Award-winning author Lois Greiman welcomes readers back to the Black Hills of South Dakota, with a new cast of characters in a story that will resonate with fans of heartwarming fiction by Susan Wiggs and Robyn Carr.
With her chance at the US equestrian team shattered by an injury, Sydney Wellesley arrives at the Lazy Windmill ranch angry and heartbroken. But the rugged red bluffs and wild high plains of the Black Hills inspire her to purchase land where she can train her own Olympic hopefuls. Everything’s going according to Sydney’s new life plan—until her funding suddenly dries up.
Alone in the ramshackle house she had planned to raze, Sydney is ready to admit defeat and slink back to civilization—until she discovers an injured mustang. Seeing herself in the desperate wild mare, she feels compelled to save the animal at all costs, little knowing that the horse just might return the favor. For as Sydney’s circle grows to include an autistic child, an earthy array of local characters, and hired help in the form of Hunter Two Bulls, a man as indomitable as the land itself, she realizes that heroes are everywhere and that healing is the first step on the road to true happiness.
“Greiman’s versatile writing style is highlighted in this story. Sydney Wellesley is a strong heroine with the backbone to stand for what she wants and believes in, even if it goes against her wealthy family’s wishes. Leaving the life of privilege that she has always known will require strength and passion that Sydney must look inside herself to find. A great book with a wonderful message.”—RT Book Reviews (4 stars)
Wild horses, wild hearts—and a diapered lamb under the Christmas tree…
Could life get any more hectic at the Lazy Windmill? With the holidays reminding Casie of every mistake she’s ever made, and her assistant Emily struggling to be a single mom, it’s anyone’s guess what the New Year will bring. Then bad boy Colt Dickenson shows up with a ring. No one has ever gotten under her skin like he has, but Casie can’t believe a rough stock cowboy will stick around for the long haul.
Still, the heart wants what it wants; love is as stubborn as family, foals, and farm equipment. And sometimes you have to face your fears to find the happiness only coming home can bring.
"Wild horses, wild hearts—and a diapered lamb under the Christmas tree…
Could life get any more hectic at the Lazy Windmill? With the holidays reminding Casie of every mistake she’s ever made, and her assistant Emily struggling to be a single mom, it’s anyone’s guess what the New Year will bring. Then bad boy Colt Dickenson shows up with a ring. No one has ever gotten under her skin like he has, but Casie can’t believe a rough stock cowboy will stick around for the long haul.
Still, the heart wants what it wants; love is as stubborn as family, foals, and farm equipment. And sometimes you have to face your fears to find the happiness only coming home can bring."
Welcome to the Lazy Windmill, where guests find that life is what you make it, love is priceless, and family is determined by far more than DNA.
Casie Carmichael’s accidental dude ranch is well on its way, but the residents of her Hope Springs haven are running wild. With an unwed mother-to-be, a turbulent teen romance, and a bronc-riding grandmother to contend with, the last thing Casie has time for is a romantic relationship. But convincing recently returned Colt Dickenson she’s not interested in him—or the confusion he causes her—is easier said than done.
Yet as Casie’s ragtag crew saddles up to help with everything from birthing babies to legal woes, she finally begins to see that family wears many faces—and being independent isn’t the same as being alone.
“Charming and captivating. Greiman leaves one hoping for another visit to the Lazy Windmill soon.”—RT Book Reviews
Sometimes a second chance is your first shot at happiness.
Casie Carmichael is hardworking but softhearted. She has a broken-down mare, two baby lambs, three lost teens, a busted-up bronc rider, and a whole lot of trouble. Casie has returned home to Hope Springs, South Dakota, to sell the family's tumbledown ranch with the hope of returning to Sioux Falls and her very practical fiancé. But leaving Hope Springs isn't quite as easy as she thought it would be, especially since her barn seems to have a homing beacon leading every bedraggled stray in the territory straight to it.
Casie must deal with angry parents, hairless goats, and a former flame's new heat-but these are nothing when compared to her own mixed-up heart. As Casie tries to make a safe haven for her motley crew, she realizes that she is home, for good and all.
"Lois Greiman is a natural storyteller."-Victoria Alexander, #1 New York Times bestselling author
