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1) Texas blue
Author
Series
Whispering Mountain novels volume 5
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English
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Determined to marry into a respectable family, gambler Lewton Paterson, sets his sights on Emily McMurray, one of the McMurray sisters. Unfortunately, Emily has no intention of ever getting married, especially to a man like Lewt.
2) Rimfire
Author
Series
Those Jensen boys volume 2
Language
English
Description
Riverboat gambling is a blast, until hot-headed Chance Jensen finds out just what he won in his final hand against a Missouri River gambler named Haggerty. Chance's "prize" is a beautiful Chinese slave girl named Ling. The twins, Chance and Ace, want to set Ling free and keep their cash, but at Fort Benton, Ling gives them the slip, robbing them blind. When they hunt her down in Rimfire, Montana, she's with Haggarty, lining up their next mark.
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The tale of a young gambler, a horse, and the bond that will change the both of them forever. Hoping to make a man out of him, Alfred Larribee's father sends his son to live with his cousin's family out West. Alfred is lazy and listless, and spends his early days there drinking, gambling, and doing everything he can to avoid his share of work. Everything changes with the appearance of Sky Blue, a magnificent stallion that seemingly can't be ridden...
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Territory of New Mexico, 1875. Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy needs money to complete the new cathedral he's building in Santa Fe. he comes to see Father Clement Grantaire, pastor of a small parish near the Texas border, for help. Father Grantaire has a checkered past, but he also has an idea: he can use his less-than-priestly skills to obtain money for the cathedral. After a night of gambling, Grantaire wins over a thousand dollars from a group of...
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Notorious gambler Doc Holliday and his new partner, Caleb Wayfinder, have left Dallas for Denver, where Doc can run cards out of a saloon Caleb plans to manage. There's a boomtown, Fort Griffin, along the way, filled with men who have money for liquor, women, and cards. Trouble is, there's an organization called the Tiger that takes a share of profits from every gambling hall on the circuit, and they are lethal if you don't pay up.
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Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Malloy became involved in a rancher-homesteader feud for the love of a woman and was given a short time-frame to uninvolve himself. Deciding discretion to be the better part of valour, Malloy decides to hotfoot it out of town. However, he learns that the ruffians intend to kill him and his lady friend, and he intends to make a stand.
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