Horses are important to the characters in most of Cariolyn McSparren's Harlequin romances.She rides a 17.2 hand half Clydesdale and drives a 16.2 hand half Shire mare to a carriage.. Carolyn has won three Maggie Awards and was twice a finalist for the Rita Award. She has lived in Germany, France, Italy, and twoo many cikties in the U.S.A. to count. She holds a master's degree in English. She lives in an old house outside Memphis, Tenessee, with three cats, three horses and one husban