Young and innocent, they came to a place they had barely heardof, prepared for war. They were American fighter pilots, trainedbut frightened, facing an an enemy they couldn't understand, andwaging a war they had to win....
A magnificent saga of American fiction, the Sacketts series isone of the greatest treasures by legendary storyteller LouisL'Amour. In The Daybreakers, L'Amour spins the tale of two brotherswho couldn't be more different -- yet remain bound by theirrestlessness of spirit."RIDE WITH THE LAW, NEVER AGAINST IT".Youhad to push to start a fight with Orrin Sackett, but not with hisbrother, Tyrel. Tye had been born to trouble, and the night hestepped between his brother and a bullet changed the course of boththeir lives forever. Now their trail pointed west, to Santa Fe, afrontier town on the edge of violence -- but justice had to comebefore putting down roots in a lawless land. Orrin took on the jobof marshal, while Tye commanded fear and respect even without abadge. But when a loose end from their past turned up, one brotherwas forced to revert to his old ways -- if the other's dreams wereto be realized....
在线阅读本书 Book De*ion Mrs H.D. Everett was the last in a long line of gifted Victoriannovelists who knew how to grip the reader through the invasion ofeveryday life by the abnormal and dramatic, leaving the facts toproduce their special thrills without piling on the agony. 'Ialways know', says one of her characters, 'how to distinguish atrue ghost story from a faked one. The true ghost story never hasany point and the faked one dare not leave it out.' From thechilling horror of The Death Mask to the shocking violence of TheCrimson Blind, from the creeping menace of Parson Clench to themounting suspense of The Pipers of Mallory, these thrilling storieswere enthusiastically received by readers and critics when theyfirst appeared, and are sure to delight and terrify the modernreader in equal measure. Synopsis The Crimson Blind Other Stories is a work of mystery. About the Author Part of Wordsworth's Mystery Supernatural series, featuringclassic spine chilling tales, some previously u
With little more than courage and ingenuity, five Union prisoners escaped the siege of Richmond-by hot-air balloon. They have no idea if they'll ever see civilization again-especially when they're swept off by a raging storm to the shores of an uncharted island.
His love was wild... his soul untamed... his touch forbidden....From acclaimed author Susan Krinard comes the second novel in amagnificent trilogy of a powerful clan whose sensual legacy iscloaked in secrecy-and a beautiful woman kidnapped by an outlawwhose forbidden embrace could reveal her true identity.... Once aWolf In the unspoiled expanses of the American West, Toma sAlejandro Randall was called El Lobo, the desperado and sworn enemyof powerful financier Cole MacLean. Few humans knew his trueidentity: heir to a wolf bloodline that made him as much an exoticbeast as a devastatingly attractive man. It was Toma s's plan tolure Cole MacLean's elegant fiance e, Lady Rowena Forster, from herNew York mansion to the wild frontier. There he planned to seducethe golden-haired beauty as revenge for the destruction of hisfamily at MacLean's hands. But once she was in his possession, ElLobo found himself unable to resist the call of his own untamedpassion-a passion that would claim the beauty for his own. As forLad
Set in the years leading up to and culminating in Napoleon's disastrous Russian invasion, this novel focuses upon an entire society torn by conflict and change. Here is humanity in all its innocence and corruption, its wisdom and folly.
Utah Blaine Held captive south of the border, Colonel UtahBlaine escaped with nothing but the clothes on his back. Then hefound new trouble by saving the life of a Texas rancher. Thewould-be executioners were the rancher's own men, looking to stealhis land. Now Utah has a unique proposition: Have the wealthy Texanplay dead, introduce himself as the spread's new foreman, and takecare of the outlaws one by one. The wage to fight another man'swar? Generous. The cost of falling in love while earning that wage?Utah will soon find out--unless the bad guys get him first. SilverCanyon "You're not wanted in Hattan's Point," Matt Brennan was toldmoments after arriving in town. "There's trouble here and men arepicking sides." But Matt wasn't going anywhere until he found outwhat the dispute was about--and got to know Moira Maclaren. Sheconsidered him nothing more than a drifting ranch hand, and hewanted to prove her wrong. To do it, he'd have to solve the mysteryof the growing violence--a mystery that could make
Shalako He was a white man as cunning as any Indian, a lonerwho trusted in nothing but his weapon and his horse. But thenShalako came across a European hunting party, and a brave andbeautiful woman, stranded and defenseless in the SonoranDesert--the Apaches' killing ground. Shalako knew he had to stayand help them survive. For somewhere out there a deadly Apachewarrior had the worst kind of death in mind for them all. CatlowBen Cowan and Bijah Catlow had been friends since they were boys.By the time they became men, Catlow was an outlaw and Cowan a U.S.marshal. So when his old friend rode to Mexico to pull the biggestrobbery of his career, it became Ben's job to hunt him down. Butsouth of the border, Ben meets beautiful Rosita Calderon, whosepresence complicates an already dangerous situation. And soon Benrealizes that the price of getting Catlow home may be more thanhe's willing to pay.
In his newest adventure, Indiana Jones travels to Indiaaccompanied by a female torch singer named Willie Scott and aneleven-year-old boy named Short Round, his self-appointedside-kick.
Filled with action, adventure, mystery, and historical detail,the Sackett series is a remarkable contribution by one of America'sgreatest storytellers. The Sky-liners Flagan and Galloway Sacketthad made a deal to escort Judith Costello, the granddaughter of awealthy Irish horse trader, to her father's home in Colorado.Flagan saw nothing but trouble in the pretty, fiery young woman,but they needed the horses. Unfortunately, Flagan was right, forJudith had fallen for James Black Fetchen, a charismatic gunmanwhose courtship hid the darkest of intentions. Flagan and Gallowaycould only guess why Judith was so important to Fetchen and whatawaited them at her father's ranch. One thing Flagan knew for sure:the tough and spirited woman had won his heart. But could he trusther with his life? Galloway Trouble was following Flagan Sackettwith a vengeance. Captured and tortured by a band of Apaches, hehad escaped into the rugged San Juan country, where he would try tostay alive until his brother, Galloway, could fi
