Soho Teen
September 2016
On Sale: September 13, 2016
Featuring: Merritt Wenner; Beatrice; Carvin
336 pages ISBN: 1616955171 EAN: 9781616955175 Kindle: B01A4ANSAO Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
From the internationally bestselling author of Gossip
Girl comes a dark, psychologically complex update of
Black Beauty replete with jealousy, romance, mystery,
and redemption.
Merritt Wenner has been self-destructing ever since the
tragic deaths of her grandmother and her horse. After an
epic all-night bender, she walks out of the SAT and
disappears. Her parents, looking for a quick fix, ship her
off to a residential equine-assisted therapy program.
At Good Fences, Merritt meets Red: a failed racehorse and a
terror in the barn. Red has never bonded with anyone, but
Merritt is not afraid of him, which makes all the
difference. Soon they’re sneaking rides after curfew. Red’s
owner, recognizing their potential, funds their launch into
the hunter/jumper circuit.
Against the cutthroat backdrop of competitive riding,
Merritt finds herself unexpectedly attracted to Red’s groom,
Beatrice, and at the same time drawn to Carvin, a rival
rider. But in Red’s mind, Merritt belongs to him alone.
Anyone else poses a threat. And Merritt can’t imagine the
lengths Red will go to keep her to himself.