Horse Gods: The Dressage Rider’s Betrayal

Teens

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Synopsis

A half-wild horse, a Celtic legend, and a teen trying to escape… Regina Hamilton has three months to prove to the courts she can earn a living on her own and avoid going home to her abusive mother—a tall order for a teen with only her riding skills to rely on. Desperate to prove herself, Regina lands a job at an exclusive dressage barn. But when workers start to mysteriously disappear, she becomes ensnared in a web of lies and deceit. With time running out and unsure who to trust, Regina turns to an unlikely trio: an unusual boy who trains hawks, a reclusive professor of Celtic history, and a half-wild red mare. Together they form a bond that will be tested when a long-held secret exposes a much greater threat—and Regina’s the target. To save her horses and her life Regina may have to trust her enemies and betray her friends.

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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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Pantser or Planner?

A true pantser does not outline either the plot of their novels or their goals in life. Instead, they press on using intuition, going with the flow, and being able to live with mistakes. That last point is a big one. Don't get me wrong, precise planners also make mistakes, but it seems if you plan and things don't work out you aren't blamed as much because "you prepared for success" whereas the easy-going pantser "gets what they deserve." The pantser's reliance on "their gut feel" is not taken seriously. I think I fall squarely in the middle. I have an idea of the beginning of the story and a goal for the end, but the details are not all worked out (especially that saggy middle stuff). I've found, however, that many unique characters and luminous scenes walked onto the page out of nowhere. Unexpected. Unplanned. When I can let go and believe in the writing. So, the eternal question for all writers: pantser, planner, or hybrid?

Book Excerpt

Horse Gods: The Dressage Rider’s Betrayal

For some reason, I expect the prison to look different this time. I don’t know why it should, maybe because I’m different. But it’s the same. I’m in the same strawberry-stinking car of Brenda’s, and we’re pulling into almost the same parking spot. We go through the same routine with the same security guard taking my cell phone and purse and doing a metal scan. We walk through the same doors and wait in the same hard, plastic chairs.

But one thing is different. We’re three weeks closer to her release date.

Horse Gods: The Dressage Rider’s Betrayal

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L R Trovillion

Horse Gods: The Dressage Rider’s Betrayal

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Author Biography

Author Insight

Pantser or Planner?

Book Excerpt

Horse Gods: The Dressage Rider’s Betrayal

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