Stetson was a book I recently downloaded on Kindle to read and review.  London Kelly is a simple country woman.  The thirty year old finds her life gets a whole lot more complicated when her father dies. Now the eldest of three girls is feeling the pressure of running her father’s ranch.  Stetson is the first book in the Iron Horse series.

London has the help of her devoted, hard working sisters but finds she is battling a male chauvinistic attitude that wants to tear her down.  The three compliment each other on the ranch. London runs the books while Holland looks after the horses and riding business.  Then Paris handles the organic growing and cooking.

Things are manageable until a pasture fire and some other target acts start to ruin the business.  London would be thankful for Deputy McManus’ assistance in the case, except for one thing: the recent one night stand she had with him.

Having had a crush on the man since high school, she is devastated by his playboy actions.  It seems easier to stay away, even though the Deputy disagrees entirely.

Stetson (Iron Horse #1)

And so starts the romance and the mystery solving. Reading Stetson was pretty enjoyable overall. I don’t appreciate swearing in books and was on alert as I felt the author’s words before the book contained quite a bit of this!  This story followed as I anticipated, with much language that I didn’t feel was really necessary.  This aside, it was quite an enjoyable read.

Author: Danielle Norman
Fiction – contemporary  romance
In My Library? On kindle it is

“When I hear somebody talk about a horse or cow being stupid; I figure it’s a sure sign that the animal has somehow outfoxed them.” ― Tom Dorrance

No doubt like many others, we are in the middle of home schooling children alongside work and life’s other juggles. Our daughter has a book that is read each week at school and activities that relate to this. Recently there was another book within her study pack for the week. It was a gift from the local newsagents for each child in her class. It was a copy of Thelma the Unicorn.  Another horse book for the collection – thanks Edgars Newsagency!

Thelma is a horse that dreams of being a unicorn. Although her best friend Otis indicates he likes her just the way she is, Thelma dreams of being more. A carrot in the paddock allows the horse to fulfil a dream of being a unicorn as it poses for a horn on her head. Then an accident with a truck full of paint and glitter turns her into the most beautiful unicorn.

And so starts Thelma’s journey to fame as locals fall for the beautiful unicorn. Thelma finds in time though that being as beautiful as she desires isn’t all that she had thought it would be.

Thelma the Unicorn is a lovely rhyming tale for young readers. It explores the fact that we should embrace who we are and learn to love this. The illustrations are engaging for children and the simple, rhyming sentences make it easy for them to follow.

Author: Aaron Blabey
Fiction – children
In My Library? It is, though it’s in my daughter’s, technically 🙂

“My troubles are all over, and I am at home; and often before I am quite awake, I fancy I am still in the orchard at Birtwick, standing with my friends under the apple trees.” ― Anna Sewell, Black Beauty