Small-town Texas with high-stakes risks Alice Green lives with ghosts. A rogue cop whose mistake led to the loss of a young girl's parents, Alice is haunted by the decisions that halted her sterling career. And now the same girl who lost her parents has been abducted. And Alice will stop at nothing to find her. Joshua O'Brien doesn't want to tell his brothers—fellow inheritors of his deceased parents' ranch—that he has bigger plans. Applying to work for the FBI brings the possibility of an exciting and illustrious career. But when he meets Alice, whose beauty is only surpassed by her brain, it doesn't take long for things to heat up. And while helping her crack a case might save a life…it could also cost him his own. Cattlemen Crime Club

IT WAS A KISS SHE COULDN'T FORGET… Though the sign on Matt Bonner's San Antonio detective agency door claimed he was a "finder of lost loves," there was one he hoped he never had to find—the man who'd given Matt's ex-sister-in-law her first kiss. A kiss that had apparently given Jamie Lee fifteen years' worth of memories. But the man Jamie Lee was looking for didn't exist. Or so everyone told them. Why, then, was the trail of this seemingly obscure missing person strewn with danger, destruction and undeniable desire? Unless there was more to that kiss than Jamie Lee was willing to tell…? Matt knew firsthand about wanting to protect secrets. His was the deadliest of all: the two-fisted heat of a forbidden love.

The last thing Need Chisholm expects to see when he looks up from his beer is a nearly naked lady standing in the doorway of the saloon. He can't resist trying to help a damsel in distress, but Kate's too scared to admit what serious trouble she's in. Need soon convinces her that he's one tough Texan who can conquer anything--including her heart.

Also contains "One Tough Texan" by Jan Freed.

Six foot two of raw masculinity is her best witness protection Face-to-face with the woman who jilted him, Colin O’Brien tells himself he’s over her. What the charming rancher doesn’t know is that the man Melissa Roark Rancic married has forced her—and her infant daughter—to live a charade of love. And now, about to testify to his criminal deeds, she’s shaken by rekindled feelings for Colin and scared that he’ll discover her child is his. Though angry, Colin vows to protect Melissa from her vengeful ex…while safeguarding his own heart. But once he steps up, he can’t step away. No danger can keep Colin from the woman he never stopped loving.

This book explores the identity of Texas as a state with a large and severe penal system. It does so by assessing the narratives at work in Texas museums and tourist sites associated with prisons and punishment. In such cultural institutions, complex narratives are presented, which show celebratory stories of Texan toughness in the penal sphere, as well as poignant stories about the witnessing of executions, comical stories that normalize the harsher aspects of Texan punishment, and presentations about prison officers who have lost their lives in the war on crime. In analysing these representations, the book shows that Texan history plays an important role in the production of Texan self-identity, and that to understand the Texan commitment to harsh punishment we must be prepared to focus on Texan myths and memories. Prisons and Punishment in Texas draws on diverse interdisciplinary work, including criminology, cultural studies about Southern values, as well as research on cultural memory and dark tourism. Museums are shown to be under-researched sites of criminological significance, which offer rich evidence through which penal imaginaries and the cultural role of punishment can be explored. The book will be of great interest to criminologists as well as scholars of sociology, cultural studies, museum studies and politics.

Harlequin Intrigue brings you three new titles at a great value, available now! Enjoy these suspenseful reads packed with edge-of-your-seat intrigue and fearless romance. 48 HOUR LOCKDOWN Tactical Crime Division by Carla Cassidy When TCD special agent and hostage negotiator Evan Duran learns his ex, Annalise Taylor, and her students are being held hostage, he immediately rushes to the scene. They’ll need to work together in order to keep everyone safe, but can they resolve the situation before it escalates further? WHAT SHE DID Rushing Creek Crime Spree by Barb Han Someone is terrorizing Chelsea McGregor and her daughter, and Texas rancher Nate Kent is the only person who can help Chelsea figure out who is after her. But can she trust an outsider to keep her family safe? HOSTILE PURSUIT A Hard Core Justice Thriller by Juno Rushdan In twenty-four hours, marshal Nick McKenna’s informant, Lori Carpenter, will testify against a powerful drug cartel. Nick has kept her safe for an entire year, but now, with a team of cold-blooded assassins closing in, he’ll have to put it all on the line for his irresistible witness. Look for Harlequin Intrigue’s April 2020 Box Set 2 of 2, filled with even more edge-of-your seat romantic suspense! Look for 6 compelling new stories every month from Harlequin® Intrigue!

Harlequin Intrigue brings you three new titles at a great value, available now! Enjoy these suspenseful reads packed with edge-of-your-seat intrigue and fearless romance. SAFETY BREACH Longview Ridge Ranch by Delores Fossen Former profiler Gemma Hanson is in witness protection, but she’s still haunted by memories of the serial killer who tried to kill her last year. Her concerns skyrocket when Sheriff Kellan Slater tells her the murderer has learned her location and is coming to finish what he started. AMBUSHED AT CHRISTMAS Rushing Creek Crime Spree by Barb Han After a jogger resembling Detective Leah Cordon is murdered, rancher Deacon Kent approaches her, believing the attack is related to recent cattle mutilations. Can they find the killer before he corners Leah? RULES IN DEFIANCE Blackhawk Security by Nichole Severn Blackhawk Security investigator Elliot Dunham never expected his neighbor to show up bruised and covered in blood in the middle of the night. To protect Waylynn Hargraves, Elliot must defy the rules he’s set for himself, because he knows he’s all that stands between her and certain death. Look for Harlequin Intrigue’s December 2019 Box Set 2 of 2, filled with even more edge-of-your seat romantic suspense! Look for 6 compelling new stories every month from Harlequin® Intrigue!

Harlequin Intrigue brings you three new titles at a great value, available now! Enjoy these suspenseful reads packed with edge-of-your-seat intrigue and fearless romance. SECRET INVESTIGATION Tactical Crime Division by Elizabeth Heiter When battle armor inexplicably fails and soldiers perish, the Tactical Crime Division springs into action. With the help of Petrov Armor CEO Leila Petrov, can undercover agent Davis Rogers discover secrets larger than anyone ever imagined? WHAT SHE KNEW Rushing Creek Crime Spree by Barb Han When a baby appears on navy SEAL Rylan Anderson’s doorstep, he enlists old friend Amber Kent for help. But when the child is nearly abducted in Amber’s care, they realize they must discover the truth behind the baby’s identity in order to stop the people trying to kidnap her. THE HUNTING SEASON by Janice Kay Johnson After a string of murders connected to CPS social worker Lindsay Eagle’s caseload is discovered, Detective Daniel Deperro is placed on protective detail. But Lindsay won’t back down from the investigation, even as Daniel fears she’s the next target. Will his twenty-four-hour protection enrage the killer further? Look for Harlequin Intrigue’s May 2020 Box Set 2 of 2, filled with even more edge-of-your seat romantic suspense! Look for 6 compelling new stories every month from Harlequin® Intrigue!

"The Texan Scouts, the story of the Alamo and Goliad" is the second novel in Joseph A. Altsheler's "The Texan Series". Each novel in the series is a stand-alone story, but all three are set to the common backdrop of the Texan struggle for freedom from Mexico. An exciting story of great events and heroism, "The Texan Scouts" is highly recommended for fans and collectors of classic Western Fiction. Joseph Alexander Altsheler (1862 - 1919) was an American journalist, editor and author famous for his of popular historical fiction aimed at children. Altsheler wrote a total of fifty-one novels during his life, as well as over fifty short stories. Other notable works by this author include: "The Sun of Saratoga, a romance of Burgoyne's surrender" (1897) and "In Circling Camps, a romance of the Civil War" (1900). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction and biography of the author. This book was first published in 1913.