Short Stories by Texas Authors

Short Stories by Texas Authors
Author: B. Alan Bourgeois
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-10-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781732367999

Texas authors have once again allowed their creative minds to open up and expand the Universe in which they live with short stories that capture one's emotions through the everlasting medium of storytelling.This sixth volume of award-winning short stories takes readers on a personal ride of growth and understanding, then a jaunt through history both factual and fictional, then a trip of magic, suspense, and much more. Those are just a few of the emotions one will experience as they read the 14 winning short stories from prolific Texas authors.

Bug Out! Texas Book 2

Bug Out! Texas Book 2
Author: Robert Boren
Publisher:
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2017-01-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9781520296005

America is under attack! Bug Out! Texas is the story of Texas Patriots who fight the invaders In the Bug Out! Texas Book 1, invaders flood into Texas and stage a number of terror attacks. Police, the Texas National Guard, and armed citizens take them on. Bug Out! Texas Book 2 - The New Republic continues the action, adventure, and romance behind the sealed borders of Texas Texas has to take matters into its own hands after the Federal Government refuses to provide meaningful help. Why are the Feds tying the hands of Texas Law Enforcement and State Armed Forces? How will the Texas Governor respond? The roads are no longer safe, as roving bands of Islamic Terrorists run down citizens and kill them. Texans fight back with a vengeance using superior intellect, ingenuity, unique home-grown weapons, courage, and sheer will. Bug Out! Texas Book 2 moves throughout the huge state as citizens go mobile in their RVs, taking the fight to the enemy. Unlikely friends join forces to fight enemies from within and without the great state of Texas. Will they survive and prevail? Find out in Bug Out! Texas Book 2 - The New Republic.

Texas Lover

Texas Lover
Author: Adrienne Dewolf
Publisher: eReads.com
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2002-01-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780759226401

Wes Rawlins couldn't respond fast enough to Sheriff Boudreau's telegram for help, and by the time the Texas Ranger arrived, Boudreau was murdered and his homestead hinted at a haunting cover-up. But how can Wes scratch the surface of the surly atmosphere when Yankee beauty Aurora Sinclair is tempting him with a sly seduction that leaves him immobile yet suspicious? Aurora might be the suspect in this Texan puzzle but Wes is more focused on luring her into his arms than into a pair of handcuffs.

Carbon Copy Cowboy

Carbon Copy Cowboy
Author: Arlene James
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2012-08-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0373877641

Includes a 15th-anniversary bonus story by Margaret Daley.

Let's Hear It

Let's Hear It
Author: Sylvia Ann Grider
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2003
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781585442935

A collection of 22 stories by Texas women writers that weave a story of their own: the story of women's writing in the Lone Star State, from 1865 to the present. Authors include Berverly Lowry, Carolyn Osborn, Annette Sanford, Denise Chavez, Katherine Anne Porter, Judy Alter and Joyce Gibson Roach.

Texas History Stories

Texas History Stories
Author: Elbridge Gerry Littlejohn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 300
Release: 1901
Genre: Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.)
ISBN:

Relates the stories of thirteen heroes or events in nineteenth-century Texas history, including Cabeza de Vaca, Sam Houston and the Alamo.

The Long, Hot Texas Summer

The Long, Hot Texas Summer
Author: Cathy Gillen Thacker
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2013-08-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1460317173

Heating Up in Texas! When Justin McCabe hires a master carpenter to help build his ranch for troubled teens, tall, gorgeous blonde Amanda Johnson isn't quite what he'd imagined. But not only can she do the job, she has a thing or two to teach him about judging by appearances. And, more important, she has a knack for reaching the kind of kid Justin wants to help. Amanda hadn't counted on her new boss—all strapping six foot five of him—being so utterly irresistible. Working side by side under the scorching Texas sun, the two of them make a great team—in every way possible. The heat of summer is no match for the sizzle they generate whenever they're together. But when a crisis forces Amanda to face her past, she'll need to make a heart-wrenching decision about her future…whether Justin is in it or not.

One Texas Night

One Texas Night
Author: Jodi Thomas
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2013-04-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1420131575

New York Times bestselling author Jodi Thomas lassos the heart of Texas with these four spellbinding stories, available together for the first time, where love shows up unexpectedly. . . Hank Harris wasn't even looking for a woman when he ended up with a wife. Aggie is exactly who he needs as a business partner--if only she weren't so damn beautiful, spirited--and in his bed. . . Rowdy Darnell was born to be wild and Laurel Hayes knows she shouldn't get involved with him--but oh, how he can kiss. . . When Annalane Barkley whispers her dreams to Wynn McCord, the Texas Ranger knows he's found a woman worth fighting for. . . If Cozette Camanez's groom doesn't show up for their wedding by dawn, she'll lose her family ranch. Trouble is, the groom doesn't exist--until unsuspecting thief Michael Hughes comes along. . . "The undisputed queen of Texas romance." --RT Book Reviews Praise for Jodi Thomas "Thomas knows how to tell a story." --Love Western Romances "Jodi Thomas's writing is breathtaking. . .her name should be at the top of everyone's favorite author list." --Affaire de Coeur

Texas Gulf Coast Stories

Texas Gulf Coast Stories
Author: C. Herndon Williams
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2010-12-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 1614232466

The middle Texas coast, known locally as the Coast Bend, is an area filled with fascinating stories. From as early as the days of de Vaca and La Salle, the Coastal Bend has been a site of early exploration, bloody conflicts, legendary shipwrecks and even a buried treasure or two. However, much of the true history has remained unknown, misunderstood and even hidden. For years, local historian C. Herndon Williams has shared his fascinating discoveries of the area's early stories through his weekly column, "Coastal Bend Chronicle." Now he has selected some of his favorites in Texas Gulf Coast Stories. Join Williams as he explores the days of early settlement and European contact, Karankawa and Tonkawa legends and the Coastal Bend's tallest of tall tales.

Texas Orchids

Texas Orchids
Author: Samantha Christy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-06-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781964493190

I'm a city boy, not a cowboy.I'm way out of my league on a horse ranch in Texas.Falling for the sexy horse vet was never my intention.Especially when I find out she could be dating a killer.Sneaking around with her?Not my brightest idea, but someone's got to protect her.It's just one summer. One casual fling.Until it becomes everything but.Sexy, sweet, and suspenseful all rolled into one.