The Hard-Luck Trail to Wyoming Was One Man's Dream for a FutureDan Winslow survived the Civil War with the dream of one day going West and becoming a cowboy with a ranch of his own. But it would be several disappointing years before this son of Sky and Rebekah Winslow found himself on the dusty cattle trail from Texas to Wyoming.For young widow Hope Rogers, the promise of a cattle ranch in Wyoming seemed like the only possible way to hold her impoverished family together. But the sacrifice she had to make to get there was a dreadful price for a woman to pay.When Dan Winslow arrives in Wyoming, he discovers that the powerful cattle baron of the Arrow Ranch is forcing the local small ranchers and homesteaders out of business, including Hope Rogers. Winslow had not come looking for another war, but his only choice is to fight. The desperate ranchers need Dan's gun, and Dan needs their support.Arrow Ranch held All the CardsWinslow Refused to Play by Their Rules. Views: 67
Each of the three stories--"The Epicurean," "The Realist," and "The Stoic"--in this collection introduces the richly satisfying and morally intriguing situations for which the author is known. 12,500 first printing.From Publishers WeeklyThe lives of three New York WASPs come under the scrutiny of Auchincloss's ( False Gods ) meticulous eye and deep moral vision. He examines them in his usual accomplished--if somewhat chilly--prose, laced with French phrases, references to the Great Books and acerbic, sometimes precious dialogue. Two novellas are narrated by their male protagonists, and as their titles--"The Epicurean" and "The Stoic"--indicate, they illuminate extreme approaches to life. The man of leisure at the heart of "The Epicurean" uses his family money to cushion his escapades as an artistic dilettante in Paris and a game hunter in Africa. When WW II brings an abrupt end to this pattern, the denouement seems coy rather than ordained. Related by a woman, the middle tale, a miniature novel of manners called "The Realist," has a more moderate outlook. Its story-within-a-story structure is contrived and proves frustrating. The most polished entry is the final tale, set in the early part of the 20th century, Auchincloss's favorite setting. "The Stoic" inhabits the world of finance, arranged intimacies and measured obligations to society. Harshly judgmental, he lives by his own rigid set of rules and resentments and is happy only when his hatred bears fruit. Reading about this rarefied milieu may make readers glad that they do not inhabit it. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library JournalThe writer of these stories, a former lawyer and prolific author of fiction and nonfiction, again uses his knowledge of law and upper-class New York society to present in his inimitably elegant style three sympathetic characters. Wealthy Nat Chisolm, whose remorseless grasping after pleasure illustrates the tale "The Epicurean," eventually finds life emotionally unsatisfying; Alida Vermeule, "The Realist," uses her restricted station in life to shape her husband's career; and George Manville, "The Stoic," shields himself from human contact by wrapping himself in the ascetic certainties of commerce. Challenged intellectually and morally by their dilemmas, and shaped by the demands of their society, Auchincloss's protagonists wrangle with their destiny. Recommended for public libraries.- Ellen R. Cohen, Rockville, Md.Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. Views: 67
Fear, Grief and pain . . . the perfect mixture for the deadly cocktail that drives KoKo head first into danger as she tries to hold onto her throne. Betrayal, distrust and a struggle for power almost destroys all that she has built. Kayson is back on the scene and refuses to bow to anyone. The power is up for grabs and there are many hands in the pot. There s a boss that will live to the end, but who will succumb to The Pussy Trap's Death by Temptation? Views: 67
Seventeen year-old dirt-bike-riding daredevil Arlo Santiago catches the eye of the U.S. military with his first-place ranking on a video game featuring drone warfare, and must reconcile the work they want him to do with the emotional scars he has suffered following a violent death in his family. Adios, Nirvana author Conrad Wesselhoeft, takes readers from the skies over war-torn Pakistan to the dusty arroyos of New Mexico's outback in this young adult novel about daring to live in the wake of unbearable loss. Views: 67
Miss Evelyn Dower could not accept Mr. Peter Hawkins’ proposal—though she loved him—because she knew he only made it at his grandmother’s insistence. Peter was not the only man to seek her hand. There was sportsman Lord Waithe and exquisite Sir Charles Reginald. How could she accept either of them when she loved the elusive Peter? Regency Romance by Gayle Buck; originally published by Signet Views: 67
Tonight, Jerry North faces something so terrifying that no amount of martinis could quiet his nerves: He has to make a speech. He's introducing one of his authors, Victor Leeds Sproul, a continental novelist whose delicate tales of Parisian life have been selling like hotcakes ever since the Nazis goose-stepped into the City of Light. Crippled by stage fright, Mr. North enters the banquet hall feeling like a condemned man, but he isn't the one who will die. Despite his terror, North delivers the speech of his life. But when he introduces the guest of honor, the distinguished author doesn't stand. Sproul's eyes jerk open, his chest heaves, and he breathes his last. He has been murdered in plain sight, but it will take the combined genius of Jerry and Pamela North to find out who killed the writer, and committed the unforgiveable crime of ruining a perfect speech.Death Takes a Bow is the 6th book in the Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading... Views: 67
Arrabel Grean must escape the wrath of the barony after beheading Baroness Everard. On the run in the Dread Forests Arrabel is attacked by a woodland monster that severs her foot leaving her bleeding and immobile. As she attempts to heal herself she is discovered by a tribe of nomadic Bonekeepers. Will they turn her in? Or do they have something else in mind for Arrabel? Views: 67
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Join David and Sarah on their journey from lust to trust to bondage and maybe even a happy ending that for many of us is only a dream Views: 67
Disclaimer: Substitute Bride used to be under my pen name Kate Page. Kevin Edwards stands to inherit one million dollars. The catch? He must get married by Valentine’s Day. And he chooses Tammy who is all wrong for him. Can his best friend, Alexandra (Alex) Dixon, convince him that things will be much better if they become more than friends or will he say “I do” to the wrong woman? Views: 67
Lord Costain suspected there was a traitor in the Horse Guards where he worked. So he took the German message to a local interpreter, who turned out to be Cathy Lyman. She was surprised by the content and eventually found herself involved with her brother in espionage. But Cathy wondered whether handsome Lord Costain was the problem, or the solution? Regency Romance by Joan Smith; originally published by Fawcett Crest Views: 67
