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A Very Cowboy Christmas: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Y'all
by Kim RedfordThere's nothing like a firefighting cowboy to keep you toasty warm this Christmas...Christmas is coming up, and single mom Sydney Steele is determined to make this a holiday to remember for Wildcat Bluff County. She still has to get those pesky, reluctant—and deliciously attractive—firefighting cowboys to pose for her charity calendar. They claim they're too busy pursuing an unknown arsonist to take a break. Dune Barrett has been flirting with Sydney for months, so he jumps at the chance to give her a hand. And when he agrees to pose as Mr. December, she couldn't be happier. But to really win her over, Dune will have to convince eleven other guys from his crew to exploit their good looks for charity...a task much easier said than done.Smokin' Hot Cowboys:A Cowboy Firefighter for Christmas (Book 1)Blazing Hot Cowboy (Book 2)A Very Cowboy Christmas (Book 3)What People Are Saying About A Cowboy Firefighter for Christmas:"This tale will melt even the iciest heart."—Publishers Weekly, STARRED Review"A whole new type of holiday read. A little mystery and a lot of heat."—Night Owl Reviews"Redford's novel is a fun, sexy read, one that is perfect for the upcoming holiday season." —RT Book Reviews"A Cowboy Firefighter for Christmas will keep you warm and toasty and entertained in a big—and I mean Texas big—way."—USA Today Happily Ever After
Vic: A Dog of the Prairies
by Thomas C. HinkleHe was a big dog--black and powerful-and his name was Vic. Looking back, it's hard to figure whether it was a piece of luck or a promise of just plain trouble that awaited Vic the day he showed up in the wooded gorge near Jim Williams' ranch. Let's say it was a little of both. Trouble, because Williams' black wolfhound, Pete, had turned cattle killer without anyone's knowing it. Luck, because Vic met up with Williams' younger brother, Gene, who loved the great, huge dog on sight. Gene tried his best to lead Vic home. But before he could, the gentle, man-shy dog had fled before a hail of bullets meant for Pete. Shot at, caught in a blinding blizzard, starving, Vic at last found refuge with old Dan Arden. But even Arden's tender care could not make him forget his friend. And so once again the courageous dog escaped his captors. But together, Vic and Gene were to face an even greater danger in the path of a deadly, whirling tornado and its flashflood wake. Vic, a Dog of the Prairies, is yet another absorbing tale of a memorable dog by the master story-teller of the Old West, Thomas C. Hinkle.
Victorio's War (The Desert Legends Trilogy #3)
by John WilsonJim Doolen discovered his father's fate in Written in Blood and met Billy the Kid in Ghost Moon. Now, in the final installment of The Desert Legends Trilogy, he's a scout for the Army in the middle of a brutal war to force Victorio's Apaches onto a reservation far from their traditional lands. Deeply troubled by the violence he's witnessed and been a part of, and having lost so many friends, both white and Indian, Jim feels trapped between the two worlds he's encountered over the past three years. Captured by his nemesis Ghost Moon and forced to flee with an Apache band of warriors, Jim is only saved from a slow and torturous death when his old friend Wellington adopts him as his son. But now he's on the wrong side. Will he be branded a traitor? Or killed in a battle with the 10th US Cavalry or the Mexican Army? Jim finds his loyalties now divided, and he begins to understand the plight of his captors. But as supplies and ammunition run out, Jim's fate is tied to that of the doomed Apache warriors and survival seems unlikely.
The View From Here (Eureka, Colorado #1)
by Cynthia MyersIn this heartfelt, beautifully written novel, a woman with nothing left to lose finds the courage to start over in the last place she ever expected. . . Newly divorced Maggie Carter has little to show for her marriage except a pile of boxes and regrets. So when she learns she's inherited an old house and an abandoned gold mine in Eureka, Colorado, she doesn't hesitate to leave Houston behind. In Colorado, she can learn about her estranged father and take stock of her life. After all, where better to decide what your next move should be than in a cabin 10,000 feet above sea level? Eureka is a tiny hamlet with a café, a library, and plenty of intriguing locals. There's the colorful town mayor, Lucille, and her prodigal daughter Olivia, bitter librarian Cassie, and handsome, enigmatic Jameso Clark, who had a fascinating love-hate relationship with Maggie's father. Then there are the soaring views of distant mountains and clear blue sky, of aspen trees and endless stars. Piece by piece, Maggie is uncovering her father's past--and reconciling with her own. And in this small mountain town, she just might find a place where she truly belongs. Cindy Myers strikes gold with this warm-hearted novel about friendship, family, and second chances. –New York Times bestselling author, Deborah Smith Cindy Myers worked as a newspaper reporter, travel agent, and medical clinic manager before turning to writing full time. She's written both historical and contemporary romance, as well as dozens of short stories and nonfiction articles. Former president of San Antonio Romance Authors, Cindy is a member of Romance Writers of America, Novelists Inc. , and Rocky Mountain Fiction writers. She is in demand as a speaker, teaching workshops and making presentations to both local and national writing groups. She and her husband and their two dogs live in the mountains southwest of Denver.
The Vigilante: Santa Fe Showdown
by Jory ShermanWhen a corrupt sheriff murders the woman Lew Zane loves, he takes it upon himself to deliver the only brand of justice the "lawman" understands.
Vigilante Dawn
by Ralph Compton Marcus GallowayWhen young Jarret Pekoe aims to bring a band of violent border-jumpers to justice, his sister hires rifleman Lem Beauchamp to scare some sense into him. But when trouble arrives, they must work together to defeat the outlaws once and for all.
Vincolato alla Terra
by Mari CollierArenato nel vecchio West del diciannovesimo secolo, un alieno deve sopravvivere su quel pianeta violento e fare ritorno al suo pianeta natale per distruggere i suoi nemici mortali e vendicare la propria gente. Durante un'incursione in un accampamento Comanche salva Anna, un'alta donna guerriera.I due diventano amici e compagni, e i loro destini per sempre intrecciati.Si ritrovano insieme fra le praterie del Texas del XIX secolo, le case chiuse della New Orleans dell'epoca della Guerra Civile, il Proibizionismo degli anni '20, la Grande Depressione, e la vastità dello spazio. Riusciranno a sopravvivere alle avversità della storia, l'ostilità dei loro vicini del sud e la Guerra Civile, e a tornare al suo pianeta natale e compiere la sua vendetta?
Violence of the Mountain Man (The Last Mountain Man #36)
by William W. Johnstone J. A. JohnstoneDEAL WITH THE DEVIL... Smoke Jensen has seen the worst that men can do on the lawless frontier. But even the mountain man is not prepared for the outlaw band that strikes Smoke's ranch, kidnapping Sally and the daughter of Smoke's neighbor. Now, the women are gone and a ranch hand and his young daughter are dead. AND PAY THE PRICE IN BLOOD... Outlaw Reece Van Arndt is the mastermind behind the attack, and he thinks he has Smoke where he wants him: Van Arndt will give back the women if Smoke is willing to cut a deal... It's a ploy no sane man would ever attempt. What Van Arndt doesn't know is the lengths Smoke Jensen will go to find his wife. And when he does, no money or promises will be exchanged: only bullets--and lives...
The Violent Storm (A Will Tanner Western #7)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneJohnstone Country. Forecast: Deadly. Will Tanner is no ordinary lawman. He&’s a force of nature. But when he&’s outnumbered by rustlers, outgunned by outlaws—and stalked by a killer fresh out of jail—he&’s in for the fight of his life . . .THE VIOLENT STORM There&’s a storm brewing in Oklahoma Territory, and this time, it&’s deadly serious. Local cattle ranches are being targeted by Texas rustlers—and the only man who can keep it from turning into a bloodbath is U.S. Deputy Marshal Will Tanner. The newly married lawman hates to leave his beautiful bride Sophie, but duty calls—for better or worse. In Tanner&’s experience, it&’s usually worse. An unexpected confrontation with outlaws is just the bloody beginning. Then an escaped convict catches wind of the fact that Tanner killed his brother. Now Will&’s really in the crosshairs. Tanner knows he&’s riding straight into a perfect storm of vengeance and slaughter, with only one way to end it—a hailstorm of hot lead. Live Free. Read Hard.
Violent Sunday (The Last Gunfighter #11)
by William W. JohnstoneTHE GREATEST WESTERN WRITER OF THE 21ST CENTURY National bestselling author William W. Johnstone is the premier chronicler of rough-and tumble American West--and of the kind of iron-willed men who defined a nation. This gritty, action-packed new adventure in the Last Gunfighter series captures the fury of a Texas range war . . . LIVE BY THE GUN . . . DIE BY THE GUN When iron clears leather, anything can happen. In Frank Morgan's case, a sudden duel with an assassin has left an innocent woman with a bullet in her back--and a friendship between Frank and a young Texas Ranger in tatters. Wanting to make up for his part in the tragedy, Frank rides to central Texas to help Ranger Tyler Beaumont put down the so-called Fence-Cutting War. But as big ranchers battle small ones, an outlaw gang has hellish plans of its own. Now, as an innocent town is threatened with annihilation, Frank must make his final stand on a hot Sunday in Texas--when the dying will say their final prayers . . .
Violent Sunday (McMasters #6)
by Lee MorganA twisted bunch called the Hell Killers kill and mutilate cattle before moving on to the ranchers and their families. The Cattleman's Protective Association is fighting back, and has sent McMasters to collect the bounties on the heads of the killers.
Violet y London (Las flores del oeste #Volumen 1)
by Daniela GesquiUn romance inesperado y rápido que desafía los prejuicios y los temores. Violet posee una personalidad arrolladora y chispeante, no hay obstáculo que la detenga. Compatibiliza su carrera como veterinaria con la de corredora de NASCAR, y desde pequeña ha estado enamorada secretamente del hijo mayor del matrimonio del rancho vecino. Su aspecto desaliñado y rudo siempre ha sido un obstáculo para conseguir citas y aunque no la desvela, le preocupa que la gente quiera emparejarla y transformarla en algo que no es. London siempre tuvo planes más ambiciosos que quedarse en Silvertown, un pueblo casi inexistente en el mapa de Texas. Por eso se fue a la edad de dieciocho años y llegó a ejercer como médico de renombre en Los Ángeles. Allí lo tenía todo: fama, dinero, un ático moderno y una esposa escandalosamente bella. Pero no todo lo que brilla es oro... Tras una separación en malos términos, deudas por pagar y abrumado emocionalmente London decide regresar a la casa de sus padres dispuesto a delinear los nuevos pasos a seguir. Alejado de los lujos que lo han rodeado durante tantos años, nota que las cosas han cambiado mucho en Silvertown, y también que se siente extrañamente atraído por la capataz del rancho contiguo y vieja amiga de su hermano, Violet Westside. Amores por descubrir, planes que romper y miedo ante lo desconocido, son los ingredientes perfectos de esta historia llena de pasión y mucha adrenalina.
Virgin Fire
by Elizabeth ChadwickIt's not just the corset pulled tightly around her waist that makes Jessica Parnell breathless. Of all the Texas oil men, Jessica desires only one: her estranged husband, Travis. Jessica is one of the few in town to own a bathtub--a privilege in remote Parker County. When Travis begins to beg for the use of it, Jessica doesn't suspect that they'll both end up in a lather...
Virginia City (Stagecoach Station, #5)
by Hank MitchumGrant Jordan, ex-Rebel, spent the years after the war as a sometime buffalo hunter and full-time loner -- until he rescued Gwen Quinn from the Indians attacking her stage near Virginia City, Montana. She was determined to carry vital supplies to her father's hard rock mine through hostile Indian country. Jordan couldn't let Gwen travel unprotected, just as he couldn't stop himself from risking his life to stop an ambitious army captain from executing a brutal massacre against Crow Indians Jordan knew to be peaceful. Suddenly, Jordan was racing with Gwen along a tortuous mountain road with both the cavalry and the Indians chasing them and nothing but an unstoppable Concord mudwagon, their stubborn courage, and their growing love to get them through.
The Virginia City Trail (Trail Drive #7)
by Ralph ComptonFROM THE BACK COVER: With a dream of building a ranching empire in Montana, Nelson Story set off on one of the most extraordinary journeys in frontier history. By his side was a bunch of misfits and renegades, hard fighting, war bitten Texans with nothing left to lose. On his tail was the worst kind of enemy, brutal outlaws fixing to bleed his trail drive dry. Pushing his way through four harsh territories and three brutal seasons. Story would defy the Union Army, get a hold of a hundred Remingtons, and take on a thousand riled up Sioux warriors, before he reached Virginia City, and came face to face with the man who wanted him dead.
The Virginian
by Owen WisterThe Virginian is a pioneering novel set in the Wild West describing the life of the foreman of the Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming. It was the first true western written, aside from the tiny dime novels. It paved the way for many more westerns by famous authors such as Zane Grey, Louis L'Amour, and several others.
The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains
by Owen WisterA strong, silent stranger rides into the lawless lands of the western frontier, battles horse thieves, deals with unyielding scoundrels, and wins the heart of a schoolmarm. Owen Wister's 1902 classic--the first great novel of the American West--is rich in moral drama and vernacular wit. His hero--like knights of old--lives by an enduring code of chivalry and is governed by quiet courage and a deep sense of honor.Set in the vast Wyoming territory, this masterpiece helped establish the code of the West and its stereotypical characters: the genteel but brave, white-hatted cowboy, the pretty spinster from back East, and villains beyond redemption. The novel is also on record for incorporating the first known "shootout" in American literature.Performed in theaters before it was made into several motion pictures and a television series, The Virginian was voted by the Western American Writers in 1977 as the greatest Western novel of all time. Brimming with action, romance, and atmosphere, it remains a classic of frontier fiction.
The Virginian: A Horseman Of The Plains (Enriched Classics)
by Owen WisterStill as exciting and meaningful as when it was written in 1902, Owen Wister's epic tale of one man's journey into the untamed territory of Wyoming, where he is caught between his love for a woman and his quest for justice, has exemplified one of the most significant and enduring themes in all of American culture. With remarkable character depth and vivid descriptive passages, The Virginian stands not only as the first great novel of American Western literature, but as a testament to the eternal struggle between good and evil in humanity, and a revealing study of the forces that guide the combatants on both sides.Pocket Books' Enriched Classics present the world's greatest literature enhanced for the contemporary reader. This edition of The Virginian has been prepared by Gary Scharnhorst, professor of English at the University of New Mexico. It includes his introduction, notes, a selection of critical excerpts, and suggestions for further reading, as well as a unique visual essay of period illustrations and photographs.
The Virginian: A Horseman Of The Plains
by Owen WisterLoosely based on the Johnson County War of 1892, a bloody clash between big landowners and small ranchers in Wyoming, Owen Wister's The Virginian is the classic saga of a man who embodied the spirit of a growing nation--a novel that inspired five movie versions and the popular TV series."When you call me that, SMILE!" He wasn't looking for fame or glory. He wasn't looking for war. The man they called the Virginian was earning his way off the land, mingling his sweat and blood on the rich Montana soil as a trusted foreman for a rich man's ranch. Somewhere along the line he made an enemy, made a choice and then made a stand. . .In the eyes of a woman, he was a man of contradictions, as violent as he could be tender. In the eyes of others, he became a hero, a man who had the courage to draw his gun and use it against his enemies--and the courage to stand for justice without it. "Owen Wister has come pretty near to writing the American novel. It contains humor, pathos, poetic description, introspective thought, sentiment, and even tragedy." --New York Times
The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains
by Owen WisterThe novel that introduced the first great American hero: the cowboyThe Virginian cuts an impressive figure when the unnamed narrator of Owen Wister&’s groundbreaking novel first encounters him in Medicine Bow, Wyoming. Dark-haired and physically imposing, the charismatic Virginian quickly befriends the narrator, whom he nicknames &“the tenderfoot,&” and the two embark on a three-hundred-mile journey to the ranch where the Virginian works. Life on the frontier is unforgiving—filled with hardship and violence—and as they travel together, the tenderfoot recognizes all the ways in which the stoic and principled Virginian exemplifies the heroism and romance of life in the Wild West.Published in 1902 and considered to be the first true Western, The Virginian broke the trail for every great poet of the frontier, from Zane Grey to Louis L&’Amour to John Ford.This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains
by Owen Wister John SeelyeDime novels had featured some rather scrawny horse-bound tenders of cattle, but not until 1902 did the cowboy become a fully realized article of American culture. That year Owen Wister, a native of Philadelphia, published the novel that established the conventions of the western. An immediate best seller, it has never faded from public consciousness. Suddenly there was the natural aristocrat, the Virginian, who faced down the archetypal villain. Trampas, flinging at him the unforgettable words "When you call me that, smile!" There was the eastern schoolteacher, Molly, far from being a wilted flower. They moved in the raw, bracing atmosphere that generations of readers and moviegoers would come to expect from westerns. To read The Virginian, again or for the first time, is to enter a cultural phenomenon. This Bison Book makes available once more the memorable 1929 edition that brought together the art of Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell. It adds an introduction by one of today's most brilliant creators of rugged individualists, Thomas McGuane. The author of Nobody's Angel (1982) and Keep the Change (1989), McGuane shows how The Virginian "bears all the advantages and disadvantages of being a precursor. "
The Viscount's Rancher (Cowboy Nobility #2)
by Andrew GreyViscount Collin Northington has spent his life under his father&’s thumb. When his friend George and his cowboy husband, Alan, offer to let him tag along to the US for two weeks, Collin jumps at the chance to get away. Perhaps the open ranges of Wyoming will put his problems into perspective. He even dreams of meeting a cowboy of his own. He doesn&’t expect his dreams to come true. When Tank Rogers returned home after his military service, he took over the family ranch the way he knew he was meant to. Now he&’s the only one left, but he likes the solitude. Even so, he has no excuse to object to putting up Alan&’s friend for a few weeks in exchange for some help around the ranch—it wouldn&’t be neighborly. The feelings he has for his blue-blooded houseguest aren&’t exactly neighborly either. Once Tank realizes there&’s more to Collin than upper-crust manners, suddenly his solitary life holds a lot less appeal. But in the long term, Tank doesn&’t fit into Collin&’s fancy society life any more than Collin fits into Tank&’s down-home and dusty ranch… does he?
Vision Woman (Double M #1)
by Sherry Derr-WilleMorning Star has lost the man who was to be her husband. Destined to live a loveless life she devotes herself to the visions given her by the Great Spirit and her skill as a healer. When Lone Eagle comes into her life, everything changes. Even though his injuries are severe she nurses him back to health and falls deeply in love. Lone Eagle has also suffered loss, but when he meets Morning Star, he knows his life will soon be complete. Even though they never have children of their own, they are friends to all, including the whites who are coming into their territory. That friendship becomes both a blessing and a curse when he witnesses something he shouldn't have seen. Hunting Hawk is an adult when he learns of his parents' past. It becomes his prayer that he can accept what life has given him.
Viúva por correspondência
by Ailene Frances Pen Name For Eileen Sheehan Flávia Daniela MunizQuando uma garota mimada da alta sociedade de Boston no pós-guerra civil busca aventura e romance, ela encontra perigo, mágoa e tragédia pelo caminho. Respondendo a um anúncio do “Notícias Matrimoniais”, ela se casa secretamente por procuração, mas fica viúva antes de conhecer o marido. O fato de ela ser ingênua e sem experiência nos caminhos do amor só dificulta sua situação quando ela finalmente encontra o homem de seus sonhos.