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The acclaimed novel from the award-winning author of ‘If I Die in a Combat Zone’, ‘Going After Cacciato’ and ‘In the Lake of the Woods’.The action in ‘Northern Lights’ takes place not in Vietnam but back in the USA, as Tim O’Brien explores the after-effects of that war – on those who served, and those they left behind.Set in the frozen wilderness of north Minnesota, it concerns two brothers, one who served in Vietnam, and has returned tough, cynical and world-weary; and the other who stayed at home. When they take off on a long skiing trip together through the frozen woods, they quickly get lost in a blizzard, and are tested to their limits as they face a battle against the elements and each other.

She looks like an angel, acts like a vixen and sings like an alley cat.Marietta Stone had big dreams–to sing opera, to be famous, to see the world. And if her rich gentleman benefactor was a tad overprotective, well, it was a small price to pay. She had a glorious future ahead.But it did not include being kidnapped by Cole Heflin, who seemed to be the only man on earth she couldn't wrap around her delicate finger. He was a ruthless, conniving scoundrel who'd literally been unstrung from the gallows and paid to bring her back to the one place she'd vowed never to set foot again–home.Cole had never met a woman he didn't like, nor one he wasn't happy to love. Until now. Sure, Marietta was a little wildcat who drove him crazy with desire, but he wouldn't give her the satisfaction of knowing it. They had a lot of miles to cross on the way back to Texas, with her benefactor's hired gunmen on their trail and a dangerous frontier ahead. But the trip home was not nearly as dangerous as the temptation naughty Marietta inspired….

Chase Lomax grew up rough and hard, until he found a home in the rodeo.Now he’s a five-time riding champion who has been on the circuit nearly twenty years – a long time in a young man’s game. Ellen Hawthorne’s no stranger to adversity. A rodeo bullfighter, she’s made a name for herself in the male-dominated sport. Dancing with danger every night gives her a rush unlike any other, until one fateful night changes everything.With Ellen unable to distract a rogue bull, Chase is thrown to the ground and injured. Now these two proud loners must rely on each other for the strength to rebuild their lives and the courage to take the greatest risk of all…love.