Lora and Clint are moving forward with their plans for the Western Star ranch. The property next door has been purchased and the cattle have arrived. Lora should be elated, except she isn't. She and Clint have excellent chemistry together, both as partners and as lovers. Something is missing, and when her friend stumbles in her sobriety Lora realizes she isn't the only one with relationship problems. With all of the changes in the business, she wonders where exactly she and Clint stand. He hasn't said those three magic words yet and she's worried that this is only a business relationship with benefits.
Which might not be a bad thing, except that's not what she wants. She wants it all. Never before has the winner's circle been elusive.
NOTE: This is book 4 in a slow burn romance series featuring this couple. While their relationship heats up in this installment, you shouldn't miss a thing if you start here. But for the best reading experience, I encourage you to start with Western Star Episode 1: Spins Are Wild.
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Claiming His Irish Trainer
by Kit Caelsto | Jul 22, 2025
Leandro Lucian, Argentine hunk of the show jumping circuit, plans to purchase some new broodmares in Ireland, then return home to his family's farm, continue his rehabilitation after a car accident that nearly took his life, and make some tough decisions about his future. He left an up and coming American rider behind in Germany, wishing her well, and with his heart bruised he isn't thinking of another relationship. Until he meets Sibohan Tannabaum.
Now, he's wondering if he can juggle a trans-Atlantic relationship and how he can convince her to come home with him. He's falling hard and fast. But a promise to her father and his reputation stand in his way. He has just one chance to claim his Irish trainer, and if he's successful both of them will win.
Published: October 24, 2020
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The changes at Western Star hit Lora hard and fast. Clint remains by her side, her steadfast partner and lover. Everything depends on the big event to kick off the new direction for the ranch. But will an attachment to a bald-faced steer force Lora to realize that she's not cut out for the ranch's new ventures. And will it change her relationship with Clint?
In this final episode in the Western Star series, nothing ventured means nothing gained and a gift can change Lora's entire world.
Published: November 17, 2020
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Two souls needing a fresh start.
Matias arrives in Ireland to help out his brother and maybe find somewhere he'd be valued for himself--not the Lucien name. He doesn't count on a feisty Irish single-mother who needs a helping hand or the fact that he's exactly where he needs and wants to be. Can he overcome a lifetime of feeling smothered by his family only to step into another?
Fiona struggled with her late husband's work of training racehorses. She knows how dangerous they are and she vowed never to get involved with another horseman again. Then she meets Matias. Her sister-in-law had found love with a member of the Argentine Lucien family. Could she? And when Matias has her thinking about things she'd never believed before, including happy endings, can she follow her heart, even if it seems it's galloping toward the very thing she never thought she wanted?
Published: January 12, 2021
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by Mary Kit CaelstoLora and Clint go their first overnight show and rodeo since he came to live and work on her farm. Not only is she still navigating her growing feelings for him, but also she's dealing with her divorce and the fallout from it. She hopes the show will help them both professionally and personally, but there's a catch. Her ex-husband is at the rodeo and rumors are flying about her marriage and her new relationship with Clint. She needs to navigate the gossip, keep her head down, and run down the alley to keep winning the day money. Her farm and her dreams, not to mention future with Clint, relies on her ability to focus and to do what she does best--win!
Note: This novella takes place between Western Star 1 and 2, but can be read as a standalone story. The Western Star series is a slow burn cowboy romance series featuring a fiercely independent cowgirl who faces the ups and downs of running her own training center with the same courage she brings to her relationship with a mysterious cowboy.
Published: February 6, 2021
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