And guess who wants to hire him? His old friend, Nathaniel Jensen, of course.įast forward six months. Did Ursula have family? Any mystical, magical Navajos? Who were also perhaps farriers? Clay Tahoma was born-a beautiful, spiritual thirty-four-year-old Navajo man who was a gifted farrier, trainer and veterinary technician a man who was also tuned in to the psyche of his equine patients. Things started to pile up in my brain, like they sometimes do.

Not only that–readers had been pestering me to bring back more about the large animal veterinarian from Virgin River, Nathaniel Jensen. Tom is married to a Navajo woman, a woman raised on the Navajo Nation named Ursula. Many of the central Grace Valley characters had been appearing in Virgin River, but there was one beloved character who had not been heard from in a while–Tom Toopeek, the Grace Valley Police Chief. Not only was it time to introduce some new people into the Virgin River Series, I’d been fielding hundreds of letters asking me for more from Grace Valley, the series that preceded Virgin River.

That little ping in my brain that I’m always waiting for sounded. Then she said, “Scott has been known to work with a Native American horse whisperer. But I listened to my Arizona girlfriend’s powerful stories with great interest. But hey–my imagination needed to be focused on Virgin River– my readers hunger for more from that town. My friend lives in the mountains very near the Navajo Nation. Something began to tickle my imagination. They’re majestic to me magical and beautiful. I listened raptly I don’t know too much about horses, but I love them. She told me some of his stories–horses in trouble, sick animals, prize-winning horses rescued from barn fires, even those abandoned during these tough economic times. And the coincidences can be unbelievable.Īn old friend of mine was visiting me and telling me about her stepson’s job as a farrier. Sometimes stories just sneak up on you and you’d better be awake. Make sure that you link us back to your blog! All you have to do is jump in on the comments below and tell us what you’d most want to ask Jack if you got the chance! First thing in the morning on January 10th, we’ll look through all the responses and pick our favorite idea. Are you a blogger who is also a Robyn Carr fan? Have you always wished you could go to Virgin River, hang out at Jack’s Bar, and kick back over a drink or three? Well, here’s your chance! Jack is going on tour this month, and on February 3rd, he could visit your blog.

Promise Canyon by Robyn Carr