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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Maryland

Living on a Remote Ranch in Idaho

**First Place Winner in the 2021 Feathered Quill Book Awards for Memoir/Biography**

A city girl is uprooted and moved to the farm, where she must overcome her fears and learn to live life in a rougher way.

Once Bobbi Phelps married an Idaho rancher, she discovered what it was like to live in rural America. The contrast between her suburban background and her farming life created challenging yet rewarding differences.

Sky Ranch tells of Bobbi Phelps's Idaho ranch experiences between 1980 and 1996, the adventures in a past time before camera phones, GPS technology, and social media. Throughout this memoir, she shares frightening tales of:
-    Dangerous white-outs during Rocky Mountain blizzards.
-    A terrifying flooded road crossing in pitch blackness.
-    A near drowning while fishing Henry's Lake.
-    Losing her young son among huge harvesting machines.
Sky Ranch is a memoir about a naïve suburban woman who struggled to navigate an industrial farm and its commercial cattle enterprise. Her life on the ranch meant grocery shopping once every two weeks, driving through harsh winter storms and swollen streams, and rescuing her horse in a full-blown blizzard. Living in the Rocky Mountains allowed her to fish, hunt, and camp on a regular basis. She also discovered different aspects of the Mormon religion, coyotes hunting her dog, industrial farming, and environmental conservation.  

Sky Ranch will appeal to readers interested in Western culture, cattle and row-crop farmers, hunters, anglers, and those who only dream of living on a ranch. It takes the reader on an exciting ride of terror, drama, and humor, giving us a look at what goes on behind the scenes at a rural ranch, many miles from civilization.

Sky Ranch

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Aaron Latham

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

New Jersey

A Novel

Jimmy Goodnight becomes a legend when he pulls an ax out of an anvil. "Code of the West" weaves Western history and Arthurian myths in this reworking of Sword in the Stone legend, a powerful love story and an ambitious work of fiction.

Code of the West

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California

The 13-Day Struggle for the Alamo--And the Sacrifice That Forged a Nation

On February 23, 1836, a large Mexican army led by dictator Santa Anna reached San Antonio and laid siege to about 175 Texas rebels holed up in the Alamo. The Texans refused to surrender for nearly two weeks until almost 2,000 Mexican troops unleashed a final assault. The defenders fought valiantly-for their lives and for a free and independent Texas-but in the end, they were all slaughtered. Their ultimate sacrifice inspired the rallying cry "Remember the Alamo!" and eventual triumph.

Exhaustively researched, and drawing upon fresh primary sources in U.S. and Mexican archives, The Blood of Heros is the definitive account of this epic battle. Populated by larger-than-life characters -- including Davy Crockett, James Bowie, William Barret Travis -- this is a stirring story of audacity, valor, and redemption.

The Blood of Heroes

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Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

New York

Paint the Wind

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Diana Palmer

Rated an impressive 4 out of 5 on Goodreads

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

"Untamed will definitely pull at your heartstrings." --Harlequin Junkie THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IS THE ONLY ONE SHE WANTS... Stanton Rourke lives life on the edge. The steely mercenary is a menace in every way...especially to Clarisse Carrington's heart. She and Rourke were playmates as children, but she's not the innocent girl he once knew. When tragedy robbed Clarisse of her entire family, her life was changed forever. Besides, she's a grown woman now, and there are secrets that hold her back from succumbing to her pursuer. As she struggles to keep her distance, sparks as hot as a Texas summer fly between them. But danger is following Clarisse, leaving her no choice but to rely on Rourke, even as the old wounds lying dormant between them threaten to flare up again. Long, Tall Texans Book 1: Desperado Book 2: Iron Cowboy Book 3: Long, Tall Texans: Harley Book 4: Winter Roses Book 5: The Winter Soldier Book 6: Cattleman''s Pride Book 7: Carrera''s Bride Book 8: Boss Man Book 9: LORD OF THE DESERT Book 10: Evan Book 11: Donavan Book 12: Long, Tall Texans: Grant Book 13: Long, Tall Texans: Justin Book 14: Long, Tall Texans: Tyler Book 15: Long, Tall Texans: Connal Book 16: Long, Tall Texans: Harden Book 17: Long, Tall Texans: Calhoun Book 18: Long, Tall Texans: Quinn Book 19: Long, Tall Texans: Ethan Book 20: Emmett Book 21: Long, Tall Texans: Regan Book 22: Long, Tall Texans: Todd Book 23: Long, Tall Texans: Hank Book 24: Coltrain''s Proposal Book 25: Long, Tall Texans: Tom Book 26: Long, Tall Texans: Drew Book 27: Jobe Book 28: CHRISTMAS COWBOY Book 29: The Princess Bride Book 30: Beloved Book 31: Long, Tall Texans: Judd Book 32: Callaghan''s Bride Book 33: Guy Book 34: Long, Tall Texans: Luke Book 35: Long, Tall Texans: Christopher Book 36: MATT CALDWELL: TEXAS TYCOON Book 37: The Texas Ranger Book 38: Long, Tall Texans: Garon Book 39: A Man of Means Book 40: Lionhearted Book 41: Man in Control Book 42: Long, Tall Texans: John Book 43: Long, Tall Texans: Cash Book 44: Long, Tall Texans: Bentley Book 45: Defender Book 46: Unbridled Book 47: Unleashed Book 48: Texas Proud Book 49: Notorious

Untamed

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Melissa Marr

Minimal wear and tear on two corners. See photos 

Waking up in The Wasteland, a world populated by monsters and unfamiliar landscapes, Chloe, riddled with the guilt of five years of sobriety down the drain, and a group of strangers are trapped in an eternal afterlife and must help each other find salvation.

The Arrivals 

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Tony Hillerman

Nevada

Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn solve a crime that involves the murder of a Pueblo tribal official, the death of a schoolteacher, and the disappearance of a tribal memento. By the author of Coyote Waits. 400,000 first printing. $350,000 ad/promo. Tour.

Sacred Clowns

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Ex-library copy. Stamps, stickers and other library identifiers. Front free endpaper torn. Binding tight. 

Captain Jed Foster is more than a thief. He's a traitor. With a handful of murderous rogues, he's run off with four wagons containing new Springfield rifles, bayonets, and ammunition meant to resupply the troops at Fort Bowie in Arizona Territory. Foster plans to sell the weapons to the highest bidderwhether it's Apaches, Mexican revolutionaries, or Confederate veterans who still dream of destroying the Union. But that's the least of Foster's problems . . . His junior officer, Lieutenant Grat Holden, is coming after him. If Holden can't bring the renegade to justice, he'll face court-martial for losing the wagons. If he's caught crossing the Mexican border, the U.S. Army will deny knowledge of the mission. Holden can't do it alone. With the help of an ornery ex-sergeant known as "Hard Rock" Masterson and fiery guerilla fighter Soledad, the young lieutenant will have to face off with war chiefs, banditos, and cutthroat outlaws. That's just for starters. Then he's got to take down a

Springfield 1880

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Oregon

Voices in the Western Wind

The life of a cowboy driving a cattle herd was hard. It took a person with grit to drive a thousand head of longhorns along the Chisholm Trail. Cowboys faced badlands, lightning storms, and deadly twisters. But they also found time to swap stories around the campfire. David L. Harrison has created a cast of tough-as-leather cowboys who speak their minds in twenty-two entertaining poems, brought to life by Dan Burr's dramatic paintings. Readers follow the cowboys from roundup on a ranch in Texas to the one-thousand-mile trek to market in Abilene, Kansas, where they finally let loose.

Cowboys

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Robert B. Parker

Virgil Cole & Everett Hitch #2

Features the main characters first introduced in Appaloosa- now a major motion picture from New Line Cinema.

A greedy mine owner threatens the coalition of local ranchers in the town of Resolution, pitching two honorable gunfighters, Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch, into a make-shift war that'll challenge their friendship -and the violently shifting laws of the West.

Resolution

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Young Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves became blood brothers on the day the rancher's son saved the halfbreed's life, forging a bond no one could ever break. As years passed, a legend grew of the breed and the white man who rode together--and who could jerk killing iron with the best of them.  .  .

Devil Creek Crossfire

When the brothers head into the small cowtown of Crossville, close by Devil Creek, all they want is to stock up on supplies and rest their weary horses. Instead, they find themselves in the middle of a bloody range war that's literally split the town down the middle. The warring factions have set up camp on either side of Main Street, and the newcomers ride in on a deserted strip of no man's land where anything--and nothing good--is liable to happen. The feud seems ridiculous: it isn't over land or water or cattle rustling, but something much darker.  .  .and deadlier. Bodine and Two Wolves figure the best course would be to leave--that is, until both sides order them out. Big mistake. Because the blood brothers don't take orders from anyone.  .  .

Devil Creek Crossfire

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A Flirty Western Romance

Will a vacation fling with her longtime crush lead to more? Find out in this next installment of the Texas Cattleman's Club: Ranchers and Rivals series by Yahrah St. John.

She's been crushing on him forever.

Now she has her chance.

After confessing her unrequited feelings for rancher Jonathan Lattimore in an accidental livestream, Natalie Hastings makes a hasty retreat from the gossips of Royal, Texas. But when the object of her affection checks in to her resort, there's nowhere to hide. Turns out, Jonathan is ready to reciprocate her feelings...at least for the week. With the fire still burning even after they return home, can Natalie make Jonathan see her as more than a vacation fling? 

From Harlequin Desire: A luxurious world of bold encounters and sizzling chemistry.

You'll be swept away by this bold, sizzling romance, part of the Texas Cattleman's Club: Ranchers and Rivals series:

Book 1: Staking a Claim by Janice Maynard
Book 2: Boyfriend Lessons by Sophia Singh Sasson
Book 3: On Opposite Sides by Cat Schield
Book 4: Rivalry at Play by Nadine Gonzalez
Book 5: Vacation Crush by Yahrah St. John
Book 6: An Ex to Remember by Jessica Lemmon
Book 7: Cinderella Masquerade by LaQuette
Book 8: One Christmas Night by Jules Bennett
Book 9: Rancher After Midnight by Karen Booth

Vacation Crush

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Legendary crime writer Mickey Spillane's celebrated tin-star hero Caleb York returns in the explosive Western saga by New York Times bestselling author Max Allan Collins. This time, Sheriff York will have to keep his wits about him as he goes toe-to-toe with a powerful cattle baroness who is manipulative, clever, and out for revenge...

Inspired by the timeless Westerns of John Wayne and the hardboiled heroes of classic crime fiction, bestselling legends Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins turn up the heat on their tin-star tough guy Caleb York--in a gun-blazing showdown with two women ranchers calling the shots...

It starts with an abusive, drunken young scoundrel who resists arrest, holds a barmaid hostage, and gets what he deserves from the blazing .44 of Sheriff Caleb York. The New Mexico lawman doesn't regret taking such deadly action, but the late youth's powerful mother, cattle baroness Victoria Drummond, seems bound to feel differently. To York's surprise, Victoria takes the news with stoic resignation--all she asks of him is a favor- help her convince Willa Cullen--the love of Caleb's life--to sell her the spread that Willa's late father had carved out of the wilderness.

Willa, every bit as strong-willed as her rival, refuses to give up her land without a fight. Sheriff York anticipates an ugly showdown brewing with himself in the dangerous middle. And before he can stop it from escalating, the seductive cattle queen sends an army of hired guns to Sugar Creek, the sole source of water available for Willa's herd. York finds himself caught in the crossfire of a savage shoot-out between Willa's cowboys and Victoria's gunfighters. No matter who wins, it's going to be a bloodbath...

In a climax in the tradition of Spillane's classic I, the Jury, York must face a beautiful deadly female who promises heaven but intends hell, while the devils in her employ plan to remove Caleb York from God's good earth.

Shoot-Out at Sugar Creek

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Courting Callie by Lynn Erickson released on Jun 24, 1999 is available now for purchase.

Courting Callie

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Descendants of the legendary McKettrick family, the Creeds are renowned in Stillwater Springs, Montana--for raising hell...

After years of wandering, Logan Creed, a cowboy with a dusty law degree, has returned home. To put down roots, to restore his family's neglected ranch...to have kids of his own proudly bearing the Creed name.

Divorced mom Briana Grant has heard the stories about her gorgeous neighbor. So Logan's kindness with her young boys is a welcome surprise, especially when her ex reappears. And when an unknown enemy vandalizes her home, Logan shows Briana--and the folks of Big Sky country--just what he's made of.



Logan

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Michelle Modesto

True Grit meets True Blood in this delightfully dark and fantastical Western perfect for fans of Gail Carriger, Cassandra Clare, and Holly Black. This thrilling novel is a remarkable tale of danger and discovery, from debut author Michelle Modesto. The two-bit town of Rogue City is a lawless place, full of dark magic and saloon brawls, monsters and six-shooters. But it’s just perfect for seventeen-year-old Westie, the notorious adopted daughter of local inventor Nigel Butler. Westie was only a child when she lost her arm and her family to cannibals on the wagon trail. Seven years later, Westie may seem fearsome with her foul-mouthed tough exterior and the powerful mechanical arm built for her by Nigel, but the memory of her past still haunts her. She’s determined to make the killers pay for their crimes—and there’s nothing to stop her except her own reckless ways. But Westie’s search ceases when a wealthy family comes to town looking to invest in Nigel’s latest invention, a machine that can harvest magic from gold—which Rogue City desperately needs as the magic wards that surround the city start to fail. There’s only one problem: the investors look exactly like the family who murdered Westie’s kin. With the help of Nigel’s handsome but scarred young assistant, Alistair, Westie sets out to prove their guilt. But if she’s not careful, her desire for revenge could cost her the family she has now.

Revenge and the Wild

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Ohio

Includes a Bonus Novella

Fans of New York Times bestselling authors Jennifer Ryan, Maisey Yates, and Lexie Blake will love the next charming contemporary western romance in Sara Richardson's Silverado Lake series--which includes a bonus novella!

Last Dance with a Cowboy

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Cowboys & Harvey Girls

Pathfinder

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Addison Fox

Rustlers Creek

Addison Fox welcomes you back to Rustlers Creek, where a handsome ranch vet's long-ago love has finally returned, but soon he won't remember all the years apart... or why he's never been able to forget her. Harper Allen has returned to Rustlers Creek but she's not the heartbroken girl who left. After a successful career in Seattle, she's back in her hometown to launch her coffee business with the help of her celebrity sister, the Cowgirl Gourmet. But Harper can't escape handsome veterinarian Gray McClain, the man who broke her heart ten years ago and whose kisses still make her head spin. Although Gray believed he knew what he was doing when he ended things with Harper, seeing her has made him question everything. He wanted more for her than a life with the son of a town drunk, but every moment with her is heaven. When a freak ranch accident causes Gray to lose some of his memory, he believes he's spent the last decade with Harper, the woman he's never stopped loving, instead of alone. As Harper helps Gray return to health, she can't deny she's more in love with him than ever. But can she fight for the man of her dreams, even when he's determined to let her go again? When it comes to choosing to forget or choosing to remember, Harper must show Gray she'll always remember her cowboy.

Forget Me Not Cowboy

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B. J. Daniels

Buried secrets threaten a lawman

And a woman with everything to lose.

Plus a bonus story!

Cold Case at Cardwell Ranch

A grisly discovery at the bottom of an abandoned well leads cold-case detective Waco Johnson to Cardwell Ranch--and a thirty-year-old unsolved homicide. When evidence points to Ella Cardwell's missing mother as the murderer, Waco knows he'll need the Montana rancher's help to find the vanished woman. Ella's desperate search for answers uncovers family secrets that could break the case wide open...and thrust Ella and Waco into a killer's sights.

Boots and Bullets

Cyrus Winchester's last attempt at helping a woman led to a stay in the Whitehorse hospital and a coma. But the Montana private investigator can't seem to shake his protective instincts, especially when it comes to local shop owner Kate Landon. While unconscious, he had dreamed of her brutal murder--or had it been a dream? All he knows is that his investigation is bringing old secrets to life, secrets that point to Kate being a target of a merciless killer.

Cold Case at Cardwell Ranch and Boots and Bullets

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Carolyn Brown

Includes a Bonus Short Story

A wild Texas cowboy is about to meet his match in an ER nurse in this heartwarming romance from a USA Today bestseller, which includes a bonus novella from Annie Rains.


Ever since losing his best friend in a motorcycle accident, Taggart Baker wants to make every moment count. No dare is too dangerous, no adventure too crazy for this cowboy. But after one bad brush with the law, he realizes it's time to ditch his hooligan friends and grow up. Now he's running his own ranch next to the Longhorn Canyon spread in Texas. Still, no one would ever call him tame.


Nikki Grady has worked too hard for her RN license just to throw it away for some reckless cowboy who shows up in her emergency room after a barroom brawl. But she can't help being drawn to Tag's sense of humor and those crystal blue eyes. The more time they spend together, the more she sees his good heart. But just as Tag seems ready to settle down for good, his troubled past comes calling-and this time he won't be able to walk away so easily.


Includes the bonus novella A Wedding on Lavender Hill by Annie Rains: When an event planner is asked to create the perfect wedding in just three days, she must turn to the last person she wants to ask for help -- the infuriating owner of the house on the hilltop.

Cowboy Rebel

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Leigh Greenwood

Rosanne Bittner

Linda Broday

Stay toasty this holiday season with heart-warming tales of the Wild West! This Western Christmas anthology features bestselling authors including: Leigh Greenwood, Rosanne Bittner, Linda Broday, Anna Schmidt, Margaret Brownley, and Amy Sandas. Each story features rugged cowboys, the women who've lassoed their hearts...and the Christmas miracles that bring them together.

Christmas in a Cowboy's Arms

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Two-time Spur Award winner Brett Cogburn brings back the true grit and glory of the Wild West with his second post-Civil War thriller featuring New York City policeman-turned M&K Railroad lawman Morgan Clyde...


With a storm of hot lead he brought peace to the blood-drenched, lawless Ironhead Station, deep in the wilds of Indian Territory. Now Morgan Clyde, who fought criminals as a New York City policeman and Confederates as a Union soldier, has another war on his hands.

WANTED DEAD AND BURIED

The bloody barbarism of the Civil War scarred Morgan's soul as well as his body. He sent so many soldiers to Hell and almost joined them when he was struck by a bullet from the sniper known as the Arkansas Traveler. The only man to ever survive the notorious Rebel's sharpshooting skills, Morgan finds himself back in the assassin's sights.

But the ex-Confederate isn't the only one gunning for Morgan. The outlaw Kingman brothers have followed him from Ironhead Station out onto the Salt Plains of the Arkansas River, seeking vengeance for their brother who Morgan killed in a gunfight. Then there's the Pinkerton Detective agents, answerable to no law but their own, on a mission to execute him.

And as his enemies close in, Morgan strikes with the speed of a rattlesnake, the ferocity of a grizzly, and the predatory instinct of a stalking wolf...


Call Me Lonesome

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Larry McMurtry

Missouri

Living quietly in her friend Dora's Miles City whorehouse, Calamity Jane is plunged back into one final, bittersweet adventure by the arrival of her old friend and rival, Buffalo Bill Cody

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