Some of y’all may have noticed a little bit of a new look for the covers of the Hooves & Hearts Series. Last year, I learned more about the women’s fiction/contemporary fiction market after spending the last almost 4 years writing pretty much solely fantasy, and wanted to give these covers a little tweak to better fit their genre to help them find the right readers. I’m super happy with the result and I’m excited about adding a little splash of color to this series and these covers!
If you’re looking for a series that centers around horses, equestrian life, small town living, a little bit of romance (closed door), a touch of suspense, and the healing power of horses, Hooves & Hearts might be just the series for you. Available at my online bookstore, all major retailers, libraries, and in Kobo Plus.
And, without further ado, here’s the covers!
What he needs is someone to fix his broken horse. What he doesn’t bargain for is losing his heart.
In the wake of having his perfectly planned future ripped out from under him, Carter O’Sheen finds himself the unexpected, and somewhat reluctant, owner of D’Artagnan: a dressage horse with an expensive price tag. Not only does Carter know practically nothing about horses, the horse’s surly behavior is making Carter’s job of taking care of him more than a little difficult. Carter knows he needs help, but he doesn’t know where to turn.
The last training client Meg Beckett wants to take on is Carter O’Sheen, the heir to the famous O’Sheen Distillery. She’s already got her hands full trying to keep Heart and Soul Ranch running and the bills paid. But when Carter reveals how desperate his situation is, Meg finds that she can’t bring herself to turn him and his horse away. She agrees to take on D’Artagnan, promising herself that she won’t fall for the horse’s handsome owner in the process.
But Carter and Meg soon discover that the situation surrounding D’Artagnan is more complicated, and more dangerous, than they first thought. Someone has it out for the horse, and they’ll stop at nothing to get what they want. If they want to keep D’Artganan, and the ranch, safe, Meg and Carter will have to work together. But doing so might put something else they don’t expect at risk: their hearts.
If she isn’t the top rider at River Green farm, who is she? And can the man who healed her horse also heal her shattered heart?
Horses have been Isabel Martin’s whole life. As the daughter of top show jumping trainer Rodger Martin, she’s been expected to be a champion for as long as she can remember. But lately, she can barely get around a course without feeling sick to her stomach and she’s earning more last places than blue ribbons.
With an abysmal summer show season, Isabel has more questions than answers about her future, and on top of that, her beloved mare, Cadence, is dealing with more lameness issues than Isabel can count. Rodger wants her to get rid of the mare and focus her attention on her career, but Isabel does something even worse. Not only does she keep Cadence, she takes on another down-on-his-luck jumper, Kaspar. She’s hopeful that with a little time and patience, she can get Kaspar performing again, but the young horse has other ideas.
But the training program at River Green leaves Isabel with nothing but dead ends when it comes to helping Kaspar and Cadence, she finds herself more and more desperate. Selling the horses isn’t an option, so she turns to outside help instead, despite Rodger’s disapproval. And that outside help includes bringing in local equine veterinarian, Derrick Thompson. Isabel is desperate for him to help her horses, but she might get more than she bargain for. Derrick might be just as good at healing broken hearts as he is at healing horses. And when Isabel finds herself the target of a personal vendetta, she discovers she needs Derrick more than she ever imagined.
