Ride a Painted Pony by Kathleen Eagle

Lauren Davis, ex-jockey, mother to little Joey, and a life with dangerous Raymond Vargas finds herself brutally thrown from a car in another state in the rain. Her life threatened, her son stolen, she accepts a ride with Nick Red Shield who is on his way to pick up his dream stallion, a black and white Indian paint. This is a fast-paced, enthralling story whose author gets kudos for presenting a realistic and believable novel. I really liked it. Sandy P