Architect Lee Morris has plans to restore Stratton Park racecourse to its former grandeur. But the combative Stratton heirs have violent plans of their own.

Once a blacksmith, now famous and respected as a newspaperman, Valentine Clark knows everyone who is anyone in the racing world. Aged, confused, blind, and dying, he harbors a daunting secret that he is desperate to be rid of and makes his last confession to his visiting film-director friend, Thomas Lyon, whom in his delirium he mistakes for a priest. Unburdened and at peace, Valentine passes away, yet his legacy remains, guarded by Thomas.

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The conclusion to the saga of the Coleman and Thornton families follows Nealy Coleman Diamond as she and her daughter Emmie battle against each other while trying to train a new colt for the illustrious Kentucky Derby.

"If you read one historical novel this year, make it To Win Her Favor. It will linger with you long after the last page." —Colleen Coble, USA TODAY bestselling author of The House at Saltwater Point

A gifted rider in a world where ladies never race, Maggie Linden is determined that her horse will become a champion. But the one man who could help her has vowed to stay away from thoroughbred racing forever.

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Ned Talbot has worked all his life as a book-maker so he knows not to expect any sympathy from the punters as they count their winnings at Royal Ascot. When a man steps forward from the crowd claiming to be his father, Ned is thrown into turmoil. He'd been told that both his parents died when he was a baby. Barely an hour later, his father stabbed by an unknown assailant. Before dying, he warns Ned to "be very careful." But of whom? Of what? Ned finds...

Sylas Rutledge invests everything he has into the Northeast Line Railroad -- partly for the challenge; mostly to clear his father's name. General William Giles Harding of Nashville's Belle Meade Plantation holds the key to his success, but Harding is champagne and thoroughbreds and Rutledge is beer and bullocks. He needs help to maneuver his way through Nashville society. Meeting Alexandra Jamison, Sy quickly decides he's found his tutor. Until...

First in the Kentucky trilogy from the #1 bestselling author. "Prose so natural that it seems you are witnessing a story rather than reading about it." —Los Angeles Sunday Times

The Colemans and Thorntons, the unforgettable American families of Fern Michaels' Texas and Vegas series, are back in an exciting trilogy that combines the heady thrills of Kentucky horse racing with strong, accomplished women who fight for...

Based on a true story. A half-blind ex-prizefighter and mustang breaker team up with a millionaire and his rough-hewn, undersized horse, Seabiscuit. The men bring Seabiscuit to incredible heights, helping to turn a long shot into a legend. Eventually, Seabiscuit earns Horse of the Year honors in 1938.