{"product_id":"9780765397980","title":"Easy Pickings and The First Dance","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom six-time Spur Award-winning author, Richard S. Wheeler, two tales of strength in the face of adversity- \u003ci\u003eEasy Pickings\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe First Dance\u003c\/i\u003e at one low price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEasy Pickings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLife hasn’t always been easy for March and Kermit McPhee, but things are finally looking up. March has given birth to a healthy son, and Kermit is blasting his way along a good seam of ore in their small gold mine. Then Kermit is crushed by a cave-in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin days of his death, the crooks of Marysville, Montana, are at March’s door, eager to get their hands on the mine. Her refusal sets off a terrible chain of events. March’s baby boy is killed, her home burned to the ground. Terrified and threatened, targeted by the wealthy and powerful, March fights back every way she can. Still, she must ask herself whether it is worth it; whether a gold mine, or wealth of any sort, should be defended at such a price.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe First Dance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiles City, Montana, 1885. Barnaby Skye's mixed-blood son, Dirk, marries a Métis girl, Therese, but his position as a civilian translator for the US Army threatens to shatter their union. When Dirk is forced to serve in the brutal campaign between Montana's disgruntled cattle ranchers and the native Métis people, a distraught Therese flees—on their wedding night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough they have been torn apart, Therese and Dirk share a powerful bond and a common cause: the desire to help the displaced Métis find a home. Their love pulls them toward reconciliation and new hope for Therese's people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis edition of the book is the deluxe, tall rack mass market paperback.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tom Doherty Associates","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127292444912,"sku":"9780765397980","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780765397980_p0.jpg?v=1763658487","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780765397980","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}