Author: Helen M. Hogan

Publisher: PublishAmerica

Published:

Total Pages: 764

ISBN-13: 1462643973

When Wes Wilson discovers a body in at the barn where he boards his quarter horse, he faces unexpected accusation from the chief deputy. Wes postpones his dreams—of competing with his stallion in cutting horse shows and of dating Cathy McLeod. He helps rescue Mrs. Magers’ lost pony from the slaughterhouse. Young Susan screams in horror as foreman Sutherland kills the stable cat’s kittens, so Wilson wades in. He hopes as principal to expand his high school’s programs against opposition from his vindictive superintendent. With his teacher accused of kidnapping, Wes figures out the hiding place. Meanwhile, he learns the murder victim is not Mexican but Syrian and in the U.S. with two others on the Homeland Security watch list. The terrorists move in for an explosive ending. Hogan's mystery forces Rod Mannering, a decent guy, to outwit a murderer and a scam artist. Finding his friend's body at a horse show pits Rod against a killer. A developer's lawsuit threatens financial ruin. With physical and monetary problems, Rod won't romance the attractive Texas rider, Taylor Blair, but together, despite vicious threats, they unearth the real estate scam. The Highway Patrol finds Rod's daughter's car abandoned like vehicles of women killed recently, and he forgets all else. With Taylor, he heads into a storm to find Belinda. A trip wire catapults him over the cliff. Battered, hanging onto a narrow ledge, he insists Taylor climb the ridge crest to rescue Belinda. Fears and hopes attack his mind throughout his painful wait. Readers identify with a man struggling through a physical and emotional comeback and a woman regaining control of her life in a backdrop of Arabian horse shows.