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Texas Ranger
(Paperback)
James Patterson, Andrew Bourelle
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Since Dracula's rise to power a shadow has swept across the nation, but nowhere is it darker than in the Deep South. Throughout the plantations, swamps, and cities, rumours abound of grotesque rituals, hooded figures, and bizarre creatures. Most terrifying of all, however, are the whispers of ancient magic - unspeakable arcane rituals and occult powers that can lead those who wield them towards mystical supremacy. or reduce them to gibbering wrecks.
This new supplement for Dracula's America: Shadows of the West introduces two new factions: the corrupt cultists of the Church of Dagon and the Salem Sisterhood, occult practitioners whose history dates back to the early Colonies. New stealth rules allow for all manner of sneaky and underhanded tactics, while expanded rules for arcane powers offer glory but could cost you your sanity. Alongside these are a host of new scenarios, Hired Guns, monsters, skills, and gear to challenge or assist those who dare venture into the Deep South of Dracula's America.
A Christmas novella for fans of the hit drama series LONGMIRE now
on Netflix and the New York Times-bestselling series. Craig
Johnson's new novel, The Western Star, will be available from
Viking in Fall 2017. Sheriff Walt Longmire is in his office reading
A Christmas Carol when he is interrupted by a ghost of Christmas
past: a young woman with a hairline scar and more than a few
questions about his predecessor, Lucian Connally. With his daughter
Cady and undersherrif Moretti otherwise engaged, Walt's on his own
this Christmas Eve, so he agrees to help her. At the Durant Home
for Assisted Living, Lucian is several tumblers into his Pappy Van
Winkle's and swears he's never clapped eyes on the woman before.
Disappointed, she whispers "Steamboat" and begins a story that
takes them all back to Christmas Eve 1988-a story that will thrill
and delight the bestselling series' devoted fans.
Jessie is the story of Jessie Benton Fremont, wife of explorer and
politician John C. Fremont-who was instrumental in opening the
west. Jessie helped demonstrate that by joining her husband in
California to build a home at the time of the Bear Flag rebellion.
Judy Alter's storytelling and impeccable historical research bring
the era of the old west to life while highlighting the life of
Jessie Benton Fremont.
Forget Deadwood, Dodge, and Tombstone, the biggest, baddest
boomtown of the 1880s was San Diego, California. The attraction
wasn't gold or silver but cheap land, the promise of an oceanfront
paradise where it never snows and rarely rains, and the
too-good-to-be-true deals offered by local real estate merchants.
In the wake of bona fide settlers came the hucksters, con artists,
and snake oil vendors-so many flimflam men (and women) that those
duped called the town "Scam Diego." Abetting the crime and chaos
was the nearby Mexican border, a convenient refuge for the
rustlers, ex-Rebels, and banditos who floated back and forth across
the unmarked frontier. Caught up in this perfect storm are two men:
U.S. Marshal Cradoc Bradshaw and San Diego Times reporter Nicholas
Pinder. Best friends growing up, Bradshaw and Pinder are now sworn
enemies-all because of a woman. Having once cooperated to catch bad
guys, Bradshaw and Pinder now compete-Pinder with his quill pen or
Bradshaw with his sawed-off shotgun and Colt single action Army
revolver. The competition heats up when someone starts killing the
town's movers and shakers. As the bodies pile up, the question
becomes which of the former friends will track down the killer
first?
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Above Snakes
(Paperback)
Sean Lewis; Artworks by Hayden Sherman
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A supernatural western about DIRT, a man out to avenge his wife's
death, with nothing but a blood thirsty vulture to guide his way.
What happens when the story of Dirt's pain gets stolen by others
and the world he thinks he understands is turned upside down?
Featuring the incredible work of the team behind THUMBS and THE
FEW. Collects ABOVE SNAKES #1-5
Dark magic heats up the holiday season as two sizzling New York
Times bestselling authors team up for a seductive Christmas
collection! Magic is in the air this Christmas--but is it good or
evil? In this sexy yuletide anthology from two of the hottest names
in paranormal romance, animal instincts take over... In Christine
Feehan's "Rocky Mountain Miracle," the sparks flying on a remote
ranch could melt all the snow in Wyoming when an injured horse
brings together a rugged womanizer with a dangerous reputation and
an irresistible veterinarian rumored to cast spells. But does her
magic touch work on animals and men? A small-town woman is shocked
when the injured wolf she takes back to her kennel turns into a man
in Susan Sizemore's "A Touch of Harry." The only thing more
difficult to hide than his stunning escape is the burning desire
she feels for this stranger who brings out her wild side.
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The Blinds
(Paperback)
Adam Sternbergh
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Imagine a place populated by criminals - people plucked from their
lives, with their memories altered, who've been granted new
identities and a second chance. Welcome to The Blinds, a dusty town
in rural Texas populated by misfits who don't know if they've
perpetrated a crime or just witnessed one. All they do know is that
they opted into the programme and that if they try to leave, they
will end up dead.For eight years, Sheriff Calvin Cooper has kept an
uneasy peace - but after a suicide and a murder in quick
succession, the town's residents revolt. Cooper has his own secrets
to protect, so when his new deputy starts digging, he needs to keep
one step ahead of her - and the mysterious outsiders who threaten
to tear the whole place down. The more he learns, the more the hard
truth is revealed: The Blinds is no sleepy hideaway, it's simmering
with violence and deception, heartbreak and betrayal, and it's fit
to burst.
"Folks. This here is the story of the Loop Garoo Kid. A cowboy so
bad he made a working posse of spells phone in sick. A bullwhacker
so unfeeling he left the print of winged mice on hides of crawling
women. A desperado so onery he made the Pope cry and the most
powerful of cattlemen shed his head to the Executioner's swine."
And so begins the HooDoo Western by Ishmael Reed, author of Mumbo
Jumbo and one of America's most innovative and celebrated writers.
Reed demolishes white American history and folklore as well as
Christian myth in this masterful satire of contemporary American
life. In addition to the black, satanic Loop Garoo Kid, Yellow Back
Radio Broke-Down features Drag Gibson (a rich, slovenly cattleman),
Mustache Sal (his nymphomaniac mail-order bride), Thomas Jefferson
and many others in a hilarious parody of the old Western.
A man ruled by his gun meets a woman led by her heart in
bestselling author Rosanne Bittner's dazzling romance. When Moss
Tucker smelled danger he shot it. When he needed shelter he grabbed
it. And when he wanted a woman's touch he bought it. But then he
saw Amanda Boone's sparkling azure eyes-an innocent beauty like her
would never get involved with a lawbreaking man like him.
Chestnut-haired Amanda tried to keep her gaze on the vast frontier
that flashed past her train window-but it kept straying to the
buckskin-clad stranger. Every inch of him was virile and strong.
She knew it was wrong to even think of his muscular arms crushing
her soft curves in a fierce embrace. Yet she vowed that before the
trip was through he would be the one to tame her savage desire with
his wild and lawless love. "Bittner's characters spring to
life...extraordinary for the depth of emotion with which they are
portrayed."-PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "Time after time, Rosanne Bittner
brings a full-blown portrait of the untamed West to readers. Her
tapestry is woven with authenticity, colorful characters, intense
emotions and love's power over every conceivable obstacle."-RT BOOK
REVIEWS
"It's a great country, but never trust it, son. It's beautiful but
it's treacherous." Adam Ross had seen the way his country could
destroy a man. Growing up in the Australian outback in the first
half of the twentieth century with no formal education, no parents
and no one to love him, he learned to fend for himself. But when he
forms an unlikely friendship with Jimmy, who works in the Opal
mines, his luck begins to change. The land that stole Adam's father
gives him an opportunity to start anew. Armed with determination
and ambition, Adam treks west to carve himself an empire. However,
success doesn't come easy and Adam, a man who spent much of his
life devoid of love, soon finds himself caught between two women.
Torn between his love for his cold-hearted wife and his mistress,
Adam must make decisions about his future and the type of man he
wants to be.
This anthology, gathered and introduced by distinguished western scholar Thomas J. Lyon, offers a panoramic literary range of the American west, from the romance of the mythic Wild West to the present-day creative explosion of the real, diverse west. It includes short stories, essays, plays, and novel excerpts from Willa Cather, James Fenimore Cooper, Zane Grey, Amy Tan, Sarah Winnemucca, N. Scott Momaday, and many more.
"Maybe I just make it seem possible." "You make what seem
possible?" "Love." I came to Wildcat Bluff County for one reason
only: to convince hunky Mr. July from the Wildcat Bluff Fire Rescue
annual calendar to be the face-and body-of my new online dating
service. Easy, right? I had no idea he'd be so difficult. Or that
he'd end up being my new landlord... He might think he has the
upper hand, but I don't give up so easy. Kemp Lander, a.k.a. Mr.
July, says he wants nothing to do with my app or with me. And he
seems particularly annoyed to discover I wasn't exactly honest in
my rental agreement. I'm nowhere near the full-fledged cowgirl I
claimed to be. But I can learn, and sometimes a girl has to fudge
the rules a little to get what she needs. And I definitely need
this cowboy... This cowboy romance is perfect for readers looking
for:A cowboy firefighter who isn't afraid of a little heatA feisty
woman who knows what she wantsA sassy small town that feels like
homeOpposites-attract romance that can't be denied
Sheriff Walt Longmire and Henry Standing Bear embark on their
latest adventure in this novella set in the world of Craig
Johnson's New York Times bestselling Longmire series-the basis for
the hit drama Longmire, now on Netflix Craig Johnson's new novel,
The Western Star, will be available from Viking in Fall 2017. When
Wyoming highway patrolman Rosey Wayman is transferred to the
beautiful and imposing landscape of the Wind River Canyon, an area
the troopers refer to as no-man's-land because of the lack of radio
communication, she starts receiving "officer needs assistance"
calls. The problem? They're coming from Bobby Womack, a legendary
Arapaho patrolman who met a fiery death in the canyon almost a
half-century ago. With an investigation that spans this world and
the next, Sheriff Walt Longmire and Henry Standing Bear take on a
case that pits them against a legend: The Highwayman.
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