Some bonds are forged in ordinary moments. Some are tested in extraordinary ones.

When Marisa Bush left New Jersey for Ohio with her beloved Thoroughbred Casanova, she had one dream: to become an equine psychology therapist and use the healing power of horses to help people who were hurting. What she didn't know was that a gray-eyed German Shepherd named Max was waiting for her at the gate of Willow Creek Farms—and that he would one day save her life.

Casanova & Max is the true story of a young woman, a Thoroughbred she loved since childhood, and the barn dog who stood between her and danger on a dark January morning in Athens County, Ohio. It is a story about the bonds we build with animals—quietly, incrementally, through ten thousand ordinary mornings—and what those bonds are made of when the moment comes.

Told with honesty and deep tenderness by her father, John Dean Bush, this is also a book about what horses and dogs see in us that we cannot always see in ourselves: the truth of who we are, offered back to us without judgment, every single day.

For anyone who has ever loved an animal—and felt, without quite being able to explain it, that the love was returned in full.

Perfect for listeners who love:

· true animal stories

· equine therapy

· stories of courage and loyalty

· heartfelt memoirs

· gift books for horse and dog lovers