title: The Healing Touch of Horses: True Stories of Courage, Hope, and the Transformative Power of the Human/Equine Bond
author: A. Bronwyn Llewellyn
description: <b>A. Bronwyn Llewellyn is a writer and museum curator who has written a number of books on a variety of subjects, including <i>Goddess at Home, The Shakespeare Oracle</i> and <i>Blooming Rooms: Decorating with Flowers and Floral Motifs</i>. Shes the editor of <i>Horse Crazy: Women and the Horses They Love</i>, an anthology of true stories that illuminate the special bond between women and horses. A volunteer at the National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy, she lives in Sunnyvale, CA.
  						    	
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  SARA BENNEIT
  
  KISSING THE BRIDE
  
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  Thank you to R for his love, support  
  and belief in me through the years.  
  I honestly couldn’t do it without you.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Contents
  
  [Prologue](index_split_004.html#filepos7534)
  
  Lady Jenova requests that Lord Henry of Montevoy come to…
  
  [Chapter 1](index_split_005.html#filepos15957)
  
  The weather had not been altogether bad. South beyond London,…
  
  [Chapter 2](index_split_006.html#filepos44599)
  
  Alfric, son of Lord Baldessare, arrived on a snowy horse…
  
  [Chapter 3](index_split_007.html#filepos77090)
  
  The cliffs were dizzyingly high, and below them the gray…
  
  [Chapter 4](index_split_008.html#filepos105012)
  
  Henry’s mouth was firm, yet tender, persuasive as his lips…
  
  [Chapter 5](index_split_009.html#filepos124419)
  
  The great hall at Gunlinghorn was pleasantly frenetic. A log…
  
  [Chapter 6](index_split_010.html#filepos149736)
  
  No turning back now, Jenova thought. Even had s