USA TODAY Bestselling Author Barb Han guarantees danger lurking around every corner, hearts on the line, and romantic suspense that keeps you on the edge of your seat. Join her Firebrand family in Lone Star Pass, Texas as they break through deep-rooted family feuds and find their way to love. RANCHER TO THE RESCUE A momentary act of bravery puts girl-next-door Prudence Owens in the line of fire. Suddenly responsible for an infant, she finds herself in the crosshairs of a kidnapper intent on taking the baby back--and leaving no witnesses. Texas Rancher Adam Firebrand has no idea how or why his name came up in association with a kidnapping, but he'll stop at nothing to keep a baby girl and her guardian angel safe. DISARMING THE RANCHER Once a starry-eyed kid with big dreams, Raleigh Perry is all grown up and climbing to the top of the country music charts. After a bomb threat derails her concert tour, she heads home to the safety of the small town where she grew up, and her childhood crush. The last thing Rancher Brax Firebrand expects when he runs into Raleigh is their explosive attraction, or the danger that has followed her home. RANCHER UNDER FIRE A dead raccoon. A moment of panic. An SOS text. And Liv Holden’s past comes knocking. Someone seems intent on scaring her out of town…or worse. She doesn’t want Rancher Corbin Firebrand’s help as much as she needs it. Corbin knows one thing is certain, Liv Holden is off limits. She may have once been his best friend but helping her will put him in the line of fire with his family…and a determined criminal.

Three western romantic suspense novels from USA TODAY Bestselling Author Barb Han. VAUGHN: Firebrand Cowboys Being shot and run off the road isn’t the worst of Vaughn Firebrand’s problems after he is reunited with his high school sweetheart Katy Castillo. Keeping them both alive long enough to find out who is bent on killing her is. In the small Texas town where she once broke his heart, he’ll have to stay close to keep her alive. Both quickly realize when it comes to lovers or killers, second chances are never guaranteed. Vaughn will have to pull on his military experience to outsmart a murderer and bring down a powerful enemy. But will his heart survive? RAFE: Firebrand Cowboys Odette Barnes needs big money fast if she is going to have any chance at protecting her young half-sister. Becoming a surrogate for a single, handsome rancher solves the problem, but how long will it be before the past comes hunting? Working with a surrogate to have a baby isn’t something Rafe Firebrand ever believed he would do. On the surface, Odette is the perfect choice to carry his child. But does she have secrets? And will his family name make her a target? MORGAN: Firebrand Cowboys When a fake dating profile lands the sheriff at Morgan Firebrand’s doorstep, the Texas rancher will stop at nothing to clear his name and prove he has nothing to do with a woman’s disappearance. Digging through the trash of a millionaire rancher isn’t something Avril Capri ever thought she would do. Until the sister she could never protect goes missing and the rancher’s name is involved. Teaming up in a race against the clock might be the only way to save Avril’s sister. Morgan will risk his own life to protect Avril, but can he put his heart on the line? USA TODAY Bestselling Author Barb Han guarantees danger lurking around every corner, hearts on the line, and romantic suspense that keeps you on the edge of your seat. Join her Firebrand family in Lone Star Pass, Texas as they break through deep-rooted family feuds and find their way to love. All books are stand-alone. Happy Ever After Guaranteed.

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How can the life of one relatively unknown man change our understanding of Texas history and the American West? Peter Ellis Bean, a fairly minor but fascinating character, casts unexpected light on conflicts, famous characters, and events from the time of Mexican rule through the years of the Republic. Bean’s role in Mexico’s revolution against Spain and his service as an agent of the Mexican government, especially as Indian agent in eastern Texas, provide an unusually vivid picture of Mexican Texas, as well as new information about the Indians in his region. More explosively, Jackson’s research on Bean’s career as Indian agent casts doubt on the traditional characterization of Sam Houston as a friend to the Texas Indians. Bean’s career shows Houston as a rival for the loyalty of the Indians during Texas’ rebellion against Mexico, a rival who made false promises for military and political gain. After Texas independence, Bean acquired vast lands in Texas, at one point holding more than 100,000 acres. A good citizen and a good businessman, involved with real estate, sawmills, salt works, agriculture, and stock raising, he was also a bigamist. Meticulously researched, dramatically written, and embodying a unique understanding of Mexican Texas, Jack Jackson’s chronicle of Peter Ellis Bean not only rescues him from relative obscurity but also corrects key aspects of the history in which he was involved and brings to life an era more often consigned to myth.

This collection of highly readable and accessible essays on Lincoln's legacy offers a wide array of perspectives on the enduring impact of the nation's greatest president on leaders, thinkers, and American history. The book explores how Lincoln's words and deeds have influenced the pursuit of justice and freedom and the practice of democracy in the century and a half since he governed.

In the first musicological study of Kurt Weill’s complete stage works, Stephen Hinton charts the full range of theatrical achievements by one of twentieth-century musical theater’s key figures. Hinton shows how Weill’s experiments with a range of genres—from one-act operas and plays with music to Broadway musicals and film-opera—became an indispensable part of the reforms he promoted during his brief but intense career. Confronting the divisive notion of "two Weills"—one European, the other American—Hinton adopts a broad and inclusive perspective, establishing criteria that allow aspects of continuity to emerge, particularly in matters of dramaturgy. Tracing his extraordinary journey as a composer, the book shows how Weill’s artistic ambitions led to his working with a remarkably heterogeneous collection of authors, such as Georg Kaiser, Bertolt Brecht, Moss Hart, Alan Jay Lerner, and Maxwell Anderson.