Author: Paula Marshall
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1426832753
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Four years of war and even more years of trying to save the family estate have knocked the daredevil out of Jack Compton. He's hanging on to his place in society by the skin of his teeth. Seeing Lacey Chancellor joyously dancing the Charleston brings his passion for life back full force! As luck would have it, this wealthy heiress is drawn to him. But pride is a powerful thing. Unwilling to be branded a fortune hunter, will Jack choose honor over love?
Jack Compton's Luck
Author: Paula Marshall
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1426832753
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Four years of war and even more years of trying to save the family estate have knocked the daredevil out of Jack Compton. He's hanging on to his place in society by the skin of his teeth. Seeing Lacey Chancellor joyously dancing the Charleston brings his passion for life back full force! As luck would have it, this wealthy heiress is drawn to him. But pride is a powerful thing. Unwilling to be branded a fortune hunter, will Jack choose honor over love?
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1426832753
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Four years of war and even more years of trying to save the family estate have knocked the daredevil out of Jack Compton. He's hanging on to his place in society by the skin of his teeth. Seeing Lacey Chancellor joyously dancing the Charleston brings his passion for life back full force! As luck would have it, this wealthy heiress is drawn to him. But pride is a powerful thing. Unwilling to be branded a fortune hunter, will Jack choose honor over love?
Ralph Compton North to the Salt Fork
Author: Ralph Compton
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101197935
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
In this western in Ralph Compton's USA Today bestselling series, a Civil War veteran learns the fight isn't over... Captain Jack Starr served the Confederate cause with honor for four years. The Texas town of Lost Dog Creek promised an opportunity for the war veteran to rebuild his life—and a woman to share it with. But not everyone is willing to roll out the welcome wagon for Jack. Hiram Sawyer has designs on every inch of cattle range in the surrounding territory and he isn’t about to let some ex-reb steal the heart of the widow whose ranch he covets. With men on both sides of the law willing to do his bidding, Sawyer begins a campaign to destroy Jack. But he’s just declared war on the wrong man… More Than Six Million Ralph Compton Books In Print!
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101197935
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
In this western in Ralph Compton's USA Today bestselling series, a Civil War veteran learns the fight isn't over... Captain Jack Starr served the Confederate cause with honor for four years. The Texas town of Lost Dog Creek promised an opportunity for the war veteran to rebuild his life—and a woman to share it with. But not everyone is willing to roll out the welcome wagon for Jack. Hiram Sawyer has designs on every inch of cattle range in the surrounding territory and he isn’t about to let some ex-reb steal the heart of the widow whose ranch he covets. With men on both sides of the law willing to do his bidding, Sawyer begins a campaign to destroy Jack. But he’s just declared war on the wrong man… More Than Six Million Ralph Compton Books In Print!
Ralph Compton Prairie Fire, Kansas
Author: John Shirley
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593102339
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
In this roller-coaster new installment in bestselling author Ralph Compton's Sundown Riders series, a young cowhand faces a trial by fire on his way to a new home and an old love. Fresh from a successful trail drive, cattle hand Seth Coe is feeling flush, especially after a lucky streak at the poker table. But his good fortune earns him a dangerous enemy, notorious tinhorn gambler Hannibal Fisher, who is none too happy about being cleaned out. The innocent Coe starts the long ride back to Texas with big plans to buy his own ranch. All he needs now, he figures, is a wife. To his amazement, in tiny Prairie Fire, Kansas he meets the perfect woman, his childhood love Josette Dubois. But she is under the thumb of her brutal father, who will stop at nothing to prevent her happiness, including killing Coe—that is, if Fisher doesn’t get there first. . .
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593102339
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
In this roller-coaster new installment in bestselling author Ralph Compton's Sundown Riders series, a young cowhand faces a trial by fire on his way to a new home and an old love. Fresh from a successful trail drive, cattle hand Seth Coe is feeling flush, especially after a lucky streak at the poker table. But his good fortune earns him a dangerous enemy, notorious tinhorn gambler Hannibal Fisher, who is none too happy about being cleaned out. The innocent Coe starts the long ride back to Texas with big plans to buy his own ranch. All he needs now, he figures, is a wife. To his amazement, in tiny Prairie Fire, Kansas he meets the perfect woman, his childhood love Josette Dubois. But she is under the thumb of her brutal father, who will stop at nothing to prevent her happiness, including killing Coe—that is, if Fisher doesn’t get there first. . .
The Canadian National Record for Swine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Swine
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Swine
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
Ralph Compton Flames of Silver
Author: Jackson Lowry
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593333810
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
In the tinderbox of Virginia City, fireman Morgan Mason learns the hard way that he just volunteered for the most dangerous job in town in this scorching new Western in Ralph Compton's bestselling Sundown Rider series. Thanks to the discovery of the Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada has made many a rough-hewn millionaire. It seems like everyone is looking to strike it rich, but to Morgan Mason the real prize is being selected as one of the volunteer firemen who are seen as heroes in the dry, tinder box of a town. Recently inducted into the fire brigade, Mason is called to put out a blaze and stays to investigate its cause. His searing discovery? The fire was no accident--it was deliberately set. As a series of mysterious fires burns through the town, Mason begins to perceive a pattern no one else can. And when the fiery trail leads to the Wells Fargo building--holding what he suspects the arsonists are really after--Mason knows he is the only one who can take the heat and catch the crooks before the wealth of the entire town goes up in smoke.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593333810
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
In the tinderbox of Virginia City, fireman Morgan Mason learns the hard way that he just volunteered for the most dangerous job in town in this scorching new Western in Ralph Compton's bestselling Sundown Rider series. Thanks to the discovery of the Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada has made many a rough-hewn millionaire. It seems like everyone is looking to strike it rich, but to Morgan Mason the real prize is being selected as one of the volunteer firemen who are seen as heroes in the dry, tinder box of a town. Recently inducted into the fire brigade, Mason is called to put out a blaze and stays to investigate its cause. His searing discovery? The fire was no accident--it was deliberately set. As a series of mysterious fires burns through the town, Mason begins to perceive a pattern no one else can. And when the fiery trail leads to the Wells Fargo building--holding what he suspects the arsonists are really after--Mason knows he is the only one who can take the heat and catch the crooks before the wealth of the entire town goes up in smoke.
Lucky in Nashville
Author: D. L. Compton
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595198899
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
A fearful woman, picked up one night by Lucky in his taxi, is chased, promised protection, dropped off safely, and is later discovered and pulled from the Cumberland river, dead. As our headstrong hero begins to poke around, he encounters hostile publicity agents, police power abuse, and imported hit men, all searching for a missing item of considerable value to everyone involved. As Lucky unravels the threads of evidence, they lead into the music business in Nashville and the huge amount of money invested in a rising star. Along the way, spend time with Lucky behind the bar, behind the wheel, and behind the scenes of Nashville.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595198899
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
A fearful woman, picked up one night by Lucky in his taxi, is chased, promised protection, dropped off safely, and is later discovered and pulled from the Cumberland river, dead. As our headstrong hero begins to poke around, he encounters hostile publicity agents, police power abuse, and imported hit men, all searching for a missing item of considerable value to everyone involved. As Lucky unravels the threads of evidence, they lead into the music business in Nashville and the huge amount of money invested in a rising star. Along the way, spend time with Lucky behind the bar, behind the wheel, and behind the scenes of Nashville.
Ralph Compton Straight to the Noose
Author: Marcus Galloway
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 069818078X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
A gambler runs out of luck in this rousing Ralph Compton western. Mississippi charmer Abner Mason is a professional gambler and a regular on the Delta Jack, a luxurious riverboat. But things haven’t exactly been going Mason’s way. After a disastrous loss at the tables, he owes an impossible debt to the most powerful man on the ship: mysterious, ruthless Cam Greeley. And Greeley’s willing to do whatever it takes to get his fortune back—even threaten Mason’s life. Now Mason has a single night to raise all the funds to pay off his debt by completing whatever ominous jobs Greeley has waiting for him. He just has to make it through alive....
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 069818078X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
A gambler runs out of luck in this rousing Ralph Compton western. Mississippi charmer Abner Mason is a professional gambler and a regular on the Delta Jack, a luxurious riverboat. But things haven’t exactly been going Mason’s way. After a disastrous loss at the tables, he owes an impossible debt to the most powerful man on the ship: mysterious, ruthless Cam Greeley. And Greeley’s willing to do whatever it takes to get his fortune back—even threaten Mason’s life. Now Mason has a single night to raise all the funds to pay off his debt by completing whatever ominous jobs Greeley has waiting for him. He just has to make it through alive....
Do and Dare, Or, A Brave Boy's Fight for Fortune
Author: Horatio Alger
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Ralph Compton Stagecoach Revenge
Author: D. B. Pulliam
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593439708
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Revenge is a rocky road in this nonstop adventure in Ralph Compton’s bestselling Gunfighter series Jasper Duncan’s stagecoach is the fastest one in California; at least that’s what he tells folks looking for a ride between the Stanislaus mines and Sonora. But he needs a windfall of cash to stay in business, and he needs to stay in business to continue his hunt for the outlaw Alec Casey, who murdered Jasper’s father. He’s learned Casey has a base of operations in the Stanislaus woods and he’s determined to find it. An unexpected solution presents itself: a lucrative job transporting three passengers and “dangerous cargo.” When Jasper finds out the cargo is actually a handcuffed Slip Casey, he’s elated. Slip insists he’s not a killer like his brother, but Alec will surely come to his rescue, offering Jasper his best chance for revenge. But after an accident, a shootout and more misadventures, , can Jasper really trust Slip? And will they survive the journey?
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593439708
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Revenge is a rocky road in this nonstop adventure in Ralph Compton’s bestselling Gunfighter series Jasper Duncan’s stagecoach is the fastest one in California; at least that’s what he tells folks looking for a ride between the Stanislaus mines and Sonora. But he needs a windfall of cash to stay in business, and he needs to stay in business to continue his hunt for the outlaw Alec Casey, who murdered Jasper’s father. He’s learned Casey has a base of operations in the Stanislaus woods and he’s determined to find it. An unexpected solution presents itself: a lucrative job transporting three passengers and “dangerous cargo.” When Jasper finds out the cargo is actually a handcuffed Slip Casey, he’s elated. Slip insists he’s not a killer like his brother, but Alec will surely come to his rescue, offering Jasper his best chance for revenge. But after an accident, a shootout and more misadventures, , can Jasper really trust Slip? And will they survive the journey?
Ralph Compton Vigilante Dawn
Author: Marcus Galloway
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451470699
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Two men are on the hunt for justice—no matter what it takes—in this gripping Ralph Compton western. Jarrett Pekoe cares about two things: his ranch and his family. So when rustlers kill his kin and burn his land to the ground, Jarrett won’t rest until the men responsible have their necks caught in the hangman’s rope. He’s willing to cooperate with the law if it’s on his side—and willing to work outside it if it’s not. Lem Beauchamp is a stranger with a mysterious ax to grind when it comes to the bandits who razed Jarrett’s ranch. Despite Jarrett’s suspicion of Lem, he isn’t about to refuse the help of an experienced gunman—even if Lem plans to hand out more punishment than the law dictates. And when the hunt for justice turns deadly, Lem and Jarrett may be the only ones willing to risk everything to defeat the lethal criminals before more innocent lives are lost....
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451470699
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Two men are on the hunt for justice—no matter what it takes—in this gripping Ralph Compton western. Jarrett Pekoe cares about two things: his ranch and his family. So when rustlers kill his kin and burn his land to the ground, Jarrett won’t rest until the men responsible have their necks caught in the hangman’s rope. He’s willing to cooperate with the law if it’s on his side—and willing to work outside it if it’s not. Lem Beauchamp is a stranger with a mysterious ax to grind when it comes to the bandits who razed Jarrett’s ranch. Despite Jarrett’s suspicion of Lem, he isn’t about to refuse the help of an experienced gunman—even if Lem plans to hand out more punishment than the law dictates. And when the hunt for justice turns deadly, Lem and Jarrett may be the only ones willing to risk everything to defeat the lethal criminals before more innocent lives are lost....