Brad Sturgis, adopted son of Andy Barnes and David Bennett, is all grown up and ready to face life with his boyfriend, Hank Reynolds. However, he soon discovers life away from the Bennett-Barnes household proves much trickier than it seemed when he was growing up.<br><br>Brad finds many things in Hank’s work as a horse trainer competing for the man’s attention and affection. The time-consuming nature of the equine show world and the constant demands of the clients Hank coaches -- their interest in him sometimes goes beyond that of trainer/rider -- test the strength of the bond between the two men.<br><br>Will Brad learn to face such challenges with courage and good humor as his adoptive parents did before him? Will the next generation prove to be as tough and as tender, as solid and as steadfast as the one before?

David and Andrew Book 3: The Next Generation

“Yeah, you should just plan on showin’ him for the rest of the circuit. Show some Amateur classes, too. You show him so well that it will be good for booking mares this spring. Maybe we could even increase the stud fee. Uh…that’d be the fee for Desi. I’m not lettin’ you go out to stud.” 


“I did,” said Hank, “but I got to thinkin’ about him. I got me an idea that I—”


There was a knock on the camper door. Greta raised her head and woofed. 


“Ah, the guard dog showin’ already,” Hank chuckled. 


“That’ll be the pizza,” Hank said. Brad got up to answer the door. 


He paid the delivery boy and brought in the large meat lovers. The room was instantly filled with a tantalizing smell. Greta jumped down from Hank and over to where Brad carried the aromatic food to the kitchen, sniffing and prancing. 


“None for you, little one,” he said, putting the box on the table. 


Chapter 16