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Lauran Paine

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Born February 25, 1916
Died December 1, 2001 (85 years old)
Worsley, United Kingdom
Also known as: Ray Ainsbury, Roy Ainsbury
270 books
3.7 (27)
256 readers

Description

Lauran Bosworth Paine (born Lawrence Kerfman Duby Jr., in Duluth, Minnesota) was an American writer. He wrote over 1000 books, including hundreds of Westerns as well as romance, science fiction, and mystery novels. He also wrote a number of non-fiction books on the Old West, military history, witchcraft, and other subjects. Because his publishers only accepted a limited number of books under a single author's name, Paine adopted dozens of pseudonyms. Youthful experiences in the livestock trade, rodeos, and even as a movie cowboy -- along with listening to the old timers around him -- have lent an unmistakable authenticity to his stories of the west.

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Skye

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They are the women of Primrose Creek, and their strength and passion is a match for the Nevada frontier they call home. Linda Lael Miller masterfully captured the hardships and dangers of a country swept by the winds of war--and the daring and determination, the hopes and dreams of four unforgettable women--in a thrilling new series. Skye McQuarry's heart belongs to one man -- Primrose Creek's lumber baron, Jake Vigil. After a shattering heartbreak in his past, Jake vowed to never again take a chance on love--until he came to know beautiful Skye. But their delicate bond faces the ultimate test when a business deal threatens to tear them apart -- and battle lines are drawn between two passionate hearts. Skye is determined to stand her ground. Then a surprise from Jake's past unexpectedly comes to her--a discovery that may be just the key to unlocking the true, deep, and trusting love that hem knows lives deep within Jake Vigil.

The murder game

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Are you ready to play...? The game is simple--he is the Hunter. They are the Prey. He gives them a chance to escape. To run. To hide. To outsmart him. But eventually, he catches them. And that's when the game gets really terrifying... Private investigator Griffin Powell and FBI agent Nicole Baxter know a lot about serial killers--they took one down together. But this new killer is as sadistic as they've ever seen. He likes his little games, and he especially likes forcing Nicole and Griff to play along. Every unsolvable clue, every posed victim, every taunting phone call--it's all part of his twisted, elaborate plan. And then the Hunter calls, wanting to know if they're really ready to play... There's a new game now, and it's much more deadly than the first. A brutal psychopath needs a worthy adversary. He won't stop until he can hunt the most precious prey of all--Nicole. And with his partner in a killer's sights, Griff is playing for the biggest stakes of his life.

Murder in Paradise

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The lawyer lifeguard: Are you the lawyer who got blown up with his girlfriend? Defense lawyer Brian Lord survived the car bomb that killed his fiancee. Out of work and out of his mind, he takes on a lifeguard job at the beach. But there's one wave he'll never see coming. The shut-in: Abi Brenner is the new medical examiner in the Napa Valley, a dream job in a dream location. But her fairy tale will take a terrifying turn when she uncovers a series of murders --with one sinister thing in common. The doctor's plot: A woman who has solar urticaria, an uncommon allergy to the sun, watches the outside world through a flying drone as she is confined to her studio apartment. But when her high-tech toy records a vicious murder, she's determined to track down the killer--a killer who knows she's being watched.

Thunder Valley

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When a railroad baron sends hired guns to clear the farmers out of Thunder Valley, Roy Sether befriends the notorious Rondo James to help protect his family.

Wolf moon

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MCKENNAS ALWAYS STOOD THEIR GROUNDHe was a handsome, enigmatic stranger with dark secrets. But Rhys Lindgren was no match for Aileen McKenna... She'd come to the remote town of Wolf Creek to study wolves in the wild. But instead, found more than she bargained for: three dead bodies and frightened townsfolk convinced that a predatory wolf was on the loose. Aileen knew no animal was capable of that kind of carnage, and she intended to prove it. But would Rhys take her into the snow-covered woods to do just that? She'd have to be alone with him, secluded with him, and accept his untamed ways to draw out a beast...

The Drifter

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Comes a drifter to a windswept island...He wanted to tell her everything. About the lost years that had changed him from a desperate young boy into a man hardened by life. About the night he'd sold his soul for a woman who wasn't worth the price....But Jackson Underhill said nothing. After all, he was an outlaw, clearly on the run—reason enough for silence.The truth was Dr. Leah Mundy scared him. She made him want to trust again, to share his burden. She made him want a home, a family. And it was dangerous to want such things. Because the past would find him if he stayed—and there could be no future with a woman who would not leave.

Nebula

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Physicist Lance Barley couldn't explain the presence of a half naked woman in his laboratory. The consequences would be serious for him. He knew the laboratory had been securely locked. It was impossible for anyone to have entered -- and the place was empty before he started up the generators in the Transmutation Laboratory. However, following completion of his experiment, the lights had come on -- and there she was! An exquisitely beautiful girl -- but she was also a deadly murderess!