Rusty Shannon tries desperately to resume his prewar life.

"Former Texas Ranger Andy Pickard ("Badger Boy" as he was known as a youth living among Comanches), leaves his fiancées farm in north central Texas. He begins to track the man, Luther Cordell, who he believes killed his friend, Sheriff Tom Blessing. Pickard is mistaken. But although Cordell did not kill Blessing, the robber-ringleader must be brought to Ranger justice and the rest sorted out later."--Publisher website: http://us.macmillan.com/hardtrailtofollow...

In the diary she receives for her thirteenth birthdayin 1835, Lucinda Lawrence describes the hardships herfamily and other residents of the "Texas colonies" endure when they decide to face the Mexicans in a fight for their freedom.

In the spring of 1874 the Ranger companies that protext settlers agains Indian raids and outlaw bands are being reorganized, and David "Rusty" Shannon is the most sought-after veteran for reenlistment. But Shannon has new goals for his life.

"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of Texas"--

Promise, Texas, is a good place to live, to raise a family, and to spend the rest of your days with the person you love. Cal Peterson and his wife, Jane, also known as Dr. Texas, certainly feel that way. The last thing they expect to encounter is a threat to their marriage. But in September, disagreements begin to escalate with the help of a young woman who has her eye on Cal. Following months of emotional upheaval, the couple separate, and Jane returns...

Sequel to: The Last Picture Show. Thalia, once a backwater Texas town, then a boom town, collapses with the oil prices. Then a former high school beauty returns from a career as a Hollywood star, and shakes the town to its roots.

"In 1890s Texas when two very different men enter Jessica's life, will she choose to pursue her dreams of adventure or follow the gentle urgings of her heart?"-- Provided by publisher.

In 1904 Texas Ranger Luke Palmer arrives in Brenham, Texas, with one goal--to capture the gang of outlaws led by Frank Comer. Undercover as a telephone repairman, he uses his days on the range to search, not realizing there's another pair of eyes watching him. Georgie Gail, switchboard operator and birder, heads out on a birding expedition, but instead of sighting a painted bunting, her opera glasses capture her telephone man, armed and far away from...

While Coleman family matriarch Billie lies dying of cancer, daughter Maggie throws her unfaithful husband out of their Hawaiian home and Cary Asante loses his sight in an explosion.