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The Tonto woman and other western stories
Par Elmore Leonard. 1998
A collection of nineteen westerns. In the title story, an exiled wife tattooed by Indians gets her self-esteem back with…
the help of a cattle rustler. In "The Colonel's Lady," a captive woman rescues herself from the clutches of a lone Apache. Some violenceBacktrail
Par Elizabeth Fackler. 1993
Western gunman Seth Strummar may have had a reason to kill, but he is now an outlaw with a price…
on his head. He flees after arranging an escort to safety for his young wife, but she is kidnapped and he again seeks revenge. Sequel to Blood Kin (BR 11426). Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sexI'm off to Montana for to throw the hoolihan
Par Stephen Bly. 1997
When Pepper married Tap Andrews, their dream was to live quietly on a ranch. Now that Pepper is pregnant, Tap…
is moving them and their eleven-year-old ward, Angelita, to a ranch in Montana. But trouble and bullets seem to follow Tap wherever he goes. Sequel to My Foot's in the Stirrup--My Pony Won't Stand (BR 11682)Hope valley war
Par Brock Thoene. 1997
After nine years on the trail, John Thornton returns to the Utah territory in 1858 to face a grim situation.…
His brother Lucky has been lynched, Lucky's widow is hiding out, and another brother is in jail. As he struggles to sort things out, John himself becomes a target of the conspiracy that led to the murderDevil's rim
Par Sam Brown. 1998
Concho Smith is headed to Mexico in the summer of 1898 when he comes across Judith Van, who is trying…
to mend a broken gate on her ranch. Her husband has been crippled by a fall from a horse, and she really needs help with the ranch work. Concho stops to help and ends up staying and facing problems. Strong language and some violenceSyrup: a novel
Par Max Barry. 1999
Scat has a new marketing degree and a wonderful idea for a new cola. Coke offers him three million, but…
Scat's roommate, Sneaky Pete, beats him to the trademark office. Scat scrambles to come up with another winning idea to impress an appealing Coke marketing employee named 6. Strong languageBlood kin
Par Elizabeth Fackler. 1991
In Texas in the 1880s, sixteen-year-old Johanna Devery is forced to work in her stepfather's bordello after she refuses to…
marry Beau Olwell, the man who brutally raped her. She escapes and falls for hired killer Seth Strummar, who is returning to El Paso on a mission of vengeance. Prequel to Backtrail (BR 11430). Strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and some violenceRonicky Doone
Par Max Brand. 1921
Ronicky Doone helps a new friend, miner Bill Gregg, track Caroline Smith, a girl he wants to marry, to New…
York City. Once there the two westerners discover that she and her friend, Ruth Tolliver, are employed by a ruthless gangster. Despite overwhelming odds, Doone tries to rescue themStay away from that city...they call it Cheyenne
Par Stephen Bly. 1996
Newlyweds Tap and Pepper Andrews have moved to Cheyenne where Tap is deputy marshal. Pappy Divide, the marshal, has been…
shot in the back at the Occidental and Tap is trying to bring the drunken shooter into jail. Pepper hopes Tap survives his law enforcement job. Sequel to Where the Deer and the Antelope Play (BR 11680)The Red River
Par Frederic Bean. 1996
Elias McBee and Seth Booker leave the flatboats of the Mississippi to try their luck trapping along the Red River.…
They find plenty of wildlife but also warring Indian tribes. In time, despite the many hardships and fighting, they decide to stay and live with their native wives. ViolenceThe country life
Par Rachel Cusk. 1999
Twenty-nine-year-old Stella Benson--ditching family, job, and London flat--escapes to the country as an au pair to a disabled teenager. The…
eccentric Madden family intrigues Stella. She gradually begins to like her antagonistic charge, Martin, who tries his best to uncover Stella's secrets. Strong languageCatch-22: a novel
Par Joseph Heller. 1989
Bombardier Yossarian desperately tries to stay alive during World War II. Military rules make it impossible for anyone to achieve…
the combat quota necessary to quit flying. Yossarian and his buddies concoct ways to avoid the ridiculous orders of their officers. Strong language and descriptions of sexThe last of the Duanes
Par Zane Grey. 1998
At twenty-three Buck Duane realizes he has inherited the killer instinct when he is provoked by a drunken cowboy. This…
first gunfight makes him an outlaw fugitive, constantly at risk until offered a second chance: to redeem his name as a Texas Ranger. Written in 1913. Some violenceThe dinosaur club: a novel
Par William Heffernan. 1997
Jack Fallon's life suddenly goes downhill--his wife is leaving him, his spoiled kids demand money, and his company is deliberately…
laying off older workers. Fallon teams up with a beautiful and sympathetic company lawyer and his work buddies to sabotage the evil machinations of the CEO. Some strong languageMy man jeeves (Jeeves and Wooster #1)
Par P. G Wodehouse. 2006
A humorist praised by humorists, P. G. Wodehouse here introduces two of his most beloved characters. My Man Jeeves, first…
published in 1919, introduced the world to affable, indolent Bertie Wooster and his precise, capable valet, Jeeves. Some of the finest examples of humorous writing found in English literature are woven around the relationship between these two men of very different classes and temperaments. Where Bertie is impetuous and feeble, Jeeves is coolheaded and poised. This collection, the first book of Jeeves and Wooster stories, contains eight stories, including "Leave It to Jeeves," "Helping Freddie," "Rallying round Old George," "Doing Clarence a Bit of Good," "Absent Treatment," and "Jeeves and the Hard-Boiled Egg."The one-way trail: a western trio
Par Max Brand. 1998
Three short novels: Forgotten Treasure, first published in 1922; Outcast Breed, published in 1934; and The One-Way Trail, from 1922.…
In the title piece a young gunman known as "the shifter" is arrested when the sheriff's son disappears after their encounter on a narrow, one-way track in the mountainsRide against the wind
Par Terrell Bowers. 1996
Stover Gates has hated the Danmyers since one of them killed his brother years ago. When Jerrod Danmyer helps Stover's…
daughter Marian get her wagon and horse team out of a mire, Stover is furious. But life on the Kansas prairie is hard in the late 1800s, and a plague of locusts changes Stover's feelings about his neighborsBetty Zane (Zane Grey's new western series)
Par Zane Grey. 1995
Recounts the family stories about Betty Zane, the capture of her brother Isaac by a Native American princess, Betty's suitors,…
the successful defense of Fort Henry against the British in 1782, and Betty's race for her life. Grey's first novel about pioneer days, written in 1903The way to Bright Star
Par Dee Brown. 1998
At the turn of the century, Ben Butterfield looks back on his years as a young boy during the Civil…
War. Along with wagon master John Hawkes, Ben and animal handler Hadjee drive two camels captured by a Yankee captain from Texas to Bright Star, Indiana. They encounter many hardships, and Ben loses his heart to a young adventurerBig babies: a novel
Par Sherwood Kiraly. 1996
A lengthy humorous letter to his unknown birth mother describes the life of A.J. Fleger and that of his older…
brother, Sterling. Sterling's acting career is halted for years after an embarrassing error, and his comeback brings out his own odd birth family. Meanwhile A.J. finally stumbles into a career in child safety and provides Sterling's big break. Strong language