Releasing the Reins
A Novel

Beautiful. Heartbreaking. Inspiring. Heartwarming. Empowering. This book drew me in from the beginning and kept me entertained throughout the whole thing. Congratulations, Catherine Matthews, on creating and publishing this amazing story! P.S. I need a Ruff in my life!!......more

My sister has horses and I've seen the beautiful friendship that can develop between a horse and their person. I love reading books that incorporate this incredible bond into the storyline. The Alaskan setting is described so well I could every scene perfectly as I read. Bunny is an exceptional char......more

One reason I read is to trace to another place. This book is the first time I’ve traveled to Alaska and I loved it. The author clearly knows the wilder parts of that states, what it is to be a farm hand out there and her love of horses shines through. Pair those with great characters, a mystery that......more

I loved the development of the characters in this book! Bunny O'Kelly, a gritty, determined ranch hand leaves all that she knows behind to prove herself in the back country of the Alaskan tundra. Bunny is resolute, but I love the way the author captures her internal dialogue, both doubt and determin......more

Releasing the Reins is an epic novel filled with beautiful scenery, a heroine that you root for from the first page, and an abundance of meaty layers. The multiple plot threads all weave together to create a book full of emotion and intrigue leading readers through the unforgiving Alaskan tundra alo......more