Hilary Walker: 31 books

In this short story, Timothy Shepherd is annoyed at having to visit his parents over Thanksgiving. It means exchanging his fast-paced life as a successful financial adviser in New York for a sleepy rural farm and his annoyingly religious mother and father.But instead of a boring country break,...

Father Michael's brother-in-law has an impossible house guest - Justin, an army veteran suffering from PTSD. The man is making life miserable for his host family. The priest has no practical assistance to offer, until an incident in church gives him an idea. Naturally, his plan involves the...

Jack is only interested in helping horses. Period. Their human owners irritate him. He's working with a terrified gelding when a mystery woman calls on his cell phone. She contacts him once a year and says the same short sentence. Already rattled, that evening he receives bad news which...

Father Peter is reeling from horrific allegations of misconduct, when he learns of behavior by a close family member which further undermines his pastoral authority. His parishioners are thrown into turmoil. What should they believe? Father Peter's own faith starts to crumble after a close...

Father Michael returns home late to find an old college roommate sitting on his doorstep: Father Dan has been kicked out by his wife and needs somewhere to stay. In the past, Jack Harper's horses have always helped solve people's problems and Father Michael appeals to the equine trainer for...

RIDING OUT THE DEVIL Horse trainer Jack Harper is only interested in helping horses. Period. Their human owners irritate him. After a mysterious phone call, he receives bad news from his native England which sends him back after 17 years’ absence. And now the evil secrets he’s kept...

Father Michael is in his new house and open to receive visitors, starting with a long overdue dinner for Catholic horse trainer, Jack Harper and his family. Then, at the behest of his bishop, he plays host for two months to the handsome seminarian and ex-footballer, Reverend Paul Mattick. In...

That man had calmly walked into the barn and destroyed her world. She'd moved here two and a half years ago to get away from a previous crushing defeat and now history was repeating itself. ***** Pippa comes to the Pecan Plantation Equestrian Center one afternoon to find that...

This account of the incorporation of issues of equality into the social work education curriculum focuses upon the period between 1989 and 1995, a time of considerable activity and rapid change. It is based upon research carried out by the author whilst studying for a doctorate in education.

Joseph Harper said in a strong, calm voice, "Remember, son, the night is always darkest before the dawn."  Jack's new-found faith in God and these words from his father and are all he has to cling to after the startling revelations about Joe, the teenager to whom he has become both...

Jack Harper, the horse trainer, has fulfilled the terms of his penance by apologizing to his ex-girlfriend in England for deserting her when she was pregnant – and insisting she abort their baby. But he suspects he may be atoning for something he didn't do when she flies over to the U.S....

Timothy Shepherd is annoyed at having to visit his parents over Thanksgiving. It means exchanging his fast-paced life as a successful financial adviser in New York for a sleepy rural farm and his annoyingly religious mother and father. But instead of a boring country break, his trip becomes...

When the author sets out to find a big companion dog, little does she expect to take home a huge Great Dane who knocks her over! As a beloved family member, Blue creates colorful memories and captures her four year old son’s youth in an unforgettable sunset tableau.

When my current dressage horse wants a change in career, I visit Nonette, a beautiful wannabe-retired racehorse at the track with great dressage potential. I find her stuck in a dark, hot stall. I have no room for her at home and have promised my husband I won’t buy another horse until I...