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She believed a lie and left him. Will she now stay and face the truth?
Dinny gave Grant back his ring and married the man who was accusing him of fraud.
Now widowed, she attends a wedding on Sinclair Island and unexpectedly runs into her ex-fiancé – three decades after he moved away.
Dinny's beloved mare is about to go blind and Grant meets with her to suggest an unorthodox solution for saving the horse's sight. But his girlfriend becomes determined...
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From the best-selling author of 'A Truthful Man'Saving souls? Or chasing glory?Father James' bishop is determined to ensure he remains in permanent exile without pay. As a result, the cancelled priest is reduced to stacking shelves in the village grocery to earn a living.He then discovers that his bishop ousted him without duly following Canon law. Confident of being reinstated, he sends a letter of appeal to the Vatican. But the bishop mails a poisoned...
3) Gloves
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Stunning Kirstin thinks physical perfection is essential to gain the true love. Losing a finger in an accident makes her feel imperfect and therefore unlovable. When the handsome Gordon falls for her on the Austrian ski slopes, Kirstin is quick to dismiss his feelings as fake. But in doing so, she risks losing more than her finger...
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A rider faces a difficult situation, as she must attend church then almost immediately get her horse to a dressage show. There's very little time after Mass to go home, hitch up the trailer, load up the animal, and be punctual for her first class. To make life easier, she decides to haul her gelding to church. Firecross is munching hay in his trailer in the parking lot as she sits in her pew waiting for Mass to begin. But the service never starts....
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Living in Germany made it difficult to find a Golden Retriever, a rare breed over there. My husband and I had to fly to Hanover to check out a new litter of puppies. Over the next fourteen years, Hillie shared horse trail rides with us, skied with us in Austria, traveled to Italy and America, and got arrested in England. She was a truly international family member!
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That man had calmly walked into the barn and destroyed her world.
She'd moved here two and a half years ago to get away from a previous crushing defeat and now history was repeating itself. *Pippa comes to the Pecan Plantation Equestrian Center one afternoon to find that handsome Bryce McCloud, a famous local dressage rider, wants to buy her beloved lesson horse Ivan from under her nose. She didn't even know he was for sale!
Refusing to give up...
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Father Michael is in his new house and open to receive visitors, starting with a long overdue dinner for Catholic horse trainer, Jack Harper and his family. Then, at the behest of his bishop, he plays host for two months to the handsome seminarian and ex-footballer, Reverend Paul Mattick.
In swift succession, the priest is faced with a series of crises, including the impending death of his father.
When a suicidal parishioner begs for help, Father...
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Joseph Harper said in a strong, calm voice, "Remember, son, the night is always darkest before the dawn." Jack's new-found faith in God and these words from his father and are all he has to cling to after the startling revelations about Joe, the teenager to whom he has become both a mentor and father figure.
Leaked information and an unwelcome visit from his ex-girlfriend now threaten to destroy any hopes the horse trainer has of winning over Laura,...
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"Candle flames flicker in the lamps on the flanks of our governess cart as a silver moon and sprinkled stars illuminate the driveway ahead."This collection of short stories begins with Christmas snow and a pony and is followed by many more tales of horses. They are based on Hilary's personal experiences with her son's naughty Welsh pony and her own equines.An avid rider, Hilary has accumulated many embarrassing incidents in the saddle and out and...
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Two women. One mare. Who will win her? When Trixie, a beautiful buckskin mare, arrives at the family farm for training, Laura instantly falls for her. The two quickly bond and the mother-to-be entertains hopes of keeping this horse for herself and her baby daughter, due later this month. When her son's girlfriend suddenly breaks up with him, Laura worries that his autoimmune disease will flare up again. Then a teenage girl comes to the farm for horse...
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"First Catch Your Horse" takes the reader through the many woes and vicissitudes of an Awful Rider with Aspirations to become a Competent Rider. This book goes through the author's tried and tested, and mostly not recommended, ways of acquiring a horse.
The second book, "You've Caught Your Horse: Now What?" takes a humorous look at deep issues of horse ownership, such as "Where the Heck Do I Put It?" and "Mounting the Beast."
Now comes "The Aim...
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Father Michael's brother-in-law has an impossible house guest - Justin, an army veteran suffering from PTSD. The man is making life miserable for his host family. The priest has no practical assistance to offer, until an incident in church gives him an idea. Naturally, his plan involves the ever-reluctant and newly-wed trainer Jack Harper. It will also require the help of Isaac, a very special but damaged horse on his farm.And a wager.Meanwhile Father...
14) Friday's Folly
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Falling in love will destroy his dream of leaving the island. But can he stop himself? Max is desperate to get off Sinclair Island and away from a dead-end job working for his widowed father. Then he and his horse literally run into the feisty and attractive Camille. Trouble is, she's just begun a career on the very island he longs to escape from. He'll have to fight his feelings for the pretty vet tech if he has any hope of starting life on the...
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Father Michael returns home late to find an old college roommate sitting on his doorstep: Father Dan has been kicked out by his wife and needs somewhere to stay.
In the past, Jack Harper's horses have always helped solve people's problems and Father Michael appeals to the equine trainer for assistance in reconciling the married couple. But the outcome is devastating. Not only that, but veteran Justin Chambers and his estranged spouse Elizabeth are...
16) The Ulu Blues
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The family goes on a fabulous Alaskan cruise. But far from being interested in seaplane tours, jumping whales, and seals basking on ice floes bathed in the glow of sunset, Grandmum has one thought -- and one thought only: find and purchase an ulu. What exactly is an ulu and why does Grandmum want one so badly?
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Every horse rider knows that you need a horse on which to ride, and this book goes through the author's tried and tested, and mostly not recommended, ways of acquiring one.
Written with humor, this is the first book of “The Horse Bumbler” Series, which takes the reader through the many woes and vicissitudes of an Awful Rider with Aspirations to become a Competent Rider.
18) A Dog Named Blue
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When the author sets out to find a big companion dog, little does she expect to take home a huge Great Dane who knocks her over! As a beloved family member, Blue creates colorful memories and captures her four year old son's youth in an unforgettable sunset tableau.
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Scamp is a Jack Russell of dubious breeding and an unacceptable color scheme. But he is determined to leave his hectic home behind to come live with my husband and me, and his persistence pays off. He quickly burrows into our hearts and proceeds to embark on a series of hair-raising adventures, including a near death experience, a brush with alligators in Florida, testing the strength of lanai mesh, being a stowaway, rounding up my horse, and luring...
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Jack Harper, the horse trainer, has fulfilled the terms of his penance by apologizing to his ex-girlfriend in England for deserting her when she was pregnant – and insisting she abort their baby.But he suspects he may be atoning for something he didn't do when she flies over to the U.S. in the hopes of rekindling their romance. Then Joe, the teenager he helped overcome ulcerative colitis, comes back to see him, spinning Jack's world into an emotional...