Mix a shotgun tootin' young female sheep rancher, a sympathetic, cattle driving trailboss and a wolf-dog named "Sweetie Pie" together. Add author Elizabeth Butler and set yourself down to an enjoyable, shoot-um-up Western Romance.

Set in Buffalo Wyoming in the winter of 1891, Butler takes you back to the cattle rustling days of the northwest. Tensions are high as large cattle ranchers look to small sheep ranchers for blame. After suffering the loss of her entire family, Susannah Bidwell was determined to defend what was hers. When Ned Parker, a cattle driver and friend of Susannah's late grandmother, rides out of his way to deliver the sad news of her death and the unexpected information about her inheritance, bullets fly. Skeptical of this stranger, Susannah eventually agrees to listen to Ned and accept his offer of help. Violence continues as the cattle ranchers try to force Susannah from her land.

Unwanted feelings begin to grow between the independent shepherdess and the trailboss as they join forces to save the ranch. Blend in Harley, a neighboring sheep rancher who's in love with Susannah to add just a touch of jealousy to cause Ned a bit of confusion and drive his need to protect this spitfire.

Butler stirs the reader's emotions as "Sweetie Pie" gets shot coming to her rescue.

"Suddenly, reality returned. Sweetie Pie? She looked away from Ned to the dog lying motionless on the patch of grass where she'd left her. Crawling over to her, she laid her head against the matted fur and let the tears fall. She hadn't cried for her family members, for Lucky or Lucio Gonzales, but she did for Sweetie Pie."

Butler blends a sweet touch of romance with an engaging plot. A must read for those who enjoy a good ol' time western.

I am an avid reader, although not much of what I read is Western Romance. This book is one that has changed my outlook on what I read. I couldn't put this book down until every page was read.

Trees Of Golden Gate Park And San Francisco is a 'must' bible of detail for any San Francisco resident or enthusiast who wants to know more about the city's urban forest and landscape. Chapters are packed with details ranging from early San Francisco landscape history to the evolution of its parks. The presentation is based on the writings of botanist Elizabeth McClintock, and presents the stories of almost two hundred different trees located in Golden Gate Park. No color photos, but the depth of text and detail doesn't need them; the b/w line drawings are enough.

...that there should be people in my community as to write such a book. Starting with the park's planning phases (did you know that Mr. Central Park himself, Frederick Law Olmstead, recommended putting the park along what is now the Van Ness corridor!), the book quickly progresses to encyclopedic coverage of the trees of the park... Sections from this book are destined to become long and enjoyable walks for us in the near future! Unlike many field guides, very fitting for pleasure reading.

I bought my copy of this book from George himself while on a fishing trip to George's son John's place in Canada. I bought one of the first copies after it was published and George was gracious enough to autograph it for me. Reading this book is a lot like listening to him in person reminisce about his extensive experience in the Canadian bush.

After reading George's book My son and I took a trip to Georges sons place on Ivanhoe Lake and had the most enjoyable experance ever. We had the experance of seeing some of the enviromental issues George discusses in his book as well as the enjoyment of experencing some of the best fishing ever.

This book is extremely helpful. Everything is spelled out clearly and simply - right down to pressing instructions (which are extremely important with these quilts).

Elizabeth Hamby Carlson's Trip To Ireland takes two classic quilt patterns - Irish Chain and Trip around the World - and combines them for impact and innovation. From Irish Squares to an easy Irish Trip, this is filled with colorful photos and examples of blends.

I always grab up any book I can find by Elizabeth Dearl. She's a fabulously talented writer with a unique style and an engaging voice. Her latest, Triple Threat, is a real treat. This book contains not one, but two mysteries starring the fun and outrageous amateur sleuth/ mystery writer Taylor Madison and her cute ferret, Hazel. Set in the colorful small town of Perdue, Texas, both stories are slyly humorous, intriguing and edge-of-your-seat suspenseful. I just love all Ms. Dearl's quirky characters. They are so real I feel I know them. In the first story, a novella entitled 'Buyer's Remorse', Taylor temporarily moves in with her friend, Paula, to help her clean out and repair her recently- purchased, run down and potentially haunted house in the country. Is the house truly haunted or is the "ghost" an alive and well person with an ax to grind? The second story, novel three in the series, 'Triple Threat,' involves a fascinating mixture of ingredients-- triplets who hate each other, a tornado, an amateur tornado hunter, a funeral, a bizarre will-- that cook up into one complex, outrageous and suspenseful mystery. No way will you guess the ending of either of these stories.

In this, Elizabeth Dearl's third Taylor Madison mystery, we find ourselves pulled even deeper into the lives and loves of the inhabitants of the small town of Perdue, Texas. All our favorite characters are still there, continuing to tickle us with their unique quirks and charms, but new characters take center stage bringing with them personal histories and experiences that pull us immediately into a hotbed of mystery and intrigue. A dead father's simple wish to reunite his triplet daughters becomes increasingly more complex until Taylor, her handsome sheriff lover, Cal, and the town in general, find themselves embroiled in a murder mystery as frightening and unpredictable as the tornado that pays Perdue a destructive visit.

To add to the total enjoyment of this novel, the publisher has included a short novella written by Dearl entitled Buyer's Remorse. This gem of a read finds Taylor helping a friend move into a newly purchased, dilapidated house. There's mystery and excitement aplenty, with ghostly visits and even a treasure. Taylor's side-kick, her pet ferret named Hazel, plays an integral role in the solution of this engrossing short mystery.

Triple Threat, like Dearl's previous Taylor Madison mysteries, Diamondback and Twice Dead, is completely absorbing. I cannot praise the characterization and writing style enough. The author blends her personal expertise in forensics, investigative procedures and police work with a uniquely witty dialogue and description to produce a tantalizing blend of intrigue, romance and excitement that's truly unforgettable. If you haven't yet read a Taylor Madison mystery, do yourself a favor and pick one up now.

Set at the end of the French-Algerian War in the early 60's, Two Crosses struggles with the reality of living out one's faith when situations and people aren't perfect, which is always the case. You won't find Christian cliches or easy answers, but you will find a book chocked full of little- known facts about Protestantism, and Hugenots in particular. Catholicism and the Jewish faith are treated with dignity as well. Elizabeth Musser is a missionary in southern France and is knowledgeable of the people and the area. I have her e- mail, should you like it, and I can vouch for her character! A sequel, entitled Two Testaments, is due out in the next year.

Action takes place at end of French- Algerian war- a tangle of the horrors of war,a love story, a testing of faith and several sub plots with unexpected endings. Good reading with more to follow

He's been waiting for years for his first wife, a political match from a neighboring "barbarian" land, to kick the bucket. When he receives word she's deceased, the lousy king of Nadwich remarries but drops dead during the wedding feast, making his estranged daughter, the Ugly Princess, queen.

Lord Christopher Evergild, the Royal Champion, and Bartram Ruford, the house seneschal, are the new queen's best chance of making it to her throne alive. When she was born, her mother took off and her father installed her in a remote castle, where she grew up tended by trolls. Now three advisors of the deceased king, combined with the father of the king's new wife (who's the ruler of the next kingdom over), plot to put themselves, or some facsimile thereof, in charge.

Chris journeys to fetch the queen while Bartram attempts to handle matters on the home front. Chris's journey is more successful, for he locates the lady in question, who goes about covered in veils, and discovers some interesting things about just how isolated the lady has been all these years as well as just how deceased her maternal parent is. Bartram, on the other hand, finds himself named a traitor and imprisoned. How he escapes and how the good guys fight their enemies, as well as how Chris handles his inappropriate attraction to the mysterious queen, comprise the remainder of the fast-paced story.

This is a clean-cut tale where good guys have flaws and bad guys do too. The political shenanigans aren't terribly intricate--this is no Jacqueline Carey novel--but they satisfy and don't overwhelm. The narrator, Bartram, speaks in first person, while scenes from the other characters' viewpoints are in third person. Even though it sounds odd, it works quite well. The narrator in particular was very likeable and easy to relate to, with a dry humor infiltrating his sections.

In fact, the dry humor and overall tone of the book were two of my favorite aspects of it. Sure, the romance is simmery sweet, though not erotic, and the twists and turns interesting, but the tone was so readable I devoured the book in one day. And you have no idea how hard that is to do when you happen to be the parent of my toddler.

The novel read more like a fantasy than a romance, but by no means should that put off readers from the romance side of the fence. I fully recommend this entertaining book.

If Elizabeth K. Burton isn't one of the first authors who comes to mind when you think of high fantasy, just wait!. Her novel, THE UGLY PRINCESS will prove she belongs in the top rank.

When the King of Abernal chokes to death at his wedding feast, the throne by all rights should go to his only daughter, but there are, of course, major complications. One is threat from the ambitious father-of-the bride, a rival monarch. Another is the fact that the princess is reputed to be so ugly that she's been hidden away since childhood. With descriptive prose that often verges on poetry, the author sustains the mystery of the princess's true appearance until the very satisfying end.

Burton has little taste for the interminable journeys and overblown battles that pad most fantasy. Much to her credit, the characters in THE UGLY PRINCESS act decisively, keeping the pace fast and reader interest high.

Told me about the times I never lived - about a place, the Bodner Hotel owned by a strong entrepreneur called Lizzie. Very vivid characterization.

Owner of the Albred Hotel, Lizzie, comes from Europe with wonderful cooking skills and fulfills her dream to open a hotel. Bodner has researched carefully all current events at that time. The Westinghouse Corp. is also featured, with many Europeans coming to work for George W. These characters live at the hotel. This is a very entertaining summer read.

Elizabeth Kandel-Englander has produced a much improved second edition of her book "Understanding Violence". I took the course from Dr. Englander and used the first edition. Now as a Teaching Assistant for her were are using the second edition and I am amazed at it's span and how much it is packed with useful and reputable research. The second edition involves such new topics as school violence, keeping in mind how much the world has changed post-September 11th. "Understanding Violence" attempts to look at violence from every angle without bias and without trying to pin down a specific cause for violence. This is an excellent resource for Professors teaching Forensic Psychology and Criminal Behavior courses, as well as an interesting read for someone who would like to become more educated in what makes criminals tick. Englander comes across as intelligent and knowledgeable without losing you in statistics and jargon.

Not just for professionals, this is a lucidly written and gripping inquiry into the roots of our greatest unsolved social problem--violence. I recommend it enthusiastically. I gave this book as a gift to all entering college freshmen I knew

With this first book, Elizabeth Lucas-Taylor has crafted a winner from first page to last. Dubbed romantic intrigue by the author, it was that and much more. The characters were well-developed, the technical aspect of the story realistic, and her writing full bodied.

Lindsay Mayer is insecure, plump, and maybe just a little frumpish around the edges. Her marriage to the irresistably sexy Griffin is unraveling. He's been troubled lately, avoiding her, and staying gone from home for increasing periods of time. What is her college professor hubby up to? Despite the love and chemistry they've always shared, Lindsay fears he may have found another woman. When she discovers him in his bathrobe, sharing a ritzy hotel room with an exotic beauty, her worst fear is confirmed.

The proof of Griffin's infidelity almost kills her. When she doesn't hear from him in weeks, she feels her life is over. Enter a savvy long time friend, Chloe Brennan, recently assigned to a new position in Washington, DC. Chloe has the contacts and the means of turning her friend's life around, if only Lindsay will cooperate for once. The shattered Lindsay has nothing left to lose. With Griffin gone, her life is over anyway, so she puts herself in Chloe's hands.

Segue five years into the future. Lindsay has now been successfully transformed into Honor Danforth, technical wunderkind of the British MI5.
Expert in foreign languages and dialects, master of computer wizardry, tireless tracker of elusive foreign agents. she blocks all thoughts of Griffin from her heart and mind. She's shed excess weight, dyed and straightened her curly hair, changed her eye color and adopted a British accent to reflect her new life. The pain of Griffin's loss is blunted. She's moved on to another life, but not to another man. No man could ever be enough after Griffin.

When she's assigned to protect the British Embassy in Washington DC, everything she ever believed about her marriage is rocked with one revelation after another. Griffin appears in tuxedoed splendor, hobnobbing with British and American dignitaries with suave familiarity. And then she learns he's CIA - one of the best - assigned to her team, in league to ferret out one of the worst terrorists the West has ever known.

Griffin believes his wife died five years before. He's never come to grips with the guilt and sorrow. For certain he has avoided replacing her because Lindsay can never be replaced. His immediate sexual attraction to the cool and very British Honor Danforth is a mystery, but one he's bent on solving.

If ever any male and female belonged together in the biblical sense, it's Griffin and Lindsay/Honor. But each plays their own game as agent until the old familiar chemistry takes over. Amidst that inevitable sexual explosion, somehow they must stay on their toes and thwart the plans of Embassy moles and ruthless terrorists.

Oh what a fun trip it was helping these two resolve their Unfinished Business! I recommend it to those who enjoy action and intrigue, but only for adults and mature adolescents due to strong sexual content.

With this first book, Elizabeth Lucas-Taylor has crafted a winner from first page to last. Dubbed romantic intrigue by the author, it was that and much more. The characters were well-developed, the technical aspect of the story realistic, and her writing full bodied.

Lindsay Mayer is insecure, plump, and maybe just a little frumpish around the edges. Her marriage to the irresistably sexy Griffin is unraveling. He's been troubled lately, avoiding her, and staying gone from home for increasing periods of time. What is her college professor hubby up to? Despite the love and chemistry they've always shared, Lindsay fears he may have found another woman. When she discovers him in his bathrobe, sharing a ritzy hotel room with an exotic beauty, her worst fear is confirmed.

The proof of Griffin's infidelity almost kills her. When she doesn't hear from him in weeks, she feels her life is over. Enter a savvy long time friend, Chloe Brennan, recently assigned to a new position in Washington, DC. Chloe has the contacts and the means of turning her friend's life around, if only Lindsay will cooperate for once. The shattered Lindsay has nothing left to lose. With Griffin gone, her life is over anyway, so she puts herself in Chloe's hands.

Segue five years into the future. Lindsay has now been successfully transformed into Honor Danforth, technical wunderkind of the British MI5. Expert in foreign languages and dialects, master of computer wizardry, tireless tracker of elusive foreign agents. she blocks all thoughts of Griffin from her heart and mind. She's shed excess weight, dyed and straightened her curly hair, changed her eye color and adopted a British accent to reflect her new life. The pain of Griffin's loss is blunted. She's moved on to another life, but not to another man. No man could ever be enough after Griffin.

When she's assigned to protect the British Embassy in Washington DC, everything she ever believed about her marriage is rocked with one revelation after another. Griffin appears in tuxedoed splendor, hobnobbing with British and American dignitaries with suave familiarity. And then she learns he's CIA - one of the best - assigned to her team, in league to ferret out one of the worst terrorists the West has ever known.

Griffin believes his wife died five years before. He's never come to grips with the guilt and sorrow. For certain he has avoided replacing her because Lindsay can never be replaced. His immediate sexual attraction to the cool and very British Honor Danforth is a mystery, but one he's bent on solving.

If ever any male and female belonged together in the biblical sense, it's Griffin and Lindsay/Honor. But each plays their own game as agent until the old familiar chemistry takes over. Amidst that inevitable sexual explosion, somehow they must stay on their toes and thwart the plans of Embassy moles and ruthless terrorists.

Oh what a fun trip it was helping these two resolve their Unfinished Business! I recommend it to those who enjoy action and intrigue, but only for adults and mature adolescents due to strong sexual content.