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The Food Network star shares heartwarming stories and reflections about her life in the country with her four children and rancher husband.

Arizona Is Hard Country... Chet Byrnes is building a new life in Arizona Territory as he expands his cattle ranching operation - but trouble just keeps coming. A brutal Apache attack on his cattle drive. A friend's young daughter is abducted, and the search leads Chet and his men to the wild town of Tombstone and ultimately south of the border, where everything comes with a price... and life is cheap. And Chet Brynes Is A Hard Man... As much as Chet...

In his novels, best-selling author Cormac McCarthy creates a western landscape filled with characters that are both myhic and authentic. Cities of the Plain, the stunning conclusion of his award-winning Border trilogy, brings together John Grady Cole and Billy Parham-the two lifelong friends who began their adventures in All the Pretty Horses. It is 1952. As Grady and Billy work a remote New Mexico ranch, Grady falls in love with a young Mexican prostitute....

Johnstone Justice. What America Needs Now. The Kerrigans have fought long and hard to carve out their own piece of heaven on the Texas frontier. And when evil comes knocking at their door, with guns blazing, therell be hell to pay . . . NO SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL It begins with a simple act of kindnessand ends in a shocking night of violence. A homeless family shows up on Kate Kerrigans doorstep, seeking refuge from a vengeful ranchers wrath. Seeing...

"Austin Bridger is struggling to keep his seaplane business afloat and help his ailing mother. When his father, who never acknowledged his existence, dies, he leaves his billions to Austin and his two half brothers. The catch? To receive the inheritance, they must all live on his father's Montana ranch for a year. To Austin, the money's tainted, but because he desperately needs every dime, he has no choice but to leave Seattle. Carly Vance was a...

For the men of Painted Pony Creek, its never too late for a second chance Cord Hollister is a true cowboy at heart. As a man who has devoted his life to training horses under the big skies of Montana, he thrives on the stability of ranch life. But when a girl arrives in Painted Pony Creek with a shocking secret, Cords orderly life is upended. Shes the spitting image of the first woman who broke his hearta woman he hasnt seen in yearsand hell do whatever...

The new novel from the bestselling author of Wind River Cowboy. Healing, like love, takes time . . . For Noah Mabry, its easier sometimes to relate to the dogs and horses he trains than to other people. Ever since his marriage became a casualty of the war in Afghanistantorn apart by the PTSD he brought back with himhe prefers to be on his own. At the Bar C Ranch, where he works with a crew of fellow military vets, his gentle patience helps tame even...