Short Westerns

Published in 2000 to critical acclaim, The American West: A New Interpretive History quickly became the standard in college history courses. Now Robert V. Hine and John Mack Faragher offer a concise edition of their classic, freshly updated. Lauded for their lively and elegant writing, the authors provide a grand survey of the colorful history of the American West, from the first contacts between Native Americans and Europeans to the beginning of the 21st century.

As a former slave and civil war fighter, Tom Freeman knew nothing but violence. All his life he fought and was tired of it. He sought for peace in the wilderness of America away from civilization. When he goes to a Native American tribe to trade, he comes across them fighting a group of bandits and assists defending them. For his bravery, the chief offers him a place in the tribe and a wife. This short erotic interracial romance is 2,200 words long and is for mature audiences.

Ellie flees her parents’ home in the middle of the night to escape an unwanted marriage. Her only hope is an ad from a man out West, seeking a Christian woman who likes animals. When she arrives, exhausted and dusty, and having just survived a highwayman’s robbery, she’s immediately humiliated, as the man she’d come to marry wasn’t expecting her at all. Colton was shocked when a woman showed up in Harmony Springs looking for him, let alone one as beautiful as Ellie. Guilt fills him, as he’s not really ready to be married, not after the woman who owned his heart also left him at ...

Marry in haste, repent at leisure… Sadie Fitzsimmons must choose between total destitution and marriage by proxy with someone she’s never met. When Sadie steps off the train to meet her new husband for the first time, life in Nebraska is not at all what she had expected. Torn between honoring the vows she spoke to a stranger, and her desire to be free of all obligations, Sadie must face the consequences of her choices. Hamilton Foster had worked hard for his successes. All that was missing from his perfect life was a family of his own. Sending home to Boston for a wife seemed like a ...

From the East to the West: A Journey of love against all odds. Katie Harris has lived on her own since her parents' deaths. Eager to start a new life somewhere else, while also getting away from the unwelcome advances of an insistent suiter, Katie answers a mail order bride ad which draws her into adventure with Montana rancher, Randy Grant. Randy, a widower with two children, made promises to his late wife that he intends to keep at all costs. But he soon realizes that his children at least need a mother, so circumstances make it so Randy decides to place an ad for a mail-order bride. ...

This is a collection of short stories for young readers. Some for the young ones and a couple for the older ones, so it is a book that can be shared among children of varying ages. 75 Lilymeg lane is about a girl rescuing another girl from a kidnapper. Two of the stories are about troublesome animals. Alex is about a young boy going camping with his grandfather and coping without technolgy and getting stranded during a fierce storm. Alex and the new teacher: this book is about a young schoolboy growing into a teenager and the various challenges encountered along the way. This is the story ...

Kellyn had always loved Elias Stratton with all her heart and probably always would. She'd trusted him...but never again. Elizabeth had always believed there was nothing more magical than the precious gift of love...even now in the heart of danger, she still believed it...she always would. After telling the story of Simon's magical cowboy ranch for more years than she cared to count, Elizabeth Fountaine wondered if there might be more to the fanciful fairy-tale than being an elaborate bedtime story to tell children. More than ever before, she very much needed for even just a small piece of ...

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 ...

Each of the three stories in this boxed set is an exciting dramatization of a Louis L'Amour short story featuring all the excitement of the Old West - deadly gunslingers, dusty trails, men and woman living on the edge in a brutal landscape - each presented with authentic sound effects, dramatic music, and a full cast.

Bizarre occultists try to use a legendary monster to enact their revenge and only a hard-drinking gunslinger can stop them! Its Hell on Wheels meets Jaws! Blessed by a holy man, hard-drinking gunslinger Porter Rockwell was promised that if he never cut his hair he would not be harmed by bullet nor blade . . . But what if monsters strike with tooth and claw? Or occult spiritualists send hexes his way? Well this time just might be Port’s last ride . . . Either way it’s gonna be a helluva fight! You don't want to miss this ride thru the old west. Filled with action, suspense and a good ...

Captain Warden and Lance Corporal Goodwin are the space marines with the hard job. They have to infiltrate a Deathless base, identify and capture a senior officer and extract him from under the nose of his soldiers, preferably without dying in the process. They’re relying on Ten to watch their backs, but when he is accosted by the denizens of the jungle he’s yomping through, he has to make a tough choice between speed and humanity.

Kirkus Reviews writes: "Two richly textured, captivating tales of inappropriate romance. Young's two tales explore families, school groups, and small towns beset by buried secrets and unspoken desires." Joseph and Mary: A Family Romance is set in Phoenix in 1978 and Rec Park: A Small-Town Romance in a coastal community outside of Los Angeles in the early years of the twenty-first century. These two short novels are by the author of the highly praised Blue and Other Stories.

Take a walk down the aisle - western-style - with these tales of unbridled love, from a trio of New York Times best-selling authors who know the way to a cowboy's heart. Includes "The Rancher's Wedding" by Diana Palmer, "Wind River Wedding" by Lindsay McKenna, and "The Cowboy Lassoes a Bride" by Kate Pearce.

Discover the unparalleled talent of New York Times bestselling authors W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear in Switching Gears, an extraordinary collection of award-winning and critically acclaimed Western short stories.

Grab the Thrilling Finale: Three-Novel Collection #2! Will the hotel rise from the ashes, or will their island dreams be shattered forever? Don’t miss the breathtaking wrap-up to this thrilling saga!In this heart-pounding conclusion, join Teresa, Cindy, and Alexandra as they find themselves head over heels in danger and in love with handsome billionaires. The mysterious saboteur behind the hotel's troubles is finally revealed—but at what cost? With the hotel project in peril, lives and loves hang in the balance. Will the women revive the hotel and stay alive to see their dreams come ...

The magnetic chemistry between two star-crossed lovers: a billionaire cowboy and a small town girl. Indulge in a luxurious escape to the tropical paradise of Hawaii, where two bestselling authors, Brenda Clemmons, and Katie Wyatt, join forces to bring you a heartwarming tale of love, second chances, and the power of destiny. When billionaire Brock Ellison hires Richards and Sons for a large furniture order, he doesn’t expect to have the owner’s daughter, Laurel, show up to meet him... As fate would have it, their paths cross on the idyllic island of Oahu, where they soon realize that ...

From the author of Sutter's Gold and Bullwhip McCann comes five short stories of the Old, as well as the new, West. There is action, romance, humor and adventure spread throughout the herd. The one key ingredient that they all possess is that Western flavor that makes them unique in an otherwise City Slicker world. So, hang your hat on the peg, kick off those dusty old boots, and read a spell.

It was supposed to be a soothing weekend alone, until she ordered the cowboy special from the secret drop-down menu and got what she was really hungry for--delivered! Buckle up cowgirl, this is gonna be a hell of a ride! Red hot and extra naughty, this filthy story will make you look for your own special menu. This is a short story, perfect for a little alone time or a quick break.

When Alex Daniels finds a sleeping beauty in the Wind River Canyon area, he soon realizes she’s suffering from a severe case of amnesia. He figures she fell off her horse like his sister did some years ago. Hopefully her injuries aren’t as severe, but he’s as shaken up about it as the disoriented girl he nicknames Dusty. Miss Chloe Davis—now only known as Dusty— doesn’t remember anything since Alex found her. The only clues to her identity are contained in her backpack. Early on, she discovers she has one fear she’s afraid to voice. What if she doesn’t like who she is once ...

Cowboy Cal Hayden has loved Rachel Gray practically since the first time he set eyes on her. But Cal’s a careful, responsible man who knows better than to start a relationship before he can give it his all. He bided his time while caring for his family through his father’s terminal illness. Now his father is gone and his mother is settled, but has Cal waited too long to make his move?