Meg has never known loss. Until her heart-horse drops dead underneath her in the show ring. Jared has been living with loss ever since his father died in a tragic farming accident. Meg escapes her grief by changing everything about her life; moving away to spend the summer on an island in the St. Lawrence River. New place. New job. No horses. Once there, she meets Jared; working hard to keep anything else in his life from changing. When Jared offers Meg a scruffy appaloosa mare out of a friend's back field, it's the beginning of a journey that will change them both by summer's end. "Appal... View More...
A summer at one of the poshest riding camps in the province. A hundred horses. Rolling hills ribboned with hacking trails and cross-country jumps.
It looks perfect from the outside, but as a camp riding instructor Lacey soon finds the truth is terrible food, lumpy mattresses, and misbehaving ponies, with a good measure of staff drama thrown in.
It's hard not to be homesick during her first days off the island but a new horse, new friends, and a potential new love might change Lacey's outlook ... if she can figure out how to keep hold of them.
The island. Meg can't wait to get back. She's excited to see her new mare kick up her heels in Salem's old paddock. She's impatient to run on country roads between breeze-blown hayfields. Mostly, Meg longs to be back with Jared again. It's going to be the perfect summer. But can real life live up to Meg's huge expectations? When Jared makes a heart-wrenching confession, Meg has to re-evaluate everything. If perfection's not possible, can Meg find a way to build happiness for herself? Fans of Appaloosa Summer will welcome the return to familiar places and characters, with the chance to be... View More...
