"From the moment Jesse Baker collides with Erin O'Grady on a Boston train platform, he faces a dilemma. For once, Jesse doesn't want to lie about who and what he is. Yet if she learns he's a con artist, not a cowboy-and the urchin with him is certainly not his brother-she'll never give him a chance. Erin suspects there's more to the enigmatic cowboy than meets the eye. But the sheltered socialite is certain his deep compassion is real. On the long Christmastime train ride to Wyoming, hearts and courage are tested and true motives revealed. And the journey that began in a charade may end with redemption-and a very real love" -- Cover verso.

This book examines the long history of cowboy Christians in the American West, focusing on the cowboy church movement of the present day and closely related ministries in racetrack and rodeo settings.

Cowboys, courage and the healing gift of love: welcome to Coldiron country. Escape to the rugged Texas backcountry with the Coldiron Cowboys, where romance and adventures await! Immerse yourself in a world where broncos are tamed, and hearts are set ablaze by the fiery passion of true love. With their updated covers and contents, these books will transport you to a world where strong-willed cowboys and fearless women collide in a whirlwind of passion and resilience. Get ready to be swept away by tales of unwavering determination, courage, and the remarkable strength of love. In the newly released edition of The Heartbreak Cowboy, complete with the heartfelt prequel novella, The Cowboy’s Goodnight Kiss, follow Eleanor and McCrea as they navigate past heartbreaks and the power of true love. Experience the emotional rollercoaster of choices, second chances, and rekindled love as Eleanor and McCrea’s tale unfolds. Join Jess Coldiron in The Fallen Cowboy, a story of resilience and redemption as he finds himself drawn to the beautiful Mallory Montgomery. As the Executive Director of the Promise Point Horse Rescue Ranch, Jess must confront his past while navigating the sparks of passion ignited by Mallory. Can he surrender to love, or will the weight of old scars hold him back? Finally, in Breaking the Cowboy, Dr. Louisa Coldiron—a veterinarian from a family of cowboys—faces her own battle of the heart. As she falls for the horses she rescues, she struggles to resist the allure of the enigmatic Brody Vance. Will Louisa find the courage to embrace the love and healing Brody offers, or will she let her past keep them apart? ***Be advised, this novel contains discussions and issues regarding infertility.

Published for devotees of the cowboy and the West, American Cowboy covers all aspects of the Western lifestyle, delivering the best in entertainment, personalities, travel, rodeo action, human interest, art, poetry, fashion, food, horsemanship, history, and every other facet of Western culture. With stunning photography and you-are-there reportage, American Cowboy immerses readers in the cowboy life and the magic that is the great American West.

Determined to avoid an arranged marriage, adventurous Lady Anna Spencer decides to run off to join her sister in America. To this end, she enlists the help of the handsome Scottish head groom on her father's estate, but this escapade may prove more challenging than her ladyship expected. The groom, known simply as Lex, is a fugitive from the army, having deserted in order to bring Lady Anna's severely wounded brother safely home from France. With the redcoats hot on his trail, he agrees to accompany Lady Anna, only to learn she's also on a quest for sunken treasure from the court of Louis XVI. Arriving in Riverhaven, New Brunswick, they suddenly find themselves in the midst of a collection of rogues even more notorious than themselves. Will these outlaws be of any help against the problems that have followed Lex and Lady Anna from England?

The writing in this book is so bad, it deserves its own taxonomy of suckitude. Gillian Flynn, Mary Roach, Dave Eggers, Rick Moody, Chuck Palahniuk, Amy Tan, A.J. Jacobs, Daniel Clowes, Jeff Greenwald, Po Bronson…the list goes on. They all sucked once, and they all have the guts to share some of their crappiest early work in Drivel: an uplifting bit of voyeurism, based on the sold-out “Regreturature” stage shows in San Francisco, and brought to you by Litquake and the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto. Within these pages you’ll find abstruse and esoteric poetry (bad); incoherent and illogical short stories (worse); bumfuzzling proto-journalism (shameful); and pretentious, overwrought journal entries (we’ll not speak of this again). Thanks to these courageous but foolhardy writers, the world now knows the real meaning of a work-in-progress.

The strange odysseys of two young women animate this “hypnotic and glowing” American gothic novel that blurs the line between the real and the supernatural (Gregory Maguire, The New York Times Book Review). A New York Times Editors’ Choice A Paris Review Staff Pick Ruth and Nat are seventeen. They are orphans living at The Love of Christ! Foster Home in upstate New York. And they may be able to talk to the dead. Enter Mr. Bell, a con man with mystical interests who knows an opportunity when he sees one. Together they embark on an unexpected journey that connects meteor sites, utopian communities, lost mothers, and a scar that maps its way across Ruth’s face. Decades later, Ruth visits her niece, Cora. But while Ruth used to speak to the dead, she now doesn’t speak at all. Even so, she leads Cora on a mysterious mission that involves crossing the entire state of New York on foot. Where is she taking them? And who—or what—is hidden in the woods at the end of the road? “[A] gripping novel…The narratives, which twist together into a shocking dénouement, are marked by ghost stories.”—The New Yorker

After losing his family in the Scottish Clearances, Harry Wallace becomes infamous for his clever revenge on the ruling English upper class, but his success can last only so long. With the shadow of a noose hanging over him, he barely escapes with his life and sails for British North America and a town he’s heard of but never seen. In New Brunswick, Maggie Fowler needs a champion, someone willing to fight for the home and holdings she and her seven stepchildren are trying to defend against a murderous, power-hungry enemy who has already killed the children’s father. Will footloose, devil-may-care Highland Harry meet her needs?

Invaders from space travel through time to battle warriors from around the world and throughout history: Roman gladiators, Vikings, Aztecs, pirates, samurai, soldiers of WWI and WWII, and other warriors.

A society wedding photographer falls under suspicion in this “charming and exciting new tale of romance and suspense” (RT Book Reviews). In Lake Hope and other posh suburbs of Chicago, the services of photographer Keely O’Brien are in high demand, especially for all the theme weddings that are currently the rage among the social elite. But after Keely works two weddings from which the gifts are stolen, suspicion starts to fall on her, as well as on caterer Max Summers. Local gossip columnist Flo Netherton insinuates that Keely and Max may be playing some role in the thievery. Putting aside her pride and her distrust of Max, Keely convinces him to help her uncover the real inside contact for the robbers. Together they set out to explore the grimy underside of the lace and tulle world of society weddings, but once-friendly business colleagues are suddenly too busy—or too afraid—to talk. Overnight, Max and Keely become pariahs, and something more sinister than rumor may be responsible for the wall of silence. Then Flo Netherton’s body is found in Keely’s ransacked studio—and the stakes are higher than the survival of her business . . .