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No Names to Be Given<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Julia Brewer Daily<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1965. Sandy runs away from home to escape her mother\u2019s abusive boyfriend. Becca falls in love with the wrong man. And Faith suffers a devastating attack. With no support and no other options, these three young, unwed women meet at a maternity home hospital in New Orleans where they are expected to relinquish their babies and return home as if nothing transpired. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n But such a life-altering event can never be forgotten, and no secret remains buried forever. Twenty-five years later, the women are reunited by a blackmailer, who threatens to expose their secrets and destroy the lives they\u2019ve built. That shattering revelation would shake their very foundations\u2014and reverberate all the way to the White House.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Under the Texas Mistletoe<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Karen Witemeyer<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n This historical romance novella collection presents “A Texas Christmas Carol,” where a town’s wealthy, Scrooge-like bachelor finds his world invaded by a woman set on earning his donation for helping the local poor, and the penetrating questions of three mysterious visitors. It also includes “An Archer Family Christmas.” When the Archer clan gathers for the holiday, they encounter an unexpected request for help that will require all their effort and a Christmas miracle to see them through. In previously published “Gift of the Heart,” a widow uses the family brooch as collateral for a loan from the local resort owner. But the more she comes to know the man behind the stern businessman, the more she hopes for a second chance at love this Christmas.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Holding on Loosely<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Dana Knox Wright<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n I can\u2019t remember when I didn\u2019t cling. It seems I\u2019m hardwired for it.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n I\u2019ve clung to my children when they asked for my blessing to go. I\u2019ve latched on to someone else\u2019s ideas without trusting my convictions. I\u2019ve held tightly to my self-righteousness. I\u2019ve held more tightly to the things I had than to the faith I had. I\u2019ve held on to prejudice, fear, busyness, and my social media persona. I laughed less and worried more.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Holding On Loosely<\/em> is my history of holding on and my stories of turning loose\u2013\u2013one small story at a time. Humorous and heartwrenching, it\u2019s the organic unfolding of a life transformed by living minimally from the inside out.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n What Lies Beneath<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Cynthia Leal Massey<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Texas, the second largest state, both in land mass and population, has more than 50,000 burial grounds. As the final resting places of those whose earthly journey has ended, they are also repositories of valuable cultural history. Pioneer cemeteries provide a wealth of information on the people who settled Texas during its years as a Republic (1836-1845), and after it became the 28th state in 1845. In What Lies Beneath: Texas Pioneer Cemeteries and Graveyards<\/em>, Cynthia Leal Massey exhumes the stories of these pioneers, revealing the fascinating truth behind the earliest graveyards in the Lone Star State, including some of its most ancient. This guide also provides descriptions of headstone features and symbols, and demystifies the burial traditions of early Texas pioneers and settlers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Forgotten World<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Nick Courtright<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n In his third collection, poet Nick Courtright explores the world at large in an effort to reconcile selfhood as an American in the international community, while also seeking anchors for remembering a wider world often lost to view in our shared though increasingly isolated experience of reality.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Beginning in Africa with investigations of religion and love, The Forgotten World<\/em> then moves to Latin America to tackle colonialism and whiteness. From there it travels to Asia to discuss economic stratification and Europe to explore art and mental health, culminating in a stirring homecoming to troubled America, where family, the future, and what matters most rise to the forefront of consideration.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Through all of it, Courtright displays a deft hand, at once pained, at once bright, to discover that although the wider world seems farther away than before, the lessons it offers are more needed than ever.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Under the Bayou Moon<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Valerie Fraser Luesse <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n When Ellie Fields accepts a teaching job in a tiny Louisiana town deep in bayou country in 1949, she knows her life will change–but she could never imagine just how dramatically.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Though rightfully suspicious of outsiders, who have threatened both their language and their unique culture, most of the residents come to appreciate the young and idealistic schoolteacher, and she’s soon teaching just about everyone, despite opposition from both the school board and a politician with ulterior motives. Yet it’s the lessons Ellie herself will learn–from new friends, a captivating Cajun fisherman, and even a legendary white alligator haunting the bayou–that will make all the difference.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Take a step away from the familiar and enter the shadowy waters of bayou country for a story of risk, resilience, and romance.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rio Bonito<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Preston Lewis<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n With Lincoln County teetering on the edge of lawless turmoil, small rancher Wes Bracken avoids taking sides, but his goal is complicated by his devotion to what he sees as justice and by his friendship with William H. Bonney, who’s developing a reputation as Billy the Kid. As Lincoln County devolves into explosive violence, Bracken must skirt the edge of the law to guarantee the survival of his family, his spread, and his dream. But dangers abound from both factions for a man refusing to take sides. Before the Lincoln County War culminates on the banks of the Rio Bonito during a five-day shootout in Lincoln, Bracken is accused of being both a vigilante, a rustler, and a murderer. As the law stands idly by, Bracken’s ranch is torched, and his wife is assaulted by the notorious outlaw Jesse Evans. Survival trumps vengeance, though, as Bracken tries to outlast the dueling factions aimed at destroying him. At every turn, Bracken must counter the devious ploys of both factions and fight against lawmen and a court system skewed to protect the powerful and politically connected. Against overwhelming odds, Bracken challenges the wicked forces arrayed against him in hopes of a better life for himself, for his family, and for New Mexico Territory. And throughout it all, Bracken stands in the growing shadow of his sometime pal, Billy the Kid.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Creatrix Rising<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Stephanie Raffelock<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ever since Eve was banned from the garden, women have endured the oftentimes painful and inaccurate definitions foisted upon them by the patriarchy. Maiden, mother, and crone, representing the three stages assigned to a woman\u2019s life cycle, have been the limiting categories of both ancient and modern (neo-pagan) mythology. And one label in particular rankles: crone. The word conjures a wizened hag\u2014useless for the most part, marginalized by appearance and ability.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n None of us has ever truly fit the old-crone image, and for today\u2019s midlife women, a new archetype is being birthed: the creatrix.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n You’ll Never Find Us<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Jeanne Baker Guy<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n In 1977, Jeanne\u2019s German nationalist ex-husband, Klaus, tells her he\u2019s gotten a new job and wants to take their three-year-old daughter and six-year-old son away for a long weekend to celebrate. Jeanne relents. But Klaus never returns and instead sends Jeanne a letter, delivered by a mutual friend, in which he declares that he has fled to Germany and she will never see him, or her children, again.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The next four months are filled with agony, despair, and anger as Jeanne seeks legal support but quickly learns that federal parental kidnapping laws will offer her little help. She reflects on her tumultuous ten-year marriage to Klaus and the unsettling events that followed their divorce. A product of the patriarchal culture of the 1950s, Jeanne\u2019s nice-girl mentality is being tested and reshaped by the feminist movement of the 1970s, and she finds that the kidnapping ultimately becomes a doorway to unexpected strength.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n You\u2019ll Never Find Us<\/em> is the story of a young mother coming into her own power, regardless of past mistakes, bad judgment, and fears; the story of a woman who realizes she must tap into her newfound resilience and courage to find her stolen children\u2014and steal them back.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Safecracker\u2019s Secret<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Sandra Bretting<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A tragic death, an old-time safecracker, and his young protege. By the time Gene Jacks gets called into a murder investigation by the Houston P.D., it’s anyone’s guess who’s conning whom.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n When police summon Jacks to the scene of a crime one steamy summer night, he knows the drill: he’ll be asked to crack a safe left behind by a drug dealer, Mob embezzler, or worse.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n He doesn’t expect to waltz into a murder investigation. Especially when police target his young protege as one of their chief suspects.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Can Gene protect the girl, who\u2019s become like a daughter to him, while there\u2019s still time?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Stag Party<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Pamela Fagan Hutchins<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n When a man who isn\u2019t who he claims to befriends Patrick Flint and his son during a wilderness excursion with movers and shakers from across the globe, it puts the father-son duo dead in the bullseye of a murder target. To stop a gang of ruthless killers, the Flints must unriddle the mystery man\u2019s identity before the killers put a stop to them all.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Embargo On Hope<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Justin Doyle<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Even gods have secrets…<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n On planet Vastire, worth is set by the sins of one’s ancestors. Good families rise to the elite and the wicked fall into poverty. Unfortunately for sixteen-year-old Darynn Mark, his father incited a revolution. Now, Darynn scrounges his way through life in the slums. When Vastire is surrounded by an embargo, it gets even harder to survive.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n That all changes when an alien ship slips through the embargo, seeking Darynn with an offer: finish the revolution and the embargo ends. He might have a chance thanks to mysterious magic powers, and his two companions: clairvoyant crush Fyra and soldierly alien Kaylaa.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cutthroat killers, mystical beasts, Vampires, power-hungry priests and lords, and self-serving spies stand in their way. If the three of them can crack his father’s secret, maybe they can end the embargo and save the poor. If not, another poor orphan will be added to the growing piles of dead.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/0803_no_names_to_be_given_1.jpg\")
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