Author: Sherryl Woods
Publisher: MIRA
ISBN: 1488075719
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 390
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In the heart of Texas, love comes knocking when you least expect it… The Cowboy and His Wayward Bride Country singer Laurie Jensen has never forgotten her childhood sweetheart, rancher Harlan Patrick Adams. After all, she admitted she loved him, then left with no explanation when she discovered she was pregnant. Being on the road with a newborn has taken its toll, and she’s given everything for her career. The last thing she wants is to settle down—but will she change her mind when her baby’s father comes calling? Suddenly, Annie’s Father Ever since a tragic car accident ruined his career, ex—rodeo star Slade Sutton put down new roots at the Adams family ranch. His hectic life left little room for family—until his ten-year-old daughter lands on his doorstep with no one else to turn to. Slade knows he’ll need whatever help he can find—even from mysterious rancher Val Harding. Slade has a heart of gold when it comes to his daughter, but he must discover if there’s room in his heart for Val, too. Author of the hit Netflix series Sweet Magnolias
Author: Michael Hurd
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 1477314857
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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The history of black high school football in segregated Texas: “Though this book is long overdue, it is also right on time.” —Texas Observer At a time when “Friday night lights” shone only on white high school football games, African American teams across Texas burned up the gridiron on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Temple Dunbar, Austin Anderson, and other segregated high schools in the Prairie View Interscholastic League—the African American counterpart of the University Interscholastic League, which excluded black schools from membership until 1967—created an exciting brand of football that produced hundreds of outstanding players, many of whom became college All-Americans, All-Pros, and Pro Football Hall of Famers, including NFL greats such as “Mean” Joe Green, Otis Taylor, Dick “Night Train” Lane, Ken Houston, and Bubba Smith. Thursday Night Lights tells the inspiring, largely unknown story of African American high school football in Texas. Drawing on interviews, newspaper stories, and memorabilia, Michael Hurd introduces the players, coaches, schools, and towns where African Americans built powerhouse football programs under the PVIL leadership. He covers fifty years of history, including championship seasons and legendary rivalries such as the annual Turkey Day Classic game between Houston schools Jack Yates and Phillis Wheatley, which drew standing-room-only crowds of up to 40,000. In telling this story, Hurd explains why the PVIL was necessary, traces its development, and shows how football offered a potent source of pride and ambition in the black community, helping black kids succeed both athletically and educationally in a racist society. “[A] groundbreaking book.” —Houston Chronicle “In America’s current Colin Kaepernick-inspired moment, with sports once again taking on a conspicuous role in debates about black citizenship and the persistence of white racism, this book is especially timely and important.” —Great Plains Quarterly
Author: Lex Martin
Publisher: Lex Martin
ISBN: 0692597808
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 391
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*** A USA TODAY BESTSELLER *** Tori… For the record, I’m not going to hook up with my boss. I'm a lot of things—a screwup, a basket case, a flunky. But when I take a nanny job to be near my pregnant sister, I swear to myself I’ll walk the straight and narrow, which means I cannot fall for my insanely hot boss. I don't want to be tempted by that rugged rancher. By his chiseled muscles or southern charm or the way he snuggles his kids at bedtime. Ethan Carter won't get the key to my heart, no matter how much I want him. Ethan… Between us, she's the last thing I need as I finalize my hellish divorce. What sane man trying to rebuild his life wants a hot nanny with long, sexy hair, curves for miles, and a smart mouth? A perfectly kissable, pouty mouth that I shouldn't notice. My focus is on my kids and my ranch, not the insufferable siren who sleeps in the room next to mine. It doesn't matter that she wins over my kids in a heartbeat or runs my life better than I do. Tori Duran is the one woman I can't have and shouldn't want, no matter how much I crave her.
Author: Debbie Macomber
Publisher: MIRA
ISBN: 1488098778
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 375
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Welcome to Promise, a small town in the heart of Texas where the neighbors are friendly and you might just find love. Caroline’s Child Everyone in town is curious, but no one’s ever asked who the father of Caroline Daniels’s child is—and they never will. The people of this tight community are protective of her and little five-year-old Maggie. They care. Especially rancher Grady Weston, who’s beginning to realize he cares even more than most… Dr. Texas They call her Dr. Texas. Jane Dickinson, a newly graduated physician from California, will be working at the Promise clinic—but just for a couple years before heading home. They call him Mr. Grouch. Cal Patterson was left at the altar by his out-of-state fiancée, and he’s not over it yet. Too bad Jane reminds him so much of the woman he’s trying to forget.
Author: Simon Han
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593086066
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
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Named a Best Book of the Year by Time, The Washington Post, and Harper's Bazaar “A tender, spiky family saga about love in all its mysterious incarnations.” —Lorrie Moore, author of A Gate at the Stairs and Birds of America “Absolutely luminous . . . Weaves the transience of suburbia between the highs and lows of a family saga . . . Shocks, awes, and delights.” —Bryan Washington, author of Memorial From the outside, the Chengs seem like so-called model immigrants. Once Patty landed a tech job near Dallas, she and Liang grew secure enough to have a second child, and to send for their first from his grandparents back in China. Isn’t this what they sacrificed so much for? But then little Annabel begins to sleepwalk at night, putting into motion a string of misunderstandings that not only threaten to set their community against them but force to the surface the secrets that have made them fear one another. How can a man make peace with the terrors of his past? How can a child regain trust in unconditional love? How can a family stop burying its history and forge a way through it, to a more honest intimacy? Nights When Nothing Happened is gripping storytelling immersed in the crosscurrents that have reshaped the American landscape, from a prodigious new literary talent.
Author: Victoria Thompson
Publisher: NYLA
ISBN: 1625174187
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 281
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A Hired Gunslinger Romance #4 From Romantic Times Career Achievement Award Winner and New York Times bestseller Victoria Thompson, a sensual tale of historical romance in the American Wild, Wild West... “Ms. Thompson imbues her characters with strength, eloquence and dignity.” –Romantic Times Strong-willed Heiress... Fiery Leah Harding has her hands full protecting her family's vast ranch from scheming land grabbers. So, when ruggedly handsome gunslinger Calhoun Stevens suddenly shows up with an unproven claim on her family, she swears to test his determination to its limits—and scare him off for good. But as Leah looks into his blazing blue eyes and finds herself melting under kisses as hot as a Texas sun, she suddenly doesn’t mind if he stays by her side—and in her arms—forever... A Composed Gunslinger... To set his past to rights, Calhoun Stevens has to convince the headstrong Miss Harding that he’s an honest man. He’s resolved to save her land—and do his best to forget her tempting, shimmering fall of brown hair and inviting dark eyes. But once he feels the enchanting spitfire’s slender body close to his, Cal is lost to a passion that means more to him than any ranch possibly could...
Author: Sara Orwig
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460321278
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
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Nothing tempts like the forbidden in this Lone Star Legacy novel from USA TODAY bestselling author Sara Orwig It had been a night of heart-pounding seduction…. In the morning it became their little secret. Jared Weston could never see his best friend's little sister again. But that didn't mean he'd stop wanting her…. Years later, when the billionaire tycoon hires her, Allison Tyler is all grown up and hotter than ever. But the new Allison is cautious, pragmatic—everything the daredevil thrill seeker is not. She wants forever; he wants right now. And she's still off-limits. But can a hot-blooded Texan like Jared choose propriety over passion?
Author: Jodi Thomas
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 1420131575
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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New York Times bestselling author Jodi Thomas lassos the heart of Texas with these four spellbinding stories, available together for the first time, where love shows up unexpectedly. . . Hank Harris wasn't even looking for a woman when he ended up with a wife. Aggie is exactly who he needs as a business partner--if only she weren't so damn beautiful, spirited--and in his bed. . . Rowdy Darnell was born to be wild and Laurel Hayes knows she shouldn't get involved with him--but oh, how he can kiss. . . When Annalane Barkley whispers her dreams to Wynn McCord, the Texas Ranger knows he's found a woman worth fighting for. . . If Cozette Camanez's groom doesn't show up for their wedding by dawn, she'll lose her family ranch. Trouble is, the groom doesn't exist--until unsuspecting thief Michael Hughes comes along. . . "The undisputed queen of Texas romance." --RT Book Reviews Praise for Jodi Thomas "Thomas knows how to tell a story." --Love Western Romances "Jodi Thomas's writing is breathtaking. . .her name should be at the top of everyone's favorite author list." --Affaire de Coeur
Author: Kristina Knight
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440590001
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 840
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Knight turns up the heat under the Texas sun with three cowboys ready to rope your heart and the feisty ladies who wrangle them. Enjoy a boot-stomping good time with these captivating couples: What a Texas Girl Wants: The last thing Jackson Taylor wants in his life is a down-to-earth girl like Kathleen Witte, so why did he just wake up next to her on a Mexican beach with a ring on his finger? Once they're back in Texas though, this all-business marriage might just turn into an all-consuming love. What a Texas Girl Needs: Matias Barnes knows all about society women like Vanessa Witte. It's part of the reason he left his wealthy family behind and took a job on a ranch. But while Mat knows she's so not right for him, can he resist her charms long enough to really let her go? What a Texas Girl Dreams: They are opposites in so many ways, but the more veterinarian Trickett Samuels gets to know footloose and fancy free Monica Witte, the more he wonders if he can convince this Texas girl that having roots will only help her soar higher. Sensuality Level: Sensual
Author: Phyliss Miranda
Publisher: Lyrical Press
ISBN: 1601833822
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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Everything’s bigger in Texas . . . including love. A deputy sheriff in Houston, Avery Humphrey is ready for some hometown comfort when she heads back to Kasota Springs, but one kiss from Brody VanZant is enough to make her trade “soothing” for “sizzling.” When it turns out hot, hard-headed Brody is another Bonita County deputy, sizzling gets complicated, especially after Avery is made the interim sheriff. Brody knows romancing the boss isn’t on the duty roster, but to him it’s a state of emergency to prove to Avery that he’s the partner she needs—in her life and in her bed—and he’s ready to give her as many kisses as there are stars in the Texas sky to convince her. Praise for Phyliss Miranda “Outlaw Savannah Parker finds hope for justice—and redemption—in the arms of Texas Ranger Ethan Kimble in Miranda’s Texas Flame, which deftly weaves layers of secrets into a narrative that keeps readers guessing.” —Publishers Weekly
