Dream Horse

Teens

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Synopsis

Sometimes promises hurt more than lies. Cory Iverson has worked hard all year, and this morning she's finally going to get her dream horse. In less than 24 hours, however, everything reliable in her life comes crashing down, destroying her dreams and leaving her resentful of promises. That is, until a special messenger assures her that her true Dream Horse may be still waiting for her...

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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

Thank God I'm All Right!

That moment after a car crash. You haven't even figured out what happened yet, but you realize you're not hurt. "Thank God," you whisper. The rest you can deal with. That moment when you get a call in the middle of the night with bad news, maybe from the police, but your child is safe. "Thank God. I'll deal with him later, at least he's alive." That moment when the doctor calls with the test results. It isn't the worst and it's manageable. "Thank God." So often we don't thank God until our life is threatened and we've been miraculously snatched from the jaws of disaster. I decided I'm going to thank God more often. Maybe even when I wake up on a cloudy Monday and have a list of boring chores ahead of me. "Thank God, just for having another day!"

Book Excerpt

Dream Horse

A faint wail of a siren, then blue lights strobe over the dark trees. A police car, followed by something that looks like a combination ambulance and emergency repair truck, pull up on the side of the road behind me. A fire truck appears a few seconds later. Two policemen get out of the car. One sets up flares on the road near the broken guardrail. The other one taps on my window.

“Are you all right?” He leans down and peers in at me.

I roll the window down. Nod my head. For some reason my voice won’t work.

He pulls open my door and squats down so he’s looking me straight in the eyes. He seems young for someone to be a policeman. His blond hair is wet from the mist still swirling through the air.

“You sure?” He motions for an EMT.

“No, really. The car skidded into the ditch and stalled. I’m okay.”