CAN WE EVER TRULY LEAVE OUR PAST BEHIND?The second of the Two Ponies three-book series extends the Through the Mist saga as Into the Fire picks up fourteen years later with Katherine pursuing her childhood dream of qualifying for the 1996 Olympics. Amidst chasing her vision, her dreams are suddenly blown to bits by a phone call reigniting her past. Events unfold that endanger everyone she holds dear and force her to make the most difficult choice of her life. Into the fire she rides to levy justice, protect her family, and bring a close to her troubled past. Katherine's daughter, Josephine, and Billy's son, TJ, spark their own romance, meeting resistance from their parents and friends. Will their love survive? Set in 1994 near a Blackfeet reservation and Glacier National Park in Montana and interwoven with themes of racism and American Indian theology, Into the Fire holds timeless lessons for women of all ages about courage, sacrifice, and living life to the fullest in every moment.Susan Abel writes from the heart, sharing her passion for horses and her love of nature through the eyes of a hopeless romantic. She hopes her stories, underscored by lessons in love, truth, and wisdom, will inspire and lift the spirits of her readers. She lives on a small horse farm in Georgia with her husband and a menagerie of animals.