When Samantha Harrigan attends the local rodeo, she doesn't expect to wind up in jail. But that's what happens when she tries to stop a drunkard from abusing his horse. Tucker Coulter, a handsome local veterinarian, comes to her defense, and both of them are arrested. The charges are dropped, but Sam's troubles have only started...
From the Publisher
Emotionally involving, family-centered, and relationship-oriented.”—Library Journal“Superbly written.”—Booklist
“Poignant…romantic through and through.”—Publishers Weekly
The Barnes & Noble Review
Tucker Coulter, the only unmarried one of the six Coulter children, falls late but hard in this contemporary romance by bestselling author Catherine Anderson.
Tucker and rancher Samantha Harrigan meet cute at the rodeo, when Samantha faces off against a man twice her size who is abusing a horse; they both get arrested, and his nose is broken. Next Samantha's champion quarter horses are falling ill, and the expert is called in -- local vet Tucker Coulter. Tucker boards her sickest horse at his place, and their romance starts to take off. Much as Tucker believes in Samantha, when her horses start getting sick, some think Samantha herself is doing it for the insurance money. In fact, Tucker has a duty to report any suspicions, but it's a lose-lose proposition. If he doesn't, it injures his professional reputation; if he does, it wrecks his romance with Samantha. The only way out is to catch the real offender -- quickly. As her readers have come to expect, Anderson's romances are absorbing family-oriented dramas, and this one is no exception. Ginger Curwen
Publishers Weekly
One need not be an equine lover to appreciate Anderson's sweet contemporary romance centering on fiercely honest horse rancher Samantha Harrigan and handsome neophyte veterinarian Tucker Coulter, who meet while trying to protect a horse from its abusive owner. Samantha has always cared deeply for her horses, so when they suddenly fall ill, she's distraught; when it turns out they've been poisoned, she's horrified, immediately suspecting that her violent and vindictive ex-husband is the culprit. Unfortunately, the authorities are pointing fingers at Samantha, alleging that she plans to defraud her insurance company. Wary of letting a new man into her life, Samantha nevertheless recognizes that she must call on Tucker to nurse her horses back to health. As he tends to the horses and grows closer to Samantha, Tucker becomes her confidante and champion, realizing that the only way for Samantha to save herself is to catch the offender before the police arrest her. In Samantha, Anderson has created a strong and gentle heroine, and a cast of family and friends proves charming throughout. This smart, wholesome tale should appeal to any fan of traditional romance. (Jan.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
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