Unfortunately, she's a bit stand-offish, so convincing her to go out with him proves a major challenge for Clay.Īfter a teenage romance gone bad, Lilly Yazhi has avoided Navajo men like the plague. He's instantly smitten by her beauty and her uncanny ability to communicate with the horses which rivals his own. There he meets the lovely, young, Hopi woman who delivers their feed every week. Needing a fresh start away from the complicated relationship with his tempting ex, Clay accepts a position working for an old friend, Virgin River's resident veterinarian, Nathaniel Jensen. Despite eventually divorcing, Clay had a hard time ending things between them for good. Because of his Native American heritage, her bigoted father always looked down on him. Several years earlier he had married an heiress to a horse breeding fortune, but he never felt like much more than a novelty in her world of wealth a privilege. Evernight Teen Summer Kick-off Blog HopĬlay Tahoma is a first-rate vet tech, farrier, and horse trainer who has earned a reputation for himself in breeding circles.Cosmo Red Hot Reads from Harlequin Launch.I also missed more interaction with the Virgin River characters who I love. Robyn Carr seems to know a lot more about food. (The pronunciation of dressage was also irritatingly incorrect.) She should take a lesson from author Diana Gabaldon (Outlander) and do a little more research. There is no way someone who rode barrels for awhile as a kid will look like they have been riding dressage their whole life. There were all kinds of crazy, dangerous interactions with horses that were just stupid and full of misinformation. I was disappointed that the author didn't at very least take time to find out the differences in horse colors, or the differences between harnesses, bridles halters and other tack. There are horse whisperers, there are many that are well known, but they use actual techniques not mind reading. I especially disliked the representation of the author's version of a 'Horse Whisperer'. It also stopped where it could have been more interesting. I looked forward to the Native American aspect of it but it just wasn't as good as some of the others. I just felt this particular book in the series was a little shallow and fell short.

Let me start by saying that I love this series and this author. I'm a horse lover and wanted to love this one.

Promise Canyon by Robyn Carr