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In THE DRESSAGE DEFIANT, the first exhilarating installment of Amy Simone’s Dressage Maverick Series, readers are thrust into the sun-scorched heart of Texas, where Clary Voss battles a relentless drought and a ruthless rival to save her family’s legacy, Spurs of Grace Dressage. With foreclosure looming and her prize horse Jericho as her last hope, Clary’s grit and unconventional training methods shine against the polished perfection of Elise Thornton, a formidable adversary with a personal vendetta. This isn’t just a tale of equestrian prowess—it’s a pulse-pounding story of ...

When world-renowned dressage legend Vivienne Ashford dies in a mysterious barn fire, the equestrian world mourns a queen. Sebastian Beaumont never expected to inherit her throne. A gifted trainer known for his uncanny ability to calm the most troubled horses, Sebastian is summoned to Ashford Acres in Virginia—named the sole heir to a vast estate he was never meant to claim. The official story calls the fire an accident. Faulty wiring. Tragic timing. But nothing at Ashford Acres adds up. The power still runs where it shouldn’t. The ruins are too precise. And Sovereign—the Olympic ...

A Dapper Dan Dressage Mystery What was meant to be a luxury escape becomes a floating nightmare. World-class dressage trainer Sebastian Beaumont boards the ultra-exclusive MS Equus Royale expecting two weeks of champagne, open ocean, and time away from trouble with his partner, Marcus Thorne. No cases. No crimes. No ghosts from Sebastian’s former life as a private investigator. But horses always know before humans do. Deep in the ship’s state-of-the-art stables, panic ripples through the elite equine passengers. One stallion is terrified beyond reason. Another horse witnesses something ...

A Dapper Dan Dressage Mystery When a legendary dressage “master” arrives in Louisiana, disaster follows close behind. Sebastian Beaumont has survived scandals, sabotage, and murder—but hosting an elite dressage clinic at Château Équestre may be his most dangerous decision yet. Especially when the clinician is Jean-Luc Valmont, a tyrant in silk breeches whose methods rely on fear, drugs, and absolute obedience. The horses know he’s a monster. And this time, the monster comes armed. When lethal veterinary drugs vanish from the barn and a priceless stallion collapses in the cross-...

Paloma Reyes only wanted better training for her horse. She did not sign up for chandeliers in the barn, imported shavings, and a German trainer who terrorizes wealthy women before breakfast. When Paloma moves her honest, unfashionable Quarter Horse into Étoile Équestre—Houston’s most exclusive dressage barn—she finds herself surrounded by money, status, ambition, and riders chasing Olympic dreams with more credit cards than talent. At the center of it all stands Victoria Von Richthofen, known simply as VVR—a brilliant, brutal trainer who sells impossible dreams… and ...

The horse knows something but not telling.... Sofi Reyes has seven days to prove that Rey Bravo, an Andalusian stallion who shattered a handler's arm, is manageable before he is destroyed. But when the horse has a mysterious panic attack, it is traced to a hollow wall. Sofi and her husband, Hitch, begin unearthing a violent land fraud dating back to the 1700s. The deeper they dig, the more desperate the enemy becomes, moving from legal threats to criminal acts, culminating in the sabotage of the horse’s feed and the framing of Hitch. The deadline collapses, giving Sofi mere hours to ...

Step beneath the Spanish moss and enter the humid, secret-laden world of Hawthorn House, rebranded as Beaufort Botanical Retreat. Saffron returns after twelve years, drawn back by the impending death of her godmother, the formidable matriarch Delaphina Duval. But the house, with its aged stucco and grand columns, is not merely a place of fading life; it echoes with the "sting of her mother's last harrowing screams" and is thick with unspoken truths. Saffron finds Delaphina frail but still commanding, surrounded by those vying for position or protecting their own interests. There's Jolie ...

A polo club. A dead billionaire. A horse framed for murder. When a ruthless oil tycoon is found trampled to death inside the elite New Orleans Equine Club, the police are eager to close the case fast. The suspect? A gentle groom with gambling debts. The weapon? A notoriously “dangerous” mare already condemned to die. But Sebastian Beaumont knows the truth. He talks to horses—and they never lie. With his sharp-tongued, aristocratically unimpressed equine partner Dapper Dan at his side, Sebastian plunges into a world of old money, political corruption, secret pipelines, and power plays ...

A champion mare. A ruthless syndicate. And a lawsuit that could change the sport forever. Tess is perfection in the ring—flawless scores, thunderous applause, a future written in gold. But beneath the lights, something is wrong. When elite trainer Sebastian Vale hears what no one else will—the quiet, weary truth of a mare pushed past her limits—he makes a choice that ignites a firestorm. The syndicate that owns Tess doesn’t see a living, breathing athlete. They see an asset. A return on investment. And when Sebastian and the barn refuse to force her back into competition, the ...

In the humid heart of Louisiana horse country, elegance is a performance—and murder is never an accident. Sebastian Beaumont has rebuilt his life far from Europe’s scandals, training elite dressage horses on his quiet Lafayette farm. His reputation is impeccable, his clients influential, and his greatest secret safely hidden: he can hear horses think. Including his own flamboyant Grand Prix partner, Dapper Dan, whose opinions are sharp, unsolicited, and usually correct. When a powerful society patron is found dead just hours after a frantic visit to Sebastian’s barn, the tragedy tears...

At the historic École Militaire in Paris—where cavalry tradition is sacred and precision is everything—one woman notices what no one else does. Sofi Reyes doesn’t read emotions. She reads patterns. Invited to train among elite riders while her husband consults on a long-missing Roman cavalry artifact, Sofi expects discipline, symmetry, and horses that make sense. What she finds instead are slammed doors, anxious grooms, whispered warnings, and a prestigious institution hiding something behind polished tradition. When a renowned historian collapses mid-announcement—just moments ...

Grab your copy and enjoy the ride! Dive into Samantha's unexpected journey! From selling horse tack at dressage shows to unearthing dark secrets and hidden bodies, her life takes a whirlwind turn. The acquisition of "The Family Jewels," a stallion with a cryptic secret, leads her to confrontations, friendships, and an ever-watchful ghostly guardian. Venture into a tale where Texas nudists meet Oxford mystics. Worried about the horses? 🐎 We promise, they're safe! Will you unravel the enigma?

In the elite dressage circles of New Orleans, where tradition and excellence reign supreme, Grant faces an unexpected challenge. As a seasoned and classically trained dressage instructor, he has dedicated his life to perfecting the art of horsemanship and guiding his students. But his steadfast commitment is put to the test when Melody McFarland, the barn's influential owner, introduces a new trainer. Kitty Beauveloir, a spoiled debutante fresh from a brief stint studying riding in Europe, arrives with an air of entitlement and a penchant for disruption. Delighting in tormenting Grant, ...

A rare horse. A dangerous patron. A secret worth killing for. Sofi Reyes has always understood horses better than people. Autistic, fiercely principled, and gifted with an uncanny ability to read fear where others see defiance, Sofi makes her living rehabilitating “problem” horses across the Texas Hill Country—one quiet breakthrough at a time. But when a powerful, wealthy breeder hires her to “fix” a rare and traumatized Akhal-Teke stallion, Sofi senses something is wrong from the moment she passes through the gates. The facility is immaculate. The money is staggering. And the ...

Perfection has a body count. When equine journalist Mara Reed steps onto the manicured grounds of Blackwater Vale, she expects secrecy, money, and ruthless ambition. What she doesn’t expect are dead horses, missing bloodwork, and a silence so carefully curated it feels lethal. Once a rising star of the dressage world herself, Mara carries the scars of a catastrophic loss she never truly outran. Now, as elite horses begin vanishing from the roster—and one “sudden colic” death leaves behind too many unanswered questions—she realizes Blackwater Vale isn’t just hiding secrets. ...

Elise Thornton's life revolves around the quiet sanctuary of her dressage farm, built on integrity and the trust of her horses. But when escalating costs threaten her life's work, a lavish offer from a powerful, ambitious family seems like a lifeline. Their price? Train their daughter, Brianna, on Breathless Wonder—a horse as stunning as he is dangerously unpredictable. Caught between desperately needed funds and compromising her core principles of safety, Elise accepts, determined to find a way to make it work. But the arrival of the wealthy Perkins family and their volatile equine ...

Jenna Carlisle returns to Willow Bay with nothing but a failed business, a broken heart, and her grandmother's ramshackle house to fix up. The last thing she needs is complications—especially not in the form of Rhett Calloway, her best friend's maddeningly quiet, devastatingly handsome older brother. Rhett has spent years keeping his distance, building walls as solid as the houses he constructs. But Jenna's sharp wit and fearless spirit slip through every crack in his armor. One stolen glance becomes a forbidden kiss. One touch ignites a fire neither can control. The problem? Chloe. ...

The Black Death is only the beginning of Aethelburg’s nightmare. When Dr. Alaric Kael investigates the disappearance of a noble girl, he unearths the horrifying agenda of the Brethren of the Second Dawn, a zealous death cult. They preach that the plague is not a curse, but a "Great Transformation" – a holy fire meant to dissolve individual minds into a terrifying hive consciousness via a heretical text called the Codex Anima. Caught between a ruthless lord who wants to weaponize the disease for control and a fanatic who seeks to erase humanity itself, Alaric must confront a madness more...

When loyalty demands the ultimate sacrifice, can a family fractured by silence find the strength to save each other? Sarah Fontaine knows only one language: perfection. On the slalom course, she's relentless—every turn calculated, every second measured. But when her best friend Nandina vanishes onto a cartel boss's yacht, Sarah discovers that her discipline, her strength, and her obsessive drive are utterly useless. The rescue falls to the last person Sarah ever expected: her mother. Diana Fontaine has spent two decades building an empire of silk and strategy in her Lafayette boutique, ...

At 11 PM in downtown Seoul, convenience store clerk Soo-ah knows her life revolves around the steady, small tasks of retail work, like restocking honey butter crisps and counting change. Her store, a small konbini she inherited from her father, is her anchor. But the quiet hum of her late-night routine is shattered when the city sends a Notice of Property Assessment and Potential Rezoning, quickly followed by the Official Notice of Redevelopment. The threat is real: the massive Haneul Group plans to acquire the block for "upscale retail" and luxury towers, giving her sixty days to vacate. ...