Western
Magic Words
I reached the end of this book expecting to find out that most of the story and characters were fictional,…
Hard Country
The Western often suffers from literary snobbishness, but good authors of the genre, like Michael McGarrity, know their era and…
On the Trail to Moonlight Gulch
After losing his lover in a tragic accident, 19-year-old Torsten Pilkvist fears he will never find true love again. Seeking…
In Too Deep
1866 Colorado: Rather than return East, widowed Audra reluctantly agrees to an arranged marriage to her stepdaughter’s brother-in-law, Ethan. Both…
Edge of Dark Water
May Lynn dreamed about being a movie star, and when she gets murdered, her three teenaged friends decide to take…
Colorado Dawn
In 1868, Maddie Wallace is trapped in a loveless marriage with a Scotsman who has abandoned her for the military.…
The Mercury Fountain
This is an amazing book. Factor’s writing bumps up against magical realism time and again in the most wonderful way…
Song of My Heart
Goldtree, Kansas, 1895. Sadie Wagner travels from her Indiana home to work as a store clerk and part-time singer in…
Texas Pride
A Polish prince on the Texas borderlands of the 1870s provides plenty of fish-out-of water humor and action in this…
Heart of Gold
In 1864, Shannon Adair dutifully accompanies her minister father to his new church in the gold rush town of Grand…
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