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1021) The tenderfoot
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"When Turquoise Ranch hand Curly Stevens went into Flagstaff to meet a new employee arriving on the train, his first impression of Rob Barringer is of how big and strong the tenderfoot is. Rob's eagerness to learn and his willingness to take on the most difficult jobs wins everyone over, including ranch foreman Jake Dunford, and Melanie Duford, his beautiful daughter. Rob is well-educated, and his demeanor and intelligence catches the attention of...
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2020
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Their love story sparked a brushfire that grew into the legacy of Lorelei James's Rough Riders series. This standalone historical romance is a prequel to the McKay family saga. The West doesn't get much wilder than Silas McKay. He's earned his cowboy reputation not just as a rancher, but as a brawling card sharp who's short on cash but long on charm. And just as soon as he claps eyes on the pretty new schoolteacher? Well, Dinah Thompson is about to...
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"Mistakes Can Kill You" is the story of Johnny O'Day. Half-dead from pneumonia and on the brink of giving up, he was taken in as a boy and nursed back to health by a young couple. Growing up, Johnny harbored nothing but resentment and jealousy of their biological son, Sam. But now Sam is in big trouble, and it seems that Johnny may be the only person who can come between his half brother and a pair of gunmen. Ross Haney is "The Rider of Ruby Hills."...
1024) The Lawman Returns
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2019
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A dangerous homecoming for a deputy in this classic romantic suspense novel by bestselling author Lynette Eason
Deputy Clay Starke has come home to Wrangler's Corner for one reason only: to solve his brother's murder. Denied the official resources that will help him unravel the case, Clay is forced to rely on his wits-and on the help of beautiful social worker Sabrina Mayfield. But Sabrina's willingness to assist him soon draws her into the troubles...
1025) Protecting Her Daughter
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2020
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A classic tale of danger on the ranch by bestselling author Lynette Eason
After someone attempts to abduct her daughter, single mom Zoe Collier flees to a remote ranch for safety. But when the would-be kidnappers follow them to Wrangler's Corner, Zoe must figure out why somebody wants Sophia. Local vet Aaron Starke is determined to help Zoe investigate-and to keep his intriguing new neighbors safe. Zoe's used to relying on her own wits to survive....
1027) Desolation Creek
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Smoke Jensen volume 5
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2023.
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As proprietors of the growing D&T Cattle Company, veteran cowboys Casey Tubbs and Eli Doolin finally have a business of their own. Unfortunately, the cattle market has seen better days and the D&T's finances are drying up -- leaving Casey and Eli no choice but to procure cash by any means necessary. Before long, the two bank robbers are the most wanted men in the west. Dogged by U.S. Marshals and Texas Rangers, the old cowboys slip away time after...
1028) Ride the hammer down
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"Own Marshal John Beck is a haunted man. He came to the town of Mother Lode, Arizona, to escape his past as a Pinkerton agent, but blood has a way of staying with a man. So when The Brickhouse Gang rides into town one morning, Beck figures they re doling out their own kind of justice for his past sins. But he wasn t counting on them riding him out of town on a rail and turning him loose in the harsh Arizona desert."--
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2019
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"A deftly blended genre mashup"-Kelley Kombrinck, Night of the Living Podcast"Magic and Mayhem in the Old West"-David Lee Summers, Author of The Clockwork Legion"This weird western is nothing less than magical."-K.M. Latch, Author of Winchester County LegendsMcCray is a bounty hunter who specializes in hunting Mystik outlaws. Spenser Townshend is a Mystik conman who uses magic to commit crimes. Together, they stumble upon the mystery of Whisper Falls,...
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2022
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A suspense-filled western noir thriller set in California's Sierra mountains—for readers of Craig Johnson and C. J. Box.
Tommy Smith, former sniper and Army combat veteran, wants nothing more than to be left alone to raise his young family with his deputy-sheriff wife, Sarah, as they run a wilderness outfitting business in the eastern Sierra ranching country where they grew up.
A mass breakout at Folsom Prison shatters their...
Tommy Smith, former sniper and Army combat veteran, wants nothing more than to be left alone to raise his young family with his deputy-sheriff wife, Sarah, as they run a wilderness outfitting business in the eastern Sierra ranching country where they grew up.
A mass breakout at Folsom Prison shatters their...
1031) Oregon disaster
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"Pregnant and alone, Sarah Hughes finds herself in a village at the mercy of strangers. Along comes Bear who is determined to bring her home. She doesn?t want to leave but having killed a man she is left with little choice. On the run with an Indian who calls her a spoiled brat isn?t the best of starts to romance. Over time, she comes to see the person behind the stony face. Bear is intent on staying single due to his mixed heritage. Can Sarah prove...
1032) Oregon discovery
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"They thought the Oregon Trail was the hard bit.The mistakes of the past are impacting the future. Can Almanzo, now a grown up, take control of his destiny or ...will he let being an orphan destroy his chance of happiness? He needs to leave what happened on the trail behind him but fate intervenes. Matilda Masterson is rescued from the trail, yet the danger she 's in continues. Can the citizens of Portland save her? Or will the price they pay be too...
1033) Oregon bound
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"1852 Illinois, Eva Thompson has her future mapped out. Marriage to David Clarke and a family is all she wants. Her Pa has other ideas. He insists on taking the Oregon Trail to a better life and favors Harold Chapman as Eva?s suitor. Marriage to Harold will provide Eva with everything she needs except .... love. Can David overcome the prejudices of the past, the challenges of the present to give Eva the future she desires? Based on true diaries from...
1034) Oregon dreams
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"Johanna Thompson understands her father's wish to go to Oregon. Can she use the time together to convince him to let her follow her dream? High Hughes inherits two small children, a wagon and a dream to go to Oregon. But it's not his dream. Johanna and Rick need to work together to save their families from disaster but doing so could compromise both their dreams. Can they find a way to overcome the difficulties on the trail and find a new life together?"--Back...
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2016
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The follow-up to Under Tower Peak is another taut, fast-moving thriller that builds to an explosive, action-filled conclusion.
Under Tower Peak was acclaimed by the Wall Street Journal as one of the Ten Best Mysteries of 2013. In this sequel, Tommy Smith, the Iraq War vet and former Eastern Sierra packer, is home from war after re-upping for a tour in Afghanistan. When his old friend Dave Cathcart disappears from his...
Under Tower Peak was acclaimed by the Wall Street Journal as one of the Ten Best Mysteries of 2013. In this sequel, Tommy Smith, the Iraq War vet and former Eastern Sierra packer, is home from war after re-upping for a tour in Afghanistan. When his old friend Dave Cathcart disappears from his...
1036) Oregon destiny
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"Becky Thompson doesn?t take no for an answer. She knows what she wants and his name is Scott Jones. Scott Jones?s future was stolen along with his heart. He cannot love Becky, but can he keep her safe? After months of illness, deprivation and betrayal, with the end in sight have their problems only started?"--Back cover.
1037) Devil's gulch
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Devil's Gulch western volume 1
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2023.
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The national bestselling western authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone give us a completely new western adventure centering on one man's battle to carve out justice one bullet at a time in the untamed territories of Colorado. John Holt is a traveling gunslinger. He's been liberating dirty towns west of the Mississippi of murdering outlaw trash ever since the Civil War ended. No questions asked. Payment on demand. The only way out of this...
1038) The Luck of Roaring Camp
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2018
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The defining stories from one of America's great wits In the mid-nineteenth century, the Wild West grabbed ahold of American consciousness and never let go. With the discovery of gold, all eyes and wagons turned westward. This collection of stories brings readers back to the American frontier. In "The Luck of Roaring Camp," when a Native American woman dies in childbirth, the miners take it upon themselves to raise the child. Naming the baby Luck,...
1039) The Warlords
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WHILE WORLD WAR I WAS EXPLODING IN FOREIGN LANDS
It's 1915. In Europe, men are dying in trenches. In Washington, sentiment is growing for war against the Kaiser. And, in Mexico, an explosive plot is set in motion by a German agent, a deposed dictator, and an army of murderous rebels.
A NEW WAR WAS BLAZING ALONG THE RIO GRANDE...Amidst the chaos of Pancho Villa's revolution, a force of embittered Tejanos has crossed the Rio Grande, burning ranches,...
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2014.
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A collection of some of the best short fiction writing from the most famous Western author of all time.
Louis L'Amour is indisputably the most famous and well-respected writer to ever work in the Western genre. His stories captured life on the frontier at its most captivating and exciting, and with well over two hundred million copies sold of his work, his characters and stories have left an indelible mark on popular culture.
Home in the Valley collects...