Irish Horses

Discover the thrilling world of horse racing in Britain and Ireland. This comprehensive guide takes you from paddock to winner's circle, offering unparalleled insight into the Sport of Kings. Written by a lifelong racing enthusiast, bridging insider knowledge with public understanding. From the Grand National to bloodstock breeding, every aspect receives thoughtful analysis. Whether understanding bloodlines, picking winners, or appreciating cultural significance, this definitive guide delivers. Essential for racing libraries and perfect for newcomers.

"A fast-paced story that will have mystery fans and horse lovers thoroughly captivated." (Reader's Favorite) When Patrick McCallin's beloved horse vanishes from his stall in the dark of night, the jockey is thrust into a mystery that is inspired by the real-life kidnapping of the Irish Racehorse Shergar. Patrick is a young lad growing up in 1980s Ireland, where the political unrest of The Troubles hangs heavily in the air. Despite the chaos that surrounds him, all Patrick can think of is becoming a jockey. When he is selected to ride an up-and-coming Thoroughbred, named Fionn MacCool, in ...

He was a tough enforcer for a New York gang. But when young Tom Shanaghy made one too many enemies, he skipped town on a fast-moving freight. He landed in a small Kansas town that had big dreams, no name, and the need for an honest lawman. Tom figured that a knuckle-and-skull man from Five...

Held down by emotional chains. Tasting the freedom of the frontier. Can this Irish lassie find hope and safety under Idaho’s sagebrush skies? Kansas City, 1904. Cally Donnelly wishes she could forget her desperate beginnings. Though the hardworking single mother adores her found family, she still feels more like a servant than a sister. But penance for her old crimes returns with vigilante-style vengeance when she sees her face staring back from a wanted poster. Fearing greedy bounty hunters, Cally flees the state with her adopted brother, Charlie. In a stroke of good fortune and welcome ...

Historical novel based in Ireland and Spain during the period from 1640 to 1923. It tells the story of the Moore family who are part of the landed gentry while being Catholic. Follow the trials and tragedies of four generations as they navigate their way through turbulent Irish history, family and religious allegiances, while walking the fine line between sworn loyalty to the King and sympathy to growing Irish Nationalism.

Orphaned and alone in the streets of Albany, can this feisty Irish immigrant lassie forge a life for herself and her wee brother? A world apart, can a privileged piano prodigy find anything in common with her? Ireland, 1888. Five-year-old Cally Donnelly craves love. But her mother dislikes her, so Cally thinks it's her fault when Mammy dies in childbirth. Her father, crushed by grief, neglects both Cally and her little brother. Cally feels the family is finally mending when Da comes back to them. But he decides to emigrate to America, upending Cally's entire world. Gifted ten-year-old ...

In a quiet townland in North Kildare, Ireland, the body of a local farmer's wife is found in her milking parlour. It is a complicated case and the first involving Inspector John Muldoon and a retired Intelligence Army Officer, Commandant Alexander de Bruin. When a second murder is committed, very close to home, pressure mounts on the two men to solve the case before more tragedies occur!

A surreal and darkly comic collection of stories that offer a fresh and irreverent look at life in contemporary Northern Ireland from “one of the most exciting and original Northern Irish writers of her generation” (The Sunday Times, London). Humorous and horrifying, tender and absurd, the...

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Loch O’Malley takes his job as the youngest brother seriously. The screwup. The wild one. He’s reliably unreliable. So when his brother Brian asks for a serious favor, Loch knows it must be something big. Nora Munson has the weight of the world on her shoulders. She’s the strong one. Picking up all the burdens her family has left behind, and shouldering them no matter what comes her way. When her sister Carmen abandoned them all years ago, Nora assumed it was a selfish streak that sent her running. When Loch tracks down Nora, he finds she is a woman cracking under the pressure of a ...

**The Sunday Times Top 5 bestseller** Longlisted for the CWA New Blood Award Four friends. One luxury getaway. The perfect murder. ‘Pure adrenaline’ ERIN KELLY ‘An intense thriller’ HEAT ‘Agatha Christie meets the glamour of après-ski’ SUNDAY TIMES French Alps, 1998 Two young men...

In this Irish folktale, a young and powerful king has an embarrassing secret: he has horse’s ears! Then one day, the royal barber discovers this unusual trait. Can he keep the king’s long-held secret, or will the barber be banished from the kingdom for good?

Left at the altar as a young man, Shane Dakota has spent a lifetime running—from love, from heartbreak, and from the ghosts of his past. Beneath his gruff exterior lies a man who once loved deeply and lost even more. Two unforgettable women have left their mark on his guarded heart, each a reminder of why he vowed never to fall in love again. Now, he’s buried himself in the two things he can control—his ranch and his horse training business. Tasha SevenStar has spent years uncovering the past, but her latest search leads her straight into Shane’s world. As an archaeologist ...

The follow-up to J.A. Cummings's Nightchild finds Tobyn and Araminah Reyes in London, England. After Tobyn takes a keen interest in a young nobleman, Ara tries to keep the Kris family functioning. As Tobyn's obsession takes hold, enemies old and new begin to emerge.

Brought to you by Penguin. In sixteen sparkling stories, Jan Carson introduces us to worlds and characters that feel real enough to touch. All of life is here: the thrill of growing up, the grief when youth is over; first love, mature love, parenthood and loss - all shot through with profound...

Ireland 1846. With Ireland ravaged by famine and England unsympathetic to its plight, Kathleen Deacey faces a devastating choice - leave her country to find work or risk dying there. Despising the English for refusing to help Ireland, she crosses the ocean to support her family and search for her missing fiance. But when her voyage goes awry, she must accept help from an English whaling captain, Jack Montgomery, who represents everything she despises - and with whom she is reluctantly falling in love. 

“Patricia Rice writes stories with so much attention to detail the characters truly seem to come to life.” Booklist The past rarely gives second chances—and neither do killers Damien Sutter fled his abusive family and the decaying village of Gravesyde at age twenty, abandoning his first love without a second look back. Fifteen years later, he’s a respected solicitor, returning only to sell his inherited property, never expecting to find the best part of his childhood still unmarried—and believing him capable of treachery. Despite her humiliating spinsterhood, fiery Brydie Calhoun ...

Imagine living eighteen years of your life around a mistake… Caroline Walker’s daughter suffers a horrific riding accident. Her distraught parents wonder if she’ll ever walk again, let alone ride. And when Mollie’s blood group is discovered as rare, her husband offers to donate blood. Except Ian is not a match. In fact, it’s unlikely he’s Mollie's father. Eighteen years previously, Caroline had a one-night stand with Irish rock star, Rory O’Connor. Caroline fell pregnant. Deeply flawed boyfriend, Ian, was overjoyed. And Caroline’s parents were simply grateful that their ...

The Apocalypse was not supposed to rest on Jessica Norgren's shoulders. When the struggling law clerk finds herself pregnant with no possible human father, she learns more than she ever wanted to know about angels and demons. With her best friend, Tsung Li, to help her navigate this tough new terrain, she finds herself mixed up with Watchers, archangels, succubi, athletes and Buddhist monks in a confusing melange of hope and fear.

Tobyn Reyes believed his grandmother's spell would protect him. Instead it opened the door to a new realm of magic and immortality... Tobyn was a man like no other: half Irish, half Spanish gypsy and all chovihano. Under the protection of his grandmother's spell, he enjoyed the glow of his own uniqueness. That glow caught the attention of another uncommon man, the vampire Michel Dumas.