Fears and Hopes of a Decent Man

Beginning with breakneck pace, the story focuses on Rod Mannering who struggles to overcome some devastating life events.  Before concluding, he embarks on his most incredible life mission, rescuing his daughter, Belinda. 

This fast-paced novel will inspire and challenge readers as they watch a man who maintains control in the face of overwhelming situations. A good man, Rod Mannering protects a young horse from abuse. When at the next show he finds the body of his good friend in a stall that pits him against a killer. At the same time, he deals with threats of financial damages and real estate fraud. Rod tries not to admit to himself his attraction to the woman rider from Texas, Taylor Blair.

On top of these challenging situations, the Colorado Highway Patrol find his daughter’s car abandoned like vehicles of several women killed in the area in the last few years. From here, the trail gets even more intense as Rod makes it his quest to rescue his beloved Belinda.

Helen Hogan creates an intense tale of survival and action that pulls readers to turn each page faster than the last.  She brings two sympathetic characters, a man determined to recover from physical and emotional damage and a woman feeling lost fighting to bring meaning back into her life. The backdrop of Arabian horse shows with their competition, exciting action, and glamor heightens the hint of romance. The two horse characters give readers the feel of strength and power and appreciation for exotic beauty:  Shazia, Rod’s chestnut mare who patiently helped on his pathway to recovery, and Raz, powerful grey stallion who gives Taylor confidence alone in a new region.  Even the minor characters force the reader to recognize folks trying to find hope for desperate lives.  The quick action still leaves room for kindness as a rival competitor comes in support when Rod trips over a wire and crashes down the mountainside to catch himself on a narrow ledge in pending storm.
 
Best Wishes, Helen Check out helenhogan.com for a preview of my newest novel, “Ridgecrest Rescue.”

Book Title: Ridgecrest Rescue 
Publisher: Your Online Publicist
Publication Date: October 23, 2020
Pages: 225
Click the link to buy the book: Products Archive - Helen Hogan Books

About the Author
Growing up in Miami, Florida, Helen Hogan showed writing talent early. Her sixth grade letter in a contest open to county journalism students won an interview with Brooklyn Dodgers players. When the news staff discovered their winner was a girl, they changed the rules to allow the second place essayist, a boy, to participate. Her journalism training, at Miami Senior High took her to state awards as news editor. She started college at 16 and quickly became news editor of the Stetson Reporter.

Hogan began teaching while her first husband completed college. After work in Florida and Montreal, Canada, she returned to Stetson for her master’s degree and earned a position as English instructor at Texas A & I University (now Texas A & M Kingsville). In the fall of ’67, she began teaching at the newly founded Tarrant County College

Upon retiring as full professor in 1997, she began refurbishing her boxed novels. In her other life, she shows horses, holding judges’ cards in several breeds. She currently shows a Welsh/Paint cross in hunter and dressage and has an Arabian mare getting ready for carriage driving.

Helen lives with her husband of fifty years. Aside from horses, the loving couple are also proud of their prized dogs and cats.

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