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1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. Father Flynn is a charismatic priest who is trying to upend the schools' strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier. The Sister is the iron-gloved principal who believes in the power of fear and discipline. With the winds of political change, the school has just accepted its first black student, Donald Miller. But when Sister James shares with Sister Aloysius her suspicion that...

Webb Jernegan was a murderer and a fugitive -- so stated the records of the United States Army. Once a brave and battle-hardened lieutenant in the Dragoons, he had been court-martialed for the murder of his commanding officer, Captain Sidney Raines. He was convicted and sentenced to hang. His brother Terry was sentenced to twenty years in prison as his accomplice. But Elias Barnes, his good friend and former sergeant, helped Webb escape. Twice they...

"Duncan Talbot has escaped from the hell of the State prison to settle with Vedder, the man who drove him off his land and caused him to be sent to prison on a false robbery charge. But Duncan has little time. Vedder owns the country, and in addition Duncan is hounded by Mike Attick, a killer who makes his living by collecting reward money. Duncan hoped to enlist the help of his long-time friend, Steve Sabin; but when he arrives at the Sabin ranch,...

Bob Lee Swagger is a master marksman who has retreated from his duty as an off-the-books hired gun for the military. He has become disillusioned with his government, but finds that the government needs Swagger to scope out the location of a rumored attempt on the life of the president. A shadowy government operative begs Swagger to use his sniper's skills to out-fox the assassin. Ultimately he is double-crosses and framed for the attempted assassination....

"When Doyle Suskin of the Bearskin Ranch and three of his hands came tearing down the lane into the yard of Herman Howell's Running H, it looked like trouble. Suskin's words--"If you string one more strand of that devil wire, it will mean war"--confirmed it and warned Howell's gunman, Dave Logan, that he had to be set for action. Shortly afterward, Herman Howell was killed by two well aimed bullets, and the local sheriff was immediately pressured...

"It was a long and tortuous journey, but Ritcherd and Kyrah Buchanan have finally settled into an idyllic marriage and are living their dream as lord and lady of Buckley manor. Northing, it seems can mar their happiness. But the peace is shattered by a sudden family tragedy that will change their lives forever. While Ritcherd battles through intense grief and fury that threatens to rip their family apart, old demons from his past resurface, and a...