Wild Horses by Linda Byler

Sadie Miller has a history with horses. The family moving reluctantly with Dat to Montana, she is 21 and not yet ready to give up her dream of having her own horse. Dat is not crazy about the idea. Her Mamm seems to be ailing but Dat says there is nothing wrong. When she encounters a dying horse on her way to work, she also meets Mark Peight who catches her eye. Her employer at the ranch encourages her to tend to the horse and thus the tale begins. Wild horses are rumored to be causing trouble among the ranchers, and talk of registered horses being stolen are circulated. Mamm is getting worse, Dat doesn't want to recognize there's a problem, the kinner are fearful that their home is falling apart. Byler writes a story that leaves the reader wanting more. Can hardly wait for the second book.