Murder on the Hoof

Willie Adams is at the L.A. Equestrian Center shopping for her first horse. A young widow struggling with the idea of dating again, she never expected that a gorgeous trainer like Tyler Ransome would notice her. But he did.He wasn’t the only one, either. Bobby Fermino is not as handsome, nor as pleasant. After attacking Willie he ends up dead in her tack room, leaving her the most likely suspect.Willie has to convince Detective Lucas Macy that she’s innocent, but her physical attraction to him isn’t making the task easy.With growing evidence pointing to her, and two famous actors drawing attention to the investigation, Willie decides to take the reins. She must find the murderer before they find her, but will she survive opening her heart to someone new?

Gayle Carline got a late start into horses and writing, but she has certainly made up for lost time. She’s been a freelance journalist for Riding Magazine, writes a weekly humor column for her local newspaper, and has several mysteries set in Orange County. In 2013, she collaborated with her younger horse, Snoopy, to write his memoir, From the Horse’s Mouth: One Lucky Memoir. She owns two Quarter horses and competes in AQHA events, when she’s not plotting murder and mayhem.