Becky Brown knew she’d made a mess of her life. Eight months pregnant, and her fiancé has been dead for almost that long. After her parents kick her out, she moves into a boarding house and helps the kindly woman there with chores for half her rent. She wants what’s best for her baby, but how on earth is she supposed to provide it?When handsome stranger, Amos Bowen, shows up at the boarding house and asks her to marry him, her first instinct is to tell him he’s lost his mind. Instead, she finds herself married to him three days later. Can this couple survive the bitterness of her parents, a visit from his mother, and an early baby? Or will they break under the pressure? Views: 381
Let's get one thing straight. I love pu$$y. Effin'. Love. It. Call me shallow, call me a perv, call me a cocky bastard, but the reason I know there's a heaven is because God made women. Because no matter who a woman is, a ball-buster in the courtroom or a flower child at an Avitt Brothers concert, I have the keys to their kingdom, and they all want it. Until Mariah Sanchez - aka Sparky She wants me. I can feel it. I can smell it. But for nine months, sixteen days, twelve hours and forty-seven minutes she's had my "you know what" in irons. Worse, my mouth and my fingers, too. Locked up in an invisible prison of my own making. And because I'm a stupid idiot, the only person I can blame for my predicament is me. But that's about to change... Views: 381
Have you missed the couples from River’s End Ranch? Want to know what they’ve been up to since they got their happily ever after? Here are five little episodes to show you what they’re doing this holiday season and how their lives have changed since falling in love. This short includes Joni and Max, Michelle and Steven, Gabrielle and Noah, Jennifer and Maynard, and Jaclyn and Simon. These are not complete stories, and are only meant to “catch you up” on where these couples are at Christmas of 2018. Views: 379
Available for the first time in a single collection, eight stories featuring the World's Greatest Detective, Sherlock Holmes, written by award-winning author Bill Crider. Return to 221B Baker Street as Holmes and his trusty sidekick, Dr. Watson, investigate vampires, ghouls, ghosts, and other mysterious creatures.Featured in this collection:"The Adventure of the Young British Soldier""The Case of the Vampire's Mark""The Adventure of the Christmas Bear""The Adventure of the White City""The Adventure of the Venemous Lizard""The Case of the Vanished Vampire""The Adventure of the St. Marylebone Ghoul""The Adventure of the Christmas Ghosts"and a bonus story:Death Did Not Become Him, by Patricia Lee Macomber & David Niall Wilson Views: 378
The summer day was all but spent when Richard Jennifer, riding express, brought me Captain Falconnet schallenge. Twas a dayfall to be marked with a white stone, even in our Carolina calendar. The sun, reaching down to the mountain-girt horizon in the west, rilled all the upper air with the glory of its departing, and the higher leaf plumes of the great maples before my cabin door wrought lustrous patterns in gilded green upon a zenith background of turquoise shot with crimson, like the figurings of some rich old tapestries I had once seen in my field-marshal scastle in the Mark of Moravia.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org
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When Jerry Lambert, "the Duke," attempts to safeguard the cattle ranch of Vesta Philbrook from thieving neighbors, his work is appallingly handicapped because of Grace Kerr, one of the chief agitators, and a deadly enemy of Vesta\'s. A stirring tale of brave deeds, gun-play and a love that shines above all. Views: 377
This 1500 word prequel is what ties together the ground-breaking American Mail Order Bride books. The project includes fifty mail order bride books, one for each state, which will be released one per day from November 19th, 2015-January 7th, 2016.This 1500 word prequel is what ties together the ground-breaking American Mail Order Bride books. The project includes fifty mail order bride books, one for each state, which will be released one per day from November 19th, 2016-January 7th, 2016. Roberta, manager of a garment factory in Lawrence, Massachusetts, finds a very large discrepancy between the amount of money on hand and the amount her books say she should have on hand. When she calls in the owner to talk to him about it, she knows immediately the discrepancy is caused by him. After the factory burns to the ground a short time later, she feels responsible for the women who are now jobless. Can she find a solution that won't leave all of the women unemployed? Views: 376
If the killers had their way, the bride would soon be a widow...The most powerful man in the territory coveted beautiful Selma Garfield. With her wedding to Nathan Page only a few days distant, Big Jim Rand rode into San Rafael and discovered that the bridegroom was an old army acquaintance. Naturally, the big man stayed to play bodyguard to Nathan, who had been threatened with violent death by the XL bunch, the minions of the power-hungry Kane Magnus. Naturally, there had to be a fight to the finish, with the rock walls of Trinidad Canyon echoing to the gun-thunder. Views: 375
The most celebrated author of classic western literature, Zane Grey
created a large body of fiction, featuring exciting tales of the
American frontier and sporting heroes. This comprehensive eBook presents
the largest collection of Zane Grey’s works ever compiled in a single
edition, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital
print for the first time and concise introductions. (Version 2)Description
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Grey’s life and works
* 45 novels, all with individual contents tables
* Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Includes Grey’s complete baseball stories
* Rare novels appearing here for the first time in digital publishing
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Includes a selection of Grey’s non-fiction writings
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
* UPDATED with 12 more Western novels (3 more for the US version)
CONTENTS:
Historical Novels
Betty Zane
Spirit of the Border
The Westerns
The Last of the Plainsmen
The Last Trail
The Young Forester
The Heritage of the Desert
The Young Lion Hunter
Riders of the Purple Sage
Ken Ward in the Jungle
Desert Gold
The Light of Western Stars
The Rainbow Trail
The Lone Star Ranger
The Border Legion
Wildfire
The Up Trail
The Desert of Wheat
The Man of the Forest
The Trail Driver
To the Last Man
The Mysterious Rider
Wanderer of the Wasteland
Code of the West
Tappan’s Burro
The Call of the Canyon
Wild Horse Mesa
Captives of the Desert
The Vanishing American
The Thundering Herd
Under the Tonto Rim
Lost Pueblo
Forlorn River
Nevada
Avalanche
Fighting Caravans
The Shepherd of Guadaloupe
Raiders of Spanish Peaks
Sunset Pass
Arizona Ames
West of the Pecos
Wyoming
Robbers’ Roost
The Hash Knife Outfit
The Drift Fence
Thunder Mountain
Majesty’s Rancho
Knights of the Range
Twin Sombreros
Thirty Thousand on the Hoof
The Wilderness Trek
Valley of Wild Horses
Maverick Queen
The Baseball Stories
The Shortstop
The Young Pitcher
The Redheaded Outfield and Other Baseball Stories
Adventure Novels
Tales of Lonely Trails
Roping Lions in the Grand Canyon
The Social Novel
The Day of the Beast
The Non-Fiction
Tales of Fishes
Tales of the Angler’s Eldorado, New Zealand
An American Angler in Australia Views: 370
Thieves steal gold ore and come face to face with the “enforcer.” Deep underground in the mine, the encounter plays out among flying bullets in the darkness.The inspiration for my stories draws from my novels and family tales of settlers who journeyed to the American frontier in the 1800s. Their accounts, passed down through the generations, paint pictures of courageous and adventurous people—a hearty lot—who had perseverance, self-reliance, and, despite dangers and fears of the unknown wilderness, overcame their misgivings. Most were not famous or widely celebrated, yet they carved out homes, farms, and a life on the frontier, and, in the process, created a great nation. They are heroes in my eyes.From my research, I better understand the plight of early Native Americans. They were ultimately swept aside by the oncoming tide of settlers, despite being fierce and resourceful. There came a time for compassion by the conquering invaders. Too many times, it did not occur. Unavoidably, the stain remains a part of America’s legacy.Thank you for reading my short stories and novels.Richard PuzHere are other books for your review ~Novels in the Six Bulls Series ~Six Bulls-The OhioansRafting from Ohio to Missouri down the big rivers of America, pioneers load their families and possessions on flatboats, seeking a new life on the American frontier. Adventures abound during their exciting and dangerous trip.The CarolinianAbraham learns how to be a man during the Battle of New Orleans and applies those principles on his tobacco plantation in North Carolina. Shunning slavery, he moves his family west. Their adventures produce a riveting account of pioneer life in the wilds of a new country, while battling the ever-present Hooker, the slaver.AvengeThe theft of prized horses sets a young man on a journey of adventure. On the trail of the last outlaw, he roams the vast wild American frontier, following the murder and rapist, as they clash in an epic battle of wits. Only one can survive.Short Stories ~AbrahamYoung raw-recruit Abraham is exposed to the terror of war during the Battle for New Orleans. A frontiersman provides the wisdom to help him become a hero.Arkansas StormPioneers on flatboats are towed by a steamboat when they run into a storm that threatens their lives and the loss of all they own.Beanblossom CreekChief Black Hawk’s men are on the warpath and Captain Custis Cauley and his militiamen are waiting. The battle that follows is epic.Captain Jonathan BuzzardBrazen and courageous, the captain takes on the five outlaws threatening a pioneer’s family—exciting and action packed!Danny BoyWhimsical and humorous, a riverbank tavern is the setting for pioneers quenching their thirst after their long wagon train journey to Indiana. It’s a roaring good time, until a fight breaks out to enliven the evening.NewtoniaSettlers on the frontier are caught between warring armies as the Civil War rages. In the midst, human compassion is extended.SmokePrairies are one of God’s greatest gifts, but these can also be deadly. Pioneers take desperate measures to save everything they have created.StainThe government’s Indian Removal Act of 1830 is being implemented and farmer James Stinson and his family are in the cross hairs. This is one of many tragic stories about Indian displacement in the 1800s and remains a stain on American history. Roaring RiverBushwhackers ambush two men, killing one. The survivor leads a posse to track down the band of killers, leading to an epic battle.RunawayTobacco plantation owner Alvin Tolle is confronted with a split-second decision that will affect the rest of his life.Three BellsSettlers prepare for war with Chief Black Hawk and his warriors on remote farms in Indian. What happens one fateful night changes them forever. Views: 366
Wilhelmina Cutter had wanted to be a Pinkerton agent ever since she moved in with her aunt and uncle who was an agent himself. Now's her chance. They are hiring women in the Denver Pinkerton Detective Agency. Alredy trained in most of the skills needed, Mina is confident she can handle any case they assign her.Reece Galway is a veteran agent who has worked from the Denver office since the end of the Civil War. When his boss tells him his future employment hinges on marrying a woman aspiring to be an agent he nearly quits. He's never had a partner and doesn't want one, especially some rookie woman who knows nothing about how to be a detective.There's something about his new wife. She seems to attract danger, yet is able to stave it off. She's stiff and overly polite and sometimes rather sarcastic. And she doesn't like his attitude.Heading to San Francisco to solve an insurance fraud case, Reece and Mina butt heads. Can they work together to solve the case, or will their enmity make it impossible? Will this marriage continue once they are back in Denver or will either one demand an annulment? Views: 362
Stretch Emerson plays a lone hand!It had never happened before, but it was happening now, and the taller Texan just had to face up to it. Larry Valentine was in jail, facing a trumped-up charge of murder and theft.One of the Lone Star Hellions imprisoned, wounded and helpless. The other on the loose, and ready to fight every outlaw in northern Nevada for the sake of proving his partner's innocence. This was the situation that threw Finn County into uproar.Like it or not, Stretch had to assume the role of hero, and impersonates Wild Buck Kelsey, the star of Rowdy Rufe's Frontier Show, with hectic and sometimes hilarious consequences ... but most of all, to the ultimate downfall of eight unscrupulous enemies! Views: 361
Ken Ward in the Jungle is a western novel written by Zane Grey. The book tells of the adventures of the title character and his brother as they go canoeing in Mexico. Zane Grey was a prolific American writer of historical and western novels. Grey\'s books were a big influence on the idealization of the American frontier and his book Riders of the Purple Sage is considered by many to be the greatest western novel ever written. Views: 359
