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Lift Your Spirits with these 8 Horse Books

4/23/2020

 
Creative Writing About Horses
The COVID crisis is unprecedented in our lifetime and unsettling! Aside from the suffering and the loss of lives, countless horse lovers like you and me have been cut off from their horses and their daily routines have been upended. This is stressful! If you’re like me, maybe turning to books helps a little bit. 

In order to take a break from the bad news and intense headlines, here’s a list of recommended horse books to provide you with a happy distraction. This curated roundup has eight horse loving-writers who’ve just discounted their titles as a small way to serve readers like you.

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From memoir and cowboy romance to YA, equestrian fiction and a picture book, here’s a list of stories that just might be a temporary escape for you in the coming days. If you or someone you know is eager to read, here you go.

Be Excellent to Each Other!

I hope you are safe and healthy, and I hope you get to connect with a great read from one (or several) of my fellow author friends below. Click through each of the titles to see more info about their wonderful horse books. Enjoy! #authorsunite

Meet my author friends & their books!

Laurie Berglie Where the Bluegrass Grows Equestrian Romance Series
Where the Bluegrass Grows is Laurie Berglie's debut novel and the first book in her "Equestrian Romance Series."

Meet Laurie: Laurie Berglie is the author of the "Equestrian Romance Series" which features three novels set in Maryland, Kentucky, and Virginia. Find Laurie and her work at www.laurieberglie.com

Racing and Breaking (A Racing Into Romance Novella) by Cora Marie Colt
Racing and Breaking (A Racing Into Romance Novella) by Cora Marie Colt
Silas Knights finds himself making an interesting parallel between the young horses he has been hired to train and the young woman who is making her way into his heart.

Meet Cora: Cora first fell in love with horses at Ak-Sar-Ben Racecourse. Their power and speed was her first romance. Now she writes it into sweet, clean novellas in the Racing Into Romance collection. Connect with Cora here https://racingintoromance.yolasite.com/

Horses Adored and Men Endured: a Memoir of Falling and Getting Back Up by Susan Friedland
Horses Adored and Men Endured: a Memoir of Falling and Getting Back Up by Susan Friedland
When Susan was 10, she thought it would be perfect if she could marry a horse; two decades later she feared she might have to marry a horse as there seemed to be no suitable human alternative! 

Meet Susan: History teacher by day and horsegirl 24/8, award-winning equestrian blogger Susan is owned by a cuddly Doberman and tall, dark and handsome bay Thoroughbred gelding. Trot along with Susan at saddleseekshorse.com

Lucy's Chance (Red Rock Ranch, Book 1) by Brittney Joy
Lucy's Chance (Red Rock Ranch, Book 1) by Brittney Joy
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Sixteen year old Lucy Rose is spending her first summer away from home and she has two things on her mind: an abandoned, violent horse and a blue-eyed cowboy. Only neither is hers.

Meet Brittney: Lifelong equestrian and author of sweet, young adult equestrian fiction series, Red Rock Ranch, as well as the magical YA series, OverRuled. Find Brittney at www.brittneyjoybooks.com/

​The Hidden Horses of New York by Natalie Keller Reinert
​The Hidden Horses of New York by Natalie Keller Reinert
​New grad Jenny is living her dream as a turf writer in New York City, until she uncovers a racetrack scandal which tests everything she has ever believed about the Thoroughbred life.

Meet Natalie: Because horse books should be for grown-ups, too, Natalie Keller Reinert has written more than a dozen bestselling novels about equestrian life. Discover more about Natalie at nataliekreinert.com

Cowgirl Lessons by Rae Rankin
Cowgirl Lessons by Rae Rankin
Come along the adventure as a young girl heads to the barn for her weekly riding lesson on her favorite horse Duchess. But first, she must find her lost boot! Good thing mom has eyes "like a hawk!"
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Meet Rae: A lifelong lover of reading, writing, and horses, Rae writes children's books that celebrate family bonds, horses, and the people that are special in her life. Follow her journey at https://www.raerankin.com.

Girl Forward: A Tale of One Woman's Unlikely Adventure in Mongolia by Heather Wallace
Girl Forward: A Tale of One Woman's Unlikely Adventure in Mongolia by Heather Wallace
Travel to Mongolia for an endurance horse race and live with the nomads through the eyes of a timid rider and mother of three determined to be bold and live life to the fullest. 

Meet Heather: Heather Wallace is a returning adult equestrian and mama writing about her own journey to be bold in the horse world and beyond. Check Heather out at www.timidrider.com

In the Reins by Carly Kade
In the Reins (In the Reins Equestrian Romance Series Book 1) by Carly Kade
Full of equine epiphanies, In the Reins is a love story sure to touch your inner cowgirl, capturing the struggle between letting life move forward and shying away from taking the reins with horses and in love. 
Psst ... The complete In the Reins trilogy is FREE on Kindle Unlimited.
Details here: https://www.amazon/free-in-kindle-unlimited-the-complete-in-the-reins-series

Stay safe! And I really hope you find a new fun read to keep your mind temporarily off the pandemic.
Be Excellent to Each Other,
Carly

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About Author Carly Kade

Carly Kade
Carly Kade is an award-winning equestrian author and the host of the Equestrian Author Spotlight podcast. Creative writing makes her spurs jingle! She writes fiction about horses, horse shows, Western pleasure and a handsome cowboy or two. Her books are for people just like her — crazy about reading, horses and cute cowboys!  
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In the Reins, the first in Carly's series of novels inspired by the equestrian lifestyle, has been an Amazon best seller for more than 10 weeks, is an EQUUS Film Festival Literary Award Winner for Best Western Fiction and has earned two Feathered Quill Book Awards in the Romance and Adult Book featuring Animals categories. The In the Reins equestrian romance series is available now in Audiobook, Paperback and eBook on Amazon, Audible, Barnes & Noble, Apple iBooks and Kobo.
Horse Books by Carly Kade In the Reins, Cowboy Away, Show Pen Promise

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    Books by Carly Kade

    In the Reins Equestrian Romance Horse Book Series by Carly Kade
    In the Reins, Cowboy Away, Show Pen Promise Books by Carly Kade

    In The Reins is an EQUUS Film Festival Literary Award Winner
    In the Reins is an EQUUS Film Festival Official Literary Award Winner
    Author Carly Kade wins Feathered Quill Book Award for Equestrian Fiction In The Reins
    In the Reins earns TWO Feathered Quill Book Awards
    Cowboy Away Earns Carly Kade Second EQUUS Film Festival Literary Award
    Cowboy Away Earns Carly Kade Second EQUUS Film Festival Literary Award
    In the Reins by Carly is BookWorks Book of the Week
    In the Reins is the Self Publishers Association Book of the Week

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