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Border trilogy ; 3
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A Texas cowboy falls in love with a Mexican prostitute, only to discover he has a rival, her pimp. The pimp refuses to let her go because he will lose money and the stage is set for a violent confrontation.
2) The lost man
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Two brothers meet at the remote fence line separating their cattle ranches in the lonely outback. In an isolated belt of Western Australia, they are each other's nearest neighbor, their homes four hours' drive apart. The third brother lies dead at their feet. Something caused Cam, the middle child who had been in charge of the family homestead, to die alone in the middle of nowhere. So the eldest brother returns with his younger sibling to the family...
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After the death of his wife, Texas ranch hand JT Tucker took his three small daughters to California to start a new life. With almost no money, a will of iron, and hard work, he eventually built the biggest ranch in California. Caroline, the youngest, was overlooked by her father for her entire life and fled to become a wife, mother, and writer in Marin County. Gemma, his declared favorite, sought out Hollywood glamour and success and became a major...
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"1914: The sudden death of the town marshal leaves Blue River, Texas, without a lawman, and Dara Rose Nolan without a husband. As winter approaches and her meager seamstress income dwindles, she has three possible options. But giving up her two young daughters, joining the fallen women of the Bitter Gulch Saloon and condemning herself to another loveless marriage are impossible to imagine. Unfortunately, she must decide-soon-because there's a new...
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A controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great Depression
A Penguin Classic
Over seventy-five years since its first publication, Steinbeck’s tale of commitment, loneliness, hope, and loss remains one of America’s most widely read and taught novels. An unlikely pair, George and Lennie, two migrant workers in California during the Great Depression, grasp for their American Dream. They hustle work when they...
A Penguin Classic
Over seventy-five years since its first publication, Steinbeck’s tale of commitment, loneliness, hope, and loss remains one of America’s most widely read and taught novels. An unlikely pair, George and Lennie, two migrant workers in California during the Great Depression, grasp for their American Dream. They hustle work when they...
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[2007]
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From New York Times bestselling author Janet Dailey comes a captivating story of a man who's given up, a woman who won't let go, and a race to find a treasure that could bring them wealth and so much more.Life in Glory, Wyoming, population fifty-one, isn't exactly exciting. The dusty old town isn't even on the map. And for rancher Luke McCallister, that's just fine. Broken by tragedy, the stoic cowboy spends his time at his Ten Bar Ranch or down at...
7) Montana
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Molly has questions about Sam Dakota. "Why is he working on her grandfather's ranch?...Just who is he? But despite everything Molly can't deny her attraction to Sam --until her ailing grandfather tries to push them into marriage." --p. [4] of cover.
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Slater Carson might be a filmmaker by trade, but he's still a cowboy at heart--and he knows the value of a hard day's work under the hot Wyoming sun. So when he sees troubled teen Ryder heading down a dangerous path, he offers the boy a job on the ranch he shares with his two younger brothers. And since Ryder's guardian is the gorgeous new Mustang Creek resort manager, Grace Emery, Slater figures it can't hurt to keep a closer eye on her, as well...
9) Kiss me
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"After Phoebe Kitzke's kind heart gets her suspended from her job in LA, she swears off doing favors-- until her best friend begs for help on the family ranch in Fool's Gold, California. Unfortunately, sexy cowboy Zane Nicholson isn't exactly thrilled by the city girl's arrival. Thanks to his brother's latest scheme, Zane has been roped into taking tourists on a cattle drive. What Phoebe knows about ranching wouldn't fill his hat, but her laughter...
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Nevada's rugged, majestic beauty is a balm for the aches of Hope Gardener's heart. But the ranch she loves is dying of thirst, thanks to the worst drought the area has ever seen, Hope needs a miracle -- and one day it comes to the Valley of the Sun.
A man out of time, Rio is an anachronism in the modern-day West, bringing with him a reputation for finding water in any desert. Hope has no choice but to trust this dark stranger who claims to make dreams...
11) The red pony
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The classic story of a boy's journey to manhood under the joys and hardships of ranch life.
12) Scumble
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Mibs's cousin Ledge is disappointed to discover that his "savvy"--the magical power unique to each member of their family--is to make things fall apart, which endangers his uncle Autry's ranch and reveals the family secret to future reporter Sarah.
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"The search for her birth mother brought Cora Kelly to the New Horizons Boys Ranch. Getting a job there was easy enough, but confiding in Aiyana, the ranch's owner, that she's really her daughter? Cora's not sure she can do that, not unless she's confident the news will be welcomed. And once she gets to know Elijah Turner, Aiyana's adopted son and ranch manager, that decision becomes even more difficult." --
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"When Claire Nagy marries Forster Baumsarg, the only son of prominent California citrus ranchers, she knows she's consenting to a life of hard work, long days, and worry-fraught nights. But her love for Forster is so strong, she turns away from her literary education and embraces the life of the ranch, succumbing to its intoxicating rhythms and bounty until her love of the land becomes a part of her. Not even the tragic, senseless death of her son...
15) Another dawn
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In 1800s Texas, an innocent young woman must learn to love again after a painful betrayal . . . but the seeds of greed and desire harvest a scandal when she falls for the toughest cowhand in the west.Betrayal ruined Banner Coleman's wedding day — and on her wedding night she was a jilted bride. But now, her innocence and pain have touched the heart of Jake Langston, a close family friend. Grappling with emotions that surprise them both,...
16) Calder storm
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With his rugged-cowboy looks, Trey Calder could have his pick of women. But he's been holding out for someone special, and the minute he lays eyes on photographer Sloan Davis, he knows he's found her, and within weeks the two are married. It's a dream come true for the orphaned Sloan -- until Trey makes a startling discovery about just who Sloan is and what she's really after. Passion turns into suspicion and a dangerous game is set in motion, putting...
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Celebrate the joys of the holiday season with a trio of exquisitely crafted, richly romantic tales by three of the brightest stars in contemporary fiction.
Filled with passion, drama, and a touch of magic, this festive gathering of classic Christmas stories—available for the first time in ten years—tells about the lives and loves of one unforgettable family and the enchanted heirloom that links one generation to the next.
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Filled with passion, drama, and a touch of magic, this festive gathering of classic Christmas stories—available for the first time in ten years—tells about the lives and loves of one unforgettable family and the enchanted heirloom that links one generation to the next.
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"Letters of a Woman Homesteader" is the fascinating true tale of life on the American frontier by Elinore Pruitt Stewart. First published in 1914, Stewart's work is a collection of 26 letters written by Stewart from 1909 to 1914 which follow her adventures in Wyoming. Born Elinore Pruitt in 1876 in Chickasaw Nation territory in modern day Oklahoma, her birth father died when she was very young and her mother and step-father both died when Stewart...
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Curvy cowgirl Harper gets under Bran's skin at every turn, but she's the only applicant when he's left shorthanded during busy calving season. When sexual sparks ignite, Harper doesn't mind getting down and dirty... she discovers that hotbodied Bran isn't all work and no horseplay... and he's got more than a few tricks up his sleeve...
20) Leaving Cheyenne
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Larry McMurtry's Cheyenne is not a place on the map it's a part of life the best part ... Leaving Cheyenne tells of a love triangle unlike any other: Gideon Fry, heir to Texas ranch; Johnny McCloud his cowboy friend; and Molly, whom they both love and who bears each of them a son. Gid, Molly, and Johnny take turns narrating a deeply human story that spans forty years the story of how finally they all left Cheyenne.
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