As far back as she can remember, seventeen-year-old Karena Bradshaw's family dubbed her Granny Annaleah 'the crazy horse lady.' Behind her back, they accused her of being a Nazi. This attitude has always darkened Karena's view of her grandmother. When the family gathers for Granny A's funeral and to prepare her belongings for an estate auction, Karena is annoyed when she is assigned to pack up the attic.
Expecting a spider-infested, cobweb and dust-covered room, she finds instead a pristine collection of trophies and ribbons her grandmother earned from showing her Arabian horses. Karena has always feared horses, but her grandmother's devotion to the animals intrigues her.
In a beautiful, old steamer trunk tucked away in a corner, Karena discovers picture albums and a hidden manuscript about Granny A's experiences in World War II, Poland. Instead of packing, Karena begins to read. She is drawn into the typed pages that come alive in her hands.
As she examines the manuscript, she becomes immersed in a story of legendary horses, young love, and loss in Nazi-occupied Europe. Karena learns the truth about her grandmother and the fate of Europe's finest horses stolen by the Nazis. She understands her grandmother's struggle to help the horses survive, outrun, outlast the ravages of war, and escape unimaginable evil. Changed word by word and chapter by chapter, Karena's negative feelings for her Granny A turn into empathy, love, and profound respect.
Sarah Vail spent forty years in private industry before retiring to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to write fiction. To keep her writing fresh and authentic, she has continued her education in Creative Writing, Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, Criminology, Criminal Interrogation, Weapons Handling, and World History through the years. Ms. Vail is an award-winning author. She admits to being a little "horse crazy" throughout her life. She bred, raised, and showed champion Arabian Horses. Her current published works include: James Street, Snow Country Lane, Old Schoolhouse Road, Lightning Ridge Road and The Legend of Flying Horses.
Judy Parker has dabbled in art since childhood. She started tattooing in 1978 and expanded her creative talent to fine art, freehand drawing, and painting around 2010. Judy owns Judy Parker's Pacific Tattoo Studio in San Diego. Her clients and customers find her artwork beautiful, imaginative, and stunning, whether in black and white or beautiful, rich colors. Her tattoo artwork and paintings can be viewed on Facebook, Instagram, and other social media platforms. For art or tattoo inquiries, you may email Judy at: Tattoojudils@yahoo.com.
Artist, aviator, creative dynamo, John Stahr lives for flight and anything that relates to flying creativity. His 50 years in the custom painting field transforming all modes of transportation into creative motion. Since 2001 he has focused on aircraft and all things flying. Not only custom painting everything from BizJets to biplanes, in his "back of the hangar" art studio, John creates fine art, textile design, aviation themed graphics and sculptural elements. He hand built the sport plane of which he flies for fun and sharing the joy of flight with others.
