If Wishes Were Horses - Hardcover

Barclay, Robert

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061966886 ISBN 13: 9780061966880

Publisher: William Morrow & Co, 2011

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Struggling for peace of mind after his wife and son are killed by a drunk driver, Wyatt Blaine restarts an equine therapy organization for troubled teens at the family ranch before the drunk driver’s widow begs him to admit her son into the program. 100,000 first printing.

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"I loved it. A great read myself and staff enjoyed very much, with wonderful characters and writing."--Earlene Scott, Scotts Bookstore Newnan, GA

"IF WISHES WERE HORSES is chock full of wonderful characters. The novel is a moving one, at turns poignant, sad, dramatic, amusing, and hopeful."--Romance Reviews Today

"A powerful story...You'll rejoice in the triumphs experienced at a horse-therapy program for troubled teens and observe how results can best be achieved through actions."--PBG Lifestyle Magazine

I loved it. A great read myself and staff enjoyed very much, with wonderful characters and writing. --Earlene Scott, Scotts Bookstore Newnan, GA"

IF WISHES WERE HORSES is chock full of wonderful characters. The novel is a moving one, at turns poignant, sad, dramatic, amusing, and hopeful. --Romance Reviews Today"

A powerful story...You ll rejoice in the triumphs experienced at a horse-therapy program for troubled teens and observe how results can best be achieved through actions. --PBG Lifestyle Magazine"

[If Wishes Were Horses] will satisfy fans of sweet romances and tender family sagas... Mr. Barclay weaves a quiet tale about people with hearts of gold, each barely coping with inner demons or tragic circumstances, who learn that they need one another in order to find redemption.--NY Journal of Books

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In this unforgettable novel of love, hope, and second chances, a grieving man's personal plan for redemption is suddenly and unexpectedly turned upside down . . . .
If Wishes Were Horses

Wyatt Blaine desperately seeks a reason to continue. Devastated by the senseless deaths of his wife and son at the hands of a drunk driver, he remains unable to forgive, and to love again. Searching for a sense of peace, he decides to revive his late wife's equine therapy program for troubled teens at the Blaine family ranch. By honoring her memory in this way, he hopes to find the sense of closure that has long eluded him.

But then Wyatt's pastor asks for the impossible—for Wyatt to meet with Gabby Powers, the widow of the man responsible for Wyatt's unbearable sorrow. Wyatt knows Gabby is not to blame for the tragedy, so when she begs him to accept her troubled teenage son, Trevor, into the program, he reluctantly agrees. With some help and guidance from Ram, Wyatt's irascible but lovable father, Wyatt does his best to accept Gabby and Trevor's unsettling presence at the ranch. Even so, Wyatt still feels that he is somehow betraying his late wife's memory rather than honoring it.

But to his great surprise, Wyatt also finds himself drawn to Gabby's warmth, tenderness, and surprising ability to soothe his troubled soul. Day after day, their mutual attraction becomes more intense, more impossible to ignore. But to heal completely, Wyatt and Gabby must first overcome the common tragedy that separates them and learn the true nature of forgiveness. And only by conquering these seeming impossibilities might their hearts become free to love each other . . . .

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