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Twenty Miles From a Match, originally published in 1978, is the autobiography of an indomitable woman and her family's twenty years of adventures and misadventures in a desert wilderness. In 1908, a venturesome woman named Sarah Olds packed up her brood and went homesteading west of Sutcliffe on Pyramid Lake. Her ailing husband said, welcoming her to their new home, "There, old lady. There's your home, and it's damn near in the heart of Egypt."
Olds tells of the hardships, frustrations, poverty, and other tribulations her family suffered from shortly after the turn of the century until well into the Great Depression. Through it all, however, runs a thread of humor, cheerfulness, and the abilit! y to laugh at adversity.
Twenty Miles From a Match is a story for everyone who has thought or dreamed about homesteading in a setting far removed from the bustling lifestyle in an urban area. It is a true story, told simply and honestly and with delightful humor.A MATCH MADE IN TEXAS
Book Three: The Diamondback Ranch Series
Contemporary Western Romance Novel
51,000 words/208pp
Heat Index: Spicy
When Austin McCade's wife dies, a vital part of him dies, too. The sexy single dad devotes himself to his motherless daughter and his work on the Diamondback Ranch. For twelve years, he ignores life and women . . . until a sassy schoolteacher moves to town.
From the moment Theresa Rogers arrives in Salt Fork, Texas, people warn her about the lonely widower. He's a hopeless case, a lost cause. But Theresa sees beneath the crusty exterior of the man to the deep emotions and his enduring loyalty. Can she pierce the! impenetrable wall surrounding his broken heart? Will she be a! ble to v anquish the ghost who keeps him from loving again?
EXCERPT:
Theresa cleared her throat. "Um, would you like to come in? There's coffee. It's fresh."
He shouldn't stay. He should get the hell out of Dodge. "Sure, why not." Removing his Stetson, Austin stepped across the threshold, brushing against her as he passed. The heat from her body nearly scorched him.
She closed the door and stood with her hand on the knob, facing him. She bit her bottom lip, worrying it with her teeth.
Austin wondered if she regretted inviting him in. Had it been on impulse? Did she realize how attractive and appealing he found her? Did she know she was playing with fire?
He was fast losing the battle raging inside of himself. He wanted this woman. He didn't want to think of the reasons he should keep his hands off her. He was a man. She was a desirable woman. Very desirable.
Moving closer, he stared down at h! er and tipped her chin up. "I don't think either of us really wants coffee."
"What do you want?" Her voice sounded husky. Reminding him of darkened rooms, fluffy pillows.
Austin pulled her into his arms. "Only this." He took her mouth in a searing kiss . . .A MATCH MADE IN TEXAS
Book Three: The Diamondback Ranch Series
Contemporary Western Romance Novel
51,000 words/208pp
Heat Index: Spicy
When Austin McCade's wife dies, a vital part of him dies, too. The sexy single dad devotes himself to his motherless daughter and his work on the Diamondback Ranch. For twelve years, he ignores life and women . . . until a sassy schoolteacher moves to town.
From the moment Theresa Rogers arrives in Salt Fork, Texas, people warn her about the lonely widower. He's a hopeless case, a lost cause. But Theresa sees beneath the crusty exterior of the man to the deep emotions and his enduring loyalty. Can she pi! erce the impenetrable wall surrounding his broken heart? Will ! she be a ble to vanquish the ghost who keeps him from loving again?
EXCERPT:
Theresa cleared her throat. "Um, would you like to come in? There's coffee. It's fresh."
He shouldn't stay. He should get the hell out of Dodge. "Sure, why not." Removing his Stetson, Austin stepped across the threshold, brushing against her as he passed. The heat from her body nearly scorched him.
She closed the door and stood with her hand on the knob, facing him. She bit her bottom lip, worrying it with her teeth.
Austin wondered if she regretted inviting him in. Had it been on impulse? Did she realize how attractive and appealing he found her? Did she know she was playing with fire?
He was fast losing the battle raging inside of himself. He wanted this woman. He didn't want to think of the reasons he should keep his hands off her. He was a man. She was a desirable woman. Very desirable.
Moving closer, he stared d! own at her and tipped her chin up. "I don't think either of us really wants coffee."
"What do you want?" Her voice sounded husky. Reminding him of darkened rooms, fluffy pillows.
Austin pulled her into his arms. "Only this." He took her mouth in a searing kiss . . .Hephaestus Books represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Hephaestus Books continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. This particular book is a collaboration focused on Former LPGA Tour events.Finalist for Georgia Romance Writers' Maggie Award
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"This is one cute, sexy story"Â -Â Bell,
Book and Candle
"Tota! l enjoym ent, pure satisfaction" - Â Rendezvous
"Humor, wit, and high sensuality"Â -Â CompuServe Reviews
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"Entertaining, quick-paced... Fun!" Â Â -Â Old Book Barn Gazette
"Very hot ... Dax and Hannah literally sizzle
every time they're in the same room ... Highly recommend" - Daphne, Kiss Book Reviews
For his teenage son, Wyoming rancher Dax will do anything - even become a role model in the dating department. Enter the perfect stranger: an Easterner, visiting for just two weeks. But soon Hannah, no longer a stranger, becomes the greatest danger of all to a stubbornly solitary heart.
"The last of the Bardville trilogy and I am sad, I don't
want it to be the last. ... More please." - 5 Star review
                 !                        ~ ~ ~
If you like strong women and the men who love them, read THE
RANCHER MEETS HIS MATCH to wrap up the Bardville, Wyoming
trilogy
Bardville, Wyoming Trilogy:
Book 1 - Â A Stranger in the Family
Book 2 - Â A Stranger to Love
Book 3 - Â The Rancher Meets His Match.
"In book 1. Bodie stole my heart, in book 2. Cully took my
breath away and in book three I fell in love with Dax." -Â 5 Star review
                                        ~ ~ ~Finalist for Georgia Romance Writers' Maggie Award
Â
"This is one cute, sexy story"Â -Â Bell,
Book and Candle
"Total enjoyment, pure satisfaction" - Â Rendezvous
! "Humor, wit, and high sensuality"Â -Â Com puServe Reviews
Â
"Entertaining, quick-paced... Fun!" Â Â -Â Old Book Barn Gazette
"Very hot ... Dax and Hannah literally sizzle
every time they're in the same room ... Highly recommend" - Daphne, Kiss Book Reviews
For his teenage son, Wyoming rancher Dax will do anything - even become a role model in the dating department. Enter the perfect stranger: an Easterner, visiting for just two weeks. But soon Hannah, no longer a stranger, becomes the greatest danger of all to a stubbornly solitary heart.
"The last of the Bardville trilogy and I am sad, I don't
want it to be the last. ... More please." - 5 Star review
                                        ~ ~ ~
If you like strong women and the men who love them, read THE
RANCHER MEETS H! IS MATCH to wrap up the Bardville, Wyoming
trilogy
Bardville, Wyoming Trilogy:
Book 1 - Â A Stranger in the Family
Book 2 - Â A Stranger to Love
Book 3 - Â The Rancher Meets His Match.
"In book 1. Bodie stole my heart, in book 2. Cully took my
breath away and in book three I fell in love with Dax." -Â 5 Star review
                                        ~ ~ ~
His Nantucket neighbor is trying to fix him up with Marci Clay? First of all, Dr. Christopher Morgan doesn't date. Not since his last relationship ended in tragedy. And second, he and the pretty waitress with the secretive past come from two different worlds. Worlds that he will not let collide during the few weeks she has left on the island. Besides, Marci seems as wary of him as he is of her. Until he! discovers a special cure for the sadness in her emerald green! eyes: a heaping dose of faith, trust and love.
His Nantucket neighbor is trying to fix him up with Marci Clay? First of all, Dr. Christopher Morgan doesn't date. Not since his last relationship ended in tragedy. And second, he and the pretty waitress with the secretive past come from two different worlds. Worlds that he will not let collide during the few weeks she has left on the island. Besides, Marci seems as wary of him as he is of her. Until he discovers a special cure for the sadness in her emerald green eyes: a heaping dose of faith, trust and love.
