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Texas rain / by Thomas, Jodi.;
Honest, straightforward, and ruggedly handsome, Travis McMurray is also more than a little bit busted, the result of an ambush during his service as a Texas Ranger. And beautiful Rainey Adams is in a fix of her own: on the run from an arranged marriage, she'll do just about anything to keep her freedom. The first time they meet, she steals a kiss--and his horse. The second time, she's an angel of mercy who eases him through a terrible fever, and then disappears. When Travis recovers, he's determined to track down this intriguing woman and bring her back to the Whispering Mountain Ranch as his bride. But this renegade may be too much for even the toughest Ranger to handle...
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Man-woman relationships;
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23 1/2 lies [sound recording] : thrillers / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Bourelle, Andrew,author.; Estleman, Loren D.,author.; Paetro, Maxine,author.; container of (work):Patterson, James,1947-23 1/2 lies.; container of (work):Patterson, James,1947-Fallen ranger.; container of (work):Patterson, James,1947-Watch your back.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by January LaVoy, Christopher Ryan Grant, Kenneth Fuentes.23 1/2 LIES: Lindsay Boxer's estranged father is gunned down execution-style, and her investigation uncovers life-altering truths (with Maxine Paetro). FALLEN RANGER: To Rory Yates, being a Texas Ranger means absolute loyalty to the badge. But he's put through the ultimate test when an armored car robbery suspect might be an ex-Ranger gone rogue (with Andrew Bourelle). WATCH YOUR BACK: When a starving artist is paid to expose his client's cheating wife, can he paint the picture that will save his own life? (with Loren D. Estleman).
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Novellas.; Thrillers (Fiction); Women's Murder Club (Imaginary organization);
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Deadly day in Tombstone / by Johnstone, William W.; Johnstone, J. A.;
Enticed by the richest poker tournament the West has ever seen, a horde of cheating and ruthless card players is gathering at Tombstone, Arizona. Lawman John Slaughter already has his hands full when a local Romeo takes off with a rancher's daughter and draws the ire of her father and a blood-thirsty posse. Back in town, a murder shatters the poker tournament, with a beautiful Englishwoman as the prime suspect. John Horton Slaughter has been to hell and back as a soldier, rancher and Texas Ranger, and this just might be his toughest day yet. To set things straight he'll need every bullet he can muster, aim straight, and shoot to kill. And kill again...
Subjects: Western fiction.; Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Slaughter, John H. (John Horton), 1841-1922;
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A Texas kind of Christmas / by Thomas, Jodie.One night at the St. Nicholas.; Bonaduce, Celia.Birdie's flight.; Miles, Rachael.Spirit of Texas.;
One night at the St. Nicholas / Jodie Thomas -- Birdie's flight / Celia Bonaduce -- Spirit of Texas / Rachael Miles.One night at the St. Nicholas: To escape her stepmother's plot to marry her off, Texas heiress Jacqueline Hartman spends Christmas Eve sharing a hideout with an accused bank robber. After a night in Nathaniel Ward's arms, Jacqueline is certain she has met her match after all. But will his heartfelt promise of love lead to his demise at the hands of the law?Birdie's flight: Seamstress Birdie Flanagan gets the surprise of her life when she receives a beautiful gown--and a sudden invitation--for the ball of the season! Birdie creates a stir from the moment she arrives, capturing the eye of the dashing Captain Douglas Newcastle. But will a secret from her past keep her from her long-awaited happily-ever-after?Spirit of Texas: When lovely spinster Eugenie Charpentier makes a trip across the Texas frontier with former Texas Ranger Asher Graham, she dreams of an adventure, and the rough-and-tumble cowboy is happy to oblige. But both Eugenie and the rugged lawman are keeping secrets. Can they find each other--and love--on the dance floor at the Christmas ball?
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Christmas fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Love stories;
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Every mother's son / by Johnstone, William W.; Johnstone, J. A.;
In Texas's Big Bend country, every man has a price. For crime lord Harry Holland and his ruthless gang of cutthroats, that price is $20,000--a ransom demand for the kidnapped daughter of a retired Army colonel. So far, neither the Army nor the Rangers have been have been able to penetrate Holland's guarded fortress. In desperation, the colonel turns to the Jackals. As a longtime friend, retired cavalry sergeant Sean Keegan is determined to bring the man's daughter back alive--with or without the ransom money--with help from his partners, former Texas Ranger Matt McCulloch and bounty hunter Jed Breen. When word gets out that the Jackals are on the case, all hell breaks loose. They're up against trigger-happy mercenaries, marauding Apaches, and one final, jaw-dropping surprise--a kidnapping victim who doesn't want to be rescued. This time, the Jackals have no one to save... but themselves.
Subjects: Western fiction.; Outlaws; Western stories;
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Dead river / by Johnstone, William W.; Johnstone, J. A.;
Apache renegade Bloody Hand plays a role in each of the Jackals' lives. To bounty hunter Jed Breen, he is man with a price on his head. To retired cavalry sergeant Sean Keegan, he is a cellmate after a drunken brawl. And to former Texas Ranger Matt McCulloch, he is the key to a mystery that has long haunted him. When McCulloch breaks Bloody Hand out of jail, his fellow Jackals follow them into Mexico. Now, all four are wanted men. The U.S. Army and bounty hunters cross the Rio Grande in pursuit. Awaiting them south of the border are Mexican rurales led by Confederate expatriate Major Block Frazer seeking revenge against Bloody Hand. But nothing will stop McCulloch from completing his mission--to save his daughter from the Apache band that abducted her years before. Outnumbered and outgunned, the Jackals will stand together to free McCulloch's daughter--or end up hung, drawn, and quartered.
Subjects: Western fiction.; Historical fiction.; Fugitives from justice; Voyages and travels; Apache Indians;
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Christmas kisses with my cowboy / by Palmer, Diana.Mistletoe cowboy.; Adair, Marina.Blame it on the mistletoe.; Pearce, Kate,1963-Mistletoe detour.;
Mistletoe cowboy: Horse whisperer Parker doesn't drink, smoke, or gamble, and he doesn't have much to do with women, either. Until he meets winsome widow Katy, and her sweet child. Could Christmas kisses under the mistletoe bring the handsome wrangler the gift of his very own family?Blame it on the mistletoe: To claim his slice of the family ranch, Texas Ranger Noah is forced back to Tucker's Crossing. All he expects to find is a tractor load of painful memories-until a holiday storm, a power outage-and perhaps the magic of Christmas-deliver him to rescue an intriguing woman named Faith. But just who's rescuing whom?Mistletoe detour: When Morgan Valley rancher Ted Baker gets out his tow truck to pick up a snowbound driver, he doesn't expect to find his old school friend Veronica on the lam with her pet pig-much less true love-just in time for Christmas.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Christmas fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Love stories;
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The blood of innocents / by Lynch, Sean.;
As both a former Confederate guerilla and Texas Ranger, and now a U.S. marshal, no one knows the dangers of the frontier and cowtowns like Marshal Samuel Pritchard. A couple of wagon trains traveling the Oregon Trail have vanished and Pritchard's got miles of bad road across hostile territory to investigate. But he must also reckon with a price on his head. Bounty hunter Captain Laird Bonner is the greatest manhunter throughout the west--and he's as ruthless as he's relentless in pursuing his prey. Then the trail for both Pritchard and Bonner ends in an Idaho mining town named Whiskey Falls. Ruled by a man who earned his stripes in Andersonville, the town is a literal hell for everyone who lives there, slaving and dying to satiate their captor's lustful greed. To escape, Pritchard and Bonner must declare an uneasy truce and take on an army of gunmen. This is the story of Samuel Pritchard. A frontier-town peacekeeper who left many outlaws dead in the dust . . .
Subjects: Western fiction.; Theft; Bounty hunters; Outlaws; Slavery;
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A cowboy Christmas legend / by Broday, Linda.;
Devastated by the loss of his young wife--and the life he'd always thought would be his--Sam Legend II has done everything he can to make a fresh start. As a bladesmith, all he needs is a bed, a hot fire, and enough distance from his famous family to finally indulge in a little peace and quiet. So what if it's almost Christmas? This year, he's happy just keeping to himself. But then fiery Cheyenne Ronan comes blasting into his home, and any notion of peace goes flying out the door. Cheyenne's like no one Sam has ever met--and from the moment he first catches her eye, his quiet life is anything but. Now he's hunting wanted men with the Texas Rangers, decking every hall, and sharing passionate embraces with the woman who's set his world alight. For the first time in what feels like forever, Sam's facing Christmas feeling like his life is full of meaning again--and that with Cheyenne by his side, love can be the stuff of Legend.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Man-woman relationships;
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The wicked and the dead : the hair-raising tale of Hack Long and his outlaw gang / by Johnstone, William W.,author.; Johnstone, J. A.,author.;
As hardworking families and ambitious dreamers set down roots across the American West, others swooped down to prey upon them. And after the smoke cleared, those who lived by the gun found themselves facing justice--and vengeance. It was supposed to be a simple robbery. A fortune in gold for the taking. What Hack Long and his outlaws hadn't figured on was the Texas Rangers pouncing on them like a pack of rabid wolves. Desperate to escape, Long led his men south of the Rio Grande where they ran afoul of Mexican Rurales and were imprisoned. Unwilling to die behind the bars of the hellish prison where life is worth less than a peso, Long's band of desperadoes break out of jail and split up to escape. Now, Two-Horses, Luke Fischer, Gabriel Santana, Billy Lightning, and Long are scrabbling along a desolate landscape, heading for Texas to reclaim their ill-gotten gains, hunted by dogged lawmen, merciless Comaches, and a violent gang of bandits who also want the stolen gold.
Subjects: Western fiction.; Novels.; Brigands and robbers; Escaped prisoners; Outlaws;
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