Download or read book Brice Not Quite Looking for a Family written by Debra Clopton and published by DCP Publishing. This book was released on 2018-08-11 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Romance, cowboys, ranching and wild mustangs...the Presley men, aka the cowboys of Ransom Creek, will win your heart and have you longing for Texas. Don't miss the final book in this satisfying series! His family is changing and growing with happily-ever-after’s surrounding Brice Presley. He's happy for his brothers and his sister and feeling restless to make a mark on his own future, but he’s not ready to settle down. He's planning on branching out with his own ranch, until his plans get side-railed when the ranch he's looking to buy is rented out to a spunky beauty and her two children. Determined to get the deal done, he's not sure how he'll manage buying the property and not coming out the bad guy. Tara Quinn has plans to get her horse business up and running and then to buy the ranch she's leasing. She's hoping her landlord will make her a deal and not counting on the hunky, handsome cowboy from across the road wanting to boot her from the property and take it for his own. And she's certainly not counting on the attraction that has them both about as nervous as cats on hot tin roofs. Romance is the last thing she wants, especially with the man she sees as the obstacle between her providing her kids with the future they deserve. Love is looking about as likely as a rainstorm in the middle of a Texas drought...but miracles do happen. Topics: Cowboy romance, rodeo, clean and wholesome romance, western romance, sweet romance, contemporary romance, military romance, series, romantic suspense series, mystery, romance, funny romance, modern romance, urban romance, Texas, Texas cowboys, Texas romance, beach reads, wealthy, USA today, USA today bestseller, horses in romance, small town romance, smart romance, mystery, dogs in romance, lighthearted romance, hot romance, debra clopton, debra clopton romance, proposal, proposal romance, engagement, engagement romance, new york times bestseller romance, NYT romance, new york times romance, sexy, heartwarming, heart-warming, family, love, love books, kissing books, emotional journey, contemporary, contemporary romance, romance series, long series, long romance series, army, army series, former military, cop, police officer, policeman, cop romance, wealthy hero, rancher, firefighter, fireman, fireman romance, sassy, strong heroine, captivating romance, sparks, loyalty, swoon, contemporary, Medical examiner, Doctor, best friend, friends to lovers, girl next door, Perfect for readers who love Samantha Chase, Debbie Macomber, Melody Grace, Annie Rains, Carolyn Brown, Bella Andre, Lucy Kevin, Pamela Kelley, Pamela M. Kelley, Kay Correll, Susan Mallery, Jill Sanders, Hope Ramsay, Jean Oram, Becky Wade, Denise Hunter, Chris Keniston, Linda Lael Miller, Jennifer Ryan, Maisey Yates, A. J. Pine, C. J. Carmical, Lori Wilde, Shanae Johnson, Callie J. Brooks, Cora Seton, Jennifer Ashely, Hallmark Movies, Hallmark Romance, Barbara Freethy, Bridesmaid Series, Beach reads, happily-ever-after, sexy heroes in clean and wholesome books, books under $4.00

Download or read book Cowboys of Ransom Creek Collection written by Debra Clopton and published by Debra Clopton Parks Publishing. This book was released on 2023-04-26 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DRAKE: THE COWBOY AND MAISY LOVE, Book Six She’s full of life and made for adventure. He’s built from family responsibilities and devotion to commitments. The last thing Drake Presley needs is to be attracted to the lavender-eyed beauty with a teasing tongue and no sense of what responsibility means. She’s a roamer built for leaving. Only problem—he can’t stop thinking about her, and despite the fact that they rub each other the wrong way, she seems to have decided that it’s her all-fired duty to loosen him up. Free-spirited Maisy Love is determined to see all fifty states, traveling in her refurbished travel trailer as she cooks her way across the country. Focused on her internet show, On The Road with Maisy Love, she’s found the perfect place for her next show, the Goodnight Café. The fact the place is full of handsome cowboys is an added bonus for her viewers. Trouble is, she tangled with a skunk and a handsome cowboy with serious green eyes, and her world just turned upside down. A relationship is not part of her plans. Too bad for her. Drake Presley is gorgeous, tempting, and despite smelling like a skunk, he draws her like a bee to honey water. Fireworks like never before are shooting off this summer and it’s not from the town celebration. Can these two opposites come to an agreement on the subject of love? BRICE: NOT QUITE LOOKING FOR A FAMILY, Book Seven Romance, cowboys, ranching, and wild mustangs...the Presley men, aka the Cowboys of Ransom Creek, will win your heart and have you longing for Texas. Don’t miss the final book in this satisfying series! His family is changing and growing with happily-ever-afters surrounding Brice Presley. He’s happy for his brothers and his sister, and feeling restless to make a mark on his own future, but he’s not ready to settle down. He’s planning to branch out with his own ranch, until his plans get derailed when the ranch he’s looking to buy is rented out to a spunky beauty and her two children. Determined to get the deal done, he’s not sure how he’ll manage buying the property and not coming out the bad guy. Tara Quinn has plans to get her horse business up and running and then to buy the ranch she’s leasing. She’s hoping her landlord will make her a deal and not counting on the hunky, handsome cowboy from across the road wanting to boot her from the property and take it for his own. And she’s certainly not counting on the attraction that has them both about as nervous as cats on hot tin roofs. Romance is the last thing she wants, especially with the man she sees as the obstacle between her providing her kids with the future they deserve or starting over again. Love is looking about as likely as a rainstorm in the middle of a Texas drought...but miracles do happen.

Download or read book The Complete Set of The Cowboys of Ransom Creek written by Debra Clopton and published by DCP Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2022-10-08 with total page 825 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HER COWBOY HERO, Book One Rodeo bronc supplier Lori Calhoun has struggled to live up to expectations after her father’s sudden death. When a trailer load of her star broncs disappears, the Knight Agency steps in to investigate. Foreman of the Calhoun Ranch, Trip Jensen has watched Lori struggle to keep up with the demands of the ranch and the rodeo stock. He’s always admired her and loved her—but he’s kept that to himself. She was the boss’s daughter and is now the boss…off-limits for a cowboy like him. When more stock begins to disappear from the ranch, they must work together to solve the mystery. Unable to know who on the ranch to trust Trip enlist the Presley brothers from the neighboring ranch to back him up. Lori has always admired Trip but he made it clear years ago that he wasn't interested in her as more than a friend. Now, he sticking close and she’s finding it hard to concentrate on the danger and not the man. Can love blossom between them before time runs out? THE COWBOY’S BRIDE FOR HIRE, Book Two Single males in need of a bride for a day? This is strictly an at-your-service business proposition. Absolutely no romance involved. Do you need the eyes of a woman to help plan and/or set up an event with your personal interest and taste in mind, but with an added touch of your bride— if you had one? Then call Bride for Hire and let me do the work… Jilted twice, Bella Reese has no plans to find out if three’s the magic number. She’s done with men. But she’s always loved the idea of being a bride, setting up house, planning parties, making sure things are pretty and homey—the perfect nest for a home…and she’s determined not to give up on that dream. Six months after her final wedding fiasco, she’s turned a new leaf and opened her business, Bride for Hire. So far she’s been amazingly busy with corporate events, with no “homey” entering the equation. Until now… After being jilted by his ex, rancher Carson Andrews will never make the marriage mistake again. But now his daughter is turning five and he wants to make her fifth birthday special and redecorate his ranch house to make it more “homey” for a growing little girl. The irony of his situation is he lives on the outskirts of Bride, Texas—the legendary home of the jilted bride…a small town south of Fort Worth. When his cousin Cooper Presley shows him the ad from a Fort Worth newspaper, it’s everything he’s looking for—even the plainly stated absolutely no romance involved. Carson makes the call. It sounds like the perfect plan—until he meets Bella. COOPER: CHARMED BY THE COWBOY, Book Three Romance, cowboys, rodeo, ranching and wild mustangs…the Presley men, aka the cowboys of Ransom Creek, will win your heart and have you longing for Texas. After making a major dating mistake, Cooper Presley has sworn off women. But then he meets his new neighbor and she's making his new “no dating policy” hard to abide by. She's special and he knows it, but what's he going to do about it? Beth Lee is happy to settle into her new property with her baby goats and her dreams of a small productive farm. Forced to hide from her ex-boyfriend, she isn't looking for romance of any kind. Especially with a cowboy with a jealous ex of his own. But after Cooper rescues her baby goats she can't get the handsome cowboy off her mind. When her past catches up to her, Cooper Presley comes to her rescue. Now, despite all the rumors and the jealous ex’s, Beth is at risk of falling in love with the sexy cowboy. The small town of Ransom Creek is buzzing with rumors, a little suspense…and a lot of speculation that Cooper Presley might be the first of those handsome Presley men to fall in love. SHANE: THE COWBOY’S JUNK-STORE PRINCESS, Book Four Dumped by her fiancé, Jenna Emory decides it’s time to visit her Aunt Sally in Ransom Creek. Maybe there she can decide what her next move should be. Though her aunt has been urging her to join her in the “junk” business for years she’s certain that small town life isn’t for her. To ward off her aunt’s matchmaking she decides not to tell her the engagement is off. For as long as he can remember, Shane Presley’s aunt and her friend, Sally Ann have been hoping to fix him, or one of his brothers, up, with Sally’s niece. The only problem-she’s a city gal who recently dashed their dreams by getting engaged to someone else. But, after rescuing her from her car on a freezing winter night, Shane finds suddenly that he is as disappointed as the aunts are that she’s engaged. Determined not to stay in Ransom Creek, Jenna is fighting not to fall in love with the town or the cowboy who rescued her when she first arrived. She’s a city girl with a big career in advertising. She is not a “junk” dealer… Despite it being the coldest winter in years, sparks are flying in Ransom Creek as Shane and Jenna fight their attraction to each other. He’s a whole lot of country, and she’s a whole lot of city…can love bring them together? VANCE: HER SECOND-CHANCE COWBOY, Book Five Speculation is out of control and running rampant in Ransom Creek about the new waitress at the Goodnight Café. What’s her story? Libby Smith, aka Libby Dunaway, can’t catch a break. She’s been on her own since she was seventeen and has struggled but made it, until everything caught up to her… Now, hiding out in the small town she hitchhiked to after the unexpected happened, she’s hoping to lay low until it’s safe to go home, if ever. Thankfully, the townsfolk are nice and the cowboys too…especially one who totally throws her off every time he walks into the room. Professional bronc rider Vance Presley is at the top of his profession when he comes home for his brother’s wedding and sees the new waitress at the café again. She’s cute and nervous when he’s around, dropping things and freezing up and totally adorable. Funny thing is, every time she looks at him with those big blue eyes of hers, he can hardly think straight himself. When she shows up at his brother’s wedding, he asks her to dance…and that’s when things spin out of control. Sweet romance is blooming in Ransom Creek, one cowboy at a time. Enjoy a good, clean and wholesome romance series readers are falling in love with! DRAKE: THE COWBOY AND MAISY LOVE, Book Six She’s full of life and made for adventure. He’s built from family responsibilities and devotion to commitments. The last thing Drake Presley needs is to be attracted to the lavender-eyed beauty with a teasing tongue and no sense of what responsibility means. She’s a roamer built for leaving. Only problem—he can’t stop thinking about her, and despite the fact that they rub each other the wrong way, she seems to have decided that it’s her all-fired duty to loosen him up. Free-spirited Maisy Love is determined to see all fifty states, traveling in her refurbished travel trailer as she cooks her way across the country. Focused on her internet show, On The Road with Maisy Love, she’s found the perfect place for her next show, the Goodnight Café. The fact the place is full of handsome cowboys is an added bonus for her viewers. Trouble is, she tangled with a skunk and a handsome cowboy with serious green eyes, and her world just turned upside down. A relationship is not part of her plans. Too bad for her. Drake Presley is gorgeous, tempting, and despite smelling like a skunk, he draws her like a bee to honey water. Fireworks like never before are shooting off this summer and it’s not from the town celebration. Can these two opposites come to an agreement on the subject of love? BRICE: NOT QUITE LOOKING FOR A FAMILY, Book Seven Romance, cowboys, ranching, and wild mustangs...the Presley men, aka the Cowboys of Ransom Creek, will win your heart and have you longing for Texas. Don’t miss the final book in this satisfying series! His family is changing and growing with happily-ever-afters surrounding Brice Presley. He’s happy for his brothers and his sister, and feeling restless to make a mark on his own future, but he’s not ready to settle down. He’s planning to branch out with his own ranch, until his plans get derailed when the ranch he’s looking to buy is rented out to a spunky beauty and her two children. Determined to get the deal done, he’s not sure how he’ll manage buying the property and not coming out the bad guy. Tara Quinn has plans to get her horse business up and running and then to buy the ranch she’s leasing. She’s hoping her landlord will make her a deal and not counting on the hunky, handsome cowboy from across the road wanting to boot her from the property and take it for his own. And she’s certainly not counting on the attraction that has them both about as nervous as cats on hot tin roofs. Romance is the last thing she wants, especially with the man she sees as the obstacle between her providing her kids with the future they deserve or starting over again. Love is looking about as likely as a rainstorm in the middle of a Texas drought...but miracles do happen.

Download or read book Unforgettable Cowboy written by Debra Clopton and published by DCP Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2022-09-17 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a fast-paced read, with a focus on finding comfort, security and peace with one's past, and. the delightful characters will tug at your heartstrings." -RT Book Reviews (4.5 stars) Welcome to Dew Drop, Texas. A small town full of characters who will make you smile and help heal hearts of those who come to town or become part of Sunrise Ranch—a wonderful place for foster kids to become family... Everyone is thrilled that vivacious Jolie Sheridan has returned to Sunrise Ranch. Everyone except Morgan McDermott. Eight years ago, Jolie left the ranch—and Morgan—for a successful career as a competitive kayaker. Now after a terrifying accident has sidelined her, his dad has hired her as the teacher for the ranch's foster boys and Morgan is in trouble. He knows he can't risk getting his heart broken again no matter how rampant his heart has started beating again at just the sight of her. Jolie Sheridan was just a small-town gal with a dream that came true when she became a competitive kayaker. Now she’s back on the ranch because she can’t bring herself to get back in the water and her heart is hoping that old flame Morgan might welcome her home. Wrong…he’s closed off and unforgiving of how she left him behind…but she needs help and he’s her only hope. Yep, Morgan is in trouble, just watching Jolie's gentle ways with the boys opens his eyes to the truth: he's never stopped loving her. But she’ll be leaving again—she’s the best at what she does so he can’t let his guard down even though he knows there’s something deeply wrong—he sees it in her eyes and knows it for certain when she passes out in his arms. Can a "family" of foster boys help give this couple a second chance at love? They see it and they hatch a plan… Welcome to Dew Drop, Texas—you might not want to leave once you meet the wonderful townsfolk and have lunch at the Spotted Cow Café…

Download or read book With This Wish written by Debra Clopton and published by DCP Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2017-08-17 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trent Sinclair knows love and loss. He holds both close to his heart and private. But when he meets Lilly McCall, the sister of his brother-in-law, suddenly his life is turned upside down. Lilly McCall has been running from her past as long as she can remember. She keeps busy helping out at one national park after the other...but now her past is catching up to her and she's come to Windswept Bay looking for answers. She isn't counting on the handsome, quiet Trent Sinclair turning her world upside down and putting her wounded heart on the line. Don't miss this next heartwarming, touching story in the Windswept Bay Series~the sisters have had their love stories now its time for the brothers to get swept away by love.

Download or read book Forever and For Always written by Debra Clopton and published by DCP Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publicist Olivia Sinclair has been away from Windswept Bay for years, busy helping the Hollywood elite get out of one scandal after another. But now, she’s in the middle of her own scandal and splashed all over the gossip tabloids. Suddenly, coming home to lay low in Windswept Bay is her own best advice to herself. Life as he knows it has just been altered for charter boat captain, Brandon “BJ” McCall. He’s just learned he has a brother and he’s inherited millions—complicated…just a little and he’s not exactly sure how he feels about either. But rescuing a beautiful, Pink Kitty shorty pajama clad female from the roof of her house is a complication he can enjoy. Being rescued by a stranger who could rival any of her Hollywood clients—isn’t exactly what Olivia had planned when she came home to hide out. Falling for the guy who, she learns is perfect tabloid material in his own right is not a smart PR move. She’s trying to get off the cover of the gossip magazines—not hold her spot for eternity! But it’s complicated. Especially, on the beaches of Windswept Bay where romance is in the air and love is a complication that just might be undeniable. Topics: Cowboy romance, rodeo, clean and wholesome romance, western romance, sweet romance, contemporary romance, military romance, series, romantic suspense series, mystery, romance, funny romance, modern romance, urban romance, Texas, Texas cowboys, Texas romance, beach reads, wealthy, USA today, USA today bestseller, horses in romance, small town romance, smart romance, mystery, dogs in romance, lighthearted romance, hot romance, debra clopton, debra clopton romance, proposal, proposal romance, engagement, engagement romance, new york times bestseller romance, NYT romance, new york times romance, sexy, heartwarming, heart-warming, family, love, love books, kissing books, emotional journey, contemporary, contemporary romance, romance series, long series, long romance series, army, army series, former military, cop, police officer, policeman, cop romance, wealthy hero, rancher, firefighter, fireman, fireman romance, sassy, strong heroine, captivating romance, sparks, loyalty, swoon, contemporary, Medical examiner, Doctor, best friend, friends to lovers, girl next door, Perfect for readers who love Samantha Chase, Debbie Macomber, Melody Grace, Annie Rains, Carolyn Brown, Bella Andre, Lucy Kevin, Pamela Kelley, Pamela M. Kelley, Kay Correll, Susan Mallery, Jill Sanders, Hope Ramsay, Jean Oram, Becky Wade, Denise Hunter, Chris Keniston, Linda Lael Miller, Jennifer Ryan, Maisey Yates, A. J. Pine, C. J. Carmical, Lori Wilde, Shanae Johnson, Callie J. Brooks, Cora Seton, Jennifer Ashely, Hallmark Movies, Hallmark Romance, Barbara Freethy, Bridesmaid Series, Beach reads, happily-ever-after, sexy heroes in clean and wholesome books, books under $4.00

Download or read book Sunset Bay Romance Boxset 1 3 written by Debra Clopton and published by DCP Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2022-11-19 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book 1 A burned-out trauma doctor at a crossroads returns home to help out at a small-town family practice, a coffee shop owner with a second chance at living, is she just what the doctor needs? Doctor Adam Sinclair is at a crossroads, burned-out and searching, after losing a young patient he felt he should have been able to save. He returns home to Sunset Beach searching for a way out of the dark hole he’s found himself sinking into. He agrees to help out at his mentor’s small-town family practice, a lot different than the fast-paced trauma units he’s used to. He’s not sure what life holds for him. But when he moves into a rundown beach cottage he plans to renovate and meets the ray of sunshine that is his new neighbor, his life will never be the same… Book 2 A dog walker with a secret crush and a jilted fireman with no desire to risk watching his heart go up in flames ever again. Fire Chief Brad Sinclair had his future planned and then his fiancée married someone else and left him and his heart in ashes. He’s started over, seems to have picked up the pieces...but now his brother is getting married and his happy news is stirring up emotions Brad would rather he didn’t feel. When the cute dog walker’s apartment goes up in flames, he suddenly finds himself feeling the heat from attraction and the local ladies who think she’s just what the local hero needs to put his life back on track. Book 3 Sometimes a dream might need a rewrite… Nash Bond needs this book. He needs to get out of the slump he’s in, but a year ago his life changed when he lost his adoptive father, his hero and the words that had once flowed without worry suddenly dried up in his grief. Now his agent is shaking things up by booking him a "special room in a special place"--her words, and she insist he give it a try. She reminds him his publisher is getting impatient. He knows everything is on the line. He doesn’t like it at all and when he meets the gorgeous, but pushy B&B owner sparks fly. He’s suddenly feeling things he’s never felt before…but with his past he knows all too well that longing for love leaves a person open to pain thus he locked his heart away a long time ago and has no plans to change. But on the shores of Sunset Bay can romance bloom? Can love heal a broken heart and give him a happily-ever-after he never thought he wanted? Or needed?

Download or read book Frontier Follies written by Ree Drummond and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestseller A down-to-earth, hilarious collection of stories and musings on marriage, motherhood, and country life from the #1 New York Times bestselling author and star of the Food Network show The Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond. Once upon a time, I lost my marbles and married a sexy, Wrangler-wearing cowboy named Ladd. That single decision would wind up setting the stage for years of rural adventures (and misadventures), and while I can't imagine my life being any different, raising a family in the “idyllic” countryside has not been without a few bumps in the road. (Or were those cow patties? It's hard to tell the difference sometimes.) I'm excited to share this crazy collection of true stories from my full-of-energy, hard-to-tame, wonderfully wild (and very weird) frontier family. From the unique challenges of being married to a rancher to the blood, sweat, mud, and tears of raising country kids, I'll pull back the curtain and let you in on some of the sh*t and shenanigans that have really gone on here on Drummond Ranch over the past two-plus decades. You'll learn about marital spats, run-ins with wildlife, ER visits, my parenting neuroses, triumphs, tribulations, love, loss . . . and how manure has somehow managed to weave its way through all of it. To keep things up to the minute, you'll also hear about more recent family developments that have tested my sanity and pushed me to the brink. (And pleasantly surprised me, too.) This book is both a love letter and a laugh letter, and I hope you get a big kick out of it all: the good, the bad, and the dirty. Mostly, I hope it demonstrates how much I adore this family of mine . . . even if I sometimes have to use rubber snakes to show it.

Download or read book A Dog s Purpose written by W. Bruce Cameron and published by Forge Books. This book was released on 2010-07-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Dog’s Purpose—the #1 New York Times bestseller and major motion picture—is a perfect gift to introduce dog lovers to this wonderful series. Based on the beloved bestselling novel by W. Bruce Cameron, A Dog’s Purpose, from director Lasse Hallström (The Cider House Rules, Dear John, The 100-Foot Journey), shares the soulful and surprising story of one devoted dog (voiced by Josh Gad) who finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he teaches to laugh and love. The family film told from the dog’s perspective also stars Britt Robertson, KJ Apa, John Ortiz, Peggy Lipton, Juliet Rylance, Luke Kirby, Pooch Hall and Dennis Quaid. A Dog’s Purpose is produced by Gavin Polone (Zombieland, TV’s Gilmore Girls). The film from Amblin Entertainment and Walden Media will be distributed by Universal Pictures. Screenplay by W. Bruce Cameron & Cathryn Michon and Audrey Wells and Maya Forbes & Wally Wolodarsky. Heartwarming, insightful, and often laugh-out-loud funny, A Dog's Purpose is not only the emotional and hilarious story of a dog's many lives, but also a dog's-eye commentary on human relationships and the unbreakable bonds between man and man's best friend. This moving and beautifully crafted story teaches us that love never dies, that our true friends are always with us, and that every creature on earth is born with a purpose. Bailey's story continues in A Dog's Journey, the charming New York Times and USA Today bestselling direct sequel to A Dog's Purpose. A Dog's Purpose Series #1 A Dog’s Purpose #2 A Dog’s Journey #3 A Dog's Promise Books for Young Readers Ellie's Story: A Dog’s Purpose Puppy Tale Bailey’s Story: A Dog’s Purpose Puppy Tale Molly's Story: A Dog's Purpose Puppy Tale Max's Story: A Dog’s Purpose Puppy Tale Toby's Story: A Dog's Purpose Puppy Tale Shelby's Story: A Dog's Way Home Novel The Rudy McCann Series The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man Repo Madness Other Novels A Dog's Way Home The Dog Master The Dogs of Christmas Emory’s Gift At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book Not Quite Us written by Kevin P. Anderson and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2019-04-08 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In twentieth-century Canada, mainline Protestants, fundamentalists, liberal nationalists, monarchists, conservative Anglophiles, and left-wing intellectuals had one thing in common: they all subscribed to a centuries-old world view that Catholicism was an authoritarian, regressive, untrustworthy, and foreign force that did not fit into a democratic, British nation like Canada. Analyzing the connections between anti-Catholicism and national identity in English Canada, Not Quite Us examines the consistency of anti-Catholic tropes in the public and private discourses of intellectuals, politicians, and clergymen, such as Arthur Lower, Eugene Forsey, Harold Innis, C.E. Silcox, F.R. Scott, George Drew, and Emily Murphy, along with those of private Canadians. Challenging the misconception that an allegedly secular, civic, and more tolerant nationalism that emerged excised its Protestant and British cast, Kevin Anderson determines that this nationalist narrative was itself steeped in an exclusionary Anglo-Protestant understanding of history and values. He shows that over time, as these ideas were dispersed through editorials, cartoons, correspondence, literature, and lectures, they influenced Canadians' intimate perceptions of themselves and their connection to Britain, the ethno-religious composition of the nation, the place of religion in public life, and national unity. Anti-Catholicism helped shape what it means to be "Canadian" in the twentieth century. Not Quite Us documents how equating Protestantism with democracy and individualism permeated ideas of national identity and continues to define Canada into the twenty-first century.

Download or read book Bruce Montgomery Edmund Crispin A Life in Music and Books written by David Whittle and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under his real name, Bruce Montgomery (1921-1978) wrote concert music and the scores for almost 50 feature films, including some of the most enduring British comedies of the twentieth century, amongst them a number in the series started by Doctor in the House and the first six Carry On films. Under the pseudonym of Edmund Crispin he enjoyed equal success as an author, writing nine highly acclaimed detective novels and a number of short crime stories, as well as compiling anthologies of science fiction which helped to increase the profile of the genre. A close friend of both Philip Larkin and Kingsley Amis, Montgomery did much to encourage their work. In this first biography of Montgomery, David Whittle draws on interviews with people who knew the writer and composer. These interviews, together with in-depth research, provide great insight into the development of Montgomery as a crime fiction writer and as a composer in the ever-demanding world of films. During the late 1950s and early '60s these demands were to prove too much for Montgomery. Alcoholism combined with the onset of osteoporosis and a retreat into a semi-reclusive lifestyle resulted in him writing and composing virtually nothing during the last 15 years of his life. David Whittle examines the reasons for Montgomery's early and rapid decline in this thoroughly researched and engagingly written biography.

Download or read book To Marry Mcallister written by Carole Mortimer and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2010-12-27 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dangerously attractive Brice McAllister has been commissioned to paint a portrait of Sabina Smith. But the elusive supermodel tries everything she can to avoid being alone with him! Realizing that Sabina is afraid to act on the mutual attraction she senses between them, he arranges her portrait sitting at his grandfather's Scottish castle. Brice is determined to seduce Sabina and he knows there is no way she'll resist the temptation....

Download or read book James Purdy Selected Plays written by James Purdy and published by Ivan R. Dee. This book was released on 2009-06-16 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hailed as a creative genius (TLS) and a singular American visionary (New York Times), James Purdy may be best known for his remarkable novels, but he is also an astonishing playwright who has written nine full-length and twenty short plays. Purdy is one of the few contemporary American writers capable of writing tragedy-Tennessee Williams called him a uniquely gifted man of the theater. This collection presents four riveting and beautifully crafted works: Brice, The Paradise Circus, Where Quentin Goes, and Ruthanna Elder. Each explores a range of emotional and familial tangles, as fathers betray their sons and squander their inheritances, siblings compete for parental affection, and husbands and wives try to salvage meaning from their broken marriages. The plays are written in Purdy's authentic idiom, which Paul Bowles called the closest [we have] to a classical American colloquial.

Download or read book Selected Plays written by James Purdy and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "James Purdy's Selected plays will break your damaged little heart."--John Winter."James Purdy's plays have much of the exciting existentiality that infuses his novels and seem content to take drama to interesting places it does not always want to go." -- Edward Albee."James Purdy is an authentic American genius." --Gore Vidal.

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