Terri Farley Books in Order

Sam rescues an abused mare from horse rustlers, but her family’s drought-stricken ranch cannot easily support another animal. Winning the frightened horse’s trust becomes only part of the challenge as she searches for a way to give it a home.

When mares disappear from nearby ranches, the Phantom becomes the chief suspect. Thirteen-year-old Samantha must discover what is happening and defend the wild stallion before local anger puts his life and the freedom of his herd at risk.

A determined rodeo contractor arrives seeking mustangs from local ranchers, unsettling Sam. When she spots the Phantom’s herd without its leader, she fears he has been captured and begins searching for a way to find him and restore his freedom.

Returning to her family’s Nevada ranch after a riding accident, Samantha struggles to regain her confidence and connect with a new horse. A mysterious wild stallion revives memories of missing Blackie and draws her into a struggle over his freedom.

While adjusting to a new stepmother, Samantha helps search for the Phantom’s missing lead mare. Finding the injured mustang brings a difficult choice between returning her to the herd and accepting the safety of care away from the open range.

Sam helps find a home for mustangs considered unsuitable for adoption, then discovers how demanding their care can be. When a blind filly disappears during a snowstorm, she must try to find the vulnerable horse before it is too late.

Samantha rescues an enormous draft horse named Tinkerbell, hoping to prepare him for a new owner. His size and talent for escaping create unexpected problems, until trouble at River Bend makes her reconsider the abilities hidden beneath his awkward appearance.

A mysterious palomino mare creates a conflict between Samantha’s loyalty to her best friend and her bond with the Phantom. Helping one could disappoint the other, leaving Sam searching for a way to do right by both horses and people.

Cougars threaten the mustangs living near Samantha’s ranch, creating a conflict between protecting horses and preserving other wild animals. Sam must find a way to keep the herd safe without allowing fear of the predators to lead to their destruction.

A troubled horse named Jinx arrives at River Bend, alarming people who believe he brings bad luck. Samantha sees promise in his speed, but a nighttime runaway and a snakebite make defending the skittish bronco more complicated.

Dark Sunshine is about to give birth to the Phantom’s foal, and Samantha is certain she can manage the responsibility. With her family away on the annual cattle drive, caring for the mare and newborn becomes a test of her confidence.

Samantha and Jake prepare for a charity race, with Jake planning to train a wild pinto filly. When the horse escapes to join the Phantom’s herd, Sam must weigh helping her friend against protecting the freedom of the horses she loves.

Samantha uncovers a plan that threatens the wild horses near her family’s ranch. Unable to persuade her family, classmates, or the sheriff that the danger is real, she must decide how to protect the Phantom’s herd without their support.

An injury leaves the Phantom’s wild colt needing help beyond what his herd can provide. Samantha tries to find him a suitable home, confronting the difficult responsibility of protecting a young horse whose future may no longer lie on the open range.

Samantha helps a friend care for a mare and her colt, despite doubts about his plans for them. When both horses vanish, she suspects the Phantom’s involvement and must find the vulnerable youngster before separation puts him in greater danger.

Loose hunting dogs threaten the Phantom’s young foals just as a rival stallion challenges his leadership. Samantha tries to protect the horses, but the two competing stallions may need to put their conflict aside to keep the herd safe.

While helping drive cattle to a rodeo, Samantha encounters a tame mare whose owner is missing. Her efforts to identify the horse draw threatening attention, turning a simple act of concern into a mystery someone is determined to keep unsolved.

Seven years after a mysterious childhood encounter on a beach, Gwen Cooke returns to her family’s former seaside home. Meeting Jesse draws her into the town’s secrets and the possibility that old selkie legends may be real.

A lightning storm sets the wild horse sanctuary ablaze, frightening the mustangs and leaving the Phantom seriously injured. Samantha fears that the stallion may not recover enough to live freely, forcing her to weigh his safety against the life he knows.

Samantha approves when her stepmother chooses a mustang as a birthday gift for her father. But the handsome horse is energetic and difficult, leaving Sam uncertain whether her father will accept both the present and the challenge of training him.

Ryan wants to recapture Hotspot from the Phantom’s herd because her colt is struggling without her. Samantha hopes to help both her friend and the horses, but his determination raises questions about whether the reunion he plans will cause more harm.

While camping, Samantha meets Nicholas, who travels with a Gypsy Vanner and a mustang he calls a stray. The colt resembles a missing horse, leaving Sam caught between defending her new friend against prejudice and investigating an increasingly troubling mystery.

Samantha’s holiday plans give way to family upheaval, mustang roundups, and uncertainty at her friend Jen’s ranch. When a blizzard traps the Phantom’s herd, she must try to rescue the horses without exposing them to permanent capture.

Movie horse Bayfire arrives at River Bend to prepare for a dangerous scene, but Samantha notices that his former spirit has faded. Helping the stallion recover his confidence becomes urgent as the filming approaches and the risks extend beyond his career.

Samantha secretly treats an injured mare from the Phantom’s herd, fearing a veterinarian might keep her from returning to the wild. But the unusually calm horse resembles a missing California mare, raising doubts about whether Sam is protecting someone else’s animal.

Darby Carter moves to her grandfather’s Hawaiian ranch with the wild mustang she rescued in Nevada. When the frightened filly arrives in poor condition, Darby must learn to earn her trust before the bond between them is lost.

Darby questions whether she belongs on her grandfather’s ranch after endangering one of his horses. A mysterious stallion appears at night, and she must act when its challenge to another horse threatens to cause more harm.

A tsunami strands a band of mustangs on a dangerous hilltop on Wild Horse Island. Darby must find a way to help their protective lead mare trust the rescuers before the herd’s chance of survival disappears.

After a thaw releases the Phantom’s herd from an isolated valley, fresh threats await on its former range. Samantha and her friends seek a legal way to protect the mustangs as a developer’s ambitions and helicopter roundups endanger their freedom.

This nonfiction account explores the lives of America’s wild mustangs and the young people working to protect them. Eyewitness reports, scientific information, and photographs examine roundups, captivity, and the efforts of advocates challenging government agencies and commercial interests.

After witnessing wild horses being taken to slaughter, Nevada rancher Velma Bronn Johnston becomes the activist known as Wild Horse Annie. This biography follows her campaigns, the schoolchildren who supported her, and her struggle to secure federal protection for mustangs.