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Travis Thatcher has found his life's calling as a cowboy. After leaving behind his big-city life as an investment banker, he's finally sure of who he is and what he wants. He's been trying to get in the good graces of the woman who owns the farm next door, Poppy Harris. They've had a rocky past, especially when she thanks him for being a good friend and neighbor. He doesn't want to be either of those. Well, he does, but Travis wants more. He wants to take care of Poppy and her son.

Getting a taste of freedom and independence was the best - and worst - thing that could have happened to Theodore Carrington. Following in his father’s footsteps as a prestigious banker, or in any other way, was not how he saw his future. Escaping to the wilderness for several years has helped him to understand where his heart truly lies. The shackles of his past are not easily broken, but the bond of family and tradition are quickly left behind, when he discovers he has been deceived.

The wilderness west of the Missouri is a place of unknowns. For those willing to risk everything on a daily basis - including their lives - there is promise of adventure, fortune, escape, and freedom that can only be experienced in the vast frontier. When a group of young men is brought together under a common lure of trapping for the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, they quickly form a bond with each other as they learn the law of the land.

Fleeing apprehension for a crime she didn’t commit, Eliza Flannery runs into the town sheriff who thinks she’s the housekeeper he’s expecting. Out of the frying pan and into the kitchen fires, Eliza is out of her element. As a lady’s companion, she has no experience tending a home. But she keeps silent because of her belief that her innocence will make no difference to authorities. Now she needs to create a home and a Christmas celebration for his daughter or risk exposure as a fraud.

Antonio Sanchez is looking for his family. His wife and daughter were headed to Montana Territory from Santa Fe, Mexico to join him in Paradise Valley. But he hasn't heard from them in a long time, and every day that passes his anxiety for their safety grows. As soon as the snow melts, he decides to travel back to Texas, their last known location, to see if he can discover their whereabouts. But bands of outlaws, disgruntled townsfolk hankering for blood, and drunken cowpokes turn his journey into an epic and dangerous adventure.

Grace Jennings knows how to survive, but she's learned long ago not to trust anyone, least of all a man. Sent west on an orphan train with her sister, Grace finds herself adopted into an unimaginable situation. She will stop at nothing to find and reunite with her sibling, and keep her safe from the man who is out to exploit homeless young girls.

The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses is about a young girl whose special joy is tending to the horses of her village. In Crazy Horse's Vision, Joseph Bruchac focuses on key events from Crazy Horse's childhood in a dramatic tale of the legendary Lakota warrior told by Robert Tree Cody, Curtis Zunigha, and Joseph Bruchac.

Boone Whettstein is usually the life of the party. He loves to laugh, and though his wife died from a rare blood disease six years ago, he's always had a sunny outlook on life. Until he finds out the second-most important relationship to him isn't as real as he thought. He packs up everything he owns and moves to Ivory Peaks with his 12-year-old daughter. She's not happy to be leaving her friends, but Boone has other problems—namely, Cosette Brian, the administrator at the equine therapy unit on the Hammond Family Farm, where Boone now works.

This is the first story collection ever from best-selling fantasy and science-fiction writer L. E. Modesitt, Jr. Modesitt began publishing short fiction in the SF magazines in the 1970s, and this collection includes a selection of stories from the whole of his career. Some of the early stories are kernels for his early SF novels, others display the wide range of his talents and interests, from satire to military adventure.

They once had a few summers together. Now, Michael Hammond is back in town after a devastating injury overseas. He's looking to reset and recover...not to fall in love.

Faced with the challenge of building a new team, Sierra and Joshua accept a landmark paranormal activity case. After receiving Midas's blessing, the McBrides quickly call in favors to meet the deadline so the new owners of Wayland Manor can safely open the historic home to the public. The new paranormal investigators include Macie Graves, the sister of the late Jocelyn Graves. Everyone brings their A-game to discover who or what may be haunting the historic home, but will it be enough?

Goliath Cave is a vast cave system but when reports of missing cavers reach Midas's ears, he knows he has to investigate the strange place. A strange old man named Jonas makes a heartfelt plea about yet another missing visitor to Goliath Cave. Equipped with everything he needs, including Butch who has hundreds of hours logged in for climbing. Midas take the Gulf Coast Paranormal Team to the heart of Alabama, and one of its most beautiful cave systems. But what waits in the shadows may be something much older than a few ghostly miners.

From coast to coast, American families are losing their homes. Evicted with little notice and tossed into the streets by predatory bankers, landlords, and real estate developers, these once-proud homeowners have invested their lives in the American Dream—only to see it turn into a nightmare. But one tightknit community is fighting back. They've decided to stand their ground, defend their homes, and fight the power—with firepower.

Matthew Whettstein has been working the Hammond family farm for more than 15 years - every summer when the family left for Coral Canyon. This year, though, he's brought his children after checking his ex-wife into an alcohol treatment program. His heart is bruised and he's looking for a chance to heal as he figures out how to be a single dad. When Hunter and Molly start an equine therapy program for children on the farm, Matt pours everything he has into it. They need more help, and that's when Matt comes face-to-face with a woman he dated way before he met his wife: Gloria Munson.

When his perfect older brother passes, black sheep Nate Justice is willing to honor his dying request and enter a marriage of convenience with his brother's bride. But when he meets her, all notions of a marriage in name-only burn away in the heat of desire. Trouble is, he knows his faults and that he'll always be second to his respectable, older brother in her eyes. Clara Justice has a secret: She’s not the pillar of morality that Nate believes. She’s made mistakes and paid the price, but she isn't willing to ease her conscience at the risk of her daughter's future.

These are the stories of three boys living in Texas: one growing up, one dreaming, and one fighting to stay alive in the face of destitution and adversity. There's second-grader William, a shy yet imaginative boy who schemes about how to get back at his school-yard bully, Randy. Then there's Sam, a 15-year-old boy who dreams of getting a 1980 Mazda RX-7 for his 16th birthday but has to work at a Greek restaurant to fund his dream. Finally, there's Seff, a 21-year-old on the brink of manhood, trying to survive along with his roommate, working as waiters and barely making ends meet.

The devil wants to tell his side of the story of what happened when he and his fallen angels were kicked out of heaven.

Mason Taggart's one goal in life has always been to become Burnt River's veterinarian. In the blink of an eye, an accident leaves him bound to a wheelchair, shattering his dreams. Since no one can tell him for sure if he will ever walk again, he sinks deeper into despair as time passes. Starting over seems impossible, until he gets an unexpected nudge from the new vet in town.

Coming to the future may be the best thing that's ever happened to Vin. Here, he can make a fresh start, without the black cloud of his family name. Ashley's done with men, but a guy like Vin is more than she bargained for. Can two souls who've given up on love and family come together and find the kind of happiness and sense of belonging that has eluded them all their lives?

On the run for a crime she didn't commit, Eliza Flannery escapes apprehension by posing as the new housekeeper of a stranger, only to discover afterwards, that he is the town's sheriff! Now she needs to create a Christmas celebration for his young daughter, but when the real housekeeper appears, will Eliza find the forgiveness of the season, or spend Christmas in jail?