Child Westerns

The author of the stunning New York Times bestseller The Widow returns with a brand-new novel of twisting psychological suspense. As an old house is demolished in a gentrifying section of London, a workman discovers a tiny skeleton, buried for years. For journalist Kate Waters, it’s a story...

Ophelia McKenzie left Blossom Ridge and its bitter family feud behind to chase truth and headlines in New York City. But when her father falls ill, the determined reporter returns home, only to find that the past, and one man in particular, still stirs something deep inside her. Can she balance her pursuit of justice with the longing she thought she buried? Eli Daggatt returned from war a changed man, once a deputy and now a sheriff, raising a child who isn’t his by blood… He’s built a quiet life for himself and his daughter Daisy, but Ophelia’s return threatens to reopen wounds ...

The true story of an abused childhood, of shocking brutality and life as the daughter of notorious serial killer and master manipulator Rose West. You're 21 years old. Police arrive on the doorstep of your house, 25 Cromwell Street, with a warrant to search the garden for the remains of your older sister you didn't know was dead. Bones are found, and they are from more than one body. And so the nightmare begins. You are the daughter of Fred and Rose West.

Finding love is never easy for a single mother listing herself as a mail order bride. But it is necessary. Eliza Buell has just given birth to her second child. Now a single mother after the death of her husband, she finds herself alone and desperate for a way to help her children survive the coming winter. With no other option, Eliza opts to become a mail order bride. Arthur Wells is eager to prove his merit in the west, especially when his promotion is stifled solely because he is not married. And there is no better way to get a wife from the mail order bride catalogue. When Eliza arrives...

In this taut, chilling audiobook, Lester Ballard - a violent, dispossessed man falsely accused of rape - haunts the hill country of East Tennessee when he is released from jail. While telling his story, Cormac McCarthy depicts the most sordid aspects of life with dignity, humor, and characteristic lyrical brilliance.

This collection includes The Mystery of the Stolen Snowboard, Mystery of the Wild West Bandit, and The Mystery of the Soccer Snitch.

Two Complete Series 7 Books in one boxed set! Clean and Wholesome American mail order bride historical western short story romance. Come on out West and see the girls’ journey in finding meaning to their life, meeting different people and getting a shot at finding true love. Read all the books Love of A Child, Nuns and Cowboys Complete Series By Best Selling Authors Katie Wyatt and Kat Carson! Love of A Child Series Meet four amazing women and their journey to motherhood, their men and the challenges of the Wild West. Book 1 Hope in Love Book 2 Love Never Fails Book 3 Love is Kind Book 4 ...

“I am afraid of the dark, and this fear is gaining power over me with every moment I spend in the cellar. My stepmother is perfectly aware of this fear; I even used a nightlight to go to sleep when I lived upstairs. If she wanted to punish me, click, off it would go, leaving me to cry in the dark. Fear is not always rational, it is powered by your imagination, or an accumulation of past experiences that teaches you to be afraid. In this cellar I have an abundance of fears to choose from, be it the creations of my own mind or the reality of where I am.” It began with the purchase of an ...

The five children have grown up, and World War I has begun in earnest. The sand fairy has become a creature of stories...until, for the first time in 10 years, he suddenly reappears. Before this last adventure ends, all will be changed; the two younger children will have seen the Great War from every possible viewpoint, and the war's impact will be felt right at the heart of their family.

Sometimes a woman has no choice but to start life afresh as a mail order bride, along with her children… When Emily’s husband dies unexpectedly leaving her with two young children, the only thing she’s left with is the mercantile store that she has no means to run. Emily decides to leave everything behind and start over in the west as a mail order bride. Her new husband, Levi, has children too, which makes Emily think that he will understand her and that things will go smoothly. But she couldn’t have been more wrong. Levi has been doing everything alone for several years since his ...

Written in 1930, Coronado's Children was one of J. Frank Dobie's first books, and the one that helped gain him national prominence as a folklorist. In it, he recounts the tales and legends of those hardy souls who searched for buried treasure in the Southwest following in the footsteps of that earlier gold seeker, the Spaniard Coronado. This is the tale-spinning Dobie at his best, dealing with subjects as irresistible as ghost stories and haunted houses.

Adventures of the Monkey King One stormy night deafening thunder roared in the dark and blinding lightings struck the mountain. All of a sudden, there was an earsplitting explosion from the top of the mountain. A monkey was born from a stone. Monkeys called him Stone Monkey. Stone monkey was fearless and free spirited. He found a lovely home for the monkey tribe. He saved Monkey Mimi, and Grandpa White eyebrows. He learned 72 Transformations and Somersault Leap magic power from Bodhi Master who gave him a official name—Wukong. Wukong used his wisdom to end the brutal underwater chess ...

In the first book in this series, eight-year-old Drake is snatched up by King Roland's soldier and taken to the castle. He is to be trained as a Dragon Master. At the castle, he is joined by three other young Dragon Masters-in-training: Ana, Rori, and Bo. The Dragon Masters must learn how to connect with and train their dragons - and they must also uncover their dragons' special powers.

Naturalist Craig Childs's "utterly memorable and fantastic" study of the desert's dangerous beauty is based on years of adventures in the deserts of the American West (Washington Post). Like the highest mountain peaks, deserts are environments that can be inhospitable even to the most seasoned...

The go-to guide to getting infants and toddlers to fall and stay asleep, completely revised and updated Kim West, LCSW-C, known to her clients as The Sleep Lady, has developed an alternative and effective approach to helping children learn to gently put themselves to sleep without letting them...

The evil wizard Astrid is ready to cast her dangerous False Life spell! To undo the spell, Drake and the other Dragon Masters will need the help of three special dragons - including a Sea Dragon. So Drake, Bo, and Opeli travel to the island of Kapua to find one. But the Dragon Masters have stolen something from Astrid.... And Astrid will battle them to get it back!

Welcome to the world of Thornton W. Burgess, where Peter Rabbit, Jimmy Skunk, Johnny Woodchuck, Reddy Fox, Joe Otter, Grandfather Frog, and Happy Jack Squirrel play with Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes among the Green Meadows and by the Laughing Brook. In his first book, Old Mother West Wind, Burgess introduces readers to these beloved characters and many more, who go on to inhabit his later writings. Burgess’s stories were based largely on his own adventures in nature, and went on to be translated into many different languages and published around the world.

A blacksmith with a quiet heart. A candy maker with big dreams. A matchmaking child who believes in miracles—and a town where danger hides behind friendly smiles. In Cedar Ridge, Montana, Emily Harper is known for two things: her sweet shop’s famous candy, and her steady determination to grow the family business. Love isn't on her radar—especially not with so much on her plate. But when a tumble off a ladder lands her in the arms of the town’s brooding blacksmith, everything changes. Thomas Benton never planned on falling again. As a widower raising a spirited six-year-old and ...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Two kids race to save the world’s last magical place in the first book of a landmark new fantasy series, from “a writer with an utterly distinctive voice and a wild imagination.” (Philip Pullman, author of The Golden Compass) “An instant classic from one...

Josephine (Josie) Parker’s birthday is coming up soon, and with it, the end of her time at the only home she’s ever known: a Chicago orphanage. With no family, no job, and no prospects, Josie agrees to become a mail-order bride to Cooper Thompson, a rancher in Coldwater Creek, Montana. When Josie arrives, nothing is as she imagined. The town is unfamiliar, Cooper’s welcome is colder than she expects, and her future is far from certain. Is there a place for her in Cooper’s life? Or will her search for belonging lead only to heartbreak?