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1) Horse
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"A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history: from these strands, a Pulitzer Prize winner braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession, and injustice across American history. Kentucky, 1850. Jarrett, an enslaved groom, and a bay foal forge a bond of understanding that will carry the horse to record-setting victories across the South. As the nation erupts in civil war, an itinerant young...
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From the Publisher: As a colt, Black Beauty lives happily with his mother on a farm. Then he is sold to a country gentleman whose family uses him as a riding and carriage horse. He is then passed on to other owners, some of whom are kind while others are negligent and cruel. At times he is whipped, forced to haul heavy loads, or otherwise abused. Throughout, Black Beauty desires considerate treatment, close companionship, and a permanent home. Will...
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As polo-playing tycoon Raffa Acosta's head groom, Rose Kelly works tirelessly to send money home to her family. She can't afford to get distracted by her boss's devilish smile. Until his sister's wedding, when they share an electric moment out of time... Straight-talking Rose soothes Raffa's wounded soul. But she's utterly off-limits, deserving everything Raffa knows he can never give her. Inviting her for a week of networking on his superyacht should...
4) Hotwalker
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A contemporary murder mystery debut in a classic vein: introducing private eye Jim Guthrie in this gripping first crime novel by Rick Neumayer. When a Guatemalan groom's body is found on the backside after the Kentucky Derby, police are stymied by the distrust of immigrant workers. Then the victim's son makes the sleuth an offer he can't refuse, plunging Guthrie into an alien world of danger, violence, and beautiful women. Rick Neumayer is a fresh...
7) Green Luck
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Archrivals for over forty years, equestrian icons Alfred McDonnell and Cora Stuart decide to hang up their spurs with a showdown: one rider, one horse, one groom/assistant, and one class -- the puissance wall. Alfred's plan is to keep Cora guessing. His rider, Terri Page, as well as the horse, Green Luck, have been kept under wraps. Tight wraps. So when Alfred asks Robert Bromwell, a well-known veterinarian, to be Terri's assistant, Robert jokingly...
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"Willingford Hall stable lad Harry Green is about to make a discovery even more unlikely than a corpse. With the estate near bankruptcy and the rise of automobiles fast replacing horse travel, Harry, a young woman passing as a lad, will soon be out of a job. Facing the knowledge she has no skills in the service positions open to women, Harry resolves to discover who murdered the steward, thus becoming a woman who can determine her own future. But...
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