In 1881, the Texas & Pacific Railroad described Abilene as the "Future Great City of the West." While the train line was laying rails west out of Fort Worth, a group of ranchers, wanting the new town to become a prominent cattle-shipping point, selected the name Abilene after Abilene, Kansas, which was a main cattle-shipping town in the 1870s. With the arrival of the railroad to Abilene, this part of Texas opened up for settlement. Families rushed to establish the town and set up new businesses, but it was the military coming to Abilene that really made the city's population explode. Lost Abilene documents the early homes, businesses, schools, and entertainment that helped shape the city.
Casting new light on Dwight David Eisenhower's profound life, "Eisenhower" chronicles the unlikely, dramatic rise of the supreme Allied commander. 16-page insert, 5 maps.
From USA Today Bestselling Author KL Donn comes Forgive My Sins, an Odessa Organization spin-off dark romance that will have you questioning everything you thought you knew. Forgive me, For I have lied, Done heinous things, Committed devious crimes. I’m attempting to atone, to make things right. But then there she is, Confessing. Enraging me more and more with each spoken word until I can’t stand it anymore. Blood must be spilled. Forgive me, For I have sinned. I’m impure. Touched. Dirty. Filthy. I tried to stop it, But I couldn’t. I’m weak, and now I must confess. Except he isn’t interested in absolving me. He wants to claim me. They want to claim me. And heaven help me, I want them too. Please Father, Forgive My Sins.
When art gallery archivist Sheryl Breckenridge tries to get world-famous sculptor Winton Pace to display his artwork at Simon’s Gallery, she doesn’t expect him to fall in love with her. Will she reciprocate in this friends-to-more romance? Time for Me is the prequel novella of USA Today bestselling author Jan Thompson’s Vacation Sweethearts series. She needs a personal favor… Eight years ago, art gallery archivist Sheryl Breckenridge watched Abilene—the owner of the gallery she works in—break sculptor Winton Pace’s heart. Today, Abilene is happily married to someone else and has moved out of the country. Abilene still owns Simon’s Gallery in Savannah, Georgia, and that’s the sticking point. The gallery is not doing well and needs an infusion of publicity. The director wants Sheryl to persuade Winton to display some of his bronze sculptures in the gallery, in the hope of attracting more business. So off to Folly Island Sheryl goes. He needs a plus-one… Winton Pace does not want to have anything to do with the gallery owned by his ex-girlfriend, Abilene. However, he needs a plus-one to his sister’s wedding in a couple of days. When his good friend Sheryl shows up at his beach house, asking for a favor, he makes a deal with her. If she would attend the wedding in Charleston with him to appease his mother, he will let Sheryl take home a few of his bronze pieces to display at Simon’s Gallery. Where do they go from here? One thing leads to another, and Winton and Sheryl end up attending a charity dinner together in Atlanta. Where do they go from here? Does it help that seven years ago, Winton did ask Sheryl out, but she declined? They have remained friends all these years, but have things changed between them now? If you like this book, here are the rest of the series: VACATION SWEETHEARTS: Book 0 (Prequel): Time for Me Book 1: Smile for Me Book 2: Reach for Me (Romance with Suspense) – Prelude to Watchfire Security Book 3: Wait for Me (Romance with Suspense) – Prelude to Watchfire Security Book 4: Look for Me (Romance with Suspense) – Prelude to Defender Sweethearts Book 5: Pray for Me – Prelude to Lakeside Chapel Book 6: Care for Me Book 7: Cheer for Me
Broken Hearts & Happy Endings is KL Donn’s signature story telling. In this massive collection of books you’ll get to enjoy more than one genre or trope while getting the stories you love. Broken Hearts & Happy Endings - Volume 5: The Why Choose Collection - Five times the heroines didn’t have to choose between men, she got them all. Includes: Trinity Saving Their Princess Broken Princess Forgive My Sins Dreaming of California
"Everything I have to say about race and religion and politics is in the novels," declares Barry Gifford. The Rooster Trapped in the Reptile Room gathers generous portions of all thirteen novels and novellas, as well as first-person essays, generous helpings of poetry, journalism, and a new interview with the author. The broad contours of an episodic output emerge—a full-length view of the freaks and freakish incidents that populate Gifford’s unique human comedy. A world, as Lula, the author’s favorite of all his characters, reflects, "wild at heart and weird on top." The Rooster Trapped in the Reptile Room provides essential reading for anyone after the soul of American writing.
