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This “warmly delightful, vigorously affirmative” memoir of a woman homesteader in early twentieth-century Wyoming inspired the acclaimed film Heartland (The Wall Street Journal).
In 1909, Elinore Pruitt answered an ad in the Denver Post to become Henry Clyde Stewart’s housekeeper on his homestead outside Burntfork, Wyoming. Elinore soon fell in love with the...
In 1909, Elinore Pruitt answered an ad in the Denver Post to become Henry Clyde Stewart’s housekeeper on his homestead outside Burntfork, Wyoming. Elinore soon fell in love with the...
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After her overprotective grandmother has a stroke, Maya, an orphan, leaves her extremely restricted life in California to stay with her mother's family on a remote Wyoming ranch, where she discovers a love of horses and encounters a wild mare that her mother once rode.
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Wyoming men volume 9
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Cort Grier is no ordinary rancher. Despite his vast wealth, he still works the land with his own bare hands, unlike his troublesome new neighbor, Ophelia Dresden. Fiery, beautiful Ophelia infuriates and entrances Cort, awakening feelings he'd thought long buried. But he knows falling for a city girl can lead only to heartbreak. Bestselling author Ophelia hardly expects to meet a man like the ones in her novels. But roguishly handsome Cort is an alpha...
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Barrel racer Celia Lawson knows better than to tangle with bull rider Kyle Gilchrist. The sexy cowboy's love 'em and leave 'em ways have earned him a reputation on the rodeo circuit, and he's always seen her as his best friend's kid sister. But one wild tequila-fueled night later, and Celia wakes up to find out she's gotten herself hitched-to the one man she never should have married! When Celia insists on an annulment, Kyle has no good reason...
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A Grammy-winning lyricist and accomplished poet, Joe Henry turns his immense talent to the novel form in this moving debut. Spencer Davis and his wife Elizabeth have carved out a rewarding existence on the fierce plains of Wyoming, where they raise three sons alongside herds of cattle. But as their oldest son Luke comes of age and begins testing the boundaries of his independence, Spencer fears that their simple way of life may not be enough for Luke....
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Curvy cowgirl Harper gets under Bran's skin at every turn, but she's the only applicant when he's left shorthanded during busy calving season. When sexual sparks ignite, Harper doesn't mind getting down and dirty ... she discovers that hotbodied Bran isn't all work and no horseplay ... and he's got more than a few tricks up his sleeve
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A poignant, intelligent and often laugh-out-loud funny memoir of growing up on a Wyoming ranch that resonates as a call to action: children thrive when they have time on their own in nature to experiement and develop confidence as well as have adults in their lives who can mentor them in work that really matters.
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A transcendent memoir from an author of rare talent, Laura Bell's Claiming Ground recounts Bell's time living mostly alone in the hills of Wyoming, where she herded sheep and cattle and battled isolation. A journey to the heart of self, Bell's work sparkles with shimmering prose and remarkable insight.
10) Dear pen pal
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Mother-Daughter Book Club volume 3
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Four very different friends in Concord, Massachusetts, and their mothers continue their book club, reading Jean Webster's "Daddy Long-Legs, " while getting to know their own pen pals from Wyoming.
11) Scumble
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Mibs's cousin Ledge is disappointed to discover that his "savvy"--the magical power unique to each member of their family--is to make things fall apart, which endangers his uncle Autry's ranch and reveals the family secret to future reporter Sarah.
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Where the heart lives volume 2
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It's the turn of the twentieth century and drifter Hugh Brennan is a man well acquainted with betrayal. Hugh finds himself drawn to the attractive widow, Julia, yet when he looks into her eyes, he recognizes the same hurt that haunts him. Julia Grace has little reason to trust men, but she's going to have to trust someone if she's to keep her ranch from the clutches of her dead husband's half-brother. Is it possible God had a hand in bringing Hugh...
13) Hang tough
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Blacktop cowboys novel volume 8
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"In the new Blacktop Cowboys novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Wrapped and Strapped, one woman learns that when it comes to cowboys, looks can be deceiving ... When Tobin Hale stepped in to stop Garnet Evans's son from railroading her out of her own home, he knew moving in with his favorite Mud Lily could be seen as strange. But nothing prepared him for the arrival of Garnet's fiery, beautiful granddaughter, Jade--or her assumption...
14) Wyoming legend
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Wyoming men volume 8
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"A Wyoming rancher finds love where he least expects it--on his own doorstep!--in this heartwarming second-chance romance. Micah Torrance could use a helping hand. Between managing his expansive Wyoming ranch and caring for his willful little girl, Janey, Micah's plate is more than full. Usually, it's not in this cowboy's nature to ask, but when beautiful Karina Carter offers her help, Micah can't resist. With her sweet smile and her easy way with...
15) After Tex
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From the bestselling author behind the hit Sweet Magnolias Netflix series
#1 New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods sweeps readers away to the quiet plains of Whispering Wind ranch, where one woman's conflict between family, career, and the promise of rekindled love threatens to change her life forever.
Megan O'Rourke's beloved grandfather, Tex, had always been determined to lure her out of New York and back to their ranch in Whispering...
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Mother-Daughter Book Club volume 3
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[2009]
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First edition.
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Four very different friends in Concord, Massachusetts, and their mothers continue their book club, reading Jean Webster's "Daddy Long-Legs, " while getting to know their own pen pals from Wyoming.
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It's 1963, a time in the United States when life was simple, straightforward and the lines between the sexes and sex roles were crisply drawn and severely delineated. Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist find themselves thrown together when they are hired to tend sheep in the remote area of Brokeback Mountain, Wyoming. Because of the job, the two are forced to spend many hours together alone in the wild. Ennis and Jack are inexorably drawn to each other through...
20) El rancho
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A reunion on a ranch of three unhappily married women, who were friends in college, leads to three new romances. The women are Tanya, a rock singer whose third marriage is collapsing and who organizes the reunion; May, the wife of a high-powered New York lawyer; and Zoe, a doctor who runs an aids clinic and who has caught the disease.
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