Pushing Up Bluebonnets


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Dedicating her life to helping folks reunite with lost relatives, adoption P. I. and Houston heiress Abby Rose is hired by a former FBI agent to identify a victim of attempted murder, a seemingly simple case that becomes dangerously complicated. Original.




In Defense of Plants


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The Study of Plants in a Whole New Light “Matt Candeias succeeds in evoking the wonder of plants with wit and wisdom.” ―James T. Costa, PhD, executive director, Highlands Biological Station and author of Darwin's Backyard #1 New Release in Nature & Ecology, Plants, Botany, Horticulture, Trees, Biological Sciences, and Nature Writing & Essays In his debut book, internationally-recognized blogger and podcaster Matt Candeias celebrates the nature of plants and the extraordinary world of plant organisms. A botanist’s defense. Since his early days of plant restoration, this amateur plant scientist has been enchanted with flora and the greater environmental ecology of the planet. Now, he looks at the study of plants through the lens of his ever-growing houseplant collection. Using gardening, houseplants, and examples of plants around you, In Defense of Plants changes your relationship with the world from the comfort of your windowsill. The ruthless, horny, and wonderful nature of plants. Understand how plants evolve and live on Earth with a never-before-seen look into their daily drama. Inside, Candeias explores the incredible ways plants live, fight, have sex, and conquer new territory. Whether a blossoming botanist or a professional plant scientist, In Defense of Plants is for anyone who sees plants as more than just static backdrops to more charismatic life forms. In this easily accessible introduction to the incredible world of plants, you’ll find: • Fantastic botanical histories and plant symbolism • Passionate stories of flora diversity and scientific names of plant organisms • Personal tales of plantsman discovery through the study of plants If you enjoyed books like The Botany of Desire, What a Plant Knows, or The Soul of an Octopus, then you’ll love In Defense of Plants.




Wulf's Tracks


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Spur Award-Winning Author of The Sundown Chaser From Dusty Richards, winner of the 2007 Spur Award for The Horse Creek Incident, comes a story of a man who stood up for the law—and another young man who stood up for what was right... The road to manhood is long and hard… Seventeen-year-old Wulf Baker has been crossed by his cruel stepfather one too many times. Before he kills him and winds up at the end of a rope, Wulf decides to make tracks out of town. He heads for Billings, Montana, where his older cousin Herschel Baker keeps the peace as an ex- rancher turned lawman. Sheriff Baker is mighty glad to meet his young cousin—and to see he's good with a gun. Old Buffalo Malone has been robbed of his gold, and it's up to the sheriff to bring it back. He could use a good new deputy. Wulf is happy to pin on a badge and join the hunt, but once justice is served, he has a score or two to settle back home... "The author has a definite flair for details that put the reader right into the action." —Roundup Magazine




Beyond the Storm


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It is 1867, and twenty-three-year-old Shade McDonald is ready for a change. After spending the last few years serving in the Civil War, Shade has his sights set on marrying a good woman, settling on the family farm in Kentucky, and raising a family. Unfortunately, the only companions he has right now are a revolver, a rifle, and a strawberry roan named Rex. As he trudges along a hot, dusty road in southeastern Texas headed toward his future, Shade has no idea that trouble is not finished with him yet. Happily reunited with his family on a Texas ranch, Shade busies himself with learning the business of working and raising cattle. Yet within the dark recesses of his mind, something is casting a shadow on all that is good, and it is as ominous as a squall line. As a threat lurks in the distance, Shade must learn to rely on his past experiences to prepare for the uncertain road that lies ahead. Shade must leave all he loves to right a wrong. As he goes on a dangerous mission to find two culprits driven by evil intentions, he must summon the courage he learned on the battlefield to save not only his family, but also his own life.




Shoot From The Lip


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The thought of working with a hot-shot producer and her TV crew is about as appealing to Abby as sticking her hand in a bucket of leeches. But "Reality Check" is a program that claims to turn American dreams into the real thing, and Abby figures that if anyone deserves that kind of bonanza, it's Emma Lopez, who has been raising her three younger siblings since her mother disappeared. Abby is determined to help Emma realize her dream of a reunion-even when it becomes clear that someone out there doesn't believe in happy endings.




Lipstick and Lead Box Set (Books 1-9)


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Enjoy this box set of bounty hunter sisters who start a business to save their ranch from USA Today Best-Selling Author Sylvia McDaniel. Desperate Book 1 They Always Get Their Man Deadly Book 2 Second Chances at Love Can Be Deadly Dangerous Book 3 The Hunt of a Lifetime Becomes the Journey of a Heart Daring Book 4 Sometimes the Past Refuses to Stay In the Past Determined Book 5 Revenge or Reprieve? Hell hath no fury like a woman betrayed. Deceived Book 6 The Bumbling Female Bounty Hunter meets a dime novelist and does he have a story to tell. Defiant Book 7 Some Husbands Just Won’t Die Devious Book 8 A Burning Need for Revenge Bonus Book--Quinlan’s Quest Evil touched Quinlan once. Will it do so again? Fans of Shirlee Davies, Janet Daily and Kirsten Osbourne will enjoy this western historical romance.




Her Outlaw


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With her thirtieth birthday looming, American widow Emma Tate yearns for the excitement and adventure of her youth. When she indulges her desires by flirting with a handsome stranger on a busy London street, she hasn't a clue that the man is the notorious Highland Reiver, a thief with surprising—and dangerous—ties to Emma's past. When Dair MacRae spies the unique ruby pendant nestled against the beauty's bountiful charms, he knows he must have both the necklace and the woman. Dair never hesitates to take what he wants, but the last thing he expects is to be the one robbed—of his heart. So he tempts the young widow with a scandalous offer and they begin a daring and fated adventure that takes them from England to Scotland and finally, home to Texas in an effort to win the greatest prize of all—love.




Her Outlaw


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With her thirtieth birthday looming, widow Emma McBride Tate yearns to revisit the mischief—making days of her youth. When she indulges her desires by flirting with Dair, a handsome stranger on a busy London street, she sees only his spellbinding eyes, broad shoulders and knee-weakening smile. She hasn't a clue that the man with such an appropriate name is the notorious Highland Reiver, a thief with surprising—and dangerous—ties to Emma's past. When Dair MacRae spies the unique ruby pendant nestled against the beauty's bountiful charms, he knows he must have it—and her. As always, he takes what he wants, but this time something is different. This time the thief is robbed—of his heart. So Dair tempts Emma with a tantalizing offer, and they begin an adventure both thrilling and fated that takes them from England to Scotland and finally, home to Texas. There, they'll dare everything in search of a love more powerful than either can imagine.




Cowboy Justice


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A look into a period in American history full of sweeping changes--an intensely personal account of the Old West as told by the memoirs of Jim Gober, a Texas lawman.




Blue Bonnets O'er the Border


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In 1864, the 79th returned to the East in time to fight in the Wilderness and at Spotsylvania.