Candace Carrabus's Blog

You might have noticed that I’ve been quiet around social media for the last several months. Or, maybe you didn’t if you aren’t there all that much yourself! LOL. I realized at the beginning of this year that I needed to take a break from all things AUTHOR. I was several months into this break […]

Saddle up for a thrill-ride that will leave you breathless and longing for more! Ever since I was part of a couple of multi-author boxed sets, I’ve wanted to put one together for adult equestrian fiction–to collaborate with other authors of horse books for grownups. My experience with boxed sets has been nothing but positive. […]

After writing Raver, the book of my heart, I wanted to switch gears and try something different. We had been living on a farm for about ten years and loved it. But when we first got there, we weren’t really prepared, especially as we moved in the winter. While it wasn’t quite as extreme as […]

Inspiration can come from anywhere such as a song heard on the radio, a dream, reading an article or book, a walk in the woods, Pinterest. Sometimes it’s a combination of things, and sometimes ideas come, seemingly, out of thin air. Raver, The Horsecaller: Book One is the first book I wrote, so I’ll start […]

The end of May/beginning of June found me kicking up my heels at the American Horse Publications High Desert Media Roundup and Equine Media Awards in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I was home a couple of days and my husband left to attend the American Institute of Architects Convention in Las Vegas. He was home only […]

Wrong Lead, Dream Horse Mystery #3 is a finalist in the 2019 American Horse Publications Equine Media Awards! This poignant and exciting wrap-up to the Dream Horse Mysteries is told through the eyes of Viola Parker, a wonderfully flawed and vulnerable character. “Candace Carrabus expertly threads the needle between romance, mystery and thriller, striking the […]

It happens. We make mistakes. We forget what we said or to give someone a message. Miss an appointment or a deadline. We apologize. We’re busy. Life is full, hectic. Some of us make lists, write notes, create reminders. I swear to do better. I’ve tried all sorts of tactics and systems. But the truth […]

We had a serious cold snap here in the midwest this past week. How cold was it? Cold enough that my heated water trough kept freezing over, which I found exceedingly annoying! We have two angora goats–twins Zeus and Zannice–a guard llama named Pedro, an alpaca named Hazel, and our mini donkey, Ralphie. These are […]

I love our dogs, Carlo and Lucy, but they don’t get out much. They really don’t know how to act in public. Yesterday I decided to take them with me into to town to run a few errands because they’ve been bad about staying inside their invisible fence, and I didn’t want to leave them […]

If only dream horses came with instructions… The Dream Horse Mysteries have been collected into a boxed set that includes the short prequel, Cold Backed, and all three novels: On the Buckle, Run Out, and Wrong Lead. The set is available as a paperback and as an ebook. You can find this gorgeous omnibus edition […]