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She's my first love. She's also my father's mistress's daughter. I'm Duke Wilder, and this is my story. I left Wildflower Canyon and Wilder Ranch ten years ago, away from my father and Elena—the girl I loved before I found out she was the daughter of my father's mistress. Now my father is gone, and he's left the ranch to me. I come back ready to sell it off piece by piece, to destroy his so-called legacy, and finally get revenge on the land that failed my mother. But coming back to the Colorado ranch country feels like stepping into a part of myself I've tried to forget.

Forensic accounting investigator Sam Halloran is barely holding on after a brutal case in Guatemala. Doubting his purpose and his future, he throws himself into a new investigation inside Chicago Public Schools—expecting routine fraud. What he finds is anything but. A network of political greed, mob pressure, and buried secrets closes in around him. Chicago’s power players don’t just chew people up—they erase them.

El 15 de abril de 1986, tras una oleada de atentados contra intereses occidentales respaldados por, Muammar al-Gadafi, Ronald Reagan la ejecución de la “Operación el Dorado Canyon” destinada a acabar con el dictador libio. Ningún país de la OTAN apoyó militarmente esta operación. Ante la precariedad de medios, la CIA solicitó ayuda a España. Dentro del más absoluto secreto, el CESID traslada a un agente español a Libia para localizar a Gadafi que terminaría convirtiéndose en la única fuente de información sobre el terreno.

I left for a weekend in Las Vegas and came back with a husband. Gideon James isn't just any husband. He's the wealthy CEO of a Vegas casino and hotel, he's devastating in a suit—and he's Bourbon Canyon, Montana's very own prodigal son. Now he's returning to claim the land my brothers are in the middle of purchasing from his father. With me at his side, Gideon will finally be able to stop the sale.

Marcus Battle has left behind his home. Now he's on a seemingly impossible mission to find a missing child. But can he balance that responsibility with his deep, primal desire to exact revenge on the men who destroyed his solitary existence?

Tras su misión narrada en Operación El Dorado Canyon, el agente del CNI Julián Roig tiene que viajar de urgencia a Marruecos para acabar siendo destinado en la embajada de España en Praga en 1989. Durante esos cinco años vivirá todo tipo de misiones entre la vida y la muerte y para las que su pericia, su agilidad mental y su inteligencia serán definitorias. Los servicios de inteligencia occidentales, la Iglesia Católica, el sindicato polaco Solidaridad, el dramaturgo checo Vaclav Hável y el eslovaco Alexander Dubcek son solo algunos de los coprotagonistas.

John Mayall has played with them all: Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Jack Bruce, Mick Fleetwood, Mick Taylor, Andy Fraser, and the list goes on. Now in his 80s, John continues to tour all over the world and perform to sold-out crowds. With an incredible blues career spanning over 50 years, rightly earning him the title the "Godfather of British Blues", John shares his experiences and encounters in what will be a must-listen autobiography for any true blues fans.

When wilderness survival expert Therese Palmer receives a frantic phone call from former colleague Professor Rurik Ivanov, she is shocked by the news that his young daughter, Alina, is missing―and that Rurik wants Therese’s help finding her. She’s sure Rurik hasn’t given her the whole story...especially since he refuses to report the kidnapping to the police. Yet with a child’s life hanging in the balance, Therese can’t turn down this mission. She knows the clock is ticking and she can’t do this alone.

Hoping to avoid the Alcatraz guards, Zak Nine and Erro decide to climb down into a deep canyon to hide. But soon, the boys see some huge rock formations that move! Zak and Erro are quickly caught by the giant criminals that have been imprisoned in the deep gorge.

Rance Kirby returns from Mexico rich enough to buy back the ranch that was once his father's. But his hope is darkened when the current owner, who has agreed to the sale, is mysteriously murdered. Rance Kirby also finds himself under the spell of the strong and determined Libby Caddo, a woman who has her own ideas about Rance's future.

Canyon Sacrifice brings the rugged western landscape, the mysterious past of the ancient Anasazi Indians, and the Southwest's ongoing cultural fissures vividly to life. A deadly struggle against murderous kidnappers in Grand Canyon National Park forces archaeologist Chuck Bender to face up to his past as he realizes every parent's worst nightmare: a missing child.

In Canyon Diablo by Spur Award winner Max McCoy, two brothers agree to settle their simmering feud at an old desert mission. But then they find a pile of dead bodies there—and one mortally wounded survivor who promises them riches beyond their dreams if they return his prized possessions to Canyon Diablo.

In her latest assignment, Kathlyn goes to the Yucatan to assist in a growing mystery; Dr. Christopher Murphy, one of the top minds in Mesoamerican studies, has something of an enigma on his hands. Strange legends and rumors of sphinxes in the jungle create a puzzle that is as deadly as it is baffling. As Kathlyn is pulled deep into the legends and truths of the Yucatan, there are external forces back at home that would see her come to ruin. Kathlyn soon finds herself fighting for her life, both professionally and personally.

Jem Coulter’s pa, the sheriff of Goldtown, is away on a trip to deliver a prisoner to Sacramento, and he has left Jem in charge of the ranch - along with Aunt Rose, that is. No sooner is the sheriff gone, then trouble starts. A dead calf, a mysterious stranger, and then, Pa’s horse Copper and his prize rifle are stolen. And Pa’s deputies seem unconcerned.

Jimmy Roberts' favourite sport to watch is Robot Races, where drivers and their high-tech robot vehicles compete. When the races' founder announces a special version of the competition just for children, Jimmy would be the first to sign up - if only he could afford his own robot. However, his grandpa's shed holds a few surprises! Soon Jimmy is off on the adventure of a lifetime.

Fleeing Arizona, gunslinger and cattle rustler Monty Ballou has found his way to just across the border in Utah, at Canyon Walls Ranch. He takes on a new identity, Sam Hill, and becomes the ranch's hired hand, farming and bringing in a rich crop of alfalfa for its widow owner. It also takes no time at all when Monty finds himself attracted towards Rebecca, the daughter of his widow owner employer. Monty resists as best he can the charms of Rebecca while working the ranch. He has now begun a new life at a ranch that needs the touch of a strong man in order to thrive.

The Wild Rose ends with the dramatic Barn Fire Incident in which the author and his steady new young Barb stallion, Punk, pull a flame stunned mare out of a burning barn, just seconds before the whole burning structure collapses, then together they both drive straight out of that book and into a new life in the next book. This third book in the trilogy brings the story far away from all those troubled times, ins and outs, and hardships and betrayals involved in the author’s effort to gather up those old style Indian Ponies of his youth.

Chris Black has spent two decades searching for answers deep within the world’s oceans and is no stranger to the risks of undersea life. Alongside Mac Johnson, his childhood friend and former Navy SEAL, Chris has cheated death above and below the ocean’s surface more times than he can count. But nothing has prepared him for the violence he and his team encounter in their own backyard of Carmel-by-the-Sea, violence which will change the team forever.

It seems like the perfect trip when paleontologist Grant Coleman joins a geology professor and an anthropologist to explore an unmapped canyon far out in the Utah desert. The sponsor’s team leader promises Grant he can take home all the fossils he finds. On the first day at camp, an explosion strands the entire team hundreds of feet down on the canyon floor. It is soon clear that the mining company sponsor has more nefarious plans than the benign research they promised. The going is about to get tough for the three professors.

Brighty, a shaggy young burro, lives wild and free in the Grand Canyon of Arizona. He roams the steep cliffs with the squirrels and rabbits. But his favorite friend is Old Timer, the prospector who shares hot biscuits and calls him Bright Angel. One day Old Timer doesn't answer Brighty's loud "Eeeee-aw!" Instead, the friendly animal encounters a ruthless claim jumper. Will Brighty be able to bring the killer to justice and make the wilderness safe again?