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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Hospital Rules Are for Everyone's Safety

In this scene, Regina is angry with the ICU nurse for not letting her in to visit her boyfriend. The rules say "Family Only." In this era of Coronavirus, there are a lot more medical rules we ALL have to follow. Some people bristle at not being allowed to do certain things or go certain places, but in the end it is not about the individual, but rather about the greater good of all. Hospitals make up rules to protect the patient as well as the staff and the health of visitors. Like in this scene, we often let emotions rule when a loved one is sick. We want to go visit and comfort them. This horrible virus is keeping us from providing that comfort and it is very hard. I know personally.

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Horse Gods: The Dressage Rider’s Betrayal

The hospital corridor has walls the color of a Creamsicle. The longer I stare at them, the more the color swirls into peach and beige and maybe some yellow. I’ve been staring at them for a long time because the Nazi nurse at the desk won’t let me in to see Declan, and I’m not leaving. She glares at me once in a while, maybe to let me know she’s still watching. I glare back.

Two days, and Declan is still unconscious.

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L R Trovillion

Horse Gods: The Dressage Rider’s Betrayal

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Author Biography

Author Insight

Hospital Rules Are for Everyone's Safety

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Horse Gods: The Dressage Rider’s Betrayal

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