Ten-Year-Old Me is Very Happy

I have never, ever gotten over my love of horse books. I devoured every horse-related book I could find when I was little. And still do whenever I get a good rec.

Our very own Alison Hart writes horse books gorgeously.

Here she is, doing a signing at the Kentucky Book Fair!

We wanted to pass along a few fabulous reviews and giveaways so you have a chance to read too, if you haven't already!

First off, we have a trailer for Shadow Horse, a story about 13-year-old Jas Schuler, and the mysterious death of her favorite horse.

Shadow Horse, along with its sequel, Whirlwind, have both been reviewed here at Great Books for Horse Lovers. AND you can win a free copy of Whirlwind and another of Alison's amazing books, Gabriel's Horses, right here!

And if you're looking for a horse book for a younger reader, take a look at Taking the Reins, a choose your own adventure story spotted here at La Guardia airport.

If you need a personal recommendation in addition to all the awesomeness you've seen here, take my word for it: they're truly excellent reads, and perfect for the horse lover in your life.

Original Contest delayed....

...so we'll run a new one in its place!

This one hits two genres. We've got one for the romantics and one for the kiddos. And the holidays are coming up people...books have always been my favorite gift!

It's book giveaway time!

For the kiddos we've got:

Alison Hart's TAKING THE REINS is one of the first book in American Girl's new choose-your-own-adventure type series. So if you have a daughter, granddaughter, niece or friend who loves AG, enter now!

Remember when I told you guys about Nancy Viau? Well if you'd like to read her first novel, now's the time to get a copy!

Bonus: If over fifteen people enter for the kiddo package, we will add in two surprise bonus books (also middle grade).

And for the romantics, we've got a Rosemary Rogers package:

Both books are set in the same historical "universe" as there are recurring characters (the first two books in this are A DARING PASSION and SCANDALOUS DECEPTION).

But the cool part? You don't have to read them in order--sweet, right?

Bonus: If over fifteen people enter for the romance package, we'll throw in the first two books in the series, too!

And DOUBLE BONUS FOR BOTH:

After we have fifteen entrants for each contest, we will up the prize EVEN MORE. For every five more entrants (in each contest), we add another surprise title to each package. That could be lots and lots of books. LOTS.

So, how to enter. Well, it's easy:

1. You must be a follower of the blog.

2. Leave a comment here and state which package you're entering for.

3. Blog/tweet/facebook about the contest and leave the link in your comment.

4. Enter by Sunday, October 17th, at midnight.

5. You must have a US address for the winning package to be mailed to. (Sorry, sorry--postage has gone up too much!)