And We Danced

A novel about becoming who you're meant to be.

Jane lives for the rhythm of the barn, morning chores as the sun rises, intense training rides, the trust between rider and horse. Paddy, her gentle, lower-level dressage partner, has carried her dreams this far. But her dreams reach farther than Paddy ever can-toward the national youth team and the North American Youth Championship. Letting him go breaks her heart, but her ambition won't let her stay still.
Windsong is the horse built for glory-powerful, brilliant, and unpredictable. He's everything Jane thought she wanted, and more than she's ready for. What should have been her ride to triumph becomes a test of nerve and heart. Every stumble, every near fall, forces her to face the truth: chasing a dream means risking everything.

Jane's pursuit of the championship tests her limits, until an unlikely ally changes everything.

When rodeo cowboy Cory steps into her world, Jane's walls go up fast. He's rough around the edges, she's all polish and precision. Jane's certain a rodeo cowboy has nothing to teach a dressage rider. She hates him. He thinks she's a princess, but the bond they build might be the wind beneath her wings.
Ride along with Jane, Cory and the inspiring Windsong in this heart-stopping, page turning, first novel of the Dancing with Horses Trilogy.

What readers are saying about And We Danced:

• 5 Stars: If you love horses, you will love this book.

• 5 Stars: Riveting. This book had everything covered. It provoked a multitude of emotions.

• 5 Stars: Captivating Read. Loved this book! AAA+++ The writer's style pulls you into the story and you can't put this book down!

• 5 Stars: Everyone can read and enjoy this book, even if they are not familiar with showing horses.

Author: Toni Mari
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 12/21/2013
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d
ISBN: 9781493554515

About the Author
Toni Mari graduated from Rutgers University with a degree in Preveterinary Medicine. During an internship on a Standardbred breeding farm, she was bitten by the equine bug. She became a working student on a dressage training farm and fell in love with the beautiful, powerful warmbloods who lend such elegance to the sport. Toni spent the next twenty-something years riding, training, breeding, caring for, and competing on horses. Immersed in barn life twelve to fourteen hours a day six or seven days a week, she got to know horses-and riders-and she brings this world of experience to the pages of her books. She and her daughter, Grace, ride and compete. . Grace rides their homebred and trained appaloosa-thoroughbred cross, Lilly, who remarkably has many similar qualities to Windsong. Visit her at tonimaribooks.com.

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