A Montana Feud Jim Overstreet (Rodeo in the Blood, #3) Publication date: August 1st 2024 Genres: Adult, Western A Montana Feud brings back all the rugged and passionate characters of the Rodeo in the Blood series for another drama-filled adventure. Fans of thrilling rodeo rides and the complexities of human relationships will find this story absorbing. During the pandemic shortened 2020 rodeo season, former rivals, Rusty Blackstone and Warren Weston, join forces to pursue their rodeo dreams. At a rodeo in Chinook, Montana, Rusty accidentally reignites a dormant feud between his father and rodeo producer Jake Augustine. Rusty is lucky to survive the ensuing turmoil. Meanwhile, Warren battles his ex-wife, Jenny, for a portion of his rightful inheritance. Throughout, Rusty, Warren, and Jenny struggle with the new arrangement to share their son, Todd. Warren battles to care for his invalid mother. Unexpected violence mars Rusty and Amanda’s horseback wedding. Harlan, the only m...

Death By Theft Abigail Keam Publication date: October 30th 2023 Genres: Adult, Cozy Mystery Josiah is happy for her pals Lady Elsmere and Shaneika Mary Todd when broodmare Jean Harlow gives birth to a male foal sired by Comanche. The owners of both horses have high hopes the foal will become a stakes winner—maybe even win the Kentucky Derby. The foal has a broad chest, indicating significant lung capacity—important for winning races, but just like his daddy, the foal is ebony with a bad attitude. Josiah and Shaneika visit dam Jean Harlow early one morning and are shocked to find the prized foal is missing. They frantically search Lady Elsmere’s and Josiah’s farms without success. It’s urgent they find the foal fast as he is not yet weaned and is too young to be separated from his mother. Who would snatch the feisty foal from his mother’s care? And equally important, why? Death By A HoneyBee Death By Drowning Death By Bridle Death By Bourbon Death By Lotto Death by Choco...

Review: Blossoming Flower - Book #1 Wildflowers - Vivian Winslow - October 2015 Not having much luck with the books on my actual bookshelf, I went scrolling through my Kindle trying to find something to read and came across Blossoming Flower which had been sitting there for a few years. Again, with the majority of books on my kindle, I am going in blind with them as I have no idea what they are about - just the main gist is back when I got it originally there was something about it that had jumped out at me to read and purchase. Blossoming Flower by Vivian Winslow was a good read as we met Flor who is the daughter of a now-disgraced billionaire in Brazil. She has been living in the US and studying as she dreams of becoming a vet. When the school she was at suddenly closes down and she finds herself without any place to live and needing an idea for some money before she starts Smith University, Flor heads to a family friend Poppy Baron. Poppy has a strong connection to Flor's famil...

Review: Shadow Horses of the Rocky Mountains - Book #1 Willow Ranch Series - June 2017 This book captured me first with the cover as it seemed like a poignant story and it also reminded me of Nicholas Evan's The Horse Whisperer which I enjoyed. As a child, I was a big fan of horse books like Pony Pals and Saddle Club.  Shadow Horses of the Rocky Mountains is a sweet family saga set in the Canadian Mountains. The book is set when brother and sister Lyla and Lee get a phone call from their Aunty, to say that their father is dying. The girls decide despite their history to the family ranch, a place that neither of them has stepped on in the last fourteen years. During their time back the girls will have their ups and downs as they discover dark family secrets, romance, adventure, and more so renewed their love for one another and learned what it is to be a family unit. When Willow Ranch is threatened, can the siblings work together and put differences aside to save their family home...

High Impact Freya Barker (High Mountain Trackers, #4) Publication date: December 5th 2022 Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense Manager for Hart’s Horse Rescue, Lucy Lenoir, finally feels she has a handle on life after having worked hard to leave her old one behind. So hard, there are times she almost forgets what she escaped. Memories which suddenly come flooding back when she catches a glimpse of a familiar horseman in town. What’s worse, he’s in the company of the unlikely cowboy she’s only just beginning to trust. High Mountain Tracker, Bo Rivera, tries hard never to repeat his mistakes. A huge one changed the course of his life and made him particularly cautious, especially around women. So much so, he almost passed up on the best thing to ever walk into his life; the compact, blonde ballbuster in need of a gentle hand. However, the more he learns about her, the more he realizes a soft touch alone won’t keep her demons at bay. Those will need a firmer hand…to keep the gun s...

Review: Happenstance Farms : A New Home - S. McMichael - January 2022  If you have a child who loves horses, then this picture book is a great step into reading and perfect for those young horse lovers who aren't quite at Saddle Club, Canterwood Crest, and Pony Pals level. Happenstance Farms: A New Home is also a great read if you are moving houses and to a new area where your child doesn't know anyone and has to start over and make new friends. Growing up, we moved a lot and by the time I was 18, I had lived in 20 different houses. Whereas my sister didn't mind, as she was extroverted and made friends easily, I was the opposite and struggled which is why I don't have close friends to this day. Savanna has moved to a new home and feeling beside herself and worried and her new horse etc will become her trusted confidant and her new friend while she settles into the new house and routine with her new horse trainer etc. In the end, Savanna can't believe how she was s...