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Dad bought him last fall…oh.” She’d forgotten the horse had been among the possessions Raeder had to sell to pay for his hospital bill after his accident.  \nThe fond yet rueful expression on his face almost broke her heart.  \n“It’s good to see him so well taken care of.”  \n“Looks like he’s glad to see you, too. Raeder, you can ride him anytime.”  \nRaeder had suffered more than a banged-up knee in last year ’s rodeo. He’d suffered the loss of a cowboy’s best friend, a horse with whom he had a very special relationship. If she ever had to sell Sprinter, whom she’d raised from a newborn colt, she doubted she would ever recover from the loss.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nAward-winning author Louise M. Gouge writes historical and contemporary fiction romances for Harlequin’s Love Inspired imprint. She earned a BA in creative writing from the University of Central Florida and a Master of Liberal Studies degree from Rollins College. After teaching English and humanities for sixteen and a half years at Valencia College in Kissimmee, Florida, Louise now writes full-time. Contact Louise at [louisemgougeauthor.blogspot.com](louisemgougeauthor.blogspot.com) , [Facebook.com/louisemgougeauthor](Facebook.com/louisemgougeauthor), and on X,@louisemgouge.  \nBooks by Louise M. Gouge  \nLove Inspired  \nSafe Haven Ranch  \nFeuding with the Cowboy  \nThe Cowboy’s Last Rodeo  \nK-9 Companions  \nA Faithful Guardian  \nLove Inspired Historical  \nFinding Her Frontier Family  \nFinding Her Frontier Home  \nFour Stones Ranch  \nCowboy to the Rescue  \nCowboy Seeks a Bride  \nCowgirl for Keeps  \nCowgirl Under the Mistletoe  \nCowboy Homecoming  \nCowboy Lawman’s Christmas Reunion  \nVisit the Author Profile page at [LoveInspired.com](LoveInspired.com) for more titles.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nThe Cowboy’s Last Rodeo  \nLouise M. Gouge  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nNOTE TO READERS  \nThis ebook contains the following accessibility features which, if supported by your device, can be accessed via your ereader/accessibility settings:  \n Change of font size and line height  \n Change of background and font colors  \n Change of font  \n Change justification  \n Text to speech  \n Page numbers taken from the following print edition: ISBN 9781335621719  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places…To the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He  \nhath made us accepted in the Beloved.  \n—Ephesians 1:3, 6  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nI fell in love with all things rodeo many years ago while attending the Ski-Hi Stampede in Monte Vista, Colorado. But I never would have written this story if my beautiful granddaughter, Savannah Grace Reese, hadn’t been selected to be a rodeo queen—Junior Miss Silver Spurs Rodeo in Kissimmee, Florida—when she was thirteen. During Savannah’s preparation for that competition, former Miss Silver Spurs Rodeo Lacie Stark coached her in all her rodeo queen secrets. A true cattle-driving cowgirl, Lacie went on to become Miss Rodeo Florida, an honor she truly deserved. 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