On their homestead in the Peace River country of 1930s Alberta, David Balfour has a lot on his young mind, and a lot of opinions about his big family, farming, school, and before too long, girls. He’s not one to take the easy way out of anything, though. Between his smart mouth and a short fuse, David is usually in trouble with the school teacher, his parents, or at least one of his hard-working brothers and sisters. He tries his best to take the high road, but that’s not always easy when ...

It’s the Great Depression in small-town Ontario. Twelve-year-old orphans Garry Mattern and Duggan Steel have just been convicted of Habitual Delinquency for trashing their orphanage and embarrassing its sadistic overlord - the Reverend Lattimore-Smith. Although they are sentenced to the Workhouse for 90 days, empathetic Judge Scobbie has set in motion a plan that will free them from their grim prospects in Morgansville, and put them on a westbound train to the mountains of British Columbia...

Two friends—one white and one Cheyenne—must choose sides as frontier tensions built to the Battle of Little Bighorn in this historical Western.Young Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves became blood brothers on the day the rancher’s son saved the Native American boy’s life. Beneath the Montana sky, Matt learned the ways of the Cheyenne from his friend. And as years passed, a legend grew of the Indian and the white man who rode together—and who could draw killing iron wit...

Neill isn't sure who hired him to repair Clara's roof--he only knows Clara desperately needs his help. Can he convince this stubborn widow to let down her guard and take another chance on love?

From the national bestselling author of The Last Crossing, a story that's "by turns a western, a critique of Hollywood, and a novel of ideas" ( The New York Times Book Review).In 1920s Hollywood, elusive producer Damon Ira Chance is obsessed with making movies rooted in American history and experience. So after discovering that small-time actor Shorty McAdoo is a real-life cowboy—and is even rumored to have played a role in the Cypress Hills Massa...

**Stories to startle, surprise, and satisfy from the world’s number one storyteller . . .“A posthumous treat from a devilishly funny author.”—Entertainment Weekly**How would you get rid of a murder weapon without causing suspicion? Where would you hide a diamond where no one else would think of looking? What if you found out that the tattoo on your back was worth more than a million dollars? Here are eleven wicked tales that will keep readers spellbound from the op...

NYT bestselling author Patricia Rice gives us another award-winning western historical: 1868--In the lawless West, the truth can be as deadly as a bullet.Samantha Neely has come West, hunting for answers about her father’s disappearance. Every trail leads to one man—Sloan Talbott, dangerous and elusive. Prepared for confrontation, Sam invades his territory armed with questions and a refusal to be intimidated.Sloan Talbott guards his past l...

The building of the transcontinental railroad is the story of America itself. Full of great dreams—and greater dangers—it required bold vision, back-breaking work, and one brave man to stop the baddest of the bad men every step of the way. His name is Wolf Stockburn, railroad detective . . .NEXT STOP, HELL. ALL ABOARD!The killers are organized—and ruthless. One by one, they slaughter a railroad crew at Hell’s Jaw Pass in Wyoming Territory. ...

When an Apache raiding party showed up, McAllister was grateful for help from an extra gun. Problem was, the gun belonged to Dan Gruber, the brutal outlaw he was supposed to be bringing to justice for robbery and murder. And once the Indian trouble was over, Gruber sure wasn't going to come meekly and put his head in the hangman's noose. The outlaw would move fast, use every dirty trick to stay alive. But then Rem McAllister was pretty good at staying alive too...

Until the coming of J.T. Edson, action-escapism adventure stories were dominated by male heroes. Heroines were expected to be beautiful and virtuous – but also meek, mild, and dependent upon the hero when danger threatened.J.T. changed all that.His heroines are beautiful and virtuous, but when danger threatens they depend on themselves … Calamity Jane, Belle 'The Rebel Spy' Boyd, Betty Hardin, Dawn Drummond-Clayton, Woman Deputy Alice Fayde, and Amanda Tweedle, the baby-faced...

Carrying her rescuer's baby!Annabel Fairfax fled West in disguise to find her sisters. But on her way a threat catches up with her-and she's forced to turn to a ruggedly handsome stranger on horseback!Clay Collier, her reluctant protector, tries to keep his distance from the beautiful runaway-but neither can resist one stolen night! Honor demands he marry her, but discovering Annabel's affluent background convinces Clay she doesn't belong in his dangerous w...

When Lily and Ida meet on a flight to America, they embark on a relationship that is to see them through two very different marriages.Lily wants passionately to help people, and to experience romance and adventure at the same time. Falling in love with a married man was not part of the plan.In order to escape her abusive father, Ida flees to America to marry Buddy, looking forward to a clean slate with her new husband. But is having a house and being Mrs. Someone enough for...