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Cow Country follows the journey of Buddy Birnie, a young man immersed in the trials of ranch life on the Staked Plains. Through encounters with diverse cultures and the hardships of the frontier, Buddy's story is a poignant coming-of-age tale that reflects the complexities and richness of early Western life.
War hero Jesse Carsen has sworn off marriage after a history of heartbreak. His life is the ranch now, but he knows he has to fulfill the condition of his late adoptive father's will for him to get married in order to take part ownership of the ranch with his brothers. Will his new fake fiancée heal his heart?Show book
One summer can change everything … Demi doesn’t expect her summer in Cornwall to hold anything out of the ordinary. As a waitress, working all hours to make ends meet, washing dishes and serving ice creams seems to be as exciting as the holiday season is about to get. That’s until she meets Cal Penwith. An outsider, like herself, Cal is persuaded to let Demi help him renovate his holiday resort, Kilhallon Park. Set above an idyllic Cornish cove, the once popular destination for tourists has now gone to rack and ruin. During the course of the Cornish summer, Demi makes new friends – and foes – as she helps the dashing and often infuriating Cal in his quest. Working side by side, the pair grow close, but Cal has complications in his past which make Demi wonder if he could ever truly be interested in her. Demi realises that she has finally found a place she can call home. But as the summer draws to a close, and Demi’s own reputation as an up and coming café owner starts to spread, she is faced with a tough decision … If you loved Summer at the Cornish Cafe, don’t miss the next in the Penwith Trilogy, Christmas at the Cornish Cafe! Phillipa Ashley, the Sunday Times bestselling author, presents Summer at the Cornish Café, a contemporary romantic comedy. The story, rich in relationships and family sagas, unfolds during holidays, making it a top fiction and a bestselling book. For fans of Jessica Redland (Sunshine After the Rain), Heidi Swain (All Wrapped Up), Milly Johnson (Let the Bells Ring Out), Lisa Hobman (Shooting Stars over the Highlands), and Jill Mansell (The Wedding of the Year).Show book
Evan Adler can't get out of his own head. Worthless. Broken. Failure. Those are just a few of the words he uses to describe himself now. Medically retired from the NHL before he even had a chance to live up to the Adler legacy, Evan has returned to his hometown of Nashville, Tennessee, to focus on his mental health. But he never expects his journey of healing to lead him to the University of Bellevue and a position as the athletic trainer for the women's gymnastics team. Bellevue's star gymnast Callie Pearce is the ultimate teammate. She is driven, resilient, and when it comes to the people she loves, she loves harder than she hits the vault table. She grew up with only her older sister in her corner, but it's easy for her to be caring to anyone she meets. She wants to give everyone the kind of love she has, and she makes sure they know their worth. When Callie finds out Evan Adler is suffering, and at Bellevue, she will stop at nothing to get to know him. That first time Evan tapes Callie's ankle, she realizes nothing is going to keep her from taking her shot with him. And together, they'll use the love they've been so richly blessed with in their pasts to save each other's future.Show book
As usual, Trollope creates a nice variety of characters of different English classes, sentiments and positions. The primary themes are the inheritance of property, extravagance or reason in the spending of assets, the mating of young people, and the electoral practices of the time. The election chapters are based on Trollope's own experiences when he ran for Parliament.There are, of course, many subplots which allow Trollope to express, through dialog, his opinions about greed, snobbery, work ethics and dandyism. Trollope probably regretted the duplicative naming of his characters after a while; we have two Gregory Newtons, uncle (and present Squire of Newton) and one of his nephews. Then there are several Ralphs: the (deceased) father, Ralph his son (the heir), and Ralph (not the heir) the son of the uncle Gregory! As they appear, Trollope has to interject "not the heir", or "the other Ralph". Ralph the heir is an extravagant, easy living young man who has spent himself into debt, and is faced with having to either sell his right to the family property, or marrying a wealthy tradesman's (a breeches maker cutely named Mr. Neefit) daughter. Four young women are major characters, and these are sought by the two Ralphs, young Gregory, and a bootmaker, Ontario Moggs (don't you love the names?). These include the fairly sedate daughters of the family lawyer, a ravishing West Indian beauty come to live with them, and the tradesman's daughter. There are the classic novel "misunderstandings" from errors in communication; while the reader knows the real circumstances, the characters can't resolve issues apparently standing in the way of love or friendship. This is one of the few novels in which the reader can applaud such a misunderstanding, keeping the undeserving heir from unmerited success in his wooing. ( Arnold Banner)Show book
She was wed to unite kingdoms. He lives to raze them. In Amada, Lian, a Puresoul princess, has spent her life obeying the True Religion and the rules of her father’s court. But all that ends on the night of her marriage, when a raid shatters her future. Kidnapped by a ruthless Cursed One, marked for his sins with horns, Lian must navigate a realm of violence, prejudice, and forbidden truths. Her captor, Daton, known to Puresouls as The Butcher, is supposed to be the monster she was raised to fear. So why is he the only one she feels she can trust? As danger closes in from every corner, forbidden attractions emerge, and the Puresoul princess begins to question everything she’s been taught: about the Cursed Ones, about her own people, and about the man who should be her greatest enemy. As their unlikely and fragile alliance unfolds, Lian and Daton must contend with man-eating monsters and mysterious prophecies. If they can trust each other to work together, they may be the only ones who can save all the races of Amada. But when hate and trauma are woven into the fabric of their existence, can love truly overcome the scars both of them carry? *Please review the trigger warnings before reading this dark romantasy, and don’t expect to root for the "good guys"—there aren’t any.Show book
A story of love and adventure from one of greatest authors of Western fiction.Foreword by multiple award-winning writer Jeffrey J. MariotteIt’s the early 1920s, and Carley Burch loves New York City life. Carley Burch also loves Glenn Kilbourn. Will Carley travel all the way from New York City to the wilds of Arizona to bring Glenn, her fiancé, back to civilization?Recovered from injuries he received during World War I, Glenn found a home in Oak Creek Canyon. Can he convince Carley to make Arizona her new home?Zane Grey is well known for his rough-and-tumble westerns, soaring descriptions, and love of the outdoors. He includes all of that in this tale of Carley’s journey to what is truly important to her—whether it’s life as a New York socialite or Glenn’s wife and partner.Show book
