Western Life

The days are turning colder, preparations are under way for the Winter Fest, and everyone is hoping for a little holiday magic on the Finfarran peninsula. And as Cassie Fitzgerald, fresh from Toronto, is about to discover, there’s more to the holidays on the west coast of Ireland than mistletoe and mince pies. Enchanted by the small town where her dad was born, Cassie makes friends and joins local librarian Hanna Casey’s writing group in Lissbeg Library. But the more she’s drawn into the festivities leading up to her first Irish Christmas, the more questions she wants to ask.

Raised beneath the big Montana sky, Matt Malloy was never meant to be a jet-setting businessman. But he'll do anything to protect the family ranch he shares with his brothers. Coming home after a two-week trip to Italy, Matt wants nothing more than to shed his suit and tie for a well-worn pair of jeans and ride his horse up to the cabin for some alone time. The last thing he needs is a big-city lawyer invading his privacy - even if she is the most beautiful woman he's ever seen....

Waverley Madris is two months behind on her rent and about to lose her house and her children. Getting stuck with handsome Zane Hudson and his four kids in the Diner bathroom seems like just the type of thing that was just her luck. Except she emerges from that bathroom an engaged woman.

Sarah and Thomas Woodford travel west in search of a better life. En route Thomas takes ill and dies leaving Sarah to look after herself. Remaining for a time with the wagon train, a man she befriended betrays her and she soon discovers she's alone in the frontier town of Parish without much except for her meagre savings. Lodging at Parish's sole hotel, Sarah must eke out a living to survive, hoping all the while she'll save enough money to pay for her passage home. When things don't work out as planned, Sarah is forced to make a choice she'd never have considered possible. A Sporting Life ...

The Mystic Heart chronicled Brother Wayne Teasdale's journey into a multifaceted spirituality blending his traditional Catholic training and the Eastern way of sannyasa (Indian monkhood). A Monk in the World tells what the journey has meant for him - living as a monk outside the monastery, integrating teachings from the world's religions with his own Catholic training, combining his vigorous spiritual practice with the necessities of making a living, and pursuing a course of social justice in a major American city.

Cows wandering on roads are an everyday hazard in rural South Africa. They appear suddenly, and their movements are unpredictable. Hitting them can have dire consequences. Dodging Cows is one man's journey from carefree childhood to lazy student to conscripted soldier to passionate farmer, buffeted by the fault lines in South Africa’s history. Gritty and uncompromisingly authentic, this thought provoking novel stirs all the emotions. Part One Follow the adventures of a young boy, Luke Ayres growing up on a farm in southern Natal barely aware of a country divided along racial lines. Part ...

After four months on the job, 24-year-old Rebecca Harper has become something of a jack-of-all-trades on the Cooper Bar-6 Ranch...except for her cooking. But the four strapping sons who run the ranch in their father's absence need wise counsel more than unburnt bread, and Rebecca is perfect for the job. Whether dealing with the driven eldest, the belligerent youngest, or the personalities in between, she recognizes the source of each young man's pain is a lifetime of a father's indifference. As soon as the rogue returns, Rebecca aims to give "Mr. Cooper" a thick piece of her mind.

Get to know the "real" Nipsey Hussle behind the music. Here's just a taste of what you're about to listen to in this concise Nispey Hussle biography. Nipsey Hussle's personal life: Hussle has a daughter named Emani from a previous relationship. He dated actress Lauren London from 2013 till his death in 2019. They have a son named Kross together, who was born on the 31st of August, 2016.

During the 19th century, Japan severely limited contact with the rest of the world, although it was not the total isolation sometimes presumed. The government was quite aware of what was happening in the rest of the world. The Japanese also left a window open to Europe, in the form of a small and highly restricted Dutch presence on an artificial island in Nagasaki harbor - a presence that lasted more than 200 years.

Kendra Donahue is on track to becoming a world-class cyclist, with her eye on Tour de France fame. She has come to Meadow Lake for altitude training to prepare for her next critical race. She is hyper-focused on her goals, which has left little time in her life for family, friends, or social life. Will Meadow Lake be able to soften Kendra up to start looking at everything she might be missing, or will her goals remain the only thing she cares to pursue? Or will their budding romance hit a dead end, at the hands of those terrorizing this small town? Read all the books in Meadow Lake Dreams ...

Taya is almost there. Join her in this real life fairytale, set in the small town of Silver Creek, as she plans to start a new life by opening a little restaurant. Only to find a few rude people that don't seem to welcome her. But that doesn't seem to bother Felix Frogg, a local police officer, and the love-at-first-sight reactions he keeps tossing her way. If Taya isn't careful with the way her heart is softening towards Felix, she could be walking into a lifetime commitment of happily ever after that wasn't in her plans.

Oliver Clock has everything arranged just so. A steady job running the family funeral parlour. A fridge stocked with ready meals. A drawer full of colour-coded socks. A plan (of sorts) to stay trim enough for a standard-sized coffin. And in florist Marie, he’s even found the love of his life - not that she’s aware of it. When a terrible tragedy takes Marie out of his life but leaves him with her private journal, he discovers too late that she secretly loved him back. Faced now with a fast-approaching fortieth birthday, Oliver resolves to open himself up to love.

Few things have captured the American imagination like the “Wild West,” which still evokes images of dusty cowboys, outlaws, gunfights, gamblers, and barroom brawls over 100 years after the West was settled. A constant fixture in American pop culture, the 19th century American West continues to be vividly and colorfully portrayed not just as a place but as a state of mind.

***** BEST WESTERN NOVEL AWARD ***** “Brilliant!” “Hard to put down." "Destined to be a best seller.” "Funny...laughing out loud.” These are just some of the many wonderful reviews given to Len Francis Monahan’s novel Rattlesnakes, Ghosts and Murderers. This first in a series of Western Adventure Tales opens up against a backdrop of murder and insanity and goes on to chronicle the adventures of Colt Barnett, a hard-working, self-reliant, orphan boy and his relationship with Helen McKenna, the woman who adopted him. “Adventure, murder, and paranormal activity...comic humor and ...

Michael W. Allison is a self-made entrepreneur who has dedicated his life to helping others by sharing his own story of dedication, resiliency, and faithfulness. As a US Armed Forces Veteran, he was the recipient of a number of awards during his career, including several Navy Achievement medals with two Bronze Stars, the Combat Action Ribbon, and the distinguished Purple Heart.

Among the legendary heroes and outlaws of the Wild West, few names echo louder than that of Wild Bill Hickok. Wild Bill wasn’t just a name whispered in saloons or shouted on the stage of Buffalo Bill’s world-famous Wild West shows. Long before he stepped onto any stage, Wild Bill had carved his path in blood, sweat, and gunpowder. He was a Civil War scout who could read the vast plains like a map, a fearless marshal who faced down lawlessness, and a frontier sheriff whose very name sent ripples through the towns he protected.

A delightful Christian romance that will leave you cherishing the heart of Christmas! As a runner-up in 27 competitions, Heather Francis tries to teach young contestants there's more to pageants than winning, even though her mother never got that memo. It's hard enough to focus and ignore the inner voice calling her a fraud without being attracted to Grizzly Gulch Resort's brooding temporary chef. Levi Esteban’s temp job as chef in Helena, Montana, and caregiver for his niece, Shelby, would be perfect if it weren’t for the Miss Snowflake Christmas festivities. Levi’s been against ...

Rye and Blanche Tyler had been through so much in their lives. Could they finally have a life they could enjoy? It wouldn't be easy. A man called the Prophet wanted the women in the Tyler family. Rye's step-brother has had it in for him for several years. He's finally found him. Then there is a gold bullion only Rye Tyler knows the location. And people from their past are coming back to stir up trouble. In the action-packed fourth book in the Western series - Road Through Hell - "A New Life Begins", what the Tyler's enemies don't realize is they are fighting for a new life for their family ...

How do you find love where love does not exist? From out of a barefoot boyhood among endless rows of olive trees, and a forbidden passion for a courageous Moroccan beauty, to a horrific struggle against tyranny in the war-torn streets of 1936 Granada, comes a story where love cannot exist without mercy . . . mercy one carries for one’s whole life as a badge of honor . . . mercy and compassion passed down from generation to generation.

Willow Valley is a series of standalone heartwarming family romances. Each emotional love story can be read separately as you follow the Winters family while they find their way to love. Readers are falling in love with the Willow Valley series: "Heartwarming and emotion packed! You can feel the emotions of the characters." -Amazon reviewer "I love this entire series! i can't wait to read more of Ms. Kingsley's books." -Amazon reviewer "Absolutely love every book I've read from Christine Kingsley and this was certainly not an exception." -Amazon reviewer FIGHTING FOR LOVE: There's no love ...