Good Things Come Series

Welcome to the world of Good Things Come in the heart of Canadian Thoroughbred horse country…   He's racing cross-country, looking for a safe place to land. She's dreading a future that was never her choice. They both want the same thing: to leave the past behind.   September means school, but this year, Nate's not going back. He's heading east, and while everyone at home thinks he's pursuing a career as a jockey, he's really just running away.   After always being a student, he lands a job as a teacher — of young Thoroughbreds, starting yearlings on a small but classy farm in Ontario. It's the perfect place to hide, until a jockey's agent comes along promising to give him everything he thought he ever wanted. He'll have to choose between honouring his commitment to the farm and a fast track to the career of his dreams.   Liv likes the new guy she hired to start the babies, but she kind of hates him too. He's doing what she wants to do herself — dropping out to chase a future on the front lines of horse racing. She wishes she could be content, accepting the path vet school has firmly set her on. But a filly named Claire has captured her heart and ignited her real passion: riding racehorses. But does everyone get to follow their heart? Meanwhile, a cherished mare on the farm carries a foal that will change both their lives and remind them… good things come to those who wait. NOW WITH A GLOSSARY OF HORSE RACING TERMS! For those not familiar with this world (such as, reins are commonly called "lines.") Read the whole series!   Bright, Broken Things (Good Things Come Prequel Book 0.5) Good Things Come (Good Things Come Book 1) All The Little Things (Good Things Come Book 2) All Good Things (Good Things Come Book 3) This Good Thing (Good Things Come Book 4) Merry Little Things (Good Things Come Book 5) All The Best Things (Good Things Come Book 6) Horse of the Year (Good Things Come Book 7) Shiny Little Things (Good Things Come Book 8) "Linda Shantz is an expert on the Canadian Thoroughbred racing scene and writes about Thoroughbreds and the people that work with them in a way that is genuine, and full of vivid detail."– BookBub review. "Love, love, loved it! Couldn't put it down." – BookBub review. "The writing is vivid and brings the settings and characters to life on the page."– early reader. "This is the first horse book I've read since Dick Francis' racing mysteries that I can find no errors in. I have high hopes that this series may be the replacement I've been hoping to find for many years." – Amazon review.

Emilie's always loved Christmas, but this year will be different. Her parents have moved back to Montreal after reconciling with a grandparent she's never had a relationship with, and her sister plans to spend the holiday with her fiancé's parents out west — which means Emilie might very well be alone on the family's Thoroughbred farm for the holidays. She's convinced she'll be busy enough it won't matter. She has the farm to oversee, hours to fulfil for her physiotherapy internship, horses to ride, a friend with a busy café to help — and she's hoping to adopt a dog. But when the farm manager quits abruptly she's totally overwhelmed trying to keep up — until friends come to the rescue, and she discovers she's not as alone as she thinks she is. A parallel book to This Good Thing, (Good Things Come Book 4) or can be read as a standalone. Bonus: includes a recipe for Nanaimo bars, a favourite Canadian treat and the first chapter of All The Best Things, the continuation of Emilie's story!

Set in the high-stakes world of horse racing, the Good Things Come series mixes together hope, heartbreak and romance, a dash of rivalry, and a great deal of excitement.Travel from Canada's foremost track, Woodbine, to the world's top racing venues, including Gulfstream and Meydan, Dubai.   Tackling the sport of kings from the other side — the people who give their hearts and souls to the horses — it follows the loves and lives of a group of friends trying to find balance amid the highs and lows of their demanding careers.   If you love accurate, well-written horse racing fiction, with equine and human characters you'll come to think of as friends and family, you've found your next favorite series!   Book 4: This Good Thing   If the sum total of Liv Lachance's self-worth is the collection of all the things she's done, she's coming up short. She decides it's time to throw herself back into her career as a jockey, even if her impending marriage to fellow rider Nate Miller incites conflict of interest rumblings. But life has other ideas for Liv when a death in the family and illness in the Triple Stripe ranks turn everything upside-down, and she's finally faced with learning that her greatest accomplishments are about so much more than winning races.   Book 5: Merry Little Things   A parallel, holiday-themed story to This Good Thing, (Good Things Come Book 4). If Emilie Lachance keeps herself busy enough, she'll never have to admit she's afraid of her own company. She has the family farm to oversee, hours to fulfil for an internship, horses to school and a friend with a busy café to help. But when she takes on one too many things she's totally overwhelmed — until friends come to the rescue, and she learns she's not as alone as she thinks she is. Book 6: All The Best Things   Everyone expected Emilie and Tim to end up together. Except when she met Tim at Liv and Nate's wedding, he was basically rude, then after messaging her at Christmas, he ghosted her. So when Nate invites Tim to the farm to rehabilitate from an injury, Emilie's determined not to give him a third chance. But when Tim starts showing up where — and in ways — she doesn't expect, she starts to believe Tim could be her happily ever after, after all.Everyone expected Emilie and Tim to end up together. Except when she met Tim at Liv and Nate's wedding, he was basically rude, then after messaging her at Christmas, he ghosted her. So when Nate invites Tim to the farm to rehabilitate from an injury, Emilie's determined not to give him a third chance. But when Tim starts showing up where — and in ways — she doesn't expect, she starts to believe Tim could be her happily ever after, after all. Includes: This Good Thing (Good Things Come Book 4) Merry Little Things (Good Things Come Book 5) All The Best Things (Good Things Come Book 6)

With the sport of kings in crisis, can one person make a difference? Liv's never wanted any part of the spotlight, but the success of Just Jay has thrust her into it whether she likes it or not.   Campaigning Triple Stripe's "big horse" for Horse of the Year means every decision she makes as a trainer is scrutinized — on the backstretch, the internet, and by the Kentucky group interested in syndicating Jay as a stallion.   Now her unconventional views on training racehorses are under fire, when all she wants is to get Jay through to the end of his career and keep everyone happy — her father, the syndicate, and most importantly, the horse.   Read the whole series!   Bright, Broken Things (Good Things Come Book 0.5 – a prequel) Good Things Come (Good Things Come Book 1) All The Little Things (Good Things Come Book 2) All Good Things (Good Things Come Book 3) This Good Thing (Good Things Come Book 4) Merry Little Things (Good Things Come Book 5) All The Best Things (Good Things Come Book 6) Horse of the Year (Good Things Come Book 7)