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Immerse yourself in a heartwarming tale set under the wide Texas sky. Follow young Levi as he faces the bittersweet need to find a new equine partner after his beloved Daisy ages out of competition. Enter Chase the Sun, a dazzling gray gelding with speed, spirit, and a knack for forging an unbreakable bond. Together, they conquer the dusty rodeo arenas, navigate sudden adversity at state championships, and discover true resilience through specialized police-horse training techniques. As the seasons pass and Levi’s riding dreams expand, he hones his horsemanship under the mentorship of a ...

The elites of the world thought they had everything solved. Perfect children, easy meals, jet set travel. They had it all. Meanwhile, beneath their enclosed estates on high hills, swilled the rest of humanity. Then one day a leader rose up among the ranks. What will happen when Lord of the Flies clashes with the Jetsons? This dystopian tale answers that question.

A young pastry chef with a dark past enters a Louisiana lawyer's life. Except he has a problem, or rather several of them. Peter Doucet has five children he shares with his exotic Argentinan ex-wife. Can humble Sissy win over his kids and overcome her past? Does she even want to? Can he earn her trust? A May-October love story with many twists and turns.

Fake It Till You Make It? Not When You’re Stuck in the Swamps! Heather’s Instagram feed boasts a life she only dreams of— jet-setting adventures, glamorous events, and world-class style. But reality? She’s helping her mum run a quiet B&B in the English countryside. All that changes when she’s hired as a last-minute assistant to Augustin, a wild, rich polo star who plays by his own rules. She’s clueless about horses, loathes her unpredictable boss, and wishes she were anywhere else—until they’re suddenly marooned together in the humid heart of Louisiana, where the game ...

Deep in Acadiana, Cassie Owens finally discovers her life's mission--to help others. Yet her path is blocked by a jealous member of the parallel universe. She must fight to keep her and her sons alive and not allow them to be scooped up into a permanent portal netting that would transport them to Anywhere But Here.

She was hired to confirm a death. Instead, she uncovered a killing machine. In the sun-drenched, money-soaked world of Wellington, Florida—where white fences gleam and blue ribbons are worth fortunes—a champion dressage horse drops dead overnight. The official cause? Colic. The insurance payout? Over a million dollars. For Nola Gallagher, former cop turned private investigator, the case should be routine. But when an anonymous message insists “It wasn’t the colic that killed him,” Nola finds herself pulled into the darkest corners of elite equestrian sport—where horses are ...

Marriage is hard. Going vegan is harder. Doing both at the same time? That’s war. When suburban mom Brenda Miller commits to a plant-based revolution, she expects pushback—but not a full-scale culinary insurgency. Passive-aggressive grocery runs. Sabotaged dinners. Beer-soaked Buffalo cauliflower. And the ultimate act of betrayal: a ten-pound honey-glazed ham planted dead center in her refrigerator. As Brenda and her equally determined neighbor Chloe wage a domestic cold war against meat-loving husbands, football-day sabotage, and weaponized pizza delivery, the conflict escalates from ...

The war was supposed to be over. Then the Meat Mafia moved in. Brenda Miller thought surviving a vegan-versus-carnivore marriage was hard—until her mother-in-law arrived with a smoker the size of a missile, a stepfather known as The Butcher, and a philosophy that treats vegetables as enemy propaganda. When their backyard becomes ground zero for wild boar, pig pits, and a testosterone-fueled “Wolf Pack,” Brenda realizes this is no longer a lifestyle disagreement. It’s an occupation. As the Meat Mafia tightens its grip—recruiting her husband, indoctrinating her son, and hijacking ...

At Golden Hooves International, perfection isn’t just expected—it’s enforced. Edgar Bloom has made a career out of being invisible. Once a prodigy, now a barn manager, he keeps the world pristine, the horses calm, and his own past tightly locked away. He listens to horses—really listens—but never to himself. Until the most valuable stallion in the barn does the unthinkable. Zeus doesn’t bolt. He doesn’t panic. He decides. When the four-million-dollar dressage superstar calmly announces that his life is illogical—and vanishes overnight—Edgar becomes the scapegoat for a ...

At Étoile Équestre, perfection is mandatory. The horses are priceless. The colors are curated. And anything that doesn’t fit the brand is quietly pushed aside. Paloma Reyes knows the rules. She’s the best rider in the barn—but her horse is the wrong shape, the wrong pedigree, the wrong image. When a celebrated European trainer benches her in favor of “better specimens,” Paloma does what no one expects. She leaves. A weekend escape to the Texas Hill Country is supposed to be a reset—dust, trail rides, and horses allowed to be horses again. But when Paloma and her best friend ...

At the historic École Militaire in Paris—where cavalry tradition is sacred and precision is everything—one woman notices what no one else does. Sofi Reyes doesn’t read emotions. She reads patterns. Invited to train among elite riders while her husband consults on a long-missing Roman cavalry artifact, Sofi expects discipline, symmetry, and horses that make sense. What she finds instead are slammed doors, anxious grooms, whispered warnings, and a prestigious institution hiding something behind polished tradition. When a renowned historian collapses mid-announcement—just moments ...

A Dapper Dan Dressage Mystery When a legendary dressage “master” arrives in Louisiana, disaster follows close behind. Sebastian Beaumont has survived scandals, sabotage, and murder—but hosting an elite dressage clinic at Château Équestre may be his most dangerous decision yet. Especially when the clinician is Jean-Luc Valmont, a tyrant in silk breeches whose methods rely on fear, drugs, and absolute obedience. The horses know he’s a monster. And this time, the monster comes armed. When lethal veterinary drugs vanish from the barn and a priceless stallion collapses in the cross-...

In the Athenaeum, silence isn’t just polite—it’s law. Caroline Alta is a librarian whose job goes far beyond shelving books. When stories get too loud, characters slip out of their pages, or magic leaks between genres, she is the one who restores order with a single whispered word. Quiet. Containment. Control. Until the night the library’s most powerful artifact—the Quill of Infinite Ink—is stolen. The prime suspect is Jack Sterling, a hardboiled private investigator ripped straight from the pages of a noir novel. He’s cynical, stubborn, and very much out of place in a magical...

When loyalty demands the ultimate sacrifice, can a family fractured by silence find the strength to save each other? Sarah Fontaine knows only one language: perfection. On the slalom course, she's relentless—every turn calculated, every second measured. But when her best friend Nandina vanishes onto a cartel boss's yacht, Sarah discovers that her discipline, her strength, and her obsessive drive are utterly useless. The rescue falls to the last person Sarah ever expected: her mother. Diana Fontaine has spent two decades building an empire of silk and strategy in her Lafayette boutique, ...

The boots did not belong in the Louvre. But for Sofi Reyes, a horse trainer from New Braunfels, Texas, her worn Western boots are essential to her logic. Sofi is an autistic person who navigates the world by calculating variables, leverage, and the friction coefficient of wet cobblestones. Now, she needs every tool she has.Sofi is in Paris because her husband, Hitch McClellan—a professor of antiquities who looks like George Clooney but talks like a textbook—has accepted a year-long museum appointment. Their Parisian dream is instantly derailed when the national treasure, Napoleon III's ...

The Belle Étoile Dressage Center in the humid Louisiana Atchafalaya Basin is usually dedicated to polished brass and textbook shoulder-ins. However, the arrival of world-renowned clinician Miguel Santiago and his priceless 17th-century Spanish spade bit —a relic linked to the legendary Mission of Lost Stars—brings instant trouble.The tension snaps when the bit vanishes during a welcome dinner, shattering the barn's fragile facade with an "opera-house shriek" from melodramatic boarder Lady Portia Hawthorne. Trainer Sarah Delacroix, focused on keeping her business afloat despite being ...

Jenna Carlisle returns to Willow Bay with nothing but a failed business, a broken heart, and her grandmother's ramshackle house to fix up. The last thing she needs is complications—especially not in the form of Rhett Calloway, her best friend's maddeningly quiet, devastatingly handsome older brother. Rhett has spent years keeping his distance, building walls as solid as the houses he constructs. But Jenna's sharp wit and fearless spirit slip through every crack in his armor. One stolen glance becomes a forbidden kiss. One touch ignites a fire neither can control. The problem? Chloe. ...

When antiquities professor Hitch McClellan acquires the legendary Spanish colonial artifact, “The Ghost Maker” silver spur, he brings home more than historical weight—he brings deadly intent. Moments after the priceless spur is displayed at the San Antonio Rodeo, Hitch is expertly framed for its theft. The crime is a sophisticated setup orchestrated by Dr. Aris Thorne, a jealous Yale academic rival, aiming to steal the spur and erase a piece of Texas history hidden inside. Forced to become a fugitive investigator, Hitch’s wife, Sofi Reyes-McClellan, an observant horse trainer, must ...

Welcome to New Iberia Dressage Romance, where the stakes are high, the spice is Cajun, and the chaos is always on-brand!Magnolia Boudreaux is a dressage trainer famous for her unconventional flair, which includes accessorizing her horse with LSU purple and gold biodegradable glitter. Working at Bayou Belle Stables, Maggie believes the sport should look fun, even if it means her fashion-forward jeans proclaim "DRESSAGE QUEEN" in rhinestones.But Maggie’s innovative methods run head-on into Dr. Jacques Beaumont, the new equine veterinarian who looks like he walked straight out of a cologne ...

Elizabeth Bennet and her sister Jane navigate the cutthroat world of equestrian dressage, largely fueled by a maxed-out credit card. Their journey is complicated by the presence of Darcy, a former acquaintance whose initial condescension clashes with his later, quiet support, and the manipulative rival Colette Moreau. The narrative details the sisters' struggles with financial strain and sabotage, particularly the injury of Jane's horse, Pegasus, which they suspect Colette orchestrated As Elizabeth receives coaching from Olympic rider Remy Marchand and begins to form an uneasy alliance with...