It’s been a year since an avalanche sealed the Phantom’s herd in Wild Horse Valley. They’re living on dwindling resources, when a sudden thaw allows the wild horses to escape through a secret tunnel. Back on their home range, they gallop toward a trap full of tasty feed. The corral sits on land belonging to convicted felon, Linc Slocum. His plan to build a fly-in golf course does not include wild horses, so he’s working with BLM to strip the lands bordering Riverbend Ranch of mustangs. Samantha Forster wants to work with her best friend Jen Kenworthy, her pal Jake Ely and his brother Seth to free the mustangs legally, but when the Phantom protects his family by facing a hotshot helicopter pilot who only cares about his paycheck, how far should Sam go to help the horse she loves?
Terri Farley is the best-selling author of books about the contemporary and historic West. Her PHANTOM STALLION series has sold over 2 million books world-wide and it relaunches with new art & content in March 2023. Terri's most recent non-fiction book Wild at Heart: Mustangs and the Young People Fighting to Save Them (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) is a Junior Library Guild selection; winner of the Sterling North Heritage award for Excellence in Children's Literature. Terri's only contemporary fantasy is SEVEN TEARS INTO THE SEA. Terri is an advocate for the West's wild horses and for young people helping to make their voices heard.
The first book I ever read on my Kindle! :D Suffice to say, I loved this book. It was amazing to be transported back to the world of Phantom Stallion after being away from it for so long. Although, I must say that Terri still needs to write another PS book where Sam and Jake get together. I think they were my life's first ship. They're soulmates, and I need closure! But, regardless, I loved this novella, and sincerely hope that this is not THE END of the Phantom and Sam's story.
Well, that was...disappointing. I wanted to hear more about Sam and Jake!! Like, what just happened there? Terri Farley needs to just write a book about Sam and Jake's amazing romance and then I'll be happy.
It is always such a pleasure to get to enter the world of the Phantom Stallion and Sam Forster. This short novella is a perfect little window back into that world, with a rare glimpse into the mind of the Stallion himself. Short, sweet, wish I could get a copy for my bookshelf!