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In September 1873, Elizabeth Coughlin, a widow bankrupted by her husband's folly and death, embarks on a buffalo hunt with her estranged and mysterious brother-in-law, Michael. With no money, no family, no job or security, she hopes to salvage something of her former life and the lives of the hired men and their families who depend on her. The buffalo hunt that her husband had planned, she now realizes, was his last hope for saving their land.
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The Kerrigans volume 1
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A strong, beautiful mother of five, Kate Kerrigan has made do since losing her husband in the bloody Battle of Shiloh. Now, two years after the Civil War, there's nothing left for them in Tennessee but poverty and bad memories. So Kate decides a better life awaits them in far-off West Texas. Thus begins a 1000-mile trek through some of the harshest and most dangerous territory on the frontier. But by pulling together, the Kerrigans discover the conviction...
4) Texas true
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He's the one who got away. The cowboy who claimed her heart before taking off on a tour of duty, planning never to return. But Beau Tyler is back, and Natalie Haskell feels defenseless against the powerful pull of the brawny soldier. Especially when she finds herself suddenly widowed and needing the shelter of his strong arms. She's the hometown sweetheart. The girl Beau left behind but never forgot, despite his battle-scarred soul. Now Natalie...
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Women of the West (Janette Oke) volume 9
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IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
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A mother and daughter try to restore their bonds after the girl returns from boarding school.
Sarah Perry, hoping to provide her daughter with opportunities for a better life, sends Rebecca east to boarding school while she stays behind to run her late husband's freight-hauling business, but over the years the gulf between mother and daughter widens, and when Rebecca does finally come home, Sarah struggles to bridge the gap.
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"Once every year, Perley Gates and his brothers lead the Triple-G crew on its annual cattle drive. It's a treacherous journey along the Great Western Trail, with a herd of two-thousand cows on one side and many opportunities for trouble on the other. This year, trouble shows up in the form of a beautiful young woman, her little baby, and her bizarre traveling companion-a colorful old cuss who goes by the name of Possom Smith. They're heading to a...
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Outlaw trail volume 1
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When Kate Winters is left stranded and defenseless in outlaw country, she knows there's little chance she'll make it out alive...until she stumbles across a ruthless gang hanging a cowboy for his cattle. She waits until the outlaws are gone, desperate enough to claim the dead man's horse to make her escape - only to realize he's not dead after all. He owes her his life - he owes her everything - and it doesn't take long before he's faced with a terrible...
8) Atonement
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Sheriff Dillon Lawson has always thought his twin brother Ethan was dead, until the beautiful Tessa Winters arrives, claiming to be carrying Ethan's baby.
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Page Murdock has been sent to the tough New Mexico of 1881 to track down a man and bring him to justice. But more than a trail of revenge, Murdock finds himself on a desperate odyssey. For in the Southwest a friend can turn out to be one's cruelest enemy, an enemy one's finest friend. And the woman Murdock loves will be as voluptuous as Venus and wicked as sin.
City of Widows shows western author Loren D. Estleman at the top of his game.
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10) The drifter
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Men of the saddle volume 2
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A recent Civil War widow, Charity Burk will lose her Kansas homestead unless she finds a man to plow and fence the tough prairie sod. When she discovers Beau Claxton--mauled by a ravenous wolf--she believes he's the answer to her prayers. She drags the dying man to her cabin, cleanses his wounds, and stitches him up--convinced that marrying him is God's will. But does this unconscious stranger have room in his heart for God or for her?
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"Lily Salt has sworn off men. After finally gaining her independence, the last thing she needs is another man telling her what to do. But the handsome railroad engineer from New York isn't at all what she expected. He's kind, gentle...and tempting enough to make her wonder what a second chance at love might be worth. A self-acknowledged black sheep, Roen Shepard knows what it means to feel alone. Recognizing a kindred spirit in the reserved widow...
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"A contemporary Western debut about two brothers locked in a deadly feud, a woman on horseback trailing her husband's killer, and the inescapable ties of home and family. When Silas Van Loy flees home on horseback to avoid capture for his brother's murder, he is soon followed by both the police and his brother's wife, Lena, who is intent on exacting revenge. She reluctantly lets her trusted stable assistant join her in a journey across the wilds of...
13) The Outlander
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In 1903 Mary Boulton flees alone across the West, one heart-pounding step ahead of the law. At 19, she has just become a widow---and her husband's killer. As bloodhounds track her frantic race toward the mountains, she is tormented by mad visions and by the knowledge that her two ruthless brothers-in-law are in pursuit, determined to avenge their younger brother's death. Responding to little more than the primitive instinct for survival at any cost,...
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There aren't many options for an eighteen-year-old girl in the Old West. Especially an orphan like Tennessee Smith. She can either sell her body in a seedy saloon or take her chances as a mail-order bride. Tennie chooses the latter. Joining a wagonload of women across Indian territory, she arrives in the God-forsaken town of Ring Bit, Texas. Her husband-to-be is surprisingly decent. But after tying the knot in a quickie ceremony, he pops even more...
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Ben Savage, saloon ranger volume 3
Ben Savage saloon ranger volume 3
Ben Savage saloon ranger western volume 03
Ben Savage saloon ranger volume 3
Ben Savage saloon ranger western volume 03
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"There's a new stranger in town, and he goes by the name of Lucas Blaine. Some folks say he's the fastest gun in the West. But Ben Savage don't put much stock in what folks say--until the killing starts. So far, Blaine has his sights set on just one target: a pretty widow who's staying with the wife of a Baptist preacher. No one knows what the connection is between the two, but the local sheriff isn't taking any chances. In the past, he's relied on...
16) Amelia Rankin
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From the acclaimed author of The Hell Bent Kid: The story of a brave woman fighting to protect her land in the midst of a deadly range war Amelia Rankin owns nearly two hundred thousand acres of Texas rangeland. When her husband died, she inherited the vast holdings-and with them, a world of trouble. When Amelia decides to fence off a portion of her land and allow farmers to tend it, she raises the ire of a powerful cattleman who would rather...
17) Wildflower Road
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"After her husband's tragic death, Ryann Marie Ashcroft's only remaining dream is to save her family's struggling mountain resort. And the last person she wants to rely on is a brooding stranger with secrets of his own. Nicknamed America's rock-and-roll pastor, Shane Olson arrives in Montana after a viral video destroys his marriage, his ministry, and his reputation. Working side by side on the banks of the Madison River, he and Ryann get a second...
18) A Texas dynasty
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Kerrigans a Texas dynasty volume 01
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A strong, beautiful mother of five, Kate Kerrigan has made do since losing her husband in the bloody Battle of Shiloh. Now, two years after the Civil War, there's nothing left for them in Tennessee but poverty and bad memories. So Kate decides a better life awaits them in far-off West Texas. Thus begins a 1000-mile trek through some of the harshest and most dangerous territory on the frontier. But by pulling together, the Kerrigans discover the conviction...
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In 1870s Missouri, Margaret "Peggy" Thomas and her husband, James, lead a simple and peaceful life, then one day Margaret watches helplessly as James is gunned down on the sidewalk in front of her. Days of mourning turn into weeks and then years. News of the upcoming trial in Arizona of one of the men responsible for James's death rouses the widow from her misery. Neither inexperience nor the prospect of a long and difficult journey will stop Margaret...
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