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Impelled: An Equestrian Romantic Suspense Series (The Impelled Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Sarah Welk Baynum (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Will Emma have a chance at love and the new future she has worked so hard to build, or will an unknown stranger bent on destroying her life do so first?

Emma Walker’s life revolves around work, finishing her last year of college, and the thing she loves most – horses.

That is, until everything changes on one seemingly ordinary day when Emma receives information that turns her world upside-down.

Now, Emma is forced to make a decision that will change life as she knows it forever. A decision that will take her far from everything and everyone she’s ever known.

While Emma is fighting to create a new future for herself, she is surprised when someone from her past life back home shows up in the present. But his arrival is timed perfectly with a threatening note that has Emma on edge and wondering who she can trust.

And then there's Michael, the farm's live-in handyman, who has slowly become her friend and confidant despite his original aloofness. But is it just her, or is there a spark between them that she has been denying because of the complications of working together? Even considering the possibility of having feelings for Michael could threaten everything she’s working so hard for – not to mention the new relationship she just began with someone else.

But Emma is beginning to realize that the decision she made not only changed her life in ways she never anticipated, but that it has just put her directly in the path of someone has the power to threaten her future and everything she loves – not to mention her and horses’ lives.

(Clean equestrian romantic suspense series with no sexual content or foul language. Suitable for adults and young adults. This series is intended to be read sequentially.)

Editorial Reviews:

"Ocala, Wellington, suspense, a love triangle, and horses – does it get any better? No, it does not, and you’ll find all that and more in Sarah Welk Baynum’s debut novel, Impelled."
- An excerpt from the Horse & Style Magazine article by Laurie Berglie

"A suspenseful, romantic, page-turning story about a young woman's search for success in the Florida show jumping world. Emma Walker is starting a new life. One in which she lets go of everything to begin again, everything that is, except her love of horses. Impelled is a lovely debut novel that gets the horse facts right and is difficult to put down. I look forward to reading the next book in this series"
- Carly Kade, author of the "In the Reins" series and host of the Equestrian Author Spotlight Podcast

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B37P7CJP
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 8, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3547 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 230 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B0B2TRD1ZK

Best Sellers Rank: #205,693 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #5 in Horse Showing & Training (Kindle Store)
- #3,775 in Clean & Wholesome Romance (Kindle Store)
- #12,689 in Romantic Suspense (Books)

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Sarah Welk Baynum has an extensive equestrian background which became the inspiration behind her debut novel “Impelled.”

While writing her novels, Sarah draws from previous experience as a working student, show groom, barn manager, working for FarmVet and other various jobs in the horse industry over the years both in her hometown and in Wellington & Ocala, Florida. Sarah also attended Otterbein University and majored in Equine Business and Facility Management.

Sarah still owns horses and actively competes in show jumping and three-day eventing, and horses have been a big part of her life since the age of twelve. Her first horse may have been a gelding, but she has a bias for mares and has primarily owned mares throughout the years.

Besides writing novels, Sarah also writes articles for The Equine Chronicle, The Plaid Horse, Sidelines, Off-Track Thoroughbred, and Horse & Style Magazines.

When she isn’t writing or riding, Sarah also enjoys competing in local and national singing competitions, and mainly sings country music.

Today, Sarah lives in her hometown just outside of Columbus, Ohio, with her family which includes her husband, her two dogs, two cats and her two mares Tilly (a warmblood) and Letty (an off the track thoroughbred).

Visit Sarah's website for updates on upcoming books and to sign-up for her newsletter to never miss a release! https://sarahwelkbaynumauthor.com/

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Love this book

Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2024

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Can't wait to read the others. This book took me less than 24 hours to read. Could not out it down. Nice clean reading. Great book for any horse person to read

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Christina M Wood-Smith

An exciting adventure

Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2022

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Lots of interesting characters and great plot twists. Plenty of horsiness to round out a great read. I’m waiting for the next book because there are definitely new adventures to unravel.

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SarahReadsALot

Fantastic first book!

Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2022

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What a fantastic story! I truly enjoyed Emma’s journey- how she handled a really hard wrench thrown into her life and chose a path nearly any horse obsessed young adult would dream of. The guys- one in particular- has me leaning in every time he’s on the page. And the horses! I’m in love with a couple of them and it was even better finding out they’re based on real-life horses 💗💗💗.
It makes me want to buy a bag of carrots and go down the line scratching, petting, and all around spoiling these guys. They felt so real.
I also loved the authenticity of Emma simply being grateful to ride high level horses without needing to compete on them herself. That’s real-life. Some of us are just grateful to be a part of their journey.
I highly recommend!

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NAMM

Great read for a horse person

Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2023

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I am always looking for horse novels, and ones that are focused around the horse experience. You see, I am an active horse crazy woman with a full time career outside of horses who can only ride and train on weekends. Reading horse books like this makes me feel like I am at the barn. This author clearly writes with knowledge of a working student, working with horses, and the Wellington horse screen. I love that the book does not have sex and foul language in it. It is appropriate for teens to adults. I loved the book and look forward to the entire series!

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Kindle Customer

Really needs a proofreader

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2023

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This was a fun story and it really is nice to read stories about the horse show world that are authentic, but the number of mistakes in the text was quite distracting. Did no one proofread this story? Someone help her out, please!

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kkanten

Good book with exceptions

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2023

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I really enjoyed the story and the characters but the typos and grammatical errors drove me crazy. Hopefully the sequels are edited better

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Great

Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2023

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I really enjoyed this book. Looking forward to the next in the series. My love for horses this book sure was a great read.

Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2023

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For those of us familiar with the horse show world in any form, this book is a MUST read! I loved reading about the Ocala and Wellington show jumping from the view of a first year intern. I could have done without the chase scenes by the bad guy, but it still made it a good read for those who are not horse crazy. I believe the next book in the series will be about eventing, which is my favorite form of "horse show". I am looking forward to reading the whole series.

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elliottk5419

Excellent Read

Reviewed in Canada on February 14, 2024

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Have to admit that I have a background in horses and could relate to the going’s on in this book. Not sure if someone who doesn’t have a background in horses would understand it. The story line was exciting. And I would definitely recommend this book to anyone with an equestrian background.

Michelle

5 Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 29, 2022

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I absolutely adored this book and was totally hooked from the very first page. Highly recommended and I cannot wait for the next book in this series.

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Wonderful

Reviewed in Australia on March 12, 2023

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It's not often you read something original, written well and doesn't have the cliches of the usual horsey plot. What a debut!

Alana

Disappointing

Reviewed in Canada on October 6, 2023

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There were a lot of grammatical errors in this book, almost like it was never edited. The story line was just ok, was hoping for a more exciting story. I won’t be continuing to read the rest of the series

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