Black Lava and his herd have been driven up to Sky Mountain to keep them away from polluted water. But there's only room for one lead horse on the mountain, and Snowfire, the white stallion, has already claimed it as his own. Sure enough, Darby soon sees Snowfire chase Black Lava onto ranch lands. Her horse charmer sense tells her the Crimson Vale herd needs to return home or desperation will lead Black Lava into more danger. Between finals at school and an upcoming rodeo, everyone is too busy to listen to Darby's fears. Can Darby help Snowfire and Black Lava before their battle turns deadly?
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.
I love this series. Everything is just a beautifully spun story, and excellent for relaxing. This wasn't one of my favourites, but I enjoyed reading about Darby saving the herd with her crazy horse charmer skills. On the sidelines, I will forever be rooting for Megan and Cade to hurry it up and get together. :)