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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Author Insight

It Will Be Okay

Sometimes major life transitions are planned for, sometimes they come at you out of the blue. Today is the first day in over 25 years that there are no horses to care for on my farm. Yesterday, we had to send my beloved old guy across the Rainbow Bridge, so my mare, who couldn't remain alone, was shipped to "boarding school." It feels strange, empty, and I constantly feel as if I'm forgetting to do something (like feed horses!), but it's okay. It will be okay. Life is full of transitions. We simply have to roll with them. Find the good stuff and carry on.

Book Excerpt

False Gods: The Show Jumper's Challenge

JESS BURST INTO the stabling area with Kevyn in tow.

“Where were you?” she cried, spotting Cory crouched down by Epi’s hind leg, wrapping it in thick bandages. “We looked all over for you afterwards. And then they announced you were quitting!”

Cory stood up slowly. “I’m not quitting.” She laid a hand gently on Epi’s belly. “I’m simply withdrawing.” She shot Jess a look, expecting a smart remark from her, and when she got none, added, “Epi’s sick.”

Kevyn wrapped Cory in his arms without saying a word. She rested, pressing her body against his. She rubbed the sore side of her cheek against the soft, brushed cotton of his t-shirt, but then pulled back.

“Guys, really, it’s okay. It will be okay.”

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L R Trovillion

False Gods: The Show Jumper's Challenge

Synopsis

Author Biography

Author Insight

It Will Be Okay

Book Excerpt

False Gods: The Show Jumper's Challenge

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