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When Amy finds out her sister, Lou, is trying to get in touch with their estranged father, she doesn¹t know what to do. She isn¹t willing to let her father into her life again. Forcing herself to forget about it, Amy focuses her attention on the new horse, Melody. But when complications develop with Melody¹s unborn foal, it takes nothing short of a miracle to help Amy realize that life is not about the pain you¹ve felt in the past, but the hope you hold for the future. ... Read more

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Another Hit from Lauren Brooke!
This once again is a great hit! I love it! This time Amy is faced with more emotional pain. Lou is trying to get in touch with their father! Amy kinda FREAKS OUT! And I would too! But she is forced to put that behind her. One horse named Melody is pregnant and she must deal with it, but after an accident once she arrives happens, Melody or her baby may be hurt, badly. But once again Amy comes through, but you will have to find out how. It's a great book! Read it!

Wow! Great Book!
Since Amy's sister Lou has been trying to contact her longlost father, Amy has been trying to concentrate. With a pregnant mare named Melody in the barn and a newborn foal coming soon, Amy has alot to deal with. But when the foal is being born, it develops complications. Amy has to believe miracles can happen at Heartland. Will she let her faraway father come into her life again? Or will the newborn foal be ok? Read this great book by Lauren Brooke, Come What May.

Come what May is really really coool !
I really like Heartland because it's about Amy just trying to get by in life with the help of her best friends and family . I like Come what May because Amy's trying to help a pregnant mare named Melody,but Melody starts having problembs with her pregnancy and Amy doesn't know what do exept comfort her , it's a good book .

A awsome book!
I read this book 2 times and I love this bookincluding the end where Daybreak( the foal) is born alive if anyone hasn't read this book read all the 4 books 'cause this book is awsome and cool!

Horse Book
"Come What May" was a GREAT book! It continued the life of a 15-year old girl named Amy who's Mom died about 6 weeks ago. It goes through only a little bit of adventure but still was worth reading. I got the whole set of books from #1-5 for Christmas and I'm hoping to get the books #6 and 7 for my 10th birthday. Lauren Brook is the author of these GREAT series and I hope she will continue her series of books throughout her life. I think what brought her to the passion of writing these books were because she might of went through what happened to Amy throughout her childhood and wanted to tell people something similar to her life. These books are great for kids and teens! ... Read more

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yet agien a great book!!!
I love all heartland books!!
Also try phantom stallion booksand chicken soup for the horselover's soul

A little tip
Hey first i LOVE this book so much but I love the whole series i just wanna say to Hannah Hogarth I live in England too but if u go on amazon.co.uk u can order it and its around £5 (inc posting) i always order mine early off the net hope this helps u get the book you'll love it it's fantastic!!!!!!!!!! BYE!!!!!

Holding Fast
Holding fast was a great book! Heartland has a new horse named Venture to heal. He was damaged in the same storm that Ty was in! The remedies that never fail are having no effect on poor venture and amy loses faith in herself as well. Lou is upset about having her wedding without her mother there and when Nancy buts in Lou freaks out! She later finds out that Nancy had a duaghter who died. She then realizes that Nancy was only trying to help her and she feels guilty for yelling at her. Heartland is desperate when the turn to the new stable hand's mother ( BEN LEFT!!:< )who is a vet. They try a new method on Venture but you'll have to read to find out what. Sorry that i spoiled it for you people who havent read it but it was so0o0o good. i love the heartland series!!!!!!!!!

good book
it took me a while 2 get into this book,but im soooooo glad i read it.ok so 1rst amy cant seem 2 get any where with the new arrival venture,and then she finds out that ben is leaving heartland.lou begins 2 get irritated at nancy but no one knows why until amy talks 2 her.and then a new stable hand joni comes 2 take bens place.she fits in really well and even manges 2 give amy some ideas on how 2 help venture.

Help!
hi my name is hannah and i live in england. this book isn't out in england 4 ages so i would appreciate it if sum 1 cud type the paragraph that it has on the bk of the book on here 4 me plz ... Read more

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Amy¹s life has drastically changed. She¹s found herself taking on the huge responsibility of running Heartland, the horse refuge that was her mother¹s life work. The one constant for Amy has been her friendship with Ty, Heartland¹s 17-year-old stable hand. But the arrival of a new hand, Ben, throws everything off balance. By the time Amy realizes she¹s taken Ty for granted, it could be too late. ... Read more

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Another wonderful Heartland book!
Taking Chances is really good, with a beautiful grey Thoroughbred gelding as one of the characters. Amy finds that things go terribly wrong when she is asked to keep a secret about Heartland's new stable hand from everyone - even Ty! This is a REALLY good book!

heartland
Heartland is one of my favorite series. If u are a horse lover, u would definately like this book. The author wrote about how Amy hires Ben to help out at the barn. But Ben never actually helps Amy and Ty out, he just makes more work for them to do. He spends all his time training his horse for the horse show. Ty starts getting irritated because ben gets his horse very exshasted by training him too hard. Even though his horse was sweating and panting like crazy, Ben still kept on working his horse. Ty has tried to tell Ben to stop before he gets his horse sick, but Ben wouldn't listen and told ty to stop telling him how to train his own horse. Amy can tell that ty doesn't like ben much but what could she do. Ben's aunt was a costumer that helped them out when they didn't have any money. How could she even think about firing him. Amy hears ty talking about leaving heartland on the phone. What was Amy to do now? This is one of the best books that lauren brooke has written!

I knew it!
At the time I read this book, I thought that this would be a romance, but it was nothing like that, just dramatic. This book is about Amy, still trying to get over her mothers death, has had one person to always lean on, Ty, the stable boy, but everything just gets thrown! A new stable boy (Ben) comes to Heartland to help Ty out but that doesn't happen. Between Ben beating his horse and Ty anger against Ben nature, Amy is forced to be an enemy to Ty because of the secret that Ty shouldn't know about Ben's life. Amy knows that her relationship with Ty is burning and she never realized before how much she took him for granted. Read and find out what Amy should do!

heartland; 4
when in book 3 amy cures Lisa stillmans horse promise ,she sends her nephew ben to help at heartland .He has a faboulos show jummper RED he has to come to with ben ,ben takes things to far as working him to much ,when ty sees him he goes mad and trys to get him sent back but amy woun't tell lou becaues she knows bens dark secert which ty doen't near the end amy goes past the kitchen and hears ty on the phone to ashleys mum who owns the ruivel stable asking about a job ,amy walks away and trys carries on like normal ty sees something s wrond she start shouting i hate you and storms out,.later s out inthe traing ring with red geting angery now AMY had enough she jumps out in fornt of a jump to stop him then ty grabs red andstops him .fealing ashamed of him self ben takes red back but some things the mater with red,will amy help red or will ty leave heartland for good youll have to read it to find out

By far, One of the Best!
When Amy finds out that the new stable hand named Ben would be comming, she was very exited. But, she loses her exitement when she finds out that Ben won't do any work. Then Ty is offered a job at Green Briar, the owner is one of Amy's class mates mom's who trains her horses and ponies to be 'push button'. Ty, who is now upset over the work that Ben is doing almost decides to even leave Heartland. Will Ty leave and be a stable hand at the famous Green Briar? To find out, read this fantastic novel, Taking Chances by Lauren Brooke. I'd highly reccomend it to anyone, even those who aren't really into horses. 5 stars. ... Read more

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darkest hour
Woo-hoo! Lauren brooke has made quite a come-back now hasn't she? I thought the last few books in the heartland series were, umm, to say the least, not quite as good as the first few. I couldn't put this one down. When Candy starts to show flu symptoms, things at heartland get tough. Ty, Ben and Amy seem farther apart than ever and on top of that, the heat is just making things worse. As more horses come down with the flu, and the quarentine extends, Ben gets more dificult. Finally, when things start to look up, a tornado hits the valley and heartland is devastated. (The book ends with Ty in a coma:()

A MUST READ!!

This book is Full of emotions
Omg this book outa of them all got me cryin the most me im so scared of storms so i knew how Lou would of felt. And I can relate to Amy in the books it's not because i have the same name but for i can relate to her feelings and how she thinks about her mom. sadly i lost my mom when i was 10 :( but as time goes on i get stronger and Amy seems to in the books. This book was Really well writin Ty falls into the coma and i had to read the book till i was donw and i couldn't put it don't i think i eat supper in my room i was cryin and reading through tears and im 16 going on 17 I love heartland and how much this book is not to far outt there with someo books with talkin horses. Lauren Brooke is a awsome writer and i love her books and im glad im not the only one who does

This book is reeeeeeeeeeally good !
This is one of my favourite Heartland books but the only problem about it is when you get to the end it leaves you on a cliff-hanger and you NEED to get the next book. This book is very sad at the end but don't worry because things look up in the next book(Everything Changes). If you are a horse lover than this is the book for you.

Heartland: Darkest Hour
Have you ever dreamed about working with horses, healing them, and helping them? Then look no further than the Heartland book series, by Lauren Brooke. This book series is perfect for horse fanatics and riders everywhere.

The Heartland series is about Amy Fleming, a teenage girl who is the daughter of a world-famous horse rehabilitator. After a life-changing accident, Amy takes over her her mom's rescue & rehab center for horses, called Heartland. Throughout the series, Amy faces many obstacles, and not just with the horses, but also socially and mentally.

This book, Darkest Hour, is (right now) the lastest book in the series. Amy is handling the business in Heartland well until an equine flu illness attacks the horses. One by one, horses get sick and are forced into isolation while the whole Heartland farm is under quarantine. It doesn't help that Ty, Amy's boyfriend and employee of Heartland, is arguing with Ben, the other stablehand. Amy has a lot of stress put on her, but the situation gradually disappears. However, just as things settle down, an incident rip-roars through the short tranquility and, when the dust settles, things might never be the same again. Will Amy physically and mentally cope with everything?

I really enjoyed this book. Since I ride horses myself, I could really relate to Amy's dilemmas in behavioral problems with the horses and in rehabilitating them. I also like the description put into the book because it helped me to visualize what was happening. It also had really nice explainations of things, so nothing was confusing to me. Darkest Hour had lots of suspense and emotion, so it was very realistic.

I reccomend this book to girls who are interested in horses. I also suggest that you start by reading the first book in the Heartland series, Coming Home.

Totaly Awsome!!!
I started out with the 5th heartland book, then i had to get the rest! The 13th book is awsome!!Things go as normal until Candy shows signs of the flu. Scott admits that it is the flu. Soon, the back barn was reserved for only sick horses. Suddenly the the heat gets intense and developes a twister. The twister ruins the back barn. After the twister blows over, Ty and Amy go in to check the horses. Suddenly, the roof falls ontop of Ty and Amy. Amy is knocked out. She gets up, but Ty go to the hospital. You'll have to read the book to find out the rest!!! ... Read more

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Everything Changes
I absolutely love the Heartland books since they're all so great and this one was no different.

In Everything Changes, Amy deals with alot. She has to since Ty's still in a coma and there's an un-backed stallion (Dazzle) straight from the plains of Nevada. Plus dealing with all of the other damaged horses by herself and the barn chores.

This was a great book and I hope Lauren Brooke continues on writing.

Heartland: Everything Changes
In the fourteenth Heartland book Amy Fleming learns to cope with a new challenge in her life, a pure green mustang stallion, and her best friend, Ty, who is in a coma. She learns to find herself and what the true meaning of friendship and patience means to her and the horses she heals. I read no other books then the Heartland books and they inspire me to live each day healing horses and the people I'm with. These books have changed my life and should be read by all. I love you Lauren Brooke and NEVER stop writing!!

Everything Changes- But Lauren Brooke's Writing Doesn't!
Another awesome example of Lauren Brooke's admirable ability to relate to our-age teen equestrians. With the new and challenging mustang on her hands, and Ty still in the hospital, quite a few surprises spring up, and Amy has to deal with many things she hasn't yet dealt with- such as a horse completely and totally not responding. I won't tell you whether or not Ty wakes up, if he is in a wheelchair, if he is fine, or if he is... dead. One bit of information I can spare without ruining the numerous surprise scenes is that this book is far more emotional and in-depth than Lauren Brooke's previous works, but I can not say I am opposed. Amy seems to still be herself, but more sentimental and emotional at the same level. (...)

Lauren Brooke is the BEST!
I have been reading the Heartland books for quite a long time and they have been all good but this book is DEFINITELY my favourite. This book has alot of things going on in it and at the end it leaves you on a cliff hanger. I can't wait to read the next book(Love is a gift) and anyone who is a horse lover will simply adore this book.

I luved this book
I know Amazon says this is a book for 9-12 year olds but I'm older and I loved it. I started reading the Heartland books in like 5th grade but like now I really think this is a book that people my age would enjoy. However, if you haven't read at least the last five books first it won't mean as much to you. I am one of those people that isn't really sensitive and has never cried in a book before but this book made me cry. Everyone should read this book! It's fantastic! ... Read more

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When Amy meets Daniel, she is stunned by his defensive nature.She can't figure out how someone with so much love for his horse could be so cold to everyone else.But as Amy gets to know Daniel, she begins to understand him.She respects that he won't give in to the pageantry of the elite show circuit - and that he doesn't care what others say about his horse.Daniel rides Amber like it's the two of them against the world.And Amy wants to do everything she can to help them conquer it. ... Read more

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HEARTLAND-TOMORROW'S PROMISE
I have this book at home also. I didn't read this book long ago.
This is really sad and happy story at the same time. I can't believe I've read it and forgotten what it what about....so read other people's review and see what you think...

The best books of the world!
Hi!I'm from German and I'm twelve,my English isn't very good,but I hope you can read my sentences!Here in German is only book eight the end,now!But book nine and ten must coming!I love these books,and I can't stop read,when I've got the ones side read!I think,these books are so real!Amy is a girl,she understand the horses and the peopels!I don't think what going on in book nine and ten,but I'm happy when they give here in German,because,I love Lauren Brooke,and Heartland!

Heartland 10, Tomorrow's Promise
I thoroughly enjoyed this book as well as the others so far in this series. These books are more realistic than most that I've read. I love how Lauren Brooke is able to portray her characters and describe their emotions so well. I can't tell you which book of the series is my favorite...too many to choose. I like this one a lot because Amy has so many things to do and is struggling to get everything (and more) done. Ty knows something has to give but doesn't want to tell her. I liked how most everything ended. I think several of the things that happened in this book are foreshadowing the next one. It will be interesting to see.

good book, something for light bed time reading
Amy receives a horse called Summer Storm from her father as a present. Storm is a jumper horse and Amy wants to start taking him to shows. But Heartland isn't cut out to home a jumper and doesn't have the money to pay for all these shows. Ty doesn't think Amy will be able to take care of the horses @ Heartland AND go to school AND ride and show Storm AND help Lou how to ride. At a show, Amy meets Daniel, a boy who also does jumping also and has a horse called Amber. She wants to help Daniel achieve his dream which is to become a pupil of Brad Shaffer who runs a well known training jumping stable for Daniel is poor and doesn't have a lot of money. But something tragic happens to Amber and Amy has to help Daniel face his worst fear: that he may risk losing Amber. And also Amy has her own troubles to deal with: the one year anniversary of the death of her mom is coming up and she doesn't know what to do. Of course Ty and Amy have their romantic moments and Ty too seems to be troubled by something... Basically everyone has their own problems to deal with in this story. But whatever happened to Matt? Ever since he's been going out with Ashley, he's been disappearing. And what about daybreak and melody?!?!

Not My Favorite But Still Great
THIS BOOK IS AMAZING! It is similar to #9, Every New Day, and MUCH different from the other 8. It's not as sweet, sappy and unreal. Tomorrow's Promise is much more like reality. Amy's boyfriend, Ty, who is also a stable hand @ Heartland, seems to be preoccupied and distressed about something. He won't tell Amy what it is and because Amy knows how much she loves him and how important he is to everyone @ Heartland, she is concerned and distressed as well. Also, Amy's long lost father buys Lou and Amy a show horse named Storm! FACT: He is the mirror image of PEGASUS! BUT Younger. Ty and Grandpa know that they don't have the room, time, money, ect... for a competition horse like Storm. But Amy persuades Grandpa to let them keep him. But not everyone is convinced. Ty still doesn't think it's right to keep Storm because he knows that Amy can't do all of her chores, ride him, go to school, and help Lou learn 2 ride again! And he still seems preoccupied. So Amy doesn't want 2 upset him by talking about it and she's upset b/c she always used 2 b able 2 tell Ty everything. On top of that, at a show with Ben, a friend and stable hand @ Heartland too, Amy meets Daniel, a man, Ben's age, who has a talented jumper, a roan mare, but his horse well I'll just say it, looks like she was put together by a committee, aka she looks really bad. Daniel seems to hate the show scene and @ first Amy doesn't like him but as she gets to know him she realizes that all he has is the titles he wins and his horse. When his horse, Amber, gets grumpy and won't cooperate, Amy tries to convince Ty to drop of some herbs while they're picking up one of Nick Halliwell's horses that is coming to Heartland. Ty agrees but Amy can tell that he is still annoyed with her. In the end something drastic happens, that has a huge effect on everyone. Luckily, Amy and Ty still have their romantic moments. Don't we all love those?? lol. This a great book and worth ne body's time! ... Read more

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Heartland Always There
PLEASE PLEASE TELL US WHAT THIS BOOK IS ABOUT!!! I really want to know. I'm so excited to know that this is a new book coming out in July. Lauren brooke is my favorite book author. I love her books so much! She is so talented

what is this book about
omg what is this book about? i really wish thay would post what this book was about! i can not wait until the new books come out! ... Read more

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Amy is enlisted to help Prince, a former champion racehorse, recover from devastating burns caused by a stable fire. While Prince¹s physical wounds are obvious, his emotional state is more scarred and even harder to treat.When Amy learns that Prince¹s groom was also injured in the fire, she believes he might be the key to the horse¹s recovery. ... Read more

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GREAT BOOK IF A HORSE LOVER!!!!!!!!
This book is exciting and a little bit of a mystery. Any person that loves horses or animals will like this book as much as I did. The story takes place on a farm called Heartland. This farm is like no other farm. A teenage girl named Amy Fleaming takes the job of healing the wounded or curing the scard horses. After Amy's mother dies, Amy feels there is somthing missing from her heart. One day she gets a phone call, the person on the phone wants to bring over a very famous race horse,Gallant Prince. Prince is now scared of everything ever since a disater takes place. Can Amy get the stallion out of his darkness???

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS EVER!
I really love this book. It combines the real facts of horses while reminding u that this story is about a 15-year-old girl who goes through the same stuff that other people do. Her relationship with the horses is strong but that's not the only thing. It hinted in the 1st book that Ty (who is a totally perfect!) liked Amy. Finally he kisses her (in the 6th book) and reveals that he loves her and Amy finds out she loves him to. I really wanted something to happen between them, and I won't spoil the rest. It is a great book that really helps u learn about horses. The main focus of the book is about a race horse who is named Gallant Prince who was injured in a stable fire. Amy talks to Prince's former stable hand and realizes that he might be the key to helping Prince. But Ryan, the stable hand has his own problems as he was also injured in the fire and is not exactly up on the idea of seeing Prince again. I won't tell you anything more, you'll just have to read the book yourself! IT'S AN AWESOME BOOK AND YOU SHOULD READ IT ASAP!

13 year old reader Anna
This is another great book by Lauren Brooke. Amy has to help a jet black horse named Gallant Prince. He got caught in a stable fire and is now afraid of EVERYTHING. But Amy also has to confront his owner who got badly burned in the fire.She must help him face his fears and take him out of his dark room that he stays in 24-7. Amy has to lead them BOTH out of the darkness before it's to late! Happy Reading!

not one of the best books from Heartland
I liked this book but it was not one of the best ones. Amy Flaming runs a farm called heartland she heals the scars of emotionally injured horses. But when Prince Gallant comes to heartland Amy simply can't pull him out of his darkness. The stallion fears everyone and everything. But when amy finds out that prince's old stable hand Ryan is going thourgh the same pain she knows that he is the only one who can reach Prince. For horse lovers everywhere Out of the darkness is an emotional exciting book that display the relationship of a human and horse working together even in times where everything seems losted.

One of my daughter's favorite series
My daughter, a thirteen year old equestrian and voracious reader whose tastes run the gamut from Judy Bloom to Tolkien and all points in between, has devoured the entire Heartland series this past month. This excellent series contains suprisingly tight and descriptive prose conveying clear action packed narratives which possess good morals and interesting characters.

Imaginative and age appropriate, Lauren Brooke's series supplies great entertainment for any active middle school reader. While they are certainly written directly for a female middle school audience, this late thirty something year old dad, whose literary tastes favor histories and biographies, has found this particular series quite entertaining in a pleasantly guilt free manner. ... Read more

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Amy Fleming is a talented young rider and horse trainer whose mother recently died while trying to rescue an abandoned stallion. Amy's mom was afamous horse trainer who founded Heartland, a horse-training center for abused,neglected, and problem horses. In the weeks following her mother's death, Amy,her older sister Lou, and their grandpa try to cope with the sudden loss of thewoman who was the heart of Heartland, but they're overwhelmed by the pressuresof running the horse farm while dealing with their grief. Fifteen-year-old Amyfocuses on training Spartan, the horse she and her mom were trying to rescue,and achieves spectacular results as he turns out to be a talented jumper. Loutries to take over the business side of the farm, but Amy fights every changeshe tries to make, even though Heartland needs Lou's guidance and business senseto survive. Over the course of the summer, Amy and Lou learn to respect eachother's talents and contributions, and they strike a new balance that willenable Heartland to continue its work of "healing horses, healing hearts."

Horse lovers who liked the movie The Horse Whisperer will appreciate thedescriptions of training methods and alternative therapies used at Heartland.Young readers who enjoy the Saddle Club, Pine Hollow, and Thoroughbred series ofhorse stories will also like the Heartland series, which began with Coming Home. (Ages 8 to 12)--Marcie Bovetz ... Read more

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Breaking Free
Heartland is a place where horses come to be cured. This book is about a girl who is about to face the biggest changes in her life. Amy Fleming and her mother go out one night to save a horse from a raging storm. They found that he was abandoned by the thieves who stole him. Riding back to Heartland, the raging storm takes Amy's mothers life. The horse that was rescued from the barn is called Spartan. Spartan has changed since the storm. When Amy meets him, he is not like before. He is frightened of everyone. Especially Amy. No one believes he can be cured but Amy. But how can she cure him when he is afraid of her? This is a story of courage, bravery, and belief.

Great New Series...Can't Wait For #3
This is an awesome book! Amy is really good with horses,and herbal remedies. I love the joining up part where she connects with the horse.Lou, her older sister tries to be helpful, but sometimes messes up.She has to decide to stay at heartland or go to Chicago with her boyfriend, Carl. Lou gets a job mysteroiusly as soon as Carl mentions Chicago. Spartan, the horse in the accident acts really dangerous whenever Amy approaches him has to be put down.But Amy is not ready to give up yet! She joins up with Spartan and cures him. They locate his owner but is rejected because the stallion was gelded and no longer able to be used for breeding. Amy is looking for an owner for Spartan and meets the prevois owner's grand daughter who wanted him back. They give Spartan to the girl who rode him in the show. At a barn party Lou organized Lou realizes Carl set up the job in Chicago so she would go with him. She stays at Heartland and kicks Carl out.

Best Horse Book Ever
i think this book was even better than first one. this book shows that mircles can happen even for horses . after Amy comes home her sister lou want to make changes to Heartland but amy doesn't like them she wants Heartland to stay the same but when Spartan the horse that amy and her mom were trying to save come to heartland everything changes . i hope you like it like i did

HEARTLAND-AFTER THE STORM
This is another great story to read for ALL horser lovers out there! I know that you will like this story a lot! I have to agree with other people that this is the most excellent book series in the whole wide world!!!!

A Good Book, but not for me
Summary-- this book is about a girl named Any she lives at a place called heartland. It is like no place else because the scars of the past can be healed, it is a place where frightened and abused horses learn to trust again. Amy sees a horse that is abandoned. She convinces her mother to go out and save Spartan, which is what they call him. They weather is really bad, but her mother will stop at nothing to save a horse in need of care. Something terrible happends, a branch falls and her mother swerves out of the way and they get into an accident with Spartan in the trailer. Amy tries to help Spartan, but he doesn't like Amy because he relates her to the accident so he is scared of her.

What I Think-- My opimion on this book is that is was a good book, I love horses and i would also do as much as i could to save them too. I thought that the book was an easier book for me to read though. I would like to follow up on the other books to see what happens next.

Recommendation-- I would recommend this book to people who like horses and would want to read about them. I wouldn't recomment this book to people over the age of thirteen because it is an easy book to read. ... Read more

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Amy's grandfather has been hospitalized with a case of pneumonia, and her sister, Lou, has left for England on a mission to track down their estranged father. Independent as ever, Amy takes on the responsibility of maintaining Heartland with her usual dedication. But as the hours and stress begin to wear on her, she realizes she can¹t deal with it all alone. This is book number six in the HEARTLAND series. ... Read more

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My favorite Heartland book from all 7!
When I read this book I loved it! It's about Amy a girl who lives on a horse farm- Heartland- which gets bussnies by curing horses from their scars ( Scaredom, bad beahvior, and Treating badly) In this book Amy is working with a horse called Melondy which has just given birth to a foal named Daybreak. Anyway Ashley Grant - Amy's emeny- invited Amy and all her friends to a big christmas party, Amy doesn't know why intill she sees Ashley trying to get Ben- one of Heartlands 2 stablehands- to notice her. Amy then knows why Ashley invited them. Amy's best friend Soyna likes Ben too so she's very disipointed that Ashley likes Ben too.
At the Christmas part Ty- The other Heartland Stablehand- and Ben pick Soyna and Amy up- When Amy's and Ty's hands touchs she blushish, Amy doesn't know why. Ty's been Hearland's stable hand for a long time. At the Grant's party things get worse! Matt- one of Amy's friends- pulls her on the dance floor to slow dance! Amy doesn't like this, she knows Matt likes her but she just wants to be friends not boyfriend and girlfriend. But when she trys to tell Matt he goes away. Amy, Soyna, and Ty rush over to Matt when they find him dancing to not anybody but Ashley! After some time Amy and Ty dance together Amy feels strange- She just doesn't know why it was Ty she was thinking of- Ty the person who worked many years at Heartland since he was 15.

At Tys birthday he makes sure Amy's safe when Amy's older sister-Lou- is trying to find the farther who abanded them, and Amy's babysister is going on a vet meeting with Heartlands vet and Lou's boyfriend- Scott (also Matt's older brother)- When the opened Ty's gift they almost kissed! Arm to arm mouth to mouth- They were porbaly going to when the phone rang. It was a nurse at a hosptial. You see Amy's grandpa was sick. The nurse said her grandpa was geting really sick, and so Ty and Amy rush off.

If you want to find out the rest about Amy's grandpa and about Ty and Amy how now there going to get along, and about if Amy and Matt will make up and much more get the book!

...wonderful...
I really like the Heartland series, and I've read all of them up to book 6. I love them all, but this one was my favorite. It was absolutely wonderful, and I couldn't put it down until it was finished. Even after it was finished, I didn't want to put it down- I wanted to find out what happens next.
This book is so exciting. Every page is interesting.
This book is a mixture of feelings- sometimes it makes you want to cry along with Amy, or sometimes it makes your heart pound in your chest.
All in all, I loved this book and all the other ones I've read.

I don't like to tell what happens, because then it sort of takes away some of the excitement or surprise when you come to a part you already know. The end is like the best part.

If you're looking for a good horse book, but one that's really realistic, you should read the Heartland series. Especially this one. This is one of those books that really deserves 5 stars...
I simply can't wait to read #7... I really want to know what's going to happen between Ty and Amy!

Anyway, if you haven't read this book already, you'll make a wonderful decision by reading it- NOW!

Thank You for taking the time to read this. It's really a wonderful book~ love horses

This is a great book
Anyone who hasnt read this book and likes horses will love this book. I love how Ty is there for Amy when she need it. the party at the Grant's house really pulls the theme together. i wont give it away but its really good. i have read every book in the series at least 10-15 times.

Reader
This was a great book this is my fav out of all 15 of them. I like the part when ty asks amy to dance at the grants christmas party.I also liked it at the end when ty kisses Amy.

I loved this book!
Heartland: One Day You'll Know is a great book for anyone who believes in miracles and/or loves horses. It's a very emotional book and the emotions change at different times. What I would say about this book though, is that you should read it, no matter how old you are. It's a book that can help children follow their dreams and grow to love books. Thanks for your time, ashley. ... Read more

Book Description

Amy is only 15, but she inherited countless responsibilities when her mother died. Most of all, she is expected to fill her mother's role as the horse healer at Heartland. Amy is talented, but still a novice. She can't admit that she needs time to grow and understand. When she can't cure Mercury, and she and Ty argue about his treatment she decides to visit a Native American horseman who knew her mother. Amy takes Mercury to the mountain-top stable searching for answers, but she ultimately learns that she can't always chase down solutions. Sometimes she has to wait for them to find her. ... Read more

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I Luv this Book!
Amy is so awesome and she and Ty are Finaly togther, but when Ashley Grant find's out about Amy and Ty she tells everyone. Then Mercury comes and the story unravels into the best hartland yet! Everyone must get the Hartland Books! They are better than ALL of the Horse books I've read Before! I cant wait for the new ones to come out!

good book but not my fave...and amy and ty are going out!!
I am a fanatic of these series and here is my review: Amy has a new horse @ Heartland named Mercury (a show jumper) who is afraid of jumping obstacles. Amy tries everything she can, but she just can't seem to help him... Against Ty's wishes, she decides to seek advice from Huten, an old Cherokee Indian who lives in the Appalachians... Huten was the one who taught everything to Marion, Amy's mother, about alternative therapies. So Amy heads to the Indian reservation (with Mercury) and expects to start working on Mercury right away. But Huten is acting all strange, Amy is completely confused, and worst of all she is in a fight with Ty. Read the book to find out what happens to Amy, Mercury, Huten, and Ty (and everybody else)...
I just couldn't put this book down and I was glad that I bought it ... I esp. love it when amy and ty are alone... its so romantic...

This book is Great!
Heartland books are all Awesome!I have read heartland book since i was 11.I started with the first and read all of them up to the ones she still is writing.I hope she writes more!Heartland books have memories of amys horse life and all what she does everyday.I do think she should write more about ty and amys relationship though.I would give all of the books a good rating including this one.If you havnt read lauren brookes books you need to!

Evry New Day is the best book in the Heartland Series
i love this book. i think that this is the best so far. when i read it i was afraid that Amy and Ty were going to break up. that would just be awful. i would recomend this book to evrybody, not just horse-lovers like me.

emma's book review
heartland is the best book i have found and i have never been able to put it down. they mean alot to me as i am a horse lover and i treasure them i can't wait until the next books come out. ... Read more

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This book was so sad!
This book was so sad! I cry everytime I read it! I can't tell you much, I can just recomend this book to all people who love horses. It's really sad, but it has a happy ending. I've read all the Heartland books, and this was one of the best ever! Lauren Brooke has done it again! If you love horse books,this is the book for you! It gets pretty sad, but it has a really happy ending. You HAVE to read this book!!!!!

FILLED WITH EMOTION!
aFTER HER MOM DIES IN AN AXIDENT TRYING TO SAVE A STARVED BAY MORGAN, AMY WANT TO CONTINUE HER MOM BUSSNESS IN HORSE WISPER SO SHE CAN HELP THE SCARES THAT HOLD HAVE HEAL SO THEY CAN LEAD A HAPPY LIFE, BUT pEASOUS HER MOMS OLD HORSE IS SADLY GETTING WEAKER. SHE CAN'T KEEP UP WITH HEARTLAND AND SAVE PEG AT THE SAME TIME. SO THE SEEMS OF HEARTLAND COMES UNRAVELED, AND AMY TAKES A BIG STEP IN LETING GO OF HEARTLAND. WILL SHE EVER WORK WITH HORSES AGAIN? WILL SHE EVER HEAL THEM AGAIN? AND MOST INPORTANT WILL HEARTLAND LIVE ON? THIS SERIES IS ON OF THE BEST I HAVE EVER RED! IF YOU LIKE HORSES AT ALL OR IF YOU LOVE TO READ EMOTION BOOKS THAT U NEVER WANT TO PUT DOWN THAN THIS SERES IS FOR YOU I DO RECOMEND FOR YOU TO READ THE FIRST 2 TO ENJOY no. 3 EVEN BETTER! THAT WAY U'LL GET TO KNOW THE CHARACTORS BETTER LIKE SUGARFOOT, LOU, PEGASOUS, SPARTAN, AND MOST INPORTANT AMY! SO GET THIS BOOK OR YOU WILL REALLY BE MISSING OUT I MEAN BIG TIME THIS BOOK IS SO AUSOME THAT I READ THE FIRST 2 BOOKS IN 1 DAY THATS ALL I DID ALL DAY AND NOW THAT THE 3RED ONE CAME OUT I I READ I CAN'T WAIT TILL THEY MAKE A NO.4 AND IF THEY DON'T I WILL DIE THATS HOW GOOD THIS SERIES IS OMG READ IT ITS WORTH THE MONEY! 1

Great!
The first time I bought these books I didn't even know what the story was. It was on 5th grade I ordered them form a scholastic magazine. They sat on my shelf for about a year or 2. It was a year ago I finally picked up the first book and I just loved them!
And its not really a Horse story. I mean yeah Horses are a pretty big part in the books, but Its really about Amy's life.
When I bought book #13 I had my mom buy #14 that same day because I had to find out what happened to TY!
My point is that when you read these books theres no putting them down!
These books have a good mixture of adventure, suspence,Knowledge,troubles,Feelings,and a bit of romance.
Overall these books are great! If your reading this review to see if you want to read the books, I advise you to read the books! You'll love them!
tootles!

Breaking Free is really good!
This book was the first of the Heartland series that I read, and I still think that it is the best!! It does have some sad parts, what with Amy losing her mother and now someone/thing else (I won't say too much), but it lets you tag along while Amy tries to move on. I also think that Lauren Brooke is a really good author, and her plots are original and exciting. Lots of different qualities of different books are mixed into one in the Heartland series, and I definetely recommend this book and others in the series.

Gripping
This was the first Heartland book I have read and even though I have read it over 20 times I'm still gripped to it, wandering whether Heartland will get over it's financial problems.I almost cry every time!

Amy and Lou have serious financial problems due to lack of customers when their mom died and they must face up to the fact that Heartland may have to close down. However when Lou comes up with a plan to make some money Amy isn't so sure.

Will Amy be able to swallow her pride and accept Lous plan or will Heartland close down Forever? ... Read more

Book Description

Amy¹s father is scheduled to visit Heartland. Any hasn¹t seen him since he abruptly left the family following his debilitating accident.Eleven years and countless tragedies later, Amy doesn¹t know how she feels about him.But his arrival affects Amy in a way she had not anticipated when she sees so much of who she is in him.And when she watches him work with horses, she realizes that what they share goes beyond blood. ... Read more

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GREAT BOOK!
This would have to be my favorite book out of the Heartland series. Probablly one of the better horse stories I've read in a while.
The book is about how Amy and Lou's long lost father is paid to have a vist at Heartland while he is on a buisness trip. Amy is all freaked out about having her father coming to town after he had her mom and sister when she was little. It's a whole story about how Amy come to terms with her father and tries to build a relationship of trust again. You have to read the book to find out how the story ends up.

Horses are the best
Could you imagine getting frightened and abused horses to trust again?

If you enjoy horses than Heartland Thicker Than Water is a book for you. It's a kind of novel that you never want to put down. This book is about a girl named, Amy, a 15 year old horse trainer who tries to get frightened, and abused horses to trust again. She is a very kind, concerned, yet confused person. She and her family live on a horse farm in the hills of Virginia. There are a lot of conflicts in this novel, but the most important one is that Amy's dad, Tim, whom she hasn't seen in 12 years, is coming to Heartland. She feels that he should just stay out of her life, because she is still angry at him when he abandoned her and her family. Her sister Lou feels totally different. She feels that Amy and she need to give him a chance.

I found this novel wonderful, and amazing. I liked it so much because I feel that Lauren Brooke did an awesome job of describing the way the characters were thinking, it was almost as though I was in their heads. I also enjoyed it because it had so much suspense that I couldn't wait to turn the page. You could almost see Amy's mind and heart fighting between loving and hating her dad.

Titles....
The Heartland stories are good, but the titles are very weird. I mean, "Thicker than Water?" What does that have to do with horses? "One day You'll Know?" "Breaking Free?" "Love is A Gift?"
No offense or anything, but these titles should change or something.

THIS IS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Put this on your wish list right now.
Heartland just gets better and better!!!!!!!!

A great book
This book was very good. I was surprised that Amy (Main character) and Lou's (Amys sister) father left them. I was very happy at the end when all of the problems are solved. Their is actually a good ending to this book. There were some surprises that I never guessed would happen so it is not that predictable. I loved this book, and if you like it too I suggest that you read Terri farleys books. So get reading and have fun. ... Read more

Amazon.com

Heartland is a horse farm with the special mission of healing abused orneglected horses and finding them new homes. Fifteen-year-old Amy worksalongside her talented mother, a gifted horse trainer who uses techniquessimilar to those of the trainer in The Horse Whisperer. While rescuing anabandoned stallion in a thunderstorm, Amy's mother is killed when a falling treehits their car, and everything at Heartland--and everything in Amy's life--isthrown into turmoil. Amy's older sister, Lou, leaves her job to come toHeartland to help, and Amy begins to cope with the new circumstances of herlife, relying on her work with her beloved horses to help her face the futurewithout her mom.

Fans of the Saddle Club, Pine Hollow, and Thoroughbred series of horse novelswill enjoy this sensitively told story that combines lots of authentic horse-farm details with Amy's challenges in dealing with her bossy older sister andher mom's sudden death. The story of Heartland is continued in After the Storm. (Ages 8 to 12)--Marcie Bovetz ... Read more

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Coming Home
This book is coming home by Lauren Brooke,it is a great realistic book!
This book is #1 in the Heartland Series.
Heartland is a horse farm in the hills of virginia. Heartland is much more than just a horse farm, it is where the scars from the past can be healed. Amy,Ty,and Amy's mother cures horses. One day Amy and Soraya-Soraya is Amy's friend-Goes to a friends house which is an old lady,and the old lady isn't there, but her horse is in the barn,the horse has been in there for like 3 days without food and very little water.So Amy and Soraya goes back to the ranch in search of Amy's mother to go help bring the horse to Heartland.Amy and her mother goes to get the horse, although on the way homse something terrible happens. You will have to read this book to see what happens.

Healing Horses, Healing Hearts- a wonderful series
Heartland is a place Amy's mother started after nursing her husband's show jumper, Pegasus, back to health using alternative remedies and therapies, due to an accident that the horse and rider were both injured, and Amy's father leaves to recover. She started to take in other problem or abused horses and helped them to learn to trust again. When she died, Amy and her older sister, had to take over everything, and tried to keep the place going. Amy finds she has the same horse-whispering talents as her mother, and struggles to take over the work her mother had done so well. Amy works hard to keep Heartland in business and to overcome the sadness of losing her mother, to realize it was not her fault her mother died. This book was very emotional and descriptive, written very well. You could feel Amy's sadness at losing her mother in an accident that she felt was her fault, for she had convinced her mother to go out in a storm to rescue an abandoned horse, Spartan. I recommend this book to everyone who has some connection with the world of the horse, or anyone who loves reading at all. This book has everything- romance, adventure, drama, action, and tragedy that will keep you blowing your nose and crying your heart out until you take the trip to the library or your local bookstore to pick up the rest of the series, when it will start all over again. The entire series is wonderful and heartbreaking, and I highly recommend every single book that is included to you. The rest of the series deals with Amy adjusting to her new life without her mother and her sister's new ideas to keep Heartland up and running, and to face the horse that is the subject to all Amy's fears and heartache, Spartan.

what do I think?
Coming home is about a girl called Amy who lives on a horse farm and helps her mum 2 heal horses, with the help of the stable hand Ty (hooray!) tragedy strikes and Amy realizes stuff, learns somthing aboutt herself ect. It is a well written occasionally cheesy book, better than your average horse book. This isn't lauren brooke's best book though, they get better as they go on

Way too sad
This book was just one tragedy after another. Amy's dad was paralyzed in a riding accident and left the family. Amy's mom dies. The old lady up the hill dies and her horse is found starving. Amy's relationship with her sister is estranged. This book is just too heavy.

Coming home
Amy Fleming loves horses. She hopes to one day follow in her mother's footsteps to become a horse healer. She later discovers a beautiful bay morgan stallion on a farm. he was abandoned and half starved. She begged her mom to go and rescue him late one night. It was very stormy and her mother, marion, didnt want to go but Amy persuaded her to get him. they made it up to the abandoned farm and found the stallion going crazy inside his stall. they loaded him onto the trailer and made their way back to their farm. But on the way down the terrible mountain lightning strikes a tree and it falls on the truck, killing marion and injuring the horse and amy. Amy comes out of a coma to realize her mother is dead. She carries the emotional grief and guilt, blaming herself for her mother's death. She slowly gets back on her feet, but then she found out the horse who was in the accident is coming to heartland! He wasnt the way she remembered, now he was untrusting, traumatized and dangerous. No one can get through to him. will amy be able to save the horse that is so closley linked with her own life? read to find out! (sorry i just gave the entire book away!) this book was sad, happy, and well EVERYTHING! it was realllllly goo0oo0o0od!buy it its worth it!!!! ... Read more

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Best Book Yet!
Amy is working hard, getting up early in the morning and sleeping late at night. This has been going on ever since Tim, Amy's father bought her and Lou Storm. Storm is a beautiful Trakehner x Thoroughbred, and was bred for competition. He is completely unsuited to a place like Heartland. With so many horses to help at Heartland, Amy starts stressing out to the point of where she almost hit a horse. In the meantime, she was slowly working with Willow, a 14hh pony who was beaten since she was weaned. Amy is the only one she truly trusts. While at a show, Willow gets an injury and won't let anyone near her. Amy realizes then that she can't keep going on like this with Storm and Heartland. The rest is up to you to find out, and I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did!

A Intriguing Horse Book
Hello my name is Anna, this is a amazing book by Lauren Brooke. Amy now is doing what she always wanted to. She is competing like her dad on her dapple gray horse named Storm, and caring on her mothers work at Heartland. She keeps telling herself she can compete and work at Heartland.But it's just to much work to do both. Sooner or Later Amy will have to pick between her amazing horse and Heartland.

Best Book I've read!
Sooner or later is a very good book. This book has lots of emotions in it. Trust me I even cried. It is sad but very interesting. If you are a person who loves to ride, read or just love animals and horses than this is the book. This book is part of the serie "Heartland". So if you've read this book I suggest you read the whole serie!
This book is about Amy and her show jumper, Storm. Amy has a BIG decision to make: enter the show jumping life like her father or stay at Heartland to help damaged and abused horses. What will she pick? Read the book to know the answer.

Have fun reading!

Skip this one, you won't be missing anything
Lauren Brooke should just stop before these books get any worse. I think she's running out of good ideas, but still wants to keep writing the Heartland books. She is starting to repeat the plots: Amy has a problem, no one understands her, she cries alot, and then it's all solved. Also, Ty is totally unsupportive. Ben is much more sensitive.
The other books, at least up to number ten, were really good. I really liked reading them.
I rated this two stars, instead of zero, because I usually like the Heartland books. Also, at least it has horses in it. I hope the next one is better. I'm not too hopeful about correct information though; it said something about a hurricane in Virginia!

Heartland- Sooner Or Later
Sooner or later is a great book! The whole series is! This one is about Storm, Amy's powerful dappled grey show horse. Amy is spreading herself thin by all the work she is doing at Heartland and at shows. Amy is showing Storm and continuing her work at Heartland. Amy is telling her self she can do it all and have it all. But having it all is hard. So sooner or later Amy is going to have to make a decision between Storm, her beloved horse or Heartland her beloved home. ... Read more

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Love Is A Gift
When Amy and Lou journey to Australia to visit their father and his new wife (Helena) and their baby (Lily), Lou immediatly connects with Helena and Lily loves Lou. While Amy stuggles with the fact that this is their new mother and sister, she seeks refuge in the stable. Even though some of the stablehands don't particularly like her there, shes continues with her work on two of the horses, Spirit and Mistral. Spirit was cared for by Helena and completely adores her, making him behave unenthusiastically for others when jumped. Mistral seems to lack human intrest so whenever they try to make progress with her, she becomes distressed. As Amy treats Spirit and Mistral, she realizes some things about how she's been acting.

Heartland's probably my favorite series! I have never disliked any of the Heartland books and I would give any of the books a million stars. I suggest that you start off with the first book in the series, Coming Home, if you want to read the Heartland books. Lauren Brooke is a great author and I hope she continues to keep writing.

P.S. There's a surprise at the end of the book involving Lou but I won't give it away. You'll have to read it for yourself!

Love is a Gift was great!
I have read all of Lauren Brooks Heartland books, and I think that every one deserves five stars! In this Heartland book, Amy Flemming goes with her sister and her sisters boyfriend to Australia to visit her half sister, her step-mother, and her father. When Amy gets there she begins to feel she doesn't fit in, so she hangs with the horses, but she doesn't really feel like she fits there either. With the help of Amy's friends, she realizes what the problem is and quickly tries to fix it before she goes home.

comes close....falls short
I have read all the Heartland books so far and I plan to read them till they stop. (I HOPE that isn't soon!!!) I LOVED the first thirteen. the last three have been fairly good but they lack the same desription and feeling that made the others so excitingI think it is cool to see Amy somewhere new,dealing with her father's new wife and daugther. I also liked the fact that Amy realized, to a certain extent, that family is more important than horses. (even though horses ROCK)I missed having the heartland crew there, especially TY! :) All in all I thought it was a good book, but there was something missing.

Interesting
It wasn't one of the best... the others were better. It wasn't the same. Maybe it was because it took place in a whole different backdrop. But I still reccomend you read it if you've read all of them so far.

Interesting enough
I've always been a big fan of these series, but this book definately wasn't the best. It was good and touching, but it wasn't lyke THAT exciting. I liked it, but I liked the other books MUCH better. You might as well read it if your going to read any others, the author tends to refer back to other books. :/ ... Read more