Lily's song
A companion Horse Story
A Story of Hope, Love & Courage
Discover This Heart Warming Tale Of A Girl And A Horse
Family-friendly fiction
Recommended for ages 8-11
Formats: Paperback $8.99 / eBook $3.99 / Audiobook $14.95
Lily, an elegant Arabian mare, lives on Nelson Farm surrounded by athletic performance horses. She shares her stall with a goat named Walter and a cat named Boo. Together they observe life on the busy farm, a life that she cannot participate in. Lily has every comfort at Nelson Farm but she does not have a person to call her own, and she is beginning to wonder if she ever will.
When a new chiropractor arrives from Boston, Massachusetts to treat the owner’s champion reining horse, Lily discovers that Dr. McCullen has a daughter. Eleven year old Micah feels just as out of place at Nelson Farm as Lily does. She has never been to a farm, has never seen a real horse, and is reeling from the sudden loss of her father.
Is this sad girl the person Lily has been waiting for? Can a broken mare help Micah heal? Lily’s Song is a celebration of life, of friends found in the most unlikely places, and a tribute to the healing power of love.
A perfect gift for every horse lover, young or old.
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Chapter One: Darkness
A Preview From The Book
The mare stood in her stall, listening. She had been awake for some time, stirred by the snoring of her friend, the goat.
The mare wasn’t the only one unable to sleep tonight. The cat was awake, too. She could hear him purring softly from the beam above her stall. The cat watched over her every night. She couldn’t remember when he first joined them here in the barn, but she had grown fond of the cat and took comfort in the fact that he kept a nightly vigil.
Outside the wind blew. It sounded cold and lonely as it swept across Nelson Farm. But this barn was well-built and so the horses housed here were safe from its frigid grip.
Down by the tack room a radio played. Mr. Nelson turned it on every evening before he left the barn. Tonight it played classical music. The mare tilted her head, listening to the violins, the timpani and the French horns. She loved this music; it made her heart light. The sound of the violins carried her beyond her stall and past the round pen where she romped with the goat during the day. It carried her to a place without limits where she was free to run.
The goat snorted loudly and woke up. He blinked, confused, and looked around the stall.
The mare lowered her head and touched his coarse coat with her nose. He snuggled into the fresh straw bedding and nodded off again. The mare loved the goat. He was as true a friend as she could ever want. But he was still a goat.
The other horses in this barn had something she did not. They belonged to people. Even though some of those people were far from perfect, these horses could still say they belonged to someone. The mare couldn’t make that claim.
She had been placed in the care of Mr. Nelson shortly after she was born. He promised to care for her until that magical day when she would find a person of her own. She had been waiting for that day all her life.
Most of the time, the mare didn’t think about it. But sometimes, late at night when the goat was snoring, the mare dreamed about the sort of person she would like to belong to.
In her heart, she knew it would be a girl. And she knew this girl would be extraordinary. She would have to be. After all, the mare was not perfect. She had limitations. Many horsemen considered her useless. Some even said she should be destroyed. But she knew the girl would see her worth. This extraordinary girl would love her in spite of her flaws.
And so the mare waited.
And she hoped.
Outside the wind blew. The goat snored. And the car purred.
Lily's Stable Mates
Walter
Boo
Reader Comments
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Renewed My Love for Horses
The author wove a wonderful story of three friends; a goat, a horse, and a cat. Into their mix a new girl is thrown. What I liked best was the way the five main characters all gave of themselves and by being willing to share, got love, support and friendship in return. The story is held together with the facts that life can be hard and painful, but the love of friends can make it magical. Great read for anyone who loves horses, or would like to get acquainted with them. Gave a copy to my granddaughter for her birthday. Can't give a higher recommendation than that. Loved this story.
KD Griffeth
Great Story Line!
Loved the story and the voice. The book kept my attention, which is hard to do when listening to a book, for me anyway!! Great job DK!!!
Stacy S.
Great Story Line!
Loved the story and the voice. The book kept my attention, which is hard to do when listening to a book, for me anyway!! Great job DK!!!
Stacy H
Meet DK Raymer
Author. Screenwriter. Loves Horses & Kids Who Love Them.
DK Raymer grew up reading the books of Marguerite Henry, Sam Savitt, Wesley Dennis and Anna Sewell. If a horse was anywhere in the story, she read it. When she was thirteen, DK finally got a horse of her own, a retired roping horse named Flicka. The gentle black mare stood 16.2 hands tall and was DK’s best friend through her teen years.
As an adult, DK worked for a New York entertainment company, writing and developing family-friendly projects for film and tv. Her library shelf still contains her favorite childhood horse books.
Today, DK creates fiction and non-fiction projects for adults, but she also writes horse stories for a new generation of young readers who share her love of horses.
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DK lives in the Ozarks with her family. She and her husband share their home with two quirky little dogs named Petey and Jax. At present she does not have her own horse, but hopes to remedy that soon.
You can reach her by sending an email to: dk@dkraymer.com.
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