Frank Carlson Library

Julia Waycross wants famous actress and singer Birdie Ballard to visit Pedregosa for Christmas in the hopes that she can perk up the spirits of those wounded in an attack by outlaw Black Jack Tillman and his vicious gang. But someone's got it in for Birdie, and she's not willing to travel without a bodyguard. When Cody Cavanaugh agrees to fetch Julia's idol, Birdie's entire troupe--unbeknownst to Cody--is also invited. But since they're to put...

The last thing a woman on the run needs is to find herself married to the richest rancher in Texas ... Keely O'Brien has spent the past five months on the run, but no matter what she does, she can't seem to evade the ring of dangerous criminals that killed her brother in Chicago. When she spots an ad for a wife from the owner of a small ranch on a remote stretch of Texan desert, she knows she's found the perfect hiding spot. The Wolf Point Ring might...

"Silas Miller is going through life just doing what his Dad tells him to. What he's best at -- finding properties in poor neighborhoods to buy out, tear down, and make way for the rich to use. As a son in a billion-dollar ranch family, he sees nothing wrong with that. Until he meets Theodora Parker, that is. 'Teddy' is a hard-scrabble, redheaded spitfire, helping run her adoptive daddy's car repair shop. While she's hard on the outside, she has a...

How does a cowboy know when to hang on…and when to let go?Five years ago, bull rider Bear Stone lost everything. His best friend. His fiancée. His career. And Piper Healy, his best friend’s wife, never forgave him for the rodeo accident that killed her husband. Now they’re working together to save his family’s ranch. But can this cowboy choose between his last chance at the rodeo…and the woman he’s falling for?From Love Inspired: Uplifting...

"A powerful ranching dynasty, the Campbell-Strayhorn family has had more than its share of scandal and tragedy. A new generation coming into its own will do whatever it takes to ensure the survival of the vast Circle C--along with their tiny Texas town--even if it means betraying those they love. Jude Strayhorn, the smart, free-spirited daughter of the Circle C's owner, intends to buy her deceased neighbor's abandoned ranch, the 6-0. When she catches...

"Handsome cowboy Simon Miller has traveled the world, gone to college, and put off going home to Texas for as long as he can. Now he's back on his family's billion-dollar ranch. And he remembers why he stayed away. Time for him to find a bigger purpose, so he doesn't end up like his father. Leilani has escaped from Hawaii to the mainland. Only one person in Texas knows her secret ... the dark past that haunts her. She works two jobs, keeps to herself,...

"When Comanches killed their fathers, young Sutter Lowery and August Bell became the primary supporters of their families until their mothers married again. One night, Gus's mother is beaten again by her husband. Gus kills Ben and dumps the body in a sinkhole. That night, Sut an' Gus hit out for tall cane. And thus begins the odyssey of Sut and Gus into the world of cattle drives, rustlers, Indians, horses, and manhood. Sut discovers he has inherited...

I know I should stay away from Ian Parker. But when my drug-dealing stepdad kicks me out, I have nowhere to go. Squatting in an abandoned shed on Ian's grandpa's farm seems like as good a plan as any. Ian finds me there, of course, and he insists on me moving into his spare room. I should say no, but the appeal of a roof and a warm bed is too much. Not to mention Ian's brown eyes and strong arms. We're nothing alike, but the spark between us is undeniable....

It takes a lot to change a peace loving, God fearing, rancher from a devoted father and husband into a Hunter of men, but sometimes though no fault of his own, this role is forced up on a man who for most of his life has not wished anything bad to happen to anyone. Jason Macleod was such a man. When he woke up on the morning of March 16, 1871 he had no idea that by the morning of March 17, 1871. His life would completely change and he would become...