Classic Western Literature

Follow Cade McCall as he rides the Chisholm Trail, crosses raging rivers, faces cattle rustlers, and fights marauding Indians while taking a herd of longhorns north to Kansas. He reaches his destination only to be devastated by the most heinous act he has ever encountered. Driven by a rage-filled determination, Cade begins his search for justice, a search that ends with Cade's Revenge.

Willis Lander was once the T-Bar ranch's best bronc buster. Then came the day when a stallion as black as pitch and as mean as a rattler shattered his knee. Unable to perform the duties required of a cowboy, Willis took the only job he felt capable of handling - minding the line shack 40 miles from the ranch - and secluded himself from the pity of his peers in the Wyoming wilderness. Now, the T-Bar is being sold, leaving Willis to wonder whether the new owner will want to keep a broken bronc buster on the payroll.

Written first as a series of stories in the late 19th century and published later as the quintessential Western novel in the early years of the 20th century, The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains by Owen Wister contains elements of breathtaking adventure, courage, grit, conflict, humor, and heartfelt emotions that continue to resonate in the 21st century.

Harold draws an enchanted garden, only to discover that nothing can grow there because of the machinations of a Giant Witch.

Jessamine Grant is strong-willed and independent. All her life, she’s worked hard to carve out her own path, even if it doesn’t always fit with society’s ideas of what women should be allowed to do. While successfully running a boarding house in Cripple Creek, Colorado, makes Jessamine proud, she also can’t help but notice that her dear friends are finding love all around her, and she hasn’t found the same. When she stumbles upon Duke Rollins’ encampment, she’s immediately intrigued by the handsome carpenter. Duke is also captivated by beautiful, stubborn Jessamine, but the ...

After Tessa lost her parents suddenly and finding herself both incredibly wealthy and entirely alone, Tessa decides to return to the first place she ever called home. But Cripple Creek doesn’t take kindly to what they call Tessa’s new “airs,” and even Blake Donahue, the boy Tessa loved in childhood and still loves now, is less than warm and welcoming. Initially, he and Tessa butt heads, but as Blake begins to see that the woman he still loves hasn’t really changed all that much, he realizes maybe the problem lies with him. But will he get the chance to tell her that when danger ...

Available as a value box set amazon.com/dp/B0862F2BLM(copy and paste the link into your browser) Maggie O’Brien, the daughter of a detective, has dreamed of joining the ranks and solving crimes like a pro. Not being allowed into the force at home, she decides to follow another path. Out West, she’s heard, women can walk tall and free. And, as luck would have it, the sheriff of a small town is looking for a companion. When a mysterious body washes up on the riverbank, Maggie finally finds her chance to prove her stuff. Who is the dead man washed up out of the river? Why does Frank not ...

Clean and Wholesome American Mail Order Bride Historical Tales short story romance. Best Selling Author Katie Wyatt Always Free on Kindle Unlimited. Jenny Simmons, the eldest daughter of a pastor, marries a man her family doesn’t approve of. Too late, she realizes her family was right when her new husband soon walks out on her, leaving her pregnant and alone. Cast out by her family, she takes a stagecoach West, intent on being a mail-order bride. On the long trip West, Jenny meets a group of people who become her new family. As unlikely a group as they are, with them, she finds the love ...

When Jane Meyers spots the mail order bride advertisement, she is at close to her lowest point. Bereft and very nearly homeless, she knows that she needs to find safety and stability for her unborn child. So, believing the ad is an early Christmas present from God, she answers the advertisement and is amazed when Nate Silver immediately writes back and sends money for her trip west. Nate Silver long ago stopped opening his heart to anybody. When his parents died in a tragic accident, he threw himself into raising his younger brother and shut out the rest of the world. He sends for a mail ...

For years Johnny Pearl tried to escape his demons by being a gunslinger. With his killer's cool and famous pearl-handled pistol, he made a name for himself in the years following the Civil War as an outlaw. But fame has proved hollow, and Johnny finds himself on the outskirts of the Wyoming Territory, on the verge of taking his own life after one gunfight too many, until he finds redemption in the smile of Katie Small Dove.

Adapted from the stories by Arthur Conan Doyle.... Sherlock Holmes is the greatest detective of them all. He sits in his room, and smokes his pipe. He listens, and watches, and thinks. He listens to the steps coming up the stairs; he watches the door opening – and he knows what question the stranger will ask.

In these three of his best stories, Holmes has three visitors to the famous flat in Baker Street – visitors who bring their troubles to the only man in the world who can help them.

Emily Williams is an intelligent and hopeless romantic. She heads west and marries Tony Banks, owner of a large sheep farm in Oregon. Emily is brokenhearted that all her dreams of romance seem to have imploded. Then Tony doesn’t come home one snowy evening and … Six Sisters For Bear Creek Book 1: Sadie’s Adventure Book 2: Emily’s Dream Come True Book 3: Susan’s Truth Book 4: Diane’s Healing Heart Book 5: Laura’s New Family Book 6: Helen’s Hope Read all Mega Box Set Complete Series Available as a value box set amazon.com/dp/B0854K9DVX (copy and paste the link into your ...

Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front is a haunting and unflinching portrayal of the harrowing realities of war. Through the eyes of Paul Bäumer, a young German soldier on the front lines of World War I, Remarque captures the devastating physical and psychological toll of combat on individuals and their humanity.

Burt catches himself a lot more than a fish when he and his trusty boat, the Tidely-Idely, put out to sea. A whale of a tale!

Zane Grey's tale shines like the gold in this story. He deftly combines the contemporary history of the border uprising between the United States and Mexico with a fast-moving adventure tale. The prologue describes the finding of gold and the sad plight of the prospectors who discovered it. They will the treasure to the story's heroine. Dick Gale, an eastern college football star, and not much else, teams up with an old friend to rescue the girl and make a man of himself.

Dawn carries scars, both emotional and physical, from a terrible accident, and the young couple will face a bumpy road before they emerge on the other side, hand in hand, headed for a brighter future. When their lives are both threatened, faith, courage, and true love will carry the day. Read all the books in Love Me Love My Dog Western Romance Series bestselling author, Katie Wyatt with Kat Carson Love Me Love My Dog Western Romance Book 1 Jessica's Teacher Book 2 Dawn's Doctor Book 3 Georgia’s Cold Heart and Cats Book 4 Mary’s Twin Trouble and Zoo Read all the books by bestselling ...

Peter Rabbit has a great deal of curiosity. He always wants to learn more about his neighbors. In this collection of 16 short stories, Peter often visits Grandfather Frog to learn more about his neighbors. For instance, Peter wants to know why Striped Chipmunk has such beautiful stripes. Peter would like to know if Buster Bear has a tail. Since Grandfather Frog has lived a long time, he is willing to tell stories to Peter and his friends about how some of these things happened (according to Grandfather Frog).

Phil Evarts is dead, and the Hatchet Range is up for grabs. That's 70,000 acres of prime turf just waiting for the man rich enough to buy it . . . or the gunman crazy enough to kill for it. Every schemer in town has his eyes on Hatchet, and Bide Mariner leads the charge. An unscrupulous rancher who'll stop at nothing for cash, Mariner has the money and the guns to take whatever he wants. Only Will Ballard stands in his way—and that means Ballard is marked for death.

Things have never gone well for Jane. In high school, she earned the name “Bad Luck Jane.” It seems that everything that could go wrong in Jane’s life does go wrong. Now, Jane is faced with losing her boyfriend and home, shortly before she loses all her savings to yet another round of absolutely awful luck. She falls head over heels for the one man who continually comes to her rescue as she faces the most difficult challenges of her life—Mike. But will Jane’s terrible luck stop her from finally getting her happy ever after? Read all the books in the Second Chance Romance series by...

"In a remote basin in the western part of Texas, the Cavendish clan raised cattle. From the vast level acreage, where longhorns grew fat on lush grass, the surrounding hills looked verdant and hospitable; but this was pure deceit on Nature's part. Those hills were treacherous, and Bryant Cavendish loved them for that selfsame treachery." The listener will be drawn into this classic Western in no time; it features many of the beloved elements of the genre: a lonesome, almost mythical hero (The Lone Ranger), his reliable friend and sidekick and of course his horse; in a story that tells us how these three came together in the first place.