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A Texas Matchmaker

A Texas Matchmaker

Adams, Andy

Paperback

Mystery & ThrillerWesternsGeneral Fiction

ISBN10: 9354020119
ISBN13: 9789354020117
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 25 2020
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.64
Height: 0.51 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
On the Texas frontier, love needs a steady hand. Love rides the open range. In A Texas Matchmaker, Andy Adams turns a texas matchmaking story into a warm, slyly funny classic western romance, where cattle ranch courtship is as serious as any business deal and just as full of surprises. No grandstanding. Just people, pride, and possibility together. Adams, celebrated for his clear-eyed portraits of working cowboys, writes public domain western fiction with the cadence of lived experience: everyday talk, practical ethics, and a community shaped by the late 19th century Texas range. The result is a cowboy humor romance with genuine feeling, rooted in a Texas frontier setting rather than stage-set melodrama. Readers who come for western adventure will stay for the social dance of ranch life; collectors of classic Americana will recognise a voice that stands comfortably on the shelf beside Owen Wister fans and Zane Grey fans. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. It is also a rewarding choice for an annotated edition for study, or as a book club discussion read, inviting conversation about frontier manners, gender expectations, and the quiet negotiations that build trust. An unabridged western novel from a key realist of the genre, A Texas Matchmaker offers a fresh angle on the mythology of the West: humour, heart, and the hard-earned civility of ranch country.

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