Odes to Nap Valley is a collection of poems and songs that were written about people, places, and things that have given me inspiration. Nap Valley is what I call the man in the rock, with the pipe in his mouth, on Monticello Road, on the way to Lake Berryessa. Nap, although your cousin has fallen in New Hampshire, you are still a calming reminder of the Granite and Golden States . . .

Three fast-paced, full-length sexy western romance novels in one set! Available for a limited time. Including: The Cowboy Inherits a Bride: When a big city chef and a hometown country boy go toe to toe over an inheritance, the competition gets smoking hot. The Cowboy's E-Mail Order Bride: When Ethan Cruz's friends set him up with an e-mail order bride, what's a cowboy to do except play along? The Cowboy Wins a Bride: Cowboy Jamie Lassiter has wanted his best friend's sister forever, but just when he's ready to make his move, she announces her plans to leave Chance Creek forever. Jamie makes a desperate bet: if he can't convince her to stay, he'll pay for her trip around the world. Can he change her mind in time? Cowboys of Chance Creek: BOOK 0: The Cowboy Inherits a Bride BOOK 1: The Cowboy's E-Mail Order Bride BOOK 2: The Cowboy Wins a Bride BOOK 3: The Cowboy Imports a Bride BOOK 4: The Cowgirl Ropes a Billionaire BOOK 5: The Sheriff Catches a Bride BOOK 6: The Cowboy Lassos a Bride BOOK 7: The Cowboy Rescues a Bride BOOK 8: The Cowboy Earns a Bride BOOK 9: The Cowboy's Christmas Bride

A SOCIALITE WITH SECRETS… Being stranded in the middle of nowhere in a blizzard is not heiress Mimi Van Hoyt’s idea of a fun time. On the run from her latest scandal, Mimi just wants to start over. So when she crashes her car outside sexy Major Brant Western’s ranch, she offers a false name, Maura, and begs for shelter from the storm. On leave from his latest tour of duty, all Brant wants is a hot meal and a warm bed. What he doesn’t need is a stunning socialite in disguise who’s just shown up at his family’s Cold Creek ranch. The more Brant gets to know her, the clearer it becomes that “Maura” is hiding something. But when Brant finally discovers her secret, he might not be able to let her go… FREE BONUS STORY INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME! Not Just a Cowboy by Caro Carson Heiress Patricia Cargill is more than just a big bank account. Running Texas Rescue and Relief gives her the greatest satisfaction she could imagine. Until she meets nomadic cowboy Luke Waterson, who’s so much more than he seems. He could be everything she needs.

When he agreed to guard her, he never bargained on having to guard his heart. Brilliant scientist Linnea Newberry is on the adventure of a lifetime, traveling the Santa Fe Trail with her grandfather, Dr. Howell, on a botanical expedition to Colorado Territory. She longs to be valued for her contributions and not seen as a helpless liability. But at every calamity she faces, her grandfather threatens to send her home. After watching his ma suffer and die in childbirth, Flynn McQuaid has sworn off women and marriage forever. Headed west to start a new life, he has his hands full not only taking care of his younger siblings but also delivering cattle to his older brother. He doesn't need more complications. When Flynn rescues Linnea from drowning during a river crossing, Dr. Howell promptly hires Flynn--unbeknownst to Linnea--to act as her bodyguard for the rest of the trip. As Flynn fights against the many dangers of the trail, he soon finds himself in the greatest danger of all--falling for a woman he's determined not to love.

Binge read the last two books in the cowboy series that’s set in the small town readers want to call home! Get swept away with the last two Wylder brothers with the last two books in The Cowboys of Sweetheart Creek, Texas series. Heartwarming and fun, you’ll be up all night reading these sweet romances. Best friends falling in love after a last-minute elopement, and a brother returning to stir the pot! Secret crushes, fake relationships and lots of love and happy moments that will leaving you feeling good. The Cowboy's Sweet Elopement April MacFarlane wishes her best friend, veterinarian, Brant Wylder would see her as more than another rescue. Someone he might choose for his own happily ever after. Can she convince him the only thing in need of rescue is her heart? The Cowboy's Surprise Return Cole Wylder has sworn off women. But what’s a cowboy to do when the key to rebuilding bridges with his family means faking something serious with the town sweetheart, a pretty spitfire named Jackie Moorhouse? Satisfy your need for a happily ever after that will make you feel good long after you close the book. Download this clean cowboy romance box set today and enjoy a little me-time in your favorite reading spot. This is cowboy romance collection #2, but all books in this ranch romance series can be read out of order.

The Great Basin, a stark and beautiful desert filled with sagebrush deserts and mountain ranges, is the epicenter for public lands conflicts. Arising out of the multiple, often incompatible uses created throughout the twentieth century, these struggles reveal the tension inherent within the multiple use concept, a management philosophy that promises equitable access to the region’s resources and economic gain to those who live there. Multiple use was originally conceived as a way to legitimize the historical use of public lands for grazing without precluding future uses, such as outdoor recreation, weapons development, and wildlife management. It was applied to the Great Basin to bring the region, once seen as worthless, into the national economic fold. Land managers, ranchers, mining interests, wilderness and wildlife advocates, outdoor recreationists, and even the military adopted this ideology to accommodate, promote, and sanction a multitude of activities on public lands, particularly those overseen by the Bureau of Land Management. Some of these uses are locally driven and others are nationally mandated, but all have exacted a cost from the region’s human and natural environment. In The Size of the Risk, Leisl Carr Childers shows how different constituencies worked to fill the presumed “empty space” of the Great Basin with a variety of land-use regimes that overlapped, conflicted, and ultimately harmed the environment and the people who depended on the region for their livelihoods. She looks at the conflicts that arose from the intersection of an ever-increasing number of activities, such as nuclear testing and wild horse preservation, and how Great Basin residents have navigated these conflicts. Carr Childers’s study of multiple use in the Great Basin highlights the complex interplay between the state, society, and the environment, allowing us to better understand the ongoing reality of living in the American West.

New Beginnings Teagan has nothing left to fight for... she faces one ride of an uncertain future, with no idea which direction to take while dealing with the news of her family home that has just been sold from underneath her, she goes to her local church seeking answers... The Pastor has only one suggestion in the form of an answer halfway across the country... No Shrinking Violet As Teagan is just getting her feet wet, trying to take control of the vast Banner empire. She uncovers a truth that unless acted upon, Chase's entire business is hanging in danger. Expanding Her Horizons Teagan's new whirlwind schedule of business dealings, traveling abroad for nonprofit work, while learning to enjoy things a bit has her flying nonstop. Can she handle the risks of meeting someone new? Confessions & Secrets Teagan is reeling from a confession Chase made and trying to determine how to process the information. Others are stepping their efforts to tear her new happiness apart, can she handle the secrets? A Family Affair While Teagan is still reeling from Chase's disappearing to handle business without her, she is faced with her step-mother's health crisis. Perfect For readers who love Debbie Macomber, Diana Palmer, Debra Clopton, Samantha Chase, Melody Grace, Annie Rains, Carolyn Brown, Maisy Yates, Cora Seton, Kate Pearce, Vivian Arend, Kelly Elliott, Debra Clopton, Jennifer Ryan, Linda Leal Miller, B.J. Daniels, and SJ McCoy, L.G. Castillo Topics: cowboy romance, wholesome romance, western romance, sweet romance, contemporary romance, series, romantic suspense series, modern romance, urban romance, Texas, Texas cowboys, Texas romance, billionaire cowboy romance, horses in romance, small-town romance, western romance Christian, rodeo, romance series, contemporary Christian romance, heartwarming, heart-warming, Christian western historical romance, new york times bestseller romance, NYT romance, sexy, new york times romance, Christian billionaire romance, or you just love short stories, and boxset

A hearty collection of stories, each of which captures a different aspect of what it means to be a cowboy. Some invoke the danger and drama, some the pride, and others the sheer fun of it all. Get to know what the cowboy life was really like and be caught up in thrilling adventures in a lawless land. The Best Cowboy Stories Ever Told fits right in to a long and solid tradition of American fascination with the Wild West. By bringing a variety of heralded names in cowboy literature together in one place, Brennan guarantees there will be a story for everyone in this collection. Authors include Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, Eugene Manlove Rhodes, Frederic Remington, and Charles M. Russell. Part of the well-established The Best Stories series, each of which is selectively edited and hand-crafted to include only the best stories from the best writers of the genre.