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38 Of Your Favorite Western Books

This giveaway is sponsored by Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman. A Western Novel For Every Occasion: Vengeance Road by Erin BowmanWhen Kate Thompson’s father is killed by the notorious Red Rose Gang for a mysterious journal that reveals the secret location of a gold mine, the eighteen-year-old disguises herself as a boy and takes to the gritty plains looking for answers and justice. What she finds are devious strangers, dust storms, and a pair of brothers who refuse to quit riding in her shadow. But as Kate gets closer to the secrets about her family, she gets closer to the truth about herself and must decide if there’s room for love in a heart so full of hate. In the spirit of True Grit, the cutthroat days of the Wild West come to life for a new generation.     ____________________ Grit. Dust. Horse sweat. Hot sun. Long journeys. Stories of the West evoke an atmosphere of desolation and self-reliance, with violence simmering just below the surface. It’s a setting that can witness epic love stories, cultural clashes, revenge quests, and more without ever changing. So we wanted to know: what are your favorite western-set books? Here’s a look at the 38 books about the west you like most: Appaloosa series by Robert Parker  The Big Sky by A.B. Guthrie Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy Buffalo Girls by Larry McMurtry Bugles in the Afternoon by Ernest Haycox Butcher’s Crossing by John Edward Williams Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner Centennial by James Michener City of the Saints by D.J. Butler Close Range by Annie Proulx The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy The Dark Tower series by Stephen King Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey Doc by Mary Doria Russell East of Eden by John Steinbeck The Gunslinger by Stephen King Haints Stay by Colin Winnette This House of Sky by Ivan Doig Lily by Cindy Bonner The Living by Annie Dillard Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry Longmire series by Craig Johnson Marry Me by Jo Goodman The Maverick by Lori Copeland The Native Star by M.K. Hobson No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey Shane by Jack Schaefer Tending the Wild by Kat Anderson The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt The Six-Gun Tarot (Golgotha #1) by R.S. Belcher The Son by Philipp Meyer True Grit by Charles Portis Under A Painted Sky by Stacey Lee Upstairs Girls: Prostitution in the American West by Michael Rutter Vermillion by Molly Tanzer Welcome To Hard Times by E.L. Doctorow