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Logan Cates knew the many ways the Arizona desert could kill a man. He had ridden the sunblasted dunes, tracked the Apache over barren lava beds, sheltered in the dry washes of this forbidding land. Above all, he knew a man needed water to survive. Cates rode to Papago Wells a few miles ahead of an Apache war party led by the vicious Churupati. There he met a dozen desert wanderers whom chance had led to the only water between Yuma and hell. There...
22) The romantics
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2001
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A treasure hunt for lost Spanish gold in the American Southwest leads to danger and heroism, greed and jealousy, love and honor. The daughter of a Hispanic landowner, Marina Clark has been given a map that purports to lead the way to a hidden cache of Spanish gold. To her husband, Adrian, his beautiful wife and her map are the keys to restoring his family's fortunes and honor, both lost during the Civil War.
23) The hunter
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Cal Hooper volume Bk. 2
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"It's a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West of Ireland. One of them is coming home. Both of them are coming to get rich. One of them is coming to die. Cal Hooper took early retirement from Chicago PD and moved to rural Ireland looking for peace. He's found it, more or less: he's built a relationship with a local woman, Lena, and he's gradually turning Trey Reddy from a half-feral teenager into a good kid going good places....
25) White sands gold
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2022.
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New Mexico Territory, 1890. In a hidden cavern, a treasure trove of gold sits alongside an ancient relic. To find her treasure-hunting brother, Lottie Durham enlists the help of an easygoing lawman. When a mysterious woman known only as Ma asks her to join the relic's guardians, Lottie's world spins. Should she take on this solemn obligation? Twill, leader of the mysterious guardians, has sworn a vow to protect the centuries-old religious relic. Regrets...
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Death-camp survivor Buck is 87, abrasive, and has trouble remembering. But his cop's watchfulness is intact, and he keeps his .375 Magnum close by. When he learns that the sadistic guard who brutalized him is likely still alive and the possessor of much stolen Nazi gold, Buck and his chatterbox grandson go on a quest. But who are these people who suddenly come out of the woodwork-- a loan shark, a scholar, a pretty Israeli soldier? And why does everyone...
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Gold seer trilogy volume 1
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[2015]
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A New York Times bestseller and National Book Award longlist selection. The first book in a new trilogy from acclaimed New York Times–bestselling author Rae Carson. A young woman with the magical ability to sense the presence of gold must flee her home, taking her on a sweeping and dangerous journey across Gold Rush–era America. Walk on Earth a Stranger begins an epic saga from one of the finest writers of young adult literature. Lee Westfall...
28) Bloody gold
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c2008
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Jim Steel was given the secret of the sacred way in and out of the Hidden Valley to the Wall of Gold. If Jim Steel dared to risk the wrather of the Apache nation, the reward was pure gold in chunks the size of a saddle.
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Gold seer trilogy volume 3
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Leah Westfall has traveled thousands of miles, from Georgia to the gold fields of California. It has been a journey of ever-present danger, hidden magic, harsh realities, loss, life, determination, and love. Yet through it all, Lee has found people to trust, true friends and fellow misfits who have been by her side no matter what. In the rich land of California, Lee is poised to have everything she ever dreamed of - a place to belong, a place to call...
30) Heart of gold
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[2012]
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When she is given the opportunity to excavate on the site of a Revolutionary War skirmish connected to a fortune in missing gold, archaeologist Carter Wessex finds herself drawn to the site's owner, Nick Farrell.
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Gold seer trilogy volume 1
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[2015]
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Lee Westfall, a young woman with the magical ability to sense the presence of gold, must flee her home to avoid people who would abuse her powers, so when her best friend Jefferson heads out across Gold Rush-era America to stake his claim, she disguises herself as a boy and sets out on her own dangerous journey.
33) Luke's gold
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2008
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"Cade Hunter has made his own way since he was fourteen years old. Most men think he's not much more than a drifter, but veteran ranch hand Luke Tucker sees a resourceful youngster as honest as he is tough. So Luke decides to share with Cade a secret of Union gold and cold blood. When the two head out to find the lost fortune, a vile, thieving cur from Luke's past murders him and leaves Cade for dead. But Cade's not planning on dying, because he has...
35) Desert Guns
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1998
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After finding gold in a river bed, a prospector crossed miles of blistering sand to hide his fortune, killed four of the five men who had trailed him, survived torture by enemies and desertion by friends. Now, safe in his wind-carved dunes, he is not yet out of danger.
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2009
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Henry W. Halloran is almost a legend. Better known as Horse-Shy Halloran, though few dared call him that to his person. A gaunt figure in black broadcloth and a long face, well-suited for a traveling preacher, one of his favorite disguises. Today's the most glorious day of Halloran's intermittently honest life--sum total of one escape from the infamous Burgoyne Gang, one escape from the law, three sacks of stolen gold tied to his saddle horn, and...
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[2016]
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Kassie Stevenson, her friends and her faithful dog Scoot are saved from summer vacation boredom when they are given a mysterious pocket watch that holds the secret to uncovering the legendary Garrison's Gold. With two crooks on their tails, it's up to the gang to solve the puzzle of the lost treasure first.