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War Horse

by Michael Morpurgo • 1982

A farm horse is sold into World War I, and a boy enlists to find him.

4.16

59k+

🎖️ World War I Fiction 🐴 Animal Point Of View 👦 Boy And His Horse

War Horse

A farm horse is sold into World War I, and a boy enlists to find him.

by Michael Morpurgo 1982 165 pages

4.16

59k+ ratings

🎖️ World War I Fiction 🐴 Animal Point Of View 👦 Boy And His Horse

Crossroads

by Devney Perry • 2024

She buys her first love's ranch. Now he works for her, and their unfinished love reignites.

4.07

99k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts

Crossroads

She buys her first love's ranch. Now he works for her, and their unfinished love reignites.

by Devney Perry 2024 300 pages

4.07

99k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts

Done and Dusted

by Lyla Sage • 2023

A barrel racer returns home to heal and starts sleeping with her brother's best friend.

3.79

300k+

🤠 Cowboy Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 👬 Brothers Best Friend

Done and Dusted

A barrel racer returns home to heal and starts sleeping with her brother's best friend.

by Lyla Sage 2023 356 pages

3.79

300k+ ratings

🤠 Cowboy Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 👬 Brothers Best Friend

All the Pretty Horses

by Cormac McCarthy • 1992

Riding into Mexico for open land, a teen cowboy finds love, prison, and the end of the West.

4.06

100k+

🏜️ Literary Western 🤠 Cowboy Coming Of Age 💔 Forbidden Class Romance

All the Pretty Horses

Riding into Mexico for open land, a teen cowboy finds love, prison, and the end of the West.

by Cormac McCarthy 1992 302 pages

4.06

100k+ ratings

🏜️ Literary Western 🤠 Cowboy Coming Of Age 💔 Forbidden Class Romance

Downpour

by Maggie C. Gates • 2024

His bull-riding career ended in a wheelchair. Her job is to help him live again.

4.02

25k+

🤠 Cowboy Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

Downpour

His bull-riding career ended in a wheelchair. Her job is to help him live again.

by Maggie C. Gates 2024 354 pages

4.02

25k+ ratings

🤠 Cowboy Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

Reaching the Animal Mind

by Karen Pryor • 2008

A cheap plastic clicker unlocks creativity in dolphins, trust in horses, and focus in humans.

4.39

1k+

🍖 Positive Reinforcement 🖱️ Clicker Training 🧠 Animal Cognition

Reaching the Animal Mind

A cheap plastic clicker unlocks creativity in dolphins, trust in horses, and focus in humans.

by Karen Pryor 2008 272 pages

4.39

1k+ ratings

🍖 Positive Reinforcement 🖱️ Clicker Training 🧠 Animal Cognition

The War I Finally Won

by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley • 2017

Her clubfoot finally fixed, a wartime orphan faces the harder battle of accepting she is wanted.

4.48

48k+

🫂 Found Family 🐴 Healing Through Horses 🏠 Wwii Home Front

The War I Finally Won

Her clubfoot finally fixed, a wartime orphan faces the harder battle of accepting she is wanted.

by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 2017 387 pages

4.48

48k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🐴 Healing Through Horses 🏠 Wwii Home Front

Painted Horses

by Malcolm Brooks • 2014

A young archaeologist in 1950s Montana discovers ancient petroglyphs in a canyon a dam will drown.

3.50

2k+

🌄 Montana Fiction 🐴 Wild Horse Mustangs 🔬 Archaeological Discovery

Immersive

Painted Horses

A young archaeologist in 1950s Montana discovers ancient petroglyphs in a canyon a dam will drown.

by Malcolm Brooks 2014 367 pages

3.50

2k+ ratings

🌄 Montana Fiction 🐴 Wild Horse Mustangs 🔬 Archaeological Discovery

Relaxed & Forward

by Anna Blake • 2016

Find the willing partner beneath the resistance by changing your own breathing, focus, and timing.

4.55

128

🌿 Natural Horsemanship 🏛️ Classical Dressage 👤 Rider Self-Awareness

Relaxed & Forward

Find the willing partner beneath the resistance by changing your own breathing, focus, and timing.

by Anna Blake 2016 308 pages

4.55

128 ratings

🌿 Natural Horsemanship 🏛️ Classical Dressage 👤 Rider Self-Awareness

Training the Heart

by Paisley Hope • 2024

A gentle horse trainer lands on a guarded cowboy's ranch, and their chemistry tests every boundary.

4.02

29k+

🐴 Cowboy Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

Training the Heart

A gentle horse trainer lands on a guarded cowboy's ranch, and their chemistry tests every boundary.

by Paisley Hope 2024 448 pages

4.02

29k+ ratings

🐴 Cowboy Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

Huckleberry Lake

by Catherine Anderson • 2019

Stranded on a deaf foreman's ranch, a deputy learns his silence guards a wound no apology heals.

4.05

1k+

🐴 Western Romance 🦻 Deaf Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Huckleberry Lake

Stranded on a deaf foreman's ranch, a deputy learns his silence guards a wound no apology heals.

by Catherine Anderson 2019 560 pages

4.05

1k+ ratings

🐴 Western Romance 🦻 Deaf Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Riding Freedom

by Pam Muñoz Ryan • 1998

An orphan girl cuts her hair and becomes a boy, chasing a life of horses and freedom.

4.18

8k+

🏚️ Orphan Narrative 🐴 Horse Girl Story 🎭 Girl Living As Boy

Riding Freedom

An orphan girl cuts her hair and becomes a boy, chasing a life of horses and freedom.

by Pam Muñoz Ryan 1998 160 pages

4.18

8k+ ratings

🏚️ Orphan Narrative 🐴 Horse Girl Story 🎭 Girl Living As Boy

A Photo Finish

by Elsie Silver • 2021

Her anonymous online lover is her boss's brother. An injury forces her into his home.

4.02

100k+

🤠 Cowboy Romance 🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

A Photo Finish

Her anonymous online lover is her boss's brother. An injury forces her into his home.

by Elsie Silver 2021 384 pages

4.02

100k+ ratings

🤠 Cowboy Romance 🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Griffintown

by Marie Hélène Poitras • 2012

Montreal carriage drivers live by frontier law until a murder starts their final season.

3.28

431

🏙️ Urban Western 🏚️ Outcast Community 👨‍🏫 Mentor Apprentice

Griffintown

Montreal carriage drivers live by frontier law until a murder starts their final season.

by Marie Hélène Poitras 2012 210 pages

3.28

431 ratings

🏙️ Urban Western 🏚️ Outcast Community 👨‍🏫 Mentor Apprentice

Out of the Gate

by Elsie Silver • 2021

The cowboy she's always loved is back on the ranch. Three years later, she's done pretending.

3.59

35k+

🐴 Cowboy Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance

Out of the Gate

The cowboy she's always loved is back on the ranch. Three years later, she's done pretending.

by Elsie Silver 2021 107 pages

3.59

35k+ ratings

🐴 Cowboy Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance

The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told

by Mark Paul • 2020

Three gamblers bet their lives on a filly at 50-1, then face a cartel to collect.

4.03

2k+

🐎 Horse Racing 🏆 Underdog Sports 📚 Narrative Nonfiction

The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told

Three gamblers bet their lives on a filly at 50-1, then face a cartel to collect.

by Mark Paul 2020 162 pages

4.03

2k+ ratings

🐎 Horse Racing 🏆 Underdog Sports 📚 Narrative Nonfiction

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