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Reminiscent of Kent Haruf and Cormac McCarthy, Bruce Machart's debut novel is a dark family saga set in the American Southwest. On a moonless Texas night in 1895, an ambitious young landowner suffers the loss of "the only woman he's ever been fond of" when his wife dies during childbirth with the couple's fourth son, Karel. The boy is forever haunted by thoughts of the mother he never knew, by the bloodshot blame in his father's eyes, and permanently...

A mysterious visitor at the door… Can danger be far behind? Quarter Horse breeder Fox Colton is a loner by nature. So when an anonymous infant appears on his doorstep, he reluctantly takes in the baby-and new assistant Kelsey Lauder. As he grows to cherish his unexpected family, Fox works to track down Baby John Doe's real parents. But when secrets from Fox's own past are unearthed, he could find himself alone again, just as he's come to love...

Annie Grebauer has two great passions, race horses and Sam Cumberland.

Sam Tracker inherited the T-Bar Ranch and in four years increased the herd and took on a partner, Kirby Landers. He and Christine Benton were about to be married. Then, in a single day, all was changed. Tracker came back from a visit to town to find the horses gone, Christine gone, Kirby Landers gone, and their capital had been withdrawn from the bank.

"Single dad Kase Rawlins wants to give his little girl, Addy, a fresh start in life by moving back to the family ranch. The only downside to that plan is seeing his neighbor Laurel Quinn every day--his first love and the woman he walked away from. After being jilted at the altar, Laurel decided to focus her attention on training and breeding her quarter horses. But being around Kase, she's finding her heart is being stolen once again, and not just...

"Rhett Braddock swore to himself that he'd never return to Silverlake. But when the opportunity arises to buy a piece of his lost, happier youth, he's drawn to the community, and the family, he once loved. Mending fences might not be as hard as he thought, until he ends up in bed with his best friend's sister. Julianna Holt is over Rhett Braddock. So what if he's a self-made billionaire? His less than flattering dash the morning after they spent the...