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Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
c2022.
Language
English
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"Bob Drury and Tom Clavin's The Last Hill is the incredible untold story of one Ranger battalion's heroism and courage in World War II. They were known as "Rudder's Rangers," the most elite and experienced attack unit the Army had. In December 1944, they would be the spearhead into Germany, taking the war into Hitler's homeland at last. Their colonel was given this objective: Take Hill 400. The second objective: Hold Hill 400. To the last man, if...
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Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Could a cowboy's former crush... Be his future? Dix Youngblood has loved Allison Burns since he tutored her in high school. Now she's a single mom trying to save her family's Oklahoma ranch...from him. Foreclosing on bad debts is the only way to succeed as a banker. But he can't refuse her request for help. From feeding piglets to posing as Allison's fake boyfriend, Dix is soon pulled into the beautiful rancher's life. Will she reawaken his cowboy...
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Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"When her estranged mother dies, Stella is left with an unusual inheritance: a one-way plane ticket and a note reading "Go to Paris." But Stella is hardly cut out for adventure; a childhood trauma, and her mother's negligent parenting style, have kept her strictly confined to her comfort zone, even in adulthood. When her boss encourages her to time off, Stella resigns herself to honor her mother's wishes, even if a spontaneous trip to Paris is the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"London, 1887. When newly graduated medical doctor Charlotte Duvall receives word that her father has died, she immediately leaves America and returns home to see to her family's estate. Among her father's possessions is a box of her late mother's letters, which feels like a balm to Charlotte's grief-stricken heart. But the letters contain some inconsistencies that suggest there was more to her mother's death than Charlotte had been told. She turns...
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Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Shirley Benson was owner now of the beautiful Valle de los Reyes, mistress of the old Spanish ranch house and its faithful Mexican servants. On the night that her father was killed in a rustler's raid, she made the unpleasant discovery that the Box B ranch was heavily mortgaged and that most of her cattle had disappeared, stolen by the men who had murdered her father. With courage inherited from her pioneer forebears, she refuses to sign the quit-claim...
Author
Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Murphy is living a quiet life of semi-retirement with his wife, Kai, and their newly adopted baby in their home outside Fort Smith, Arkansas. Kai, part Navajo, teaches on the reservation in the Indian Nation in the Ozarks. Murphy is called back into service when William Burke, special advisor to President Arthur, shows up in Fort Smith with an assignment. New York Governor Grover Cleveland is running for president and Arthur wants Murphy to head...
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Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Palmer Sinclair has never needed anyone's help. A successful loan officer, she's all work and no play. But when splitting headaches and blurred vision begin to affect her job, she begrudgingly sees a doctor and receives a diagnosis that leaves her shaken to her core and with little time left. Facing an uncertain future, Palmer makes a bucket list, determined to do the things she'd only dreamed of before she goes. Kent Wagner has dedicated his life...
8) The covenant
Author
Series
McCain chronicles volume 1
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"It was a time of uncertainty in the infancy of the growing nation. The Wild West was open and beckoning to displaced men and families, and many chose to travel to the unsettled frontier, dreaming of new homes, land, and even riches. But few reckoned on those that had lived in those lands for centuries, the native peoples: Blackfoot, Crow, Sioux, and more. Elijah McCain, fresh from the Union army -- where he had attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel...
9) Mainely fear
Author
Series
Goff Langdon Mainely mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
""I want you to find out who is responsible for ruining his life and I want them to pay for it." This is the desire of Latricia Jones as she hires Goff Langdon to investigate her son's arrest for burglary, vandalism, and possibly hate crimes. Langdon is a laid back, slacker detective, happy with his work, friends, and way of life in the town of Brunswick, Maine. To complement his income in Brunswick's scarce private detective market, Langdon also...
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Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"$10,000: Dead or Alive. That was the price on Jack Rodiker's head. But after seven years on the run, the tough-muscled young cowpuncher had only one thing on his mind--vengeance. A woman's word had branded him an outlaw, and he'd come back to his home range to clear his name. "When I take her by the throat," he said, "she'll tell me what I want to know!" But the Santsander Valley was rumbling with a lot more than a worn-out murder charge. A bloody...
11) Mainely Power
Author
Series
Goff Langdon Mainely mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Was Harold Dumphy killed to cover up something at the nuclear power plant where he was the head of security?
This is what Harold's widow asks Goff Langdon, private detective, to find out. Langdon is a laid back, slacker detective, happy with his work, friends, and way of life in the town of Brunswick, Maine. To compliment his income in small town Maine's scarce private detective market, Langdon also owns and operates a mystery bookstore named after...
12) Lazy H feud
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Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The Arizona Territory was rough country in the 1870s and cowhands on the Lazy H were expected to do more than just ride for the brand. Apaches were constantly trying to raid the horse herd but the biggest threat was the neighbouring rancher, who waited for a chance to take over the graze and the cattle. So men were hired for their gun skill and if they were good enough at this, they had time to learn the cattle trade. Such a man, and maybe a little...
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Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"As the eldest son of a Levite and a Philistine, Avidan is torn between his duty to his family legacy and the desire for something more. When Ammonites attack the city of Yavash-Gilead, he takes the opportunity to fight with his cousins for the newly crowned King Saul. But when one of the cousins goes missing during the battle, Avidan stays behind to search for him in hopes that he's still alive. Keziah is the daughter of one of the most powerful...