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Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder by Obert Skye

Title: Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder

Publisher: Shadow Mountain

Release Date: September 29, 2009

ISBN: 978-1606411469

Size: 363 pages, 6×9″, hardcover

Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy

Series: Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo (v1), Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret (v2), Leven Thumps and the Eyes of the Want (v3), Leven Thumps and the Wrath of Ezra (v4)

“Do you think he’ll be able to do it?” Clover asked, worried.

“I’m not sure,” Geth replied, amazed by his own doubt. “I’m not sure.”

In the fifth and final volume of the epic saga of Leven Thumps, all of Foo is rushing madly to exit the realm of dreams while Leven is headed in the opposite direction. Fate snatches him to the island of Alder, where he is poised to pass or fail the final test.

Meanwhile, in Reality, Ezra and Dennis are welcoming those flowing out of Foo but only so they can selfishly conquer them and gain control of both realms. Phoebe is loose, and it takes Geth getting ahold of her to begin to balance the emotions and passions of all that is crumbling.

And Winter? Well, Winter just might hold the answer to everything.

Ride with Leven and Clover as they travel through the ruins of Alder hoping he has what it takes to save all mankind and restore the power of dreams.

Dead Wrong by Clair M. Poulson

Title: Dead Wrong

Author: Clair M. Poulson

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date: October, 2009

ISBN: 978-1-59811-812-4

Size: 300 pages, 6c9″, softcover

Genre: Suspense

Kaitlyn Glenn is alone in the world. Disowned by family after her baptism, her only friend is the beloved horse she rides as a champion barrel racer. But loneliness is the least of Kaitlyn’s problems. Her competitor’s jealous father has vowed to sabotage her success. And her former boss — the handsome, rich, and extremely dangerous Jace Landry — stalks every move of this beautiful and talented cowgirl.

Aided by a mysterious man in a black cowboy hat, Kaitlyn escapes Jace’s iron grip and flees. On the road, she finds protection and companionship with a loyal trucker named Celia. But when Jace puts seedy private investigator Myler Keegan on Kaitlyn’s trail, she must outrun two men who will stop at nothing to feed their violent obsession. And when her cruel stepbrother joins the hunt, Kaitlyn faces lethal danger from every angle.

Elfs in a Conquered Land by Anna del C Dye

Title: Elfs in a Conquered Land (v. 3)

Author: Anna del C Dye

Publisher: Outskirts Press

Release Date: September 30, 2009

ISBN: 978-1432743499

Size: 606 pages, 5×8″, softcover

Genre: Fantasy

Series: The Elf and the Princess (v1), Trouble in the Elf City (v2)

On their visit to the vanquished Kingdom of Menarm the elfs face many uncertainties. However, they are strong in numbers and sure of their purpose. Zyrthal, the young elf strategist, is given the task of finding the kingdom’s hidden treasures; but instead the elfs encounter ruthless highwaymen.

Meanwhile, the two half-elf princes play among the ruins of Menarm to their hearts’ content while their parents attend to their work cleaning and repairing the houses around the castle, in an effort to revive the city. It is a hard job and they could run short on time. In the midst of all this commotion the boys disappear from the dead kingdom.

Brigands want riches and they will let the boys go if the city of Menarm gives up its treasures to them. They allow only one person to go to verify that the boys are alive and the elfs confide in the most harmless figure among them: The Menarm Princess. The outlaws have no clue as to the hidden shadow that will accompany her, the Silent Warrior.

Yet Adren’s warrior has been battling demons of his own and finds himself in great doubts concerning his performance as the champion of the last Princess of Menarm. These shadows in his heart double with the disappearance of the two half-elf princes and he harbors misgivings that he won’t succeed in rescuing the young boys and thwarting the mercenaries. The Silent Warrior fears that he has fallen from Adren’s graces forever.

Elfs in a Conquered Realm is the outstanding finale to The Silent Warrior Trilogy. Anna has answered all the open questions in the continuing saga of this beautiful race. A masterpiece of storytelling, The Silent Warrior Trilogy will leave you with a sense of peace, love, and great accomplishment and take you on a journey you will not soon forget.

The Christmas List by Richard Paul Evans

Title: The Christmas List

Author: Richard Paul Evans

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Release Date: October 6, 2009

ISBN: 978-1439150009

Size: 368 pages, 5×7, hardcover

Genre: Christmas

Dear Reader,

When I was in seventh grade, my English teacher, Mrs. Johnson, gave our class the intriguing (if somewhat macabre) assignment of writing our own obituaries. Oddly, I don’t remember much of what I wrote about my life, but I do remember how I died: in first place on the final lap of the Daytona 500. At the time, I hadn’t considered writing as an occupation, a field with a remarkably low on-the-job casualty rate.

What intrigues me most about Mrs. Johnson’s assignment is the opportunity she gave us to confront our own legacy. How do we want to be remembered? That question has motivated our species since the beginning of time: from building pyramids to putting our names on skyscrapers.

As I began to write this book, I had two objectives: First, I wanted to explore what could happen if someone read their obituary before they died and saw, firsthand, what the world really thought of them. Their legacy.

Second, I wanted to write a Christmas story of true redemption. One of my family’s holiday traditions is to see a local production of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. I don’t know how many times I’ve seen it (perhaps a dozen), but it still thrills me to see the change that comes over Ebenezer Scrooge as he transforms from a dull, tight-fisted miser into a penitent, “giddy-as-aschoolboy” man with love in his heart. I always leave the show with a smile on my face and a resolve to be a better person. That’s what I wanted to share with you, my dear readers, this Christmas — a holiday tale to warm your season, your homes, and your hearts.

Merry Christmas –Richard Paul Evans

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

Title: The Maze Runner

Author: James Dashner

Publisher: Delacorte

Release Date: October 6, 2009

ISBN: 978-0385737944

Size: 384 pages, Hardcover

Genre: YA Fantasy

When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. His memory is blank. But he’s not alone. When the lift’s doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade—a large, open expanse surrounded by stone walls.

Just like Thomas, the Gladers don’t know why or how they got to the Glade. All they know is that every morning the stone doors to the maze that surrounds them have opened. Every night they’ve closed tight. And every 30 days a new boy has been delivered in the lift.

Thomas was expected. But the next day, a girl is sent up—the first girl to ever arrive in the Glade. And more surprising yet is the message she delivers.

Thomas might be more important than he could ever guess. If only he could unlock the dark secrets buried within his mind.

No Going Back by Jonathan Langford

Title: No Going Back

Author: Jonathan Langford

Publisher: Zarahemla

Release Date: October 5, 2009

ISBN: 978-0978797195

Size: 312 pages, softcover

Genre: General

A gay teenage Mormon growing up in western Oregon in 2003. His straight best friend. Their parents. A typical LDS ward, a high-school club about tolerance for gays, and a proposed anti-gay-marriage amendment to the state constitution. In No Going Back, these elements combine in a coming-of-age story about faithfulness and friendship, temptation and redemption, tough choices and conflicting loyalties.

Ravenspell: Freaky Flyday by David Farland

Title: Ravenspell: Freaky Flyday

Author: David Farland

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date: October 2009

ISBN: 978-1-59811-667-0

Size: 236 pages, 5.75” X 7.75”, hardcover

Genre: Fantasy

Series: Of Mice and Magic, The Wizard of Ooze

After saving Oregon from a nuclear crisis and revealing the plight of enslaved micedom to the human population, Amber, the valiant mouse wizard, and her partner Ben, the once-human mouse, head to Disneyland for a much-deserved vacation. But greater trouble lurks ahead.

Mouse mentor Lady Blackpool prophesies that the Ever Shade, an ancient evil force, will soon be returning to the earth. Then the mice receive word that Belle Z. Bug, a giant mutant fly associated with the Ever Shade, has hatched in a Los Angeles landfill. In the twitch of a whisker, Belle Z. Bug’s seductive multilevel marketing campaign enslaves a massive army of unsuspecting flies and throws the human race into chaos.

When the mice’s plane falls under attack, they join forces with the indomitable Harold Shortzenbeggar (governor-extraordinaire of California) to confront their common enemy. But their recent battle with evil wormlord Sebaceous Ooze sapped the heroes’ vital powers. Will the victories won in Of Mice and Magic and The Wizard of Ooze come to naught as they face the sinister Lord of the Flies?

In the Company of Angels by David Farland

Title: In the Company of Angels

Author: David Farland

Publisher: DFE

Release Date: September 1, 2009

ISBN:

Size: 426 pages, hardcover

Genre: Historical

A test of the spirit. A triumph of faith.

A luminous tale that breaks our hearts and sets our souls soaring.

David Farland’s moving masterpiece echoes the drama of Gone with the Wind and the glory of Ghandi, sweeping from the green fields of Denmark to the icy peaks of the Rockies in a saga that elevates and enriches all those who read it.

In the Company of Angels centers on Eliza Gadd, the feisty, sophisticated wife of a Mormon bishop. When her husband answers his leader’s call to abandon his cottage in England and settle in the Rocky Mountains, Eliza’s world comes apart. She may help her husband pull a handcart with everything that they own across the plains of Utah, but she can’t bring herself to bow to a god she doesn’t believe in.

Stalled by setbacks, the pioneers find themselves forced to take their journey perilously late in the season. The lives of Eliza’s children hang in the balance. But how can she reason with people who believe they are in the hands of angels, that their faith can turn back storms, and that their leaders, like the Apostles of old, have the power to raise the dead?

Based on the true story of the Willie Handcart Company of 1856, In the Company of Angels unfolds the triumphant tale of pioneers who struggle against unendurable hardships—persecution, buffalo stampedes, rampaging Indians, lingering starvation, and the early onset of the coldest winter in US history—to find the gentle homeland of the soul.

Shudder by Jennie Hansen

Title: Shudder

Author: Jennie Hansen

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date: October 1, 2009

ISBN: 978-1-59811-768-4

Size: 256 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Suspense

Darcy and Clare grew up as best friends, sharing trials and triumphs from preschool through college graduation. Now they’re sharing an apartment in Boise, Idaho, where Clare just landed a great job and Darcy is pursuing a teaching certificate. There’s only one problem: Blaine, Clare’s boyfriend. His chauvinistic, know-it-all ways set Darcy’s teeth on edge. Darcy vows not to let Blaine ruin her lifelong friendship with Clare, but when Blaine insists on moving in, Darcy suddenly finds herself alone. The estranged friends forge ahead on seemingly separate paths.

Engaged to Blaine, Clare becomes trapped in ugly family politics and vicious treatment from her fiancé. Darcy finds a temporary home with Karlene, an accident victim seeking live-in help, but a twisted plot soon threatens their safety. Clare’s wedding briefly reunites her with Darcy, yet the friends have never been farther apart. And when Clare finds herself in mortal peril and finally calls on Darcy to help, it might be too late.

The Falcon Shield by M’lin Rowley

Title: The Falcon Shield (Knights of the Right)

Author: M’Lin Rowley

Publisher: Shadow Mountain

Release Date: September 30, 2009

ISBN: 978-1606411032

Size: 73 pages, 5×7, softcover

Genre: Chapter Book (K-3)

This book is not eligible for a Whitney Award.

Ten-year-old Ben and twelve-year-old Joseph discover strange things happening in the woods behind their house. A large man in full black armor and holding a crossbow appears out of nowhere. When an arrow strikes a tree right above their heads, Ben and Joseph are forced to run deep into the woods, only to discover an old castle and none other than King Arthur, who offers them refuge.

In fact, King Arthur has come forward in time in order to find new Knights for his Round Table Knights who will fight against evil and choose the right. However, defeating medieval black knights, ogres, and dragons won t be what gets the boys knighted. Instead, the real test comes by the choices the boys must make when faced with peer pressure.

Finding the courage to do the right thing earns the boys a piece of magical armor (one piece of armor per book) and ultimately makes them Knights of Right!

The Perfect Murder by Brenda Novak

Title: The Perfect Murder (The Last Stand, #6)

Author: Brenda Novak

Publisher: Mira

Release Date: September 29, 2009

ISBN: 978-0778327257

Size: 448 pages, 4×6″ mass market paperback

Genre: Mystery

Series: The Last Stand

Caution: This book may contain objectionable content.

Read Chapter 1 HERE.

Someone thinks he’s committed The Perfect Murder…

In trying to unravel the truth behind the murder of his ex-wife and son, Sebastian Costas has followed a ghost of a lead all the way to Sacramento. The evidence suggests a murder-suicide, but something he heard the week before the killings won’t allow him to accept that. He believes her second husband–a cop–killed her and the boy, then faked his own death. But proving it isn’t easy. He finally gets the break he needs when Jane Burke, an investigator with The Last Stand, calls him in connection with a separate crime–a crime that could lead him straight to the man he’s been looking for.

But that murder might only lead to more…

Once the wife of a serial killer, Jane has spent the past five years rebuilding her life and fighting against violence. The last thing she wants to do is fall in love again. But once she meets Sebastian, she’s determined to take that risk. She finally has a chance at happiness–if she can best the man they’re trying to stop before that man stops them.

Immortal Sins by Amanda Ashley

Title: Immortal Sins

Author: Amanda Ashley

Publisher: Zebra

Release Date: September 29, 2009

ISBN: 978-0821780640

Size: 384 pages, softcover

Genre: Paranormal Romance

(Caution: Contains objectionable content)

Three centuries ago, vampire Jason Rourke succumbed to temptation with a wizard’s lovely daughter – and that brief taste of pleasure earned him a powerful curse. Trapped within a painting, unable to quench the hellish thirst that torments him, Jason has given up hope of escape until Karinna Adams purchases the painting and unwittingly frees him. At first, Jason plans only to enlist Kari’s help in navigating this strange new world so he can find and punish the wizard who entrapped him. But Kari’s enticing sensuality and innocence incite a growing need in Jason to touch and taste her, to possess her utterly. For the gulf between them – and the danger that awaits – is nothing compared to a potent, primal hunger that will last for all eternity…

Haunts Haven by Joan Sowards

Title: Haunts Haven

Author: Joan Sowards

Publisher: Walnut Springs Press

Release Date: September 25, 2009

ISBN: 978-1935217312

Size: 25 pages, 5.5×8.5, softcover

Genre: Romantic Suspense

When Callie Wilford inherits a century-old inn in southern Arizona, locals tell her of a ghost who “guards” the inn. But Callie doesn’t believe in ghosts, and she plans to turn the inn into a bed and breakfast. Then things start to happen – strange, spooky things – and she begins to wonder if there is some truth to the ghost stories. If that weren’t bad enough, Callie discovers a mysterious grave in the cellar.

As she confronts the inn’s tragic secrets, she also faces her lonely past and learns to embrace her heritage. But it takes a handsome cowboy and a charming rancher to prove that Callie’s long-guarded heart can love again.

Singer of Lies by Michael R. Collings

Title: Singer of Lies

Author Michael R. Collings

Publisher: Borgo Press

Release Date: September 28, 2009

ISBN: 978-1434457103

Size: 242 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Speculative

He is young and intelligent and highly trained. He is Erik Baanfeld-shipwrecked on a long-forgotten Colony world, where brawn and brute strength are more valued than knowledge. Physically untrained, and emotionally unprepared in the barest skills of survival, he seems compelled to spend a short and very unpleasant life as a half-naked savage worked like a beast of burden, on a world so sunk into barbarism that its inhabitants have no concept of the wheel. It’s either that-or die! His only possible chance, his only hope of becoming one with the Folk, is to become a singer-and not just any singer, but a Singer of Lies!

Rift by Todd Robert Petersen

Title: Rift

Author: Todd Robert Petersen

Publisher: Zarahemla

Release Date: September 14, 2009

ISBN: 978-0-9787971-8-8

Size: 350 pages, 6×9 softcover

Genre: General

Jens Thorsen’s retirement is not what his wife, Lila, was expecting. Rather than tending to things around the house, Thorsen has thrown himself into a life of charity: visiting the sick, the widowed, and the incarcerated. Between these acts of service, Thorsen finds the time to nurse his feud with local bishop Darrell Bunker. The two have hated each other for as long as anyone in Sanpete, Utah, can remember.

Even though the valley is much too small for the both of them, Thorsen and the bishop have managed a tense ceasefire that allows daily life to carry on. But when the bishop’s daughter moves home, there are suddenly too many egos in one place, and Sanpete starts to pull apart
at the seams.

Depth of Deceit by Betty Briggs

Title: Depth of Deceit

Author: Betty Briggs

Publisher: Sunrise Selections

Release Date: September 18, 2009

ISBN: 978-0965630757

Size: 352 pages, 5×8, softcover

Genre: Historical Romance

How does an intelligent woman find herself mired in a web of deception, abuse, and danger?

Stephanie Saunders is a lovely young attorney with a big heart, keen mind, and a trust in others that nearly proves disastrous. Her handsome and wealthy boyfriend strikes her as perfect, but is he too good to be true? Her boss hovers around her like a protector and friend, but is he? Stephanie’s work focuses on defending the indigent, and one client earns her trust and friendship, but why is he showing up at the oddest places? It seems that she can trust only the horses she trains and loves, magnificent beasts who remind her of life’s purposes and meaning.

In a dramatic turn of events, Stephanie must make a decision that will affect her life forever. While fans of the author’s earlier novels will be thrilled to discover a familiar character, this novel stands alone in plot and dramatic impact.

Santa Maybe by Aubrey Mace

Title: Santa Maybe

Author: Aubrey Mace

Publisher: Cedar Fort

Release Date: September 8, 2009

ISBN: 978-1599553122

Size: 194 pages, 5.5×8.5, softcover

Genre: Romance

Dear Santa,

I’ve been a good girl this year. (Well . . . pretty good.) I have a nice life and there s only one thing that I really want one thing that s missing. If you happen to have an extra one lying around your workshop, I would really like a husband. I promise to take good care of him.

Love, Abbie

With a successful bakery to run, super cute nieces and nephews to spoil, and plenty of good friends to keep her company, Abbie s not about to start crying over the fact that she s doesn t have a boyfriend to spend Christmas with. But when her sister convinces her to write a note to Santa, Abbie has no idea that a little Christmas magic is about to land her the man of her dreams. Or rather, that man is about to land smack dab on the floor in front of her Christmas tree with no memory of how he got there.

Now Abbie and Ben have to figure out where he came from, who he really is, and if he s actually available.

Aubrey Mace, the award-winning author of Spare Change, has done it again! This light-hearted holiday romance is sure to please even the most cynical scrooge. Told with humor, sweetness, and Aubrey s signature wit, this is one Christmas story that will keep you smiling all year round.

A Cold Creek Homecoming by RaeAnne Thanye

Title: A Cold Creek Homecoming

Author: RaeAnne Thayne

Publisher: Silhouette

Release Date: September 1, 2009

ISBN: 978-0373654789

Size: 224 pages, 4.4×6.8, mass market paperback

Genre: Romance

Fifteen years later, Quinn Southerland still hadn’t forgiven Tess Claybourne for treating him like the dirt beneath her boots. But the widowed nurse tending his ailing mother was a world away from the spoiled homecoming queen Quinn had known. Yet she was just as achingly beautiful, still arousing the old bittersweet longing for something he could never have.

Or could he? That fierce attraction still burned between them. This could be their second chance…if they let love lead them where their hearts longed to go….

Forest Born by Shannon Hale

Title: Forest Born

Author: Shannon Hale

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books

Release Date: September 15, 2009

ISBN: 978-1599901671

Size: 400 pages, hardcover

Genre: YA Fantasy

Series: The Goose Girl, Enna Burning, River Secrets

Rin is sure that something is wrong with her…something really bad. Something that is keeping her from feeling at home in the Forest homestead where she’s lived all her life. Something that is keeping her from trusting herself with anyone at all. When her brother Razo returns from the city for a visit, she accompanies him to the palace, hoping that she can find peace away from home. But war has come to Bayern again, and Rin is compelled to join the queen and her closest allies—magical girls Rin thinks of as the Fire Sisters—as they venture into the Forest toward Kel, the land where someone seems to want them all dead. Many beloved Bayern characters reappear in this story, but it is Rin’s own journey of discovering how to balance the good and the bad in herself that drives this compelling adventure.

Right Click by Susan Aylworth

Title: Right Click

Author: Susan Aylworth

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date:

ISBN: 978-1-59811-731-8

Size: 192 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Romance

On the day Sarah Kimball planned to mail out wedding invitations, her fiancé, Kyle, trampled her heart with this confession: his supposedly ex-girlfriend is pregnant, and he’s the father. Talk about shock!

Six months later, Sarah is moving forward as a successful teacher with her own home and a fabulous roommate. Her exasperating yet adoring family members are setting her up with every eligible man within reach—even virtually. Sarah thinks she has everything under control—until a few wrong clicks prove otherwise.

Searching her soul, Sarah confronts deep humiliation and anger over Kyle’s betrayal. As fierce pride claws her from within, she seeks healing through the Savior’s tender mercy. When Sarah meets Craig, who was also badly wounded by love, she finds another chance at happiness—but can both of them leave their painful pasts behind and fully embrace the freeing power of forgiveness?

*Note from LDSP: No, I have nothing to do with this book. We just happened to both choose the same artwork.

Alma by H.B. Moore

Title: Alma

Author: H.B. Moore

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date: September 1, 2009

ISBN: 978-1598118645

Size: 6×9, Softcover

Genre: Historical

King Noah is thundering with rage. The former high priest Alma has vanished from the city of Nephi, and every night more of his believers manage to escape. The king blames Amulon and threatens certain punishment unless Amulon recaptures Alma-a seemingly impossible task. But Amulon has a plan. An equally valuable prisoner is at his fingertips: Noah’s wife, Maia, whose newfound faith means bitter humiliation for the king and an opportunity for Amulon to seize power.

Amulon’s disavowed daughter Raquel has plans of her own. Despite her grief, she is determined to begin a new life in the colony Alma and his followers are building. When Lamanites plunder and burn her settlement, Raquel and her young son are forced to flee to the waters of Mormon.

Drama and danger escalate as Alma the Elder organizes the Lord’s Church and baptizes its members, bringing an outpouring of divine grace and power. But even as they rejoice, the believers have profound and perilous trials to face, from the outward threat of Amulon’s treachery to the inward threat of pride and disobedience.

The Perfect Liar by Brenda Novak

Title: The Perfect Liar (The Last Stand #5)

Author: Brenda Novak

Publisher: Mira

Release Date: September 1, 2009

ISBN: 978-0778327240

Size: 448 pages, 4×6″ mass market paperback

Genre: Mystery

Series: The Last Stand

Caution: This book may contain objectionable content.

Read Chapter 1 HERE.

Obsession leads to lies…

When Air Force Captain Luke Trussell opens his door one Sunday morning, he’s shocked to find the police—and even more shocked when they charge him with rape. He knows he made a mistake in judgment the night before, but he certainly didn’t force his attentions on the woman who’s been stalking him for months.

Problem is…Kalyna Harter has the bruises—and the DNA evidence—to make her claim convincing.

And lies can lead to murder!

Determined to isolate Luke, Kalyna goes to victims’ rights advocate Ava Bixby of The Last Stand, hoping Ava will help put Luke behind bars. But Ava soon realizes she’s defending the wrong victim.

Problem is…switching her support to Luke could be dangerous—especially when she falls for him. Because Kalyna won’t tolerate losing the man she wants to anyone. Least of all Ava…

The Hidden Branch by G.G. Vandagriff

Title: The Hidden Branch

Author: GG Vandagriff

Publisher: Shadow Mountain

Release Date: August 29, 2009

ISBN:

Size: pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Paul Mardian is a shining example of the American dream. The grandson of an Armenian immigrant who fled to the United States during the genocide of 1915, Paul is a self- made industrial tycoon and one of the most eligible bachelors in the country. But the dream is shattered when Paul turns up dead and his valuable collection of ancient Armenian artifacts goes missing. Hired to find the murdered man’s heirs, professional genealogist Alexandra Campbell and her sidekick, Briggie, are brought to the swanky beaches of Southern California and a community of Armenian relatives who all seem to be hiding a secret. When another family member is suddenly murdered, Alex discovers there is more at stake than an unclaimed fortune or missing antiques, but piecing together Paul’s complicated family tree may be more dangerous than she ever anticipated.

Return of the Outlaw by Craig Curtis

Title: Return of the Outlaw

Author: Craig Curtis

Publisher: Granite

Release Date: August 25, 2009

ISBN: 978-1599360478

Size: 364 pgs, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Historical

Jeff Havens, a young civil war soldier, returns to his home in the west, expecting to be reunited with Anne, the girl he has loved since childhood. After experiencing the horrors of war he just wants to resume his life as if he had never left.

But, things have changed on the home front. Anne is engaged to marry another man. Having no family except his grandfather and an old trusted friend, Amado Lopez, the man who raised him, Jeff leaves again.

Seven years later a letter belatedly reaches him informing him of the death of this Grandfather. He decides it s time to go home.

Jeff learns, however, that many things have changed during his long absence: He has enemies he doesn’t even know, and he finds himself branded an outlaw and hunted like an animal for the very crimes they have committed. They have killed his friends and stolen his ranch, and there seem to be no way to stop them in their ceaseless quest for more land, money and power.

But Jeff vows he will do so or die trying.