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High Hurdles #6
Close Quarters
DJ prays for guidance as she tries to balance her time at the riding academy with school work, art projects, and her new stepfamily
159 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1998
About the author
Lauraine Snelling
145 books2,139 followersAward-winning and bestselling author Lauraine Snelling has over 80 books published with sales of over 4.5 million. Her original dream was to write horse books for children. Today, she writes adult novels about real issues centered on forgiveness, loss, domestic violence and cancer in her inspirational contemporary women’s fiction titles and historical series, including the favorite, Blessing books about Ingeborg Bjorklund and family.
Lauraine enjoys helping others reach their writing dreams by teaching at writer’s conferences across the county. She and her husband Wayne have two grown sons, and a daughter in Heaven. They live in the Tehachapi Mountains with a Basset named Sir Winston ob de Mountains, Lapcat, and “The Girls” (three golden hens).
Lauraine enjoys helping others reach their writing dreams by teaching at writer’s conferences across the county. She and her husband Wayne have two grown sons, and a daughter in Heaven. They live in the Tehachapi Mountains with a Basset named Sir Winston ob de Mountains, Lapcat, and “The Girls” (three golden hens).
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September 29, 2025
As always, love this series!
December 8, 2025
Review to follow.
April 24, 2016
I cried through most of this, understanding DJ's frustrations.
In the beginning of the story DJ Randall couldn't believe what was going on! The twins were squirming & her mother's wedding dress had black knee prints after she had knelt to comfort the boys. The twins wanted DJ to go home with them, but Robert, her mother's new husband, told them she had to go to school on Monday. Gran complimented her on looking grown up as the Maid of Honor, & said that she thought the twins were sick. Jackie, her biological father's wife, wanted DJ to come home with them, but it would have to be another time. Joe, DJ Gram's husband, told Shawna, one of his grandchildren, that she could ride Major, Joe's mount in the Police Mounted Patrol & Dj had bought. When Andy, one of Joe's sons, offered a ride, DJ said he could pick them up. DJ & Shawna jogged to Briones Riding Academy , where DJ & Joe stabled their horses. Shawna rode Major & DJ rode Patches, until Patches turned bronc & DJ's seat lost contact with the saddle.
In the beginning of the story DJ Randall couldn't believe what was going on! The twins were squirming & her mother's wedding dress had black knee prints after she had knelt to comfort the boys. The twins wanted DJ to go home with them, but Robert, her mother's new husband, told them she had to go to school on Monday. Gran complimented her on looking grown up as the Maid of Honor, & said that she thought the twins were sick. Jackie, her biological father's wife, wanted DJ to come home with them, but it would have to be another time. Joe, DJ Gram's husband, told Shawna, one of his grandchildren, that she could ride Major, Joe's mount in the Police Mounted Patrol & Dj had bought. When Andy, one of Joe's sons, offered a ride, DJ said he could pick them up. DJ & Shawna jogged to Briones Riding Academy , where DJ & Joe stabled their horses. Shawna rode Major & DJ rode Patches, until Patches turned bronc & DJ's seat lost contact with the saddle.
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