Horse Gods: The Dressage Rider’s Betrayal

Teens

synopsis

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.

bio

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.

website

Author Insight

Hospitals Make Me Sick

You will never hear me say, "Take me to the hospital." I'm the worst kind of patient--the type that will wait and hope I'll just get better with time. So far, that tactic has worked more times than not, but I know as I age it becomes increasingly risky. I pity anyone who would have to take care of me in the event of something serious. You see, I live on a horse farm and have adopted the outlook that no matter how I feel, I have to get up and feed the animals. They depend on me. Maybe that's what keeps me healthy: being outdoors, physical work, and the peace I feel from being surrounded by my beloved pets.

Book Excerpt

Horse Gods: The Dressage Rider’s Betrayal

He falls into his armchair like someone took a baseball bat to the back of his legs.

“How is he?”

His face is so hopeful I hate to tell him the truth. Declan is still unconscious in ICU, and he looks like a gray lump connected to tubes and machines. His chart lists a bunch of scary-sounding medicines, and nurses float in and out adjusting things every few minutes.

“I couldn’t stay long, but he looked better.” I push aside a half-empty pizza box and sit at the table.

“But not conscious.” He looks down at his lap.

I shake my head. I know it’s not good. It’s been days.

Horse Gods: The Dressage Rider’s Betrayal

Buy

Amazon

Share
Follow Unfollow
Comment
x
Comment on this Bubble

Your comment and a link to this bubble will also appear in your Facebook feed.

L R Trovillion

Horse Gods: The Dressage Rider’s Betrayal

Synopsis

Author Biography

Author Insight

Hospitals Make Me Sick

Book Excerpt

Horse Gods: The Dressage Rider’s Betrayal

Comment on this Bubble