"The deep shadows were lightened by shafts of sunshine which, here and there, managed to pierce the canopy of foliage . . ."

Kenneth wants nothing more than to be a forester. Lumbermen have been wiping out the timber and never thinking of the future: he knows that. The time has come for forestry to take a bigger role, out in the Alleghenies and farther west -- and he wants a part in it.

But he has to convince his father, who wants to see his son become a doctor -- and prove it is more than just wanting to hunt bears and the big cats -- more than just embracing the joys of outdoor life, of camping beneath the open stars!

In the mining town of Goetia, the world is divided between The Fallen, descendants of demonkind, and The Virtues, the winners in an ancient war. Celeste and Mariel are two Fallen sisters, bound by blood but raised in separate worlds. Celeste grew up with their father, passing in privileged society, while Mariel stayed with their mother in Goetia's slums. Celeste is wracked by guilt for leaving her sister behind, and when their father dies, she becomes Mariel's fiercest protector. But their lives are upended when Mariel is arrested for the murder of a Virtue. Determined to save her sister and prove her innocence, Celeste turns to her ex-lover, a former general in the armies of Hell, for help. Soon Celeste is making her own deals with devils and angels alike to prove her sister's innocence. However the journey to discover the truth threatens to become more than Celeste ever bargained for.

In his later work, Grey portrayed Mormonism more neutrally -- but here, in this book, those evil polyandering men are villains, plain and simple. Well, ewww -- there's a reason why the Mormons generally gave it up, and don't think being part of the union was really all there was to it. Really, gross! That said, here in "Riders of the Purple Sage" -- and in the sequel, "The Rainbow Trail" -- the Mormon men take it on the chin. They're heavies, here -- villains who use their religion as an excuse for greed and lust. Great adventure for those who don't mind thinking about the development of mores in the twentieth century . . .

Riley Montgomery lives to ride. On weekends, she brings in cash by barrel racing. During the weekdays, she works as a receptionist at a law office in the city. On a routine rodeo outing, what is originally perceived as a spot of bad luck outside the small town of Whispering Pines is actually chance, opening a door to her otherwise predictable, urban future.

Prompted by an unexpected tragedy, Riley takes charge of her life. She buys a fixer-upper near Whispering Pines and spends her time working on the house and caring for her horses, and yet, something is missing. A friendship develops with a local man but the relationship goes no further, partly because of miscommunication but also due to Riley's heated romance with a man back in the city.

With sometimes amusing results while adjusting to country living, Riley encounters misfortune and hardships as well. Facing the challenges head on with a positive attitude, Riley discovers many things along the way, including where her heart truly lies.

Mike Madigan, an Irish immigrant living in Chicago, receives a windfall inheritance from his uncle's estate. He wants nothing as much as land of his own in his new country, so he invites his best friend to explore and then homestead in Western Colorado with him.

All manner of challenges present themselves, but the settlers persist through attacks by bears, cougars and Indians. Their fiercest antagonist turns out be an evil politician who helped them get their land, but then wants it for himself. Despite kidnappings and an organized assault by railroad company mercenaries, the pioneers prevail.

The chronicle and the characters are fictional, but the period detail and the geographical descriptions are totally accurate. The author draws on his knowledge of the Colorado Western Slope and his experiences as a hunter and horseman to enrich the narrative. The story is an uplifting epic tale of American tenacity and perseverance.

Wild Rag Westerns acquaint the reader with Colorado's desolate Western Slope, and in a vivid and entertaining way depict what it was like to be up against it in the Wild West of the 1860's.

Etta Place is known historically for her association with the notorious outlaws, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. ETTA MISPLACED takes an enhanced look at the life of Etta Place before, during, and after the years spent with Butch and Sundance; in the States, on their voyage to South America, and the adventures at their ranch in Cholila, Argentina. Starting out, traveling with her sister from Boston to California, Etta gets off the train in Texas intending to explore the western frontier. She then meets the handsome Harry Longabaugh, The Sundance Kid. After a few enjoyable years, Etta had to leave her home in Argentina as the Pinkerton's were on an intense manhunt for the threesome. Etta joined her sister and her family in San Francisco, and later found a new love. This account spans the years between 1896 and 1952; from the old west and Argentina, to WWI, the roaring twenties, the depression, and WWII. Over the years Etta Place found a home the hearts of many. ETTA MISPLACED gives you adventure, romance and history.

Pearl Zane Gray studied dentistry at the University of Pennsylvania on a baseball scholarship, and later played with a minor league team. He met and later married Lina Roth, whose inheritance helped support his efforts to become a writer. He pioneered the Western genre. His first western, "Heritage of the Desert," became a bestseller in 1910, and he went on to write over sixty books, many of which became films.

In "The Mysterious Rider," Bill Bellound's foster daughter Columbine agrees to marry his son Jack out of love for her foster father. Jack is a coward, drunkard, gambler, and thief, and Columbine really loves the cowboy Wilson Moore.

Things are changed by the arrival of the title character, a gentle and kind middle-aged man who is so fierce a gunfighter he has earned the nickname Hell Bent Wade, and he will play a crucial role in righting the wrongs of the story.

During the Autumn of 1857, in a remote region of what is now Southern Utah, acts of great treachery were committed against innocent people. The loss of life was staggering and unprecedented in American history. Evidence shows the responsible parties to be from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, including the Prophet Brigham Young. This story strives to honor the historical record.