How do you hold on to heaven? There's an angel watching over cowboy Trey Wheeler. After a nasty accident during a snowstorm last spring, an exquisite blonde saved Trey's life, kissed him...and disappeared. Since then, he's been looking for his sexy savior. Now Trey and the Last Chance Ranch crowd have taken over the Serenity Ski Resort for a Christmas wedding. And he must have been a very good boy this year, because his Christmas wish is about to be granted.... Ski instructor Elle Masterson has no halo-just the love of her footloose-and-fancy-free lifestyle. And while there are rules against holiday hanky-panky with the guests, this is Elle's best chance to discover what a healthy (and sinfully hot) cowboy can do when he's in tip-top shape! But after three days of heaven between the sheets, will this down-to-earth cowboy be able to let his guardian angel go?

Saved by an angel… A late-night rollover during a blizzard almost ended cowboy Trey Wheeler’s life. Although the accident’s a blur, a woman’s voice haunts his dreams. For months he searches for her. Is she real? But when he’s invited to a Christmas wedding at a ski resort, Trey hears his angel. Ski instructor Elle Masterson follows her bliss year-round, spending winters in Wyoming and summers in Argentina. Since Fate has thrown Trey in her path a second time, why not enjoy a holiday fling with the gorgeous cowboy? But only if he understands that when the wedding festivities end, they’ll part ways. Trey is determined to change her mind. Can he pull off a Christmas miracle? 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) Count on a Cowboy (Wyatt & Olivia) It's Christmas, Cowboy (Tucker & Lacey) It's About Time, Cowboy (Hutch & Katrina) 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)

America, 1984 - not our version of America, but an America that calls itself the Real, an America in which the invention of Turing Gates has allowed it access to sheaves of alternate histories. For ten years, in the name of democracy, the Real has been waging clandestine wars and fomenting revolution, freeing versions of America from communist or fascist rule, and extending its influence across a wide variety of alternate realities. But the human and political costs have proven too high, and new President Jimmy Carter has called an end to war, and is bringing troops and secret agents home. Adam Stone is called out of retirement when his former comrade, Tom Waverly, begins to murder different versions of the same person, mathematician Eileen Barrie. Aided by Waverly's daughter, Linda, Adam hunts for his old friend across different sheaves, but when they finally catch up with Waverly, they discover that they have stumbled into the middle of an audacious conspiracy that plans to exploit a new property of the Turing Gates: it will change not only the history of the Real, but that of every other sheaf, including our own. Cowboy Angels combines the high-octane action and convoluted plots of the TV series 24 in a satirical, multi-layered alternate reality thriller.

'Tis the season…for miracles? Renée Sweeney will do whatever it takes to keep a roof over the heads of Detroit's street kids. Even if it means stepping in front of a ten-ton wrecking ball aimed at their temporary home. And especially if it means clashing with gorgeous corporate cowboy Duke Dalton. To Duke, the blue-eyed blonde seems more like an angel than a social worker. Until he discovers a group of runaways camping out in his warehouse! The Tulsa businessman came to set up shop in a new town, not provide free housing for the masses. But Renée and the kids are making him rethink his bottom line…and what the spirit of the Christmas season really means.

Uneasy Allies Mariah Stewart has a passion—to save racehorses from slaughter once they're done racing. Zach Johnson has a passion, too—raising winners. Mariah and her protests are one more annoyance on a list that may cost him his family stables. And when his best horse goes down, she pesters him about his plans for it. The thing is, Mariah is also a vet. Her crazy proposal to save Dasher might work, and what does Zach have to lose? Only his sanity! Maybe his determined bachelorhood, too. Because Mariah just…gets under his skin. Zach knows she feels it—she heats up every time he's near. But is the attraction between them enough to set aside everything they believe in?

Enjoy this Steamy Cowboy Romance Book from Small Town Romance author Kaci M. Rose... He's a cowboy pastor. She has big dreams that don't include settling down. Is he willing to risk it all to go after the one girl he can't have? I'm not running away. I'm running toward the life I want. William is everything I always wanted. A man my parents would love. But Greg is who makes my heart race. One is a driven businessman in a big city. The other is a small town pastor. One wants me to be a stay at home corporate wife. The other wants me to follow my dreams and wants to be by my side as I do. The problem? The one I'm dating isn't the one that wants to make my dreams come true. But the one I'm dating is the one my parents would have picked for me. What the hell am I going to do? The Cowboy and Angel is a novel in the Cowboys Rock Springs, Texas series, and all books in the Rock Springs world are interconnected standalones. A HOT preacher cowboy romance with a guaranteed happily ever after and a virgin Alpha hero, a love triangle, and a virgin heroine. It does have some strong language and oh my, sexy times.

Masculinity and Irish Popular Culture: Tiger's Tales is an interdisciplinary collection of essays by established and emerging scholars, analysing the shifting representations of Irish men across a range of popular culture forms in the period of the Celtic Tiger and beyond.

Can this cowboy single dad with a baby find love with his new mail order bride? Mallory No one buys this much chicken feed. But no matter how many times River Scott shows up at the feed store, he never asks me out. The cowboy single dad is grumpy, hard-working, and a devoted father to his baby daughter. One look at him and I know we’re meant to be. When I hear his late grandfather has arranged for him to select a mail order bride, I realize I’m about to lose my chance. So I do the only thing I can think of. I apply to be a bride too. I didn’t expect that applying would unleash this angry, possessive side to River. Or that it would prompt him to march me to the courthouse the very next day. Now that we’re married, will my new husband open his heart to me and give me the family I’ve always wanted? River Mallory is as sweet and innocent as an angel. That’s why I keep showing up to the feed store to watch over her. It has nothing to do with her beautiful smile and generous curves. I’m just looking out for her. Then I hear she’s trying to become a mail order bride and I see red. She doesn’t deserve some idiot cowboy who won’t appreciate her. So I do the only thing I can think of. I drag her to the courthouse and put my ring on her finger. I didn’t expect that having her in my house and my bed would unleash a primal side of me that demands I claim my new bride in every way. But will a damaged cowboy like me break the heart of his curvy woman? If you love a steamy cowboy single dad with tattoos and a dark past, then it’s time to meet River in The Cowboy’s Angel. The Scott Brothers are fierce cowboys in need of mail order brides so they can claim their rightful inheritance. But that’s not the only thing these rough and dirty cowboys plan to claim! Each book in the Courage County Brides series is standalone with NO cheating and NO cliffhangers. Just a sweet, sexy HEA so you can get your swoon on.

Supernatural is one of the most successful horror TV shows ever, providing fifteen seasons of the adventures of Dean and Sam Winchester as they hunt monsters and save the world. It has nurtured a passionate fan base, which has been far more directly integrated into the show than is typical. Wry and self-aware, Supernatural repeatedly breaks out of the televisual box to acknowledge its fans and its own fictionality. Though there have already been several studies of Supernatural, this volume is the first to focus extensively and intensively on the show's metafictional elements. This essay collection argues that Supernatural is not merely a horror show, but is a show about how horror works as a genre, and how fans interact with their favorite material. From exploring how the show has equated authorship with divinity, to considering its incorporation of fandom and closely reading several key episodes, the essays in this volume seek to examine the multiple layers of textuality found in Supernatural.

Now in its second edition, Rhetorical Criticism: Perspectives in Action presents a thorough, accessible, and well-grounded introduction to contemporary rhetorical criticism. Systematic chapters contributed by noted experts introduce the fundamental aspects of a perspective, provide students with an example to model when writing their own criticism, and address the potentials and pitfalls of the approach. In addition to covering traditional modes of rhetorical criticism, the volume presents less commonly discussed rhetorical perspectives, exposing students to a wide cross-section of techniques.