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Shea Rigsby has spent her entire life in Walker, Texas, a small college town that lives and dies by football, a passion she unabashedly shares. Raised alongside her best friend, Lucy, the daughter of Walker's legendary head coach, Shea was too devoted to her hometown team to leave. Instead she stayed in Walker for college, even taking a job in the university athletic department after graduation. But when an unexpected tragedy strikes, Shea's comfortable...
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English
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In the midst of the Great Depression, Ella Barron strenuously works to keep her Texas boardinghouse up and running. Between cooking, cleaning, and caring for her misbehaving child, Ella struggles to get by. However, when the enigmatic David Rainwater shows up out-of-the-blue, looking for room and board, Ella happily takes him in. But when Conrad Ellis and his gang of hoods threaten violence, Ella and Rainwater are put to the test.
3) Roses
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Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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"Spanning the 20th century, the story of Roses takes place in a small East Texas town against the backdrop of the powerful timber and cotton industries, industries controlled by the scions of the town's founding families"--Provided by publisher.
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Harmony novels (Jodi Thomas) volume 2
Language
English
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When Reagan Truman's life is put in jeopardy, the whole town of Harmony, Texas, comes together to save her.
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Series
China Bayles mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
When her friend Jo dies of an apparent suicide, ex-lawyer and herb-shop proprietor China Bayles looks with suspicion upon the friendly faces of quaint Pecan Springs.
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Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A superstitious oil town in Texas is sent into a tailspin when the star player of their championship girls' basketball team mysteriously collapses on the season's opening night and is followed by other girls who seem to suffer from the same peculiar condition.
9) Texasville
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Series
Last picture show volume 2
Publisher
G.K. Hall
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
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Series
Honey Creek volume 4
Publisher
Zebra Books/Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The legendary New York Times and USA Today bestselling author brings a sense of nostalgia to the town in this delightful journey of second chances. Jessica Ann McKenzie--"Jam" to everyone in Honey Creek--has fulfilled her dream of owning the best restaurant for miles around. Serving candlelit dinners to every couple in town on Valentine's Day is a reminder of another dream, one she's just about given up on. Until, that very night, Sergeant Tucson...
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Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Growing up, Kaylie Flynn was shuffled from foster home to foster home before being welcomed into Winton and May Wise's family. It was May who taught Kaylie the comfort of home, and the healing power of baking the perfect brownie. Years later, May leaves Kaylie the money she needs to open her own cafe in the charming Victorian they once shared. Now back in Hope Springs, Kaylie's determined to finally make all her dreams a reality--and unearth answers...
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Tying the knot in Texas volume 2
Publisher
Jove
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Having successfully established themselves as a destination for weddings, the town of Ido is ready to kick it up another notch. Zina Baxter has stood on the sidelines during most of the matrimonial mayhem. But when a disaster at the pit bull rescue has her relocating the pups to share space with a winter wonderland scene, she finds herself smack dab in the middle of planning the craziest wedding yet. Alex Sanders ran as far and fast as he could from...
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