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Spirit of a Rare Breed
SANDRA J. HOWELL
Samantha Steele, a single mom, is not your typical woman. Sam's love for Curly horses and her passion to fulfill a dream of owning a horse farm, leads her on a journey filled with challenges and amusing ventures. Her small New England town sets the stage as she works to introduce her beloved Curlies into the horse world of established breeds. Sam's journey is fraught with twists and turns, trials and tribulations. Her dedication and drive often puts her at odds with her personal life. Sam does not trust or make time for romantic interests. That is until she meets a man who weaves his way into her heart. Sam and her friends provide lighthearted insight into the horse world with all of its promises and disappointments. She must choose between sticking with what's comfortable or taking risks that could ultimately leave her broken-hearted.
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Saving GiGi
SANDRA J. HOWELL
This Equine mystery novel is about secrets and trust. Lyla Bernhart has a secret that is tearing her apart. She stole a horse. She lives in fear that someone will come looking for her and feels helpless and alone. When a tornado tears through town, Lyla is forced to take a leap of faith and share her secret with her new friend Samantha Steele about the farm in Vermont where GiGi was born. Promising to keep Lyla’s secret, Sam embarks on a search for the mysterious farm in Vermont.
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Golden Horse
SANDRA J. HOWELL
Samantha Steele is scooped up in a dangerous fiasco when she volunteers to rescue a palomino mare found running loose on the road next to the state forest. While she and her husband Denver wait for the owner to claim the mare, unbeknownst to them, a confrontation between two alleged conmen is set in motion that places them in grave danger.
Parker Thomas is a man with many secrets. The owner of Saddleback Quarter Horses, he had partnered with a childhood buddy wanted by the Feds. The scam to move money from his employer's portfolio accounts into an offshore banking account was perfect until everything fell apart when his favorite mare Magic went missing. Searching for the million dollar horse creates distrust between Parker and his greedy partner and the race to find Magic drives them headlong down a path that leads directly to Samantha's farm.
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Lost Legacy
SANDRA J. HOWELL
Samantha Steele thinks life is moving in the perfect direction. Her twins are in college, she has a loving husband, Denver, and they've just purchased a huge parcel of land from their friend and neighbor, Abel Glendale. But everything changes when she and Den decide to ride their horses to scout out how much work is needed to merge the two properties. They stumble on an old cabin foundation that unlocks the past and propels them into a stunning mystery from the 1700s.
From the rescue of a Curly Mustang to warily trusting two released convicts, Sam finds herself entangled in a thread of secrecy and danger, an ignited search for gold, and the untold story of Josiah Glendale’s lost legacy.
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Cover photo of a wild Curly mustang by Stephanie Snyder-Murphy, Wild Heart Photography.
This book encourages reader support for our country's wild Mustangs.
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Angels Club
COURTNEY VAIL and SANDRA J. HOWELL
Jacinda Gonzalez collects insults rather than friends in her new school, but she finds the perfect escape from mean bullies at the therapeutic riding farm where she volunteers. When a malnourished horse shows up as a rescue, no one but her can see its potential, so she takes it on as a project horse, and the mare's sweet nature inspires her to start her own good deeds club to make a positive difference in the world.
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Angels Club 2: The Trouble with Boys
COURTNEY VAIL and SANDRA J. HOWELL
While having to deal with bullies, frisky rescue horses, club duties, and creatures that can claw your heart out, frenemies River and Kat are thrust into the adventure of their lives when they find a buried map on Kat’s parents’ farmland property and hunt for the treasure they hope it leads to. But the ups and downs they face while trying to make their dreams come true threaten their already fragile friendship.
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Angels Club 3: The Fight to Save Mustangs
COURTNEY VAIL and SANDRA J. HOWELL
Emily Ann Rousseau doesn’t let her cerebral palsy or limitations hold her back from anything she wants to do like fulfilling her dream of competing in hunt seat jumping. The haters in her path trying to bring her down only fuel her fire to surpass expectations. A trip to a dude ranch out west to try to beef up her jumping skills introduces her to the plight of wild mustangs as they struggle to survive, and she takes aims to do something about it.
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Angels Club 4: The Mighty Power of Two
COURTNEY VAIL and SANDRA J. HOWELL
When Aisha and Emily learn several horses from their region have been stolen, they set out to solve the mystery and track them down before they disappear forever. But smack in the middle of their hunt, they also help out a testy foster kid, take on cyberbullies and aim to rescue a Belgian. Plus, their different case-cracking styles leads to their first big rift. They don't anticipate danger, or disaster, but that's exactly what they find themselves in. Follow them on their nail-biting, angelic effort to set many messy things right and mend countless broken hearts.
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Angels Club 5: The Lost Warrior Princess
COURTNEY VAIL and SANDRA J. HOWELL
When Celia's panic attacks make her the target of bullies, her mom sends her across the country to Sunnybrook Farm for equine therapy, since the Angels and Earth Helpers who volunteer there work to combat bullying in their schools. Celia, along with her new friends, River, Joey, and Devon, find a stray, wounded pit mix in Sunnybrook's woods and also some buried bones, driving them to unlock the mystery and do something before other dogs end up the same.
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Angels Club 6: The Hero in the Eagle
COURTNEY VAIL and SANDRA J. HOWELL
Wohali's quest with his friends to find a Clovis point becomes an unexpected mystery adventure. The clues they find pitch them into darkness and danger. Wohali, a foster boy, is driven deep underground in his pursuit. He believes if he is a hero, he will lock in his foster parents' love and have his forever home, but danger beckons him into taking daring action and finding more courage than he knew he had. it is up to him to save everything he has come to love.
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Angel's Journey
COURTNEY VAIL and SANDRA J. HOWELL
Angel is an American Curly horse.
Because she does not look like the other horses with her curly coat, mane and tail, and "shrimp" size, she gets bullied everywhere she goes.
She feels like a nobody, just a big zero.
Join her on her journey to find friends and live her dream of becoming a hero.
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Rich Strike's Journey
COURTNEY VAIL and SANDRA J. HOWELL
As almost everyone knows, Rich Strike, the longest shot in the Kentucky Derby, won a stunning victory in 2022. Although his backstory is one of doubt and defeat, the beautiful thoroughbred’s win is filled with lessons for all.
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It takes his best friend, Squirrel, who believes in him, and his groom and trainer earning his trust to guide him to victory and astound the racing world.
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