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Matt Braun's Spur Award-winning Dakota tells the compelling story of Teddy Roosevelt's foray into rugged Dakota Territory. Stunned by a Valentine's Day telegram, Teddy Roosevelt reached his Manhattan home just in time to watch death claim first his mother and then his wife on that dark day in 1884. Abandoning a promising political career, 25-year-old Teddy sought the healing solace of the Dakota Bad Lands.

Fifty years after it was lost at sea, the USS Triggerfish washes up on the California shore. When retired Navy Captain J.D. Stanton is called into duty to investigate, he begins to see disturbing evidence that someone, or something, is aboard the curiously well-preserved World War II submarine. But the Navy is not the only one interested in it. A madman bent on world domination is focused on the ship, too. Stanton must ask for great spiritual strength to repel the evil confronting him.

From Chelsea House’s Junior Drug Awareness series comes a discussion about crack, a highly addictive form of cocaine that started appearing in the late' 80s and early '90s, giving rise to the number of babies born addicted to drugs.

The massacre at Fort Mims is what spurred young Davy Crockett to leave his family and become a volunteer scout in the military campaign between American militias and the Creek Indians. It was while serving in this capacity that Crockett earned his reputation as a first-rate scout, which added to his already established reputation as a crack shot. Like many volunteers serving in militias, Crockett also had to concern himself with protecting his wife, his children, and his land.

This book will help you learn more about what stimulants are and what they do to your brain and body. Getting the facts about harmful substances is the first step to staying healthy and drug-free.

In The Breaking Point, two people struggle to survive after their truck plunges off a snowy mountain. As they battle the cold, they also begin to figure out how to save their failing marriage.

In this installment of his popular Gamblers series, cardshark Ty Butler continues his migration to California, while stopping at every gambling hall along the way. This time his chips might be cashed in early, however, as he gets caught up in a deadly fight between two notorious criminals.

Martin D. Weiss, PhD, chairman of Weiss Ratings, Inc., delivers this New York Times best-selling guide on preparing for the future. This work examines investments and health care, proposing ways to protect and increase one's financial porfolio through careful observations and decisions. By following Weiss' handbook, anyone can avoid financial loss and plan for gratifying long-term security.

The senseless brutality of the Battle of Gettysburg convinces Confederate sharpshooter Jake Sinclair to flee the carnage of war and return home. One of the few participants not killed or captured in Pickett's Charge, Jake is barely conscious when a battlefield scavenger greets him with a pointed rifle. Promising to kill Jake and steal his horse, the murderous thiefchambers a round.

Best-selling author of Butler's Wager, Robert J. Randisi delivers gunslinging Westerns swirling with quick-draw justice. While fleeing his family's assassins, Tyrone Butler learns to survive with well-honed poker skills, a loaded six-gun, and a little bit of luck. But with the deck stacked against him and with way too many killers anteing up, a deadly game of Denver draw may be one Butler can't win.

In the role of death escort, a Fetch is not supposed to step from Heaven back to Earth. A Fetch is not supposed to fall hopelessly in love with a mortal either. But Calder is a Fetch like no other. And when his actions land him amid the clash and clang of the Russian Revolution, he sets off a chain of events with dire consequences for both the living and the dead.

Sassy Peale is desperate to help her family, but her meagre salary doesn't stretch far. Then she meets John Callister, who she thinks is an honest ranch hand. But John is actually a millionaire from one of Montana's most powerful families. When Sassy finds out, she's certain he is just playing with her. John has to convince Sassy that he's the man she first thought he was - a diamond in the rough.

Producer Thalia Thorne's career is on the line. She's promised to lure James Robert Bradley back to the limelight, no matter what it takes. But once in Montana, she sees that J.R. has built a new life for himself - as a real-life cowboy - and Thalia finds it hard to resist the man he's become. Then a blizzard strikes. Suddenly they're alone, with only body heat to keep them warm. When the snow melts, she'll have to choose: Go back to the big city - or sacrifice everything for the man she can't let go.

In Seduction and the CEO, millionaire Jared Ryder escapes from his hectic corporate lifestyle by visiting his Montana ranch -and beautiful ranch hand Melissa Warner - as often as possible. But Jared can’t shake the feeling that Melissa is hiding secrets. She might think her feminine wiles are enough to keep Jared eating out of the palm of her hand, but she’s about to learn that her rich employer is not a man to be trifled with.

Susan Meier never fails to get pulses racing with her unique brand of contemporary romance. In the heart of Big Sky Country, single mom Sophie Penazzi accepts a housekeeping job at the Silver Saddle Ranch. The ranch’s owner, handsome Jeb Worthington, is gruff, hard to get along with, and certainly used to a different type of woman sharing his living space. But Sophie has a hard time denying her attraction to her boss, and she begins to wonder if she can ever be more than just a maid to him.

Single mom Jess Calhoun had learned the hard way not to trust a man in a Stetson; her young son's dad was long gone. But that doesn't stop Jess from noticing good-lookin', sweet-talkin' cowboy Johnny Jameson swagger into town. He's as wild and untamed as the stallions he trains.

Spur Award winner Jory Sherman has been called“a national treasure” by best-selling author Loren D. Estleman. Originally a poet, Sherman crafts his Westerns with a dazzling style of prose that has earned rave reviews from critics and peers alike. Word on the Owlhoot Trail says Jed Brand is a cattle rustler and a murderer of three men - one of them his brother Dan. But the truth is, the ruthless Silas Colter is behind the crimes.

In popular Texas author Anna Jeffrey's gripping tale, tragedy reunites a brooding sheriff with the woman he's never forgotten. Returning to his hometown of Salvation after 15 years, homicide detective Rusty Joplin is elected sheriff, despite the opposition of wealthy Randall Ryder. After examining the horse-dragged body of Ryder's daughter Carla, sister of Rusty's old flame Elena, Rusty finds evidence of foul play. But as this baffling investigation heats up, so does Rusty's smoldering attraction for Elena.

RITA and National Reader’s Choice Award nominee Patricia Thayer crafts the touching tale of one couple’s struggle to save their storybook romance. Kira and Trace McKane found bliss when they tied the knot, but their marriage went cold as no children entered their lives. No longer sharing the same bed, the McKanes begin to rediscover their love when they reach the top of the adoption list. And that’s when they get the most miraculous surprise of all.

In the 2012 edition of its flagship report, Worldwatch celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the 1992 Earth Summit with a far-reaching analysis of progress toward building sustainable economies. Written and read in clear language, State of the World 2012 offers a new perspective on what changes and policies will be necessary to make sustainability a permanent feature of the world's economies.