Fifty Miles at a Breath

From Once Upon a Vet School: Vet School 24/7 Sequence

Horses bring them together. Their future looks rosy—it’s the present they can’t handle.

When equine veterinary student Lena and veteran pilot Blake fall in love, vet school and his past experiences intrude. Add in a long-distance relationship, and things get just plain hard.

A grueling endurance race forces them to draw on their strengths and face their fears—together.

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About Fifty Miles at a Breath

Horses bring them together. Their future looks rosy—it’s the present they can’t handle.

A summertime stint at a small animal clinic takes veterinary student Lena away from her beloved horses, but at an endurance ride she finds horses— and her ideal man, veteran pilot Blake. She decides she can’t do without him and his world— after finishing vet school, that is.

Blake’s history doesn’t help his attitude when Lena heads back to vet school. Things don’t improve with the distance, or Lena’s workload. His green eyed monsters strain the already-tense situation, but at least he has his horses and dogs to keep him warm.

A gruelling endurance race tests their stallion—and their relationship. Can they make it?

The Once Upon a Vet School Series

Drama and humor abound as Lena pursues her childhood dream of becoming an equine vet—and beyond—in this unique series of

six independent novella sequences:

~Junior Years~

After Lena hears she needs good grades to become a veterinarian, things start to get tricky. Even her pony doesn’t get out unscathed. (Middle Grade) USA 1972-1976

~High School Days ~

When your high school counsellor says vet school’s too hard for you and your HS sweetheart offers you a dream life of farming, writing, and babies, what do you do? Is vet school really the be-all, end-all? (Young Adult) USA 1976-1979

~College Nights

How can you have a life when you need an A in every class for four years to get into vet school… on top of 800 hours vet practice work? Something’s got to give. (Young Adult and up) USA 1980-1984

~Vet School 24/7~

Now they’re in, the pressure for grades is off and vet school social life is upon them… there’s only the tsunami of 200 years of veterinary knowledge to pack into their heads. Can Lena and her friends stay afloat? (Young Adult and up) USA 1984-1988

~Practice Time~

Finally graduated, prima ballerinas of the university, Lena and her vet school classmates disperse to far-flung practices… and real life. What could possibly go wrong? Late nights on-call, mud, blood, and finally, a light at the end of the tunnel… unfortunately, it’s only the penlight of a dictatorial vet technician in Lena’s eyes after she passed out on the floor. (Women’s Rural Fiction with Romantic Elements) USA & New Zealand 1988-2012

~Long in the Tooth~

When Lena suffers another catastrophic back injury in New Zealand, what’s she to do to feed her family and keep the farm? She can’t breathe around cats or birds and what good’s an equine vet who can’t hold up a horse’s leg? Time for Lena to go back to school. Again. (Women’s Rural Fiction with Romantic Elements) New Zealand 2012- …

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~Vet School 24/7~

Fifty Miles at a Breath

Horses bring them together and their future looks rosy—it’s the present they can’t handle.

When equine veterinary student Lena and veteran pilot Blake fall in love, vet school and the past intrude. Add in a long-distance relationship, and things get just plain hard. A grueling endurance race forces them to draw on their strengths and face their fears—together.

Lena Takes a Foal

She needs help… he needs to stay away…

Lena’s got a problem—one that might prevent her from graduating. When her horse flips over and lands on her, it has to be the dashing resident, Kit, who finds her. Luckily, she’s sworn off relationships after her last debacle and sea-green eyes and rugged good looks are the last things on her mind. Besides, to a veterinary school faculty, relationships between residents and students are like oil and water.

They just don’t mix.

~Practice Time~

Greener Pastures Calling

A new country, a great job, and a good Kiwi bloke. Life couldn’t be better.

Until it gets worse.

Newly emigrated to New Zealand, Lena wants a ‘good Kiwi bloke’, but they’re elusive as their nocturnal namesake. Nigel’s avoiding females, unless they’re cows, horses, or his mother after his first marriage. Sparks fly when they meet—but not the first time, over the dirty instruments in a filthy cowshed. They seem to be made for each other, until Nigel remembers where he first saw her. And then the questions start.

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Reviews for Fifty Miles at a Breath

A Wonderful Journey Continues! July 28, 2018

“Lizzie Tremayne is a born storyteller. After reading her amazing Long Trail historical series, to switch to her contemporary Once Upon a Vet School series has been so much fun. Her knowledge and love of horses shines through as she takes Lena through her experiences in going through school to become an equine veterinarian… The author is able to make the characters almost three dimensional and you can feel Lena and Blake’s emotions. I enjoyed this story just as much as the first one and can only hope the next book in this series comes out soon to continue Lena’s journey!”

–Lori Dykes, reader, Amazon

Wonderful! August 2, 2018

“This is wonderful series about the path to becoming a veterinarian, the love of horses and sweet romance.
The characters in this book, Lena and Blake will grab your heart. Long distance romances are difficult. Determined to find a way to a happiness, they experience life’s bumps along the way.
The story develops at a nice pace and was very enjoyable. I would love to see this and the other books made into a Hallmark series. It would be perfect.”

–Teri Donaldson, reader, Amazon