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Want to pass the Texas Driver's License Written Exam the First Time? "Texas Driver's License Practice Test Questions and Study Guide" can make that happen for you! Learn how to pass the written test while practicing with actual questions specific to the Texas Driver's Handbook! This book is very different from many of the other Driver’s License Test Prep books out there because it was written by an author with over 36 years of Driver Education experience. It is also very different in that all the chapters and questions are specific to Texas Traffic and Safety Laws. Teenagers will love “...

A prim and proper country girl is thrown into a mayhem of madams and mercy killings when Alexandria Bell inherits her estranged uncle’s portion of a big city’s premier newspaper, the Texas Times. She does find the pickin’s better in Dallas as before she knows it, three suitors vie for her attentions. One makes her laugh, one speaks to her heart, and the third possesses such a way with words, he makes her envious of his talent . . . but she’s his boss. Come along on Alex’s new career adventure and see if any are successful in winning her heart and hand.

Read by the author with appearances from family and friends. The program also features bonus commentary and clips from her wildly popular podcast, For The Love. NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, OPRAH DAILY, GOODREADS, KIRKUS REVIEWS, AND MORE A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “I...

7-Step Study Guide for Texas Driver’s License Exam - Pass Your Test on the First Time with Flashcards and Practice Tests Preparing for the Texas DPS written test and behind-the-wheel driving exam doesn’t have to be confusing or overwhelming. Many applicants fail not because the test is impossible, but because they don’t know what to study, how the test is structured, or how to prepare efficiently. This 7-Step Study Guide for the Texas Driver’s License Exam was created to give you a clear, organized path to success—so you can walk into your exam confident and prepared. Designed ...

The FBI’s chief hostage negotiator recounts harrowing standoffs, including the Waco siege with David Koresh and the Branch Davidians, in a memoir that inspired the miniseries Waco, now on Netflix. “Riveting . . . the most in-depth and absorbing section is devoted to the 1993 siege near Waco...

'Tis the season for ex-Navy SEAL Clayton East to come home for the holidays - even if the mood at home is anything but festive. His father is ill. The East Ranch is in financial trouble. And now it's on Clayton, the prodigal son, to make sure his family doesn't lose everything. Headstrong Abby Harper is like a mother to her younger brothers, who she's helped raise since she was a teenager. Keeping them in line is no small task while she's also working toward her college degree.

If you're serious about mastering Texas No-Limit Hold'em, then "Poker Shark: The Ultimate Guide to Dominating Texas No-Limit Hold'em" written by Mason Knight is the book you simply can't afford to miss! This comprehensive guide is packed with insider tips, strategies, and techniques to help you dominate the game and take your skills to the next level. From basic principles to advanced tactics, every aspect of the game is covered in detail, with clear and concise explanations that are easy to understand. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced player, you'll find everything you need to ...

Once known among New York's elite as the American Adonis, Everett Griffin now lives as a recluse in the wilds of Texas. The treachery of a former admirer left his face and his spirit riddled with scars, so he hides himself away, his only companions a trio of trusted servants and an oversized dog. Locals whisper of the beastly man who lives in the gloomy manor outside of town and his tendency to attack anyone who dares approach. Everett relishes his fearsome reputation and uses it as a shield to guard his privacy.

This novel tells two love stories. A single mother finds love again after a decade as a war widow. Her 12-year-old daughter falls in love for the first time. The mother, Regina Walker, was married to Tim Umezawa, who died in Italy while serving in the 442nd. In 1954, she returned to Texas from California with her daughter, Gina, who is half-Japanese. Gina faces prejudice against persons of Japanese descent.

2025 Silver Medal Global Book Awards Aurora thought grief was the end of her story. But love has a way of bending time. Aurora Goldberg Stein is lost in grief. Her beloved husband, Jake Stein, has just died in a tragic car accident and her sorrow is overwhelming. But is this really the end? Perhaps, perhaps not. She hears his voice. She sees his ghostly presence. She travels back in time to another life with Jake. What is going on? What is the message? Jake Stein, a dashing Texan, sweeps Aurora off her feet and changes her life. A Brooklyn born actress, she moved to NYC and does temporary ...

In the seven years since he was stranded in 1836 in the body of William Barret Travis, Will Travers has managed to win Texas independence without the costly massacres he recalled from his own history and forge a peace treaty with the Comanche. As 1843 dawns he faces his greatest challenge yet. Mexico has renewed its war of reconquest. A new general is in charge of Mexico’s army, bringing new strategies to blunt Will’s modern tactics and superior weapons. To counter this new threat, thousands of men from towns and farms across the Republic of Texas volunteer to defend their hard-earned ...

Elwood's deputy, "Moosejaw" Hendricks is one of the fastest draws in the territory, and it's the best kept secret in the West. But when Moosejaw guns down three notorious outlaws in an attempted bank robbery, word gets around. And news travels fast. So fast that every tin horn west of the Mississippi heads for Buffalo Peak to prove they're the fastest gun. These half-cocked lunatics want to challenge Moosejaw to a showdown.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Finally, a Vietnam novel that honors Mexican American service and sacrifice." San Benito, Texas, 1970. Lottery number 216. One year in hell. One promise to keep. Roberto "Beto" Garza is nineteen years old when the draft notice arrives—wedged between a Sears catalog and his mother's magazine, delivered by a mailman who knows his father. Number 216 isn't safe. Isn't certain death. Just suspended animation while the government decides his fate. Three weeks later, he's married to María Delgado with a baby on the way and orders to report to Fort Polk. Firebase Echo. Radio ...

The bestselling Queen of Cowboy Romancedelivers a heartwarming novel where a doctor and veterinarian get a second chance at true love when a storm traps them together. After traveling the world, Dr. Cody Ryan has finally come home to his foster family’s ranch in Honey Grove, Texas. But all his...

A New York Times bestseller! From #1 New York Times bestselling author, Pulitzer Prize winner, and leading historian Doris Kearns Goodwin comes an essential middle grade guide to Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, and Lyndon Johnson and how they became leaders...

Awstin Blevens was born to a single mother—his father left them both alone in Texas to join the Navy and fight in WWII. Awstin navigated his early childhood full of hate and anger, taking up boxing and fighting other children as a way to mask his pain and suffering. Then he met Maggy, a little Hispanic girl who changed his thinking for the better. The more time he spends with her, the more he realizes that his violent actions hurt others around him. Awstin eventually gets sent to join the Marines, leaving Maggy behind. When he leaves, there is one thing he doesn't know: Maggy is pregnant.

A Comanche war party raids settlements and steals horses. A young warrior named Buffalo Caller kills a young couple, then abducts their red-haired little boy. The boy is rescued by a volunteer defender of the white settlers named Mike Shannon, who raises the boy as his own and calls him Rusty.

Can a by-the-book lawyer outwit dirty cops who'll do anything to keep him quiet? Houston, Texas. Tom Meyers believes rules keep chaos at bay. But the brilliant defense attorney is bored with his recent slate of cases. So when a woman is accused of murdering her abusive husband, he takes her as a pro bono client, convinced that a high-profile acquittal will make him a household name. As he digs for clues to the dead man's past, Tom dispatches his offbeat investigator to Baton Rouge, where she discovers the deceased had a whole other family and a job dealing drugs. But when she disappears ...

When he believed there was little time left, there were only two people he wanted to talk to while he still could. One was the only woman he’d ever loved. And always would. Rendon was seriously wounded…in searing pain, and up until the last hour, exposed as he’d never been before. Getting himself to the little known and forgotten small town in the middle of nowhere without engaging the enemy had been a risky choice, and taken the last of his quickly dwindling strength. It was the last place anyone would think to look. He never expected to survive. After a brazen and suspenseful rescue...

Stranded in the past in 1836, Will Travers woke up in the body of William Barret Travis, commander of the doomed Alamo command, and did what any self-respecting Texan would do when handed a bag of lemons: He made lemonade - defeating Santa Anna's army, twice, forging a lasting peace with the Comanche and rescuing his son from a band of kidnappers. Sixteen years later and just months after he wins the presidency of the Republic of Texas, Will faces the worst crisis of his life. The young republic is being torn apart by civil war. On paper, it appears Will holds all the cards: The rebels are ...