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For as long as she can remember, Trina Muller has had a special affinity with animals. When the local vet, recognizes Trina's passion and abilities, he assures her that she can take over his practice when she becomes a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. But that's a career of which her parents heartily disapprove. And Graham Ortmann loves Trina, but how can he marry someone who's determined to step outside the dictates of the Old Order Mennonite fellowship?...

Travis Parker has everything a man could want: a good job, loyal friends, even a waterfront home in small-town North Carolina. In full pursuit of the good life-- boating, swimming, and regular barbecues with his good-natured buddies--he holds the vague conviction that a serious relationship with a woman would only cramp his style. That is, until Gabby Holland moves in next door. Despite his attempts to be neighborly, the appealing redhead seems to...

Mandy and James are having trouble finding enough time to give Chamomile -- a mare whose owner has left the country -- all the attention and exercise she needs. When they meet Rhian, a girl who lives next to Chamomile's field, they hope she will help them out. But Rhian doesn't want to get to know the horse -- and she doesn't want to tell anyone why not. Can Mandy convince her new friend to care for Chamomile -- or will the horse have to be sold?

Mandy and James help rescue an injured mother hedgehog and her tiny babies. They know the wild creatures can't stay at Animal Ark forever, but can they find a way to safely release them back into the wild?

Mandy's delighted when she spots a mother and baby raccoon on the roof of the house where she is staying, but discovers that she needs to keep them from her neighbors who wants them destroyed.

A young girl befriends an orphaned badger cub.

Mandy and James try to save a pair of foxes when Mrs. Ponsonby decides at Christmastime that the creatures are a danger to her dogs, and encourages the farmers to get rid of them, but the men plan something more permanent than simply driving the beasts away.