Sandra J Howell

Izzy Franklin, widow and retiree, has created a comfy life on her farm. Her faithful dog Oscar, stray barn cat, and two aging horses keep her happy and content. But her tranquility is disrupted when her oldest friend Merle begs for her help tracking down a con artist she met on an online senior dating site. Karl Hendricks, aka, Krappy Karl, has swindled Merle out of thousands, and now Merle is pressuring Izzy to go undercover online to flush out the grifter.Unfortunately, by simply tweaking Merle's profile, Izzy seems to only attract philanderers, and she's thrust into the racy side of online dating, meeting men who have far more in mind than companionship.Izzy is grateful to have her besties, Milly and Foxy, helping her in the hunt, and the ladies from her book club cheering her on, but she's alone and out of her element as a faux femme fatale. She never anticipated real danger or that her friendship with Gus, that could possibly turn into more, would be threatened. She had every right to be reluctant from the start But, Izzy is in too deep now and must see this spy mission through. Other victims, past and future, are counting on her.

Rich Strike, the longest shot in the Kentucky Derby, won a stunning victory in 2022. Although his backstory is one of doubt and defeat, the beautiful thoroughbred's win is filled with lessons for all.It takes his best friend, Squirrel, who believes in him, and his groom and trainer earning his trust to guide him to victory and astound the racing world.

Hey, Fearless Warriors. I was once fearless too. That was before almost getting kidnapped in a park. Police caught the guy in the act, so my friends are bullying me now, thinking I'm melting down for attention before we start high school. I wish I were. Trust me, if I could stop my panic attacks dead, I would. My mom flies me off to Sunnybrook Farm 'cause the youth volunteers in their therapeutic riding program know a thing or two about standing up to bullies. I'm not a big fan of horses TBH. Dogs are more my thing. So, of course, when I find a stray pit-mix in the woods with a torn ear and bite wounds, I have to help it. However, it's not exactly friendly...yet. I believe I can win it over before animal control gets involved. But when my friends River, Joey, Devon, and I unearth dog bones with out-of-state dog tags, it hurls us into a race to unlock the mystery before more dogs end up the same. We highly suspect dog fighting, but Joey-a foster kid with his own traumatic past-and I are both already living with nightmares. The last thing we need is more heartbreak or danger from dog-killing criminals. But...we can't give up on dogs that need us. And we won't.