DescriptionCowgirl Kate and her horse, Cocoa, love getting up early and herding cattle on the range. They are the closest pals, even though they don't always see eye to eye. When it's time to wrangle the cattle, Kate is ready to go with her sharp cowboy hat and tough rawhide gloves, but Cocoa needs a little more encouragement. After a quick drink and a few apples, the two are off to the range to get to work. With Cocoa's help, Kate climbs trees, tells stories, counts the cows and rides the range. And once their adventures get going, the two argue as only best buddies can do. Erica Silverman's Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa is a recipient of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor and a treat for young listeners. Narrator Liz Morton perfectly captures the spirit of friendship and loyalty found in this delightful collection of stories.
DescriptionIn post Civil War Texas, cattle run wild along the Llano River, free for the taking. The rugged, isolated country hides them well, and it hides outlaws too. Hub Anderson has ridden west intending to round up a bunch for his land on the Brazos, but he is drawn into the affairs of the Turner family by his war buddy, James Harper. The beautiful Sarah Turner reveals a long-kept secret that changes everything for her family and for the tiny remnant of Comanches who learn of it. Hub finds himself falling in love with Sarah, despite the fact that James expects to marry her. The roundup is put off again and again as he deals with a crooked police captain, an ex-slave from South Carolina, Missouri outlaws, and a fighting bull. Anderson's Roundup is a western novel for readers who don't normally read westerns. There's plenty of action, wonderful characters, and a satisfying story.
DescriptionWhen English actress Vanessa Forsythe falls in love with Bren Selby, her life changes forever. Leaving behind her London apartment, she becomes mistress of Amaroo Downs, a remote cattle station in Western Australia. Not only does Vanessa have to adjust to a vastly different lifestyle in the outback, she must establish her place in the Selby family. Bren's brother Curtis isn't pleased to have to make allowances for the English blow-in, while his mother, Hilary, finds it hard to relinquish her hold on Amaroo. And then there's talented country singer Nova Morrison, who resents Vanessa's beauty and charm. Vanessa succeeds in balancing her acting career with her new life in the outback, but when a family secret threatens to destroy everything she's grown to love, she must face her greatest challenge yet.
DescriptionEarly in Louis L'Amour's career, he wrote a number of novel-length stories for "pulp" western magazines. "I lived with my characters so closely that their lives were still as much a part of me as I was of them long after the issues in which they appeared…
DescriptionIt was no crime for a young cowboy to want to talk to a pretty girl, but that was what got Tom Lundy killed. The hard men of the Tumbling B, who had survived stampede and Kiowa lance to drive their herd up from Big Bend country, wanted to burn the town down. But Kate Lundy, the Tumbling B's owner, had a better plan. Calling on dozens of seasoned fighters, Kate aimed to strangle the town that lived off cowboy money but had no use for the Texans themselves. With her rugged foreman, Conn Dury, at her side, the proud and beautiful woman might just stand a chance. Because Conn Dury knows all about revenge, and in Kate's wild fight he's out to get some of his own.
