A Cowboy’s Promise

Second-Chance Cowboy

Four unforgettable novellas you'll adore, from four best-selling romance authors. Once you've been to Copper Mountain, you'll never want to leave! Tempt Me, Cowboy, by Megan Crane City billionaire Jasper Flint sees the lovely old Marietta depot as a great project. But smart-mouthed Chelsea Collier's an unexpected burr under his saddle. Jasper always gets what he wants... doesn't he? Marry Me, Cowboy, by Lilian Darcy Rodeo rider Jamie MacCreadie and Australian firebrand Tegan Ash despise each other. When his buddy, Chet, leaves Tegan at the altar, Jamie decides to solve this problem himself... Promise Me, Cowboy, by CJ Carmichael Dawson O'Dell returns to Marietta on the eve of the rodeo, and Sage Carrigan's quiet life shatters. He broke her heart five years ago, and whatever this smokin' hot cowboy is promising, he won't lasso her heart again! Take Me, Cowboy, by Jane Porter Colton Thorpe grew up poor, so it feels pretty damn sweet to return as Rodeo Chairman. Childhood friend Jenny Wright has grown into a beautiful woman, but they'll have to just stay friends... if he can resist her.

Charles Albert Murdock (1841-1928) left Massachusetts for California in 1855 with his mother, sister and brother. For many years he was editor of the Pacific Unitarian Magazine and one of the state's most distinguished printers. A backward glance at eighty (1921) begins with Murdock's memories of his trip west and reunion with his father, who had settled in Arcata on the Humboldt River. Murdock recalls life in the town and recounts stories of his father's early years on the Humboldt, the evolution of the region's Republican Party, acquaintance with Bret Harte, the printing business in San Francisco, 1867-1910, and the San Francisco Board of Education.

An exploration of the fast food industry in the United States, from its roots to its long-term consequences.

Alexandria Payne may be beautiful, but she's also a formidable businesswoman. As a major player in the high-stakes world of corporate restructuring, she's learned how to handle many different people and problems, but one thing she doesn't know how to handle is a horse. Enter Jackson Morgan, a trainer who specializes in the Western event of cutting, in which a horse and rider work to separate a single cow from the herd. Alexandria hires him to teach her how to ride, so she can curry favor with Everett Covington, a crusty Texan whose trucking business Alexandria desperately needs to purchase in order to pull off a lucrative deal--and whose passion happens to be cutting horses. The consummate city slicker, Alexandria gamely goes about learning the sport of cutting, but things get complicated when she starts to fall for the cowboy who's teaching her. Soon she discovers that in order to acquire the trucking company she's been chasing, she'll have to rein in her emotions.

A rich rodeo star’s quickie Vegas wedding just might be the ride of his life in the USA Today–bestselling author’s contemporary Western romance! Blake Hartwell is a sexy-as-sin rodeo champion with money to burn and a way with the ladies. But to Karly Ewing he’s her soon-to-be ex! Their whirlwind affair ended with Vegas “I dos” —but saying yes was a mistake. So Karly heads to his ranch, divorce papers in hand, only to be stranded with the man she can’t resist! Will temptation lead them to happily-ever-after? Or will Blake’s secrets tear them apart for good?

Hugh Dempsey recounts his interesting and varied careers as journalist, historian, archivist and museum administrator.