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The rustler: a Stone Creek novel (A Stone Creek Novel #3)
Par Linda Lael Miller. 2008
Arizona territory, 1907. Ex-con Wyatt Yarbro joins his lawman brother Rowdy in Stone Creek. Wyatt falls in love with Sarah…
Tamlin, a career woman who runs a bank for her ailing father while hiding her previous indiscretions. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2008Griffintown
Par Marie-Hélène Poitras. 2012
" Le jour se lève sur Griffintown après le temps de survivance, les mois de neige et de dormance. Hommes…
et chevaux reprennent le chemin de lécurie. Lhiver a eu raison de quelques-uns. Certains, comme John, reprennent le collier comme on renoue avec une mauvaise habitude. Pour dautres, qui traînent plusieurs vies derrière eux, il sagit souvent du cabaret de la dernière chance. Marie, la Rose au cou cassé, cherche quant à elle un boulot qui la rapprochera des chevaux. Elle ignore ce que lui réserve lété, le dernier de Griffintown. Car tandis quune procession de désespérés défile vers le Far Ouest à la recherche dune maigre pitance, la Mouche ourdit sa vengeance. Histoire de meurtre, damour et denvie dans un décor où tous les coups sont permis, Griffintown expose au grand jour lintimité des cochers du Vieux-Montréal, ces cow-boys dans la ville. Un détournement habile, porté par une langue sensible et rude, du western spaghetti sauce urbaine. " -- 4e de couvThe last cattle drive: a novel
Par Robert Day. 2007
Mid-twentieth century. To avoid trucking charges, cattleman Spangler Tukle attempts to drive 250 steers over highways, parking lots, and cloverleafs…
to the Kansas City stockyards. Aiding him are his wife Opal, aging ranch hand Jed, schoolteacher Leo, and Leo's persistent girlfriend Heather. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1977The rawhide knot and other stories
Par Conrad Richter. 1978
Pulitzer Prize-winning author presents eight tales of pioneers who are ambushed by love and the challenge of frontier life. In…
the title story, a group of men bent on devilment attempt to "hatch up a marriage" between an old maid and a young lawyer from back East. 1935Westerns of the 40's: classics from the great pulps
Par Damon Knight. 1977
Compilation of sixteen short western stories from magazines of the 1940s. Includes works by John D. MacDonald, Tom Roan, Roy…
M. O'Mara, James Shaffer, Cliff Farrell, and others. Contains tales of revenge, range wars, roving saddle bums, and ladies of the night. Some violence. 1977The short novels of Jack Schaefer
Par Jack Schaefer. 1967
Five works depicting life on the western frontier from the Civil War to the twentieth century. Homesteaders, Native Americans, and…
drifters find courage, tragedy, and romance in First Blood, The Canyon, Company of Cowards, The Kean Land, and the classic Shane. Introduction by Dorothy M. Johnson. 1949The West of Owen Wister: selected short stories
Par Owen Wister. 1972
Six stories by author of The Virginian (DB 36421) depicting cowboys, soldiers, Indians, and priests in various geographic settings. Includes…
Wister's first published western, "Hank's Woman" (1892), as well as "Little Big Horn Medicine," "The Second Missouri Compromise," and "Padre Ignazio." 1972 introduction by Robert L. Hough. 1892Sun kissed (Coulter Family #6)
Par Catherine Anderson. 2007
Rancher Samantha Harrigan and veterinarian Tucker Coulter meet while protecting a horse from its drunk owner. When her own horses…
are poisoned, Samantha suspects her ex-husband. But authorities think that Samantha--the insurance beneficiary--is involved. Tucker helps prove her innocence. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 2007Adventures in the West: stories for young readers
Par Eric Melvin Reed, Susanne George-Bloomfield. 2007
Twenty-six short western adventure stories originally published in two children's magazines, Youth's Companion and St. Nicholas, written between the 1890s…
and World War I. Includes "The Buffalo Hunt," "Our First Well in Nebraska," and "Sister Anne and the Cowboy," among others. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2007Summer breeze (Coulter Family Historical #1)
Par Catherine Anderson. 2006
Colorado, 1880s. Rachel Hollister isolates herself after her parents and siblings are murdered during a picnic. Five years later terror…
returns when her foreman, Darby, is shot near the same area. Neighbor Joseph Paxton offers his help and falls in love with Rachel. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2006A land to call home: An Untamed Land, A New Day Rising, and A Land to Call Home (Red River of the North Ser.)
Par Lauraine Snelling. 1997
Dakota Territory, 1880s. Ingeborg and Haakan Bjorklund and their extended Norwegian family face hardships at their Red River Valley homestead.…
Fire erupts, an infant is born deaf, and another relative gets hurt in a train accident. But they persevere with faith and love. For senior high and older readers. 1997Palo Duro shootout
Par Kent Conwell. 2005
Texas. Disguised as a rebel soldier, Union Lieutenant Zeke Tanner is leading a mission to hijack Confederate gold when he…
encounters his ex-boss J.S. Tipton and former friends Josh and Leeboy. After Zeke kills J.S. to keep his cover, Josh and Leeboy trek through Comanche territory to confront Zeke. Some violenceFair land, fair land
Par A. B. Guthrie Jr.. 1995
Mid-nineteenth century. After mountain man Dick Summers guides a wagon train to Oregon, he heads to the Rockies to marry…
Teal Eye and seek retribution from ex-friend Boone Caudill. Sequel to The Way West (BR 16478). Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1982Train from Marietta
Par Dorothy Garlock. 2006
Texas, 1933. A nefarious businessman abducts nurse Kate Tyler as she is traveling to San Francisco. Kate's wealthy father hires…
rancher Tate Castle to get her back, and the two fall in love despite their differences. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2006The hot kid: a novel
Par Elmore Leonard. 2005
Oklahoma, 1930s. Young U.S. marshal Carlos "Carl" Webster loves chasing felons and savors the publicity. While searching for rich-boy-gone-bad Jack…
Belmont, Carl falls for gun moll Louly Brown. Hack writer Tony Antonelli tags along looking for new material. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2005Discovery at Flint Springs
Par John R. Erickson. 2004
Texas, 1927. Summer boredom ends for fourteen-year-old Riley and his twelve-year-old brother Coy when family friend Aaron Kaplan lands an…
airplane at their ranch. Out steps Dr. Montrose from the Peabody Museum and the boys' archaeological adventure begins. Sequel to Moonshiner's Gold (Tx-BPH (CBT 6809)). For grades 5-8. 2004Calder storm
Par Janet Dailey. 2006
Fifth-generation Montana rancher Trey Calder's whirlwind romance with photographer Sloan Davis soon leads to marriage and pregnancy. But Trey makes…
a discovery about Sloan's past that threatens his family and raises doubts about Sloan's motives. Meanwhile a grieving father plots revenge against the Calders. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2006Lone calder star
Par Janet Dailey. 2005
Chase Calder of Montana sends his grandson Quint Echohawk to the family's ranch in Texas to prevent a takeover by…
millionaire Max Rutledge. Quint, a former ATF agent, encounters trouble but gets help from Empty Garner and his beautiful granddaughter Dallas. Some violence. 2005The way West (Western saga ; #2)
Par A. B. Guthrie Jr.. 2002
1840s. Dick Summers has been to Oregon before, but now that his wife has died he decides to return. He…
will guide a group of men and women from Missouri on the difficult journey along the Oregon Trail. Sequel to The Big Sky (RC 37502). Pulitzer Prize. 1949Amber's mirage: and other stories
Par Zane Grey. 1983
Five short stories of survival in Arizona's deserts. Includes "The Saga of the Ice Cream Kid," about the west before…
barbed wire and railroads, and "Amber's Mirage," a romantic tale of a young man's quest for gold and the woman he loves. 1928