Authors: Terri Farley
Secret Star (14 page)
“Oh yes I am,” Sam insisted, drawing herself up to her full height. “Of course I want the film of the Phantom, but there's more.”
“Spit it out,” Inez said, still smiling.
“I won't tell a soul it's Ace, if you come back next week and pick out your own wild horse,” Sam whispered.
“But how?” Inez asked.
“There's an adoption day at Willow Springs Wild Horse Center next week,” Sam said. “Lots of mustangs need homes.”
“And that way, Bayfire will have his inspiration whenever he needs it,” Inez finished. “Sam, you're brilliant.”
The trainer swallowed audibly, then, looking humble as she put a hand on Sam's shoulder. “And the three of us”âshe paused to glance across the movie set to the tent sheltering Bayfire and Aceâ“I
guess the horses make fiveâknow who really stars in that incredible scene.”
Sam nodded, surprised that
just knowing
was good enough for her.
“Okay, so I'll be back and adopt myself a mustang,” Inez said, and as excitement charged her voice, the trainer glanced toward the mountaintop with a considering expression.
“Oh no,” Sam said, following Inez's eyes. “There's one wild horse you can never have.” Sam realized she'd been shaking her head with each word and she made herself stop. Still, she couldn't help adding, “You can't have the Phantom, because he's mine.”
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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Phantom Stallion
1
THE WILD ONE
2
MUSTANG MOON
3
DARK SUNSHINE
4
THE RENEGADE
5
FREE AGAIN
6
THE CHALLENGER
7
DESERT DANCER
8
GOLDEN GHOST
9
GIFT HORSE
10
RED FEATHER FILLY
11
UNTAMED
12
RAIN DANCE
13
HEARTBREAK BRONCO
14
MOONRISE
15
KIDNAPPED COLT
16
THE WILDEST HEART
17
MOUNTAIN MARE
18
FIREFLY
19
SECRET STAR
Cover art © 2006 by Greg Call
PHANTOM STALLION 19: SECRET STAR
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