Riding High

Her heart is wild. Only he can capture it. When Cole Ashby is appointed Laurel Creek's interim sheriff, he is determined to prove himself as the best man for the job. A devoted single dad, his goal is to lay steady roots for his young daughter. As the daughter of a Kentucky congressman, Ginger Danforth's life has always been about neat appearances. But inside, she's dying to break free and embrace the sense of adventure that runs through her veins.

A galloping tale of love, inheritance, lies and scandal, all set against the backdrop of a stunning country estate in the beautiful English countryside. Eden Ennis is a stranger to high society. So when she turns up at the Elmsleigh House estate, determined to tell billionaire owner Troyden Castle that she is his niece, she is completely out of her depth. Jed Harris is not only the star polo-player, he’s Troyden’s stepson. He’s also the only man she’s ever fainted at the sight of – or that could just be her allergy to horses.

This program is read by the author. From the co-founder of Flywheel and SoulCycle comes an audiobook about perseverance and success. “Ruth Zukerman is an inspiration. She somehow had a keen sense that indoor cycling was going to be a huge trend and she wasted no time turning it into a...

Cole Ashby ist eine wandelnde Green Flag – bekommt auch der letzte der Ashby-Geschwister endlich sein Happy End? Cole Ashby will seiner Tochter ein stabiles Zuhause bieten, deshalb tut der sexy Single-Dad alles dafür, die Stelle als Sheriff von Laurel Creek zu bekommen. Dann droht eine wilde Partynacht in Las Vegas alles zu zerstören: Betrunken hat er ausgerechnet Ginger Danforth geheiratet! Der Tochter eines Abgeordneten würde ein solcher Skandal schaden, erst recht eine Trennung.

Primrose Bellevue is many things—a candy maker, an influencer, and a pink-loving, confident woman. She isn't, however, a criminal. That is until she commits the stupidest crime in history. After her very public break-up and her sudden fame as a stalker, she has no choice but to escape the scene of the crime. By some stroke of luck, the grumpy, arrogant farmer who witnessed it all just so happens to be desperate for an alibi of his own. But lacking a stable connection out in the sticks might not be the worst part of bunking with her fake boyfriend.

Many dream of dropping everything and just traveling around the world. It's a common dream, but few imagine embarking on that journey by bicycle. Exposed to the elements, legs burning, all your possessions strapped to you and your bicycle - it doesn't paint a relaxing picture, but this is just what Pierre-Yves Tremblay did.

Have you ever wanted something so bad you could taste it? And then it wasn’t what you expected it to be? The competition is fierce between the young riders battling for a spot on the National Dressage Team. During the championship show, it becomes positively daunting as kids with spectacular talent and magnificent horses show off their talents. Jane worked hard to qualify for the National Dressage Team, imagining riding alongside her teammates, a tight knit group working toward a common goal, the team gold. No warm fuzzies on this team, though. Melinda, her horseshow nemesis; spoiled ...

Inside the rising tech microcosms of Seoul, Singapore, Japan, and India, far from the mendacity of Silicon Valley, a serial tech entrepreneur pursues a last-ditch attempt to build something great: COMPASS, an open-source network platform that Microsoft has labeled “reckless”. At stake are his reputation, his dwindling bank account, and his 15-year relationship with the only woman he’s ever loved - a woman in the midst of reckoning with who she is and what really matters to her in the face of the narcissism and destructiveness of the technology world.

A meet-cute it was not! Jane had a new horse to get to know and train; she didn’t need sketchy cowboy Cory to get in her way, or to give her that look with his ocean deep blue eyes. Seventeen-year-old Jane has one dream: to earn a spot on the National Dressage Team. Her days are filled with training, sweat, and the steady rhythm of hooves—but everything changes when Windsong comes to the barn. Jane has found the horse of her dreams or so she thinks. Windsong has the breeding, training, and flashy good looks to win medals at national competitions, and Jane figures she’ll point him down...

For all horseback riding enthusiasts, Equestrian Art is an indispensable companion. This groundbreaking work takes readers on a fascinating journey—from the origins of combat riding in ancient Media to the culmination of the High School tradition in Renaissance Naples. Explore how training exercises such as the volte, pirouette, and piaffe evolved over the centuries—and why. Discover the differences between a horse trained in the art of classical riding and a sport horse; that is, between a horse bred for close combat and one bred for racing or jumping. Learn how to train the former ...

THE SOCIETY GIRL It was a most unusual inheritance. Instead of cash, Victoria Clay was willed one half of Glory Town, a restored Old West tourist town in Oklahoma. From the stagecoach bouncing down Main Street, to the gunslinging cowboys in the saloon, Glory Town's spirit captured Victoria's heart. She was determined to abandon the demure world of Virginia society and become a full-fledged cowgirl. THE COWBOY Then a real cowboy rode into town. With a body as hard as rock and eyes that sparkled like black diamonds, Wes Cooper resembled the gunslingers who wowed tourists at Glory Town every ...

In Riding, Pardis Mahdavi meditates on the lessons learned over a lifetime of horseback riding and the falling, failing, and joy it brings. At once a history of Caspian horses, an exploration of Mahdavi's Iranian-American identity and family history, and a consideration of the capacity for self-reflection and self-compassion through human-animal relationships, Riding offers a roadmap for learning to live in harmony with the self and the environment around us.

My father’s arms were crossed, his face stern. “You are not taking a whole week off from school for another ribbon. I said this was your last show and I meant it.” The first time Jane’s father said that she had to stop riding and showing because she was a college student now, Jane didn’t think he meant it. But this time, the look in his eyes told a different story. He might as well have said he forbade her to breathe. Jane lived to ride. Hadn’t she mastered her flighty and powerful partner, Windsong, to win the junior championship? Hadn’t she proved her commitment by spending ...

"Narrator Imani Jade Powers sets a vibrant tone...her clear delivery emphasizes the storytelling, which skillfully takes listeners from one suspenseful chapter to the next." —AudioFile on The Thirteenth Fairy Return to the land of Never After for the last time in the riveting conclusion to New...

At the age of 19, Lara Prior-Palmer discovered a website devoted to "the world's longest, toughest horse race" - an annual competition of endurance and skill that involves dozens of riders racing a series of 25 wild ponies across 1,000 kilometers of Mongolian grassland. On a whim, she decided to enter the race. Riders often spend years preparing to compete in the Mongol Derby, and many fail to finish. Rough Magic captures the extraordinary story of one young woman who forged ahead, against all odds, to become the first female winner of this breathtaking race.

Walter the cat reads the classic Little Red Riding Hood story to the kittens from The High Meows before bedtime.

Best-selling author and motivational powerhouse Dr. Judith Sills shows how to leap walls and push past boundaries so we can move ahead and live life fully.

How do fledgling companies make it from idea to multimillion-dollar Internet IPOs? Steve Harmon, whom CBS MarketWatch calls one of Wall Street's top Internet stock analysts, shows how an innovator can convert sparks of imagination into a money-making Internet business.

A Prequel to "The Impelled Series": Sixteen year old Emma Walker’s world revolves around one thing: horses. When Emma isn’t navigating her junior year of high school with her two best friends at her side, she is riding or working her horses board off at the barn. There is one thing that taints a perfect day at the barn though – the barn owners son, Luke, and his posse of infuriating friends. To make matters worse, Luke attends her high school and is friends with Emma’s former friend, and now sworn rival, Jaclyn Alcott. As if juggling horses and high school isn’t hard enough, ...

The successful smuggler John Smith has become a highwayman to safeguard his inland trade. Riding the roads as the Yellowhammer, he makes both friends and enemies as he robs the rich and powerful.