Bright, Broken Things: A Good Things Come Prequel

Liv Lachance is supposed to follow the plan: finish vet school, become a track vet, and eventually take over her father’s Thoroughbred farm. That’s the path—safe, sensible, expected—even if it means leaving her real passion behind.

When she’s told to hire someone to start the farm’s yearlings, she resents the reminder of what she’s giving up. Then Nate Miller shows up—overqualified, focused, and fully committed to the dream Liv once had: becoming a jockey.

Watching someone chase what she walked away from forces Liv to confront a question she’s tried to outrun—what if her plan isn’t the right one?

Read the whole series!

Bright, Broken Things (A Good Things Come Prequel Book)

Good Things Come (Good Things Come Book 1)

All The Little Things (Good Things Come Book 2)

All Good Things (Good Things Come Book 3)

This Good Thing (Good Things Come Book 4)

Merry Little Things (Good Things Come Book 5)

All The Best Things (Good Things Come Book 6)

Horse of the Year (Good Things Come Book 7)

Shiny Little Things (Good Things Come Book 8)

All The Right Things (Good Things Come Book 9)

What the reviews say:

"Touching, intriguing, complicated and so much more. Anyone who cares about people and what makes them who they are will want to read this book." – Amazon review.

"Linda Shantz is an expert on the Canadian Thoroughbred racing scene and writes about Thoroughbreds and the people that work with them in a way that is genuine, and full of vivid detail." – BookBub review.

"Love, love, loved it! Couldn't put it down." – BookBub review.

"The writing is vivid and brings the settings and characters to life on the page." – early reader.

"This is the first horse book I've read since Dick Francis' racing mysteries that I can find no errors in. I have high hopes that this series may be the replacement I've been hoping to find for many years." – reader review.

"Linda Shantz's books are always engaging and well written. I can't say enough about how wonderful this series is." – reader Review.

"In the very small, mixed bag of racing fiction writers... Linda Shantz stands out for her seriousness of intent." – Ten Furlongs Magazine

Perfect for lovers of Secretariat, Seabiscuit and Heartland.