Catch and Release

Horse Doctor Adventures Catch and Release #1

by Elizabeth Woolsey

Dr. Maggie Kincaid was changing her life. No more all-nighters and long workdays in a potentially dangerous occupation. She moved across the Pacific Ocean, leaving family and friends to assume the quiet life of a writer. Maggie traded her veterinary clinic for a log cabin on a remote property in the mountains with a trout stream that wove through her meadow into the forest. She planned to fish for trout, write novels, and ride ‘old lady broke to death’ horses.
Property deed in hand, a personal fishing guide, and a contract with a publishing company assured Maggie she’d scored an early birth in heaven.
Who among the locals would become her trusted friends? Who was the muted boy who came to help her? Learning of the longstanding tragic history of the property did not dissuade her optimism, but would she withstand what was to come?
Catch and Release is the first book in a series about Dr. Maggie Kincaid’s adventure into retirement.

310 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 12, 2021

Reviews

[Cecilia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing

This book is the best I have read in several years!
First of all love that the story is long, then it was so engaging that you can never guess what's up ahead and as soon as you think you do it proves you wrong again. Written in a comfortable manner that made me feel I was being read to.
It was very inspiring to read about vivid active vital older adults, as that's something I've not ever found in all my years of reading!
This book would be a great read for anyone who likes fly fishing, horses, veterinary medicine, and anyone who wants to hear about active so-called retirees who are enjoying life, giving back to society, and still wrangling with feelings for the opposite sex; or if you just enjoy a story with one exciting adventure after another.

I bought the 2nd book and I'll be reading it next, and this is only my 3rd time to do that (buy the next book in a series) in 15 years - so I think this says something about the author, her writing style and the content!

[Carolyn Harper · Rating 3 out of 5]

Maggie moves back to America from Australia where she lived for many years, had a family, and was a very successful horse vet. Then she retired from that and began a new career as an author, which was also quite a successful endeavor. In her new place, she meets an interesting, quirky set of characters, including Luke, Charlie, and Colin. The story line is engaging, but too much about relationships is dropped—almost as if crucial scenes and thoughts have been deleted. For me, that made it challenging to follow. Even now, I can’t give a clear description of how it all fits together; some of it seems far too contrived. Although I’m mildly curious about what happens next, I’m not inclined to read the sequel, even if I got it for free. I’d probably give it 3.5 stars, but for me, a 4-star rating is too high. I wouldn’t recommend.

[Nancy M. Lane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fast paced

Easy read and hard to put down. Accurate vet treatments and factual for the most part in weaving the storyline

[W. Neilsen Neilsen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definitely could have been better

I did enjoy the premise of the story: older, equine vet retires from her work in Australia and moves back to the states for a "temporary" reprieve. I'm no veterinarian, and my knowledge of horses is very small, but I did feel the book had good detail in that area.
I had a tough time following all the characters . Too many people with very similar names made it hard to keep up with who was doing what. And much repetition, I noticed, also. Thus 3 stars. The few twists in the story kept me interested, but I'm not sure I'd hop aboard another book in a series, should there be one.

[Jan Straga · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the story, it kept my interest. It would take a lot of courage to move across the world to your home country leaving your grown children behind and only seeing them a couple times a year. I liked the characters but did find the "no romance or attraction" with one of the characters and then "romance" talk with the character abrupt.
I have downloaded the second book.

[Annarella · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked it and liked the story of a woman who decide to change and leave her old life behind. It's a good story, well plotted and entertaining.
Liked the characters and the style of writing.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this arc, all opinions are mine

[Jessie hastings · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love It!

Great story of a woman I can admire. Strong and hard-headed, I like her and the honest friends she makes in settling into the new home she’s chosen for retirement. Very enjoyable.

[Kathy Brickert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great adventure

Loved the tips to previous work! The only regret is the ending that doesn't end! I will go on, but . . . this author never disappoints! Great read!