Riding Lessons
by Andrew Todd

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Part 1 – Riding Lessons
Chapter-1      Chapter-2      Chapter-3      Chapter-4      Chapter-5            Chapter-6      Chapter-7      Chapter-8      Chapter-9      Chapter-10      Chapter-11      Chapter-12      Chapter-13      Chapter-14      Chapter-15      Chapter-16      Chapter-17      Chapter-18      Chapter-19      Chapter-20      Chapter-21      Chapter-22      Chapter-23      Chapter-24      Chapter-25

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Part 2 – Lessons Learned
Danny & CJ      Chapter-1      Chapter-2      Chapter-3      Chapter-4      Chapter-5      Chapter-6      Chapter-7      Dylan      Chapter-8      Chapter-9      Chapter-10      Chapter-11      Chapter-12      Ace      Chapter-13      Chapter-14      Chapter-15      Chapter-16      Chapter-17      Jesse      Chapter-18      Chapter-19      Chapter-20      Chapter-21      Chapter-22      Chapter-23

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Part 3 – Second Chances
Chapter-1      Chapter-2      Chapter-3      Chapter-4      Chapter-5      Chapter-6      Chapter-7      Chapter-8      Chapter-9      Chapter-10      Chapter-11      Chapter-12      Chapter-13      Chapter-14      Chapter-15      Chapter-16      Chapter-17      Chapter-18      Chapter-19      Chapter-20      Chapter-21      Chapter-22      Epilogue

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Cast of Characters
As ‘Riding Lessons’ has grown from my original plan of a ‘simple’ summer romance to this multi-book story, I thought that I would post a list of characters who appear in the first two books in preparation for the coming of ‘Riding Lessons III: Second Chances’.

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Zachary (‘Zak’) Myers
16 years old, blond hair, blue eyes (First Appearance: ‘Riding Lessons’ Ch. 1) Dusty’s boyfriend, Danny’s half-brother, has a Great Dane puppy, Loki, Friesian Stallion, Onyx and shares an Arabian Gelding, Apollo with Dusty

Dustin (‘Dusty’) Crandall
17 years old, long black hair, black eyes (First Appearance: ‘Riding Lessons’ Ch. 1) Zak’s boyfriend, has a Great Dane, Herc, Mustang Stallion, Phoenix, Mustang Filly, Rain and shares an Arabian Gelding, Apollo with Zak

Kate Myers
Zak’s Mother, widowed (First Appearance: ‘Riding Lessons’ Ch. 1)

Martin Jones
Owner of the Triple J Ranch (First Appearance: ‘Riding Lessons’ Ch. 1)

Lu Crandall
Dusty’s Mother, widowed (First Appearance: ‘Riding Lessons’ Ch. 4)

Wilma Running Dear
Dusty’s Grandmother (First Appearance: ‘Riding Lessons’ Ch. 4)

TJ Oliver
16 years old, brown hair, brown eyes (First Appearance: ‘Riding Lessons’ Ch. 8) School bully, had a ‘relationship’ with Dusty, Onyx’s former owner

Joseph (‘Joe’) Rollins
Former Triple J Ranch Hand, Max & Tyler’s father (First Appearance: ‘Riding Lessons’ Ch. 9)

Anthony (‘Spin’) O’Brien
14 years old, red hair, green eyes (First Appearance: ‘Riding Lessons’ Ch. 10) Mattie’s boyfriend, has a Palomino Gelding, Marty and a Warmblood Gelding, Revanche

Mateo (‘Mattie’) Alvarez
15 years old, black hair, hazel eyes (First Appearance: ‘Riding Lessons’ Ch. 16) Spin’s boyfriend, has a mastiff, Cesar and an Andalusian Stallion, Ash

Carlos Alvarez, Senior and Anita Alvarez
Mattie & CJ’s Parents (First Appearance: ‘Riding Lessons’ Ch. 19)

Nicholas (Nick) Murphy
16 years old, strawberry blond hair, blue eyes (First Appearance: ‘Riding Lessons’ Ch. 20)

Noah Ryan
16 years old, red hair, bluish-green eyes (First Appearance: ‘Riding Lessons’ Ch. 20)

Max Rollins
3 years old, blond hair, blue eyes (First Appearance: ‘Riding Lessons’ Ch. 23) Joe’s son, has a Paint Gelding, Scout

Daniel (‘Danny’) James
21 years old, blond hair, blue eyes (First Appearance: ‘Danny & CJ: A ‘Riding Lessons’ Interlude’) CJ’s boyfriend, Zak’s half-brother, has an Arabian Mare, Silent Angel

Carlos (CJ) Alvarez, Jr.
21 years old, black hair, hazel eyes (First Appearance: ‘Danny & CJ: A ‘Riding Lessons’ Interlude’) Danny’s boyfriend, Mattie’s brother, owner of the Triple J Ranch, has a Paint Gelding, Whisper

Dylan Summers
14 years old, light brown hair, green eyes, wears ‘Harry Potter’ glasses. (First Appearance: ‘Lessons Learned’ Ch. 1) Jesse’s boyfriend, has an Arabian Gelding, Dodger

Tanner Collins
14 years old, black hair, blue eyes (First Appearance: ‘Dylan: A ‘Riding Lessons’ Interlude’) has a Thoroughbred Gelding, Keystone

Pedro (Pete) Alvarez
23 years old (First Appearance: ‘Lessons Learned’ Ch. 12) Mattie & CJ’s brother

Natalia Alvarez
19 years old (First Appearance: ‘Lessons Learned’ Ch. 12) Mattie & CJ’s sister

Juan De Marco
Mattie & CJ’s Maternal Uncle (First Appearance: ‘Lessons Learned’ Ch. 12)

Adam (Ace) Evans
16 years old, brown hair, blue eyes (First Appearance: ‘Ace: A ‘Riding Lessons’ Interlude’) has a Quarter Horse Gelding, Bullet

Sargent Major Ernest Evans (Sarge)
Ace’s father (First Appearance: ‘Ace: A ‘Riding Lessons’ Interlude’)

Devon McDonald
16 years old, black hair, green eyes (First Appearance: ‘Ace: A ‘Riding Lessons’ Interlude’) Had a Palomino Mare, Jazz

Jesse Osterman
15 years old, sun-bleached, strawberry blond hair, green eyes (First Appearance: ‘Jesse: A ‘Riding Lessons’ Interlude’) has a Rottweiler, Kaya (inherited from Seb) and a Selle Francais Gelding, Prince Valiant (‘Val’)

Sebastian (‘Seb’) Olivera
14 years old, black hair, brown eyes, had a Rottweiler, Kaya, killed in a fight.

Aaron James (Idgie) Alvarez
Danny & CJ’s son, 2 months old

Casey Wills
23 years old, blond hair, grey eyes (First Appearance: ‘Lessons Learned’ Ch. 21) Josh’s partner, ranch hand/bodyguard

Joshua (Josh) Kitner
4 years old, brown hair, hazel eyes (First Appearance: ‘Lessons Learned’ Ch. 21) Casey’s partner, ranch hand/bodyguard

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