False Gods: The Show Jumper's Challenge

Teens

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Synopsis

Cory Iverson's junior year is off to a lousy start. Publicly humiliated by the school's hottest guy and terrorized by a bullying band director, Cory flees sports try-outs and just about everything else she begins, earning a reputation as a loser as well as a quitter. But when her wandering dog leads her to the barn of a former Grand Prix rider, she finds a welcome refuge in the familiar world of horses. It's not too long before she starts dreaming of showing in one of the country's most prestigious shows--a totally unrealistic hope--until she rescues a mysterious horse with some unusual talents. But her road to success is littered with roadblocks as events spin out of control: prescription painkillers appear in her mother's purse; her ballerina sister wastes away before her eyes; her boyfriend is keeping secrets; and her normally opinionated trainer becomes strangely evasive. Worst of all, the horse show world is not what she imagined. It isn't long before Cory's winning spree attracts the attention of a brutal trainer with a string of unexplained horse deaths in her wake. When Cory lands in the crosshairs, she has to decide if she'll once again back down and flee or stand up for herself, her horse, and her dreams.

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Author Biography

Inspired by everyday miracles, L.R. Trovillion weaves magical stories of hurting people who find hope through horses in her Maryland Equestrian Novel series. Although she earned a degree in Russian and spent a career in government service, her real love has been caring for and working with horses. That love shines through in her series, focusing on the healing power of horses in the lives of teens facing complex and sometimes dangerous family situations. Believing there is more to this world than meets the eye, she adds a dash of the supernatural to each story. L. R. Trovillion lives on a small horse farm in Maryland with her husband, daughter, and several animals that really run the place. Her other works have appeared in Baltimore magazine, Chicken Soup for the Soul, and various poetry anthologies.

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This Year's Accomplishments

In this excerpt, Cory successfully navigates her mare over the highest jump she has ever attempted. Feeling a sense of accomplishment is wonderful! It is so important, in fact, that we should take time to look back over the year and note all our triumphs. As a writer, this is especially important, because we tend to focus on what we have NOT done. So, here it goes: In 2018 I signed with Bublish to distribute and promote my book, I consulted with them for improved branding and a new cover to improve marketability, my sales improved, some local libraries purchased it for their collection, my website was totally revamped (visit it at www.lrtrovillion.com) and I finished the next book in the series, Horse Gods, with a gorgeous cover, and it is edited and close to its March launch date. Phew! There's so much more I need to do, but looking back, I accomplished a lot. Thanks readers for your support.

Book Excerpt

False Gods: The Show Jumper's Challenge

Cory turned Epiphany, and with the lightest leg aid, she leapt into the canter. She sat deep, molding her legs around the mare’s belly. Turning the corner, the fence was now dead ahead. Epiphany’s head lifted slightly as she caught sight of it. Her ears faced forward to the jump, then flipped backward, listening for Cory’s signals. Almost at the base of the jump, Epiphany compressed herself onto her hind legs, then catapulted forward and up. They flew through the air forever. Cory peeked out over the side, past the mane flying in her face, in time to see the top rail of the jump passing under her left foot.

Just as suddenly they landed. Cory’s head snapped forward with the jolt just as Epiphany threw in a little buck. A sharp sting of cold rushed into her lungs as she gulped for air. She realized she’d been holding her breath again over the fence. A bubble of laughter worked its way up from her gut and escaped out cracked, frozen lips.

“Fun, isn’t it?” Vee’s mouth curled into a half-smile. “Congrats, now you’re a member of the five-foot club.”

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L R Trovillion

False Gods: The Show Jumper's Challenge

Synopsis

Author Biography

Author Insight

This Year's Accomplishments

Book Excerpt

False Gods: The Show Jumper's Challenge

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