Bøker av Linda Shantz

Liv's never wanted any part of the spotlight, but the success of Just Jay has thrust her into it, when all she wants is to get Jay through to the end of his career and keep everyone happy - most importantly, the horse.

If you love accurate, well-written horse racing fiction, you've found your next favorite series! Set in the world of Canadian horse racing, you'll travel from Canada's foremost track, Woodbine, to America's top racing venues: Belmont, Saratoga, Keeneland, Gulfstream and Santa Anita.Book 1: Good Things Come - 2020 Dr Tony Ryan Award FinalistIf Liv Lachance wasn't such a control freak, it wouldn't have rubbed her the wrong way when the farm's new exercise rider stepped in to resuscitate newborn Chique, the first foal out of her father's favourite mare. Nate Miller's equal parts good-looking and good with horses, and the kind of distraction she can't afford as a woman trying to make it in a man's world. What she doesn't expect is for Nate to become key to her plan to get Chique to Canada's most prestigious race: the Queen's Plate.Book 2: All The Little ThingsWhile Liv prepares Chique for the second jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown and is trying to navigate her growing feelings for Nate, her best friend, Faye Taylor is trying to get over her broken heart while helping keep the farm she and her brother inherited afloat. Taking over a local café is a chance to supplement her income and new-guy Will's baking skills might come in handy. She's not looking to get attached…but all the little things are starting to add up.Book 3: All Good ThingsThe Canadian Triple Crown is on the line, and Chique's back to her old tricks, leaving Liv and Nate scratching their heads in frustration. Figuring her out earns Nate the chance to ride in California for the winter and Liv thinks she's doing the right thing by encouraging him to go - without her. It takes the winter apart for them to appreciate what they have, but the love they share - for the horses, and the sport - might be what ultimately drives them apart.Reviews for the Good Things Come Series:"Shantz has written a fantastic debut novel set within the behind-the-scenes setting of the (Canadian) racing industry with backdrops of Woodbine and its Queen's Plate, Churchill Downs…and Snowbird destinations like Gulfstream and Payson Park." - Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame."Mixing together hope, heartbreak and romance, a dash of rivalry, and a great deal of excitement, Good Things Come delivers all the goods in terms of top-notch racing fiction. Set in the world of Canadian racing, the story is that of an intense young woman, a troubled young man, and the quirky but talented filly they both love. This is the first book written by an accomplished equine artist and former backside worker who knows her subject well and tells it with a master's hand." - Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award for excellence in Thoroughbred racing literature, finalist 2020."Good Things Come...delivers sure-footed racing realities, a deliciously slow-burn relationship, and a jock for the ages-all in vivid, evocative prose that belies the book's debut status." - Diana Hurlburt, Readers Up"I'm so happy to have found an author whose knowledge of the world of horse racing is equaled by her ability to craft a really engaging story. What a gift!!""Characters are unlike any others I've read about in equestrian fiction before.""This series is not just good - but GREAT."

Set in the high-stakes world of horse racing, the Good Things Come series mixes together hope, heartbreak and romance, a dash of rivalry, and a great deal of excitement.Travel from Canada's foremost track, Woodbine, to the world's top racing venues, including Gulfstream and Meydan, Dubai. Tackling the sport of kings from the other side - the people who give their hearts and souls to the horses - it follows the loves and lives of a group of friends trying to find balance amid the highs and lows of their demanding careers. If you love accurate, well-written horse racing fiction, with equine and human characters you'll come to think of as friends and family, you've found your next favorite series! Book 4: This Good Thing If the sum total of Liv Lachance's self-worth is the collection of all the things she's done, she's coming up short. She decides it's time to throw herself back into her career as a jockey, even if her impending marriage to fellow rider Nate Miller incites conflict of interest rumblings. But life has other ideas for Liv when a death in the family and illness in the Triple Stripe ranks turn everything upside-down, and she's finally faced with learning that her greatest accomplishments are about so much more than winning races. Book 5: Merry Little Things A parallel, holiday-themed story to This Good Thing, (Good Things Come Book 4). If Emilie Lachance keeps herself busy enough, she'll never have to admit she's afraid of her own company. She has the family farm to oversee, hours to fulfil for an internship, horses to school and a friend with a busy café to help. But when she takes on one too many things she's totally overwhelmed - until friends come to the rescue, and she learns she's not as alone as she thinks she is.Book 6: All The Best Things Everyone expected Emilie and Tim to end up together. Except when she met Tim at Liv and Nate's wedding, he was basically rude, then after messaging her at Christmas, he ghosted her. So when Nate invites Tim to the farm to rehabilitate from an injury, Emilie's determined not to give him a third chance. But when Tim starts showing up where - and in ways - she doesn't expect, she starts to believe Tim could be her happily ever after, after all.Everyone expected Emilie and Tim to end up together. Except when she met Tim at Liv and Nate's wedding, he was basically rude, then after messaging her at Christmas, he ghosted her. So when Nate invites Tim to the farm to rehabilitate from an injury, Emilie's determined not to give him a third chance. But when Tim starts showing up where - and in ways - she doesn't expect, she starts to believe Tim could be her happily ever after, after all.Includes:This Good Thing (Good Things Come Book 4)Merry Little Things (Good Things Come Book 5)All The Best Things (Good Things Come Book 6)

Emilie and Tim were odds-on favourites to end up together - until they met at her sister and his brother's wedding and he snubbed her, that is.Then, because everyone deserves a second chance, Emilie gave him one when Tim started a long-distance chat - then he ghosted her.So when her brother-in-law invites Tim to their farm to rehabilitate from a hockey injury, Emilie is not amused.It's a big farm, and she's busy with her physiotherapist job and the Thoroughbred retirement charity she volunteers for, so it should be easy to avoid him until he heads home. She's definitely not going to help him with his rehab, and any spare time she has goes to her off-the-track project horse, who should bring a nice price when she sells him.Problem number one? She's falling in love with her project horse.Problem number two? Tim starts showing up where - and in ways - she doesn't expect, helping her understand why he did what he did. She might be falling for him, too.Problem number three? What's the point in falling for Tim or the horse, when she can't keep either of them?

"A parallel story to This Good Thing (Book Four) which can also be read as a standalone."--Back cover.

Early praise for Bright, Broken Things: "Linda Shantz is an expert on the Canadian Thoroughbred racing scene and writes about Thoroughbreds and the people that work with them in a way that is genuine, and full of vivid detail."- BookBub review."Love, love, loved it! Couldn't put it down." - BookBub review."The writing is vivid and brings the settings and characters to life on the page."- early reader.Welcome to Triple Stripe Stables, a farm in the heart of Canadian Thoroughbred horse country...He's racing cross-country, looking for a safe place to land.She's dreading a future that was never her choice.They both want the same thing: to leave the past behind.September means school, but this year, Nate's not going back. He's heading east, and while everyone at home thinks he's pursuing a career as a jockey, he's really just running away.After always being a student, he lands a job as a teacher - of young Thoroughbreds, starting yearlings on a small but classy farm in Ontario. It's the perfect place to hide, until a jockey's agent comes along promising to give him everything he thought he ever wanted. He'll have to choose between honouring his commitment to the farm and a fast track to the career of his dreams.Liv likes the new guy she hired to start the babies, but she kind of hates him too. He's doing what she wants to do herself - dropping out to chase a future on the front lines of horse racing. She wishes she could be content, accepting the path vet school has firmly set her on. But a filly named Claire has captured her heart and ignited her real passion: riding racehorses. Does everyone get to follow their heart?Meanwhile, a cherished mare on the farm carries a foal that will change both their lives and remind them... good things come to those who wait.Read the whole series!Bright, Broken Things (A Good Things Come Prequel)Good Things Come (Good Things Come Book 1)All The Little Things (Good Things Come Book 2)All Good Things (Good Things Come Book 3)This Good Thing (Good Things Come Book 4)Merry Little Things (Good Things Come Book 5)All The Best Things (Good Things Come Book 6)Horse of the Year (Good Things Come Book 7)Shiny Little Things (Good Things Come Book 8)

Book Four of the popular Good Things Come Canadian horse racing series!Everything changes.If the sum total of Liv Lachance's self-worth is the collection of all the things she's done, she's coming up short. Three-quarters of a veterinary degree. Two-thirds of a Canadian Triple Crown. With her star racehorse Chique retired, she's feeling adrift, and her father's racing stable, Triple Stripe, is without a Big Horse.She decides it's time to throw herself back into her career as a jockey, even if her impending marriage to fellow rider Nate Miller incites conflict of interest rumblings. But life has other ideas for Liv when a death in the family and illness in the Triple Stripe ranks turn everything upside-down.The saving grace is that Big Horse? He's waiting in plain sight. But as she realizes how far this Big Horse might take her, she's finally learning that her greatest accomplishments are about so much more than winning races.From Toronto's Woodbine racetrack, to Florida's Gulfstream Park... and all the way to Dubai for the world's riches horse race, the Dubai World Cup.

Faye Taylor is looking for a fresh start in business and romance, but she's not looking to get attached. Along comes Will Callaghan, with his part-time band and part-time cat, and all the little things start to add up into something more.

Nate Miller would normally be all for riding in California for the winter, except it means being apart from racehorse trainer Liv Lachance. Maybe it will teach them what's important. Their relationship, or their careers? Can they have both?