to a dusty old town that exists between this plane and the next called Cocytus. Run by a maniacal power-hungry man named Lycus and his adopted proté gé daughter Alastor, he conducts chaos with the help of a group of bandits called Calamity Three. His goal: tip the cosmic scales to bring the Void crashing into the world and claim the place of power to which he believes he is owed. Loyalty is a flimsy commodity in Cocytus, and with Behemoth rushing from the celestial abyss to heed a distant call this small Texas town nestled somewhere between here and hell has no idea what's in store.
All Out of Love
by Laurie VanzuraThe newest Cupid, Texas romance, from the author of The First Love Cookie Club and the Jubilee, Texas novels . . . Football star Pierce Hollister has fame, fortune, and beautiful women wholl do anything for him . . . whether he asks them to or not. But when it all comes crashing down, Pierce finds himself back home, running the ranch inCupid, Texas, wondering how it all went wrong. But one thing is right: Lace Bettingfield. The formerplain-Jane has turned into a luscious knockout--trouble is, she wont even give him the time of day no matterhow many passes he makes. Being in love with your older brothers best friend is awkward enough, and Pierce was the cause of Laces most embarrassing high school moment ever when her secret letter to him declaring her love landed right on the front page of the school newspaper Pierce is still as stubborn, sexy, and arrogant as ever . . . but Lace is about to see that things arent always as they seem . . . especially whenit comes to love.
All That You Are: All That You Are (Boys Of The Zodiac Ser.)
by Jamie CraigSequel to All That You DoGage Kimball relishes his new life in Los Angeles. He's made new friends, has steady gigs, and, most importantly, has the best boyfriend a person could ask for in antique dealer Christopher Gleason. But there are still open wounds, a family, and a past that he doesn't want to deal with ... until his seventeen-year-old brother shows up on his doorstep with bad news -- Gage's father is ill and the family needs him back in Salt Lake City.Gage knows he must go to his father's bedside, even if the festering anger, the betrayal, and the pain that's still too fresh threaten to destroy the life he's made for himself. Will Gage be able to make peace with the past and heal himself once and for all before building a solid future with Christopher?
All That You Do: All That You Do (Boys Of The Zodiac Ser.)
by Jamie CraigAntique dealer Christopher Gleason isn't looking for love. He isn't even looking for a one-night stand. But when a young man with an innocent smile offers to buy him a drink one night, he accepts. He's even tempted to take it further, until he learns the innocence isn't an act. Though he can't deny his attraction, or the fact that he likes the young man quite a bit, Christopher puts him off. He'd rather be friends than risk hurting him.Gage Kimball fled Salt Lake City for Los Angeles with his guitars, what little money he had, and no friends. Raised in a devout Mormon family within a tightly knit community, he's never had the chance to be himself or explore his sexuality. Until now. Christopher supplies the emotional support Gage needs, but Gage wants more than friendship. Even at the risk of everything he has left.
All the Old Lions (A Thea Barlow Wyoming Mystery #1)
by Carol CaverlyChicago Journalist Thea Barlow Digs Deep to Unravel the Mystery of a Legendary Wyoming Brothel and Uncovers a Modern-Day MurdererThea Barlow, Chicago native and newly minted editor for the city's Western True Adventures Magazine, is on her first assignment: prove her worth by unravelling the mysteries of Halfway Halt, a defunct brothel in Hijax, Wyoming.Upon arrival in Hijax, Thea is met with hostility from the town's "old lions." Assuming Thea is the "new girl" for the old brothel, the townsfolk do not want the old days revived or their secrets revealed.Then a local woman is murdered and the present owner of Halfway Halt is found unconscious in an old building. Now Thea must dig deep if she's to get the story...and survive.Publisher's Note: Readers who enjoy charming, captivating and clean stories with mystery and a touch or romance will not want to miss this breath of fresh air."Good stories, interesting characters, a touch of romance, and a little humor. Lots of fun!" ~Mysterious WomanTHE THEA BARLOW WYOMING MYSTERIES, in orderAll the Old LionsFrogskin and MuttonfatDead in Hog HeavenDeath by Doodlebug
All the Pretty Horses: Book 1 of The Border Trilogy (Vintage International)
by Cormac MccarthyThe national bestseller and the first volume in Cormac McCarthy's Border Trilogy, All the Pretty Horses is the tale of John Grady Cole, who at sixteen finds himself at the end of a long line of Texas ranchers, cut off from the only life he has ever imagined for himself. With two companions, he sets off for Mexico on a sometimes idyllic, sometimes comic journey to a place where dreams are paid for in blood. <P><P> Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction.
All They Want for Christmas: A Clean Romance (The Montgomerys of Spirit Lake #1)
by M. K. StelmackHer not-so-jolly Christmas…or a holiday surprise?Bridget Montgomery’s Christmas is looking decidedly not festive. Her beloved aunt is gone, leaving only a struggling diner and a mountain of debt. Which Bridget now shares with her ex-fiancé and newly single dad, Jack Holdstrom. Saving the diner is their first priority. But Bridget’s already falling for Jack’s troubled adopted girls. Will the spirit of Christmas mean losing her broken heart to Jack again, too?
Alluvioni e siccità (serie Nuvole e pioggia #3)
by Killerqueen Zahra OwensUn libro della serie Nuvole e pioggiaTim Conroy sa bene che cosa vuol dire avere pazienza. Ha aspettato per tre anni che Rory McCown uscisse dalla prigione dopo aver scontato la pena per aver rubato dei cavalli al Blue River Ranch. Ora che Rory ha diritto alla libertà condizionale, Tim cerca di convincere il suo capo, Hunter Krause, a concedergli una seconda possibilità. Arriva quasi a pentirsene quando Hunter accetta. Rory passa in fretta dall'essere una persona malinconica e solitaria a diventare arrogante e troppo sicuro di sé. L'attrazione tra loro è ancora viva, ma non appena cominciano ad avvicinarsi, si fa vivo un vecchio nemico per mettere i bastoni tra le ruote... e la loro relazione appena iniziata potrebbe non essere abbastanza forte da resistere alla tempesta in arrivo.
Almost a Bravo (The Bravos of Valentine Bay #2)
by Christine RimmerShe isn’t a true Bravo—And now she’s inheriting a temporary husband! It’s shocking enough discovering she was switched at birth. Now, to fulfill the terms of his adoptive father’s will, Aislinn Bravo must marry Jaxon Winter or he loses his beloved ranch. Living together as husband and wife for three months only deepens Aislinn’s desire for her longtime crush. But how can she dream of a future with Jax when her whole life is a lie?
Almost an Outlaw
by Patricia PrestonRancher Austin Cade rides into Liberty looking for his old comrades, the James-Younger gang. He needs their help tracking down the horse thief who's stolen his prized mare. In town, the former gunfighter is reunited with Darcy, the first girl he ever kissed-and never forgot. Young widow Darcy Branson owns a shop full of fashionable ladies' attire, but continues to wear mourning black so she won't forget her role in her husband's death. Austin stirs a passion inside her that has long been dormant, but can Darcy learn to believe in Austin-and love-enough to let go of her tragic past?Time is rapidly running out. . . As a cousin to Jesse James, Darcy has attracted unwanted attention, thanks to her rumored association with the gang. Soon Austin and Darcy are faced with confronting not only their growing desire, but danger in the form of a deadly bounty hunter. . . 22,500 words
Almost Eden (Annie Lash #3)
by Dorothy GarlockHe was the spark; she was the flame . . . Baptiste Lightbody had found the beautiful young girl named Maggie in Missouri Territory. From the moment they met, they became two parts of the same spirit, joined in flesh and soul with an underlying fire. Shunned by a world that called him a half-breed and her a witch, they struck out together into the wilderness after the same fierce dream: a paradise of their own. But ahead of them lay dangers that could take Maggie away forever: brutal river pirates, rampaging Indian renegades, and a secret that followed them into the virgin forest. And soon they would both face a test that could break their hearts--or join them in a love that would become a legend on the untamed American frontier.
Alone with You
by Debbi RawlinsHe'll be hers...one way or another! After years of rebellion, Lexy Worthington just did the unthinkable-she asked her father for a job. Now she's been roped into finding a rodeo star for a promotional calendar. Bareback bronc rider Will Tanner is perfect. He's under contract, his career is in decline, plus he's a grade A hottie. And Lexy will drag him to Houston even if she has to hog-tie him herself. Tanner isn't making it easy. He'll do whatever it takes to distract Lexy from her mission-even if it means playing hot 'n' dirty. Now the road trip from hell has turned into a sizzling sexcapade. But this time, Tanner may have found the one ride he won't be able to walk away from....
Alvin Fog, Texas Ranger
by J. T. EdsonWhen the infamous Texas Rangers look for the perfect man for Company Z--a special new task force--there seems to be only one choice. He has to be cougar-fast, Texas-tough, and able to handle any situation. Although Alvin Cap Fog has never fought in lawless West Texas, from his first pistol draw he rivals his legendary grandfather Dusty Fog. First U. S. publication.
Always a Cowboy (The Carsons of Mustang Creek #2)
by Linda Lael MillerFrom a New York Times–bestselling author who &“creates vibrant characters and stories&” the latest western romance set in Bliss County, Wyoming (Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Best is Yet to Come). Drake Carson is the quintessential cowboy. In charge of the family ranch, he knows the realities of this life, its pleasures and heartbreaks. Lately, managing the wild stallions on his property is wearing him down. When an interfering so-called expert arrives and starts offering her opinion, Drake is wary, but he can&’t deny the longing—and the challenge—she stirs in him. Luce Hale is researching how wild horses interact with ranch animals—and with ranchers. The Carson matriarch invites her to stay with the family, which guarantees frequent encounters with Drake, her ruggedly handsome and decidedly unwelcoming son. Luce and Drake are at odds from the very beginning, especially when it comes to the rogue stallion who&’s stealing the ranch mares. But when Drake believes Luce is in danger, that changes everything—for both of them.
Always a Lady
by Sharon SalaFrom New York Times bestselling author Sharon Sala.Sometimes running away takes you right where you&’re meant to be…After being dumped by her fiancé in the wake of a terrible accident, Lily Brownfield needs a change. So she decides to leave LA behind to move to Oklahoma and cook for the cowboys of the Longren Ranch. It seems like perfect place to hide. A place to nurse her sorrows in private.Then she meets Case Longren, a giant of a man in a black Stetson standing tall beneath the hot prairie sun. Case sees not only the outward scar the accident had left but the deep inner scars she tries to hide—and this makes Lily want to avoid him at all costs.At first Case doesn&’t understand why such a beautiful woman would leave the city to cook for two dozen dusty ranch hands in the middle of nowhere. To get to the bottom of this mystery, he&’ll have to unearth the secrets behind Lily&’s scars. But the more he learns, the more he wants to help her in whatever ways he can—even if that means losing her back to the big city.
Always a Lawman
by Delores FossenA sheriff’s heart-wrenching past threatens to destroy his future in USA TODAY bestselling author Delores Fossen’s brand-new Blue River Ranch miniseries…Ten years ago, Sheriff Gabriel Beckett helped convict the man who murdered his parents in a shocking crime that still haunts his small Texas town. Now the terror has returned and the woman who escaped the attack is a target again.Jodi Canton loved Gabriel—until that love shattered with his parents’ murder and her father’s conviction. Taunted with threats, she’s determined to bait the real killer out of hiding. Drawing out a criminal puts her life on the line, but Gabriel’s protection puts her heart in danger. Even if they survive a predator, can they risk everything to heal each other?Blue River Ranch
Always Her Cowboy: Rustler's Creek
by Addison FoxBack in Rustlers Creek, one cowboy discovers that a lifelong feud could become his forever romance…Charlotte Wayne has detested Chance Beaumont since the fourth grade. Her bickering with the big, rugged cowboy has become legendary around their small Montana town. But little does anyone know, Charlotte’s animosity masks unspoken feelings… because underneath it all, Chance is the only man who ever truly claimed her heart. Chance has spent his whole life in Rustlers Creek, but he’s always been on the outside looking in. He needs to focus on keeping his ranch afloat amid the massive debt left by his late father, and the feelings he harbors for Charlotte don’t make it any easier. She’s ranching royalty and he’s perpetually scrubbing mud off his boots. It’s safer to push her away than hope for something he can never have.When a business opportunity forces Charlotte and Chance to work together, they share a heated moment in each other’s arms. The simmering attraction they’ve fought for years can no longer be ignored, but will Chance’s doubts stand in the way of their happiness? Or will he finally declare his love and prove to Charlotte that he’s always been her cowboy?
Always to Remember
by Lorraine Heath“With its unconventional, heart-wrenching hero,” this historical romance from a New York Times bestseller “plays on every emotion . . . and, ultimately, love” (Publishers Weekly).Branded a traitor and imprisoned for refusing to fight for the Confederacy, Clayton Holland returns home to Cedar Grove, only to be spurned by the townspeople. Everyone except Meg Warner, who commissions Clayton Holland to construct a memorial for Cedar Grove’s fallen heroes. As Meg watchs him work, she lets get of her own grief as she sees a strength in Clayton that draws her closer to him.
Always You
by Nell IrisThom Novak feels like a walking cliché: the gay guy desperately in love with his straight best friend, Lee. But he's willing to keep his feelings hidden, to do whatever it takes, as long as they stay friends forever.Lee Conway loves sharing an apartment with Thom, his best friend since birth, and would be happy doing it for the rest of his life ... no matter his current girlfriend's opinion on the matter. But he's never been known for being in contact with his emotions.When something happens to upset the status quo, Lee pulls away. Has Lee learned how Thom feels about him? Will it mean the end of their friendship? Or is there another reason Lee needs time to think? A more ... hopeful reason?
Amar es para siempre (Los Collinwood #Volumen 2)
by Victoria MagnoVuelve la serie «Los Collinwood» con esta segunda y apasionante entrega. Entre la Inglaterra victoriana y un rancho perdido en mitad de México todo puede pasar... NOVELA FINALISTA DEL III PREMIO VERGARA Alissa es una hermosa joven que al parecer lo tiene todo: pertenece a la nobleza británica, su padre es rico y la adora, tiene muchos pretendientes y el hombre al que ama desea casarse con ella. Sin embargo, su vida cambiará inesperadamente. La aristocracia obliga a Alissa y Matthew a ocultar su amor. Por eso Matthew debe volver a México para convertirse en el hombre adecuado para Alissa: ser rico y construir una casa son dos de sus metas. No obstante, una tragedia les espera. ¿La envidia destruirá sus planes? ¿Sobrevivirá el amor de los jóvenes? ¿La crueldad de la sociedad logrará separarlos?Una historia apasionante que te atrapará desde las primeras páginas.