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Vanished
by James DelargyFrom the groundbreaking author of 55 comes an extraordinary new thriller... The Kane family, Lorcan, Naiyana and their young son, relocate from Perth to Kallayee, an abandoned mining town in the Great Victoria Desert to start over again, free from their chequered past. The town seems like the perfect getaway: Peaceful. Quiet. Remote. Somewhere they won&’t be found. But life in Kallayee isn&’t quite as straightforward as they hope. There are noises in the earth, mysterious shadows and tracks in the dust as if the town is coming back to life. But the family can&’t leave. No one can talk sense into them. And now, no one can talk to them at all. They&’ve simply vanished. Now it's up to Detective Emmaline Taylor to find them… before it&’s too late. ** Praise for Vanished ** &‘Delargy manages to turn the wide-open deserted Outback into something intensely claustrophobic and chilling&’ Russ Thomas &‘Intense, insightful and impossible to put down, Vanished is a gripping tale of greed and betrayal, burning with tension under a harsh Australian sun&’ Caz Frear 'Powered through this in two sittings. Vanished ratchets up the tension page after page, playing out in a perfect isolated setting with such a claustrophobic feel, and so vividly painted you could step right in' Rob Scragg 'There is menace on every page of this atmospheric thriller. An abandoned mining town in the Australian outback is the desolate - almost surreal - backdrop to a tale of a disintegrating family. Perfect for fans of The Dry' Jo Furniss, author of the Amazon Charts best-seller All The Little Children ** Praise for 55 ** &‘A pulse-pounding psycho-thriller . . . splendidly-engineered plot and a masterly sense of pace allied to a haunting background make for a powerful debut&’ Crime Time &‘A clever concept for this fast-moving debut, fleshed out with a sympathetic hero haunted by grim memories&’ Sunday Times Crime Club &‘Brilliantly atmospheric…with a sense of menace that pervades every page. Even more impressive than 55&’ Kate Rhodes 'Fabulously atmospheric, a splendid slice of outback noir for fans of Jane Harper. The intricately woven plot sucks you into a hostile world and keeps you sweating until the final page' Adam Southward 'A gripping race through the bleak Australian outback to find a missing family: Vanished captivated and intrigued me from page one' Louisa De Lange 'If you liked the Dry you will like this' 'I enjoy a good psychological thriller and this was up there with the best' &‘I loved this book from start to finish . . . the ending is still on my mind today&’ &‘A real page-turner. Gets a grip on you from the start. Best book I&’ve read in years!&’ &‘I found it impossible to tear myself away from this small, isolated community as they stumbled into a territory more hostile and unpredictable than any place on earth. LOVED IT&’
Vanished
by James DelargyFrom the groundbreaking author of 55 comes an extraordinary new thriller... Lorcan and Naiyana are desperate to move their young family far away from the hustle and bustle of modern city life.The abandoned town of Kallayee seems like the perfect getaway: no one has lived there for decades. It will be peaceful. Quiet. Secure.But life in Kallayee isn&’t quite as straightforward as they hope. Lights flicker at night. Car tracks appear in the dust even when the family hasn&’t driven anywhere. And six-year-old Dylan is certain he can hear strange sounds.Lorcan and Naiyana refuse to leave. No one can talk sense into them.And now, no one can talk to them at all.They&’ve simply vanished.Praise so far for Vanished: &‘Delargy manages to turn the wide-open deserted Outback into something intensely claustrophobic and chilling&’ Russ Thomas * * * Readers love 55 by James Delargy* * * &‘A pulse-pounding psycho-thriller . . . splendidly-engineered plot and a masterly sense of pace allied to a haunting background make for a powerful debut&’ Crime Time &‘A clever concept for this fast-moving debut, fleshed out with a sympathetic hero haunted by grim memories&’ Sunday Times Crime Club &‘Brilliantly atmospheric…with a sense of menace that pervades every page. Even more impressive than 55&’ Kate Rhodes 'Fabulously atmospheric, a splendid slice of outback noir for fans of Jane Harper. The intricately woven plot sucks you into a hostile world and keeps you sweating until the final page' Adam Southward 'A gripping race through the bleak Australian outback to find a missing family: Vanished captivated and intrigued me from page one' Louisa De Lange 'If you liked the Dry you will like this' 'I enjoy a good psychological thriller and this was up there with the best' &‘I loved this book from start to finish . . . the ending is still on my mind today&’ &‘A real page-turner. Gets a grip on you from the start. Best book I&’ve read in years!&’ &‘I found it impossible to tear myself away from this small, isolated community as they stumbled into a territory more hostile and unpredictable than any place on earth. LOVED IT&’
Vanished in Texas
by Karen WhiddonShe needs his help…to find their missing loved ones. Willow Allen wants to surprise her grandmother Isla with a visit to her small Texas town, but it&’s Willow who ends up surprised: Isla is nowhere to be found. Nor is Carl, the man Isla has been dating. To find them—and other seniors who mysteriously have gone missing—Willow joins forces with Carl&’s rancher son Rey Johnson. All they have in common is the instant attraction they feel. But they know that ultimately Willa must return to the California life she loves and Rey will stay true to Texas, so they need to resist. Neither foresees the danger that could unite them.From Harlequin Romantic Suspense: Danger. Passion. Drama.
Vanity Blade
by Samantha HarteThe life and loves of the riverboat queen who left a trail of broken hearts behind her on her voyage west. The orphan daughter of a saloon singer, vivacious Mary Lousie Mackenzie grows up to be a famous singer herself, the beautiful gambling queen known as Vanity Blade. Leaving her home in Mississippi, Vanity travels a wayward path to Sacramento, where she rules her own gambling boat. Gamblers and con men barter in high stakes around her, but Vanity&’s heart remains back east, with her once carefree life and former love, Trance Holloway, a preacher&’s son. Trying to reclaim a happiness she&’d left behind long ago, Vanity returns to Mississippi to discover—and fight for—the love she thought she&’d lost forever.
The Vanquished
by Brian GarfieldA California politician goes to Mexico to make himself kingThe Sonorans hire Henry Crabb to protect them from Apaches. In the lawless days that followed the Mexican-American War, bands of Indians roamed the countryside, preying on the hard-working peasants of northern Mexico. Desperate for help, a farming community offers Crabb land to establish a colony in exchange for a year&’s protection from the marauders. The Sonorans do not recognize that Crabb—a Californian with frustrated political ambition—is the greatest threat of all. Although their deal was for peaceful settlement, Crabb&’s thoughts turn quickly to conquest. In the tradition of American filibusters like William Walker, Crabb attempts to establish Sonora as an independent country—with him as the dictator. Based on a true story, this is a stunning narrative of conquest, adventure, and the shocking lengths to which ambition can drive men.
El vaquero y la hija del ranchero (Una saga de romance histórico al estilo Western. Parte #1)
by Diego Zuñiga A. Kari MackenzieCuando Clara Fuller hereda el rancho de su padre, pronto se da cuenta de que estar a cargo no será tarea fácil. Clara se crió en el ambiente de rancho, alrededor del ganado; conoce el negocio como la palma de su mano. Pero las cosas no le serán tan fáciles, ya que no hay muchos hombres dispuestos a recibir órdenes de una mujer. Incluso la naturaleza parece ponerse en su contra: una severa sequía amenaza con arrasar las cosechas y el ganado. Pero pronto se enterará de que ésta es la menor de sus preocupaciones. Un nubarrón aún más oscuro se cierne sobre el horizonte. El otrora errante Jake Talley finalmente encontró un lugar al que puede llamar hogar. Al capataz del Rancho Fuller le es indiferente recibir órdenes de una mujer. El autoproclamado guardián de la señorita Fuller se toma su labor muy en serio. Está dispuesto a cualquier cosa con tal de que su dama tenga éxito. Su devoción es puesta a prueba cuando los problemas acechan. Edward Sinclair es un hombre exitoso que siempre quiere más. Está acostumbrado a alcanzar sus objetivos, y pocos se atreven a enfrentarlo. Una propiedad es todo lo que le falta para tener absoluto control de lo que sus vecinos más necesitan: agua. Solo hay un problema, la propiedad pertenece a Clara Fuller. Pero está bien, aún no se ha topado con un obstáculo que no sea capaz de aniquilar.
El Vaquero y la Hija del Ranchero: La Serie Completa
by Kari MackenzieCuando Clara Fuller hereda el rancho de su padre, pronto se da cuenta de que estar a cargo no será tarea fácil. Clara se crio en el ambiente de rancho, alrededor del ganado; conoce el negocio como la palma de su mano. Pero las cosas no le serán tan fáciles, ya que no hay muchos hombres dispuestos a recibir órdenes de una mujer. Incluso la naturaleza parece ponerse en su contra: una severa sequía amenaza con arrasar las cosechas y el ganado. Pero pronto se enterará de que ésta es la menor de sus preocupaciones. Un nubarrón aún más oscuro se cierne sobre el horizonte. El otrora errante Jake Talley finalmente encontró un lugar al que puede llamar hogar. Al capataz del Rancho Fuller le es indiferente recibir órdenes de una mujer. El autoproclamado guardián de la señorita Fuller se toma su labor muy en serio. Está dispuesto a cualquier cosa con tal de que su dama tenga éxito. Su devoción es puesta a prueba cuando los problemas acechan. Edward Sinclair es un hombre exitoso que siempre quiere más. Está acostumbrado a alcanzar sus objetivos, y pocos se atreven a enfrentarlo. Una propiedad es todo lo que le falta para tener absoluto control de lo que sus vecinos más necesitan: agua. Solo hay un problema, la propiedad pertenece a Clara Fuller. Pero está bien, aún no se ha topado con un obstáculo que no sea capaz de aniquilar. El libro contiene las cinco partes de la saga “El vaquero y la hija del ranchero.”
El vaquero y la hija del ranchero (Una saga de romance histórico al estilo Western. Parte #4)
by Kari Mackenzie Diego Zuñiga A.El tan esperado arreo al mercado finalmente ha llegado, y Clara está preparada para sellar su primer año como dueña absoluta del Rancho Fuller. Llevar el ganado al mercado no será tarea fácil, pero ella y sus hombres están preparados para casi cualquier cosa. El arreo va viento en popa, y Jake no podría estar más orgulloso de todo lo que la hija del ranchero ha conseguido. Es dulce y delicada como cualquier otra mujer, pero ruda como el mejor de los peones. Cuando problemas inesperados amenazan la misión, Jake recibe una lección sobre ser demasiado confiado. Si el enemigo se sale con la suya, pueden perderlo todo. ¿Podrán Jake y la mujer que ama sobreponerse a la angustia que se cierne? “¡Me encantan las buenas historias Western, y este libro no me decepcionó! Es breve y envolvente, lo que me mantuvo al borde de mi asiento”. –romance reader, crítico de Amazon.com En “El vaquero y la hija del ranchero” parte 1, Clara Fuller hereda el rancho de su padre y se da cuenta rápidamente de que estar a cargo no será tarea fácil. Clara se crio en el ambiente de rancho, alrededor del ganado; conoce el negocio como la palma de su mano. Pero las cosas no le serán tan fáciles, ya que no hay muchos hombres dispuestos a recibir órdenes de una mujer. El otrora errante Jake Talley finalmente encontró un lugar al que puede llamar hogar. Al capataz del Rancho Fuller le es indiferente recibir órdenes de una mujer. Está dispuesto a cualquier cosa con tal de que su dama tenga éxito. Edward Sinclair es un hombre exitoso que siempre quiere más. Está acostumbrado a alcanzar sus objetivos, y pocos se atreven a enfrentarlo. Una propiedad es todo lo que le falta para tener control absoluto en el condado. Solo hay un problema, la propiedad pertenece a Clara Fuller. Pero está bien, aún no se ha topado con un obstáculo que no sea capaz de aniquilar.
El vaquero y la hija del ranchero (Una saga de romance histórico al estilo Western. Parte #3)
by Kari Mackenzie Diego Zuñiga A.En unos de sus viajes al pueblo, Jake Talley se topa con un secreto que podría revelar la identidad del hombre que ha estado causando tanto daño a la hija del ranchero. Decidido a poner fin a la mala racha que azota al Rancho Fuller, Jake parte en busca de respuestas. ¿Podrá ser que esta aventura ponga en peligro a la dama que ha jurado proteger? Sola en el rancho, Clara Fuller deberá enfrentar a su peor pesadilla mientras lidia con el pasado. Cuando una nueva crisis ensombrece su hogar, descubrirá en quién puede confiar realmente. En el momento en que verdades demasiado oscuras para aceptar salen a la luz, ambos tendrán que trabajar en equipo para descubrir qué es lo que en verdad vale la pena. «Esta no es la típica historia de vaqueros llena de acción. Es una historia de romance y devoción…» En “El vaquero y la hija del ranchero” parte 1, Clara Fuller hereda el rancho de su padre y se da cuenta rápidamente de que estar a cargo no será tarea fácil. Clara se crió en el ambiente de rancho, alrededor del ganado; conoce el negocio como la palma de su mano. Pero las cosas no le serán tan fáciles, ya que no hay muchos hombres dispuestos a recibir órdenes de una mujer. El otrora errante Jake Talley finalmente encontró un lugar al que puede llamar hogar. Al capataz del Rancho Fuller le es indiferente recibir órdenes de una mujer. Está dispuesto a cualquier cosa con tal de que su dama tenga éxito. Edward Sinclair es un hombre exitoso que siempre quiere más. Está acostumbrado a alcanzar sus objetivos, y pocos se atreven a enfrentarlo. Una propiedad es todo lo que le falta para tener control absoluto en el condado. Solo hay un problema, la propiedad pertenece a Clara Fuller. Pero está bien, aún no se ha topado con un obstáculo que no sea capaz de aniquilar.
El vaquero y la hija del ranchero (Una saga de romance histórico al estilo Western. Parte #2)
by Kari Mackenzie Diego Zuñiga A.Clara Fuller está completamente dedicada a mantener el rancho de su padre funcionando. Cuando los cuatreros atacan el condado, parecen especialmente interesados en su ganado. Su capataz, Jake Talley, junto al alguacil, creen que tienen todo bajo control hasta que alguien es herido de bala. Jake comienza a sospechar cuando un hombre es seriamente herido mientras vigilaba el rancho. Su curiosidad lo lleva a seguir pistas y, posiblemente, una muerte prematura. Con sus sentimientos hacia Clara cada vez más a flor de piel, se jura hacer lo que sea por mantenerla a salvo. En “El vaquero y la hija del ranchero” parte 1, Clara Fuller hereda el rancho de su padre y se da cuenta rápidamente de que estar a cargo no será tarea fácil. Clara se crió en el ambiente de rancho, alrededor del ganado; conoce el negocio como la palma de su mano. Pero las cosas no le serán tan fáciles, ya que no hay muchos hombres dispuestos a recibir órdenes de una mujer. El otrora errante Jake Talley finalmente encontró un lugar al que puede llamar hogar. Al capataz del Rancho Fuller le es indiferente recibir órdenes de una mujer. Está dispuesto a cualquier cosa con tal de que su dama tenga éxito. Edward Sinclair es un hombre exitoso que siempre quiere más. Está acostumbrado a alcanzar sus objetivos, y pocos se atreven a enfrentarlo. Una propiedad es todo lo que le falta para tener control absoluto en el condado. Solo hay un problema, la propiedad pertenece a Clara Fuller. Pero está bien, aún no se ha topado con un obstáculo que no sea capaz de aniquilar.
El vaquero y la hija del ranchero (Una saga de romance histórico al estilo Western. Parte 2)
by Kari MackenzieClara Fuller está completamente dedicada a mantener el rancho de su padre funcionando. Cuando los cuatreros atacan el condado, parecen especialmente interesados en su ganado. Su capataz, Jake Talley, junto al alguacil, creen que tienen todo bajo control hasta que alguien es herido de bala. Jake comienza a sospechar cuando un hombre es seriamente herido mientras vigilaba el rancho. Su curiosidad lo lleva a seguir pistas y, posiblemente, una muerte prematura. Con sus sentimientos hacia Clara cada vez más a flor de piel, se jura hacer lo que sea por mantenerla a salvo. En “El vaquero y la hija del ranchero” parte 1, Clara Fuller hereda el rancho de su padre y se da cuenta rápidamente de que estar a cargo no será tarea fácil. Clara se crió en el ambiente de rancho, alrededor del ganado; conoce el negocio como la palma de su mano. Pero las cosas no le serán tan fáciles, ya que no hay muchos hombres dispuestos a recibir órdenes de una mujer. El otrora errante Jake Talley finalmente encontró un lugar al que puede llamar hogar. Al capataz del Rancho Fuller le es indiferente recibir órdenes de una mujer. Está dispuesto a cualquier cosa con tal de que su dama tenga éxito. Edward Sinclair es un hombre exitoso que siempre quiere más. Está acostumbrado a alcanzar sus objetivos, y pocos se atreven a enfrentarlo. Una propiedad es todo lo que le falta para tener control absoluto en el condado. Solo hay un problema, la propiedad pertenece a Clara Fuller. Pero está bien, aún no se ha topado con un obstáculo que no sea capaz de aniquilar.
Vaqueros en su Corazón ~ Rancho Moose (Vaqueros en línea #4)
by Jan SpringerDespués de pasar diez años en una prisión de máxima seguridad, JJ obtiene libertad condicional inesperada y un trabajo en un rancho canadiense sirviendo deliciosas cenas y mucho amor caliente a tres de los vaqueros más sexys que jamás haya conocido. Jennifer Jane “JJ” Watson nunca ha sido más feliz. ¡Va a tener un bebé! Afortunadamente, su rancho en el desierto es una buena distracción para sus tres vaqueros sexys mientras ella está volando su avión. Pero cuando ella está en casa, sus hombres dominantes están atendiendo sus traviesos antojos de embarazada y eso incluye un montón de calientes ménages. A Rafe, Brady y Dan no les gusta mucho la idea de que su mujer vuele los cielos canadienses y esté a merced del clima impredecible del norte de Ontario. Preferirían que ella calentara sus camas veinticuatro siete. Pero ella tiene una forma de obtener lo que quiere y en este momento necesita su recién encontrada libertad. Sus peores temores se hacen realidad cuando JJ, su amiga y el avión de JJ desaparecen de repente y ella no regresa a casa con ellos. Otras historias de la serie de Cowboys en Línea incluyen: Vaqueros para Navidad, Vaqueros en su Bolsillo y Amar a sus Vaqueros.
Vegas Two-Step (Home on the Ranch #38)
by Liz TalleyA post-makeover vacation fling. That's all Nellie Tucker wants from Jack Darby. After all, a librarian from a small Texas community doesn't have a lot in common with a cool business guy like Jack. Sure, their week in Las Vegas is wonderful, but Nellie has her real life to get back to.So imagine her surprise when Jack suddenly appears in her hometown. And not only does he appear, but he seems intent on setting down roots--here. Nellie doesn't know whether to jump for joy at getting another shot with him, or run and hide so he can't discover how unglamorous she truly is. The way he's chasing her, however, it seems the choice might not be hers!
Vegas Vows, Texas Nights: Rich, Rugged Rancher (texas Cattleman's Club: Inheritance) / Vegas Vows, Texas Nights (boone Brothers Of Texas) (Boone Brothers of Texas #3)
by Charlene SandsUSA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHORThey went from completely off-limitsto husband and wife…overnight!Waking up next to a very virile—and very naked—Luke Boone is shocking enough. But for Katie Rodgers to learn that her sister’s ex-fiancé is now her husband? Unforgivable. Katie needs an annulment of her marriage to Texas’s wealthiest power broker—now! But when their sizzling chemistry survives the trip back to Texas, are the newlyweds really ready to untie the knot?
Vegas Wedding, Weaver Bride: Vegas Wedding, Weaver Bride Do You Take This Cowboy? The Single Dad's Proposal (Return to the Double C #11)
by Allison LeighA wild night in Sin City leaves a Wyoming cowgirl with an unexpected husband in this contemporary Western romance.Hometown girl Penny Garner is having a Vegas moment: waking up in bed with her teenage crush, a ring on her finger. Then there’s the matter of the marriage certificate. How did that happen? The jury’s out on whether it’s Penny’s dream come true or worst nightmare.Quinn Templeton has to wonder what they actually did that night, too. And when they get back to Weaver, Wyoming, the air force pararescueman can’t just ignore the real feelings for his fake bride—especially if Penny’s pregnant. Will they remember what brought them to the altar in the first place . . . and maybe sign up for a repeat performance?
A Veiled Reflection (Westward Chronicles #3)
by Tracie PetersonFrom the book jacket: Upon arriving in Pintan, Arizona, Jillian Danvers is confronted the magnitude of the task before her. Though an exact reflection of her sister, Judith, assuming her sister's identity is anything but easy. Not only are her attempts to fumble her way through the strict regulations and routines of the Harvey House feeble at best, Jillian finds she must also fend off the well-meaning acts of matchmaking on the part of her mother. Inadvertently discovering her secret, Dr. MacCallister is drawn to Jillian and her sweet innocence. When he witnesses their common interest in the plight of the Navajo people, Mac wonders if he can cast aside the pain of his past. But when the ruse of Jillian's identity causes her to seek his aid, Mac creates a plan of his own.
La venganza de Ken Malory
by Nieves HidalgoCon esta historia, Nieves Hidalgo nos invita a disfrutar de una pasión tórrida en tierras texanas. Él quiere venganza. Ella, ser independiente. Ninguno soporta al otro, pero deberán viajar juntos. Para Ken Malory todo ha perdido interés desde que unos asesinos asolaron su rancho, Siete Estrellas, quitándole lo que más quería. Solo vive para vengarse de esos criminales, sin importarle tener que recorrer varios estados hasta dar con ellos. Convertirse en un cazarrecompensas no es lo que había soñado, pero no parará hasta dar con ellos. Lo que menos imagina es ver frustrados sus planes por culpa de una insufrible periodista del Este. Abby St. James ha heredado el periódico de su tío en Austin. El periodismo es su pasión, aunque algunos artículos le han creado poderosos enemigos. Cuando un carruaje casi la atropella, se da cuenta de que su vida corre peligro, así que nada mejor que desaparecer de Boston y viajar a Texas para hacerse cargo de Claridad, el diario para el que tiene grandes ideas. Con lo que no cuenta es en darse de bruces con un insoportable, intolerante y fastidioso guía, que convertirá su viaje en un calvario... lleno de pasión. Mucho menos se imagina que va a acabar en un poblado comanche. Malory y Abby habrán de enfrentarse a las adversidades y luchar por el deseo que nace en ellos, porque sus objetivos son más importantes que el amor… Bueno, eso creen ellos. «Esta novela fue publicada hace años con el título Tierra salvaje. Ahora es una novela nueva, totalmente revisada, actualizada y con escenas inéditas, dado que lo que se publicó en su momento fue un borrador compartido en el blog de la autora».
Vengeance at Sundown
by Larry D. SweazyFirst in a new series! Lucas Fume has had plenty of fights in his life: spying for the Confederate Army, standing up to the railroad company when they tried to take his land, then getting framed for the murder of his business partner--only to lose his land as well as the love of his life. But Lucas isn't finished fighting yet... With help from Ezekiel 'Zeke' Henry, a fellow inmate and former slave, Lucas manages to escape prison. Riding with Zeke to St. Louis, he soon discovers that his former partner is still alive, using a different name, and doing big business with the railroads--and he has Lucas's lost love with him. On the run from the law and up against a rich and influential enemy, Lucas is about to take on the most dangerous fight of his life.
Vengeance Is Mine
by William W. JohnstoneWilliam W. Johnstone is legend in contemporary fiction. From his towering westerns to his edgy thrillers, Johnstone captures the true American spirit. Now, in this blockbuster new novel torn from today's headlines, Johnstone puts us on the frontlines of a new war: for the borders of America itself.Vengeance Is MineThey've already started coming across. The drug dealers and the petty criminals. The terrorists and the parasites. For one man on the West Texas border, the time to stand against them is now. John Howard Stark, a Vietnam vet whose family has worked their ranch for generations, has set off a trip wire--and an ambush has exploded all around him. A Columbian drug cartel commander, with the help of an ex-special forces hit man and his own deadly army, has killed three Americans--including Stark's uncle and his neighbor--and will slaughter anyone else who stands in his way. The local law is in his pocket and the Border Patrol is powerless to help. Now John Howard Stark is about to wage a one-man war. And he's got the best kind of reason to fight to the death. But for this American, there's one thing more dangerous than the enemies slithering across the border--and that's the second enemy standing behind his back: His own government. . .William W. Johnstone is the USA Today bestselling author of over 130 books, including the popular Ashes, Mountain Man, and Last Gunfighter series.
Vengeance is Mine (Texas Red River Mysteries)
by Reavis Z. WorthamTop 5 Modern Westerns by True West Magazine"Loaded with healthy doses of humor, adventure, and intrigue, populated by a remarkable cast of characters both good and bad and featuring one heck of an electrifying climax is a throwback to the pulp era in the best possible sense." —Owen Laukkanen, bestselling authorBy October 1967… the Summer of Love is history, rock and roll is dark and revolutionary, and people in the small East Texas community of Center Springs want only a quiet life. Unluckily, two years earlier, Anthony Agrioli met newlyweds Cody and Norma Faye Parker in a Vegas casino and heard their enthusiastic descriptions of Center Springs as the perfect place to settle down and raise a family. Now handsome hit man Agrioli and a blonde bombshell full of surprises need a place to hide out and, if possible, duck retribution from his Las Vegas crime boss.Thirteen-year-old Top Parker has what his grandmother, Miss Becky, calls a Poisoned Gift. His dreams, though random and disconnected, always seem to come true. This time Top dreams he's a wagon wheel with spokes converging from all directions. To him, the spokes symbolize that something is coming. And it is—Center Springs will soon become a combat zone when a squad of gangsters arrives. Oddly, they're after something else. Not Agrioli—yet. Add a sheriff crooked as a dog's hind leg, an unsolved murder in the river bottoms, counterfeit money, and a bank robbery to this country-noir Shakespearian comedy, cast it with Wortham's real and sometimes wacky characters including a constable and a judge, and the outcomes become unpredictable.
Vengeance Moon
by Charles G. WestAction-packed western adventure from the author of Crow Creek Crossing.BLOODY MAMAOn the run for a murder he didn't commit, Matt Slaughter is lying low in the badlands with a new life, and a new woman. But old troubles are right behind him: her name is P.D. Wildmoon, a hard-drinking bounty huntress armed with a .44, a rawhide horsewhip, and three wild-eyed sons bred to kill. The job? Bring the fugitive back to Virginia--dead or alive.Making matters worse is a Sioux war that's trapped Slaughter between the vengeance of a hostile tribe and the blind greed of a gun-crazy mother who's blocking his only way out. But for Slaughter, there's even more at stake. By his side is Molly, the vulnerable love of his life. And she's just the pretty little tool Wildmoon and her killer brood need for hitting Slaughter straight through the heart.
The Vengeance of Mothers: The Journals of Margaret Kelly & Molly McGill: A Novel (One Thousand White Women Series #2)
by Jim FergusThe stunning sequel to the award-winning novel One Thousand White Women: A Novel."Clever and satisfying...Fergus is a superb writer [and] the characters are as real as any pioneer women who braved the rigors of westering." —The Denver Post"A gripping tale, a history lesson infused with both sadness at the violence perpetuated against the Cheyenne and awe at the endurance of this remarkable group of women." —Booklist, starred review9 March 1876My name is Meggie Kelly and I take up this pencil with my twin sister, Susie. We have nothing left, less than nothing. The village of our People has been destroyed, all our possessions burned, our friends butchered by the soldiers, our baby daughters gone, frozen to death on an ungodly trek across these rocky mountains. Empty of human feeling, half-dead ourselves, all that remains of us intact are hearts turned to stone. We curse the U.S. government, we curse the Army, we curse the savagery of mankind, white and Indian alike. We curse God in his heaven. Do not underestimate the power of a mother’s vengeance...So begins the Journal of Margaret Kelly, a woman who participated in the U.S. government's "Brides for Indians" program in 1873, a program whose conceit was that the way to peace between the United States and the Cheyenne Nation was for One Thousand White Woman to be given as brides in exchange for three hundred horses. These "brides" were mostly fallen women; women in prison, prostitutes, the occasional adventurer, or those incarcerated in asylums. No one expected this program to work. And the brides themselves thought of it simply as a chance at freedom. But many of them fell in love with their Cheyenne spouses and had children with them...and became Cheyenne themselves. The Vengeance of Mothers explores what happens to the bonds between wives and husbands, children and mothers, when society sees them as "unspeakable." What does it mean to be white, to be Cheyenne, and how far will these women go to avenge the ones they love? With vivid detail and keen emotional depth, Jim Fergus brings to light a time and place in American history and fills it with unforgettable characters who live and breathe with a passion we can relate to even today.
Vengeance Of The Mountain Man (The Last Mountain Man #19)
by William W. Johnstone J. A. JohnstoneSOME PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHEN TO LEAVE BAD ENOUGH ALONE Just when it seemed that Smoke Jensen's life had settled down to something resembling normal... He'd all but forgotten the vicious young gunfighter who called himself Sundance. Smoke had hoped to teach that twisted kid a lesson by shooting off his ear. But the lesson didn't take... Now, after years on the run, Sundance's hunger for revenge has pushed him over the edge. He's gathered a gang of the worst robbing, pillaging, raping scum from the Texas-Mexico border and is heading for the Sugarloaf with the fool idea of nailing Smoke Jensen's hide to the wall. Didn't anybody tell the kid that an old lobo like Smoke Jensen could run bloody rings around him and his desperadoes in those mountains? Doesn't he realize that Smoke Jensen doesn't give out second chances?
Vengeance Ride (The Gunsmith #386)
by J. R. RobertsPack Mentality Clint Adams just narrowly escapes an ambush that leaves his Darley Arabian, Eclipse, with a bullet wound. Coming after the Gunsmith is one thing, but messing with his horse makes things a bit more personal. While Eclipse recuperates, the Gunsmith sets out to find the bushwackers responsible and teach them a lesson. On a rented horse, Clint follows a lead to Orwell, Texas. It seems as though the culprits, Derrick Sands and Adam Dunn, have enlisted more men and use them to distract Clint while they steal Eclipse from the vet. Now he's up against an army of men who have upped the stakes. They've played this card before and won, but their luck is about to run out... OVER FIFTEEN MILLION GUNSMITH BOOKS IN PRINT!
Vengeance Rider (Buck Fletcher #3)
by Ralph Compton Joseph A. WestWhen a band of thieves steals Buck Fletcher's horse, he rides again to make wrong right--with Doc Holliday backing him up.