MARCH/APRIL 2011 THE RIDER /61 Book Review of “Cowboy Heart” by Jessica Ingold


Softcover, 343 pages By Kelly Bowers.


The novel, Cowboy Heart, was writ- ten by Jessica Ingold. The book is weighty at 343 pages but it seems the first time author, has not bitten off more than she can chew. Throughout her book, Jes- sica demonstrates an impressive vocabu- lary and skillful use of the English lan- guage. Although the subject matter is what might be expected from a young writer, the depth of her work belies the writer’s young age.


each other. The relationships in this novel seem to imitate real life and most readers will be able to relate.


The book is nearly divided into before and after the heart breaking, life changing loss of a loved one. We, then, witness the different ways each of the characters cope in the aftermath as well as how they relate to each other and inevitably face the future.


Jessica manages to nicely illustrate Hannah’s emotional break but the character has, well charac- ter. Her post-devastation struggle leads to the sec- ond half of the story where she crawls out of the dark abyss and towards to her future.


There are several lightly veiled lessons learned from Hannah’s journey. The most impor- tant one is good advice to us all - “This Too Shall Pass”. Everything in life is temporary – both the good and the bad. Knowing that, we can persevere


through difficult times knowing there is a light at the end of the tunnel. And we need to appreciate life’s gifts every day because one day they too will be gone.


It is my feeling feel that as Jessica matures in years and experience, her craft will develop even further. I expect this committed writer will enjoy a bright future in her chosen career and her readers will be waiting to see what she offers next. I understand she already has another book finished. Cowboy heart keeps just enough secrets to make readers yearn for a sequel. Lets hope there is one in the works.


——- About The Author, Jessica Ingold


Jessica Ingold is a second year Media Studies student at the University of Guelph in Toronto.


When she is not studying, she enjoys writing – both fiction and non-fiction – as well as painting, read- ing, and horseback riding. As she was growing up, she always worked on being an author, and spent countless hours engrossed in books and making up stories. Her first published novel, Cowboy Heart, was released in June of 2010, and her most recent book, Silver Bracelet, has just been made available for purchase on www.lulu.com (search “Jessica Ingold”). Jessica’s other work includes innumer- able articles and blogs, which she does in prepara- tion for a career as a journalist.


Cowboy Heart and Silver Bracelet will soon become available as e-books for Kobo and Kindle Readers. If you would like to get in touch with Jes- sica, feel free to write to her at JL.Ing@hotmail.com. In the meantime, stay tuned for updates on her blog - www.jessieingold.live- journal.com.


The story enjoys beautiful surround- ings of current day Kelowna, BC, and rural Colorado. Both natural settings are well suited to the broken-hearted-eques- trian-meets-cowboy romance. The drama orbits around a teenaged rider named Hannah Lowry. At this point in her short life, she experiences love, tragedy, pain, isolation, and maybe a second chance at happiness.


Other characters include friends, boyfriends, parents, her mentor and a recently nemesis. The key players are multi-dimensional and believable, partial- ly because we don’t always understand their actions just as people in the real world people don’t always make sense to


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