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The Healing Hearts Ranch Series

De Angela Ford

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Sortie:: Nov 26, 2019
ISBN:: 9781393471103
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The Letter Left

A story of remembrance, a gift, and a love rediscovered through healing hearts.

Angela Ford takes a different direction this time to bring you a new adult series. A story centered around family, horses, true love, and finding your way from the wise words left to you.

Jack Willows was a great man. He always put others first. He'd taught his granddaughter to do the same. Raine Willows left her grandfather's farm at eighteen to find her way in life. Seven years later, his death brings her back to the farm and her first love–the boy next door.

An empowering story of healing through horses. A farm that introduced her to the boy next door–Luke Daniels. The one she could never forget, no matter how many years and miles came between them. Grief reunites them, horses help heal their hearts, and gives them an idea to help others. An idea that had been her grandfather's dream for her. The letter he left, changed the direction of her life and her heart.

Harvest Homecoming

An empowering story centered around family, horses, love and loss, friendship and betrayal, and finding your way from the wise words left to you. The wholesome family saga continues on a ranch in the Montana mountains in the small town of Crystal Creek.

The lazy-hazy days of summer give way to shorter days and endless views of vibrant colors during the town's harvest festivities. Crystal Creek High kicks off the season's opening game while seniors, Cassidy and Kaitlyn prepare for the horse show, a cheating boyfriend, and saddle up for a promposal to the homecoming dance.

Love is in the air as the festivities begin. Equine therapist, Dr. Pam Whitfield, arrives at the ranch on the day of Raine and Luke's engagement party and meets a local farmer in attendance. Jackson Knox makes an impact and she remembers his name like its been engraved on her heart. With the first guests arriving shortly after the festivities, Trainer Kelly Brannan must deal with a past romantic issue which may affect the opening of the Healing Hearts Ranch and her job.

Christmas in Crystal Creek

Falling in love with someone is truly, a beautiful experience. Especially during the magical holiday season. Warm your heart with a tranquil horseback ride through the wintry countryside, where the starry sky is filled with brilliant lights and the landscape is covered in a layer of snow. Inside is covered in twinkling lights, decked with stockings and holiday spreads dreamed up by the town folk of Crystal Creek.

Love had filled the air during the harvest festivities. Has the winter chill cooled those feelings? Did the ranch open, without a hitch, after a romantic issue surfaced? In between bookings at the horse therapy ranch, they prepare for the holidays with a dazzling Christmas tree lighting, an old-fashioned horse drawn sleigh ride, and a Christmas barn dance.

Visit the Healing Hearts Ranch in the Montana mountains this holiday season. A wholesome story of love, friendship, choices in life, and the horses that help those hear what's in their souls.

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The Healing Hearts Ranch Series

De Angela Ford

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The Letter Left

A story of remembrance, a gift, and a love rediscovered through healing hearts.

Angela Ford takes a different direction this time to bring you a new adult series. A story centered around family, horses, true love, and finding your way from the wise words left to you.

Harvest Homecoming

Christmas in Crystal Creek

Visit the Healing Hearts Ranch in the Montana mountains this holiday season. A wholesome story of love, friendship, choices in life, and the horses that help those hear what's in their souls.

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Éditeur:: Books To Go Now
Sortie:: Nov 26, 2019
ISBN:: 9781393471103
Format:: Livre

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Angela Ford

Bestselling Romantic Suspense & Contemporary Romance / Top 50 Authors on Amazon Kindle Angela Ford originates from Nova Scotia...Canada's Ocean Playground! Her love of the ocean and sunsets are always in her heart and give her inspiration. Her love for words keeps her turning the page. She is never without a book, whether she's reading or writing. Her dedication to volunteer and involvement with cyber safety seminars gave her an Award of Distinction and sparked the idea for her Cyber Crime series. In between mysteries, Ms. Ford writes short contemporary romance...sometimes sweet...sometimes spicy...and sometimes with a dash of suspense! Being a mom, her home has always been filled with young adults and rather interesting stories; but it is the furry family members who rule the house - a Puggle, a Chug, and two lovable cats. Every possible quiet moment she finds, she treasures and just writes about the moments to come. Visit her website Romantic Escapes at http://www.angelafordauthor.com to connect with her on social media. She loves to hear from her readers - they keep her smiling!

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The Healing Hearts Ranch Series - Angela Ford

1 Chapter One

RAINE’S PHONE CHIMED away in the distance. The disturbance continued as she attempted to return to a world she’d escaped just a few hours before. Thirty-six hours straight at the hospital, she’d hoped for at least eight hours of sleep. Heck! She’d taken six. Without removing her sleep mask to view the displayed call, she cleared her throat and answered.

Yes, this is Raine Willows.

Hi Raine, it’s Lisa Gardner. I wish I didn’t have to tell you.

Raine knew the name. She’d expected the hospital not the nursing home. Nurse Gardner lowered the pitch of her next words. Raine sat up quickly and pulled her mask to the top of her head. She knew the call would come yet she still hadn’t prepared herself for the news. For the past eighteen months she’d visited him weekly. First, the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s, then the cancer. His health quickly deteriorated before her eyes. Each visit became more difficult than the last. He didn’t know who she was, and she barely recognized him.

The once broad-shouldered man of strength and wisdom, who had taken in a lost little girl and raised her into a vibrant young woman, became the frail, dying man. Her grandfather told her she’d been a miracle to survive the tragic accident that took her parents from her. Nightmares of that night slowed, and her heart healed with his help and the love of the horses he’d introduced her to. Now she’d have to face the world alone. Jack Willows was gone.

WITHIN AN HOUR, RAINE arranged coverage for her shifts at the hospital and the patients she’d devoted her life to. She tossed some clothes in a suitcase. She kept busy. She didn’t want the tears to start with the drive ahead of her. Before she left she made one call. Her grandfather’s best friends, Tom and Ellen Baker, were like family. She knew they’d want her to stay with them. Tom’s voice calmed her when he answered. Familiar. She needed that. Raine only wished she could hear her grandfather’s voice. Just once more.

Raine, I’m so sorry. Jack was a good man. The best.

Tears she’d fought to this point began to stream like the creek that ran along her grandfather’s farm. Or whoever owned it now, she thought. Memories she held dear to her heart. No one could take them away. She wiped the moisture from her cheeks with her sleeve and inhaled deeply. No one like Gramps. No matter how hard she’d tried. The tears flowed. Her words shook from her lips as she continued. I’m ready to leave for Clare County. Can I stay with you and Ellen?

There’s something I need to tell you. Jack made me promise I wouldn’t say anything until his death.

She remembered their offer when her grandfather checked himself into the nursing home–you’re always welcome to visit us, anytime. Awkward silence stopped her sobs. She wondered if maybe it had been a courteous gesture spoken back then. His reply surprised her.

Raine stood as Tom continued to tell her Jack left the farm to her.

Ellen and I would love to have you here with us. Anytime. But I thought you might want to stay at the farm.

Raine sat silently in confusion for a moment before she spoke. But he told me he was giving it up when he was diagnosed and moving to the nursing home. I thought that meant he sold it. Why did he not tell me?

Tom sighed. You knew your Gramps as well as I did.

Raine nodded. Not that Tom saw her agreement. Jack Willows had always been a proud man. He’d told her when he made his decision he didn’t want her to leave her new position at the hospital to take care of him. She’d tried to convince him she’d do it in a heartbeat, but his decision had been made. All he asked from her was a weekly visit to the home an hour away on the other side of Clare County. Raine hadn’t been to her hometown of Crystal Creek since that day.

She thanked Tom and said she’d call him when she arrived at the farm. A beep on her phone displayed the hospital calling. Tom said there was something else she needed to know before she got to the farm. You’ll have to tell me when I get there. I have the hospital on the other line. I’ll call once I arrive.

IT HAD BEEN THE MILDEST winter in years in the Montana mountains. The lack of country snow had opened the back roads earlier than usual. Raine found peace on the winding roads after she left the city. The scenery that turned from urban to rural felt like an old friend. Tranquil meadows and narrow roads snaked in different directions and far removed her from her busy city life. Despite the cloudy weather with the threat of rain, and the loss that weighed heavily in her heart; she couldn’t help but smile when she turned on the radio. An old favourite of her grandfather’s lifted her spirits and she started humming the tune. The song took her back to a childhood memory. One of her singing along with him shortly after she’d settled in with him. He’d looked at her when the song ended and said she’d become a regular country bumpkin. Raine laughed. She’d forgotten how wild and beautiful the countryside was and how much she’d missed it.

She stopped the car beside the mailbox with his name engraved on it. Tears once again filled her eyes. He was gone. Now she had to enter his house. Without him. The last time she’d believed he’d sold the farm and she’d always remember them together there. Raine reached for another tissue. She looked ahead knowing this was going to be more difficult than she’d imagined.

Slowly, she pulled up in front of the house. Raine stood outside her car taking in what she’d missed so dearly. The fresh air and the warmth the farm brought welcomed her home. She hit the button to pop the trunk and pulled out her suitcase. Stepping onto the porch, the scent of bacon teased her senses through the screen door. She looked over at the truck parked beside the farmhouse, assumed it was Tom’s and called out his name. Tom, I’m here. You didn’t have to go to the trouble of making breakf... Raine almost choked on her last word. It wasn’t Tom in the kitchen who stopped her. Luke Daniels? She sucked back a deep breath in great confusion. He was the last person she expected to find in her grandfather’s kitchen. What are you doing here? She hadn’t seen him since....her brain searched for a number, a date, none of which mattered.

Chapter Two

LUKE STOOD, SPATULA in hand, and a grin on his face. She couldn’t deny she hadn’t thought about him over the years. His broad, sculpted physique had been permanently etched in her memory. He’d been her first of many things–best friend, boyfriend, kiss–the one who seemed to keep her heart closed. Even with the walls she’d built around her heart, she’d learned to treasure the memories of her firsts with him. She’d summed them up to what she believed then to be love–to be infatuation. Young and inexperienced, Raine grew to realize that real love fits into real life. She just hadn’t found it yet.

Good morning, he said, as if it was a natural habit–one shared daily, and then turned to face the stove. Sunny side up?

The question about her egg-preference reminded her he hadn’t seen her in years. His easy-going, calm demeanor infuriated her. Raine remembered the last time she saw him. The day before she left for college and he announced he enlisted in the military. Heartbroken after his mother’s death that summer, she understood he’d been lost and confused, but she urged him to take time before deciding. Her words that day only led to an argument. One that left them apart, until now.

Why are you in my grandfather’s house?

His head turned slightly in her direction, I live here–have for the past year and a half.

Raine froze. Her mind raced with questions. Luke had been here all this time. The length of time her grandfather was at the nursing home. The time she’d believed the farm had been sold. Why? she wondered. Why did her grandfather keep all of this from her? To her, it had been cruel. She heard him call her name again before she brought herself back to the reality of the situation.

Raine–sunny side up? If you don’t choose now, it’s gonna be fried.

His smile used to make her heart skip a beat, but not today. Today it angered her. Why had everyone kept her from knowing about the farm? And who lived there? She stormed out of the kitchen. With a heavy stomp of the foot followed by another she called back, I don’t want eggs. Raine ran up the remainder of the stairs to her bedroom and slammed the door. She leaned against it, closed her eyes, and attempted to catch her breath and make sense of it all. When she opened them, she caught a glimpse of her room. It relaxed her. It had remained the same. Her grandmother’s rocking chair sat in the corner. The teddy bear that sat on it grabbed her attention and reminded her of the short time she’d had been with her parents. She hadn’t seen that bear since she was a child. She assumed Gramps found it in the attic and placed it on the chair for her arrival back home. Raine closed her eyes and pulled the bear closer to her heart. It calmed her until she heard a knock on the door.

Raine, are you okay? I’m sorry. Sorry about your grandfather. Sorry about you not knowing I’d be here. She heard Luke sigh loudly and then continue. Tom tried to warn you I’d be here. When he called to say you were on your way and didn’t know, I tried to make light of the situation. I was wrong. I’m sorry. If you need to talk or want to, I’ll be in the kitchen.

Raine heard his footsteps on the stairs. She let herself collapse on top of her bed; teddy bear still in her arms. Anger left and the tears flowed. She missed her grandfather, her parents, and the way life used to be. She felt so alone. Who could she talk to? Luke? He’d left her broken-hearted years before. She hadn’t heard from him since. Her mind repeated his words, Make light of the situation. Seriously? At a time like this? This wasn’t the day for fun. Especially with him. Raine rolled to her side clenching her teddy bear and cried herself to sleep.

RAINE, CAN WE COME in?

The familiar voice woke her, and she stretched. The clock told her she’d slept for an hour. Raine got up and ran her fingers down the length of her light brown tresses. The sun rays shining brightly through her window enhanced the natural golden highlights between her fingers as she looked at her reflection in the mirror and gathered it into a high ponytail. Come in, Tom. She smiled as Tom entered, Ellen behind him. One would never guess this couple in their seventies when they didn’t look a day over forty. They hadn’t changed except for a little more silver highlighting their black hair. She ran into Ellen’s open arms.

Oh, sweetie, I’m so sorry.

Raine cried as Ellen held her tightly. She wasn’t alone. She had Ellen and Tom. Some relief filled her through the tears. She heard Tom apologize and felt his hand against her back.

I’m sorry too. I didn’t want to keep the farm from you, but I respected my friend’s wishes.

Raine released from Ellen’s embrace and wiped away her tears. It’s okay, Tom. I understand but—

He interrupted. I should have warned you about Luke too. I did try. He raised his eyebrows and pouted.

Raine laughed through sobs. I know you did. It was a shock. If I’d known, I would have gone straight to your place. She looked at Ellen and then back at Tom. Can I stay with you?

Luke appeared at the doorway. If anyone should leave, Raine, it should be me.

She looked over Ellen’s shoulder. His expression told her he meant it. He no longer made light of the situation as he’d said earlier. Raine didn’t want to kick him out on the street. If he’d been there for a year and a half, she figured he had no place to go. She remembered her grandfather telling her of Luke’s father’s death a couple of years ago. He’d briefly mentioned it was a shame that Ron Daniels had turned to the bottle after his wife’s death, and even more of a shame he’d let his farm be run into the ground. From what little she knew; Luke lost his parents and the family farm.

Are you sure? But where would you go?

Luke shrugged. Not your worry. He turned toward the staircase, but Ellen stopped him. Her hand rested on his shoulder.

You can stay with Tom and me.

Luke patted her hand, Thanks, Ellen; but I’ll be fine.

Just like the Luke she remembered. Some would call it independence. Others would call it stubbornness. She looked at Tom. Can we talk about Gramps’s funeral later? I think I need to work things out here, first.

Tom nodded. He leaned in to kiss her cheek. Ellen and I will be home. Come when you can.

Ellen placed her hands on Raine’s arms and gave her a gentle squeeze. Either of you can stay with us, if needed. At least until the shock settles and we get through Jack’s funeral.

The gentleness in Ellen’s tone calmed her. It always did. Raine had never met a kinder and loving woman. She’d always thought it was such a shame the two were never blessed with a child of their own. Thank you, Ellen, but we’re adults. I think we can work something out. It’s what Gramps would want us to do. Right? Raine looked at Ellen and then Tom. Both responded with a nod. She walked them to the front door. I’ll come by your place later.

Raine found Luke in the kitchen cleaning up the breakfast he’d prepared for her. A slight touch of guilt for his gesture crossed her. Hey.

Luke kept washing the dishes in the sink. Just wanted to clean up my mess before I left.

His tone pulled at her heartstrings. Guilt set in a little deeper. I’m sorry, too. I didn’t mean to be unappreciative of your nice gesture of breakfast. I was just–shocked to find you here.

Luke reached for the dishtowel and turned to face her as he dried his hands. But making light of the situation only came across as me being an ass. He chuckled. For that, I’m really sorry. He walked closer to her. Jack didn’t want you to know about the farm because he knew you’d keep him here, give up your job in the city and take care of him.

Raine nodded. And that, he clearly didn’t want. She would have done it. She would have done anything for Jack Willows.

Luke leaned against the counter. He loved you Raine. More than anything. He knew you loved him and would have taken care of him.

Raine stood quiet for a moment. She knew Luke was right. She was as stubborn as her grandfather. "But why didn’t he mention you were here? Why are you here, Luke?"

Luke took a deep breath. "Jack

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