Leaping Hearts
Former champion rider Devlin McCloud owns outstanding stables, but they all sit empty, a bitter reminder of the horrible accident that left his beloved horse dead and his leg permanently crippled. A. J. Sutherland, daughter of one of the area's wealthiest men, has just spent all of her money to purchase Sabbath, a horse with attitude, but her family refuses to let her board the temperamental animal in their state-of-the-art facility. Despite his better judgment, the reclusive Devlin takes in both the horse and his attractive young owner. As Devlin fights his growing attraction to A. J., a talented but obstinate show rider, he begins to work through some of the tremendous guilt he carries from the death of his horse. Readers who lovedNational Velvet as children and are fans of Nora Roberts' classic horse books,Irish Thoroughbred(1981),Irish Rose(1988),Irish Rebel(2000), andIrish Hearts(2000), will savor every well-written page of Bird's impressive debut novel.Shelley MosleyCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.