*Notice*
This story line is CANCELLED. I am going back to my original idea for this story. I will be going back in these chapters that are already published and slightly re-writeg/edit them. They will not be dramticly changed, just little things added and taken way. On a Hearth's Warming, take 2 will be started up around the beginning of June. I will edit the description here when that happens. Keep a lookout on my blog. Until then, please read the previous Life in Ponyville stories (they are linked below). Thanks:)

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Seven years after the events of New Town, New Beginnings

Love.
It makes the world go 'round. Love can be many things. Love between friends. Love between siblings. Love between parents and their children. Love between husband and wife.

The day has finally come, the day that Bolt and Sea are united in holy matrimony. It's taken seven years to get here, but throughout those years, the love between Thunder Bolt and Sea Breeze only grew more. Also during that time, Bolt became quite skilled at avoiding the jaws of his love's canine bodyguard. It seems that love between owner and pet is a powerful thing as well. These days the now silver faced Angus was a bit slower in his movements, but he still managed to get Bolt up a few trees every now and then. Chasing pegasi was always more fun than chasing cats and squirrels.

The honeymoon is a wonderful, and fun, time for the newlyweds and several weeks later, Sea and Bolt discover that a new addition will soon be joining their little family. In approximately eleven months. At first, Sea is worried. Would she be a good mother? Though she adores the foals of her friends and sister-in-law, she never felt she was the motherly type.

As time goes on, Sea opens up to the idea of becoming a mother and she and Bolt anxiously await the arrival of their foal.

The day arrives and everypony is overjoyed, especially Sea. She adores her new baby filly and looks forward to the years of raising her. But that dream soon turns into a nightmare when the family learns that the new mother won't get to see her newborn grow up.

Overcome with grief after his only love passes away, Bolt does the only thing he can think of; run.

Sand “Sandy” Dollar has grown up surrounded with love in Equestria’s friendliest town. She has the best friends a filly could ask for and a loving family, blood and honorary. Not to mention the most loyal dog to walk Equestria since her mother's very own Angus. But when her world is turned upside down from the return of the father she never knew after nearly fourteen years , Sandy begins to wonder if her life was just a big lie.

Join Sand Dollar in her story of Life in Ponyville, where friendships are made, love is found and broken hearts are mended.

Other books in the Life in Ponyville series.

New Town, New Beginnings
A Blast to the Past
Forever Love
Love: Reassessed
Thundering Rivers, Rivers of Flame

Prior reading of the other stories in the Life in Ponyville is not necessarily required, though reading New Town, New Beginnings and Forever Love may help the reader in understanding On a Hearth's Warming.

Cover art done by the wonderfully talented Lusewing