Lead Us into Temptation

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Jade Sanders has worked most of her adult life to correct the mistakes she made earlier in her life. She has held back details about herself, making her past a mystery to her friends and the man she loves. But a ghost from her former life shows up and she is pressured to reveal the one thing that threatens to turn her world upside down. Will the truth make her free?

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GREAT WRITING!.......2007-08-17

Jade's Dilemma is excellent I actually did not want to put it down. each chapter made you say... "What" "NoWay" or "Oh my God".. Can't wait to read Sheena's Dilemma.

Keep the Faith.......2007-01-30

I must say this second part of the series had me wanting to throw this book and never pick it up again. However my bestest told me to finish it, it's really a good story, so I did.
I am happy I did, I really enjoyed the story after Jade stopped whining.

Once Again Ms. Reign delivers a story of love, patience and faith in the man above and everything will fall in place. I especially like reading Reigns stories because all the areas in Camden, NJ she mentions are all places I've been.

I am looking forward to the next story in this series, keep up the good work.

Pray, Wait and Listen .......2007-01-04

We find the four friends, Ivy, Sheena, Jade and Miranda together again, but now it's with Jade's Dilemma.

Jade has dug herself into a ditch and does not know how to use the shovel to get out. Darrell and Jade share a child. He is in love with her and wants them to become a family. Jade feels as if she is unworthy of Darrell's love. Because of her past, she is not willing to let it affect his future, so she feels the only way to handle the situation is to run.

Jade has been praying and praying to the lord for answers, but she is not listening. She still is trying to handle the situation on her own.
Rev. Owens (of all people) gives Jade some useful advice and believe it or not, then she begins to listen. It's a very painful journey for Jade to reveal her past, but after she does, she sees that everything begins to fall into place, or will it???

While reading Jade's Dilemma, you just want to crawl in between the pages and SMACK Jade, forcing her to see the light.

I just love Jade's Dilemma as well as Ivy's Dilemma. They are both easy reads that BRING so much reality from everyday life into these books!!!
Reign focused on a particular situation in Jade's Dilemma, and I want to personally THANK YOU for it!!! It seems as if we are running into `that' situation a lot lately!
I really hate that we're going to have to wait until September in order to read Sheena's Dilemma.

Reviewed by: Carmen

This Thorn in my Side.......2006-12-22

Jade's Dilemma: Lead Us Not Into Temptation releases the story of Jade Marie Sanders, whose mystery in Ivy's Dilemma sparked many an interest. Along with being a full-time mother, daughter, sister, friend and semi-girlfriend, Jade is a law student at Rutgers University as well as a tutor for some of the children at Greater Mt. Carmel.

Usually the strong one of the group, Jade is finding it harder to mask her feelings for Darrell Parker Jr., her son's father. Darrell is intelligent, kind, gorgeous and if that's not enough, he's getting his doctoral degree in theology. Without a doubt he's her I.B.M. (Ideal Black Man). But, Jade's Dilemma appears to be illuminating all on its own. Frightened about what might lie ahead, Jade deliberates over how much of her past to own up to.

Just like in Ivy's Dilemma: Thy Will Be Done, author Reign uses the bible, friendship, love and other people's trials to help light the path in Jade's Dilemma: Lead Us Not Into Temptation. I absolutely loved it! So tell us what's your dilemma, Sheena?

"God don't bless mess, but he can bless through anyone."

Skeletons.......2006-12-07

Jade's Dilemma is book number two in the Dilemma series. Readers were given a glimpse at Jade's story in Ivy's Dilemma. Despite her close friendship with Ivy, Miranda and Sheena, Jade is holding back. But they are not the only ones she is not being forthcoming with. Darrell, the father of her son, is in love with her and wants nothing more than for her to become his wife. Jade, haunted by her past, does not feel that she is good enough for Darrell. She has a shocking secret that she would like to remain in the past. Jade is torn between the undeniable urge to do what she feels is right and the inescapable demands of her heart. Little does Jade know, the decision to hide her past may no longer be hers. Will her faith in God, family and friends help her prevail?

As with her first book, I was drawn into the story rather quickly. Jade's Dilemma Lead Us Not Into Temptation is a compelling story of one woman's trials and tribulations. While I enjoyed the storyline immensely as well as revisiting characters, I found Jade's Dilemma to be a little too preachy. That said, it was a delight to read. Reign is a gifted storyteller and I look forward to Sheena's Dilemma.

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Finally: an intellectual page-turner
Just Dreadful
Pragmatic view point on consumerism and advertising
Pretentious twaddle disguised as scholarship
A fascinating, entertaining, and important book!

Lead Us Into Temptation
James B. Twitchell
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ASIN: 0231115199

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Is consumerism a spiritual dead end? Isn't it true that mere things can never make us happy? Why, no, says James B. Twitchell, in a sequel of sorts to his popular Adcult USA. We are what we buy, says Twitchell, and we like what we buy. After food and shelter, the next step in the needs hierarchy is self-actualization--and in contemporary society, what better way to self-actualize than to co-opt the mojo of recognizable name brands? The semiotics of purchase are important, he argues: durable goods make us comfortable, provide us with a sense of security in an age when religion no longer works the way it was designed to. The new high priests are celebrities who hawk basketball shoes, cars, telecommunications infrastructures, Carnival cruises, cosmetics, nicotine patches, and medications. Shopping, in this sense, may even be the ultimate act of self-identification with the divine principle. Radical though it may be, the hypothesis of Lead Us into Temptation is strongly supported by the evidence. Never before has the science of selling been so well understood, the market's ability to measure consumer satisfaction so complete. Read Twitchell and weep--or better yet, go shopping. --Patrizia DiLucchio

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Coke adds life. Just do it. Yo quiero Taco Bell. We live in a commercial age, awash in a sea of brand names, logos, and advertising jingles -- not to mention commodities themselves. Are shoppers merely the unwitting stooges of the greedy producers who will stop at nothing to sell their wares? Are the producers' powers of persuasion so great that resistance is futile?

James Twitchell counters this assumption of the used and abused consumer with a witty and unflinching look at commercial culture, starting from the simple observation that "we are powerfully attracted to the world of goods (after all, we don't call them 'bads')." He contends that far from being forced upon us against our better judgment, "consumerism is our better judgment." Why? Because increasingly, store-bought objects are what hold us together as a society, doing the work of "birth, patina, pews, coats of arms, house, and social rank" -- previously done by religion and bloodline. We immediately understand the connotations of status and identity exemplified by the Nike swoosh, the Polo pony, the Guess? label, the DKNY logo. The commodity alone is not what we are after; rather, we actively and creatively want that logo and its signification -- the social identity it bestows upon us. As Twitchell summarizes, "Tell me what you buy, and I will tell what you are and who you want to be."

Using elements as disparate as the film The Jerk, French theorists, popular bumper stickers, and Money magazine to explore the nature and importance of advertising lingo, packaging, fashion, and "The Meaning of Self," Twitchell overturns one stodgy social myth after another. In the process he reveals the purchase and possession of things to be the self-identifying acts of modern life. Not only does the car you drive tell others who you are, it lets you know as well. The consumption of goods, according to Twitchell, provides us with tangible everyday comforts and with crucial inner security in a seemingly faithless age. That we may find our sense of self through buying material objects is among the chief indictments of contemporary culture. Twitchell, however, sees the significance of shopping. "There are no false needs." We buy more than objects, we buy meaning. For many of us, especially in our youth, Things R Us.

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Named one of Newsweek's "100 Cultural Elite" and praised by George F. Will for his "robust contempt" for the intelligentsia's take on consumption, James Twitchell embarks on an insightful, fearless, and funny exploration of two of the central themes of modern American culture materialism and consumerism. Twitchell counters the notion of the "used and abused consumer" with a witty and unflinching look at commercial culture, starting from the simple observation that "we are powerfully attracted to the world of goods (after all, we don't call them 'bads')."

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Finally: an intellectual page-turner.......2006-01-25

Had to read this one as an undergrad... & I still read it regularly for fun! How many books can you say this of?

Twitchell really cuts to the core of material psychology, branding, and then comparing these cultural phenomena to past Human indentifications: tribal, family, religious, etc. Result? Putting meaning in things is SO much more fun!

In one terrific section (and my favorite) Twitchell attacks the idea of "zombie TV watching" with a simple observation: When he watches TV he finds it to be an incredibly ACTIVE thinking process. Constantly changing channels, actively CHOOSING different paths, & never settling on one thing for too long (sound familiar?). Add TiVo, and who's really in control? The branders? The giant corporations? Some advertising elites in a smoke-filled room?

Answer: YOU.

Just Dreadful.......2003-01-12

As an academic who loves to shop, I was hoping this would provide a more balanced account of the rise and impact of mass consumerism. He is certainly right that academics and other relatively privileged strata have something of a knee-jerk animus to mass pleasure. But the book is a complete failure. It amounts to little more than a defense brief for mass consumerism--and like a good defense lawyer, he ignores evidence that doesn't fit his case, distorts the arguments of his foes, and offers a rosy, unreal view of his client. ... Skip.

Pragmatic view point on consumerism and advertising.......2002-08-16

An interesting read about the invasive consumerism of the 20th century. His basic take is we buy what we want, it isn't foisted on us by advertsing. All that you see on TV is an ad, including the "news", the sitcom set, ie house, clothes, pots, pans, lamps and has been since the beginning of TV. And that "Democracy" is the freedom to buy what you want when you want it.

He makes a good case that this has been what people "really" want since time imortal. And that no amount of whining about how it isn't good for you can compete with the almighty dollar. Simply put, if you really didn't want it, you wouldn't buy it.

I do agree that he can get long winded in his arguments.

Anyone looking to start up another .com company would do well to read this first.

Pretentious twaddle disguised as scholarship.......2000-03-12

First, it was quite obvious that the author has some sort of animus against non-materialism, since he seems to glory in taking gratuitous chops at environmentalists, the voluntary simplicity movement, and pretty much anyone who doesn't agree with him. I was thoroughly sick of it by the end of the first chapter.

Second, he does not back up many of his assertions, despite a plethora of footnotes. For instance, he asserts that kitchens have gotten smaller in the last few decades (seemingly as a way of proving that we eat more take out and less home cooked food), without stating whether he means suburban or urban kitchens, new construction or remodelling, apartment, condo or detached kitchens...you get the picture. There are similarly unsupported assertions about trash disposal, landfills, and teenage buying patterns.

Finally, it was *dull*. The only parts that were even vaguely entertaining were the last few chapters, when the polemics were replaced by personal reporting of his trip to a mall. I learned very little about American materialism, and far more than I wished about the author's political biases.

A huge disappointment.

A fascinating, entertaining, and important book!.......2000-01-27

I first must take issue with a previous review. There is nothing remotely complex about the language Twitchell uses - certainly nothing that would require anyone with a basic vocabulary to need a dictionary. On the contrary, I found that Twitchell is often quite amusing and there were even times I laughed out loud at his astute observations and the entertaining way he presents them. Having said that, I did find one thing slightly irritating - the use of extensive footnotes that could easily have been included in the text without forcing the reader to jump around. Still, that doesn't detract from the important ideas Twitchell presents. You will never look at the world (and particularly the world of adverised products) the same way after reading this. This book, however, goes far beyond merely addressing products and how they are advertised. It addresses the psychology of "meaning" that is fundamental to how each of us construct our innner and outer world. It was given to me as a gift by a friend. I intend to buy several copies and give them to my own friends. I highly recommend it to anyone even if they are not interested in advertising per se. After reading "Lead us Into Temptation" they will be.

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beware: virulently anti-Catholic
A Must Read...
Informative
Remarkable Book
Remarkable Book by Remarkable Author

Lead Us Not into Temptation
Jason Berry
Manufacturer: Doubleday
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0385424361
Release Date: 1992-09-01

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beware: virulently anti-Catholic.......2005-10-28

First half of the book is straightforward reportage of the Gilbert Gauthe case. The second half is a polemic in which Berry propagandizes for open homosexual activity among priests.
Many devout Catholics, unlike left-wing reporters like Berry, trace the roots of the abuse scandal to encouragement of homosexual activity in seminaries since the 1960's. If you consider yourself a friend rather than an enemy of the Church, then buy "Goodbye, Good Men" by Michael Rose instead of this.

A Must Read..........2003-10-12

Jason Berry is to be commended for his courage, reporting and investigative skills in bringing this tale to the public. As a fellow Catholic I know it must have been a painful experience. It is truely a "must read" and I would just like to say "Thank you" to Mr. Berry.

Informative.......2003-07-17

Interesting, informative book about the pedophile scandal in the Catholic Church. The author points out that the true problem lies in the cover-up. Pediphiles occur in many areas of society, but other agencies, such as the Boy Scouts, do not try to protect and hide them. The Catholic Church does.

Remarkable Book.......2002-10-13

I have had first hand experience with priest sexual misconduct, so I have read much of the literature and have followed the present crisis closely. This is the best thing I have read. The best written and researched. Every Catholic should read this book about the present state of the priesthood. I know what he is saying is true, and I also know from my experience, but it still astounds me.

Remarkable Book by Remarkable Author.......2002-08-13

This is truly a can't-put-down book about the current crisis in the Catholic Church--priest abuse of children. Jason's book was written before the present crisis that erupted in 2002, but it gives solid background of other priest-pedophile cases dating back 30 years or so.

Jason is not content to just quote other sources--books, newspapers, magazines--as others have done concerning this scandal. He actually went and interviewed the priests, bishops, parents, and most importantly, the victims. He doesn't just state the facts, which could become boring, but he has the gift of writing that made me feel that I was actually there, seeing and hearing what he was seeing and hearing.

Nothing else got done in my house for over a week because I was so wrapped up in his true characters and his gritty, gutsy reporting style. This is not a book for the faint of heart, and Jason does not pull any punches in his investigative reporting. He proves himself vulnerable, however, as he revealed that he cried with victims and became angry with the system that let this abuse be a continual event. He remains a Catholic as I am because he feels that there is still hope that the Catholic Church can correct itself and become what Jesus meant it to be. I feel the same way.

The Catholic hierarchy is shown as more caring about the male buddy system than they are about our children who need our protection. The guilty priests, who should have been defrocked and turned over to the authorities, were nonchalantly transferred to other parishes with no warning to other parishes about the new priest in their midst and his dangerous, dark side.

Jason's writing is powerful and real. When I read the part about a man who became terrified because he felt that the devil was after him after he had talked to a pedophile priest, that terror transferred itself to me. It was 2 a.m. and I had been unable to stop reading Jason's book. I needed to go downstairs to get my medicine, but I was afraid to do so. My house alarm had been on so I knew that no BODY was in the house, but I felt the same evil that Jason's character had felt. It was as though an evil menace was there in the room with me. I knew that this menace did not want me to read Jason's book and thereby learn about all the evil that had been buried in the Catholic Church for so many years and that Jason's reporting was now bringing to the light.

Fortunately, the terror did not last long. A beautiful peace soon settled over me, and I knew that a protective Presence had entered my room, dispersing the evil menace. This loving Presence wanted me to continue reading Jason's book so that I would be knowledgeable and would be prepared for necessary changes that I believe the Holy Spirit will make in the Catholic Church.

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In these pages you will read about one woman's trials, mistakes and victories through the Lord in her fight to follow Gods plan for her life, and she openly shares some powerful tools that have proven to work for her. Celibacy and temptation are not popular topics, that's why she felt lead to write about them. She struggled with these issues on her own, but wanted to share her hard-headedness, confesses her weaknesses and her life's lessons that just may save you from making some of the small and not so small mistakes she made herself. Her casual style of writing makes you feel comfortable and right at home with her. You may be surprised to find yourself relating to many of her same situations. She is frank and direct with some issues that are almost taboo in Christian society, but as she tells you, "These are the very issues single Christian women find themselves struggling with today. They are real and powerful. God knows I'm a slow learner and that sometimes I need a brick dropped on my head to learn the lesson. It's really quite simple and very doable." She encourages. "Society has tainted so many words of great value like: submit, obey, abstinence, virtue, and purity. These are the very things the Bible speaks so clearly of. Look to God and you will find these words appearing in your daily life, keep your eyes on Him and you will learn to cherish them for all their worth. The enemy has been mastering his perfect plan to destroy the value such words, but even worse, he has been working even harder to destroy you. But through God all things are possible, even celibacy."

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Bibleman: Lead Us Not Into Temptation

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Lead Us Not Into Temptation
Connie, Hughes Goodman
Manufacturer: AuthorHouse
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1425926657

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The year is 1847, a mere two years before Harriet Tubman escaped slavery. The carriages roll down the cobble streets of Savannah, Georgia. And James Rochard, a wealthy plantation owner, marries for prestige to Penelope Shaunessy, a banker's daughter. Penelope is a very spoiled and prejudiced southern lady. Along life's path James is tempted by and falls in love with his slave, Tess. He is married to one woman but is in love with another. What happens if James were to fall to his desires, if he lets temptation consume him? What will become of the forbidden love between James and Tess? What will happen as the hatred grows between James and his wife, Penelope, in a time when divorce was not commonly practiced? This riveting story of love, sin, repentance, and forgiveness may teach us all a little something. It will move you and make you love your fellow brother no matter his color.

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Get Comfy Readers!
WHAT AN AMAZING BOOK
A Great Twister
Temptations Got the Best of Us All!
Very Entertaining

Lead Us Not Into Temptation
Laura Williams
Manufacturer: AuthorHouse
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 1425925146

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Lead Us Not Into Temptation is a fictional book that looks into the issues of sin, not in the world, but in the church. Candace Gibson wanted a small portion of the so-called good life. She just didn't know what this life consisted of and how to go about getting it. She thought this meant being a part of one of the so-called prestigious committees. She wanted to be invited to the prestigious parties, and most of all, she wanted to have a prestigious friend. In fact, Candace wanted everything she never had. Suddenly, she had a small chance at getting what she thought of as the perfect life, but there was a cost. Did this chance of a lifetime mean that she would give up a lifetime of religious upbringing by her grandmother? Would she make the same mistakes her mother had made, or would she yield not to temptation and at the same time, turn her back on her dreams?

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Get Comfy Readers!.......2007-01-27

A Wonderful Book! I loved the energy and style it is written. Laura has done a superb job of keeping the reader's interest. Make sure your tidbits are taken care of readers, once you sit down to read it, you will not want to put this book down until you finish it. I am very much looking forward to the sequel. Thanks a bunch Laura!

WHAT AN AMAZING BOOK.......2006-05-30

Ohhhhhhhhhmygoodness, This book was fantabulous. I LOVED IT, I couldn't put it down. It was just so for real, and it just intrigued me how Laura put something that really do go on in life inside of a book and illustrating it so well. I would never had thought that the ending would be that way and actually as I read it the first time I thought it was dramatic, but as I thought about it, things happen like that, not regularly but it happens and in this case it did and it played right along with the book and fit well. I really appreciated this book and the scriptures in it. Not that I have been through anything like this but it helps in other areas of my life and it was just an eye opener of how we need to be mindful of our actions and our walk with God. Thank you Laura and I'm anticipating the sequel.

A Great Twister.......2006-05-17

The way the scriptures were used to go along with the story was very smart. I would have never thought it would have turned around like that. The layout of the story was well put together. Great book. I would really recommend this book to others. This is even a great book for the ladies in church. The reason it shows how the enemy creeps up in the safest places and try to take hold of their lives. But in the end God prevails through it all.

Temptations Got the Best of Us All!.......2006-05-17

I just loved this book! An easy and exciting read. There are so many twists and turns in the tragic life of Candace Gibson, and the ending leaves you dying for the sequel. I can't wait for it to be finished. Buy this book and read it right away. You'll truly enjoy this story.

Very Entertaining.......2006-05-09

"Lead Us Not Into Temptation" is definitely a page turner filled with one shocking surprise after another. I hated to see it come to an end and oh what an ending it was!!! I can't wait for the sequel. I strongly recommend that you purchase this book if you already haven't. Job well done Laura, keep up the good work!

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Lead Us Not into Temptation
Don W. Basham
Manufacturer: Chosen Books
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Binding: Paperback

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Lead Us Not Into Temptation (The Kayla Montgomery Mystery series) (Kayla Montgomery Mysteries)

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All the elements girls look for!
If you love horses and romance, this book is for you!
Best Kayla Book Yet!!
Exciting and interesting with a likable main character

Lead Us Not Into Temptation (The Kayla Montgomery Mystery series) (Kayla Montgomery Mysteries)
Amy C. Laundrie
Manufacturer: Royal Fireworks Publishing Company
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0880924543

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Book Four of the Kayla Montgomery Mystery Series *****

Rob's interest in a more sophisticated woman drives Kayla into the arms of a handsome, but disturbed young man, and distracts her form seeing the oddities in the situation of a young racehorse being quartered and temporarily trained at her aunt's ranch. Once again, Kayla is in double danger.

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All the elements girls look for!.......2000-10-05

This is Amy Laundrie's fourth novel in the Kayla Montgomery Mystery series, and she again combines elements young girls look for---mystery, romance, and horses. Ms. Laundrie clearly knows the horse world well. Her writing also shines with lovely details when her characters are out in the natural world. And readers will appreciate the unusual twists in the story, such as a crisis in a reptile museum!

If you love horses and romance, this book is for you!.......1999-09-12

I had a great time reading "Lead Us Not Into Temptation." Kayla is a likeable heroine, and she kept me wondering what she was going to do. There was plenty of action, suspense, and romance to keep me happy. Read it!

Best Kayla Book Yet!!.......1999-08-11

In this book a new Thoroughbred racehorse is beeing boarded at her Aunt's farm. Fortune is worth a mint and someone is trying to kill it. Is it Luke's boss, Rob's room mate, or Mark Armstrong who was "outbid"? While Kayla is torn between Rob and her new boyfriend Luke someone is endangering Fortune will Kayla come to her senses before it's too late?

Exciting and interesting with a likable main character.......1999-08-08

This exciting novel, the fourth in a series, features Kayla Montgomery, an appealing girl who has been hurt by her boyfriend's fling with another. She insists on a trial separation and finds herself attracted to a young man. When she discovers her new beau's obsessiveness, she begins to wonder if he could be part of a plot to kill the horse in her care. The story ends with a satisfying conclusion to the mystery and her romantic troubles.

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