Healing Gifts — Leslie Brannen

Abby Cooper is the first woman to enter veterinarian college. Abby's dreams include getting her degree in veterinarian medicine and returning home to marry Kyle Lambert. But, when James Bradshaw enters her life, rescuing her from the dangerous tricks of fellow classmates, her dreams suddenly don't seem as important.
The first woman to enter veterinary college, Abby Cooper planned to return to Little Falls, Missouri, and marry her sweetheart Kyle Lambert when she earned her degree in veterinary medicine. But as the only woman in her class, she finds herself confronted with taunts and pranks. When her classmate James Bradshaw comes to her rescue, his kindness causes her to doubt her feelings for Kyle. And the harder Abby tries to follow her plan, the more she ends up following her heart....