A colorful account of five centuries of cowboy culture details the life, history, customs, status, job, equipment, and more of the cowboy from sixteenth-century Spanish Mexico to the present.

Baby, it’s cold outside… Foreman Pete Sawyer loves working for Taryn Maroney, owner of the Crimson Clouds guest ranch. She’s the sexiest cowgirl he’s met. Unfortunately, getting chummy with the boss could cost him his heart and his job. But when a Christmastime blizzard traps them together, good intentions take a holiday… Saddle up for the popular McGavin Brothers series of steamy western romances from the NYT bestselling author who brought you the Buckskin Brotherhood and Sons of Chance series. If you like sexy cowboys, charming small towns, and laugh-out-loud adventures, you’ll want to meet the residents of Eagles Nest, Montana. THE MCGAVIN BROTHERS The books in this series are standalones and can be read in any order. A Cowboy's Strength (Zane & Mandy) A Cowboy's Honor (Cody & Faith) A Cowboy's Return (Ryker & April) A Cowboy's Heart (Bryce & Nicole) A Cowboy's Courage (Trevor & Olivia) A Cowboy's Christmas (Badger & Hayley) A Cowboy's Kiss (Luke & Abigail) A Cowboy's Luck (Michael & Roxanne) A Cowboy's Charm (Quinn & Kendra) A Cowboy's Challenge (Wes & Ingrid) A Cowboy's Baby (Gage & Emma) A Cowboy's Holiday (Pete & Taryn) A Cowboy's Choice (Brendan & Jo) A Cowboy's Worth (Rory & Damaris) A Cowboy's Destiny (Aleck & Tansy) A Cowboy's Secret (Aaron & Caitlin) A Cowboy's Homecoming (Seth & Zoe)

WILD WEST WEDDINGS WITH ONLY FORTY-EIGHT HOURS TO LASSO THEIR MATES—IT'S A STAMPEDE…TO THE ALTAR! Some said he'd become hard, wild—untamed. But the once gentle Cody McKendrick had survived. A horse, the ranch and the big Montana sky were all he needed since Callie Sheridan had disappeared years ago only hours after they'd eloped. Now, his wily, wealthy Uncle Max, had fixed it so Cody would not only have to take a wife, but remarry his runaway bride—the same woman who'd taken this cowboy for a fool, stolen his heart and still owed him a wedding night…!

Wild things can’t be tamed… Wrangler Luke Griffin refuses to be tied down like his unhappy dad. Always on the move, he’ll soon be handing in his notice at the Last Chance Ranch. But he’s curious about the woman studying an eagle family nesting on Chance land. When he stops under the observation platform, he’s doused by sticky green liquid and comes face-to-face with an angel. Through her binoculars, Naomi Perkins spots that gorgeous cowboy a mile away. Then she blows her cover by sliming him with her energy drink. On the plus side, she’s treated to a lust-inspiring view of his chest as he strips off his shirt. Even better, her nature-girl persona evidently appeals to him, although a brief affair is all this untamed cowboy can offer. She can’t resist. She loves wild things. And when it’s time, she’ll let him go. No matter how much it hurts. Saddle up for the Sons of Chance series! Steamy western romances from the NYT bestselling author who brought you The Buckskin Brotherhood of Apple Grove, Montana. If you like sexy cowboys, charming small towns, and laugh-out-loud adventures, you’ll love meeting the residents of the Last Chance Ranch. Note: This title was previously published as WILD AT HEART SONS OF CHANCE The books in this series are standalone romances and can be read in any order. What a Cowboy Wants (Nick & Dominique) A Cowboy's Temptation (Gabe & Morgan) Claimed by the Cowboy (Jack & Josie) Should've Been a Cowboy (Alex & Tyler) Cowboy Up (Clay & Emily) Cowboys Like Us (Logan & Caro) It's Christmas, Cowboy (Tucker & Lacey) It's About Time, Cowboy (Hutch & Katrina) Count on a Cowboy (Wyatt & Olivia) The Way to a Cowboy's Heart (Matthew & Aurelia) Trust in a Cowboy (Rafe & Meg) Only a Cowboy Will Do (Nash & Bethany) Wild About the Cowboy (Luke & Naomi) Cowboys and Angels (Trey & Elle) A Last Chance Christmas (Ben & Molly)

A voracious reader of dime novels, young John Barrows looked forward to blazing action asøan Indian fighter or scout in Montana Territory. But when he arrived with his parents in the Musselshell Valley in 1879 he saw more sheepmen and cattlemen than Indians or Buffalo Bills. He worked in his father's trading post and soon found in the range cowboy his model of manhood. John Barrows recalls his early career as a cowboy for the DHS outfit in the 1880s in U-bet, often overlooked since its original publication in 1934 but regarded by the cognoscenti as a classic to rival Andy Adam's Log of a Cowboy. A greenhorn's initiation into trail herding, roping, and branding is described with a mastery of language rarely brought to the subject, for Barrows loved books as well as broncobusting. Winters usually found him back at the settlement of Ubet in Judith Gap, where his parents had come to operate a hotel for travelers on the stage line from Billings to Fort Benton. In a few years John Barrows stored a host of impressions of a raw part of the West rapidly changing. Is the reader of his unvarnished reminiscences in for a rousing experience? You bet.

A hearty collection of stories, each of which captures a different aspect of what it means to be a cowboy. Some invoke the danger and drama, some the pride, and others the sheer fun of it all. Get to know what the cowboy life was really like and be caught up in thrilling adventures in a lawless land. The Best Cowboy Stories Ever Told fits right in to a long and solid tradition of American fascination with the Wild West. By bringing a variety of heralded names in cowboy literature together in one place, Brennan guarantees there will be a story for everyone in this collection. Authors include Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, Eugene Manlove Rhodes, Frederic Remington, and Charles M. Russell. Part of the well-established The Best Stories series, each of which is selectively edited and hand-crafted to include only the best stories from the best writers of the genre.

Book #1 in Smokin' Hot Cowboys Warm up this Christmas with a sexy cowboy firefighter who knows how to ignite flames as well as put them out... He's hotter than a wildfire Trey Duval is a rancher, proud as can be of his Wildcat Ranch. He's also the top volunteer firefighter of Wildcat Bluff, Texas, the town that pulls out all the stops for its Christmas festivities. City girl Misty Reynolds comes to Wildcat Bluff just in time to help Trey put out a suspicious fire, leading him to dub her his "Christmas angel." Unfortunately, Misty's past has left her with terrible memories of fire, and of Christmastime. As the two are thrown together again and again, Trey finds himself wanting Misty more and more, and Misty feels stronger and braver when Trey is around. Though their trust grows slowly, their passion for each other is burning hot... Praise for Belle Gone Bad: "Head-butting, heart-stopping, smoking hot romance!"-Carolyn Brown, New York Times bestselling author

A cowboy in search of a do-over… Last Chance wrangler Nash Bledsoe lost everything in his divorce. But at least he’s free of his ex-wife’s slavish devotion to author Bethany Grace’s sickening mantra happiness is a choice. He’s back in Wyoming, eager to leave his miserable marriage and Bethany Grace in the rearview. Then smoke from a neighboring ranch brings him face-to-face with his nemesis. The best-selling author who claims happiness is a choice muscled her late father’s recliner outside and torched it. Bethany’s itching to sell the rundown ranch she once called home, the place she avoided as her father drank himself to death. Although not at her best when Nash shows up, she’s self-confident enough these days to flirt with her former classmate. Until she learns he despises her books. But he’s interested in her ranch. And she’s ready to bargain, especially when negotiations spark a fiery attraction. Nash always dreamed of owning a ranch. Will he close the deal and lose the girl? Saddle up for the Sons of Chance series! Steamy western romances from the NYT bestselling author who brought you The Buckskin Brotherhood of Apple Grove, Montana. If you like sexy cowboys, charming small towns, and laugh-out-loud adventures, you’ll love meeting the residents of the Last Chance Ranch. Note: This title was previously published as I CROSS MY HEART SONS OF CHANCE The books in this series are standalone romances and can be read in any order. What a Cowboy Wants (Nick & Dominique) A Cowboy's Temptation (Gabe & Morgan) Claimed by the Cowboy (Jack & Josie) Should've Been a Cowboy (Alex & Tyler) Cowboy Up (Clay & Emily) Cowboys Like Us (Logan & Caro) It's Christmas, Cowboy (Tucker & Lacey) It's About Time, Cowboy (Hutch & Katrina) Count on a Cowboy (Wyatt & Olivia) The Way to a Cowboy's Heart (Matthew & Aurelia) Trust in a Cowboy (Rafe & Meg) Only a Cowboy Will Do (Nash & Bethany) Wild About the Cowboy (Luke & Naomi) Cowboys and Angels (Trey & Elle) A Last Chance Christmas (Ben & Molly)

Giving Christmas a second chance... Wrangler Tucker Rankin never forgot the kiss he stole from Lacey Evans ten years ago. But a bad boy had no business getting involved with an honor student. Now a Christmas Eve blizzard has forced him to take refuge in a cabin Lacey planned to share with her cheating boyfriend. Tucker's cleaned up his act, but he's still not good enough for her. Not even as her rebound guy. Tucker's hot kiss had overwhelmed Lacey at seventeen, but she's not that innocent girl anymore. And since her ex has revealed his true colors, she's happy to be rid of the jerk. Tucker's arrival is an unexpected gift, especially since he's not into the holly jolly any more than she is. Why not celebrate each other, instead? Saddle up for the Sons of Chance series! Steamy western romances from the NYT bestselling author who brought you The Buckskin Brotherhood of Apple Grove, Montana. If you like sexy cowboys, charming small towns, and laugh-out-loud adventures, you'll love meeting the residents of the Last Chance Ranch. SONS OF CHANCE The books in this series are standalone romances and can be read in any order. What a Cowboy Wants (Nick & Dominique) A Cowboy's Temptation (Gabe & Morgan) Claimed by the Cowboy (Jack & Josie) Should've Been a Cowboy (Alex & Tyler) Cowboy Up (Clay & Emily) Cowboys Like Us (Logan & Caro) It's Christmas, Cowboy (Tucker & Lacey) It's About Time, Cowboy (Hutch & Katrina) Count on a Cowboy (Wyatt & Olivia) The Way to a Cowboy's Heart (Matthew & Aurelia) Trust in a Cowboy (Rafe & Meg) Only a Cowboy Will Do (Nash & Bethany) Wild About the Cowboy (Luke & Naomi) Cowboys and Angels (Trey & Elle) A Last Chance Christmas (Ben & Molly)

For more than 120 years, the firefighters of the Oceanside Fire Department have had the privilege of serving one of Southern Californias most active and popular coastal communities. Its firefighters are well known regionally as being highly skilled, capable, and aggressive when it comes to firefighting. This legacy has been handed down from Oceansides first firefighters as they lived in the Wild West of the late 1800s, fighting blazes similar to those of today but with dungarees, cowboy boots, and nothing to guide them but instinct and bravery. Today a force of more than 100 modern, paramedic-trained firefighters protect over 180,000 Oceanside residents and visitors 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.