The Wildest Heart (13 page)

Authors: Terri Farley

Sam splashed ashore, sprinted toward Ace, grabbed his reins, and flattened herself against a boulder. For a minute, it was raining horses and rocks and river water. Tons of hot hide and horseflesh surrounded her as they crashed into the water, making waves and waterfalls of white foam.

After days of captivity, they headed for the open gate on the wild side of the river.

Ace's longing neigh rang out as the lead mare reached the far shore.

Now the Phantom scrabbled back down the trail and waded into the river.

All the commotion was on the other side now. The stallion found a deep place in the river and swam.

His mane floated on the river and long liquid
ripples spread from his chest as he crossed.

Even when he'd reached the other side, he never looked backânot for her, not for Ace or for Faith, who stood neighing on the bank.

The Phantom had chosen freedom.

About the Author

Terri Farley
has always loved horses. She left Los Angeles for the cowgirl state of Nevada after earning degrees in English and Journalism. Now she rides the range researching books and magazine articles on the West's people and animalsâespecially Nevada's controversial wild horses. She lives in a one-hundred-year-old house with her husband, children, and way too many pets.

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THE WILDEST HEART

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PHANTOM STALLION #16: THE WILDEST HEART
. Copyright Â© 2005 by Terri Sprenger-Farley. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

Adobe Digital Edition February 2009 ISBN 978-0-06-188893-9

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