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December 12, 2009

Book cover of Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel by Jeannette Walls

Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel
by Jeannette Walls

Lily survived tornadoes, droughts, floods, the Great Depression, and the most heartbreaking personal tragedy. She bristled at prejudice of all kinds against women, Native Americans, and anyone else who didn't fit the mold. Half Broke Horses is Laura Ingalls Wilder for adults.

Bookcover for A Creed Country Christmas by Linda Lael Miller

A Creed Country Christmas
by Linda Lael Miller

It's the unforgiving Montana wilderness of 1910, and widowed rancher Lincoln Creed has more worries than rustlers, wolves and blizzards. Disowned for her refusal to marry, Juliana Mitchell saves her love for her students and the two orphaned brothers in her care. That is until she meets the handsome rancher, Lincoln.

Bookcover of The Financial Lives of the Poets by Jess Walter

The Financial Lives of the Poets
by Jess Walter

Successful throughout his life, Matt Prior finds himself in the unexpected position of being unemployed, deeply in debt, and weeks away from losing his home. Things have been difficult at home and he doesn't want to tell his wife the true state of their finances. Late one night, Matt discovers a possible wacky and dangerous solution to solving their financial crisis.