Dark Days at Saddle Creek: The Saddle Creek Series [Paperback]

Death, deception, discrimination, and cruelty to horses confront Bird as she uncovers the secrets of her past.

When nefarious and inhumane acts shake the horse show world, the lives of horses are thrown into peril. Birds ability to communicate with animals leads her to work with an undercover RCMP officer. Together, they  and Bird's extraordinary horse, Sundancer  must bring the perpetrators to justice.

But while Bird struggles to rescue horses in the night, there are mysteries closer to her heart that still need investigating. As her family is on the verge of falling to pieces, secrets from the past surface, revealing shocking truths about who she really is and why she possesses her remarkable gift.The horse show world is thrown into panic by a spree of cruel acts, and horses are placed in peril. Bird?s unique abilities lead her to team up with an undercover officer to catch the perpetrators. But while she races to unravel the mystery, hints about her own past are surfacing, leaving Bird feeling more lost than ever.Alberta Simms studied the black clouds gatheringoverhead and hoped the rain would stay inside ofthem for just another few minutes. All day long the skyhad swirled with indecision, but now it darkened withthe inevitability of a massive downpour.
Easy does it, boy.There it was again. The voice. Her heart quickened.She examined the crowd at the horse show, her eyesdarting from one person to the next, alert to every facialmovement and gesture. Nothing. Was she imaginingthings?
Twice now, shed thought shed heard a mental transmission,but both times she hadnt been able to locatethe origin of the voice. It was unique, somehow. Was it ahuman, and not an animal, that shed heard? She set herjaw. Forget it, she told herself. If its real, itll come again.
Alberta, or Bird as she was known, heard a distantrumble of thunder. She wondered if her sisters classwould have to be cancelled. Now her fingers were crossed.