Fourteen-year-old Reese dreams of her family winning the Black Elk race. But their beloved horse, Trusted Treasure, falls at the last jump. Reese witnesses the family’s finances, hopes, and happiness go up in smoke. While still reeling from the loss, the family suffers a second tragedy, resulting in the sale of Trusted Treasure that irreparably damages Reese’s relationship with her father.

Heartbroken, Reese searches everywhere to find Trusted Treasure in the hopes she can bring him home and heal the rift with her father.

During an unexpected turn of events, Reese meets Wes, a Lakota Indian, whose way of training horses is unlike anything she’s ever seen. If anyone can win the Black Elk, it’s Wes, but he’s struggling with his troubled past, and having a teenage girl hanging around his barn isn’t exactly what he’d planned. Reese must prove her worth, against all odds, if she wants to heal her family, help Wes, and show them all that some dreams are worth fighting for.

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About the Author

Christy Cashman is an author, producer and actress who has appeared in several films, including American Hustle, Joy, The Descendants, Ted 2, Kettle of Fish, The Love Guide, The Women, The Golden Boys, The Forger and many others.

Christy is the founder of YouthINK, a not-for-profit mentor-led creative program geared towards teenagers ages 13-18 with a focus on writing, storytelling, and the arts. Its mission is to inspire confidence, imagination, and self-expression. She is also co-chair of Literary Lights for the Associates of the Boston Public Library.

Christy has also written two children’s books set in Ireland: The Not-So-Average Monkey of Kilkea Castle and Petri’s Next Things. When she’s not writing or working on philanthropy and production projects, Christy is most likely riding cross country through the countryside of New England or Ireland. Christy lives with her husband, Jay; two sons, Jay Michael and Quinn; their three dogs;; and four horses. The family divides their time between Kilkea Castle in Ireland and their homes in Boston and Chatham, Massachusetts. The Truth About Horses is Christy’s first novel.