British and Chinese cultures collide in a deadly serious but often hilarious novel about an American ex-seaman and tavern owner, living in Hong Kong in 1857, who is framed for murder by a beautiful Englishwoman.

When Crado Bluestone buys some cattle to start his own branch, he figures that life can't get much better. It comes as a brutal shock, then, when he is accused of being a rustler and is made to take the Hangman's Reach. The real cattle thieves, led by a killer named Monk Purvis, leave him for dead. Help is close at hand, however, in the form of a Texas Ranger. Jack Banner has been tracking the gang and rescues the hapless cowboy just before he chokes to death at the end of the rope. Revenge burns deep in Bluestone's heart to even the score and much blood will be split before he finally catches up with the ruthless killer in a Mexican graveyard.

"MATT BRAUN IS A MASTER STORYTELLER OF FRONTIER HISTORY." -Elmer Kelton In a place called No Man's Land Texas rancher Ben Langham hired Luke Starbuck for his loyalty and toughness gained by riding with Rip Ford's Texas volunteers. But when Langham sent Starbuck after a band of horse thieves, a loyal man left behind the only home he had ever known-and met the stranger in himself. One man found a home... To track down a thief, Starbuck posed as an outlaw, misled his woman, and killed to protect his own life. Then he rode into a kingdom of vicious horse thieves and entered into a fierce duel with a criminal mastermind hiding behind a respectable life. Somewhere along the line, honest, hardworking Starbuck discovered that he was a changed man-one who had forged himself a freedom and a future in a place where other men died... "BRAUN IS ONE OF THE BEST!"-Don Coldsmith, author of the Spanish Bit series

In South Carolina, young friends Abbey and Bee see their neighbor's dog, Yemassee, getting kidnapped by a couple of rough-looking fellas with guns. What does this mean? Abbey knows one thing: if you try to mess with her family, friends, or friends' dogs, you've got trouble on your hands.

CHILDREN LOST IN TIME . . . WOUNDED HEARTS FIND HEALING TOGETHER. When Vickie Cheney and Adrian Bennett meet in Charleston, South Carolina, at the end of World War II, both are lost souls. The handsome RAF pilot and the beautiful Army nurse are haunted by memories of war. But even more tragic, each has lost a beloved child in a recent devastating fire. But are the children really gone? Even as Vickie and Adrian are drawn together in shared passion and grief, both see poignant images of the lost children in the Charleston streets. But are the sightings real, or merely figments of their grief-crazed imaginations? Why do the children always run away, and why do they appear in clothing from an earlier age? Soon Vickie and Adrian embark on a fantastical journey through time to solve the mystery and find the lost children. But they arrive at a moment in time only days before the great Charleston earthquake will destroy the city, while being pursued by a villain determined to kill them all. Can they find the children in time? Will their wounded souls find healing together? And can a miracle really happen, a miracle that will prove that love is stronger than time . . . and even death? A master of the time-travel romance genre, Eugenia Riley does it again with EMBERS OF TIME, her most poignant, mysterious and imaginary love story to date. EMBERS OF TIME is a HOLT Medallion Finalist book. Approximately 90,000 words. Eugenia Riley is the renowned, bestselling author of dozens of historical, contemporary and time-travel romances, including the classics A TRYST IN TIME and BUSHWHACKED BRIDE.

It was supposed to be a cold case… only it’s not cold at all. Cindy Baker has died a thousand deaths, none of them her own. No matter how carefully she blocks the light, the memories get in, even when they aren’t hers. Jesse Nash knows the truth about Hannalyn Burkhardt’s disappearance is much more sinister than everyone believes. The ten-year-old cold case seems isolated, but Jesse is convinced that’s wrong. Georgia Dunham has to find her missing birth mother – the elusive assassin Sin. Her mother may be good at going undetected but, if Georgia doesn’t get answers soon, a past she doesn’t understand could destroy her family. When the three collide, they’ll find they’ve opened the door to something more malevolent than they ever expected. Bad Name is the first book in the new Hangman’s Shadow series. Each of the three women has a unique and disturbing past, but together might be able to crack the unsolvable. From USA Today Bestselling author and multiple Best Suspense and Best Fiction of the Year award winner AJ Scudiere, this new series will have you anxiously waiting to see if you guessed correctly. “Install a seatbelt in your favorite reading chair.” - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★