by Mary Kit CaelstoWith all the changes happening at Cardinal Oaks, Zahra's not sure of her place. She and Rose have had some rocky moments in their relationship. A planned trip to pick up more rescued thoroughbreds doesn't quite bring them together, but Rose does come home with Diamond, a gelding in need of some stall rest and TLC. Something about working with the gelding changes Rose, but is it a permanent change, or will it go away once the gelding is healed?
Zahra's receiving more responsibilities from Catarina and more clients. Her business is getting ready to take off. But will her relationship with Rose have a winning finish or will they end up where they'd started as two business partners who own a horse farm together and nothing more?
Published: August 8, 2022
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by Mary Kit CaelstoLindy Ascott left her high pressure job as an attorney in St. Louis to buy a horse boarding facility with a bed and breakfast. She's been able to channel her love of cooking into a business catering to guests looking for the equestrian lifestyle. She wants more. When she's accepted into a cooking competition on the same weekend as the big horse show, she fears she has to choose. Cooking or dressage? The kitchen or her horses?
She's worked too hard to have to make a choice like that and with the help of her good friends, maybe she doesn't have to. With everything on the line she's going to have to cook for her life and let one of her good friends ride her horse. An accident changes plans at the last minute, and Lindy wonders if she really is on the right track--for both her business and her horse.
Published: August 17, 2020
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Rebecca Brown finds a paint gelding at an auction and brings him home in spite of the warnings of Dusty Chandlers, a cowboy with a past. But when Rebecca forges a connection with the horse, Dusty's admiration for her grows, and it seems there are enough second chances to go around. Or so she hopes.
Note: This story was previously published in the anthology Starting Over, which has since gone out of print.
Published: September 24, 2019
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Steady On Course (Noble Dreams 1)
by Kit Caelsto | Jul 22, 2025
Dealing with her husband's infidelity means Eva's throwing herself into her equestrian dreams. Her trainer convinces her to show. Her goal? Not to embarrass herself.
Except her husband wants back into her life, her horse has colic, and Eva's world is turning upside down. Does she want him back into her life and what if her riding goals are stressing out her horse?
Eva knows there's only one way to get through. Heels down. Eyes up. And relying on her support team, which may now include her husband.
Note: Each book in the Noble Dreams series focuses on one character, though a fuller picture is provided by reading all the books in the series.
Published: February 11, 2018
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Correction on Course (Noble Dreams 2)
by Kit Caelsto | Jul 22, 2025
Linda and her husband have been trying to conceive for over a year, and she's tired. Her fluctuating hormones and the side effects from the fertility drugs are making her sick and affecting her riding. When an accidental tumble from her mare leads her husband to give her an ultimatum, Linda may have to choose. Her marriage and a chance to be a mother or her equestrian dreams.
Before she has a chance to make a decision, she develops life threatening complications and her attempt at a perfect life is turned upside down.
Note: Each book in the Noble Dreams series focuses on one character, though a fuller picture is provided by reading all the books in the series.
Published: March 18, 2018
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