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The sudden death of the town marshal leaves Blue River, Texas, without a lawman and twenty-five-year-old Dara Rose Nolan without a husband. As winter approaches and her meager seamstress income dwindles, she has three options and none that suit her. She won't give up her two young daughters; she won't join the fallen women of the Bitter Gulch Saloon; and she doesn't want to condemn herself to another loveless marriage. Whatever Dara Rose decides,...
62) The Investigator
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Letty Davenport, the brilliant and tenacious adopted daughter of Lucas Davenport, takes the investigative reins in the newest thriller from #1 bestselling author John Sandford. By age twenty-four, Letty Davenport has seen more action and uncovered more secrets than many law enforcement professionals. Now a recent Stanford grad with a master's in economics, she's restless and bored in a desk job for U.S. Senator Colles. Letty's ready to quit, but her...
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IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
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East Texas wasn't much of a home for Cullen Baker. Few liked him, and some even tried to kill him. Yet after three hard years of wandering, he's come back to farm the land that's rightfully his. Only Cullen's in for an unwelcome homecoming: his neighbors have long memories, the Reconstructionists have greedy hearts, and his worst enemy has teamed up with a vicious outlaw. But Cullen isn't about to back down. Instead, he's intent on perfecting a new...
64) Catfish Charlie
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Catfish Charlie volume 1
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"As a former Texas Ranger, Charles "Catfish Charlie" Tuttle spent the better part of his life catching outlaws. Happily retired in Wolfwater, Texas, he's content just catching fish--namely Bubba, the wily old catfish who lives in the pond near Charlie's shack and keeps slipping off Charlie's hook. He also likes hanging out with his trusty tomcat, Hooligan Hank, and tossing back bottles of mustang berry wine. Sure, his glory days are behind him. There's...
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While most folks are preparing for Christmas, the tight-knit Jensen clan can only hope they'll make it home. In San Antonio tracking down an outlaw, Luke Jensen finds him leading a wholesome life as a pastor and agrees to wait until after Christmas to bring him in. Smoke and Sally Jensen head out from Fort Worth by stagecoach, only to be stranded by unrelenting rains and stalked by a killer. And in Austin, Ace Jensen falls head over heels in love...
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[2010]
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Jericho "J.T." Tucker wants nothing to do with Coventry, Texas's new dressmaker. He's all too familiar with her kind--shallow women more devoted to fashion than true beauty. Yet this seamstress is not at all what he expected. Hannah Richards is confounded by the man who runs the livery. The unsmiling fellow riles her with his arrogant assumptions and gruff manner while at the same time stirring her heart with unexpected acts of kindness. Which side...
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Hank the Cowdog volume 51
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[2008]
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IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3
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"The heat is on! It's summertime, and the weather on Hank's West Texas ranch is hot and dry. So dry, in fact, that everyone is on the lookout for prairie fires. So Hank bravely adds the title of Head of Fire Safety to his already impressive list of responsibilities and gets to work. But patrolling for fires is dull, and it's hard to do on an empty stomach. Despite the distraction - desperate hunger, a cruel trick at the hands of Pete the Cat...
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Garrett Kohl novels volume 2
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"DEA Special Agent Garrett Kohl must rescue a CIA officer after she has been kidnapped in Texas by a brutal band of mercenaries in this pulse-pounding thriller for fans of C. J. Box"--
72) Above and beyond
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"The letters Kyla sent to her husband, Sergeant Richard Stroud, stationed a world away, spoke of a love that stretched across the ocean and held the young couple together. But when tragedy ended their marriage too soon, Kyla was left a widow with a newborn son. And Richard left behind only a metal box filled with his wife's declarations of love. Trevor Rule had been Richard's best friend. Returning home from military duty, he carried with him the...
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c2003
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In the days when Texas was the northern edge of Mexico, this unorthodox family struggled to make a wild but beautiful land their own. This is the tale of Jerusalem Ann, who is willing to take whatever life dishes out in order to make a life for her family. It's the story of Clay, who finds himself protecting another man's family and in love with another man's wife. It's about Jake, who loves two women and can't do right by either, and Julie, who'd...
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"Marcie Latimer longs to run away from Someday Valley--especially since her ex-boyfriend spun a web of lies that almost led to tragedy in neighboring Honey Creek. Little wonder so many locals have turned their backs on her. But not Brand Rodgers. The quiet cowboy comes to listen every time she sings at Bandit's Bar, offering a glimpse of safety and calm that Marcie's rarely known. After Texas Ranger Colby McBride saved Honey Creek's mayor, Piper Mackenzie,...
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American diaries volume 6
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c1997
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IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 5
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In Texas in 1886, Ellen finds her desire to be a cattle rancher discouraged by family members who do not think it a proper choice for a girl, but she proves her worth when drought threatens the ranch.
78) Desperado
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Long tall Texans volume 21
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Determined to expose an international child labor ring, Cord Romero teams up with Maggie Barton, a childhood friend, and, pitted against a formidable enemy, Maggie and Cord are forced to confront their feelings for each other in order to survive.
79) Lawman
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Purchasing a ranch in Jacobsville, Texas, FBI agent Garon Grier plans to put his tragic marriage behind him while working on the case of a child predator who recently escaped from prison, until he encounters Grace Carver, the only child to escape alive from the deadly convict.
80) Texas sunrise
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Texas series volume 4
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[1993]
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While Coleman family matriarch Billie lies dying of cancer, daughter Maggie throws her unfaithful husband out of their Hawaiian home and Cary Asante loses his sight in an explosion.