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Palomino Sky (The Midnight Sky Series Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Jan Ruth (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 59 ratings
Part Two of the Midnight Sky Series
A golden promise for the future in a lonely palomino mare, but life deals a cruel hand for James and Laura. James is still running from the past after the loss of his wife, and a devastating accident forces him to face his final demons, but at what cost? Laura is forced deeper into his rural world – a life she once despised – but discovers empathy and hope in the palomino mare she calls Song. Repercussions abound for Maggie too, when the full extent of her daughter’s dangerous liaison comes to light, leaving the entire family in turmoil. Will James and Laura ever find a golden future, or has life dealt too vicious a blow? Palomino Sky is a complete novel. The story continues in Strawberry Sky.
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  1. Book 2 of 3
    The Midnight Sky Series
  2. Print length
    316 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    January 24, 2016
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    862 KB
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Bookmuse Magazine: 'This author knows a thing or two about horses and it shines through in her writing, plus there's a lot of human emotion and understanding of the human spirit cleverly concealed within this story. That takes not only writing talent but a lot of human empathy. The plot gallops along, adding twists along the way, but always in the security of excellent writing.'

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The longer I live and the more places I visit in the world, the more connected I feel to my roots, or more specifically my spiritual home, Snowdonia.   
Some years ago we moved from Cheshire to North Wales. Although Cheshire has its history and pretty rural surroundings aplenty, Wales is far more extreme in both aspects. The castles and the rugged hillsides scattered with stone settlements, Druid's circles and Roman roads bring out the historical muse in me. To think that I am treading the same path as someone who lived in the Iron Age, is both fascinating and humbling. Snowdonia kick-started my stalled obsession with writing in a very positive way.
All this whimsical talk of the past makes me sound as if I write historical based fiction. Far from it. Much as I admire many other genres I tend to be very much rooted in current times and my work reflects a lot of my own life experiences. But this is where I find the two ideas merge a little because I am most certainly inspired by this Ice Age landscape and the idea that what has gone before, shapes what we see today, but does it shape what we feel, too?
I write contemporary fiction set in North Wales. It falls very loosely into the romantic genre but it isn't hearts and flowers fiction. You may find the odd spot of arson, adultery and manslaughter laced with black humour and of course, the big landscapes of Snowdonia. 

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01B1O2SE4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Celtic Connections (January 24, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 24, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 862 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 316 pages
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    4.6 out of 5 stars 59 ratings

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Jan Ruth

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Jan Ruth lives a mountainous area of North Wales, UK. Jan writes contemporary fiction about the darker side of the family dynamic, often blending life in rural Wales with a touch of city business. Her style is best described as fast-paced and realistic, with a sprinkling of dry humour.

The real story began at school, with prizes for short stories and poetry. She failed all things mathematical and scientific, and to this day struggles to make sense of anything numerical.

Her first novel – written in 1986 – attracted the attention of editor Anne Dewe, Andrew Mann Literary Agency, London. Dewe’s own company, Love Stories Ltd, was a project aiming to champion those books of substance which contained a romantic element but were perhaps directed towards the more mature reader and consistently fell through the net in traditional publishing. Summer in October was contracted immediately but sadly, the project failed to get the right financial backing and the company dissolved.

Many years later Jan’s second novel, Wild Water, was taken on by Jane C Judd Literary Agency, London. Despite Judd’s enthusiasm, the book failed to find the right niche with a publisher – one brave enough to expand on those established, traditional genre stereotypes. And then Amazon changed the face of the industry with the advent of self-publishing and Jan went on to successfully publish several works of fiction under her own imprint, Celtic Connections. After a brief partnership with Accent Press in 2015, Jan chose to return to the freedom of independent publishing.

Wild Water won the Cornerstones competition for the most popular self-published book in 2011, and Midnight Sky won the Romantic Review Magazine Award (2013). Silver Rain (2015) and Wild Water (2016) were both finalists in the Wishing Shelf Awards. Jan’s books are available globally via Amazon as ebooks or paperbacks and locally, you’ll find them in North Wales libraries.

When she’s not reading or writing – Jan loves walk or ride the Welsh hills; a constant source of inspiration.

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  • A Critical Reader
    5.0 out of 5 stars Even Better Than the First
    Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2016
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    In my review of Midnight Sky, I said I'd give it six stars if I could. If that's the case, this book deserves seven stars!

    Jan Ruth is an incredibly gifted author who has the unique ability to bring a story to life through the characters, the setting, the plot, but more than anything, through emotion. You feel what the characters feel, hate the villains with a passion, and love the protagonists as if you know them, are them. If this were a movie, you'd watch it over and over again. Wow!
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  • Faith
    5.0 out of 5 stars Palomino Sky - the perfect sequel
    Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2016
    Ah! Another Jan Ruth, contemporary novel! I’ve enjoyed all I’ve read from Ms Ruth so far and I felt nervous as to whether this book, ‘Palomino Sky’ the sequel to Midnight Sky, would live up to expectations.

    These books, set in wild and rugged north Wales, are essentially about the lives of James and Laura, with a colourful, handful of other characters’ thrown in. I say colourful, because Ms Ruth never fails to create full-blown three D characters, complete with a full set of failings and idiosyncrasies both likeable and not so. The titles of this book, like the original, are named after horses and are set on the farm where James, (a healer of horses) runs an equestrian business.

    Palomino Sky follows on from Midnight Sky – Laura and James are set to be married when dramatic and catastrophic events threaten to overtake their lives. Throughout the first book and continuing in this one, both lead characters have ghosts which in their minds refuse to lie down. Unless this happens then neither can move on.

    I won’t say any more about the story as other readers have already done that. Instead I’ll talk about the plot, storyline and overall writing.

    As I’ve said, Ms Ruth can paint a very vivid picture of her characters and repeats it here. Her descriptions of the place, the majestic National park (Snowdonia), the run-down and decrepit riding school, and Laura’s family with their erratic life and often out of control lives make for compelling reading.

    The plot is good – I had a very brief ten minutes when I wondered if the first few chapters were slow, but on reflection I believe it was the characters themselves who were dithering. I wanted to force them to stop messing around and get on with the wedding! Leading on to the storyline – well, it is the perfect sequel. There is very little break in story between the two, the action continues at a good spanking pace, and the events are perfectly feasible and exciting in themselves. At times, the story is heart breaking, annoying, realistic, evocative and troubling – as real life so often proves.

    Running throughout the main story, is a whole plethora of other characters’ tales, including the horses. They too are often damaged and need to escape a cruel and painful past. Their stories are often an echo to the humans’ plight.

    Great writing, loved the book, and can honestly say this is one of the better books, no, best books I’ve read in 2016.

    Well done and I look forward to reading more of Jan Ruth’s work. Highly recommended.

    I was given a copy of Palomino Sky in exchange for a fair and honest review of Jan Ruth’s Palomino Sky.
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  • Amy Elizabeth
    4.0 out of 5 stars Satisfying read with plenty of twists
    Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2016
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    This story picked up right where the first one left off, which was great. Again, the characters were wonderfully developed, and there were plenty of plot twists I didn't see coming. The second half of the book definitely has some dark tones to it, and for a while I found myself wondering where the story was going. But the author delivers once again with a fast-paced, satisfying ending. I'll be reading more of her books for sure!
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  • Luccia Gray
    5.0 out of 5 stars More passion and drama in the sequel to Midnight Sky
    Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2016
    Palomino Sky is the sequel to Midnight Sky, both novels are named after horses on the farm where James lives and carries out his equestrian business.
    Palomino Sky is named after another new horse. Liz (James’ bossy and independent sister) calls a ‘showy palomino’. I know very little about horses, and one of the joys of reading these two novels is learning more about them, like discovering that palomino is a coat color in horses, consisting of a gold coat and white mane and tail. Rhian, one of the staff says ‘Jamie reckons she’s a natural at hooking up, a joiner.’ James, the horse whisperer, needs horses like that to help recover the horses he heals from trauma and injury. Palomino is also a metaphor for Laura’s role in the novel. She will have to heal, or ‘join’ James in the second part of the novel.
    Palomino Sky moves the story started in Midnight Sky in a much darker way, because there are various dramatic and violent events, which will seriously change the course of all their lives, especially in the case of Laura and James.
    In book one, James helped Laura during some traumatic events in her life including her break up with Simon, but in book two, it’s Laura who will have to heal James from real physical injury and trauma. I can say no more without including a spoiler.
    Maggie and Pete have set up a bed and breakfast to supplement their meagre income at Hafod House, the running of which brings some humorous relief to the dramatic action. I liked the way Maggie’s role as older and wiser sister is heightened, and she actually takes some very important and risky steps to help Laura with her personal issues with the men in her life.
    On the other hand, Jess’s role as troublesome teenager, develops into a dangerous troublemaker. A violent boyfriend, and a new crush on James’s twenty-year-old American son, will lead to many unfortunate incidents throughout the novel, including an almost tragic event, which will rock their lives.
    There are some beautiful descriptive passages, such as: ‘The sun was dying across Snowdonia, bleeding slowly through a palomino sky,’ which add to the beauty of the novel and enhance the reading experience.
    Although the ending is satisfactory, at least for James and Laura, there is still a long road to happiness, and there are plenty of loose ends to tie up in book three, which I’m impatiently looking forward to reading.
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  • Pam Howes
    5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Sequel to Midnight Sky.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 18, 2016
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    This is one sequel that's been well worth waiting for. I wondered if I should read Midnight Sky again before I began to read, to re-acquaint with the main characters, however there was no need, as I soon swung back into the saddle, so to speak and picked up where I left off. The characters are as familiar as old friends and it was good to see James and Laura moving forward, planning their wedding, for a while anyway, until tragedy strikes and threatens their future.

    Laura's sister, Maggie, and her husband Pete, are trying to make a success of running their B&B, with Pete panicking about reviews on Trip Advisor, when their eldest daughter, the troublesome Jess, arrives back into the family fold. Her reappearance causes not only problems for her parents but also for Laura and James, whom she had a crush on the in the first novel. However Jess has more to worry about than the problems that present themselves with her arrival.

    Well written with brilliant characterisation and the fabulous Snowdonia region as a wonderful backdrop, this story cannot fail to please. I can highly recommended both novels in the series for an entertaining read.
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  • Maggie Christensen
    5.0 out of 5 stars An emotional rollercoaster
    Reviewed in Australia on July 14, 2016
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    Palomino Sky is the brilliant sequel to Midnight Sky. Beautifully written with well drawn characters, it takes the reader on a rollercoaster of emotions. Laura, James, Maggie, Pete and Jess are real people with all their flaws and insecurities and Jan Ruth manages to bring them right into the reader's heart.
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  • Angelica Reads
    5.0 out of 5 stars This a review of Palomino Sky and its prequel Midnight Sky
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 14, 2016
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    This a review of two novels, Midnight Sky and its sequel Palomino Sky.
    In the first book we meet the two main protagonists of both. They are Laura Brown and James Morgan Jones. They are attracted to each other from the start but the many differences between them and the fact they've both lived long enough to have their own complicated backstories mean that for most of the first book the reader is intrigued by the 'will they/won't they component of the story.
    And although this question is resolved to some extent in book one, it's by no means a finished story with all loose ends tied up.
    As in the novel Silver Rain also by this author, the dramatic Welsh landscape features strongly and as in her novels Wild Water and Dark Water (which I reviewed here) there is once again a strong supporting cast of interesting three-dimensional characters. The settings of the various houses and of the stables are vividly drawn and easy for the reader to picture.
    The issues of early childhood influences, fertility, failed relationships, bereavement and serious physical injury are all sensitively dealt with and form strong story lines throughout both novels.
    In both books, there's a lot at stake for Laura and James. And because they are such interesting and sympathetic characters, the reader is gripped. The second book is even more introspective and intense than the first. And while Laura seems to be doing all the compromising, there is no doubt just how much James loves her. As you read, you are rooting for both of them to overcome their demons and find happiness together.
    This is, as always from Jan Ruth, grown-up, romance-plus type of fiction and the endings to both books are satisfying but in no way sickly.
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  • A Martin
    4.0 out of 5 stars Involving with rich characterisation.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 18, 2016
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    Loved getting wrapped up in the complicated lives of Laura and her family. The horses are characters in their own right and I swear I could smell their distinctive aroma, feel their glossy coats and hear the drum of their hooves through the Welsh hills. Ms Ruth always evokes a strong sense of place so the landscape becomes another character and thus every book she writes has many rich layers. I am a real fan of this gifted writer but this story didn't quite tie up all the loose ends. That could be for a very good reason, if she's planning a third story in this excellent series. I look forward to it, if so.
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  • India
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another Jan Ruth Hit - An Intelligent, Intense and Humorous Look at Life and Romance
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 14, 2016
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    Jan Ruth has done it again! I've read and loved all her books and this her latest, is no exception. Centred around Laura and James Morgan-Jones, the horse whisperer, with great cameo insights from other characters too, including Laura's long suffering sister, Maggie, this is a look at life, real life that is and real people. In fact, the characters felt so real I found myself worrying about them during the day whilst away from the book! There is angst galore, of course there is, but there's also such a lot of humour too, with intense moments (and there are some very intense moments, especially towards the end of the book) interspersed with light, creating the perfect literary balance. To be honest, I'm not into anything equestrian, but those working at the Morgan-Jones yard make me almost wish I was! And then there's the Snowdonia background, it's as much a character as anyone, the author's love for it really shines through. Another hit from Jan Ruth, and something I've found rare in a lot of books lately, it's intelligent too.
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