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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My Author "Final Four"

In this March Madness basketball season when people pick their dream team final four, we were challenged to pick our author "Final Four"--meaning the writers who meant the most to us. It is really impossible to boil it down to only four, but I decided to pick four who had an influence on me as a writer. Here's my list: Neil Gaiman. I love that guy! Anyone who can create a heartwarming and believable story about a child raised in a graveyard by ghosts is a genius; Alice Hoffman--I've always loved her magical realism, love of nature, and lyrical prose; Anne Tyler for the consistent body of work that is breathtakingly honest, real, and holds a magnifying glass up to examine the minutia of real life; lastly Carolyn Keene (yes, the Nancy Drew author) because she was the one who got me to fall in love with books when I was struggling so much with reading as a kid.

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Horse Gods: The Dressage Rider’s Betrayal

Then it happens.

The moon breaks from behind clouds, shining so brightly that the frost on the grass sparkles like it’s been dusted with diamonds. Just above the ground, a glowing mist hovers. It swirls like cotton candy, twisting in the breeze, spinning in drifts. It rolls toward us from the edge of darkness like a wave coming ashore. The mare and I stand, watching. It makes me feel closer to her, that just the two of us can see this weird thing moving. Coming. The edge, tumbling over the ground, reaches the mare’s hooves. It swirls up her legs, almost to her belly, making it look like she’s swimming in whitecaps. Like Nuallan’s horse in the flood waters. She takes a step toward me and brings it with her. How is this possible? The air turns damp and smells like snow as the horse calmly stands inches away. The breath I’ve been holding escapes in one huff. Her eye is dark and calm. She lowers her head and blows on me, like a sigh.

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L R Trovillion

Horse Gods: The Dressage Rider’s Betrayal

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Author Biography

Author Insight

My Author "Final Four"

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Horse Gods: The Dressage Rider’s Betrayal

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