{"title":"Connie Squiers","description":"Connie Squiers Kuester, a former attorney, lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She fondly remembers her horse crazy girlfriends and reading many, many books about horses. She uses those experiences, and those as a mother, to craft her stories. She wanted to write books about horses, that were appealing to young people, and would incorporate the tenets of her faith. Her stories are action-packed and full of human interest, with Christianity slipped in through conversation and remembering what she learned in church, not preachy prose. She has provided questions at the end of each book, so a parent or facilitator will find it easy to get their readers to discuss what they've read.","products":[{"product_id":"black-jazz-julies-beautiful-friesian-colt-paperback","title":"Black Jazz: Julie's Beautiful Friesian Colt - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter Julie's parents were killed in an aircraft accident, she went to live with her aunt, who told her she could not afford to keep her. A few weeks later, she was sent from her home in wonderfully warm Florida, to Estes Park, Colorado, where it was cold and snowy. She was frightened when she found herself living in a rustic lodge with a stranger, an uncle she had never known existed. Julie found life on a horse ranch with Uncle Mark depressing until a beautiful black foal was born on Christmas Day. That event, discovering Jesus for the first time, and making new Christian friends, changed her life. After she received a sizable insurance settlement from the airlines, her aunt and uncle called and wanted her to move back to Florida to live with them. Julie had grown to love her uncle, and the life she now had with her beautiful horse in the Rocky Mountains. She did not want to go back. Julie had several unusual adventures, and figured out how to do wonderful things for her community with the money she had received.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68275934429407,"sku":"9781973679738","price":18.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/ZZC9zdyDSf9781973679738.webp?v=1792738300"},{"product_id":"carolina-dream-paperback","title":"Carolina Dream - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulie lived on a very exclusive Thoroughbred horse farm in Camden, South Carolina, where her father was the manager. When her mother died, it set an unusual set of events in motion. Her dad received a letter of condolence and apology from his father, who lived in Granada, Spain. He had banished his son from his life fifteen years earlier. His apology for having no contact with his son was accompanied by a gift, a beautiful Andalusian mare. Surprisingly, having the new horse resulted in his firing. The story includes much prayer, joy, and tragedy, including the burning of their stable by the disgruntled former employer. The thread throughout this book is this family's trust in God and their faith that all things work together for the good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68304916512991,"sku":"9781973655466","price":18.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/C41RctG06N9781973655466.webp?v=1793019307"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/connie-squiers.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}